A self-erecting crane includes a mast supporting a foldable jib having jib elements articulated together, configurable between a transport configuration and a work configuration. The crane also includes a motor-driven folding/unfolding system for performing configuration change operations implementing kinematics of folding and unfolding the jib, and a control/command system connected to the motor-driven folding/unfolding system to drive it. One or several inclinometer(s) are mounted on one or several jib element(s) to measure actual inclinations of the jib element(s) with respect to a reference axis. The control/command system is configured to drive the motor-driven folding/unfolding system according to the actual inclinations of the jib element(s) during the kinematics of folding and unfolding the jib.

A lifting device has crane arm and a working device arranged on the crane arm and movable by the latter. The working device is arranged to be displaceable relative to the crane arm, and an actuating device for setting a predefined or predefinable target position of the working device relative to the crane arm or to a predefined or predefinable direction in space is provided. A sensor for detecting an actual position of the working device relative to the crane arm or to the direction in space is provided, the signals from which can be supplied to the actuating device. The actuating device moves the working device into the target position as a function of the signals from the sensor if the actual position is not equal to the target position.

A counterweight device installed in a rear end portion of a machine body frame includes amounting table having amounted counterweight, a hydraulic cylinder that raises/lowers the mounting table, a connection structure that connects the mounting table and a cylinder rod of the hydraulic cylinder, a support member that supports the hydraulic cylinder on the mounting table via an oscillating spindle, a first coupling mechanism that couples the connection structure and the rear end portion of the machine body frame to each other at a position where an upper end of the rear end portion is lower than an upper end of the connection structure, a second coupling mechanism that couples the support member and the rear end portion of the machine body frame to each other, a first operation unit that operates the first coupling mechanism, and a second operation unit that operates the second coupling mechanism.

A counterweight device installed in a rear end portion of a machine body frame includes amounting table having amounted counterweight, a hydraulic cylinder that raises/lowers the mounting table, a connection structure that connects the mounting table and a cylinder rod of the hydraulic cylinder, a support member that supports the hydraulic cylinder on the mounting table via an oscillating spindle, a first coupling mechanism that couples the connection structure and the rear end portion of the machine body frame to each other at a position where an upper end of the rear end portion is lower than an upper end of the connection structure, a second coupling mechanism that couples the support member and the rear end portion of the machine body frame to each other, a first operation unit that operates the first coupling mechanism, and a second operation unit that operates the second coupling mechanism.

A transportable lifting device (10) comprising: an upright (12); an arm (13) connectable to the upper end of said upright (12); a diagonal (14) for connecting said arm (13) and said upright (12); characterized in that said arm (13) is fixed to said upright (12) by means of a first joint (30, 35); said diagonal (14) is fixed to said upright (12) by means of a second joint (32, 41); said diagonal (14) is fixed to said arm (13) by means of a third joint (36, 40); said first joint (30, 35), said second joint (32, 41) and said third joint (36, 40) are of the type with double tenon and mortise; said first joint (30, 35) comprises: two hooks (35) placed at the end of the arm (13); two vertical slots (30) placed on the upright (12). (FIG. 1)

A crane having at least one jib system, a sensor unit for detecting a deformation of the jib system transversely to a load plane, and to an activatable adjustment unit for influencing the deformation of the jib system transversely to the load plane.

A crane having at least one jib system, a sensor unit for detecting a deformation of the jib system transversely to a load plane, and to an activatable adjustment unit for influencing the deformation of the jib system transversely to the load plane.

An articulated boom of a large manipulator includes a plurality of boom segments connected to one another via articulated joints. At least one of the boom segments has a welded assembly forming a box profile in which an upper belt and a lower belt are connected to one another via lateral web plates. At least one of the web plates, the upper belt, and/or the lower belt is formed at least by one sheet metal section, which has at least one bending running essentially in a longitudinal direction of the boom segment. The at least one bending ends at a distance from an end of the sheet metal section so that the end of the sheet metal section is unbent.

A mobile crane comprising a main boom, which is supported on the mobile crane in such a way that the main boom can be rocked and which can be put upright by means of an elevating cylinder, and a main boom extension, which is releasably connected to a main boom head of the main boom by upper and lower pins. The main boom extension, proceeding from a home position, can be angled in relation to the main boom about a rocking axis by means of an angle drive after the upper pins have been released, which angle drive acts on a base of the main boom extension, where a drive of the mobile crane provided for a different task provides the kinetic energy for the angle drive. The angle drive is designed in such that a telescoping cylinder of the main boom provides the kinetic energy for the angle drive.

A mobile crane comprising a main boom, which is supported on the mobile crane in such a way that the main boom can be rocked and which can be put upright by means of an elevating cylinder, and a main boom extension, which is releasably connected to a main boom head of the main boom by upper and lower pins. The main boom extension, proceeding from a home position, can be angled in relation to the main boom about a rocking axis by means of an angle drive after the upper pins have been released, which angle drive acts on a base of the main boom extension, where a drive of the mobile crane provided for a different task provides the kinetic energy for the angle drive. The angle drive is designed in such that a telescoping cylinder of the main boom provides the kinetic energy for the angle drive.