Integrated Lift Platform Control Housing for Battery Mobility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile lifting platforms face challenges with the secure and space-saving integration of energy storage devices, which can hinder mobility and positioning due to their weight and positioning on the lifting column, especially with low ground clearance vehicles.
Innovation Solution
A control device integrating control electronics and energy storage in a common housing, with a metal plate for heat dissipation and modular design, allowing for secure, space-saving attachment and reduced cabling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If the energy storage device is attached to the foot of the lifting column, then it can supply energy independently, but it hinders mobility and positioning due to its weight and location
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the energy storage device with the control electronics and housing into an integrated control device unit. This merging eliminates the need for separate mounting of the energy storage device at the foot of the lifting column, thereby improving mobility while maintaining independent energy supply capability through the integrated design.
2Ease of manufacture
If the energy storage device is mounted separately, then it can be accessed independently, but it increases cabling complexity and space requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the energy storage device with the control electronics and housing into a single compact control device. This integration significantly reduces the cabling requirements and space needed for separate mounting, while maintaining the ability to access and service the energy storage device through the modular housing design.
3Ease of repair
If the control electronics and energy storage device are separated, then they can be accessed independently, but it increases cabling outlay and reduces protection from external influences
Solution Approach 1:
The patent houses both the control electronics and energy storage device within a single protective housing structure. This integration provides unified protection from external influences such as moisture and environmental factors, while the modular design allows independent access for maintenance and repair of each component.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables improved mobility and positioning of mobile lifting platforms by reducing cabling and protecting the energy storage from external influences while maintaining a compact and stable structure.
Implementation Method 1
A control device integrating control electronics and energy storage in a common housing, with a metal plate for heat dissipation
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a control device 4 for a lifting platform 10 with an integrated energy storage 4e, and to a lifting platform 10, in particular a mobile lifting platform for vehicles, which has the control device 4, and to a system which contains one or more of the lifting platforms 10.