WO2024047049A1 - Verfahren zur überwachung eines kettenzugs - Google Patents
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- B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
- B66D—CAPSTANS; WINCHES; TACKLES, e.g. PULLEY BLOCKS; HOISTS
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- B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
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- the invention relates to a method for monitoring a chain hoist according to the preamble of claim 1 and a chain hoist according to the preamble of claim 8.
- Generic chain hoists include an electric drive motor, a gearbox and a slip clutch functionally arranged between the drive motor and the gearbox.
- the aforementioned components of the chain hoist are usually arranged in a drive housing.
- Generic chain hoists also have a chain and a load-carrying device suspended over the chain.
- the load-carrying device can be raised and lowered by moving the chain over at least one chain wheel arranged on an output shaft of the transmission.
- Corresponding control commands are usually specified by an operator via a control switch and transmitted from the control switch to a control device of the chain hoist.
- the limit switch is used in order to be able to override the control commands transmitted to the control device when its corresponding display is directed, in particular to the control device. If the limit switch is functional, the drive motor of the chain hoist, for example, can be stopped due to its display and the resulting intervention of the control device, even if a control command for raising or lowering has been transmitted to the control device.
- the slip clutch of the chain hoist is primarily used to prevent overloading and the resulting damage to the drive motor, gearbox and chain.
- the slip clutch slips, for example, if too large a load is to be lifted. Slipping can also be caused by the load handler hitting the drive housing or by hitting an end stop at one end of the chain when the chain is completely extended. However, even if the slipping clutch is adjusted too sensitively, slipping can occur.
- By providing an upper limit switch it can be avoided that the load-carrying device hits the drive housing.
- By providing a lower limit switch it can be avoided that the chain is completely extended and blocked by the end stop. However, if one of the limit switches is defective, the drive motor will not be stopped in time and the slip clutch will slip when the load handler hits the drive housing or when it hits the end stop.
- the chain can be overloaded and the chain can even break. This is particularly the case if the load-carrying device repeatedly hits the drive housing due to a defective upper limit switch or if it repeatedly hits the end stop due to a defective lower limit switch.
- DE 102015 105 517 A1 discloses a rope pull-in and deployment device for aviation applications and a method for controlling the device, whereby end positions of the rope can be detected using a sensor.
- the invention is therefore based on the object of providing a method for monitoring a chain hoist and a chain hoist with which a safe and efficient operation of the chain hoist is made possible.
- a speed of the transmission is detected via a sensor and the detected speed of the transmission is compared with an operating speed of the drive motor by means of a control device , a safe and efficient operation of the chain hoist is achieved in that a vertical position of a load-carrying device of the chain hoist is also determined by means of the control device.
- the method according to the invention also provides for determining the vertical position of the load-carrying means in addition to the comparison between the detected transmission speed and the engine operating speed.
- the load-carrying device designed for example as a load hook, is suspended from a chain of the chain hoist.
- the chain can be arranged in a single-strand or multi-strand manner, so that the load-carrying device is attached to a free end of the chain (single-strand) or the chain is deflected by the load-carrying device designed as a bottom block (multi-strand).
- the chain can be moved via at least one chain wheel arranged in a rotationally fixed manner on an output shaft of the transmission.
- the rotational movement of the at least one chain wheel is transmitted to the chain via a positive connection with the chain, so that - depending on the direction of rotation - the load-carrying device is raised or lowered.
- a rotational movement of the electric drive motor is transmitted to the at least one chain wheel, the torque being converted via the gearbox functionally arranged between them.
- Appropriate control commands for raising and lowering are given, preferably by a control switch of the chain hoist, to the control device and from there to the drive motor.
- the vertical position of the load handling device changes.
- the vertical position of the load-carrying device can be changed via the control commands transmitted to the drive motor.
- the vertical position of the load handler remains the same. Only small changes in the vertical position of the load-carrying device, which are caused, for example, by vibrations of the load-carrying device and are considered negligible in the context of the present invention, are then possible.
- the vertical position of the load-carrying means can be a position between an upper end position and a lower end position arranged below the upper end position.
- the upper end position is a position of maximum possible lifting height, which is mechanically limited, for example by abutting the load-carrying device on the drive housing of the chain hoist.
- the upper end position is to be distinguished from a vertical position specified by an upper limit switch.
- the lower end position is a position of maximum possible lowering depth, which is also mechanically limited, for example by the end stop when the load-carrying device is completely lowered.
- the lower end position is to be distinguished from a vertical position specified by a lower limit switch.
- the at least one limit switch provided on the chain hoist indicates its functionality when the vertical position of the load-carrying device corresponds to the vertical position specified by the limit switch.
- the control device can intervene in the control process of the chain hoist based on such a display and, for example, override the control commands transmitted from the control switch to the control device.
- the vertical position of the load-carrying device determined according to the method according to the invention can be stored by the control device with a known, for example in a memory unit of the control device, vertical position.
- the known vertical position is in particular the lower and/or upper end position and/or the vertical position predetermined by the at least one limit switch.
- the vertical position determined is preferably the current vertical position of the load-carrying device.
- the determined vertical position of the load-carrying device can alternatively or additionally be stored in the memory unit of the control device. Such storage makes it possible, in particular, for the at least one determined vertical position to be used for a subsequent evaluation.
- the sensor provided on the chain hoist preferably detects the speed of an individual shaft of the transmission, so that the speed of the transmission or transmission speed is then understood to mean the speed of the individual shaft of the transmission.
- the sensor can also record the speed of an individual gear in the transmission.
- the sensor transmits the speeds it detects to the control device using sensor signals.
- the sensor signals can be stored in the form of sensor data in the memory unit of the control device.
- the operating speed of the drive motor or engine operating speed is preferably determined from operating data of the drive motor. These can each be stored in the memory unit of the control device for different operating states of the chain hoist.
- a speed deviation or speed difference can be determined.
- the control device can detect clutch slipping of the slip clutch functionally arranged between the drive motor and the transmission, in particular between a motor shaft and an input shaft of the transmission. Depending on which shaft or gear of the transmission the speed is recorded, the transmission ratio of the transmission must be taken into account when determining the deviation.
- the occurrence of clutch slipping is stored in the memory unit. Provision can also be made for an error message to be generated.
- the load-carrying device is connected via the chain and the at least one sprocket to the output shaft of the transmission, also referred to as the transmission output shaft
- a force or change in force acting on the chain has an impact on the torque applied to an input shaft of the transmission . Therefore, as the force on the chain changes, the torque applied to the input shaft of the transmission, also known as the transmission input shaft, changes; This also changes the torque acting on the transmission-side part of the slip clutch. If the applied torque exceeds the maximum torque that can be transmitted by the slipping clutch, to which the slipping clutch is set, the slipping clutch slips.
- the maximum transferable torque corresponds to a value that corresponds to the nominal load of the chain hoist.
- Clutch slipping caused by one of the two aforementioned causes is less critical in terms of avoiding chain breaks than clutch slipping caused by the causes described below and can therefore be tolerated with a comparatively greater frequency of occurrence.
- the cause of slipping can also be the load handler hitting the drive housing or hitting the end stop. Both causes can be traced back to a defective upper limit switch or a defective lower limit switch.
- the lifting or lowering movement of the load-carrying device is stopped abruptly by the load-carrying device hitting the drive housing or by hitting the end stop, while the drive motor continues to run. Due to the high load on the chain that occurs and is caused in particular by the high tensile forces acting on the chain, especially as a result of the frequent occurrence of such high loads, the chain can be overloaded and the chain can even break.
- the method according to the invention not only the clutch slipping itself can be determined, but also the vertical position in which the load-carrying device is at the time of the clutch slipping.
- the control device can therefore, for example, conclude that the respective upper or lower limit switch is defective if it detects clutch slipping based on sensor signals from the sensor and the determined vertical position of the load-carrying device can be assigned to the upper or lower end position. However, if the vertical position of the load-carrying device determined when the coupling slips cannot be assigned to a vertical position stored in the memory unit of the control device, the control device can conclude that the coupling slipping is caused by another cause, for example an excessive load on the load-carrying device.
- the failure of a limit switch can be diagnosed and the proportion of chain breaks that can be attributed to defective limit switches can at least be reduced. This enables safe operation of the chain hoist.
- Using the method according to the invention also does not negatively affect the production costs required for a chain hoist, since no additional hardware is required compared to the chain hoist known from EP 1 510498 B1.
- the vertical position of the load-carrying means is determined based on sensor signals from the sensor.
- the vertical position of the gearbox is also determined
- Load handling device determined based on the sensor signals.
- the sensor signals are received and evaluated by the control device for this purpose.
- the sensor signals are preferably stored in the memory unit of the control device. If the sensor is designed accordingly, it is possible to determine the vertical position of the load-carrying device exclusively based on the sensor signals.
- a direction of rotation of the gear is detected based on the sensor signals and the vertical position of the load-carrying device is determined by “counting up” and “counting down” the sensor signals.
- the direction of rotation of the gearbox associated with a lifting or lowering of the load-carrying device is recorded in order to be able to determine whether the sensor signals need to be counted up or down, i.e. whether the sensor signals need to be added or subtracted.
- the direction of rotation of the individual shaft of the transmission is preferably recorded. Alternatively, the direction of rotation of the individual gear of the transmission can be recorded.
- the starting point for counting up and down i.e. the initial vertical position of the load handling device
- the starting point for counting up and down can be specified, for example, when the chain hoist is put into operation. It can also be provided that a calibration, in particular a reset, of the starting point is possible during operation of the chain hoist. If the starting point for counting up and down is known, the change in vertical position and thus also the (current) vertical position can be determined based on counting up and down.
- the control device connected to the sensor for signaling purposes counts up, for example, when the load-carrying device is raised and down when the load-carrying device is lowered.
- the incremental sensor preferably used for counting up and down comprises a serrated washer fixed in a rotationally fixed manner on a shaft of the transmission and a light barrier, which in particular has two photodetectors for detecting the direction of rotation.
- the vertical position of the load-carrying device can be determined exclusively based on the sensor signals.
- the associated sensor signal in the control device is added to the previous value of the sensor signals, i.e. counted up, or subtracted from it, i.e. counted down.
- the change in the vertical position of the load-carrying device when a single light barrier is interrupted is known, so that the vertical position of the load-carrying device can be derived from the value of the sensor signals.
- a vertical position of the load-carrying device can be determined based on the extent of the change in the sensor signals and the clutch slipping can therefore be assigned to a cause.
- the vertical position of the load-carrying means is determined by means of time measurement.
- the time measurement is first used to determine at what point in time after the start of the time measurement the clutch slipping occurs. Taking into account the vertical position of the load handler when starting the time measurement as well as the The lifting speed of the chain hoist or - if there are several possible lifting speeds - the vertical position of the load-carrying device can then be determined based on the currently selected lifting speed. In addition, any previous clutch slipping is preferably taken into account in order to be able to determine the vertical position of the load-carrying device as accurately as possible.
- the respective times for the upper end position, the lower end position and the vertical position specified by the at least one limit switch are preferably stored in the memory unit of the control device.
- the aforementioned times can be adapted to the respective chain hoist, in particular to the maximum lifting height and lifting speed of the respective chain hoist.
- Clutch slipping caused by an excessive load on the load-carrying device typically occurs shortly after the load has been lifted, for example when the load-carrying device is in a vertical position near the ground.
- By measuring time it can be determined whether the clutch slip occurs shortly after the load is lifted, for example within two to three seconds. If this is the case, the control device can conclude that the clutch slipping is caused by an excessive load on the load-carrying device, or at least rule out that the clutch slipping is caused by a defective limit switch.
- Clutch slipping caused by a defective upper limit switch only occurs later, for example after five or six seconds, because it takes significantly longer for the load handling device to reach the upper end position. Since the upper end position is above the vertical position specified by the upper limit switch and therefore behind the vertical position specified by an upper limit switch in terms of time, the control device can be used to conclude that the clutch slipping is caused by a defective upper limit switch.
- the time measurement starts in particular when the load attached to the load-carrying device is lifted, for example from the ground.
- a corresponding command to start the time measurement can, for example, be linked to activation of the lifting mode via the control switch.
- the vertical position of the load-carrying device at which a previous lifting or lowering movement was interrupted, can be used as the starting point for the time measurement.
- the time measurement can then be used to determine whether the load-carrying device is in the lower end position when the clutch slip occurs.
- control device preferably derives whether it is raised or lowered from a directional signal from the control switch, i.e. in particular whether the raising mode or the lowering mode is activated.
- control device can derive this from the direction of rotation of the drive motor.
- one of the two embodiments can be used to verify the other embodiment, i.e. to confirm the vertical position of the load-carrying means. With a combination of the embodiments, it is also possible to determine whether the load-carrying device is being raised or lowered from sensor signals detected by the sensor described above.
- the speed of a transmission input shaft adjoining the slip clutch is detected via the sensor.
- the sensor is then arranged behind the slip clutch, particularly when viewed from the drive motor. This makes the comparison of the speed of the transmission with the operating speed of the drive motor particularly easy, since no transmission ratio of the transmission has to be taken into account. It can advantageously be provided that if a deviation of the speed of the transmission from the operating speed of the drive motor is detected and if there is a predefined vertical position of the load-carrying device, a visual and/or acoustic alarm is issued and/or the chain hoist is only released to lower the load-carrying device and/or only one creep speed of the chain hoist is released and/or the drive motor is switched off.
- One of the aforementioned measures which serve in particular to protect the chain hoist, can therefore be initiated depending on the vertical position of the load-carrying device in the event of clutch slipping and thus depending on the cause of the clutch slipping and/or on the frequency of occurrence of the clutch slipping.
- the control device is therefore able to initiate different measures in the event of clutch slipping caused by a defective limit switch than in the case of clutch slipping caused by other causes, for example an excessive load on the load slinging means. It is also not necessary for any action to be taken every time the clutch slips. For example, if clutch slipping is caused by too much load on the load-carrying device or a slipping clutch that is adjusted too sensitively, the chain is generally not subjected to such a load that it causes chain breakage, even if this occurs frequently. Clutch slipping caused in this way is also referred to as non-critical. In the case of such an uncritical clutch slip, no drastic measure, such as switching off the drive motor, is necessary.
- a maximum number of clutch slips caused by a defective limit switch and a maximum number of clutch slips caused by other causes can be stored in the memory unit of the control device. It can be provided that after a cause has been assigned, each clutch slip is added to the value previously stored for this cause and when the specified maximum number is reached for this cause, the appropriate measure is initiated for this cause.
- the invention is further directed to a chain hoist with an electric drive motor, a gear and a slip clutch, the electric drive motor being connected to the gear on the output side via the slip clutch, as well as a sensor, a load-carrying device and a control device.
- the control device is designed and set up to carry out the method according to the invention.
- the senor comprises a serrated washer arranged in a rotationally fixed manner on a shaft of the transmission, preferably the transmission input shaft, and a light barrier, by means of which the speed of the serrated washer can be detected.
- the speed of the serrated lock washer and thus also the speed of the transmission shaft can be detected.
- the direction of rotation of the transmission shaft can be determined and the sensor signals can be counted up and down.
- Figure 1 shows a schematic sectional view of a chain hoist with a control device for carrying out at least one embodiment of the method according to the invention
- Figures 2 to 5 show a schematic representation of the chain hoist with different vertical positions of the load-carrying device.
- Figure 1 shows a schematic sectional view of a chain hoist 1 with a Control device 19 for executing at least one embodiment of the method according to the invention.
- the chain hoist 1 has an electric drive motor 2 with a motor shaft 3 protruding on the output side of the drive motor 2.
- the motor shaft 3 is mounted via a first bearing 5, which is preferably designed as a rolling bearing.
- the drive motor 2 is controlled by the control device 19.
- the chain hoist 1 also has a gear 7, which in the present exemplary embodiment is designed in one stage, but can also be designed in multiple stages.
- the transmission input shaft 4 of the transmission 7 is arranged coaxially to the motor shaft 3 and is mounted via a second bearing 6, which is preferably also designed as a rolling bearing.
- the transmission 7 includes a first gear 8 arranged in a rotationally fixed manner on the transmission input shaft 4, which meshes with a second gear 9 arranged in a rotationally fixed manner on a transmission output shaft 10.
- the transmission output shaft 10, which is arranged parallel to the transmission input shaft 4, is mounted on both sides of the second gear 9 with a third bearing 11 and a fourth bearing 12, which are preferably also designed as rolling bearings.
- a chain wheel 13 is arranged in a rotationally fixed manner on the transmission output shaft 10 and in the present case at one end of the transmission output shaft 10. This chain wheel 13 is used in the usual way to positively drive the chain 22, not shown, of the chain hoist 1.
- a load-carrying device 21 (not shown) suspended on the chain 22 is raised and lowered by moving the chain 22 over the chain wheel. The chain 22 runs off the sprocket when lifting
- Corresponding control commands for raising and lowering the load-carrying device 21 are received by the control device 19 and transmitted from it to the drive motor 2.
- the control commands received by the control device 19 are sent by a control switch of the chain hoist 1.
- the slip clutch 14 essentially consists of a clutch disk 15 with an annular clutch lining 16, a pressure disk 17 and a spring element, not shown, for generating a preload between the pressure disk 17 and the clutch disk 15, which determines the maximum transmissible torque.
- the pressure disk 17 is rotatably arranged on the motor shaft 3 and the clutch disk 15 is rotatably arranged on the transmission input shaft 4.
- the slip clutch 14 is set to a maximum transferable torque, which corresponds to the nominal load of the chain hoist 1. If the maximum torque that can be transmitted by means of the slip clutch 14 is exceeded, it slips.
- the transmission input shaft 4 can be braked if necessary or blocked when it comes to a standstill.
- the brake 20 is controlled by the control device 19.
- a sensor 18 is also arranged on the transmission input shaft 4. The sensor
- the 18 serves to determine the speed of the transmission input shaft 4 and includes, in addition to a serrated washer (not shown) arranged in a rotationally fixed manner on the transmission input shaft 4, a light barrier (not shown) with two photodetectors arranged in the area of the compartments of the serrated washer.
- a serrated washer not shown
- a light barrier not shown
- the speed of the serrated washer and thus the speed of the transmission input shaft 4 is then recorded, in particular by determining the frequency of the light barrier interruption.
- the sensor 18 is connected to the control device 19 in terms of signals, with the sensor 18 transmitting the speeds it detects to the control device 19 by means of sensor signals. These sensor signals are processed by the control device 19 and/or stored in the form of sensor data in a storage unit of the control device 19.
- Clutch slipping can be caused by excessive load on the load-carrying device 21 be conditional. Since the slipping clutch 14 is set to a maximum transferable torque, which corresponds in particular to the nominal load of the chain hoist 1, clutch slipping caused by a slipping clutch 14 that is set too sensitively is not to be expected in the present case.
- the coupling can also slip when an upper end position OE is reached by abutting the load-carrying device 21 on a drive housing 23 of the chain hoist 1 (see Figures 2 to 5) or when a lower end position UE is reached by hitting the end stop (not shown) due to a complete extended chain 22 may be due.
- the chain hoist 1 also has an upper limit switch and a lower limit switch (both not shown). If the limit switches are functional, they indicate that or as soon as the load-carrying device has reached the vertical position POE, PUE (see Figures 2 to 5) specified by the respective limit switch. Based on such a display or the corresponding limit switch signals, the control device 19 overrides the control commands transmitted by the control switch and stops the drive motor 2 in a timely manner.
- a vertical position PLAM of the load-carrying device 21 is determined by means of the control device 19.
- the vertical position PLAM of the load-carrying device 21 is used to assign clutch slipping that occurs on the slipping clutch 14 to a cause for this clutch slipping, for example in order to be able to detect a defective limit switch.
- control device 19 uses sensor signals from the sensor 18 detects clutch slipping and the determined vertical position PLAM of the load-carrying device 21 corresponds to the upper end position OE or lower end position UE (see Figures 2 to 5), both of which are stored in the memory unit of the control device 19, the control device 19 concludes that the respective limit switch is defective.
- the control device 19 concludes that the coupling slipping is caused by another cause, for example an excessive load on the load-carrying device 21.
- the vertical position PLAM of the load-carrying device 21 can be determined using two different embodiments of a method for monitoring the chain hoist 1, whereby the two embodiments can be used independently of one another or in combination with one another.
- the control device 19 can execute at least one of these embodiments.
- the vertical position PLAM of the load-carrying device 21 is determined based on sensor signals from the sensor 18. In addition to the speed of the transmission input shaft 4, the vertical position PLAM of the load-carrying device 21 is also determined based on the sensor signals. For this purpose, the sensor signals are received and evaluated by the control device 19. In the present embodiment of the sensor 18 with serrated lock washer and light barrier, it is possible to determine the vertical position PLAM of the load-carrying device 21 exclusively based on the sensor signals.
- a direction of rotation of the transmission input shaft 4 is first determined via corresponding sensor signals from the sensor 18 which is connected to the control device 19 in terms of signals. For this purpose, a direction of rotation of the serrated washer is detected, in particular using the two photodetectors of the light barrier.
- the initial vertical position PLAM of the load-carrying device 21, i.e. the starting point for counting up and down, is predetermined.
- the vertical position PLAM of the load-carrying device 21 is determined if the direction of rotation is known, i.e. if it is known
- the lifting device is raised or lowered, determined in particular by “counting up” and “counting down” the sensor signals.
- control device 19 counts up when the load-carrying device 21 is raised and counts down when the load-carrying device 21 is lowered.
- the associated sensor signal is added to or subtracted from the previous value of the sensor signals each time the light barrier is interrupted.
- the change in the vertical position PLAM of the load-carrying device 21 in the event of a single light barrier interruption is known, so that the vertical position PLAM of the load-carrying device 21 can be derived from the value of the sensor signals.
- an expression of a change in the sensor signals can be determined. For example, it is then determined how quickly the sensor signals change. If the vertical position PLAM of the load-carrying device 21 equals the upper end position OE or the lower end position UE, a lifting or lowering movement is stopped abruptly, so that the change in the sensor signals occurs very quickly. If the load on the load-carrying device 21 is too large, however, the change in the sensor signals occurs comparatively more slowly. This means that the clutch slipping can be assigned to a cause based on the rate of change of the sensor signals.
- the vertical position PLAM of the load-carrying device 21 is determined using time measurement.
- the time measurement starts in particular when a load attached to the load-carrying device 21 is lifted from the ground.
- a corresponding start command for time measurement can, for example, be linked to activation of the lifting mode via the control switch.
- the time measurement is used to first determine at what point in time after the load has been lifted the clutch slipping occurs.
- the vertical position PLAM of the load-carrying device 21 can then be determined based on the lifting speed of the chain hoist 1 or - if there are several possible lifting speeds - based on the currently selected lifting speed.
- Clutch slipping caused by an excessive load on the load-carrying device 21 typically occurs shortly after the load has been lifted, i.e. when the load-carrying device 21 is in a vertical position PLAM near the ground. By measuring the time, it can be determined whether the clutch slips shortly after The load is lifted. If this is the case, the control device 19 can conclude that the clutch slipping is caused by an excessive load on the load-carrying device 21, or at least rule out that the clutch slipping is caused by a defective limit switch.
- Clutch slipping caused by a defective upper limit switch only occurs later because it takes significantly longer until the load-carrying device 21 has reached the upper end position OE. Since, in terms of time, the upper end position OE lies behind the vertical position POE predetermined by an upper limit switch, i.e. is arranged above the predetermined vertical position POE (see Figures 2 to 5), it can be concluded by means of the control device 19 that the clutch slipping is due to a defective one upper limit switch is conditional.
- the vertical position PLAM of the load-carrying device 21, at which a previously carried out lifting or lowering movement was interrupted can be used as the starting point for a time measurement.
- the time measurement can then be used to determine whether the load-carrying device 21 is at the lower end position UE when the clutch slips.
- previous clutch slipping is taken into account in particular in order to be able to determine the vertical position PLAM of the load-carrying device 21 as accurately as possible.
- the control device 19 can determine whether it is currently being lifted or lowered from the direction of rotation of the drive motor 2 or from a directional signal from the control switch, or can determine it from sensor signals detected by the sensor 18.
- one of the two embodiments can be used to verify the other embodiment, i.e. to confirm the vertical position PLAM of the load-carrying device 21.
- a deviation of the speed of the transmission input shaft 4 from the operating speed of the drive motor 2 is detected and if the vertical position PLAM of the load-carrying device 21 corresponds to the upper end position OE or the lower end position UE, a visual and/or acoustic alarm can be issued by the control device 19. Additionally or alternatively, the chain hoist 1 can only be released to lower the load-carrying device 21. Additionally or alternatively, only one creep speed of the chain hoist 1 can be enabled. Additionally or alternatively, the drive motor 2 can be switched off.
- One of the aforementioned measures which serve in particular to protect the chain hoist 1, can therefore be initiated depending on the cause of the clutch slipping and/or the frequency of occurrence of the clutch slipping.
- the control device 19 is thus able to initiate different measures in the event of clutch slipping caused by a defective limit switch than in the case of clutch slipping caused by, for example, an excessive load on the load stop means 21. It is also not necessary for any action to be taken every time the clutch slips.
- a maximum number of clutch slips caused by a defective limit switch and a maximum number of clutch slips caused by other causes can be stored in the control device 19 or in the memory unit of the control device 19. It can then be provided that a counter is increased each time the clutch slips and when the specified maximum number is reached, the appropriate measure for this cause is initiated.
- Figures 2 to 5 show a schematic representation of the chain hoist 1 with different vertical positions PLAM of the load-carrying device 21.
- the vertical position PLAM of the load-carrying device 21 changes. Otherwise, i.e. if the load-carrying device 21 is not raised or lowered, the vertical position PLAM of the load-carrying device 21 remains the same.
- the vertical position PLAM of the load-carrying device 21 can be a position between the upper end position OE and the lower end position UE.
- the upper end position OE is a position of maximum possible lifting height, which is mechanically limited by abutting the load-carrying means 21 on the drive housing 23.
- the vertical position POE specified by the upper limit switch is arranged below the upper end position OE.
- the lower end position UE is a position of maximum possible lowering depth, which is mechanically limited by the end stop when the load-carrying device 21 is completely lowered.
- the vertical position PUE specified by the lower limit switch is arranged above the lower end position UE.
- the vertical position PLAM of the load-carrying device 21 is arranged between the vertical position PUE specified by the lower limit switch and the vertical position POE specified by the upper limit switch. Clutch slipping that occurs in this vertical position is not assigned by the control device 19 (see FIG. 1) to a defective limit switch, but to another cause, such as an excessive load on the load-carrying device 21.
- the vertical position PLAM of the load-carrying device 21 corresponds to the lower end position UE and in Figure 4 to the upper end position OE. Clutch slipping that occurs in such a vertical position PLAM of the load-carrying means 21 is assigned by the control device 19 to a defective lower ( Figure 3) or upper ( Figure 4) limit switch.
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