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Design & Modelling of Hydraulic Scissor Lifting

Mechanism
Shivaprasad M1, Vighnesh Menon2, Vikram Vinayaka3, Yashas T M4, Deepak Kumar B N5

1,2,3,4 UG Students, Department of Mechanical Engineering, DSATM, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

5Asst. Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, DSATM, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Abstract: - Scissors lift stage with a wide reach, the fundamental There are numerous sorts of developments for the scissors lift
stage, lift instrument and the base are made out of three parts. stage, however, the principal divisions of the ordinary lift stage, as
Lifting from low to high lifting, the scissors posts, and the water a rule, are the upper stage, the scissors arms, and the base vehicle.
driven chamber format numerous, versatile way has foothold, self- The quantities of the scissor’s posts and the place of the water-
impelled, promoter, and so forth, Scissors lift system of scissors driven chambers even have different grouping, which decides the
post number and chamber format by lifting level. This paper is lifting level of the stage. In this paper, we give a level of 8m for
about a plan-based 3D programming Ace/E with 8m high scissors the stage to lift. An around 1800*900mm² regions will be given
lift stage, which gives a whole stage aspect with 1800 x 900mm2. for the upper stage to lift an adequate number of issues and a
An evaluated heap of highlights so the entire stage can be set up greater evaluated stacking ability can be acquired. There are three
by two sets of scissors alludes to like items. The stage is intended habits for the base vehicle to move hauling, programmed running,
to be collapsed away entryways, to save more space for helpful and power supporting. The entire stage is intended to have some
capacity. Lift stage utilizes a water powered driver, which chugs scissors components, which are placed on the base vehicle for two
along as expected, steadily, and precision factors relative to high. sections evenly. Each scissors system has four post matches to
satisfy the level of necessity.
Index Terms: - Hydraulic scissor lift, hydraulic circuit,
solidworks etc. Utilizing the three aspects of reenactment programming Star/E,
the component plan and recreation of the gear of the scissors lift
stage should be possible very much like the designs portrayed
I. INTRODUCTION upwards. The entirety parts' 3D demonstration, the reproduced
collecting, collecting, and component reenacting are expelled
T he Scissor lift stage is one of the vertical lifting gear, which
can be utilized indoors or open air with an impressive broad
space. It is very well may be utilized in mechanical businesses,
however the programming. During these reenactments, the check
of impedance between the parts can be given impeccably, also as
programmed creation lines, cellars, actual dispersion lines, etc. To the issues probably can be kept away from, which can further
satisfy the increasingly utilizing regions, the scissors lift stage develop that the component plan we have done is dependable.
should give increasingly high stacking capacity, and increasingly
fast-moving speed and That's only the tip of the iceberg and all the II. CLASSIFICATION OF SCISSOR LIFT
more consistent beginning and halting of the stage. The scissor lift can be classified as follows based on the energy
required to lift the load
The scissors lift system is the essential constituent piece of the 1) Hydraulic Lifts using hydraulic Energy.
scissors lift stage, whose power trademark will impact the 2) Pneumatic Lifts using pneumatic energy.
presentation of the entire hardware straightforwardly. In this 3) Mechanical Lifts using mechanical energy.
manner, the main issue for planning the stage is to determine the Hydraulic scissor lifts distribute its load equally among different
construction aspect of the primary divisions, for example, the parts of the body i.e., the platform and the arms.
scissors posts, the base vehicle and the upper stage, the water-
driven parts also, and the driving water- powered chamber.
III. METHODOLOGY
Redirection in scissor lifts can be characterized as the change in deliver energy when stacked and dumped. Redirection happens in
elevating height, everything being equal to the first size of whole every component of scissor lifts i.e., scissor legs, stage structure,
gathering i.e., from the bottom platform base to the highest point base edge, stuck joints. To lessen the stress on the scissor, lift the
of stage deck at whatever points loads are applied or taken from heap ought to move similarly between the two-scissor arm pair.
the lift. Each part inside the scissor lift can be possibly stored or

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Base casings are to be connected to the surface on which 7 Shear strength is 207Mpa
they are mounted.
A. Single Acting Hydraulic Cylinder 8 Tensile yield strength is 276Mpa
Single acting cylinders utilize hydraulic oil for a power generation
in one course as it were. Some outside force acting on the cylinder
pole causes its return. Most industrial uses require a acting
IV. MODELING
cylinder with the spring pushing the cylinder and bar to the
stroke position. Given below are the parts of the scissor lift which must be
designed and assembled.
1. Scissor Lift Platform:
A platform should be designed in such a way which should be
capable of resisting high load and withstand heavy stresses.

B. Material Selection Fig -2: Scissor lift platform

Material choice assumes a vital part in the machine plan. Two
metals considered for the examination of the scissor lifts are mild 2. Scissor Arm:
steel and aluminium. Scissor arms are used in the vertical motion of the load on the
platform. It is the most vital and key part of their design of
TABLE 1: - Chemical Composition of Mild Steel scissor lift.

Carbon Silicon Manganese Sulphur Phosphorous

0.16- 0.41% 0.71-0.91% 0.041% 0.041%

0.18%

TABLE 2: - Mechanical Composition of Mild Steel

Fig -3: Scissor Arm
Sl. Mechanical composition of mild steel BS970
No.
3. Coupler:
The couplers are fixed joints which supports the hydraulic lifting
1 Maximum stress is 401-561 N/mm
cylinder to lift the platform.
2 Yield stress is 301-441 N/mm
3 0.2% proof stress is 281-421 N/mm
4 Elongation is 11-15% Min

TABLE 3: - Mechanical Properties of Aluminium AL (6061)

Sl. Mechanical Properties

No.
Fig -3: Coupler
1 Ultimate tensile stress is 310Mpa
4. Cylinder:
2 Modulus of elasticity is 68.9Mpa The heavy loads on the platform are lifted by the function of
scissor lift cylinder in modelling.
3 Ultimate strength is 607Mpa

4 Poisons ratio is 0.33

5 Fatigue strength is 96.5Mpa

6 Machinability is 50%

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2 Length 72 inches = 1828 mm

3 Lifting height 36 inches = 914 mm

4 Closing height 150 mm

Here, a load of 750 Kgs is to be lifted to an estimated length of

72 inches.

Fig -4: Cylinder of Scissor Lift V. WORKING PRINCIPLE

The finished structure of hydraulic scissor lift is assembled using A pantograph is a type of structure that can cram or expand like an
the parts written above which is represented in the below figure. accordion, forming a distinctive rhomboidal pattern. This is due to
the shape of original device. Temporary fencing, scissor lifts, and
other scissor mechanisms like the pantograph used in trans are
examples of objects that use this mechanism.

The most practical, reliable, and adaptable way to lift heavy

objects are done with scissor lifts. Scissor lifts operate without
incidents for many years because they have few moving parts and
are well lubricated. These lifts rise the loads easily to any desired
height and are easily configurable to meet the precise speed,
capacity requirement of any hydraulic lift’s application can be
manufactured. It is most widely used and effective style of scissor
tables used in material handling applications and is designed and
Fig -6: Various Parts of Scissor lift produced to meet the industry safety requirements set forth
in ANSI MH2 9.1.
based on the application and the requirement of the customer, the
length of the scissor arms area of the platform and the maximum
load capacity can be altered. There are 2 types of arm length VI. WORKING OF EACH COMPONENT
which are important which are extended arm and closing arm.
1. Scissor arms:

leg deflection caused by bending which is determined by the total

weight carried by the legs, the length of the scissor and the
available leg cross section. The longer the scissor legs, the harder
it is to regulate bending under pressure. Greater leg strength is
achieved by increasing the leg material height which improves
resistance to deflection, however it might result in an unwanted
rise in lift collapsed height.
Fig -7: Open Scissor lift 2. Platform:

Stage twisting will increment as the heap's focal point of gravity

moves from the middle to any edge of the stage. Additionally, as
the scissors open during upward movement of the lift, the rollers
roll back towards the stage pivots, what's more, making an
undeniably unsupported, overhung piece of the stage get-together.
Capricious burdens applied to this unsupported end of the stage
can enormously affect the bowing of the stage. Expanded stage
strength through expanded help structure a material level further
develops protection from redirection, yet additionally adds to an
Fig -8: Closed Scissor lift expanded fell level of the lift.

For example, 3. Base Platform:

a technical specification list is created based on a application to
lift a certain load. Ordinarily, the lift's base platform is mounted to the floor and
ought to not indulge in any diversion. For those applications where
Sl. Type Hydraulic Scissor type the scissors lift is mounted to a elevated or small casing the edge
No. of the base must be inflexibly upheld from the bottom part to help
the point stacking made by the scissors leg rollers and the
1 Capacity 750Kgs scissors arms pivots.

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4. Coupler: 2. Hydraulic piston:
Hydraulic Scissors lifts are stuck at all pivot hub focuses, and each
pin has a running leeway. between the outer diameter of the pin Two medical syringes are used to generate the hydraulic energy
and the inner diameter of Its leeway opening or closing. The more required to elevate the load vertically by the action of
scissors match, or pantographs, that are overlapped on each other piston and cylinder.
on top of one another, the more stuck associations there are to
aggregate development, or redirection.

5. Cylinder:

Chambers lay almost level inside the scissor's legs when the lift is
completely brought down and should create starting even powers
up to multiple times how much the heap on the scissors lifts due
to the mechanical disservice of their lifting calculation. Therefore,
there are gigantic anxieties (and coming about redirection) set on
the scissor's internal leg member(s) that are intended to stand up
to these chamber powers. Also, as currently referenced above with
any change in section length of the lifting actuator/chamber,
coming about vertical lift development is multiple times that
measure of progress.

6. Load: Fig -9: Prototype of hydraulic scissor lift

Load situation likewise has a huge impact on scissors lift VIII. CONCLUSION
diversion. Unbalanced loads on the grounds that the scissors lift to
divert in an unexpected way than with focused, or equally
Scissor lifting mechanism has wide range of applications in
conveyed, loads, End loads (in-line with the scissors) are typically
various fields of engineering so a low cost highly efficient scissor
divided well among the two scissors' leg matches. Side
burdens (opposite to the scissors), be that as it may, are not divided lift can be used to bring a change in the industry. Some of the
well among the scissors leg matches and should be kept inside major applications: of the scissor lift are as follows:
adequate plan cutoff points to forestall leg curve (inconsistent
scissors leg pair avoidance) which frequently results in  The scissor lift platform can raise a forklift so that
unfortunate roller following, inconsistent pivot pin wear, and maintenance to the lowermost of the floridity
misalignment of chamber mounts. can be: performed.
 By using scissor lifting mechanism in warehouses, all
7. Mechanism of Vertical Lifting: heavy items can be lifted with ease.
 Sheet metals are often stacked and these are nearly
As referenced over, the level of avoidance is straightforwardly impossible for us to lift, here a scissor lifting mechanism
connected with a change in framework tension and a change in can come in handy.
partial pressure as an aftereffect of stacking and dumping Scissors  Lifting of merchandise in many distributaries and
lift normally insight their most elevated framework pressure and
manufacturing plants.
most noteworthy anxieties (and consequently the most elevated
 you will often see scissor lifting tables used as platforms
potential for diversion) inside the first 20% of aggregate accessible
vertical travel (from the completely brought down position). for maintenance and construction industry.
 Some scissor lifts are used as weighing machines to
weight heavy machinery and other heavy goods.
VII. PROTOTYPE OF HYDRAULIC SCISSOR LIFT  The design and modeling of a high purpose hydraulic
scissor lift was carried out flourishingly meeting the
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