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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Liebherr-werk Nenzing Gmbh, Nenzing, AT;
Inventor:
Andreas Schwarzhans, Schruns, AT;
Assignee:
Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH, Nenzing, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2018.01); B66C 13/18 (2006.01); B66C 13/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 13/18 (2013.01); B66C 13/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling the fill volume of a grapple, such as a bulk-material crane grapple which includes at least one hoist-and-closure unit, may include adjusting the fill volume of the grapple is during the grapple closure process by adjusting/controlling the grapple hoist height. The grapple hoist speed and/or grapple hoist height may be the controlling parameter for the adjustment of the fill volume of the grapple.