Telescoping Mobile Support Apparatus for High-Weight Construction Loads
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing temporary support apparatuses for high-weight structures during construction are expensive, bulky, and limited by requirements for extensive setup time, insufficient overhead clearance, and low mobility, making them unsuitable for efficient and cost-effective use in construction processes.
Innovation Solution
A mobile support apparatus comprising a telescoping structure with vertical support members, a load-engaging portion, a ground-engaging portion, and a locking mechanism, allowing for quick setup and height adjustment to support high-weight structures, featuring a transport chassis with wheels and hydraulic cylinders for extension and retraction, enabling efficient positioning and load support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Force
If overhead cranes and gantry cranes are used to support high-weight structures, then lifting capacity is sufficient, but setup time is extensive and mobility is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The support apparatus is divided into multiple telescoping segments that can be independently extended and retracted. This segmentation allows the structure to be compact for transport and quickly deployed when needed, eliminating the extensive setup time required by traditional cranes while maintaining high lifting capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus employs dynamic telescoping sections that can extend and retract on demand, transitioning between compact transport configuration and extended support configuration. This dynamic capability enables rapid deployment and repositioning, directly addressing the setup time and mobility limitations of static crane systems.
2Force
If overhead cranes and gantry cranes are used, then high-weight structures can be supported, but the apparatus is bulky and difficult to transport
Solution Approach 1:
The support apparatus incorporates nested telescoping sections where inner segments are housed within outer segments during transport. This nesting arrangement reduces the overall volume and footprint of the apparatus when not in use, making it significantly more compact and easier to transport compared to traditional crane systems, while fully extending to provide the necessary lifting capacity during operation.
3Ease of operation
If vehicle-mounted cranes are used, then mobility is improved, but lifting capacity is limited and setup time is extensive
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus uses segmented telescoping sections that can be independently controlled, allowing the system to achieve high lifting capacity through the cumulative effect of multiple segments working together. This segmentation enables the apparatus to exceed the lifting capacity of conventional vehicle-mounted cranes while maintaining mobility through its compact, modular design.
4Length of stationary object
If existing multi-stage support apparatuses are used, then height adjustment is possible, but weight capacity is low and mobility is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The support apparatus utilizes composite structural design combining high-strength materials in the telescoping sections with efficient load distribution mechanisms. This composite approach enables the apparatus to achieve both high weight capacity and extensive height adjustment capability, overcoming the limitations of existing multi-stage support systems that could adjust height but lacked sufficient load-bearing capacity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus provides a cost-effective, mobile, and efficient means to support high-weight structures with a lifting capacity of at least 300 tons, allowing for rapid setup and adjustment, overcoming limitations of existing systems by offering greater mobility and reduced operational costs.
Implementation Method 1
hydraulic cylinders for extension and retraction
Data Source
AI summary
A mobile support apparatus that includes one or more extension and refraction devices and a unit that is releasably attachable to vertical members of the apparatus such that the apparatus can be extended in one or more stages to a vertical height that is substantially greater than the height of the fully retracted apparatus. The mobile support apparatus is useful for a multitude of new and existing construction-related applications.