1. Field
The invention pertains to a crane of the type having a superstructure connected to an undercarriage by a rotary joint, and outriggers which enlarge the support base.
2. Description of the Related Art
As a rule, cranes with rubber-tired travel carriages are equipped with outriggers (see
The invention is based on the task of equipping a crane, especially a mobile crane on a narrow crawler-type carriage, with outriggers in such a way that an extended support base is obtained.
This task is accomplished by a crane, especially a mobile crane, having an undercarriage and a superstructure, on which a boom is mounted, where the superstructure is connected to the undercarriage by a rotary joint, and where several outriggers are provided on the crane to increase the size of the support base. The undercarriage includes a middle section and two parallel crawler-type carriages, one on each side of the middle section. Four outriggers are provided, which are connected to the undercarriage, where their orientation is fixed in such a way that each one forms a 90° angle to the other, and where two of the outriggers are oriented in the longitudinal direction of the undercarriage and two are oriented transversely to it.
As a result of the arrangement of the outriggers in the longitudinal direction and in the direction transverse to the undercarriage, a direct flow of force is obtained. As a result, there are no avoidable torques. The forces and stresses which occur are smaller. Less material is required. Weight and costs are reduced. In addition, the points at which the outriggers are connected to the travel carriage are always at right angles. Outriggers can usually be attached more easily and more quickly at a right angle than at a slant. The amount of space occupied by the connection is also smaller.
The outriggers are preferably arranged parallel to the crawlers and perpendicular to the crawlers, and they intersect at the center of rotation. The concrete design can deviate from this. The point is, however, that the ends of the outriggers which are transverse to the travel direction lie outside the track and that the outriggers which are oriented in the travel direction are located inside the track.
According to one embodiment, the outriggers can be attached to the undercarriage in that at least one of the transversely oriented outriggers is attached directly to a crawler-type carriage.
It is also possible for the bottom surface of one of the lateral outriggers to be attached to the facing side of the crawler-type carriage and for the top surface to be attached to the middle section.
The longitudinally oriented outriggers can be attached directly to the middle section or to the side of the crawler-type carriage facing the middle section or to both the middle section and the crawler-type carriage.
According to another embodiment, the outriggers can be designed to telescope and to have the capacity to be folded up or to the side.
Extendable outrigger cylinders, which establish contact with the support surface, are mounted at the ends of the outriggers.
A special embodiment which is advantageous both for stationary and for mobile cranes includes at least one outrigger designed as a tipping edge standing on two points.
To accomplish this, a transverse beam can be attached to the end of the outrigger, and two outrigger cylinders can be mounted on the transverse beam a certain distance apart.
The outrigger cylinders can be extended either hydraulically or by means of spindle drives.
Finally, an additional outrigger cylinder can be mounted on the end of the outrigger in the center between the two outrigger cylinders mounted on the transverse beam.
The outrigger cylinders, according to another embodiment, can be connected at their free ends to an outrigger pad by way of ball joints, and it is possible for one of the outrigger cylinders mounted on the transverse beam to be supported on the beam with freedom to rotate around an axis transverse to its longitudinal axis to exclude any possible straining forces.
The invention is explained in greater detail below on the basis of the drawings:
According to the invention (
The way in which the right outrigger 11 is attached eliminates this restriction. The bottom surface of the outrigger 11 is connected to the right crawler. The top surface is fastened to the middle section 6. It is also possible for the outrigger to be attached only to the middle section 3. In this case, there no need for any modifications to the crawler. If the outriggers 10, 11 are connected to the middle section, this connection must be located between the rotary joint and the connections to the crawlers. The rear outrigger 9 is attached only to the middle section. To reduce the moment in the outrigger, it, like the forward outrigger 8, can be attached both to the middle section and to the crawlers. Of course, it is also possible to attach the outriggers 8, 9 only to the crawlers.
Other possible embodiments of these types of outriggers will be explained on the basis of
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This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 11/992,718, filed May 20, 2008, which is the U.S. National Phase of International Application No. PCT/DE2006/001479 filed Aug. 22, 2006, which claims the benefits under §119 of Application No. 10 2005 047 745.3 filed in Germany on Jan. 12, 2007, the contents of each of which are incorporated herein.
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