Mast Climbing Work Platform with Folding, Translating Side Platforms
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mast climbing work platforms face difficulties navigating structures with obstructions and working on beams or other building components that extend outward, limiting their versatility and accessibility.
Innovation Solution
A mast climbing work platform structure with a base structure, vertical mast, and a work platform that can ascend and descend, along with side platforms that can vertically raise and translate alongside the structural frame, equipped with folding and translating mechanisms powered by hydraulic or pneumatic systems, allowing navigation around obstacles and access to complex structures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the work platform uses a fixed single-mast configuration, then the structure is simple and stable, but it cannot navigate obstructions or access complex structures
Solution Approach 1:
The platform is divided into multiple masts (first and second masts) with independent side platforms that can move relative to each other. This segmentation allows each mast to independently navigate obstructions while maintaining overall platform stability, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The side platforms are designed with dynamic movement capabilities, allowing them to translate horizontally and fold vertically along the masts. This dynamic configuration enables the platform to adapt to various obstruction scenarios while maintaining structural integrity, balancing versatility with manageable complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the side platform remains fixed relative to the structural frame, then the structure is simple, but it cannot translate to access beams or components extending outward
Solution Approach 1:
The side platform incorporates horizontal translation mechanisms that allow it to move along the mast structure. This dynamic capability enables access to beams and outward-extending components while using standardized mechanical elements, maintaining reasonable complexity levels.
Solution Approach 2:
The side platform acts as an intermediary between the main platform and the building structure, translating horizontally to reach outward-extending components. This mediator function provides enhanced accessibility without requiring complex direct attachment mechanisms to the building.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the side platform cannot fold vertically, then the structure is simpler, but it cannot navigate around obstructions effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The side platform incorporates vertical folding capability that allows it to change its orientation relative to the mast. This dynamic folding action enables the platform to clear obstructions during movement while using conventional hinge and actuator mechanisms, keeping the added complexity manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The side platform can fold vertically in advance before encountering obstructions, preventing interference with the navigation path. This preliminary action allows smooth passage around obstacles without requiring complex real-time adjustment mechanisms.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient navigation of obstructions and enhanced accessibility to complex structures by allowing the side platforms to fold vertically and translate horizontally, ensuring comprehensive coverage of the work area.
Implementation Method 1
equipped with folding and translating mechanisms powered by hydraulic or pneumatic systems
Implementation Method 2
equipped with folding and translating mechanisms powered by hydraulic or pneumatic systems
Data Source
AI summary
In one or more embodiments a mast climbing work structure may be provided. The mast climbing work structure may include a base structure and a mast attached to the base structure and rising vertically from the base structure. The mast climbing work structure may further include a work platform attached to the mast. The work platform may have a deck a structural frame underneath the deck and at least one side platform connected to a side of the structural frame. The work platform may be configured to ascend and descend via the vertical mast and the side platform may be configured to raise vertically and translate alongside the side of the structural frame.