GB2466238A - Integrated power pack enclosure on vehicle tail-lifts - Google Patents

Integrated power pack enclosure on vehicle tail-lifts Download PDF

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GB2466238A
GB2466238A GB0820761A GB0820761A GB2466238A GB 2466238 A GB2466238 A GB 2466238A GB 0820761 A GB0820761 A GB 0820761A GB 0820761 A GB0820761 A GB 0820761A GB 2466238 A GB2466238 A GB 2466238A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60P—VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
    • B60P1/00—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading
    • B60P1/44—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading having a loading platform thereon raising the load to the level of the load-transporting element
    • B60P1/4471—General means for controlling movements of the loading platform, e.g. hydraulic systems
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G3/00—Ambulance aspects of vehicles; Vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances, e.g. for facilitating access of, or for loading, wheelchairs
    • A61G3/02—Loading or unloading personal conveyances; Facilitating access of patients or disabled persons to, or exit from, vehicles
    • A61G3/06—Transfer using ramps, lifts or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G3/00—Ambulance aspects of vehicles; Vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances, e.g. for facilitating access of, or for loading, wheelchairs
    • A61G3/02—Loading or unloading personal conveyances; Facilitating access of patients or disabled persons to, or exit from, vehicles
    • A61G3/06—Transfer using ramps, lifts or the like
    • A61G3/062—Transfer using ramps, lifts or the like using lifts connected to the vehicle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60P—VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
    • B60P1/00—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading
    • B60P1/44—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading having a loading platform thereon raising the load to the level of the load-transporting element
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60P—VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
    • B60P1/00—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading
    • B60P1/44—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading having a loading platform thereon raising the load to the level of the load-transporting element
    • B60P1/4414—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading having a loading platform thereon raising the load to the level of the load-transporting element and keeping the loading platform parallel to the ground when raising the load
    • B60P1/445—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading having a loading platform thereon raising the load to the level of the load-transporting element and keeping the loading platform parallel to the ground when raising the load the loading platform, when not in use, being stored under the load-transporting surface
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60P—VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
    • B60P1/00—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading
    • B60P1/44—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading having a loading platform thereon raising the load to the level of the load-transporting element
    • B60P1/4485—Attaching the complete loading platform unit to the vehicle

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Abstract

An integrated enclosure for the power pack 5 of a vehicle tail-lift or patient stretcher lift, comprises a back panel 2, bottom panel and two end panels 3 pre-fitted with suitable transition pieces or seals to a lift beam 1 of the tail-lift. When the tail-lift is installed on a vehicle, the upper part of the enclosure is formed when the top edges or the back panel 2 and side panels 3 seal to the underside of the vehicle floor (8 fig 7), and when the front edges of the enclosure seals against the vehicle side panel or skirt. An access hatch door (7 fig 7) is provided in the vehicle side panel or skirt (6 fig 5), to allow access to the power pack 5.

Description

Integrated Power Pack Enclosure on Vehicle Tail-Lifts Tail-Lifts and Patient Stretcher Lifts are well known and used in the UK, Ireland and in Europe.
The tail-lift is generally supplied with the power pack attached to the end of the lift beam and connected and wired ready for operation once the tail-lift is installed. The complete assembly is bolted directly onto the chassis of the vehicle.
On most lorries and trailers the power pack is fitted with a plastic cover that is easily accessible at the exposed rear side of the vehicle.
On some vehicles, particularly small vehicles with coach built bodies such as front line ambulances, the side panel is extended down below the vehicle floor or body skirts are fitted that blocks-off easy access to the power pack. A solution to this problem is for the coachbuilder to fit a hatch door in the side panel or skirt to provide easy access to the power pack. This arrangement does not shield or protect the power pack from the adverse road environment, the access hatch door is fitted purely as a means for easy power pack access.
On small vehiclcs, or vehicles with a low chassis height, the power pack can suffer damage as a result of it's close proximity to road. The adverse road environment and water spray in the wintertime is difficult to protect against, particularly when the roads are treated with salt. One solution to this problem is for the coachbuilder to make an enclosed hatch.
Prior to the tail-lift installation the power pack is first removed (or supplied loose), it is then fitted inside this protective hatch. This solution involves a lot of extra work, time and cost.
A better solution is for the tail-lift manufacture to supply an enclosure back panel plus the enclosure ends and bottom pressing. These can be factory fitted to the tail-lift prior to delivery. The dimensions and shape of the factory-supplied enclosure components would match the coachbuilders side panel or body skirt, vehicle floor underside and hatch door.
When installed, the power pack will now be inside a sealed hatch enclosure which is accessed by the hatch door in the side panel or skirt.
According to the present invention there is provided a tail-lift, fitted with an enclosure back panel attached between the end of the lift beam and the power pack, where the back panel is fitted with the enclosure ends and bottom pressing, all of which are dimensioned and profiled to fit and seal to the customers floor underside, side panel or skirt and to the hatch door, so as to form a sealed compartment or hatch enclosure for the power pack that is simple to install and easy to access by the hatch door.
Preferably this enclosure back panel and the enclosure ends and bottom pressing are made from aluminium or steel or a combination of aluminium, steel and plastic, but it can be made of any material or a combination of materials which are suitable to meet the
specification.
A preferred embodiment of this invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 shows an isometric view of a section of the tail-lift with the enclosure back panel and the enclosure ends and bottom pressing fitted between the end of the lift beam and the power pack Figure 2 shows a mirror image view of figure 1 Figure 3 shows an exploded view where the enclosure ends and bottom pressing is dropped down below the power pack Figure 4 shows a mirror image view of figure 3 Figure 5 shows a plan view section through the key components of the installed tail-lift power pack, showing how the ends and bottom pressing connects to the vehicle side panel or skirt at the hatch door Figure 6 shows a side view of the rear corner of the vehicle and the position of the hatch door relative to the power pack and the enclosure components Figure 7 shows a section through the hatch showing and how the enclosure back panel connects to the underside of the floor and how the enclosure ends and bottom connect to the vehicle skirt -the hatch door partly opened Figure 8 shows a similar view as figure 7 except the hatch door is closed Referring to Figures 1 and 2 -the enclosure back panel 2 is fitted between the power pack 5 and the lift beam 1. The enclosure ends and bottom pressing 3 is secured to the enclosure back panel 2 by bolts 4 Referring to Figures 3 and 4 -the enclosure back panel 2 is fitted between the power pack 5 and the lift beam 1 The bolts 4 have been removed and the enclosure ends and bottom pressing 3 has been dropped clear of the power pack assembly to allow additional space for maintenance to be carried or for the power pack to be removed or changed Referring to Figure 5 -the enclosure back panel 2 is fitted between the power pack 5 and the lift beam 1. The enclosure ends and bottom pressing 3 is secured to the enclosure back panel 2 by bolts 4. The enclosure ends and bottom pressing 3 is dimensioned and profiled to seal against the vehicle side panel or skirt 6 Referring to Figure 6 -the hatch door 7 can be either hinged up or hinged down to provide access to the power pack 5. The enclosure ends and bottom pressing 3 seal at the top to the underside of the floor 8 and to the side panel or skirt 6 Referring to Figures 7 -the enclosure back panel 2 is fitted between the power pack 5 and the lift beam 1. The enclosure back panel 2 is sealed to the underside of the floor 8.
The enclosure ends and bottom pressing 3 is sealed at the bottom to the underside of the side panel or skirt edge 9 Referring to Figures 8 -the hatch door 7 is shown in the closed position to provide a sealed compartment for the power pack In another embodiment the enclosure back panel 2 and the enclosure ends and bottom pressing 3 could be made in a single fabrication In a further embodiment the enclosure back panel 2 and the enclosure ends and bottom pressing 3 could be made in any number of single parts to aid removal and access at a latter stage In a further embodiment the enclosure back panel 2 and the enclosure ends and bottom pressing 3 could be secured and sealed directly to the side panel or skirt.
In a further embodiment the enclosure back panel 2 and the enclosure ends and bottom pressing 3 could be secured and sealed to the side panel or skirt using a connection or transition piece or any number of transition pieces

Claims (10)

  1. Claims.1. A tail-lift, fitted with an enclosure back panel, which is attached between the end of the lift beam and the power pack; where the enclosure back panel is fitted with the enclosure ends and bottom pressing, all of which are dimensioned and profiled to fit and seal to the underside of the vehicle floor, vehicle side panel or skirt and to the side panel hatch door, so as to form a sealed compartment or hatch enclosure for the power pack, that is simple to install and easy to access via the hatch door
  2. 2. A tail-lift power pack enclosure according to claim 1 which has an enclosure back panel of suitable height dimensions and profile, which allow for either a seal or transition piece to be fitted so that the enclosure back panel top edge seals against the underside of a vehicle floor
  3. 3. A tail-lift power pack enclosure according to claim 1 and 2 which has an enclosure back panel of suitable height dimensions, width and profile to provide for the attachment of the enclosure ends and bottom pressing
  4. 4. A tail-lift power pack enclosure according to claim 1, 2, and 3 where the enclosure ends are of suitable height dimensions and profile to allow the fitting of either a seal or transition piece so that the top edges seals against the underside of a vehicle floor
  5. 5. A tail-lift power pack enclosure according to claim 1, 2, 3 and 4 where the enclosure ends and bottom pressing are of suitab'e width and profile to provide for the fitting of either a seal or transition piece so that the outer edges seal against the vehicle side panel or skirt
  6. 6. A tail-lift power pack enclosure according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 where the enclosure ends and bottom pressing provide for a seal to the side panel hatch door
  7. 7. A tail-lift power pack enclosure according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 where the enclosure back panel, ends and bottom pressing provide for a seal or transition piece arrangement that seal against or to the underside of a vehicle floor, the vehicle side panel or skirt and the side panel hatch
  8. 8. A tail-lift power pack enclosure according to foregoing claims where the enclosure back panel, enclosure ends, bottom pressing and transition pieces and or seals which are of suitable dimensions and profile so as to seal to the under side of the vehicle floor, vehicle side panel or skirt and side panel hatch door to complete all the sides required for a complete enclosure when attached to a suitable vehicle
  9. 9. A tail-lift power pack enclosure according to foregoing claims where the enclosure, transition pieces or seals can be manufactured from any suitable material for the application
  10. 10. An enclosure according to foregoing claims where the formed sealed enclosure can be used for any similar type of application
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EP3846303A4 (en) * 2018-08-30 2022-03-30 Shenzhen Carku Technology Co., Limited Vehicle-mounted start-up power source

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US4711613A (en) * 1983-04-28 1987-12-08 Henderson Doors Limited Vehicle lift devices
EP0724080A1 (en) * 1995-01-07 1996-07-31 Franz Henninghaus Hydraulic actuating system for a lifting platform or similar, particularly for automotive vehicles
DE202004013356U1 (en) * 2004-08-26 2004-10-21 Bär, Gerd Fastening structure for a lift loader platform (LLP) and an LLP battery box fitted lengthwise on a chassis frame, has a guide mechanism fastened on the chassis frame by claws
WO2007105119A2 (en) * 2006-03-02 2007-09-20 Gisela Weber Assembly set for a loading platform

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US4711613A (en) * 1983-04-28 1987-12-08 Henderson Doors Limited Vehicle lift devices
EP0724080A1 (en) * 1995-01-07 1996-07-31 Franz Henninghaus Hydraulic actuating system for a lifting platform or similar, particularly for automotive vehicles
DE202004013356U1 (en) * 2004-08-26 2004-10-21 Bär, Gerd Fastening structure for a lift loader platform (LLP) and an LLP battery box fitted lengthwise on a chassis frame, has a guide mechanism fastened on the chassis frame by claws
WO2007105119A2 (en) * 2006-03-02 2007-09-20 Gisela Weber Assembly set for a loading platform

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP3846303A4 (en) * 2018-08-30 2022-03-30 Shenzhen Carku Technology Co., Limited Vehicle-mounted start-up power source
US11479190B2 (en) 2018-08-30 2022-10-25 Shenzhen Carku Technology Co., Limited On-board starting power supply

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