Title:
AUTOMATED MOBILE VEHICLE LIFT COLUMN
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2020/243222
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
A mobile lift column (200) is configured to automatically position itself with respect to a vehicle (112) to be lifted. A proximity and object sensor is used to identify a location of a vehicle and navigate obstructions while advancing to the vehicle. The column includes a set of automatically driven Mecanum wheels (222, 224) that can be variably controlled to provide precise movement in any direction without rotating the column. A camera (244) positioned on the column identifies a wheel of the vehicle, and an alignment beam is projected onto the wheel to verify centering on the wheel. Once positioned, the column may operate one of several lift members, including a pair of removable fork adapters (216, 218), to extend underneath the vehicle and contact the vehicle lifting points. With at least two columns properly positioned, each mobile column can simultaneously raise its lift member(s) to lift the vehicle to a desired height.
Inventors:
ELLIOTT ROBERT (US)
TAYLOR STEVEN (US)
LAUDERBAUGH GERRY (US)
KATERBERG KEVIN (US)
TAYLOR STEVEN (US)
LAUDERBAUGH GERRY (US)
KATERBERG KEVIN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2020/034791
Publication Date:
March 18, 2021
Filing Date:
May 28, 2020
Export Citation:
Assignee:
VEHICLE SERVICE GROUP LLC (US)
International Classes:
B66F9/075; B66F3/46; B66F7/28; B66F9/06; B66F13/00; G01B11/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SCHANTZ, Matthew, R. et al. (US)
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