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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2017
Applicant:
Manitowoc Crane Group France Sas, Dardilly, FR;
Inventors:
Christoph Edeler, Oldenburg, DE;
Frank Richter, Wilhelmshaven, DE;
Frank C. Schnittker, Wuerzburg, DE;
Assignee:
Manitowoc Crane Group France SAS, Dardilly, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 13/00 (2006.01); B66C 13/16 (2006.01); B66C 23/90 (2006.01); B66C 23/88 (2006.01); G01M 99/00 (2011.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); B66C 23/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 13/16 (2013.01); B66C 23/88 (2013.01); B66C 23/905 (2013.01); G01M 99/005 (2013.01); G07C 5/085 (2013.01); G07C 5/0816 (2013.01); B66C 23/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for ascertaining the load capacity of a functional element of a crane, the load capacity of a sub-assembly of a crane or the load capacity of a crane, wherein: a maximum bearing load is calculated for a specifically occurring configuration and/or specifically occurring state parameters and/or specifically occurring operating parameters on the basis of a predetermined formula; and the calculation is verified on the basis of stored bearing load values.