Patent ID: 6564904
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: B05B,F16P

Abstract:
Walk-on platform arrangement, comprising:at least a first sub-platform, which is movable from a rest position in a direction of extension into a working position, and a second sub-platform, which in the working position is disposed behind the first sub-platform, said first and second sub-platforms being arranged one above the other in said rest position and a rear boundary edge of the first sub-platform and a front boundary edge of the second sub-platform in the rest position being spaced vertically apart from one another by a vertical distance, a guide system, said guide system comprising at least one first guide element disposed on the one sub-platform and at least one second guide element disposed on the other sub-platform, said first and second guide elements cooperating directly with each other to guide relative motion between the first sub-platform and the second sub-platform as the first sub-platform moves into the working position in such a way that the vertical distance between the rear boundary edge of the first sub-platform and the front boundary edge of the second sub-platform in the working position is smaller than in the rest position.