Aerial work platform

A lift is a platform for lifting of persons or objects. In contrast to aerial work platforms can be moved only in the vertical, they can not be turned or move laterally.

Application Examples

The operation can be done in various ways, for example by means of a hydraulic type cylinder, spindle drives, drive chains or with pneumatic actuator ( bellows ). A lift is often used in garages. In addition, it is used in logistics, for example for loading aircraft or in the form of a liftgate as tailgate delivery truck. People lifts are mainly as a working platform for assembly work at high altitude in use.

Construction sector

Lifts are used in the construction industry as a working platform to create buildings and carry out repair and maintenance services of buildings. To raise Buildings or parts, car lifts are also used. One application is for example the lifting of a transmission tower to set it on insulators or replace them. Even in bridge lifts are sometimes used.

Tree Care

In arboriculture lifting platforms are used as a working platform to trim large trees.

Motor vehicles

The lift is the central work equipment in auto repair shops. Many repairs will not be possible until the underbody of the vehicle is freely accessible or the wheels are relieved. The drive is either hydraulic or electric motor. In contrast to the use of car jacks persons may be safely stay under the vehicle. A distinction is made between the pumping stages in which a hydraulic pressure cylinder is arranged centrally buried in the ground and those that operate with two side pillars, which lift by electrically driven threaded spindles the vehicle. Only with the latter type, it is in principle possible to have access to the entire underbody for work. An alternative to lift the workshop pit or four post lift, which is traversed by two ramps and this raises the ramps together with vehicle by means of a hydraulically operated cable system. This allows, for example, Alignments and adjustments to be made, for which the vehicle must be raised though, here but with the wheels on the ground should be ( on the ramps ). In the area of ​​tire services also are often short ( the vehicle wheels in front of it and behind it on the floor) used lifts with Scherenhubmechanismen which lift the vehicles only to ~ 1 m height for the pure wheel change.

Laboratories

For stirring work or height -bound processing of substances in open or closed vessels small, height-adjustable racks are used in the laboratory, which are also called lifting platforms or laboratory stand.

Theater and entertainment area

In stage technology lifts are used, the lifting platform can be mentioned. They are also used as presentation tools in nightclubs.

Similar devices

• Platform
• Lift table