The material handling apparatus has a support frame (fig.3A,21), suitable for carrying a service module (fig.2) to be placed in a building, with a bracket 22 secured to it, configured to connect to a connection mounting 23; the support frame can be rotated or reoriented from a first position (fig.3C), relative to the connection mounting, to a second position (fig.4C) perpendicular to the first. Preferably, the frame moves from a vertical to a horizontal orientation facilitated by a mechanical linear actuator 34 with a lead screw 31 attached to a sliding arm 40 pivotably attached to the bracket; when in the second position further lateral movement in the range of 0.01-10cm can be performed to facilitate alignment of fixtures on the service module. Alternatively, an actuator with a telescopic arm (fig.5B,53) pivotably attached to the bracket may be used if lateral movement is not required. The frame may have arms (fig.3A,214) in the form of pegs or forks to facilitate holding or carrying the service module and be rectangular or I-shaped.
Material handling apparatus
2018-02-28
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B66F HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING, OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD , Hub-, Verhol- oder Schubvorrichtungen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen, z.B. Vorrichtungen mit unmittelbarer Krafteinwirkung auf die Last |