PERSONNEL LIFT VEHICLE

• US 20130186708A1
• Filed: 02/06/2013
• Published: 07/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Big Lift LLC
• Original Assignee: Big Lift LLC
• Inventors: Wu, Lili, Bao, Nengwen, Xu, Linjie, Ma, Qichen, He, Jin Hui, Pedriana, William J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,440,830 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 182/69.6
• CPC Class Codes: 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

Abstract

The present disclosure relates generally to lift vehicles that include a carriage having at least three wheels, a lift and a load carrying frame. The load carrying frame is connected to the lift, which is connected to the carriage. A selectively deployable platform is disclosed that is pivotably connected to the carriage and movable between a stowed position and a support position. At least two rollers may be spaced apart and configured to engage and slidably support a battery above the carriage.

Claims

1. A personnel lift vehicle comprising:

a carriage;

at least three wheels rotatably connected to the carriage;

a lift connected to the carriage;

a load carrying frame connected to the lift; and

a selectively deployable platform pivotably connected to the carriage and movable between a generally vertical stowed position and a generally horizontal support position.

2. The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the platform further comprises a pair of sides that are spaced apart and parallel.

3. The lift vehicle according to claim 2, wherein each of the sides includes a slot formed therein.

4. The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 3, wherein each slot includes an elongated portion and a short portion that is substantially perpendicular to the elongated portion.

5. The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the carriage further comprises a pair of projections wherein each projection extends through a respective slot in a side of the platform.

6. The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 5, wherein each projection is disposed in the elongated portion of a respective slot when the platform is in the stowed position.

7. The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 5, wherein each projection is disposed in the short portion of a respective slot when the platform is in the support position.

8. The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 5, wherein the pair of projections are connected to an upstanding member that is connected to the carriage.

9. The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 8, wherein a lower surface of the platform engages an upper surface of the upstanding member when the platform is in the support position.

10. The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the carriage further comprises an upstanding member to which the platform is pivotably connected.

11. The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the platform further comprises a plurality of longitudinal braces and a plurality of lateral braces.

12. The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the platform is disposed within the outer perimeter of the carriage when the platform is in the stowed position.

13. The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the platform further extends outward from the outer perimeter of the carriage when the platform is in the support position.

14. The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the carriage further comprises a catch that engages the platform when the platform is moved to the stowed position.

15. The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 14, wherein the catch further comprises a guide bracket that includes an arm that biases the platform into a secure position when the platform is moved to the stowed position.

16. A personnel lift vehicle comprising:

a carriage;

at least three wheels rotatably connected to the carriage;

a lift connected to the carriage;

a load carrying frame connected to the lift;

a battery; and

the carriage further comprising at least two rollers that are spaced apart and configured to engage and slidably support the battery above the carriage.

17. The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 16, wherein the battery further comprises a battery container that engages the rollers.

18. The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 16, further comprising at least two stabilizers connected to the carriage.

19. The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 16, further comprising at least two stabilizer wheels connected to the carriage.

20. The personnel lift vehicle according to claim 19, further comprising at least two stabilizers connected to the carriage and being disposed respectively outward of the stabilizer wheels.