JP2010202385A - Mobile crane - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile crane effectively securing a space for maintenance between a hose reel and an apparatus thereunder, while controlling the height of the crane when passing through a low-ceiling place. <P>SOLUTION: Support frames 6 and 7 have a first mounting position and a second mounting position, respectively, as a mounting position for detachably mounting the hose reel 12. In the first mounting position, an upper end P2 of the hose reel 12 attached to the first mounting position is higher than upper ends P3 of the support frames 6 and 7, and the upper end P5 of a boom 4. In the second mounting position, an upper end P4 of the hose reel 12 attached to the second mounting position is equal to or lower than upper ends P3 of the support frames 6 and 7. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a small crane.

  Conventionally, for example, a small crane as disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known. FIG. 7 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a crane according to Patent Document 1. As shown in FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 7, a crane 100 includes a crawler-type lower traveling body 101, an upper revolving body 102 that is turnably mounted on the lower traveling body 101, and a box that is provided on the upper revolving body 102 so as to be raised and lowered. A telescopic boom 103 and a boom hoisting cylinder 104 for raising and lowering the boom 103 are provided.

  When adopting a box-type telescopic boom 103 like the crane 100, in order to make the suspended load position when the boom 103 is most extended and raised most as much as possible (in order to increase the ground lift), The base end portion of the boom 103 is supported at a relatively high position of the upper swing body 102. Specifically, in the crane 100 of Patent Document 1 shown in FIG. 7, the boom 103 is supported by a boom foot pin 106 above the upper surface of the machine room 105.

  As the boom 103, for example, a three-stage boom 110 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 can be used.

  With reference to FIGS. 8 and 9, the three-stage boom 110 is the second stage relative to the first stage boom 111, the second stage boom 112, the third stage boom 113, and the first stage boom 111. A second-stage cylinder 114 for expanding and contracting the boom 112 and a third-stage cylinder 115 for expanding and contracting the third-stage boom 113 with respect to the second-stage boom 112 are provided. The second stage cylinder 114 has a base end portion fixed to the first stage boom 111 and a tip end portion fixed to the second stage boom 112. The third stage cylinder 115 has a base end fixed to the second stage boom 112 and a tip end fixed to the third stage boom 113.

  When the boom 110 is extended, as shown in FIG. 9, the second stage boom 112 is moved to the front end side by the extension of the second stage cylinder 114, and the third stage cylinder provided in the second stage boom 112. As 115 extends, the third-stage boom 113 moves to the tip side. In this way, in the three-stage boom 110, the third-stage cylinder 115 moves in accordance with the expansion and contraction of the second-stage cylinder 114, and therefore hydraulic oil is supplied to the third-stage cylinder 115 in accordance with this movement. It is necessary to provide a hose reel 116 for feeding and winding the other hose. Specifically, since it is necessary to introduce the hose 116 a from the base end side to the box-shaped boom 110, the hose reel 116 is disposed in the vicinity of the base end portion of the boom 110.

  8 and 9, the three-stage boom 110 has been described. However, the hose reel 116 may be required even in a two-stage boom or a four-stage boom or more.

  JP 2006-96506 A

  When working with a small crane 100 as in Patent Document 1, it may be necessary to pass through a place with a low ceiling. In such a case, as shown in FIG. 7, the boom 103 is moved forward in a substantially horizontal posture.

  However, when the hose reel 116 is provided, the hose reel 116 disposed above the boom may come into contact with the ceiling.

  In view of this, it is conceivable to lower the fixing position of the hose reel 116, but another device (the machine room 105 in the example of FIG. 7) is disposed under the base end portion (boom foot pin 106) of the boom. Therefore, in consideration of maintenance and the like, it is necessary to secure a space above these other devices.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and effectively secures a space for maintenance between the hose reel and the equipment therebelow while suppressing the height when passing through a place with a low ceiling. It aims to provide a mobile crane that can.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a mobile crane, and is a self-propelled lower traveling body, an upper body provided on the lower traveling body, and an upright body provided on the upper body. A support portion, a multistage telescopic boom supported by the support portion so as to be able to rise and fall between a preset forward-facing posture and a standing posture, and a telescopic cylinder provided on the boom for extending and retracting the boom And a hose reel attached to the support portion and capable of feeding and winding a hose connected to each of the telescopic cylinders. The support portion is a first attachment position where the hose reel is detachably attached. There is an attachment position and a second attachment position, and in the first attachment position, the upper end of the hose reel attached to the first attachment position is higher than the upper end of the support part and the upper end of the boom in the forward-turning position. And the second attachment position has a height equivalent to the upper end of the upper end of the support portion and the upper end of the boom in the forward-turning position, with the upper end of the hose reel attached to the first attachment position. Provided is a mobile crane characterized by being in a vertical position or a lower position.

  According to the present invention, the hose reel can be attached to and detached from the first attachment position and the second attachment position, so that a maintenance space for the equipment under the hose reel is secured while suppressing the height during movement. can do.

  Specifically, the hose reel is attached to the first attachment position during normal work that does not pass through a place with a low ceiling. As a result, the hose reel can be arranged at a position higher than the upper end of the support portion and the boom in the forward-facing posture, so that the equipment under the hose reel is maintained with the hose reel attached to the support portion. be able to.

  On the other hand, when passing through a place with a low ceiling, by attaching the hose reel to the second mounting position, the upper end of the hose reel becomes the upper end of the upper end of the support portion or the upper end of the boom in the forward-turning position. It can be arranged at a position equivalent to or lower than. Therefore, the mobile crane can be passed through the hose reel at any place where the height of the ceiling through which the support portion and the boom in the forward-facing posture can pass is obtained.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to effectively secure a space for maintenance between the hose reel and the device under the hose reel while suppressing the height when passing through a place with a low ceiling.

  Note that the “forward-facing posture” is a posture preset in the mobile crane as the lowest posture in which the boom can be tilted.

  The mobile crane further includes a cabin erected on the upper body so as to be detachable from the upper body, and an upper end of the support portion and an upper end of the boom in the forward-facing posture are It is preferable that it is arranged lower than the upper end.

  According to this configuration, by removing the cabin from the upper body and attaching the hose reel to the second mounting position, even if the ceiling is lower than the upper end of the cabin and higher than the upper end of the support portion and the boom, Type crane can be passed.

  In the mobile crane, it is preferable that the first attachment position is a position where an upper end of a hose reel attached to the first attachment position is lower than an upper end of the cabin.

  According to this configuration, the mobile crane can be passed while the hose reel is attached to the first attachment position without removing the cabin if the location is at the height of the ceiling where the cabin does not contact. it can.

  The mobile crane includes a device provided on the upper body, and a covering portion that covers an upper portion and a periphery of the device, and the covering portion includes a main body portion having an opening positioned below the hose reel; A door portion that rotates about a horizontal axis with respect to the main body portion between a posture covering the opening and an exposed posture, and the first attachment position is at the first attachment position. It is preferable that the attached hose reel is at a position above the rotation range of the door portion.

  According to this configuration, since the opening can be exposed by rotating the door portion while the hose reel is attached to the first attachment position, the maintenance of the equipment disposed below the hose reel via the opening can be performed. It can be performed.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to effectively secure a space for maintenance between a hose reel and a device under the hose reel while suppressing a height when passing through a place with a low ceiling.

1 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a mobile crane according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a left view which abbreviate | omits and shows a part of mobile crane of FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view mainly showing a frame of an upper swing body of the mobile crane of FIG. 1. It is a side view which expands and shows the hose reel attached to the support frame in the 1st attachment position. FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG. 4 illustrating a state in which the second-stage boom is extended from the first-stage boom. It is a side view which expands and shows the hose reel attached to the support frame in the 2nd attachment position. It is a side view showing a schematic structure of a crane concerning patent documents 1. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the structure of a general box-type telescopic boom. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the state which the 2nd step boom of the box-type telescopic boom of FIG. 8 extended.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a mobile crane according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a left side view showing the mobile crane of FIG. 1 with a part thereof omitted. FIG. 3 is a perspective view mainly showing a frame of the upper swing body of the mobile crane of FIG.

  1 to 3, a mobile crane 1 includes a lower traveling body 2 having a pair of crawlers 2a, an upper revolving body 3 provided on the lower traveling body 2 and having a cabin 8, and an upper revolving body. 3 and a boom 4 that is pivotally supported by the hoist. In addition, it demonstrates below using the front-back and left-right direction seen from the passenger | crew in the cabin 8. FIG.

  The base end portion of the boom 4 is supported with respect to the upper swing body 3 so as to be rotatable around the boom foot pin 20. The boom 4 undulates forward and backward according to the expansion and contraction of the undulation cylinder 21 provided between the upper swing body 3 and the boom 4. Specifically, the boom 4 can be raised and lowered between the forward-facing posture shown in FIG. 1 and the standing posture shown in FIG. Here, the forward-facing posture is a posture that is preset in the crane 1 as the lowest posture in which the boom 4 can be tilted, and means, for example, a posture in which the boom is forwarded substantially horizontally. Here, the “substantially horizontally forward posture” means not only a horizontally forward posture, but also a posture that stands up slightly or a tilted posture.

  The boom 4 includes a first-stage boom 22 that is pivotally supported by the upper swing body 3, a second-stage boom 23 that can be expanded and contracted with respect to the first-stage boom 22, and a 3-stage that can be expanded and contracted with respect to the second-stage boom 23. This is a box-type telescopic boom (five-stage telescopic boom) including a stage boom 24, a fourth-stage boom 25 that can be expanded and contracted with respect to the third-stage boom 24, and a fifth-stage boom 26. The boom 4 includes a first-stage cylinder 27 (extension cylinder: see FIG. 4) provided between the first-stage boom 22 and the second-stage boom 23, and the second-stage boom 23 and the fifth-stage boom 26. And a second-stage cylinder 30 (expandable cylinder: see FIG. 4). When the first stage cylinder 27 expands and contracts, the entire second to fifth stage booms 23 to 26 expand and contract with respect to the first stage boom 22. When the second-stage cylinder 30 is expanded and contracted, the third- and fifth-stage booms 24 to 26 are simultaneously expanded and contracted with respect to the second-stage boom 23 in relation to the adjacent boom. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, in the state before the first stage cylinder 27 is extended, the second stage cylinder 30 is located near the base end of the boom 4, whereas as shown in FIG. When the first-stage cylinder 27 extends, the second-stage cylinder 30 moves to the tip end side of the boom 4.

  The upper swing body 3 includes a swing frame (see FIG. 3) 5 that is swingably mounted on the lower traveling body 2, and a pair of support frames (support portions) that are erected at a substantially central position in the left-right direction of the swing frame 5. ) 6, 7; a cabin 8 erected on the revolving frame 5 on the left side of the support frame 7; and an engine provided on the revolving frame 5 behind each of the support frames 6, 7 and the cabin 8 (see FIG. 2). ) 9, a guard 10 covering the top and the periphery of the engine 9, a winch 11 supported on the front end of each support frame 6, 7, and a hose reel 12 supported on the upper rear end of each support frame 6, 7. And.

  The support frames 6 and 7 are plate members that extend in the front-rear direction with the thickness direction extending in the left-right direction. The side surface shape of each of the support frames 6 and 7 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the connecting portion 14 with the revolving frame 5 is long in the front-rear direction and extends from the substantially central portion of the connecting portion 14 in the front-rear direction. The protruding portion 15 extends upward, and the inclined portion 16 extends obliquely upward and rearward from the upper end of the extending portion 15.

  A shaft J1 extending in the left-right direction is provided between the extending portions 15 of the support frames 6 and 7, and a base end portion of the hoisting cylinder 21 located between the support frames 6 and 7 is arranged around the axis J1. It is pivotally supported so that it can rotate.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the position of the upper end P <b> 3 of the inclined portion 16 of each support frame 6, 7 is lower than the upper end P <b> 1 of the cabin 8 and higher than the upper end P <b> 8 of the guard 10. The boom foot pin 20 is provided between the inclined portions 16, and the base end portion of the boom 4 positioned between the support frames 6 and 7 is pivotally supported around the boom foot pin 20 so as to be raised and lowered. As shown in FIG. 4, the upper end P5 of the boom 4 in the forward tilted position shown in FIG. 1 is located slightly below the upper end P3 of the inclined portion 16 of each support frame 6, 7.

  In addition, the inclined portion 16 of the support frame 7 is formed with a pair of upper and lower through holes 16a and 16b (see FIG. 3) penetrating the support frame 7 left and right behind the boom foot pin 20. The hose reel 12 is attached to the support frame 7 using these through holes 16a and 16b.

  FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view showing the hose reel of FIGS. 1 and 2.

  Referring to FIG. 4, the hose reel 12 can be fed and wound by a base 17, a spool 18 that can be rotated around a horizontal axis (not shown) held by the base 17, and the spool 18. And an automatic winding mechanism (not shown) for rotating the spool 18 in the winding direction of the hose 19 when no external force is applied to the hose 19. The base 17 has two sets of female screws 17 a and 17 b formed at a pitch corresponding to the through holes 16 a and 16 b of the support frame 7.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the base 17 is applied to the right side of the support frame 7 with the lower set of female screws 17a and 17b and the through holes 16a and 16b of the support frame 7 aligned, and bolts are inserted from the left side. In addition, the hose reel 12 can be mounted at the first mounting position where the upper end P2 of the hose reel 12 (the upper end of the spool 18) P2 is disposed above the upper end P3 of the support frame 7. The hose reel 12 can be removed from the support frame 7 by removing the bolt.

  On the other hand, by attaching the base 17 to the right side of the support frame 7 with the upper female screw portions 17a, 17b and the through holes 16a, 16b of the support frame 7 being matched, and inserting bolts from the left side, FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the hose reel 12 can be mounted at the second mounting position where the upper end P4 of the hose reel 12 (the upper end of the spool 18) P4 is disposed at the same height as the upper end P3 of the support frame 7.

  Here, the height position of each component in the state in which the boom 4 is in the forward-facing posture is arranged.

  In the mobile crane 1 according to this embodiment, the position of the upper end P1 of the cabin 8 is the highest and the position of the upper end P2 of the hose reel 12 in the first attachment position is as shown in FIGS. Next, the position of the upper end P3 of the support frames 6 and 7 and the position of the upper end P4 of the hose reel 12 at the second mounting position are the next highest, and the position of the upper end P5 of the boom 4 is the next highest, The position of the lower end P6 of the hose reel 12 at the first attachment position is the next highest, the position of the lower end P7 of the hose reel 12 at the second attachment position is the next highest, and the position of the upper end P8 of the guard 10 is the next. high. In the present embodiment, the position of the upper end P4 of the hose reel 12 in the second attachment position is configured to be equal to the position of the upper end P3 of the support frames 6 and 7, but the You may comprise so that it may become lower than the position of the upper end P3.

  Referring to FIG. 2 again, in the present embodiment, the support frame 7 (through hole) is arranged such that the upper end P2 of the hose reel 12 attached at the first attachment position is disposed below the upper end P1 of the cabin 8. The heights 16a and 16b) are set. Therefore, if it is a ceiling of the height which the cabin 8 can pass, the hose reel 12 attached in the 1st attachment position will not contact.

  The cabin 8 is configured to be detachable between the state shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 attached to the revolving frame 5 and the state shown in FIG. 3 detached from the revolving frame 5.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the engine 9 is disposed behind the extending portion 15 of each of the support frames 6 and 7.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the guard 10 has a main body 10a having an opening (not shown) positioned below the hose reel 12, and is attached to the main body 10a so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis. And a bonnet (door part) 10b. The bonnet 10b rotates in a rotation range E1 between a posture covering the opening of the main body 10a and an exposed posture.

  In the present embodiment, the height of the support frame 7 (through holes 16a and 16b) is set so that the hose reel 12 attached at the first attachment position is positioned above the rotation range E1 of the bonnet 10b. ing. Therefore, the bonnet 10b can be opened and closed without interference from the hose reel 12 attached at the first attachment position, and the engine 9 can be maintained through the opening of the main body 10a.

  The winch 11 is fixed on the front end of the connecting portion 14 of each support frame 6, 7. As shown in FIG. 2, the rope R led out from the winch 11 is routed along the boom 4 via a sheave 28 provided between the support frames 6 and 7, and is folded back at the tip of the boom 4. Are connected to the hook 29.

  The operation of the mobile crane 1 will be described.

  Under conditions that require maintenance of the engine 9, the hose reel 12 is attached to the first attachment position as shown in FIGS. In this state, since the upper end P2 of the hose reel 12 is located below the upper end P1 of the cabin 8, the hose reel 12 is not in contact with the ceiling as long as the cabin 8 is in a ceiling place where the cabin 8 does not contact. The mobile crane 1 can be passed.

  Moreover, since the lower end P6 of the hose reel 12 attached to the first attachment position is disposed above the rotation range E1 of the bonnet 10b as shown in FIG. 2, the bonnet 10b can be opened and closed. it can. Therefore, in the state where the hose reel 12 is attached to the first attachment position, the maintenance of the engine 9 can also be performed effectively.

  On the other hand, when passing through a place of a ceiling lower than the cabin 8 and higher than the support frames 6 and 7 (for example, a ceiling having a height of 2.5 m from the ground), as shown in FIG. Is attached to the second attachment position, and the cabin 8 is removed from the revolving frame 5. In this state, since the upper end P4 of the hose reel 12 is positioned at the same height as the upper end P3 of the support frames 6 and 7, the mobile crane can be moved to the above place without the hose reel 12 contacting the ceiling. 1 can be passed.

  As described above, according to the mobile crane 1, the hose reel 12 can be attached to and detached from the two locations of the first attachment position and the second attachment position. The space for maintenance of the apparatus under 12 can be secured.

  Specifically, the hose reel 12 is attached to the first attachment position during normal work that does not pass through a place with a low ceiling. As a result, the upper end P2 of the hose reel 12 can be disposed at a position higher than the upper ends P3 of the support frames 6 and 7 and the boom 4 in the forward-turning posture. Therefore, the hose reel 12 is attached to the support frames 6 and 7. Until then, the engine 9 can be maintained.

  On the other hand, when passing through a place with a low ceiling, the upper end P4 of the hose reel 12 is arranged at the same height as the upper end P3 of the support frames 6 and 7 by attaching the hose reel 12 to the second attachment position. can do. For this reason, the mobile crane 1 can be passed through the hose reel 12 without being obstructed at a place where the support frames 6 and 7 can pass through the ceiling.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to effectively secure a space for maintenance between the hose reel 12 and the engine 9 while suppressing the height when passing through a place with a low ceiling.

  According to the configuration in which the revolving frame 5 and the detachable cabin 8 are provided and the upper ends P3 of the support frames 6 and 7 are arranged lower than the upper end P1 of the cabin 8 as in the above-described embodiment, the cabin 8 is disposed in the revolving frame. 5, and the hose reel 12 is attached to the second attachment position, so that the mobile crane 1 can be removed even at a ceiling position lower than the upper end P1 of the cabin 8 and higher than the upper end P3 of the support frames 6 and 7. Can be passed.

  According to the configuration in which the upper end P2 of the hose reel 12 attached to the first attachment position is lower than the upper end P1 of the cabin 8 as in the above embodiment, the height of the ceiling where the cabin 8 does not contact In this place, the mobile crane 1 can be passed without attaching or removing the cabin 8 while the hole reel 12 is attached to the first attachment position.

  According to the configuration in which the hose reel 12 attached to the first attachment position is above the rotation range E1 of the bonnet 10b as in the above embodiment, the bonnet remains attached to the first attachment position. The engine 9 can be maintained by rotating 10b.

  In the above-described embodiment, the five-stage telescopic boom 4 having the first to fifth stage booms 22 to 26 has been described. However, the multi-stage telescopic boom is connected to an expansion / contraction cylinder for expanding and contracting regardless of the number of expansion / contraction stages. When a hose reel capable of winding and feeding the hose is provided, the configuration of the above embodiment can be employed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile crane 2 Lower traveling body 3 Upper turning body (upper body)
4 Boom 6, 7 Support frame (support part)
8 cabin 9 engine (equipment)
10 Guard (covering part)
10a body part 10b bonnet (door part)
12 Hose reel 19 Hose 22-25 First to fourth stage boom 27, 30 Cylinder (extension cylinder)

Claims (4)

A mobile crane,
A self-propelled undercarriage,
An upper body provided on the lower traveling body;
A support portion erected on the upper body;
A multi-stage telescopic boom supported by the support portion so as to be able to rise and fall between a preset forward posture and a standing posture;
An extendable cylinder provided on the boom for extending and retracting the boom;
A hose reel attached to the support and capable of feeding and winding a hose connected to each of the telescopic cylinders;
The support portion has a first attachment position and a second attachment position as attachment positions where the hose reel is detachably attached;
The first attachment position is a position where the upper end of the hose reel attached to the first attachment position is higher than the upper end of the support portion and the upper end of the boom in the forward-turning posture.
The second attachment position may be a height position equivalent to the upper end of the upper end of the support portion, the upper end of the boom in the forward-down position, or the upper end of the hose reel attached to the first attachment position. A mobile crane characterized by a lower position. A cabin erected on the upper body so as to be detachable from the upper body;
2. The mobile crane according to claim 1, wherein an upper end of the support portion and an upper end of the boom in the forward-turning posture are disposed lower than an upper end of the cabin.   The mobile crane according to claim 1, wherein the first attachment position is a position where an upper end of a hose reel attached to the first attachment position is lower than an upper end of the cabin. A device provided on the upper body;
A covering portion covering the upper part and the periphery of the device;
The covering portion is a door that rotates about a horizontal axis with respect to the main body portion between a main body portion having an opening located below the hose reel and a posture in which the opening is covered and an exposed posture. And
The said 1st attachment position is a position where the said hose reel attached to this 1st attachment position becomes above the rotation range of the said door part, The any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned. The mobile crane described in 1.

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