Integrated Weighted Base Arms for Stable Mobile Fall Stops
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing modular weight bases for mobile stop devices used in slab formwork systems are cumbersome to assemble, pose safety risks due to numerous individual parts, and have protruding corners that can catch safety equipment, compromising stability and safety.
Innovation Solution
A weight base with integrated weights into U-, T-, or double-T-shaped arms, providing a flat design with eccentric mass distribution, fixed by screw bolts, and equipped with elastomer bearing bodies for anti-slip and damping effects, along with adjustable spacers and crane lugs for stability and ease of transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If weights are arranged as separate modular parts, then transportability is improved, but assembly effort increases and safety risks arise from numerous individual parts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the weights directly into the base body structure, merging previously separate modular parts into a unified construction. The base body contains recesses that receive weights, creating an integrated assembly that reduces the number of individual parts while maintaining transportability through the overall modular design of the stop device.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple individual parts are arranged in rows, then modular assembly is enabled, but protruding corners and edges increase safety risks
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating weights into the base body with recesses that accommodate them, the patent eliminates protruding corners and edges that would otherwise be created by separate modular parts arranged in rows. The unified structure maintains modular assembly capability while removing safety hazards.
Solution Approach 2:
The base body features locally adapted recesses designed to receive weights in specific orientations and positions. This local customization of the base body structure allows modular assembly while ensuring that weight integration eliminates harmful protrusions at critical locations.
3Ease of manufacture
If weights are placed on or under arms, then modular construction is achieved, but overall height increases reducing stability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent embeds weights within recesses of the base body, creating a nested structure where weights are contained within the base body volume rather than extending outward. This nesting approach maintains modular construction benefits while keeping the overall height compact, thereby preserving stability and maintaining a low center of gravity.
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 stability, reduces assembly time, minimizes safety risks, and ensures secure transport by integrating weights into the base body, while maintaining a low center of gravity and preventing slipping on damp surfaces.
Implementation Method 1
equipped with elastomer bearing bodies for anti-slip and damping effects
Implementation Method 2
equipped with elastomer bearing bodies for anti-slip and damping effects
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a weight base (10) for a mobile stop device (1) for securing a person at risk of falling, comprising a base body (100) with several arms (110) arranged at an angle to one another and weights (120) as a load, wherein the weights (120) are received at least in sections in the arms (110), which are designed at least in sections in a U-shaped, T-shaped, double-T-shaped or tubular cross-section in this respect.The invention also relates to a mobile stop device (1) for a safety device with a weight base (10) according to the present invention.