EP0751090A1 - Appareil de transport - Google Patents

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EP0751090A1
EP0751090A1 EP96660029A EP96660029A EP0751090A1 EP 0751090 A1 EP0751090 A1 EP 0751090A1 EP 96660029 A EP96660029 A EP 96660029A EP 96660029 A EP96660029 A EP 96660029A EP 0751090 A1 EP0751090 A1 EP 0751090A1
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Juha c/o Erikkilä Nostotekniikkaa Oy Erikkilä
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66C—CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES
    • B66C1/00—Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting lifting forces to articles or groups of articles
    • B66C1/10—Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting lifting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means
    • B66C1/62—Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting lifting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means comprising article-engaging members of a shape complementary to that of the articles to be handled
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66C—CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES
    • B66C1/00—Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting lifting forces to articles or groups of articles
    • B66C1/10—Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting lifting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means
    • B66C1/42—Gripping members engaging only the external or internal surfaces of the articles
    • B66C1/44—Gripping members engaging only the external or internal surfaces of the articles and applying frictional forces
    • B66C1/445—Gripping members engaging only the external or internal surfaces of the articles and applying frictional forces motor actuated
    • B66C1/447—Gripping members engaging only the external or internal surfaces of the articles and applying frictional forces motor actuated by hydraulic or pneumatic motors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66D—CAPSTANS; WINCHES; TACKLES, e.g. PULLEY BLOCKS; HOISTS
    • B66D3/00—Portable or mobile lifting or hauling appliances
    • B66D3/18—Power-operated hoists
    • B66D3/20—Power-operated hoists with driving motor, e.g. electric motor, and drum or barrel contained in a common housing

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  • the present invention relates to a transport apparatus as defined in the preamble of claim 1.
  • the object of the invention is to present a new type of transport apparatus for transporting a body in an upright position from one location to another.
  • the weight of a typical gas bottle to be transported can be of the order of about 100-150 kg. So far, this type of objects, such as gas bottles, have been moved from one place to another by tilting the object and rolling it along the base, supported by its bottom edge. This is a difficult method and cannot be applied if the base has height differences or if the object has to be lifted onto an aerial conveyor, a transfer table or the like.
  • a special object of the invention is to produce an ergonomic transport apparatus which is easy to control, convenient to use and logical in respect of its control functions and which is applicable for transporting heavy upright cylindrical objects, such as gas bottles.
  • the transport apparatus of the invention is characterized by what is presented in claim 1.
  • the transport apparatus comprises a guide rail system consisting of guide sections mounted on the fixed structures of a building; a crab carriage suspended so as to be movable on and guided by the guide rail system; a gripping and hoisting device comprising a pair of gripping jaws movable in a horizontal direction with a power means and designed to grip an upright cylindrical object by a frictional hold from both sides of the object by pressing it between the gripping jaws, and a control unit for controlling the transport apparatus.
  • a gas bottle always has an elongated cylindrical shape.
  • bottles produced by different manufacturers may have different shapes in other respects, e.g. in respect of the shape of the neck. For this reason, it makes sense to grip the gas bottle by its cylindrical part between the gripping jaws, which hold it by the aid of friction, the transport apparatus being thus independent of the shape of the other parts of the gas bottle.
  • the gripping and hoisting device comprises a hoist device comprising an elongated, flexible hoisting element, a reel for the coiling and decoiling of the hoisting element, and an elongated upright column frame connected at its upper end to the hoisting element for the raising and lowering of the column frame, the gripping jaws being connected to the lower end of said column frame.
  • the hoisting element preferably consists of a textile belt.
  • a hoist using a textile belt has many advantages over a chain hoist.
  • a belt is somewhat elastic in the hoisting direction, whereas a chain is inelastic.
  • a belt is capable of twisting about its longitudinal axis. Because of its elasticity, a belt has the advantage that it does not produce a sudden jerk caused by rapid acceleration at the moment of starting, which would impose a strain on the system, but instead the start takes place softly.
  • the control unit comprises a manual control unit with a slide frame which is movable in the direction of and guided by the column frame, handles attached to the slide frame to provide a handgrip for the operator, and a number of operating switches disposed near the handle, allowing the operator to operate the operating switches with his/her fingers.
  • the manual control unit movable with respect to the column frame can always be kept at an ergonomic constant height regardless of the level of height that the column frame with the load has been raised.
  • the slide frame can be provided with a locking device, e.g. a friction brake or the like, which, when released, allows the slide frame to be adjusted and locked at a desired height on the column frame. In order that the operator need not support the manual control unit by hand during the adjustment, it is possible to provide a lightening device between the slide frame and the column frame.
  • the crab carriage is freely movable on the guide rail system so that, by pushing/pulling/guiding the transport apparatus by the handles 17, it takes only a light effort to move a cylindrical object pressed between the gripping jaws 8 and raised off the base to a desired location within the operating range of the transport apparatus.
  • the operating motor is an alternating-current motor;
  • the control unit comprises a frequency converter for stepless control of the speed of the operating motor;
  • the operating switches include a potentiometer push button whose analog output signal is used for stepless control of the frequency converter.
  • the potentiometer push button gives the operator a good feel of the lifting operation and a control system is formed between man and machine as the operator continuously receives clear feedback suited for human comprehension about the operation he/she is performing.
  • the potentiometer push button is only slightly pressed, the hoist works at a low speed.
  • the push button is pressed vigorously, the hoist speed is higher.
  • the frequency converter it is also possible to implement overload protection by employing an adjustable current limit. The current of the operating motor is monitored, and if it exceeds a preset limit for a given length of time, the current is switched off.
  • the control unit comprises a first limit switch which detects the slackening of the hoisting element and, based on the slackening detected, stops the operating motor.
  • the detection of the slackening can be implemented e.g. by using an arrangement where the first limit switch comprises a spring-loaded first follower pressing the hoisting element at a point below the reel and a switch element which is switched on in consequence of a preset displacement of the follower as the hoisting element becomes slack.
  • the control unit comprises a second limit switch, designed to detect the amount of hoisting element coiled on the reel and to stop the operating motor based on that amount.
  • the detection of the amount of hoisting element coiled on the reel can be implemented e.g. by using an arrangement where the second limit switch comprises a second switch element, which is switched on as it touches the hoisting element coiled on the reel when the coil reaches a preset size.
  • Fig. 1 shows a transport apparatus for moving an upright gas bottle from one location to another while maintaining its upright position.
  • the transport apparatus comprises a guide rail system 4 consisting of guide sections 1, 2, 3, attached to the fixed structures of a building.
  • the guide rail system in this case comprises two parallel first guide sections 1, 2 placed at a distance from each other and secured on the fixed structures of the building.
  • the crab carriages 28, 29 Suspended on the first guide sections 1, 2 are crab carriages 28, 29.
  • the crab carriages 28, 29 are connected to each other by a second guide section 3 transverse to the first guide sections 1, 2, said second guide section again carrying two further crab carriages 5, to which the gripping and hoisting device 6 is connected.
  • the transport apparatus comprises a gripping and hoisting device 6, which consists of a pair of gripping jaws 8 movable in a horizontal direction by means of a power means 7 and designed to apply a frictional grip on an upright cylindrical object from both sides of it by pressing the object between the gripping jaws 8.
  • the transport apparatus comprises a control unit 9 for the control of the transport apparatus.
  • the power means 7 may be e.g. a contraction/extension type cylinder, preferably a pneumatic cylinder, because an environment like the place of application of the transport apparatus is usually provided with a pneumatic network.
  • a pneumatic cylinder is light in relation to the pressing power it provides. For practical reasons regarding space, the example application has two pneumatic cylinders to produce a high compressive force with a small structure that does not take up much space.
  • Fig. 4 shows further that the gripping and hoisting device 6 comprises a hoist 10 using an elongated flexible hoisting element 11.
  • the hoisting element 11 is a textile belt, which is coiled on a reel 13 rotated by an operating motor 12. By rotating the reel 13, the belt is coiled onto the reel and decoiled from it.
  • the upper end of the elongated upright column frame 14 is joined to the belt 11 to enable the column frame to be raised and lowered.
  • the gripping jaws 8 are joined to the lower end of the column frame 14.
  • Disposed between the belt 11 and the column frame is a connecting arm 30, the belt 11 being attached to one end of this arm.
  • the upper end of the column frame 14 is linked to the connecting arm 30 at a distance from the joint of the belt 11.
  • the side of the column frame near its upper end leans against a rubber buffer 31 mounted on the connecting arm 30, so the connecting arm extends in a substantially transverse direction relative to the longitudinal direction of the column frame 14.
  • the connecting arm 30 removes the column frame 14 aside from the vertical line of the belt 11 so that the centre of gravity of the load carried by the gripping jaws is aligned with the vertical line of the belt 11.
  • FIGS 1, 2 and 5 show a manual control unit 15, by means of which the operator is able to control the functions of the transport apparatus.
  • the manual control unit 15 comprises a slide frame 16 which is movable in the direction of and guided by the column frame 14. Attached to the slide frame 16 are handles 17 to provide a handgrip for the operator. Placed in the immediate vicinity of the handles 17 are a number of operating switches 18-21, which the operator of the transport apparatus can push with a finger.
  • the operating switches may include e.g. switches for producing a lifting movement, a lowering movement, an emergency stop button, a button for operating the gripping jaws, a main switch, etc.
  • the crab carriages 5 are freely movable on the guide rail system 4, so that, by pushing/guiding the transport apparatus by the handles 17, it is possible to move the cylindrical object pressed between the gripping jaws 8 and raised off the base to a desired location.
  • the operating motor 12 presented in Fig. 4 and 6 is an alternating-current motor.
  • the control unit 9 comprises a frequency converter 22 for stepless control of the speed of the operating motor 12.
  • the operating switches 18 - 21 include potentiometer buttons 18, 19 which provide an analog output signal designed to steplessly adjust the frequency of the frequency converter to achieve a stepless lifting/lowering speed.
  • the control unit 9 comprises a first limit switch 23, a so-called lower limit, designed to detect the slackening of the hoisting element 8 and, based on the slackening detected, to stop the operating motor 12.
  • the first limit switch 23 can be implemented by using an arrangement where a spring-loaded first follower roller 24 presses the belt 11 below the reel 13 and a switch element 25 is switched on when the follower roller 24 is displaced in consequence of the slackening belt 11 being displaced by a preset amount.
  • the control unit has a second limit switch 26, a so-called upper limit, designed to detect the amount of hoisting element coiled on the reel and, based on that amount, to stop the operating motor 12.
  • the limit switch 26 can be implemented by using an arrangement where a second switch element 27 is switched on as it touches the belt 11 coiled on the reel 13 when the belt coil reaches a predetermined dimension.
  • the upper limit can be easily adjusted by changing the position of the switch element 27 in relation to the circumference of the reel.
  • Fig. 5 presents a guide rail system designed to guide the slide frame 16 of the manual control unit 9 in relation to the column frame 14.
  • the column frame 14 is a quadrilateral profiled beam with elongated guide rails 34, 35 of a round cross-section mounted on opposite sides 32, 33 of the profiled beam 14.
  • the slide frame 16 has two wheels 36, 37 rotatably mounted directly opposite to each other, the wheels being provided with grooves to receive the guide rails.
  • Fig. 5 also shows a locking device 38, which in this example is a friction brake which, when released, allows the manual control unit to be moved along the guide rails.

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EP1178005A1 (fr) * 2000-08-03 2002-02-06 Demag Cranes & Components GmbH Dispositif pour commande manuelle et guidage d'un appareil de manipulation
EP1213257A1 (fr) * 2000-12-05 2002-06-12 Demag Cranes & Components GmbH Dispositif de levage pour un déplacement rectiligne d' un moyen de manipulation
US6634515B2 (en) 2000-12-05 2003-10-21 Demag Cranes & Components Gmbh Lifting apparatus for implementing a rectilinear movement of a handling device
CN103693564A (zh) * 2013-12-26 2014-04-02 成都金克星气体有限公司 一种全新智能气瓶装卸装置
US20230076909A1 (en) * 2020-02-14 2023-03-09 Construction Robotics, Llc Enhanced Lift Assist Device

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FR2177850A1 (fr) * 1972-03-24 1973-11-09 Demag Ag
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FR1207913A (fr) * 1958-07-24 1960-02-19 Air Liquide Appareil de manutention
US3734325A (en) * 1971-03-31 1973-05-22 Zimmerman D W Mfg Safety interlock for fluid-operated, load-handling apparatus
US3756563A (en) * 1971-12-01 1973-09-04 Zimmerman Mfg Ing D Apparatus for handling objects
FR2177850A1 (fr) * 1972-03-24 1973-11-09 Demag Ag
DE2332028A1 (de) * 1973-06-23 1975-01-09 Stahl R Fa Universalwinde
US3987915A (en) * 1975-03-21 1976-10-26 Conner John R Tire storage and retrieval system and method
US4491301A (en) * 1983-03-11 1985-01-01 Etudes Constructions Appareils Levage Tackles
US4708574A (en) * 1985-07-05 1987-11-24 D. W. Zimmerman Mfg., Inc. Apparatus for handling objects

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1178005A1 (fr) * 2000-08-03 2002-02-06 Demag Cranes & Components GmbH Dispositif pour commande manuelle et guidage d'un appareil de manipulation
EP1213257A1 (fr) * 2000-12-05 2002-06-12 Demag Cranes & Components GmbH Dispositif de levage pour un déplacement rectiligne d' un moyen de manipulation
US6634515B2 (en) 2000-12-05 2003-10-21 Demag Cranes & Components Gmbh Lifting apparatus for implementing a rectilinear movement of a handling device
CN103693564A (zh) * 2013-12-26 2014-04-02 成都金克星气体有限公司 一种全新智能气瓶装卸装置
US20230076909A1 (en) * 2020-02-14 2023-03-09 Construction Robotics, Llc Enhanced Lift Assist Device

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