Platform Support System for Precise Heavy Load Displacement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing platforms for supporting and transporting large, heavy installations lack the ability to position and displace these installations precisely and efficiently, requiring frequent dismantling and re-erection for movement.
Innovation Solution
A platform with a dual support system featuring pivotally connected lifting and displacing devices, allowing independent and precise positioning in two orthogonal directions, and equipped with hydraulic or electric cylinders for lifting and displacement, along with safety mechanisms, enabling the platform to move heavy loads without needing to dismantle the installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the platform uses traditional support systems without displacing devices, then the structure is simpler, but the platform cannot displace heavy installations and requires frequent dismantling for movement
Solution Approach 1:
The support elements are designed to perform multiple functions: they provide structural support when lowered to the ground and enable platform displacement when raised. The displacing devices connect to these same support elements, allowing the support system to serve both stabilization and movement purposes, thereby increasing versatility without proportionally increasing complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The support elements are made movable between a lowered position (for support) and a raised position (for displacement). This dynamic configuration allows the platform to adapt its structure based on operational needs, enabling it to both support heavy installations and displace them using the same components
2Measurement precision
If the platform lacks displacing devices, then the device complexity is lower, but the positioning precision and independence are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The displacement function is divided into two independent directional components: a first displacing device for displacement in a first direction and a second displacing device for displacement in a second direction perpendicular to the first. This segmentation allows each device to specialize in one direction, achieving precise independent positioning control while keeping individual device complexity manageable
3Strength
If the platform is designed for heavy load capacity, then it can support large installations, but it cannot displace these heavy loads without dismantling
Solution Approach 1:
The platform enables continuous operation by eliminating the need to dismantle installations for displacement. The support elements can be raised and lowered, and the displacing devices can move the platform with the installation intact, allowing the useful action of transporting and positioning installations to continue without interruption from dismantling and re-erection cycles
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 precise and independent displacement of heavy installations, reducing the need for frequent dismantling and re-erection, thereby saving time and enhancing the platform's versatility for applications like fairground attractions and drilling installations.
Implementation Method 1
The first support system comprises a support element and a lifting device having a hydraulic cylinder
Implementation Method 2
The first support system comprises a support element and a lifting device having an electric cylinder
Implementation Method 3
The first support system comprises a support element and a displacing device having a hydraulic cylinder for displacing the platform
Implementation Method 4
The first support system comprises a support element and a displacing device having an electric cylinder for displacing the platform
Implementation Method 5
the lifting device is connected pivotally to the platform and to the support element
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AI summary
The invention relates to a platform (1) for an installation, wherein the platform is provided with a first support system (10) configured to displace the platform in two orthogonal directions of displacement. The first support system comprises a first support element (11) and a first and second lifting device (12, 13) for moving the first support element between a position of use, in which the first support element makes contact with the ground surface, and a rest position in which the first support element is clear of the ground surface. The first support system comprises a first displacing device (14) for displacing the platform relative to the first support element in a first direction of displacement (x) in the position of use. The first support system comprises a second displacing device (15) for displacing the platform in a second direction of displacement (y) relative to the first support element in the position of use.