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United States Patent 19 tn) Patent Number: 5,711,440
Wada [45] Date of Patent: Jan. 27, 1998
{S4] SUSPENSION LOAD AND TIPPING 4,082,602 10/1977 Hom et a. een 212278
MOMENT DETECTING APPARATUS FOR A 4178591 121979 Geppere pian
MOBILE CRANE 4241837 12/980 Seve 2ivast
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Inventor: Minoru Wada. Saitama, Japan
Assignees: Komatsu Ltd.; Komatsu Mec
Kabushiki Kaisha, both of Tokyo.
Japan
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$371 Date: May 7, 1996
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PCT Pub. No WOSS/13241
PCT Pub. Date: May 18, 1995
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Nov. 8, 1993 DP] Japan
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Primary Examiner—Thomas J. Brahan
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Sidley & Austin
(871 ABSTRACT
‘The present invention relates to a suspension load and
tipping moment calculating apparatus for a mobile crane
‘which can calculate a suspension load and a tipping moment
with high accuracy and use an excessive load prevention
load while ensuring safety. For this reason, the apparatus is
provided with sensors (50, 48, 46) for detecting a boom
Tength, a boom angle, and an axle weight of a boom