US 11,834,304 B2
Lifting and handling device equipped with identification components to establish a configuration and an operating characteristic
Bruno Roni-Damond, Lyons (FR); and Simon Bucas, Lyons (FR)
Assigned to MANITOWOC CRANE GROUP FRANCE, Dardilly (FR)
Filed by MANITOWOC CRANE GROUP FRANCE, Dardilly (FR)
Filed on Dec. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/553,771.
Claims priority of application No. 20/13329 (FR), filed on Dec. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0185636 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. B66C 13/18 (2006.01); B66C 23/28 (2006.01); B66C 23/34 (2006.01); B66C 23/88 (2006.01); H04L 47/17 (2022.01)
CPC B66C 13/18 (2013.01) [B66C 23/283 (2013.01); B66C 23/34 (2013.01); B66C 23/88 (2013.01); H04L 47/17 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lifting and handling device comprising:
a plurality of structural elements assembled to form a structure of said lifting and handling device;
a plurality of operating elements carried by structural elements comprised in the plurality of structural elements and designed to provide movements of the lifting and handling device or a load;
at least one ballasting element mounted on a structural element;
a central monitoring unit controlling at least one operating element comprised in the plurality of operating elements;
wherein said lifting and handling device comprises:
a plurality of identification components, each structural element comprised in the plurality of structural elements being coupled to an identification component comprised in the plurality of components identification, each operating element comprised in the plurality of operating elements being coupled to an identification component comprised in the plurality of identification components, and the at least one ballasting element being coupled to an identification component comprised in the plurality of identification components, and each identification component comprising a radiocommunication module having a predefined radiocommunication range in order to be able to communicate with at least one other identification component; and
a radiocommunication master unit connected to the plurality of identification components and intended to receive identification information from each of the identification components comprised in the plurality of the identification components;
each of the identification components being configured to transmit to the radiocommunication master unit the identification information according to a hop-by-hop communication protocol between identification components located within their radiocommunication ranges;
and in that said central monitoring unit is linked to the master radiocommunication unit and is configured to:
determine a location of each structural element comprised in the plurality of structural elements, of each operating element comprised in the plurality of operating elements, and of at least one ballasting element as a function of the identification information transmitted by each of the identification components to the master radiocommunication unit, and
deduce therefrom a configuration of the lifting and handling device then at least one typical operating characteristic of said lifting and handling device associated with said configuration.