Device for stabilizing telescopic scissors with a plurality of traction parts

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12234136-B2
Application number	US-202217748124-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 19, 2022
Priority date	May 21, 2021
Publication date	Feb 25, 2025
Grant date	Feb 25, 2025

Abstract

A device for lifting and stabilizing loads includes a frame and a cross-beam arranged below the frame, wherein the device receives the load and, via lifting structure fastened to the cross-beam, is adjustable for height and can be stabilized via two crossing telescopic struts, where one internal tube and one external tube are interconnected, connection of the telescopic struts is established via three form-fitting traction parts, one first form-fitting traction part in the internal tube of a telescopic strut is mounted at both ends via respective inner and outer disks, a third form-fitting traction part is mounted on two rotatable disks, the disks of the respective first and third traction parts situated on one side are interconnected such that rotational movements between both disks are transmittable, and where the respective first form-fitting traction part is fastened on the inner wall of the two external tubes.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device for lifting and stabilizing loads, comprising:
a frame; and
a cross-beam arranged below the frame, the device receiving the load and, via lifting structure fastened to the cross-beam, being adjustable for height, and being stabilized via two crossing telescopic struts which extend substantially in an imaginary vertical plane parallel to a displacement direction of the frame and which are pivotably articulated on the frame and pivotably articulated on the cross-beam, each of the crossing telescopic struts having one internal tube and one external tube and being connected to one another so as to be displaced in a synchronized manner and counter undesirable length variations as a result of forces acting in a longitudinal direction of the cross-beam;
wherein the connection of the two telescopic struts is established via three form-fitting traction parts;
wherein one respective first form-fitting traction part in the internal tube of a telescopic strut mounted at both ends via a respective inner disk and an outer disk;
wherein a third form-fitting traction part is mounted on two rotatable disks which are arranged entirely above the cross-beam so as to be horizontal between the two telescopic struts;
wherein the disks of the respective first traction part and the third traction part which are each situated on one side are concentrically and coaxially aligned, and connected to one another such that rotational movements between both disks are transmittable; and
wherein the respective first form-fitting traction part is fastened on an inner wall of the two external tubes such that a rotational movement of the outer disks leads to a corresponding synchronous displacement of the respective telescopic strut.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first traction part is formed as a toothed belt, and the outer disks are configured as toothed belt pulleys.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first traction part is formed by a chain, and the inner and the outer disks are configured as sprockets.

4. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the outer disk and the disk of the third traction part connected thereto are each disposed on a common rotation axis.

5. The device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein a rotation axis is disposed coaxially with a pivot axis of the internal tube of each respective telescopic strut.

6. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least on one side the outer disk of the first traction part and that disk of the third traction part which is disposed on this side are connected via a coupling; and wherein the coupling is set to at least partially decouple the outer disk of the first traction part and the disk of the third traction part.

7. The device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the coupling is formed as a safety coupling which is set to at least partially decouple when a critical torque is exceeded.

8. The device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the safety coupling has a predetermined breaking point; and wherein, in a closed state of the safety coupling, a transmission of a rotational movement of at least one of the disks to the respectively adjacent disk of another traction part is provided via the safety coupling.

9. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the outer disks and the second traction part having assigned rotatable disks are disposed on the cross-beam of the device.

10. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the outer disks and the second traction part having the assigned rotatable disks are disposed on the frame of the device.

11. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the load to be stabilized comprises suspension gear for vehicles or vehicle parts.

Assignees

• Siemens Ag

Inventors

• Schwank Andreas
• Janssen Peter

Classifications

• B65G17/48

  Controlling attitudes of load-carriers during movement ({B65G17/18 takes precedence;} guides B65G21/20; inverting or tilting load carriers to discharge contents B65G47/38) · CPC title

• B66F13/00

  Common constructional features or accessories · CPC title

• B66F7/065 Primary

  Scissor linkages, i.e. X-configuration · CPC title

• B66C13/06 Primary

  for minimising or preventing longitudinal or transverse swinging of loads · CPC title

• B66F7/28 Primary

  Constructional details, e.g. end stops, pivoting supporting members, sliding runners adjustable to load dimensions · CPC title