Furniture lift

A furniture lift or construction lift is a chassis-mounted modification of an inclined lift, in which a platform can be moved on a telescopically extendable support. The chassis can be a truck or a trailer. These are usually mounted on chassis with a permissible total weight of 7.5 t and can therefore still be driven with the driving license class 3.

One of the first manufacturers of construction hoists was the company Klaas. The first construction hoists were manufactured there in 1947.Geschichte der Firma Klaas Website der Firma Klaas. Abgerufen am 18. Juni 2012.

Since 1974, mobile furniture lifts, derived from mobile inclined construction lifts, have been equipped with modified conveyor carriages, forming so-called "furniture platforms." When extended, these can also transport large pieces of furniture. The most important distinguishing feature between furniture lifts and construction lifts is the conveyor carriage. In furniture lifts, this carriage is a closed box with foldable side panels. This allows even large and bulky items to be transported. In construction lifts, the side panels of the conveyor carriage are fixed. 

Due to the special requirements (also due to the StVO ) regarding mobility, load-bearing capacity, telescopic height and dead weight, furniture lifts have been further developed into high-tech machines.

 Manufacturer of mobile furniture and construction lifts 

 Böcker Maschinenwerke in Werne ad Lippe
 Klaas Inclined Lifts in Ascheberg (Westphalia)
 Hermann Paus Machine Factory
 Teupen Maschinenbau (production was discontinued in summer 2009)
 Emminghaus Mechanical Engineering

 Disadvantage 
The disadvantage of the inclined lift concept is, firstly, that the rear of the roof is inaccessible. Secondly, inclined lifts have a lower load capacity than cranes, and the loads must be transported further along the roof by hand. With a mobile crane, for example, the material can be transported directly to the site.

 Security 
For mobile construction and furniture lifts used commercially in Germany, an annual safety inspection is required according to the German Accident Prevention Regulation (UVV) (according to the BGV D7 guideline of the German Employers' Liability Insurance Association BGV D7 Umwelt Online. Abgerufen am 18. Juni 2012. ) in conjunction with the VDE regulations. Wearing protective clothing during commercial operation is a prerequisite for proper operation.

 Trivia 
A Böcker furniture lift was used in the 2025 Louvre robbery. 

 References 

Category:Cranes