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30057114408. 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 Sami 01988 Juares “anen i) v3) Inventor: Minoru Wada. Saitama, Japan Assignees: Komatsu Ltd.; Komatsu Mec Kabushiki Kaisha, both of Tokyo. Japan ay 640,821 2 Nov. 8, 1994 (86 PCT/SP94/01875, $371 Date: May 7, 1996 4 102(e) Date: May 7, 1996 PCT Pub. No WOSS/13241 PCT Pub. Date: May 18, 1995 130] __ Foreign Application Priority Data Nov. 8, 1993 DP] Japan isu) (52) 187) 1 5.302268 (58) - 212277, 278, 212/300. 230, 231, 270 (561 References Cited US. PATENT DOCUMENTS 3,883,130 5/1975 Gandes et al ae 48 28 50 FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS wise i982 i985 10/1988 1991 58-30684 573792 63.39518 6.151600 3.23480 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

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