Vehicle lift and process for lifting vehicles
AssigneeRavaglioli S.p.A.
InventorsMauro Marinelli, Sandro Ramponi, Gianluca Longhi, Simone Bui
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Abstract
A vehicle lift comprising a movement system configured to be installed in a pit in the ground, a platform engaged with the movement system and movable entering to and exiting from the pit, at least one arm carried by the platform and configured for contacting a vehicle to be lifted. The arm is movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The lift comprises a stop movable relative to the platform between a grip position where it engages the arm and a release position where it disengages the arm. The lift comprises an actuator carried by the platform and active on the stop to move said stop between the grip position and the release position.
Claims20
A vehicle lift comprising:
- a movement system configured to be installed in a pit in the ground,
- a platform engaged with the movement system and movable entering to and exiting from the pit,
- an arm carried by the platform and configured for lifting a vehicle, said arm being movable with respect to the platform at least between an extended position and a retracted position,
- a stop carried by the platform, said stop being movable relative to the platform at least between:
- a grip position where the stop engages the arm to block relative movement of said arm with respect to the platform,
- a release position where the stop disengages the arm to allow said arm to move between the extended position and the retracted position,
- at least one actuator carried by the platform, said actuator being configured for moving the stop between the grip position and the release position.
A vehicle lift comprising:
- a movement system configured to be installed in a pit in the ground,
- a platform engaged with the movement system and movable entering to and exiting from the pit,
- an arm carried by the platform and configured for lifting a vehicle, said arm being movable with respect to the platform at least between an extended position and a retracted position,
- a stop movable between:
- a grip position where the stop blocks relative movement of said arm with respect to the platform,
- a release position where the stop allows said arm to move between the extended position and the retracted position,
- at least one actuator configured for moving the stop between the grip position and the release position,
- at least one sensor configured for generating a position signal representative of at least one of:
- a position of the platform, and a minimum distance between the platform and the ground,
- a control unit connected with the sensor and configured for commanding the actuator to move the stop between the grip position and the release position on the basis of the position signal generated by said sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.