Platform positioning system, method of operating a platform positioning system, and wind turbine
AssigneeSiemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
InventorJohnny Soerensen
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Abstract
Provided is a platform positioning system including a platform and an elevator, wherein a cabin of the elevator is movable along a wall segment of a building, wherein the platform positioning system further includes a first attachment mechanism for releasably attaching the platform to the cabin, wherein the motion of the cabin and the platform are coupled to each other when the platform is attached to the cabin, and a second attachment mechanism for releasably attaching the platform to the wall segment.
Claims14
A platform positioning system comprising:
- a platform;
- an elevator, wherein a cabin of the elevator is movable along a wall segment of a building;
- a first attachment means for releasably attaching the platform to the cabin, wherein a motion of the cabin and the platform are coupled to each other when the platform is attached to the cabin;
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- a second attachment means for releasably attaching the platform to the wall segment.
A method for operating a platform position system with a platform and an elevator, wherein a transportation of the platform by a cabin of the elevator moving along a wall segment of a building comprises:
- attaching the platform to the cabin by a first attachment means,
- moving the cabin together with the platform to a position where the platform is desired,
- attaching the platform to a wall segment by a second attachment means, and disconnecting the platform and the cabin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.