The present invention relates to a mobile elevating work platform comprising a control panel, said control panel (6) comprising a protective barrier (13) on an outer surface thereof, wherein the protective barrier comprises an elastomer. The present invention also relates to a method for providing a control panel with a protective barrier (13), which comprises the steps of obtaining a three-dimensional profile of an outer surface of a control panel, creating a mould from the three-dimensional profile, providing an elastomer and shaping the elastomer in the mould, curing the elastomer to form the protective barrier and fitting the protective barrier to the control panel. The present invention also relates to a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) comprising a control panel (6) and a rigid shell (26) for protecting the control panel.
PROTECTIVE BARRIER FOR A CONTROL PANEL
2020-06-11
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 / B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / G05G CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY , Steuer- oder Regelvorrichtungen oder Steuer- oder Regelsysteme gekennzeichnet ausschließlich durch mechanische Einzelheiten / H01H Elektrische Schalter , ELECTRIC SWITCHES |