摘要 |
Portable, heavy duty jacks used in the railway, mining and construction industries are expensive units including a motor, a pump, a working fluid reservoir and a hydraulic cylinder, all mounted on a wheeled carriage. The jacks are moved to a use location and often left in one position for a lengthy period of time. Thus, it is often necessary to stock a large number of expensive units. A simple solution to the problem involves a single power module including a carriage, a motor, a pump and a fluid reservoir, and separate lift modules including a hydraulic cylinder. A lift module is releasably connected to the power module for moving the module to a use location, where the hydraulic cylinder is actuated to raise a load. The two modules are then disconnected, another lift module is attached to the power module, and the resulting unit is moved to another use location.
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