Construction Deck With Retractable Hydraulic Platform
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Solution Overview
Problem
Construction decks often require shore posts for support, which can be limiting, especially when there is no top structure or when the top structure has limited strength, and existing solutions do not efficiently manage the extension and retraction of platforms for load handling near building edges.
Innovation Solution
A deck design featuring a stationary support structure with hydraulic cylinders and extension members that allow a platform to extend and retract beyond the building edge, incorporating a hoist for load handling and optional features like counterweights, ramps, and guard rails, enabling safe and efficient load management without the need for shore posts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a platform is extended beyond the building edge for load handling, then accessibility and load handling capability are improved, but safety and structural stability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The platform is designed to be dynamically extendable and retractable using hydraulic cylinders. It can extend beyond the building edge when needed for load handling, then retract to a safe position when not in use. This dynamic configuration allows the system to adapt between operational needs and safety requirements, resolving the contradiction between accessibility and safety.
2Stability of the object's composition
If shore posts are used for deck support, then structural stability is improved, but adaptability to different building conditions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the support function from traditional shore posts that require attachment to the building's top structure. Instead, the system uses the building floor itself as the anchor point, with hydraulic cylinders providing the necessary support and positioning. This allows the deck to be used in buildings without adequate top structure or with limited strength, significantly improving adaptability while maintaining stability through the hydraulic support system.
3Reliability
If the platform is kept within the building edge when not in use, then safety is improved, but operational readiness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The platform system is pre-positioned at the building edge in a retracted state, ready for rapid deployment. The hydraulic cylinders are pre-configured and the platform is held in position but not extended. When operational needs arise, the platform can be quickly extended outward, and when operations complete, it retracts back. This preliminary positioning resolves the contradiction by having the system ready for action while maintaining safety during idle periods.
Data Source
AI summary
This invention relates generally to a method for making a deck for use in construction. In one embodiment, the method includes, but is not limited to, positioning a first box tube substantially parallel to a second box tube; attaching a plate to the first box tube and the second box tube, the plate extending between the first box tube and the second box tube; coupling a hydraulic cylinder to the plate; slidably inserting a first extension member at least partially into the first box tube; slidably inserting a second extension member at least partially into the second box tube, the first and second extension members having a beam extending therebetween; coupling the hydraulic cylinder to the beam; positioning a platform having one or more wheels on the plate and over the hydraulic cylinder such that the platform is rollable relative to the plate; and attaching the platform to the beam such that the platform is operable to retractably extend beyond an edge of a floor of a building in conjunction with the first and second extension members in response to actuation of the at least one hydraulic cylinder.