The present disclosure discloses a crane, including: a chassis; a rotatable platform, rotatably arranged on the chassis; a main arm, including a first end hinged with a first end of the rotatable platform, and a second end for lifting a weight; a mast, configured to luff the main arm, wherein a first end of the mask is hinged with the first end of the rotatable platform, and a second end of the mast is connected to the second end of the main arm and a second end of the rotatable platform; and a first independent counterweight system, including a first independent counterweight, and a connecting structure connected between the first independent counterweight and the rotatable platform, wherein the connecting structure is configured to enable the first independent counterweight to be in a partial working state, and in the partial working state, the first independent counterweight is supported on the ground and the weight of the first independent counterweight is supported jointly by the ground and the rotatable platform.

This invention relates to a mobile crane with a traveling undercarriage and an uppercarriage rotatably mounted on the same, to which on the one hand a boom is luffably articulated and on which on the other hand a counterweight assembly is arranged on the uppercarriage, in which a counterweight plate is connectable via a counterweight receptacle, in that the same is pivotable from a pick-up position into a deposited position about at least one bolt arranged on the counterweight receptacle. According to the invention, at least one further bolt is arranged on the counterweight receptacle parallel to the at least one bolt, which while swinging down the counterweight plate engages into a corresponding curve-shaped recess of the counterweight plate for securing the same.

The disclosure relates to a mobile crane, such as a crawler crane, comprising an undercarriage having a traveling gear, a superstructure rotatably supported about a vertical axle on the undercarriage, a boom connected in an articulated manner to the superstructure pivotable about a horizontal axle, an A frame connected to the boom via a guying means, and a retraction mechanism by means of which the A frame is pivotable. In accordance with the disclosure, the A frame is separable and comprises a pole connected in an articulated manner to the superstructure and a folding pole releasably connected to the pole.

The disclosure relates to a mobile crane, such as a crawler crane, comprising an undercarriage having a traveling gear, a superstructure rotatably supported about a vertical axle on the undercarriage, a boom connected in an articulated manner to the superstructure pivotable about a horizontal axle, an A frame connected to the boom via a guying means, and a retraction mechanism by means of which the A frame is pivotable. In accordance with the disclosure, the A frame is separable and comprises a pole connected in an articulated manner to the superstructure and a folding pole releasably connected to the pole.

The crane device includes: a camera provided on a hook; a camera control unit which controls an image-capturing operation of the camera on the basis of control information for operating a carrying element; and an image processing unit which processes a captured image that has been captured with the camera. The camera captures an image of the carrying destination of a baggage. The image processing unit takes, as a reference area, an arbitrary area in the image captured with the camera, generates a correction image obtained by projecting the captured image onto a plane that is parallel to the reference area and is perpendicular to an arbitrary direction with the baggage used as a viewpoint, calculates a current position of the baggage in the correction image, and displays the current position in a visually recognizable mode.

The invention relates to a method for monitoring the operation of a crane, in which an overall center of gravity of the crane, possibly with a load attached thereto, is determined and monitored in terms of its position in relation to a tipping edge of the crane, wherein possible displacements of the overall center of gravity caused by possible changes in different operating and/or influencing variables, which comprise at least different crane movements, and resultant future overall centers of gravity are determined, wherein the most critical overall center of gravity in relation to the tipping edge is determined from the determined plurality of future overall centers of gravity and a possible restriction of crane movements is determined on the basis of the position of this most critical future overall center of gravity in relation to the tipping edge.

A lifter assembly includes a base having a top and a bottom surface. Connectors are attached to the base extending outwardly from the bottom surface. Each of the connectors includes at least one rail wheel rotatably attached thereto. The base includes traveling wheels rotatably attached thereto. A post is attached to the base extending outwardly from the top surface to a distal end. An arm is disposed on the distal end, rotatably attached to the post, extending outwardly to a terminal end. A support is movably attached to the arm and extends outwardly to a support end. A trolley is slidably disposed on the arm and movable along the arm between the terminal end and the post. Each of the traveling wheels includes a leg pivotably attached to the base connecting the traveling wheel to the base and move the traveling wheel between a transport and a storage position.

Provided is a parking brake apparatus installable on a work machine. The parking brake apparatus includes: a parking brake switchable between a braking state of braking the turning of an upper turning body and a braking release state; a brake operation device to which a braking operation and a braking release operation for switching the parking brake to the braking state and the braking release state, respectively, is applied by an operator; and a braking control unit. The braking control unit judges whether or not a turning judgment requirement for judging whether or not the upper turning body is performing a turning motion is satisfied, and performs a braking operation invalidation control to invalidate the braking operation applied to the brake operation device when judging the turning motion is being performed.

A vehicle crane having a superstructure that is rotatably mounted on a lower carriage and has a telescopic main jib, where the superstructure consists of a base superstructure and an attachment superstructure arranged in a detachable manner thereon, and the attachment superstructure receives at least one main counterweight. At least one auxiliary support is provided that acts as a hinged support and is fastened to the attachment superstructure, where the rear end of which auxiliary support is suspended via a guying member, and an auxiliary counterweight is suspended from the rear end of the at least one auxiliary support. The invention also relates to a method for rigging such a vehicle crane.

This invention relates to a mobile crane with a traveling undercarriage and an uppercarriage rotatably mounted on the same, to which on the one hand a boom is luffably articulated and on which on the other hand a counterweight assembly is arranged on the uppercarriage, in which a counterweight plate is connectable via a counterweight receptacle, in that the same is pivotable from a pick-up position into a deposited position about at least one bolt arranged on the counterweight receptacle. According to the invention, at least one further bolt is arranged on the counterweight receptacle parallel to the at least one bolt, which while swinging down the counterweight plate engages into a corresponding curve-shaped recess of the counterweight plate for securing the same.