Scaffold Mount Bracket Wedge Head Cable Hoisting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional scaffolding systems lack a mechanism to efficiently raise and lower structures using mechanical means, exposing workers to safety risks and increasing labor costs and project duration during high-elevation construction.
Innovation Solution
A scaffold mount bracket is designed to be coupled with a rosette and vertical member, featuring a wedge head and clamp mechanism for cable attachment, allowing for safe and efficient raising or lowering of scaffold platforms using electromechanical devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional scaffolding systems are used without a raising/lowering mechanism, then the structure can be assembled and used for heavy loads, but workers must manually assemble and disassemble at high elevations, increasing safety risks and labor costs
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket assembly serves multiple functions: it provides structural support for heavy loads, enables electromechanical raising and lowering of the scaffold platform, and interfaces with conventional scaffold rosettes. This multi-functionality allows the same component to both support the platform and enable automated position changes, improving safety without requiring entirely separate systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket assembly acts as an intermediary component that connects conventional scaffold elements (rosettes, vertical members) to electromechanical raising/lowering systems. It includes a mounting interface with rosette that attaches to standard scaffold vertical members, and an attachment interface with cable for the electromechanical device, thereby bridging traditional manual scaffolding with automated positioning systems.
2Productivity
If workers manually assemble and disassemble scaffold platforms at high elevations, then no additional mechanical components are needed, but labor costs increase and project duration extends
Solution Approach 1:
The invention replaces the manual mechanical assembly/disassembly process with an electromechanical raising and lowering system. The bracket assembly includes a cable attachment interface that connects to electromechanical devices (motors, winches), substituting human labor with automated mechanical systems for platform position changes, thereby improving productivity while adding controlled complexity.
3Reliability
If a bracket assembly with cable attachment is added to enable electromechanical raising/lowering, then worker safety improves and productivity increases, but the device complexity and initial cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket assembly is segmented into distinct functional components: a mounting interface with rosette for attaching to vertical members, a vertical mount member providing structural support, horizontal mount members for platform attachment, and a cable attachment interface for electromechanical devices. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured and assembled separately, simplifying the overall manufacturing process despite the increased functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges multiple functional elements into a single integrated bracket assembly: the mounting interface, structural support members, platform attachment points, and cable attachment interface are combined into one component that attaches to a single vertical scaffold member. This consolidation reduces the number of separate parts needed compared to traditional systems, easing manufacturing and assembly.
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
The solution enhances worker safety, reduces labor costs, and shortens exposure to extreme heights by enabling the safe and efficient movement of heavy-duty scaffold platforms during industrial and commercial construction projects.
Implementation Method 1
A wedge 302 is then hammered into the vertical slot (or gap) to couple the ledger 102 via the head 504 to the vertical standard 103 via the rosette 500 using, inter alia, frictional force.
Data Source
AI summary
A scaffold mount bracket having an upper horizontal mount member, a wedge head, a lower horizontal mount member, a clamp, a vertical mount member, the vertical mount member having coupled proximate to the upper end thereof, and orthogonally thereto, the upper horizontal mount member and coupled to a lower end of the vertical mount member, and orthogonally thereto, the lower horizontal mount member. Coupled to the top of the vertical mount member is an attachment member having an aperture or structure for receiving, either directly or indirectly, a cable for hoisting or lowering a scaffold to which the invention is mounted or for hoisting or lowering a separate scaffold member or structure.