Hoisting Beam With External Supports For Smooth Operation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing hoisting and handling apparatuses face issues with smooth operation due to dynamic deformation of beam structures under load, difficulty in maintenance and inspection, and challenges in integrating motorized systems, leading to increased mechanical stresses and operational inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A hoisting and handling apparatus with externally positioned support elements and a modular design, featuring bent metal sheets for improved smoothness and accessibility, allowing for easier assembly and integration of electrification systems, and accommodating varying load requirements through adjustable beam elements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If beam structures are used to support mobile hoisting devices, then load-bearing capacity is improved, but dynamic deformation under load reduces smoothness of operation
Solution Approach 1:
The beam structure is segmented into multiple modular beam elements that can be independently supported and positioned. Each beam element can be separately adjusted and maintained, reducing the impact of deformation on overall system smoothness while maintaining load-bearing capacity through the distributed modular structure.
2Strength
If support elements are positioned internally within beam structures, then structural integrity is improved, but accessibility for maintenance and inspection deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The support elements are extracted from the internal beam structure and repositioned externally on the beam elements. This allows maintenance personnel to easily access and inspect the support elements and trolley wheels without disassembling the beam structure, while the beam elements themselves maintain structural integrity through their modular design and connection to the supporting framework.
3Extent of automation
If motorized systems are integrated into the beam structure, then automation is improved, but device complexity and difficulty of integration increase
Solution Approach 1:
The beam elements are designed with universal mounting capabilities that can accommodate various motorized systems and electrification components. The modular beam structure provides standardized interfaces and attachment points, allowing different automation solutions to be integrated without redesigning the entire beam structure, thereby reducing overall device complexity while enabling automation.
4Stability of the object's composition
If rigid beam structures are used, then load-bearing stability is improved, but adaptability to different load requirements deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The beam structure transitions from a fixed rigid configuration to a dynamic modular system where beam elements can be independently positioned, adjusted, and reconfigured. This allows the system to adapt to different load requirements by adjusting the number, position, and configuration of active beam elements, while each individual beam element maintains its rigid load-bearing stability.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a hoisting and handling apparatus (300, 400), comprising at least one beam element (200) configured for being suspended and for supporting at least one mobile hoisting device (301), having a main direction of development, and comprising at least one bent metal sheet forming two profiles (201, 202), respectively facing each other along the main direction of development and contiguous (203) with each other at the top of the beam element (200), which define respective side faces (204, 205) of the beam element (200); the two profiles (201, 202) comprise respective support elements (206, 207) configured for supporting the mobile hoisting device (301) and for allowing it to slide along the main direction of development; the support elements (206, 207) are positioned externally to the side faces (204, 205), and the beam element (200) further comprises at least one spacer element (210) interposed between the two profiles (201, 202) and constrained thereto, which is adapted to hold in position the two respective side faces (204, 205) in the structure of the beam element (200), for applying a load to the support elements (206, 207).