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US 2023/0159305 A1Published application
Smart hook block
AssigneeManitowoc Crane Group France SAS
InventorStefan GOTTWALD
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Abstract
A crane hook block includes a frame, at least one pulley rotatably connected to the frame, a load hook connected to the frame, at least one sensor arranged on the crane hook block and designed to detect at least one ambient parameter and/or at least one status parameter of the crane hook block, and an interface connected to the at least one sensor and designed to transmit the data received from the at least one sensor.
Claims11
1-10. (canceled)
A crane hook block, comprising:
- a frame;
- at least one pulley rotatably connected to the frame;
- a load hook connected to the frame;
- at least one sensor arranged on the crane hook block and configured to detect at least one ambient parameter and/or at least one status parameter of the crane hook block;
- and
- an interface connected to the at least one sensor and configured to transmit the data received from the at least one sensor.
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A crane comprising:
- a crane hook block comprising:
- a frame;
- at least one pulley rotatably connected to the frame;
- a load hook connected to the frame;
- at least one sensor arranged on the crane hook block and configured to detect at least one ambient parameter and/or at least one status parameter of the crane hook block;
- and
- an interface connected to the at least one sensor and configured to transmit the data received from the at least one sensor;
- and
- a crane controller comprising an interface configured to be connected to the interface of the crane hook block, wherein the crane controller is configured to determine at least one status variable of the crane on the basis of a parameter detected by the at least one sensor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.