Multi-Tower Linkage Aerial Hoisting Platform With Self-Climbing Towers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional tower cranes have limited hoisting capacity, especially for long distances, and are immovable, leading to low utilization rates and inefficiencies in construction, particularly with the rise of prefabricated building components and the need for horizontal transportation and installation, while their bases cause construction waste and resource inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A multi-tower linkage type aerial hoisting platform with a self-climbing lifting/lowering system and hydraulic locking mechanism, forming a stable rectangular platform using tower crane body support beams that can move vertically and horizontally, incorporating movable bases for recyclability and expandable anchor points.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Force
If traditional tower cranes are used for long-distance hoisting, then the hoisting capacity is limited due to arm balancing, but the structure remains stable
Solution Approach 1:
The tower crane body is divided into multiple standard sections that can be independently assembled and configured. This segmentation allows the boom length and hoisting capacity to be adjusted separately, enabling long-distance hoisting without compromising the overall structural stability through proper section configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The tower crane incorporates a movable counterweight system that can be dynamically adjusted along the boom. This dynamic adjustment allows the crane to maintain arm balancing stability while accommodating varying lifting distances and loads, effectively increasing hoisting capacity for long-distance operations.
2Stability of the object's composition
If tower crane bases are integrally poured by reinforced concrete, then the tower crane body is stable, but the bases cannot be relocated causing construction waste and resource inefficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The base structure is segmented into a permanent foundation portion and a removable tower crane base portion. The removable base can be detached and relocated to different positions, allowing the tower crane to be moved between construction sites or repositioned within a large construction area while maintaining stability through the permanent foundation.
Solution Approach 2:
The tower crane base is designed to be discarded from its original position and recovered for reuse at another location. This allows the base structure to be removed after the tower crane is dismantled, enabling land reuse and eliminating construction waste from concrete bases.
3Area of stationary object
If multiple tower cranes are disposed for large-area construction projects, then the construction region coverage is improved, but the utilization rate decreases due to idle cranes
Solution Approach 1:
The tower crane system incorporates movable bases and adjustable boom configurations that allow a single crane to dynamically adapt to different construction areas. The crane can be repositioned and reconfigured to cover different zones, replacing the need for multiple fixed cranes and improving utilization rate while maintaining coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The tower crane body is designed with multi-functionality, serving not only as a lifting device but also as a support platform for elevators, construction platforms, and other construction equipment. This universal application increases the crane's utilization rate across different construction activities and areas.
4Ease of operation
If conventional tower cranes are used, then the lifting function is provided, but horizontal transportation and installation efficiency is low
Solution Approach 1:
The tower crane body is designed to serve multiple functions beyond lifting. It provides a horizontal transportation platform through its boom structure and serves as a support platform for construction activities. This multi-functionality integrates lifting, horizontal transportation, and installation operations, significantly improving overall construction efficiency.
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
Enhances construction efficiency by increasing hoisting capacity, stability, and flexibility, reduces waste, and lowers costs by allowing relocation and recycling of tower crane bases, suitable for middle and high-rise buildings and freight elevator bases.
Implementation Method 1
a hydraulic cylinder as a lifting/lowering force
Implementation Method 2
in combination with a pneumatic locking mechanism
Data Source
AI summary
A multi-tower linkage type aerial hoisting platform includes: four tower crane body lifting/lowering parts respectively disposed in an outer periphery of a building to form a rectangle through enclosure, and including a tower crane body and a self-climbing lifting/lowering system that is capable of climbing or descending step by step along the tower crane body; four tower-crane-body-connected support beams, respectively disposed on two opposite self-climbing lifting/lowering systems, where a hoisting platform enclosed by the tower-crane-body-connected support beams is driven by the self-climbing lifting/lowering systems to move up and down synchronously; and four movable tower crane bases, respectively disposed at lower ends of the four tower crane body lifting/lowering parts, including movable chassis that are used as movable supports with a variable platform angle and support parts disposed on the movable chassis, where four corners of the support parts are respectively provided with rotary drilling fastening parts.