Amplitude limiting system of insulated aerial work platform

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10611618-B2
Application number	US-201615535597-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 24, 2016
Priority date	Mar 27, 2015
Publication date	Apr 7, 2020
Grant date	Apr 7, 2020

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an amplitude limiting system of insulated aerial work platform, including an insulated aerial work platform having a telescopic arm, an insulated folding arm and retractable supporting legs, a luffing cylinder, a first pressure sensor, a balance valve, a selector valve, a flow meter, and a controller; the luffing cylinder is installed between the telescopic arm and the insulated folding arm and includes a hydraulic pressure chamber; the first pressure sensor is connected to the hydraulic pressure chamber of the luffing cylinder and is electrically connected to the controller; the balancing valve is arranged on the luffing cylinder; the selector valve is connected to the balance valve; the flow meter is connected in between the selector valve with the balance valve and is electrically connected to the controller.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An amplitude limiting system of an insulated aerial work platform, comprising: the insulated aerial work platform, wherein the insulated aerial work platform comprises a telescopic arm, an insulated folding arm, and retractable supporting legs;
wherein:
the amplitude limiting system further comprises: a luffing cylinder, a first pressure sensor, a balance valve, a selector valve, a flow meter, and a controller;
the luffing cylinder is installed between the telescopic arm and the insulated folding arm; the luffing cylinder is provided with a hydraulic pressure chamber;
the first pressure sensor is connected to the hydraulic pressure chamber of the luffing cylinder through an insulated hydraulic pipeline which passes, from a bottom of the insulated folding arm to a top of the insulated folding arm, through the insulated folding arm;
the first pressure sensor is electrically connected to the controller and is configured to detect, in real-time, a pressure received by the hydraulic pressure chamber, and send a pressure signal corresponding to the detected pressure to the controller;
the balance valve is arranged on the luffing cylinder;
the selector valve is connected to the balance valve by two hydraulic pipelines that pass through, from bottom to top, the insulated folding arm;
the flow meter is connected to one of the two hydraulic pipelines that connects the selector valve with the balance valve;
the flow meter is electrically connected to the controller and is configured to detect, in real-time, a flow volume that flows into or flows out of the luffing cylinder, and send a flow volume signal corresponding to the flow volume detected by the flow meter to the controller; and
the controller is configured to:
calculate, based on the flow volume detected by the flow meter, an amount of extension or retraction of the telescopic arm, and an angle of the telescopic arm relative to ground; and
in response to determining that the pressure exceeds an allowed maximum pressure corresponding to the angle, send a signal to prohibit the telescopic arm from continuing to extend outwardly or luff downwardly.

2. The amplitude limiting system of insulated aerial work platform according to claim 1 , further comprising:
two second pressure sensors;
wherein,
the two second pressure sensors are arranged on the retractable supporting legs of the insulated aerial work platform, and each of the retractable supporting legs being respectively provided with one of the two second pressure sensors; and
each of the two second pressure sensors is electrically connected with the controller.

3. The amplitude limiting system of insulated aerial work platform according to claim 2 , wherein:
the second pressure sensors are configured to transmit detected pressure signal to the controller respectively;
the controller is configured to obtain, based on data reported by the second pressure sensors, a sum of a weight of the entire insulated aerial work platform and a load applied to the platform; and
when the sum monitored by the controller is greater than a sum of the weight of the insulated aerial work platform and a maximum allowable load of the insulated aerial work platform, the controller is configured to determine that an overload occurs and send a signal to cut off a luffing action of the telescopic arm.

Assignees

• Chang Zhou Current Supply Company Of Jiangsu Electric Power Company
• Jiangsu Electric Power Co
• State Grid Corp China

Inventors

• Yin Honghai
• Ji Liang
• Xu Zhen
• He Jianjun
• Zhang Zehua

Classifications

• B66F11/046

  of the telescoping type · CPC title

• B66F17/006 Primary

  for working platforms · CPC title

• B66F11/04

  for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations ({Working platforms on fork-lift trucks B66F9/127; } vehicle aspects of service vehicles B60P3/14; platforms for cleaning windows A47L3/02; devices for rescuing persons from buildings A62B1/02; liftable or lowerable platforms for use on ladders E06C7/16; maintenance travellers for bridges E01D19/10; scaffolds on an extensible sub-structure E04G1/22) · CPC title

• B66F17/00

  Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force · CPC title