Decoupleable lifting platform receptacle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018201490-A1
Application number	US-201715850315-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 21, 2017
Priority date	Jan 17, 2017
Publication date	Jul 19, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

The lifting platform ( 10 ) has at least two lateral pillars ( 12, 14, 33 ). Each pillar has height-changeable, pivotable arms ( 13, 34, 44 ) that are displaceable telescopically in length. An end of each arm has a decoupling device with a receptacle ( 31, 41 ) for supporting an object. A carrying device ( 11, 50 ) has receiving points corresponding to the number of the receptacles ( 31, 41 ). The lifting platform and the carrying device are positioned with respect to each other without impairing an object resting on the at least one receptacle. The at least one receptacle ( 31, 41 ) is placed onto the at least one receiving point, and the carrying device ( 11, 50 ) together with the transferred at least one receptacle ( 31, 41 ) and an object thereon is removed from a region of the lifting platform ( 10 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for decoupling at least one receptacle from a lifting platform and for transferring the at least one receptacle to a carrying device, wherein the lifting platform ( 10 ) has at least two lateral pillars ( 12 , 14 , 33 ) each of which has at least one height-changeable, pivotable arm ( 13 , 34 , 44 ), each arm is telescopically displaceable in length and has an end with a coupling and decoupling device that includes a receptacle ( 31 , 41 ) arranged or arrangeable temporarily therein for supporting an object, the at least one receptacle ( 31 , 41 ) is coupled initially to one of the coupling and decoupling devices, and wherein the carrying device ( 11 , 50 ) has at least one receiving point for the coupling of a receptacle, wherein the number of the receiving points corresponds to the number of the receptacles ( 31 , 41 ) temporarily arrangeable on the lifting platform, and wherein, for the transfer of the at least one receptacle from the lifting platform to the carrying device, the method comprising: positioning the lifting platform and the carrying device with respect to each other without adversely affecting an object resting on the at least one receptacle; placing the at least one receptacle ( 31 , 41 ) onto the at least one receiving point; and removing the carrying device ( 11 , 50 ) together with the transferred at least one receptacle ( 31 , 41 ) and the object located thereon from a region of the lifting platform ( 10 ).

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the object is a motor vehicle.

3 . The method of claim 1 , the at least one receptacle has a flat supporting plate ( 21 ) that sits on a threaded bolt ( 22 ) that is accommodated by a threaded sleeve ( 23 ), and a bore ( 25 ) extending up into a bottom of the threaded bolt ( 22 ).

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one receptacle has an adapter that sits on a threaded bolt that is accommodated by a threaded sleeve, and a bore ( 25 ) extending up into a bottom of the threaded bolt ( 22 ) the adapter being designed to engage in a receiving point provided on the object.

5 . The method of claim 3 , in which the carrying device has at least one displaceable crossbar ( 54 ) that has at least one arm ( 55 ) that is pivotable and changeable telescopically in length, and the receiving point located on said arm comprises a stud ( 52 ) onto which the threaded sleeve of the receptacle ( 31 , 41 ) is plugged.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the carrying device is a vehicle skid.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the removal of the carrying device from the lifting platform region is carried out by means of a traction apparatus.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising detaching the at least one receptacle from the correspondingly at least one receiving point of the carrying device and coupling the receptacle to a coupling and decoupling device arranged at an end of one of the arms the lifting platform that currently does not contain a receptacle.

9 . A system for decoupling at least one receptacle from a lifting platform and for transferring the at least one receptacle to a carrying device, wherein the system comprises a lifting platform with at least two lateral pillars ( 12 , 14 , 33 ), each of which has at least one pivotable arm ( 13 , 34 , 44 ) that displaceable telescopically in length, an end each of the pivotable arms ( 12 , 12 , 33 ) has a coupling and decoupling device for the coupling and decoupling of a receptacle ( 31 , 41 ), and the system further has a carrying device with at least one receiving point onto which at least one receptacle can be placed, wherein the number of the receiving points corresponds to the number of the receptacles ( 31 , 41 ) that can be coupled to the lifting platform, the lifting platform and the carrying device being configured for the transfer of the at least one receptacle initially arranged on the lifting platform from the lifting platform to the carrying device, to be positioned with respect to each other without adversely affecting an object resting on the at least one receptacle, wherein the at least one receptacle ( 31 , 41 ) is placed onto the at least one receiving point and is coupled to the carrying device and is released from the corresponding coupling and decoupling device of the lifting platform, and the carrying device ( 11 , 50 ) subsequently together with the transferred at least one receptacle ( 31 , 41 ) and an object located thereon is removable from a region of the lifting platform ( 10 ).

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one receptacle ( 31 , 41 ) has a flat supporting plate ( 21 ) that sits on a threaded bolt ( 22 ) and is accommodated by a threaded sleeve ( 23 ), a bore ( 25 ) extending up into a bottom end of the threaded bolt ( 22 ).

11 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one receptacle has an adapter that sits on a threaded bolt and is accommodated by a threaded sleeve, and which can engage in a receiving point provided on the object, a bore ( 25 ) extending up into a bottom end of the threaded bolt.

12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the carrying device is a vehicle skid with rollers at the bottom and at the top comprises at least one displaceable crossbar ( 54 ), wherein the crossbar ( 54 ) has a pivotable arm ( 55 ) on each respective ends, the arm ( 55 ) is changeable telescopically in length, and a receiving point located on said arm comprises a stud ( 52 ) onto which the bore in the threaded bolt of the at least one receptacle fits.

13 . The system of claim 9 , further comprising a traction apparatus that is designed to displace the carrying device together with receptacles and the object located thereon.

Assignees

• Porsche Ag

Inventors

• Ringler Ralf
• Horn Peter

Classifications

• B66F7/28 Primary

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

• B66F7/00 Primary

  Lifting frames, e.g. for lifting vehicles; Platform lifts ({B66F11/04 takes precedence } ; for lift-truck platform B66F9/06) · CPC title

• B66F2700/123

  Details concerning the support members or devices not related to the lifting itself · CPC title

• B62B3/10

  characterised by supports specially adapted to objects of definite shape · CPC title

• B66F7/10

  with platforms supported directly by jacks · CPC title