Patent ID: 7128226
Filing Date: 2006-10-31
Classification: B62D,B65G,B66C

Abstract:
1. A vehicle or vehicle part lifting device comprising: a load receiving means adapted to support a vehicle or vehicle part; a pair of horizontally spaced longitudinal beams arranged with the load receiving means and substantially aligned along a generally vertical lifting and lowering direction; at least one linear guide element associated with each of the beams; a base frame, the guide elements being supported from the base frame and laterally guiding the longitudinal beams and the load receiving means along the lifting and lowering direction; a means for lifting and lowering the load receiving means; each longitudinal beam comprising at an upper beam section and a lower beam section, the upper and lower beam sections of each of the beams having a tubular profile and comprising a tubular member and being collinear and aligned along the lifting direction when the load receiving means is lowered to its lowermost position, the upper and lower beam sections of each of the beams being interconnected by a hinge connection wherein the upper beam section of each of the beams is foldable relative to the lower beam section of each of the beams transversely to the lifting and lowering direction when the load receiving means is lifted above the lowermost position and the hinge connections are guided above the linear guide elements.