ENERGY SUPPLY SYSTEM

Abstract

An energy supply system includes a cable store for winding and unwinding an energy cable about a winding center of the cable store. A carrier is provided for the at least one energy cable, and the cable store has an opening for the inlet and outlet of the carrier and the energy cable. The carrier can be guided through the opening in order to guide the carrier and the energy cable in sections in the cable store to the winding center of the cable store over a first guide path through a first guide arc, over a second guide path, which adjoins the first guide arc, through a second guide arc, and over a third guide path, which adjoins the second guide arc and lies further inwards relative to the winding center than the first guide path, and optionally over additional guide paths and guide arcs, using guiding means.

Claims

1. An energy supply system, in particular for a tool which can be attached or is attached to a hoist, having a line storage for winding and unwinding at least one energy line around a winding center of the line storage device, wherein at least one carrier is provided for the at least one energy line, and the line storage has an opening for the inlet and outlet of the carrier and the energy line, wherein the at least one carrier can be guided through the opening for guiding the carrier and the energy line in sections in the line storage by guide means via a first guide section through a first guide arch, and via a second guide section, which is adjoining the first guide arch, through a second guide arch, and via a third guide section, which is adjoining the second guide arch, and lies further inwards, compared with the first guide section, relative to the winding center—and possibly further guide arches and guide sections—to the winding center of the line storage.

2. The energy supply system according to claim 1, wherein the carrier is designed in the form of at least one sheath of the energy line, or in the form of at least one chain with chain links connected to each other in a jointed manner.

3. The energy supply system according to claim 1, wherein the guide means of the carrier are designed as axial protrusions protruding from at least part of the carrier, preferably with rollers arranged thereon, and the line storage has at least one planar carrier plate, and the guide arches and guide sections are designed in the form of a guide track, preferably in the form of a groove, in the carrier plate, or the guide means of the carrier are designed as guide track in the form of guide tracks, preferably in the form of grooves, in at least part of the carrier, and the guide arches and guide sections are designed in the form of an arrangement of protrusions protruding from the carrier plate, preferably with rollers arranged thereon.

4. The energy supply system according to claim 1, wherein the carrier has an outer, first end and an inner, second end, and the carrier has a section with guide means and a section without guide means, wherein the section without guide means extends from the second end to the section with guide means, and the carrier is connected to the winding center at the second end of the carrier, and the section without guide means is unguided in the line storage.

5. The energy supply system according to claim 4, wherein the unguided section of the carrier can be wound essentially spirally around the winding center, and the winding radius of the unguided section of the carrier increases or decreases as the guided part of the section of the carrier is wound or unwound.

6. The energy supply system according to claim 4, wherein a rotary joint is provided for the energy line in the winding center.

7. The energy supply system according to claim 4, wherein the unguided section of the carrier can be wound and unwound in reverse layers about the winding center as the guided part of the section of the carrier is wound and unwound.

8. The energy supply system according to claim 1, wherein the distance of the guide arches from each other is essentially invariable.

9. The energy supply system according to claim 1, wherein the guide arches essentially have a winding angle of 180 degrees, and/or the guide arches have the same and/or different radii of curvature, wherein the guide arches with different radii of curvature have a decreasing radius of curvature from the opening of the line storage towards the winding center, and/or the respective radius of curvature of a guide arch is constant.

10. The energy supply system according to claim 1, wherein the respective guide sections have an essentially straight course and/or essentially the same longitudinal extent.

11. The energy supply system according to claim 1, wherein the line storage has essentially an elongated shape with a greater longitudinal extent than transverse extent, and the guide sections run essentially along the longitudinal extent of the line storage.

12. The energy supply system according to claim 1, wherein winding and unwinding of the at least one carrier is essentially in one plane.

13. The energy supply system according to claim 1, wherein the inlet and outlet of the at least one carrier takes place through the opening at a fixed position of the line storage.

14. The energy supply system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one carrier has an essentially constant transverse extent.

15. The energy supply system according to claim 1, wherein the guide arches and guide sections have an essentially spiral course from the opening towards the winding center, and the at least one carrier can be wound and unwound in sections essentially spirally in the line storage towards the winding center.

16. The energy supply system according to claim 1, wherein the position of the winding center in the line storage is designed to be adjustable, wherein preferably the winding center in the line storage is arranged to be linearly movable, in particular preferably, linearly movable in the direction of and/or transverse to the guide sections.

17. A hoist, in particular a crane, comprising the energy supply system according to claim 1.

18. The hoist according to claim 17, wherein the energy supply system is attached to an outrigger of the hoist.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0081] Embodiments according to the invention are discussed with reference to the figures. They show:

[0082] FIG. 1 an energy system arranged on an outrigger in a first embodiment,

[0083] FIG. 2 an energy storage according to a second embodiment in isolation,

[0084] FIG. 3 an energy storage according to the first embodiment in isolation,

[0085] FIG. 4 a further view of an energy storage according to the first embodiment in isolation,

[0086] FIGS. 5a to 5j cross-sectional views of a winding or unwinding process of the carrier from or into the line storage of an energy storage according to the first embodiment,

[0087] FIG. 6 a cross-section through an energy storage according to the first embodiment,

[0088] FIGS. 7a, 7b, 7c schematic illustrations of different embodiments of the carrier and the guide of the carrier,

[0089] FIG. 8 an embodiment of the energy storage with a rotary joint,

[0090] FIG. 9 an embodiment of the energy storage with a multi-layer, counter-rotating winding of the unguided part of the carrier,

[0091] FIGS. 10a and 10b embodiments of the energy storage with movable winding centers,

[0092] FIGS. 11a and 11b an embodiment of an energy storage with a drive, and

[0093] FIGS. 12a to 12d views to a hoist with an energy guide.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0094] FIG. 1 shows an energy supply system 1, which is arranged with a housing 20, which accommodates the line storage 3, on an inner outrigger 36 of a hoist not shown here in more detail (see FIGS. 12a to 12d). The carrier 6, which can be wound or unwound in or out of the line storage 3, is attached on a first end 30 to an outer outrigger 40, which is movable relative to the line storage 3.

[0095] FIG. 2 shows in isolation an embodiment of an energy supply system 1 with a line storage 3 arranged in a housing 20, from the opening 7 of which a part of the carrier 6 is taken. In this embodiment, the carrier 6 is formed by a chain 22 with chain links 23, on which guide means 8 are arranged in the form of two axially protruding protrusions 24 per chain link 23. In this embodiment, the line storage 3 has an elongated, approximately rectangular shape. This embodiment of the carrier 6 is also shown in the embodiment of the energy storage 1 of FIGS. 11a and 11b.

[0096] In FIG. 3, a further embodiment of an energy supply system 1 is shown in isolation, in which the energy supply system 1 again has a line storage 3 arranged in a housing 20, from the opening 7 of which a part of the carrier 6 is taken. In this embodiment, the carrier 6 is formed by a chain 22 with chain links 23, on which guide means 8 are arranged in the form of an axially protruding protrusion 24 for each chain link 23. The carrier plate 26 of the line storage 3 has been made visible in this embodiment by partially blanking out the lid of the housing 20.

[0097] FIG. 4 shows a view of FIG. 3 in which the lid of the housing 20 has been completely banked out. It Is identifiable that the carrier 6 is guided for at least one energy-carrying line (not visible here, see FIGS. 5a-5j and FIG. 6) for the inlet and outlet of the carrier 6 through the opening 7 of the line storage 3, for guiding the carrier 6 and the energy line in sections in the line storage 3 with the help of guide means 8 via a first guide section 9 through a first guide arch 10, and via a second guide section 11 adjoining the first guide arch 10 through a second guide arch 12, and via a third guide section 13 adjoining the second guide arch 12, which is lying further inwards relative to the winding center 5 (see also FIG. 5a) compared to the first guide section 9—and, analogous to this, via further guide arches 15, 17 and guide sections 14, 16, 18—is guided to the winding center 5 of the line storage unit 3. The further course of the carrier 6 between the end of the innermost guide section 18 and the winding center 5 is shown with dashed lines in FIG. 4 and can be seen in detail in FIG. 5a.

[0098] The third guide section 13 is arranged lying further inwards compared to the first guide section 9 relative to the winding center 5. The first guide section 9 and the third guide section 13 are arranged opposite each other relative to the winding center 5, and the third guide section 13 is located closer to the winding center 5.

[0099] Moreover, a third guide arch 14 is shown, which adjoins a further inwards lying third guide section 13 compared to the first guide arch 10 relative to the winding center 5, to which a fourth guide section 15 adjoins, lying further inwards, compared to the second guide section 11 relative to the winding center 5. The same applies to the further guide arches 16, 18 and the further guide sections 17, 19. It should not be ruled out that, different to what is shown, further guide arches and guide sections are provided in addition to those shown.

[0100] In the embodiment shown, the guide sections 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 and guide arches 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 form a guide track 27, and the guide track 27 comprises an essentially spirally-wound course from the opening 7 towards the winding center 5, narrowing in the direction of the winding center 5.

[0101] It can be further seen in the embodiment shown that [0102] the guide arches 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 essentially have a winding angle of 180 degrees, and that [0103] the guide arches 10, 14, 18 or the guide arches 12, 16, respectively, have different radii of curvature, and the guide arches 10, 14, 18 and the guide arches 12, 16, with different radii of curvature, respectively, have a decreasing radius of curvature from the opening 7 of the line storage 3 towards the winding center 5, and that [0104] the respective radius of curvature of a guide arch 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 is constant.

[0105] In the embodiment shown, the guide arches 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 are each formed in an essentially semicircular shape.

[0106] Groups of guide arches 10, 14, 18 and 12, 16 with different radii of curvature, which have a decreasing radius of curvature from the opening 7 of the line storage 3 towards the winding center 5, are arranged concentrically in the embodiment shown. The grouping of the guide arches 10, 14, 18 and 12, 16 is arranged on opposite sides relative to the winding center 5.

[0107] In the embodiment shown, the guide sections 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 have an essentially straight course and essentially the same longitudinal extent.

[0108] In the embodiment shown, the line storage 3 comprises an essentially elongated shape with a greater longitudinal extent than transverse extent, and the guide sections 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 essentially extend along the longitudinal extent of the line storage 3.

[0109] The sequence of FIGS. 5a to 5j shows an unwinding of the carrier 6 from the line storage 3 according to the embodiment of FIG. 4. In reverse order, the figures show a winding of the carrier 6 into the line storage 3.

[0110] FIG. 5a shows a line storage 3 which is essentially completely wound up. The guided part of the section 33 of the carrier 6 with guide means 8 extends essentially over the entire length of the guide track 27 formed by the guide sections 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 and guide arches 10, 12, 14, 16, 18.

[0111] FIG. 5j shows a line storage 3 that is essentially completely unwound. The guided part of the section 33 extends essentially over the minimum length of the guide section 9 adjoining the opening 7. The unguided section 32 has been essentially completely wound around the winding center 5 due to the non-rotary joint 37.

[0112] Except for the length of the part of the carrier 6 removed from the line storage 3, only the carrier plate 26 shown in FIG. 4 is blanked out in FIGS. 5a to 5j compared to FIG. 4. It can be seen that the line storage 3 has at the rear (in the view of FIGS. 5a to 5j located behind the carrier 6 in perspective) a further carrier plate 26, which in turn has guide sections 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 and guide arches 10, 12, 14, 16, 18. The carrier 6 is guided in sections along the guide sections 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 and guide arches 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 to the winding center 5 of the line storage 3. The carrier 6 is guided on both sides by the presence of the two carrier plates 6 (see also FIGS. 7a to 7c). However, this does not have to be so, since a single-sided guidance is also conceivable.

[0113] In the embodiment shown, the guide track 27 is formed as a single continuous groove in the carrier plate 26 of the line storage unit 3.

[0114] The guide sections 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 and guide arches 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 are arranged and spaced in such a way that the carrier 6 wound thereon does not touch itself between adjacent guide sections 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 and guide arches 10, 12, 14, 16, 18.

[0115] The carrier 6 has a section 32 with guide means 8 and a section 33 without guide means. The section 33 without guide means extends from the second end 31 of the carrier 6 to the beginning of the section 32 with guide means 8, at which the first guide means 41 of the guided part of the section 32 with guide means 8 is arranged.

[0116] The carrier 6 is connected to the winding center 5 at the second end 31 of the carrier 6. The section 33 without guide means runs unguided in the line storage 3, i.e. it is not guided by the guide sections 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 and guide arches 10, 12, 14, 16, 18.

[0117] In other words, the carrier 6 in the line storage 3 has a guided section 33 with guide means 8 and an unguided section 32 without guide means. The guided part of the section 33 extends essentially from the opening 7 of the line storage 3 via the guide sections 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 and guide arches 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 to the end of the section 33 of the carrier 6 with guide means 8 and to the beginning of the section 32 of the carrier 6 without guide means 8, respectively. The unguided section 32 extends from there to the winding center 5.

[0118] In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 5a to 5j, the unguided section 32 of the carrier 6 can be windable essentially spirally around the winding center 5, and the winding radius of the unguided section 32 of the carrier 6 can increase or decrease as the guided part of the section 33 is wound and unwound by guide means 8 of the carrier 6. An increase—such as in the transition from FIG. 5b to 5a—or decrease—such as in the transition from FIG. 5a to 5b—in the winding radius of the unguided section 32 can be the case in a transition to a loose (wind) or tight (unwind) winding.

[0119] In the embodiment shown, at least one energy line 4 enters into the line storage 3 at the winding center 5 through a non-rotary joint 37. The carrier 6 connects the non-rotary joint 37 tangentially in the direction of the guide sections 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19. The winding of the unguided section 32 resulting from winding and unwinding of the guided part of the section 33 with guide means 8 of the carrier 6 with a second end 31 held non-rotating in the winding center 5, for which alternatively in the embodiment of FIG. 8 a rotary joint 34 is provided, can be permitted by an essentially spiral winding of the section 32 around the winding center 5 and an increasing or decreasing winding radius. The space in line storage 3 occupied or vacated by winding or unwinding of the unguided section 32 can be made available or filled by the guided part of the carrier 6 leaving or entering into the line storage 3 (in particular, compare FIGS. 5a and 5j).

[0120] When the unguided section 32 of the carrier 6 winds around the winding center 5, the unguided section 32 is supported by and slides along the section 33 of the carrier 6 guided on the guide sections 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 and guide arches 10, 12, 14, 16, 18. In particular, this is the case when the winding radius of the unguided section 32 increases (transition to a loose winding) as the section 33 coils up.

[0121] In the course of FIG. 5a to FIG. 5j, when the carrier 6 is removed from the line storage 3, the first guide means 41 of the guided part of the section 32 moves from the innermost guide section 19 along the guide track 27 formed by the guide sections 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 and guide arches 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 towards the opening 7. An outlet of the carrier 6 from the line storage 3 takes place at a fixed position.

[0122] The carrier 6 can be guided in sections in the line storage 3 in a shearing-resistant manner by the guide sections 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 and guide arches 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and the corresponding guide means 8. When a tensile or thrust force is exerted on the carrier 3 in the direction of the carrier 6, the latter can be moved along the guide sections 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 and guide arches 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 in a guided manner. The guide sections 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 and guide arches 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and the corresponding guide means 8 intertwine in such a way that only one movement of the carrier 6 along the guide sections 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 and guide arches 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 is possible. This can prevent the carrier 6 from buckling, and thus from being wound and unwound in a disorderly manner.

[0123] In FIG. 6, a cross-section through the energy storage 1 according to the embodiment of FIG. 5a is shown.

[0124] Thereby, several energy lines 4 arranged inside the carrier 6 are visible. In the section 33 with guide means 8, the carrier 6 has axial protrusions protruding from the carrier 6 with rollers 25 positioned thereon, which engage in the guide sections 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 and guide arches (not visible here) in the carrier plate 6. The unguided section 32 without guide means is not guided by the guide sections and guide arches.

[0125] It is visible that winding and unwinding of the carrier 6 takes place essentially in a plane parallel to the carrier plate 6. It is also visible that the carrier 6 has an essentially constant transverse extent.

[0126] FIG. 7a schematically shows an embodiment of the carrier 6 in which the carrier 6 has protrusions 24 protruding axially from it, which engage in a groove-shaped guide track 27 of the carrier plate 26 of the line storage 3. Energy lines 4 are arranged inside the carrier 6. This embodiment essentially corresponds to that of FIGS. 5 and 6.

[0127] FIG. 7b schematically shows an embodiment of the carrier 6, in which the carrier 6 is designed in the form of a sheath 21 of the energy line 4. A guide of the carrier 6 is designed analogously to the embodiment of FIG. 7b with axially protruding protrusions 24 and a guide track 27.

[0128] FIG. 7c schematically shows an embodiment of the carrier 6 in which the guide means of the carrier 6 is formed as a guide track 28, here in the form of a groove, in at least part of the carrier 6, and the guide arches and guide sections are formed in the form of an arrangement of protrusions 29 protruding from the carrier plate 6. When the carrier 6 is formed as a chain with chain links, the guide track 28 can be formed in the form of guide tracks arranged in a row in individual chain links. The arrangement of protrusions 29 protruding from the carrier plate 6 can be fashioned after the course of the guide track 27 formed by the guide tracks 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 and guide arches 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 of the embodiment of FIGS. 5 and 6. An embodiment of the carrier 6 in the form of a sheath 21 of the energy line 4 analogous to the schematic illustration of FIG. 7b is also conceivable.

[0129] FIG. 8 shows an embodiment of the energy storage 1 analogous to the embodiment of FIG. 5, in which, in contrast to the embodiment of FIG. 5, a rotary joint 34 is provided in the winding center 5. The torsion of the unguided section 32, described as for the embodiment of FIG. 5, resulting from wound and unwound of the guided section 33 of the carrier 6, can here be allowed or prevented by connecting the second end 31 of the carrier 6 to the rotary joint 34.

[0130] Since here, when the carrier 6 is removed from the line storage 3, there is no spiral winding of the unguided section 32 around the winding center 5, the longitudinal extent of the unguided section 32 can be formed to be shorter. The transverse extent of the line storage 3 can also be shorter.

[0131] FIG. 9 shows an embodiment of the energy storage 1 analogous to the embodiment of FIG. 5. Here, a non-rotary joint 37 is also provided in the winding center 5, though in contrast to the embodiment of FIG. 5, the unwound section 32 of the carrier 6 can be wound and unwound in reverse layers about the winding center 5 when the guided section 33 of the carrier 6 is wound and unwound. As the carrier 6 progressively unwinds from the line storage 3, or at the beginning of winding the carrier 6 in the line storage 3, an essentially spiral winding of the unguided section 32 about the winding center 5 can take place.

[0132] FIG. 10a shows an embodiment of an energy storage 1 in which the position of the winding center 5 in the line storage unit 3 can be adjusted. The adjustable range is shown by a dashed line. In FIG. 10a, the winding center 5 is arranged in the line storage 3 so as to be linearly movable in the direction of the guide sections 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19.

[0133] FIG. 10b shows an embodiment of an energy storage 1 in which the position of the winding center 5 in the line storage unit 3 can be adjusted. The adjustable range is again illustrated by a dashed line. In FIG. 10b, the winding center 5 is arranged in the line storage 3 so as to be linearly movable transversely to the guide sections 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19.

[0134] By an adjustability of the position of the winding center 5 in the line storage 3, it can be possible to reduce the length of the unguided section 33 of the carrier 6.

[0135] FIGS. 11a and 11b show a drive 38 acting on the carrier 6 for winding and unwinding the at least one carrier 6. The drive 38 has a gear wheel 39 which engages in the guide means 8 in the form of the protrusions 24 of the section 33 of the carrier 6 guided in the line storage 3. In this embodiment, the drive 38 acting on the carrier 6 with the gear wheel 39 is arranged adjacent to the opening 7 at the beginning of the guide track 27. An arrangement at another position of the guide track is also conceivable.

[0136] FIGS. 12a to 12c show a hoist 2 with an energy supply system 1.

[0137] The energy supply system 1 is attached with the housing 20 to an inner outrigger 36, for instance an arm of a telescopable arm system, of the hoist 2. A tool supplied by the energy supply system 1, not shown here, can be arranged on the outer outrigger 40 which is movable to it, for instance at the end of a telescopic outrigger of a telescopable arm system. The carrier 6 can thereby be connected with its first end 30 to the tool or the outer outrigger 40.

[0138] The energy supply system 1 can allow relative movement of the outrigger 40, and thus of the tool, towards the line storage 3. The tool can remain connected to the carrier 6 and the energy line 4 during the movement, and the length of the section of the carrier 6 and the energy line 4, taken from the line storage 3, can be adapted to the relative movement between the tool and the line storage 3.

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

[0139] 1 energy supply system [0140] 2 hoist [0141] 2 line storage [0142] 4 energy line [0143] 5 winding center [0144] 6 carrier [0145] 7 opening [0146] 8 guide means [0147] 9 first guide section [0148] 10 first guide arch [0149] 11 second guide section [0150] 12 second guide arch [0151] 13 third guide section [0152] 14 third guide arch [0153] 15 fourth guide section [0154] 16 fourth guide arch [0155] 17 fifth guide section [0156] 18 fifth guide arch [0157] 19 sixth guide section [0158] 20 housing [0159] 21 cover [0160] 22 chain [0161] 23 chain link [0162] 24 projection guide means [0163] 25 roller [0164] 26 carrier plate [0165] 27 guide track carrier plate [0166] 28 guide track cover [0167] 29 projection carrier plate [0168] 30 first end carrier [0169] 31 second end carrier [0170] 32 section with guide means [0171] 33 section without guide means [0172] 34 rotary joint [0173] 35 hoist [0174] 36 outrigger [0175] 37 non-rotary joint [0176] 38 drive [0177] 39 gear wheel [0178] 40 outrigger [0179] 41 first guide means