Global Patent Index - EP 4086216 C0

EP 4086216 C0 20231129 - AN ENERGY EFFICIENT CRANE, AND A METHOD OF THE CRANE

Title (en)

AN ENERGY EFFICIENT CRANE, AND A METHOD OF THE CRANE

Title (de)

ENERGIEEFFIZIENTER KRAN UND VERFAHREN DES KRANS

Title (fr)

GRUE ÉCONOME EN ÉNERGIE ET PROCÉDÉ DE LA GRUE

Publication

EP 4086216 C0 20231129 (EN)

Application

EP 21172008 A 20210504

Priority

EP 21172008 A 20210504

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP4086216A1] A crane (2) mounted on a vehicle (4), comprising a crane boom system, comprising crane components (6) that includes a crane tip (8); hydraulic actuators (10) which are arranged to apply movements to the crane boom system in response to received driving instructions (14); a sensor system (16); a control interface (20) arranged to receive a set of operating instructions, defining wanted movements of the crane components, and a crane controller (24) configured to generate driving instructions (14) to be applied by the hydraulic actuators. The crane controller (24) estimates a pressure level of a required working pressure of the hydraulic pump (12) and a required flow level of each of the hydraulic actuators for the wanted movements of the crane components (6), based on the generated sensor signals (18) and/or predetermined operation conditions, and estimates a waste contribution measure for the wanted movements of the crane components (6). If the estimated waste contribution measure is larger than a predetermined level, the crane controller (24) generates an energy consumption status signal (30) indicating that the present crane operations are inefficient.

IPC 8 full level

B66C 13/40 (2006.01); B66C 13/20 (2006.01); B66C 23/00 (2006.01); B66C 23/68 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP)

B66C 13/16 (2013.01 - CN); B66C 13/20 (2013.01 - CN EP); B66C 15/00 (2013.01 - CN); B66C 23/54 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Participating member state (EPC – UP)

AT BE BG DE DK EE FI FR IT LT LU LV MT NL PT SE SI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4086216 A1 20221109; EP 4086216 B1 20231129; EP 4086216 C0 20231129; AU 2022202554 A1 20221124; CN 115285857 A 20221104; CN 115285857 B 20240514

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21172008 A 20210504; AU 2022202554 A 20220419; CN 202210472748 A 20220429