Patent ID: 8496090

Claim:
A vehicle elevator, comprising: (a) at least one carrier with a length direction for carrying a load thereon; and (b) a lift connected to the carrier at a position under the carrier, wherein the lift comprises at least two rotating components in at least one line of assembly and a rotation shaft, wherein the at least two rotating components are mounted together on the rotation shaft, which extends along the line of assembly, and the rotation shaft, is rotatably connected to the carrier by bearing blocks disposed at each end of the rotation shaft and supports associated with each of the bearing blocks, wherein one of the at least two rotating components is rotatably mounted on the rotation shaft and another of the at least two rotating components is fixedly mounted on the rotation shaft wherein the lift comprises at least one half-scissor construction, wherein the rotating components comprise an extensible drive element and a pull rod, and wherein the extensible drive element is fixedly mounted on the rotation shaft and the pull rod is bearing-mounted on the rotation shaft.