Motorized system for scaffold
AssigneeMetaltech-Omega Inc.
InventorsAlexandre Walker, Patrice Béland, Francis Goyer
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Abstract
A scaffold motorization system for motorizing a scaffold and a method for motorizing a scaffold. The scaffold may include one or more platforms and a set of legs supporting the one of more platforms. The scaffold motorization system may comprise: a set of wheel assemblies configured to be releasably mounted to at least some legs in the set of legs of the scaffold, the set of wheel assemblies including a set of wheels and at least one motor configured to drive wheels in the set of wheels; and a controller in communication with the set of wheel assemblies for controlling the least one motor to drive the wheels in the set of wheels at least in part in response to control signals received from a control device operated by a person.
Claims20
A scaffold motorization system for motorizing a scaffold, the scaffold including a platform and a set of legs mounted on casters supporting the platform, the scaffold motorization system comprising:
- a. a set of wheel assemblies configured to be releasably mounted to at least some caster mounted legs in the set of legs of the scaffold, the set of wheel assemblies including a set of wheels and at least one motor configured to drive wheels in the set of wheels in a forward direction and a backward direction, wherein the set of wheel assemblies are configured to be releasably mounted to the at least some caster mounted legs in the set of legs of the scaffold without removing the casters;
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- b. a controller in communication with the set of wheel assemblies for controlling the least one motor to drive the wheels in the set of wheels at least in part in response to control signals received from a control device operated by a person,
- wherein, in response to control signals conveying specific commands received from the control device, the controller is configured to transform the specific commands into corresponding electric signals to power the at least one motor to drive the wheels in the set of wheels in at least one of the forward direction and the backward direction.
A scaffold comprising;
- a platform;
- a set of legs mounted on casters and supporting the platform;
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- a scaffold motorization system for motorizing the scaffold, the scaffold motorization system comprising:
- a. a set of wheel assemblies configured to be releasably mounted to at least some caster mounted legs in the set of legs of the scaffold, the set of wheel assemblies including a set of wheels and at least one motor configured to drive wheels in the set of wheels in a forward direction and a backward direction, wherein the set of wheel assemblies are configured to be releasably mounted to the at least some caster mounted legs in the set of legs of the scaffold without removing the casters;
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- b. a controller in communication with the set of wheel assemblies for controlling the at least one motor to drive the wheels in the set of wheels at least in part in response to control signals received from a control device operated by a user,
- wherein, in response to control signals conveying specific commands received from the control device, the controller is configured to transform the specific commands into corresponding electric signals to power the at least one motor to drive the wheels in the set of wheels in at least one of the forward direction and the backward direction.
A method of motorizing a scaffold using a removable scaffold motorization system, the scaffold including one or more platforms and a set of legs supporting the one of more platforms, legs in the set of legs being mounted on casters, the removable scaffold motorization system comprising:
- a. a set of wheel assemblies configured to be releasably mounted to at least some legs in the set of legs of the scaffold, the set of wheel assemblies including a set of wheels and at least one motor configured to drive wheels in the set of wheels in a forward direction and a backward direction, and wherein the set of wheel assemblies are configured to be releasably mounted to the at least some caster mounted legs in the set of legs of the scaffold without removing the casters;
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- b. a controller in communication with the set of wheel assemblies for controlling the least one motor to drive the wheels in the set of wheels at least in part in response to control signals received from a control device operated by a person;
- the method comprising the steps of:
- mounting the set of wheel assemblies to at least some of the legs of the scaffold;
- mounting the controller to the scaffold and to the set of wheel assemblies;
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- providing a power source to the controller,
- wherein the controller is configured to receive control signals conveying specific commands received from a control device, the controller being configured to transform the specific commands into corresponding electric signals to power the one of more motors to drive the wheels in the set of wheels in at least one of the forward direction and the backward direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.