Linkage with reduced starting load for moving the ramps of compact auto lifts for motor vehicles

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EP 0 957 062 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	21.03.2001 Bulletin 2001/12

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	17.11.1999 Bulletin 1999/46

(21)	Application number: 99109616.5

(22)	Date of filing: 14.05.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B66F 7/08

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

14.05.1998 IT MO980104

(71)	Applicant: GIULIANO S.r.l.
	42015 Correggio (Reggio Emilia) (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	Vignoli, Giuliano 41100 Modena (IT)

(74)	Representative: Modiano, Guido, Dr.-Ing. et al
	Modiano Gardi Patents, Via Meravigli, 16 20123 Milano 20123 Milano (IT)

(54)	Linkage with reduced starting load for moving the ramps of compact auto lifts for motor vehicles

(57) A linkage with reduced starting load for moving the ramps (1) of compact auto lifts comprising a base carriage (4) which can slide at floor level on a corresponding footing (5) and has a preset horizontal stroke, an end of a fluid-actuated actuator (6) and a contiguous end of a linkage element (7) being respectively coarticulated to said carriage (4), the length of said actuator (6) being axially variable, said linkage element (7) having eccentric means (8) for a partial rotation of said linkage element (7) on a vertical plane, the opposite end of said linkage element (7) being in turn slidingly articulated in a hinge-like manner, by way of corresponding articulation means (9), to the body of a lever (10) for lifting the corresponding ramp (2) by contact, the opposite end of said actuator (6) being articulated to a rod-like member (2) which composes a pantograph structure for lifting said ramps (1).

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