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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Manitowoc Crane Companies, Llc, Manitowoc, WI (US);
Inventors:
John F. Benton, Smithsburg, MD (US);
John R. Rudy, Greencastle, PA (US);
Assignee:
MANITOWOC CRANE COMPANIES, LLC, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 23/90 (2006.01); B66C 13/18 (2006.01); B66C 13/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 23/905 (2013.01); B66C 13/16 (2013.01); B66C 13/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A working range diagram for a crane includes a boom model representing a current boom length and current lift angle. The working range diagram also includes a plurality of zones based on limit radii corresponding to different predetermined load utilizations. Each zone of the one or more zones represents a radial distance. The working range diagram further includes a load model representing a current load radius positioned relative to the one or more zones. A crane control system may generate the working range diagram.