# US 2013/0153336 A1 · Personnel lift vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0153336 A1 - Document ID: US20130153336A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/707,169 - Filed: 2012-12-06 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-14 - Assignees: Big Lift, LLC - Inventors: Lili Wu; Nengwen Bao; Linjie Xu; Qichen Ma - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130153336A1 ## CPC - B66F 11/04: for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations ({Working platforms on fork-lift trucks B66F9/127; } vehicle aspects of service vehicles B60P3/14; platforms for cleaning windows A47L3/02; devices for rescuing persons from buildings A62B1/02; liftable or lowerable platforms for use on ladders E06C7/16; maintenance travellers for bridges E01D19/10; scaffolds on an extensible sub-structure E04G1/22) - 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 ({invalid lifting devices A61G7/10; } mounting artificial islands on piles or like supports E02B17/00; scaffolding combined with lifting devices E04G1/22; lifting devices for sliding forms E04G11/24; lifting of buildings E04G23/06; shores or struts E04G25/00; lifts or other hoisting devices on ladders E06C7/12; props for mining E21D15/00) ## Abstract The present disclosure relates generally to personnel lift vehicles that include a carriage, a telescoping lift and a load carrying frame. The telescoping lift is connected to a rear portion of the carriage and the load carrying frame is connected to and extends forward from the telescoping lift. The load carrying frame includes a bottom portion that provides an operator platform that is disposed at a central portion of the carriage between a front portion and the rear portion of the carriage. The configuration of the disclosed personnel lift vehicle provides an integral solution for counterweight requirements for the carriage while reducing the overall driving space required for the vehicle. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A personnel lift vehicle comprising: a carriage, a telescoping lift and a load carrying frame; the carriage further comprising a front portion and a rear portion; the telescoping lift being connected to the rear portion of the carriage; the load carrying frame being connected to and extending forward from the telescoping lift; the load carrying frame further comprising a bottom portion that provides an operator platform that is disposed at a central portion of the carriage between the front and rear portions; a load carrying platform being connected to and extending forward from the load carrying frame; and the front and rear portions of the carriage each having at least one wheel rotatably connected thereto. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the telescoping lift includes a gantry frame structure. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the rear portion of the carriage is equipped with a gantry frame fastening spindle to which the gantry frame structure is connected. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the gantry frame structure further comprises an inner gantry frame, a middle gantry frame and an outer gantry frame, with the inner gantry frame being capable of sliding up and down vertically along the middle gantry frame, and the middle gantry frame being capable of sliding up and down vertically along the outer gantry frame. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the load carrying platform further comprises a plurality of lateral braces and a plurality of longitudinal braces. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the load carrying frame comprises a front vertical portion, a bottom horizontal portion, a rear vertical portion and a top horizontal portion, with the front vertical portion being connected and perpendicular to the bottom horizontal portion, the bottom horizontal portion being connected and perpendicular to the rear vertical portion, and the rear vertical portion being connected and perpendicular to the top horizontal portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the load carrying platform is constructed as an integral part of the load carrying frame. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a guard structure that is connected to the load carrying frame. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the guard structure includes at least two guards that are pivotally connected to the load carrying frame. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the at least two guards are pivotally movable between at least a first position permitting entry to and exit from the operator platform, and a second position blocking entry to or exit from the operator platform. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the guard structure further comprises an upper guard having a control box that includes at least one operator vehicle control. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 11, wherein the at least one operator vehicle control includes one or more of a steering wheel, a sync Down button, a horn, a coulomb meter, an Up button, a Down button, an emergency stop button, an accelerator and/or a key switch. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the rear portion has at least two wheels rotatably connected thereto and the front portion has at least one wheel configured to drive and steer the vehicle. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the front portion is forward of the operator platform and includes an electric motor and a battery that powers the electric motor. ### Claim 15 A personnel lift vehicle comprising: a carriage, a telescoping lift and a load carrying frame; the carriage further comprising a front portion having at least one wheel rotatably connected thereto; the carriage further comprising a rear portion having at least two wheels rotatably connected thereto, and to which the telescoping lift is connected; the load carrying frame being connected to and extending forward from the telescoping lift, wherein the load carrying frame includes an operator platform that is disposed between the front and rear portions of the carriage; and a guard structure that includes at least two guards that are pivotally connected to the load carrying frame, wherein the at least two guards are pivotally movable between at least a first position permitting entry to and exit from the operator platform, and a second position blocking entry to or exit from the operator platform. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 15, wherein the at least two guards are vertically spaced apart and connected to the same side of the load carrying frame. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 16, wherein the at least two guards are connected by a linkage, such that pivoting one of the guards causes pivoting of another of the guards. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 15, wherein at least one of the at least two guards has a control box connected thereto, wherein the control box includes at least one operator vehicle control. ### Claim 19 A personnel lift vehicle comprising: a carriage, a telescoping lift and a load carrying frame; the carriage further comprising a front portion to which at least one front wheel is rotatably connected; a battery, a drive motor and a steering motor located at the front portion, wherein the drive motor and steering motor are coupled to the at least one front wheel; the carriage further comprising a rear portion to which at least two rear wheels are rotatably connected and to which the telescoping lift is connected; and the load carrying frame being connected to and extending forward from the telescoping lift and having an operator platform that is disposed between the front and rear portions of the carriage. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 19, further comprises a load carrying platform that is connected to and extends forward from the load carrying frame.