WO2006113779A1 - Systeme de detection de charge pour dispositif de travail aerien - Google Patents

Systeme de detection de charge pour dispositif de travail aerien Download PDF

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WO2006113779A1
WO2006113779A1 PCT/US2006/014699 US2006014699W WO2006113779A1 WO 2006113779 A1 WO2006113779 A1 WO 2006113779A1 US 2006014699 W US2006014699 W US 2006014699W WO 2006113779 A1 WO2006113779 A1 WO 2006113779A1
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sensing system
load sensing
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Gregory S. Van Hinsbergh
Edward T. Bottle
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Caterpillar Inc.
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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
    • B66C13/00—Other constructional features or details
    • B66C13/16—Applications of indicating, registering, or weighing devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66F—HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD
    • B66F11/00—Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for
    • B66F11/04—Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
    • B66F11/044—Working platforms suspended from booms
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66F—HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD
    • B66F17/00—Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force
    • B66F17/006—Safety devices, e.g. for limiting or indicating lifting force for working platforms
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01G—WEIGHING
    • G01G19/00—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups
    • G01G19/14—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups for weighing suspended loads
    • G01G19/18—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups for weighing suspended loads having electrical weight-sensitive devices

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  • the present invention relates to a load sensing system for determining the load on an aerial work apparatus and in particular for measuring the weight of personnel and equipment carried on a platform of the aerial work apparatus.
  • Such work apparatus normally comprises a vehicle having an extendible boom mounted thereon for rotation about a vertical axis and pivotal movement about a horizontal axis.
  • a platform having a raised safety rail therearound is normally mounted on a distal end of the boom, mounted to the boom such that platform remains in a horizontal orientation as the boom is pivotally moved between raised and lowered positions.
  • the platform is usually mounted on the boom via a swivel joint permitting the platform to swivel about a vertical axis with respect to the end of the boom. Hydraulic actuators are normally provided for moving the boom and platform to a required position.
  • a load sensing system for an aerial work apparatus comprising: a support member mountable on a load handling machine; a first support structure having at least one end connectable to the support member; a second structure supported on said first support structure at a location spaced from said at least one end of the first support structure; load determining means for determining the load applied to the first support structure via the second support structure.
  • Fig 1 is a perspective view of an aerial work apparatus according to the present invention.
  • Fig 2 is a perspective view of the aerial work apparatus of Fig 1 with the platform omitted for clarity;
  • Fig 3 is a front view of the apparatus of Fig 2;
  • Fig 4 is a sectional view on line Y-Y shown in Fig 3;
  • Fig 5 is a partial sectional view taken on line X-X shown in Fig 4;
  • Fig 6 is a front view of the apparatus of Fig 2 with the front plate and platform swivel mount omitted.
  • FIG 1 illustrates an aerial work apparatus comprising a platform 10 having a raised safety rail 12 therearound and an access gate 14 on a front side thereof to permit persons and equipment to be loaded onto the platform.
  • the platform 10 is mounted on a carriage 16 via a swivel mount 18 permitting the platform 10 to swivel about a vertical axis.
  • a hydraulic actuator can be provided for controlling pivotal movement of the platform 10 about the swivel mount 18.
  • the carriage 16 is mounted on a support member 20 as will be described in more detail below.
  • the support member 20 has conventional connection members 22,24 provided thereon to enable the support member to be connectable to the distal end of a boom of a telehandler or other load handling vehicle, whereby the platform can be conveyed to an elevated position to permit persons to safely maintain, install or repair equipment located at such elevated position.
  • the carriage 16 is mounted on the support member 20 via parallel, vertically arranged channel members 26,28 respectively provided on adjacent sides of the support member and defining opposed, inwardly facing, U-shaped guide channels.
  • the carriage 16 is provided with guide wheels 30 (see Fig 5) rotatably mounted on the carriage 16 and adapted to run in the channel member 26,28, the guide wheels 20 and channel members 26,26 constraining the carriage to be moveable with respect to the support member in a substantially vertical plane.
  • a support beam 32 is provided on the support member 20, the support beam 32 extending transversely between the channel members 26,28, the distal ends of the support beam 32 being mounted within and secured to the channel members 26,28 such that the support beam 32 is supported on the support member 20 by its ends.
  • a elongate support pin 34 is provided on the carriage 16, extending from the carriage 16 towards the support member 20 to a position wherein the support pin can abut an upper surface of the support beam 32 at a location midway between the ends of the support beam 32, whereby the weight of the carriage 16, platform, and personnel and equipment carried thereon, can be carried by the support beam 32.
  • a rubber sleeve may be provided on the support pin to absorb impacts between the support pin 34 and support beam 32.
  • a load determining means 36 is provided on a lower surface of the support beam 32 in a region beneath the location whereat the support pin 34 abuts the support beam 32.
  • the load determining means is a strain gauge. Due to the arrangement of the support beam 32 and support pin 34, the strain gauge 36 can record the true vertical load, with respect to gravity, applied to the support beam 32 by the support pin 34.
  • the strain gauge 36 can be of the type used to measure the load applied to a vehicle axle.
  • the strain gauge 36 is connectable to conventional load determining means to determine the total weight of persons and equipment carried by the platform 10.
  • stop members 38 are provided within the channel of each channel member 26,28 at a location whereby at least one of the guide wheels 30 on each side of the carriage will abut a stop member 38, such that the stop member 28 support the carriage 16, preventing further downward movement of the carriage, if the loading of the support beam 32 and thus the deflection of the support beam 32 reaches a predetermined limit corresponding to a maximum safe load, thus preventing overloading of the support beam 32, support pin 34 and associated load sensing system.
  • the load determining means includes means for indicating to the user that the safe maximum load has been reached to prevent the user from unknowingly placing further load on the platform once the guide wheels 30 have abutted the stop members 38.
  • the load applied to the support beam 32 of the support member 20 via the support pin 34 of the carriage 16 can be sensed by the strain gauge 36 such that the weight of personnel and equipment carried by the platform 10 can be accurately determined.
  • the strain gauge 36 and associated load determining means can be calibrated during manufacture to record only the weight of the personnel and equipment placed on the platform 10 and provide a zero reading under the weight of the carriage, platform and associated equipment alone.
  • the support member 20, channel members 26,28, carriage 16 and associated upper and lower cover plates 40,42 effectively enclose the support beam 32, support pin 34 and guide rollers 30.
  • the linear movement of the carriage 16 with respect to the support member 20 helps to prevent damage to the platform 10 and load sensing system when the support member is decoupled from a load handing device by permitting the platform 10 to move relative to the support member 20 when the platform contacts the ground.
  • the load sensing system of the present invention has been found to be capable of determining the total weight of personnel and equipment carried by the platform to an accuracy of plus or minus 0.83% and is capable of detecting a load change of 1.25kg without requiring post manufacture calibration.
  • the load sensing system of the present invention could equally be used to determine the weight of a load applied to other load handling equipment, such as fork lifts, elevators etc.

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Abstract

Système de détection de charge pour dispositif de travail aérien, comprenant : support (20) susceptible d'être monté sur une machine de manipulation de charge ; première structure support (32) ayant au moins une extrémité susceptible d'être reliée au support ; seconde structure support (16) soutenue par la première structure support en un point (34) espacé de la ou des premières extrémités de la première structure support ; système de détermination de charge (36) permettant de déterminer la charge appliquée à la première structure support (32) via la seconde structure support (34). Selon une variante, la première structure support (34) comprend une poutre transversale soutenue par le support (20) à ses extrémités, et la seconde structure support comprend un chariot (16) à tige de soutien (34) reposant sur un point médian de la poutre de soutien (32).
PCT/US2006/014699 2005-04-20 2006-04-19 Systeme de detection de charge pour dispositif de travail aerien WO2006113779A1 (fr)

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FR3000200A1 (fr) * 2012-12-24 2014-06-27 Haulotte Group Mecanisme de pesee pour une nacelle et nacelle elevatrice comprenant un tel mecanisme de pesee
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