11078results about "Lifting frames" patented technology

Conventional means of transporting goods, for example, in a warehouse tend to be expensive due to costs from human labor and from employing automation such as conveyors. Shuttles that are used to automatically transport goods provide a means of transporting goods that is less expensive, more efficient, and allows more rapid transportation. Shuttles, systems employing the shuttles, and methods of transporting goods using these shuttles, is disclosed.

The invention discloses a portable power generation system. The whole power generation system is divided into two conveyances. A combustion gas turbine, an electric generator, an inlet chamber, an exhaust gas receiver and an auxiliary system are arranged on the first conveyance, and an inlet component and an exhaust pipeline as a whole are arranged on the second conveyance. At least four lifting devices are arranged on the second conveyance and are used for separating the inlet component and the exhaust pipeline from the second conveyance and realizing upward jacking, so that a power-generation transport device can move to the position under the inlet component and the exhaust pipeline. Then, the inlet component and the exhaust pipeline descend by using the lifting devices to butt againstthe inlet chamber and the exhaust gas receiver respectively. The gravity of the inlet component and the exhaust pipeline are utilized to realize the sealing of butting.

Wireless portable vehicle lift system incorporating one or more enhanced communication and / or control features. The lift system can incorporate enhanced touch screen-enabled functionalities, enhanced multi-processor architectures, and / or enhanced emergency stop features.

The invention relates to systems and methods for rapidly and isothermally expanding gas in a cylinder. The cylinder is used in a staged hydraulic-pneumatic energy conversion system and includes a gas chamber (pneumatic side) and a fluid chamber (hydraulic side) and a piston or other mechanism that separates the gas chamber and fluid chamber while allowing the transfer of force / pressure between each opposing chamber. The gas chamber of the cylinder includes ports that are coupled to a heat transfer subassembly that circulates gas from the pneumatic side and exchanges its heat with a counter flow of ambient temperature fluid from a reservoir or other source.

Disclosed is a mechanism for raising and lowering a patient support including a base having two spaced posts extending upwardly, a sliding sleeve on each base post and a cross member fixed to and extending between the sleeves. An actuator is located between the base and the cross member to move the cross member vertically with respect to the base. A horizontal member located above the cross member is slidingly moveable with respect to the sleeves and includes guides to capture the sleeves. A pulley is provided on the cross member and supports a chain or belt, fixed to the base at a first end and at the other end to the horizontal support. As the actuator raises and lowers the cross member, the upper support is raised and lowered at a greater speed. On the base is a reversible fold down pole to assist the patient in raising and lowering themselves.

An offshore liquefied natural gas structure may receive, store, and process liquefied natural gas from carriers. A structure may be a gravity base structure. A structure may include a system of ballast storage areas, transfer equipment to offload liquefied natural gas from a carrier, docking equipment to allow direct mooring with carriers, platforms to elevate equipment, water intake systems to provide water to the structure, wave deflectors, and / or projections extending from a bottom of the structure. A portion of the structure may be composed of lightweight concrete. Pipelines may be coupled to the structure to export processed natural gas onshore. Living quarters, flare towers, and export line metering equipment may be included on the structure.

A transportable utility carrier apparatus for coupling to a transport vehicle, including an upper frame, a recessed platform connected to the upper frame, a wheeled base, a lift system interposed between the base and the upper frame for moving the wheeled base relative to the platform between a transport position and a freestanding position, a square hitch tube connected to the upper frame, and a rollered receiver hitch mountable to the transport vehicle. The wheels are spaced from the ground in the transport position. The square hitch tube is receivable within the rollered receiver hitch and the rollered receiver hitch eases insertion of the square hitch tube thereinto to prevent binding on unleveled ground.

A coordinated lift system with user selectable RF channels coordinates the raising and lowering of a vehicle relative to a surface by using wireless communications. The lift system includes at least two lift mechanisms each having support frame, including a post, a carriage, an actuating device, and a control device with a channel selector switch. The carriage is slidably mounted on the post and is configured to support a portion of the vehicle. The actuating device is engaged between the support frame and the carriage and is activated to move the carriage relative to the post. The control device is interfaced with the actuating device and includes an RF transceiver to enable communication by RF signals with the other control device. The channel on which the transceiver operates is user selectable in the field. A rechargeable battery may provide power to the control device to allow for increased mobility of the lift system.

The invention discloses a battery change system of a portable electric car and a change method thereof. The system is provided with a foldable electric hydraulic lifting platform, a battery box lifting platform trolley, a battery box pallet and an integrated control platform. In the foldable electric hydraulic lifting platform, foldable horizontal and vertical scissor mechanisms are adopted so that the storage and transportation spaces are compressed and the carrying is convenient; and during the operation, the car is lifted through the vertical scissor mechanism so that the battery box lifting platform trolley can enter the lower side of the car to dismount and change the batteries. An adjusting and positioning battery box with three degrees of freedom, which is remotely controlled to realize transverse movement, longitudinal movement and horizontal rotation, and a horizontal rotation platform which is lifted by means of the a double-layer scissor mechanism are loaded on the battery box lifting platform trolley. By means of a video monitoring camera and a laser positioner, the battery box can be correctly positioned by the battery box pallet; and the operations of the devices are remotely controlled by the integrated control platform. Through the invention, the difficulties that the car batteries cannot be changed and electricity change is badly needed during the running of the car are solved and the batteries of the electric car can be directly changed without an electricity change station.

A coordinated lift system with user selectable RF channels coordinates the raising and lowering of a vehicle relative to a surface by using wireless communications. The lift system includes at least two lift mechanisms each having support frame, including a post, a carriage, an actuating device, and a control device with a channel selector switch. The carriage is slidably mounted on the post and is configured to support a portion of the vehicle. The actuating device is engaged between the support frame and the carriage and is activated to move the carriage relative to the post. The control device is interfaced with the actuating device and includes an RF transceiver to enable communication by RF signals with the other control device. The channel on which the transceiver operates is user selectable in the field. A rechargeable battery may provide power to the control device to allow for increased mobility of the lift system.

A system for loading, off-loading and / or transferring conventional international shipping containers with respect to transport vehicles which system includes a plurality of powered jacks each of which includes upper and lower container attachment members which are selectively engageable with upper and lower corner lock castings of the containers. Each attachment member is carried by a guide sleeve slideably mounted relative to a vertical standard with an upper guide sleeve being drivingly engaged with a power driven member such that, with the attachment members engaged with the corner locks of the container, the simultaneous activation of four jacks allows the elevation and / or lowering of a shipping container relative to a vehicle.

A system for adjusting the position of a load supported on a conveyor cart includes a driven lift mechanism for controlling height and a turntable for controlling rotational orientation. The cart may, alternately or in addition to the above mechanisms, include a gimbal mechanism for rotational adjustment about multiple axes. A processor on the cart provides actuation and control of the mechanisms. An ID card reader on the cart senses ID tags for determining when the cart is adjacent particular locations. Data representing desired load position at the locations is stored either in a memory device or by the ID tag for relay to the processor on the cart via the ID tag reader. A system level controller provides a centralized storage location for desired load position data for communication to a plurality of conveyor carts through a communication link that includes radio frequency modems.

A spring-loaded shelf for an existing beverage cooler, which obviates the need for a user to reach more deeply within the confines of the cooler for a beverage as the contents of the cooler become depleted. The spring-loaded shelf has a base, a platform pivotally attached to the base by two scissor-type linkages, and a lifting mechanism for selectively and automatically raising the platform with respect to the base upon the scissor-type linkages, as the weight of the beverages placed upon the platform gradually decreases. Use of the spring-loaded shelf prevents injury to the user while retrieving a beverage from the cooler, and also provides for increased accessibility and visibility of the contents of the cooler.

A permanently mounted pneumatic jack (jacklift) system for motor vehicles, as well as an impact wrench for removing and installing lug nuts. The system provides a quick and safe means of lifting one or more tires off the ground for replacement of a spare or rotating the tires on a motor vehicle. The present invention comprises two or more (typically four) pneumatic jacks, a system ON / OFF switch, an air compressor, a 120-psi air tank, air lines (hoses), individual jack extend / retract switches, jack position-locking pins, safety-locking pins, and impact wrench. Each jack can be locked in a horizontal stowaway or vertical operational position. The jack is cylindrical shaped with a telescopic body that can be extended or retracted as needed to raise and lower the vehicle. A solid cylindrical lift rod slides inside a cylindrical outer housing with a high-pressure seal means used to maintain pressure on the support rod. A ground support foot (plate) is mounted on the lower end of the solid cylindrical lift rod to provide sufficient traction with the ground to support the lifting process. A quick release air coupler is included on the pneumatic chamber to support the use of an air hose and impact wrench. An extend / retract toggle switch is included on each jack to control a solenoid valve to allow the air to flow into the jack. A quick release safety-locking pin is used to mechanically pin the solid cylindrical lift rod to the outer housing once the desired height is achieved to assure that the vehicle does not fall down in the event of a high-pressure air loss, thereby providing safety to the person(s) working around the vehicle. An air compressor located in the engine compartment of the vehicle is mechanically belt-driven off the engine. A high-pressure air line carries the air to a high-pressure (at least 120-psi) air tank located in the trunk or other suitable storage area on the vehicle. Separate air lines extend from the air tank to the individual jacks.

An X-linked lift mechanism having first links (3) and second links (4) constituting an X-linked mechanism between a base frame (1) and a lift frame (2). A drive member (11) is pivotally rotatably installed between the other lateral side portions of the second links and is connected with boost arms (12) and a drive arm (13). Guide members (15) are provided for guiding the moving members (14) installed at the ends of the boost arms. The guide members are installed on the other lateral side portions of the first links in the length direction. Also, a linear actuator is provided so as to extend between the other lateral side of the first links and the drive arm.

A scissor lift includes an energy storage device that stores energy as the payload is lowered, and provides further lift to the payload as the payload is raised. This allows the scissors to achieve a support angle of up to 180° between the two arms (down to 0° between the screw drive and the lowest arm of the scissors), making the inventive scissor lifts considerably more compact than prior art lifts. The energy storage device is preferably a helical wire spring, but can alternatively be any suitable spring, piston, or even an elastomeric mass. Side to side movement of the scissors arms can be restricted using a thrust bearing with hardened washers at the inter-arm pivot, and / or a guided connector that transmits motive force to the scissors.

An improved hidden electric power elevating stand structure includes upper and lower symmetric frame bodies, and upper and lower braking rods crossed with each other for fixing the upper and lower frame bodies on their lateral sides longitudinally, a transversal rod disposed at the bottom of the lower braking rod, a bearing installed separately on both sides of the transversal rod, such that the bearing is connected to a sliding track on both sides of the lower frame body, an electric power screw rod connects one of the transversal rods of the lower braking rod to the intersection of the upper braking rod, so that the extension and withdrawal of the screw rod change the intersecting angle of the braking rods and adjust the elevation of the frame bodies for placing an audio / video equipment such as a projector or a speaker. Symmetric microswitches are installed on the internal side of the track at the lower frame body to define the limit position for displacement and an elevator is installed on a detachable fixing stand to facilitate the construction and adjust the angle of elevation and the level of the stand.

A system is for lifting and lowering an object, such as a vehicle. Such a system includes at least two mobile lifting columns with: a displaceable frame with a standing mast part; a carrier displaceable along the mast part for engaging the object to be lifted; a drive for moving the carrier along the mast part; a control for controlling at least the drive; and communication devices for communicating with at least other lifting columns in the group via a transmission or broadcast path. Further, at least one of the lifting columns in the group includes a selectively user operable selection device for, when actuated, selecting any of the lifting columns from the group for a sub-group. As such, a higher degree of flexibility is provided.

A modular actuator has a combination cam member and scissors mechanism in a compact unit that is capable of lifting heavy loads. A pull member is capable of controlling and combining two different mechanisms that travel at different rates through two ranges of motion. The cam member has a profile that is dimensioned and configured to maintain a constant range of motion.

A centering device for a platform lift which includes a lifting mechanism for moving objects from a first to a second height. The lift mechanism has a base, at least a first and a second set of legs, and a platform. The first and second sets of legs each have first opposite ends pivotally secured to the base and the platform, respectively, and second opposite ends provide with traveling members to cooperate with the platform and base, respectively. The platform has a lower portion including a rail upon which the traveling members of the first set of legs traverse. Between the ends of each of the first set of legs, having the traveling members, and the rail, a centering device is disposed to provide alignment of the traveling members and the rails.

The invention provides a scissors lifting device which comprises a loading plate, a bottom plate, two groups of connecting rods which are in X-shaped cross connection and drive elements of connecting rods, wherein the bottom plate is glidingly connected with the lower end of one pair of co-rotating connecting rod of the two groups of the connecting rods through a drive slide block, the loading plate is glidingly connected with the upper end of another pair of the co-rotating connecting rod by a slide block , the lower end of another pair of the co-rotating connecting rod is fixedly connected with the bottom plate, the drive slide block is provided with a screw hole, and a screw rod passes through the screw hole and is meshed with a screw pair of the drive slide block. The drive elements of the connecting rods include a large gear, a small gear, a rough adjusting knot, and a fine adjusting knot, one end of the screw rod is fixed on the bottom plate, the other end of the screw rod is coaxially connected with the big gear, the small gear is meshed with the gear pair of the large gear, the rough adjusting knot is coaxially connected with the large gear, and the fine adjusting knot is coaxially connected with the small gear. The scissors lifting device of the invention has the advantages that frictional force of each joint is small, the loading amount is large, and a loading platform is stable without swinging in the lifting process of the whole device and has the function of slow rising and quick descending.

A robotic drilling apparatus is described which has been adapted for drilling holes in ceilings and walls on a construction site. The apparatus (100) comprises a robotic arm (110) mounted to a substructure (112), the substructure comprising a lifting mechanism arranged to lift the robotic arm to a working position, wherein the robotic arm has a base end (110a) and a movable end (110b), the base end being mounted to an upper surface (114) of the lifting mechanism and the movable end being capable of movement with respect to the base end in a three dimensional space, wherein the robotic drilling apparatus further comprises a mount (120) provided on the movable end for holding a drilling device (122) and a control unit (134) for controlling the operation of the robotic arm. The lifting mechanism preferably comprises a scissor-jack lifting platform. The robotic arm (110) and any support structure (134) for the robotic arm weighs less than 43 kg, and preferably individually weigh less than 23 kg.

The invention discloses a rotating jacking mechanism and an AGV(Automatic Guided Vehicle) comprising the same and belongs to the field of automatic conveying devices. The rotating jacking mechanism comprises a base fixing plate, a rotation motor, a transmission assembly, a lead screw, a lead screw nut, a large bearing bracket, a large bearing and a hollow tray. The lead screw penetrates through the base fixing plate, and the lead screw is supported on the base fixing plate through the lead screw nut. The large bearing bracket, the large bearing and the tray are sequentially arranged on the lead screw from bottom up. The rotating motor and the transmission assembly are in transmission connection, and the transmission assembly is in transmission connection with the tray and the lead screw. The AGV comprising the rotating jacking mechanism comprises two driving wheels, four universal wheels, a battery pack, two driving motors, a driving motor driver, a vehicle body frame, two control boards, a tray support, two right-angle driving motor reduction boxes, a navigation device and two infrared sensors. According to the invention, the structure is flexible and compact, the dead weight capacity is large, the self-locking performance is good, the lead screw can ascends stably in a rotary manner and the requirements for flexible carrying can be met.

The invention discloses an electric shear type lifting platform, which comprises an upper movable bearing platform, a lower base, a mechanical lifting mechanism and a power driving mechanism, wherein the mechanical lifting mechanism is provided with a plurality of shear fork components, the power driving mechanism is a screw horizontal track feed actuating mechanism and comprises two screws which are parallel to each other and correspondingly arranged side by side, a driven end of each screw is in rotating connection with the position at the bottom end of one side of the bottom shear forks through a bearing, threaded sections of the screws are movably connected with a parallel moving block with internal threads matched with the threaded sections, the parallel moving block is fixedly connected with the bottom end of the other side of the bottom shear forks, folding and unfolding of the bottom shear forks can be realized by the aid of the parallel moving block and horizontal track feed along the screws, and further the upper movable bearing platform is supported to ascend and descend. The power driving mechanism is controlled by means of motor drive, so that folding and unfolding of the shear forks are realized, the upper movable bearing platform is kept parallel to the lower base, and further the lifting platform is stable in operation, low in manufacture cost and wide in application.

Disclosed is a container loading and unloading apparatus, which overcomes a problem of a conventional container in that a special equipment such as a forklift truck, a crane or the like is necessarily mobilized whenever the loading or unloading work is performed because the container is simply a cuboidal rigid body. The present invention makes it possible to perform the loading and unloading works of the container main body at the time of its storage and transportation without a separate loading and unloading equipment by providing a container supporter to secure a space for loading the container main body on a chassis of a freight car, thereby reducing equipments and labor as well as facilitating the loading and unloading works.

A wheel lift system capable of performing an electronically synchronized lift using two or more individual lifts. In one embodiment, the wheel lift system is pneumatically powered via an external source of compressed air, and the system is electronically controlled from a common control station / module. The common control station / module can include a moveable cart and / or a wireless handheld control module. In one embodiment, each lift of the wheel lift system is connected to a common movable cart and a user control interface is also connected, either physically or wirelessly, to the movable cart.

The present invention is a unitary piece block formed of polymers (such as polystyrene or other high strength polymer) by a single injection molding step which are assembled into a recreational vehicle leveler. The invention ramp provides four sets of four connectors at a top of a floor plate, which are adapted to interlock in cavity structures formed within a cavity on the underside of the block. Two adjacent blocks are secured together by applying to their top surfaces the securing cavity structure of an underside of a third such block. Such blocks can be stacked in an interlocking manner to reduce storage space.

The present invention is a method for constructing cylindrical grain bins. The method employs a sets of identical, telescoping jacks actuated by hydraulic cylinders and an hydraulic system having separate hydraulic circuits that serve each set of jacks. Using the set of identical, hydraulic, telescoping jacks, successive rings of a grain bin structure made up of connected panels are lifted. After a first ring is lifted, a second ring can be attached to the lower edge of the first ring. The second ring is then lifted and the process is repeated until the grain bin is completed.