US3876182A - Air hoist with an overload protection device - Google Patents
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- 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
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- 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
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- B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
- B66D—CAPSTANS; WINCHES; TACKLES, e.g. PULLEY BLOCKS; HOISTS
- B66D2700/00—Capstans, winches or hoists
- B66D2700/02—Hoists or accessories for hoists
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
- B66D—CAPSTANS; WINCHES; TACKLES, e.g. PULLEY BLOCKS; HOISTS
- B66D2700/00—Capstans, winches or hoists
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- ABSTRACT The pneumatic motor of an air hoist has a blow-off valve in its supply passage. When the blow-off valve is open to the atmosphere. the air pressure at the inlet of the motor is substantially reduced. The blow-off valve is held closed by a piston having a piston surface in an air chamber. The air chamber is supplied with compressed air through a restriction.
- the hoist has a hook by which it can be suspended and the hook is clamped to the housing of the hoist by means of a pre-loaded Belleville-spring.
- a vent valve will open and vent said air chamber.
- the bl0w-off valve suddenly opens to limit the torque of the motor.
- the load sensing device includes a venting valve which vents a control conduit of a shut-off valve in the supply conduit of the motor when the load reaches a pre-determined magnitude so that the shut-off valve closes.
- the load sensing device In order to prevent the shut off valve from closing at normal handling ofa permissible workload, the load sensing device must normally be set to open the venting valve at a load of 140 /r of the weight of the heaviest workload permissible (i.e., rated workload) since the additional dynamic forces can be up to 40 /r of the workload. This means that it is possible to lift a workload which is considerably larger. in this case 40 larger, than the heaviest workload permissible (i.e., rated workload) if the workload is carefully handled.
- FIG. 1 is an elevational view of an air hoist according to the invention.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-section taken along line 2-2 in FIG. 1
- FlG. 3 is a cross-section taken along line 3-3 in FIG, 1
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary detail section of a part of FIG. 1
- FIG. 5 illustrates circuitry for the air hoist shown in FIGS. 1-4 and it is also partly a section taken along line 55 in FIG. 1.
- the air hoist shown in the figures has a housing 11 and a suspender hook 12 by which it can be suspended for example in a trolley.
- a reversible air motor 13 ro tates a drum or drive wheel 14 (chain pulley) over a transmission that comprises a central shaft 15 and a conventional planet gear unit 16 driven by this shaft.
- the drum or drive wheel 14 carries a chain 17 which has a hook 18 for the workload at its free end.
- a conventional one-way clutch (FIG. 3) is mounted on the end of the central shaft 15 and it comprises an inner part 19 rotating with the central shaft 15, an outer drum 20, and four rollers 21 which are disposed in recesses in the inner part 19.
- the drum of the one-way clutch can be locked to the housing 11 of the air hoist by means of two brake shoes 22,23 with linings 24,25.
- the brake shoes 22,23 are biased engaged by springs 26,27, but they can be relieved by means of a cam 28 which is fastened on a control shaft 29 journalled in the housing 11.
- the motor 13 for instance a sliding vane motor or a radial piston motoris supplied with pressurized air from a hose 30 through an air distributing valve 31 in the form ofa slide and a supply passage 32.
- the supply passage 32 is connected to an inlet 33 in the cylinder 34 of the motor.
- the motor has also an alternative supply passage 35 as can be seen from FIG. 5 in which the air distributing valve 31 is schematically shown. In its neutral position, shown in this figure. the air distributing valve 31 shuts off the two supply passages 32,35.
- the air distributing valve 31 is moved to the right in FIG. 5, the passage 32 will be pressurized and the passage 35 connected to an exhaust 36.
- the motor will therefore rotate in the load-lifting direction. If the air distributing valve 31 is moved to the left. the motor will rotate in the load lowering direction since the passage 35 is now pressurized and the passage 32 is connected to the exhaust 36.
- the air distributing valve 31 is controlled by means of a lever 37 which is pivot-ably mounted in the housing 11 by means of a ball joint 38 and actuated by means of a cam 39 which is fastened to a control shaft 29.
- a yoke 40 is fastened on the control shaft 29 and is provided with openings 41,42 through which the chain 17 can freely run.
- Two control ropes 43,44 are suspended at the ends of the yoke 40 and they carry a control handle 45.
- the counter-clockwise turning of the cam 39 results in a clockwise turning of the lever 37 so that the air distributing valve 31 moves to its right position. and the motor starts rotating in the load-raising direction.
- the counter-clockwise turning of the cam 28 does not release the brake shoes 22,23 since the cam is unsymmetrical.
- the one-way clutch 19,20,21 will permit the motor 13 to rotate in this direction. lfthe workload carrying book 18 is run too high. it abuts the yoke 40 around the opening 41 and turns the yoke back so that the air distributing valve 31 is moved to its neutral position or to its position for lowering the load.
- control shaft 29 When the control rope 44 is pulled by means of the handle 45, the control shaft 29 turns clockwise.
- the cam 39 of the control shaft pulls via the lever 37 the air distributing valve 31 into its left position so that the motor 13 starts rotating in load-lowering direction and the cam 28 lifts the brake shoes 22,23 so that the oneway clutch 19,20,21 can rotate as a unit and therefore does not prevent this rotation.
- the opening 46 forms a seat for a valving member 47 which is disposed on a rod 48 and abuts a shoulder 49 on the rod 48.
- the valving member 47 and its seat form a blow-off valvev
- the rod 48 is a piston rod of a piston 50 which divides a cylinder 51 into two pressure chambers 52, 53 which are connected to the supply passage 32 through an opening 54 in the cylindrical face of the piston rod, an axial passage 55 in the piston rod, and two short and restricted branches 56,57 of this axial passage 55.
- a spring 58 biases the piston 50 downward in FIG. 4 and keeps thereby the blow-off valve 46,47 normally closed.
- a flap 59 projects out into the supply passage 32 so that it will be influenced by the air stream in this supply passage to shut off the opening 54 when there is a strong air stream from the motor 13.
- the flap 59 is normally in the open position as shown in FIG. 4 and a guide pin 60 prevents rotation of the piston 50 and piston rod 48.
- a mount 61 for the suspender hook 12 is turnably mounted in the housing 11 of the air hoist by means of balls 62.
- a nut 63 is screwed onto the hook 12 and locked by means of a pin 64 which prevents the nut 63 from turning relative to the mount 61 but permits axial movement between the nut and the mount since its ends project out into axial grooves 65,66 in the mount.
- the hook 12 is pressed against a valving member 67 by means of a Belleville-spring 68 which is clamped between the nut 63 and an outer nut 6'9.
- the valving member 67 is thereby pressed against a valve seat 70 so as to seal off a valve chamber 71.
- the pre-load of the Belleville-spring 68 can be adjusted very precisely.
- the valve chamber 71 is connected by means of a swivel 73 and a hose 72 to the upper pressure chamber 52 and when the load exceeds the pre-load of the Belleville-spring 68, the air hoist moves distinctly some tenths ofa millimeter so that the venting valve 67,70 vents the pressure chamber 52. As a result, the piston 50 moves upwards and the blow-off valve 46,47 opens.
- the operator rapidly opens the distributing valve 31 in order to lift a heavy but permissible work load tie, a load equal to or less than the rated load).
- the instantaneous pulling force can exceed the preload of the Belleville-spring 68 so that the venting valve 67,70 opens to initiate the opening of the blow-off valve 46,47 as previously described.
- the pressure of the drive air will reduce to a pressure which is determined by the combination of the size of the blow-off valve 46.47, the restriction function of the air distribut ing valve 31. and the iinc pressure.
- This predetermined reduced drive pressure can for instance be just enough to lift the heaviest workload permissible but it can also be permitted to be insufficient to lift this load since the one way clutch will prevent any workload from pulling the motor rearwards. if the workload that the operator is about to lift. is lower than the pre load of the Belleville-spring, the spring will close the venting valve 67,71) again. As a result, the pressure chamber 52 will slowly be pressurized so that the blow-off valve 46.47 slowly closes. The drive pressure will therefore slowly raise so that the start will be gentle.
- the passage 32 serves as an exhaust passage from the motor previously described and the flap 59 keeps the opening 54 closed.
- the waning valve 67.70 would open during the lowering of a workload. It can happen that the blow-off valve 46,47 opens. However, because of air streaming from the lower pressure chamber 53 through the restrictions 56,57 and into the upper pressure chamber 52. the pressure in the pressure chambers 52,53 will soon equalize. and the coil spring 58 closes the blow-off valve 46,47 again. so that the counter pressure in the ex haust passage 32 of the motor is maintained.
- blow-off valve 46,47 will rapidly open like a conventional rcliefvalve when there is an extreme pressure raise in the supply passage 32.
- the workload is heavy and the chain slack at the start or the air distributing valve is rapidly closed when a heavy workload is lowered. there can be such an extreme pressure raise.
- the one way clutch 19,20,21 is not necessary but the brake drum 20 can be affixed on the central shaft 15.
- the cam 28 for the brake shoes 22,23 must be symmetrical so that it releases the brake shoes not only when the air distributing valve 31 is turned to its position for lowering a workload but also when it is turned to its position for raising a workload.
- the reduced drive pressure during open blow-off valve 46,47 must be great enough not to permit a workload as heavy as the preload of the Belleville-spring 68 to pull the motor rear wards.
- the sensing of the load need of course not be associated with a suspender hook.
- the load sensing device can be asso ciated with the end of the chain or cable which is affixed to the housing of the air hoist.
- air hoist there is included not only air hoists adapted to be suspended but also air hoists adapted for pulling horizontally and not only for liftingv What l claim is:
- An air hoist comprising:
- a rotatable drive wheel carrying a line which in turn is adapted to carry a work load.
- a supply conduit connected to an inlet of the motor for supplying motive air to the motor.
- a normally closed blow-off valve connectd to said supply conduit so as to effect. when in an open position. a reduction of the motive air pressure at the inlet of said motor due to a pressure drop in said supply conduit. whereby to limit the power of the motor.
- means for controlling said blow-off valve including a piston loaded by the air pressure in a pressure chamber towards a position in which the blowoff valve is closed. said air chamber being supplied with compressed air through a restricted passage, and
- a load sensing device arranged to initiate the opening of the blow-off valve in response to the tension in the line reaching a predetermined magnitude, said load sensing device including a vent valve connected to said pressure chamber for selectively venting said pressure chamber and thereby initiating the opening of the blow-off valve.
- An air hoist claimed in claim 1 including an air distributing valve, the blow-off valve being connected to the supply conduit at a point between the motor and the air distributing valve so that a substantial part of said pressure loss occurs in said air distributing valve 3.
- one of said two members forming the venting valve is a mount for a suspcnder for the air hoist, a member associated with the suspender being the other of the two members forming the venting valve.
- An air hoist comprising:
- a rotatable drive wheel carrying a line which in turn is adapted to carry a work load
- a supply conduit connected to an inlet of the motor for supplying motive air to the motor
- a normally closed blowoff valve connected to said supply conduit so as to effect, when in an open position, a reduction of the motive air pressure at the inlet of said motor due to a pressure drop in said supply conduit, whereby to limit the power of the motor
- means for controlling said blow-off valve including a piston means loaded by the pressure in a first pressure chamber towards a position in which the blow-off valve is closed and loaded by the pressure in a second pressure chamber towards a position in which the blow-off valve is open, said first and second pressure chambers being adapted to be supplied with compressed air through restricted passages and the blow-off valve being biased closed, and
- a load sensing device arranged to initiate the opening of the blow-off valve in response to the tension in the line reaching a predetermined magnitude, said load sensing device including a vent valve con nected to said first pressure chamber for selectively venting said first pressure chamber and thereby initiating the opening of the blow-off valve.
- An air hoist as claimed in claim 6 including an air distributing valve, the blow-off valve being connected to the supply conduit at a point between the motor and the air distributing valve so that a substantial part of said pressure loss occurs in said air distributing valve.
- An air hoist as claimed in claim 10 in which said supply conduit is connected to an air distributing valve which has a position for lowering a work load in which position it connects said supply conduit to be an exhaust passage and pressurizes an alternative supply conduit, and a check valve is controlled by the stream of air in said first mentioned supply conduit so as to shut off said first and second restricted passages when there is an air stream from the motor.
- An air hoist as claimed in claim 14 in which a re leasable brake is operably connected between a shaft rotated by the motor and a housing of the hoist, and a one-way clutch is operably connected between said shaft and said brake so as to permit the motor to rotate in the direction of pulling also when the brake is engaged.
- An air hoist as claimed in claim 16 in which said brake is adapted to be released when the supply passage for effecting pulling is pressurized.
- An air hoist comprising:
- a rotatable drive wheel carrying a line which in turn is adapted to carry a work load.
- a supply conduit connected to an inlet of the motor and including a supply valve
- blow-off valve connected to the supply conduit between the supply valve and the inlet of the motor and adapted to open when the supply conduit is suddenly pressurized, whereby to reduce the motive air pressure at the motor inlet
- means for controlling said blow-off valve including a piston means which is loaded by the pressure in a first pressure chamber towards a position in which the blow-off valve is closed and loaded by the pres sure in a second pressure chamber towards a position in which the blow-off valve is open, a first restricted passage leading from said supply conduit to said first pressure chamber, a second restricted passage leading from said supply conduit to said second pressure chamber, said first and second restricted passages being so dimensioned relative to the volumes of said first and second pressure chambers that the pressure will build up more rapidly in said second pressure chamber than in said first pressure chamber and thereby effect opening of the blowoff valve when the supply conduit is sud dently pressurized, and
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US4283722A (en) * | 1977-11-11 | 1981-08-11 | Kabushiki Kaisha Kito | Overload indication device for a lever hoist |
US7159772B2 (en) * | 2001-07-24 | 2007-01-09 | Vbs, Inc. | Apparatus and method for mounting an RF tag on a conveyor trolley |
US6708712B2 (en) | 2001-10-04 | 2004-03-23 | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | Pressure regulator utilizing a disc spring |
CN108675181A (zh) * | 2018-08-09 | 2018-10-19 | 重庆维大力起重设备有限公司 | 一种手拉葫芦 |
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CN111017778A (zh) * | 2019-12-19 | 2020-04-17 | 国网山东省电力公司莘县供电公司 | 一种电力配网横担快速安装吊具 |
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