The invention relates to a climbing system (100, 110), in particular a self-climbing formwork system, comprising at least one climbing rail (10) which is guided on at least two climbing shoes (38), wherein the climbing shoes (38) can be fastened on and/or in a cured concreting section (50), and wherein the climbing shoes (30) are designed to guide the climbing rail (10) and/or to hold it at least with respect to a climbing direction (K), and an actuator (16). The invention is characterized in that the at least one climbing rail (10) has at least a first and a second rail part (12, 14), wherein the first and the second rail part (12, 14) are arranged one behind the other as viewed in the climbing direction (K), in that the first and the second rail part (12, 14) can each be guided and held by means of one of the climbing shoes (38), and in that the actuator (16) is designed to selectively increase or reduce the distance (d) between the first and the second rail part (12, 14) along the climbing direction. The invention further relates to a method for operating a climbing system (100, 110). The invention opens up a novel climbing principle for climbing systems (100, 110) and thus allows, inter alia, continuous climbing for example along a cured concreting section (50).

The present invention relates to a working system, including at least one fastened rope node, at least one mobile rope node, and at least one suspended rope node. The three nodes are connected by using a rope, the fastened rope node is fastened to a surface of a building, the suspended rope node includes at least one working apparatus, and the working apparatus works on a side facade of the building. The mobile rope node can move on the building and change a suspension position of the suspended rope node. In the present invention, safety of a facade working robot is improved, and a working scope is expanded.

The invention relates to a construction time elevator arrangement comprising a hoistway; a protection deck mounted within the hoistway for protecting the portion of the hoistway below it from falling objects; the protection deck comprising a roof member extending diagonally across the hoistway and covering the hoistway such that it blocks objects and/or water from falling into the hoistway below it; and a cross member extending in horizontal direction across the hoistway below the roof member. The cross member is pivotally connected with the roof member, the protection deck being collapsible into a transport state by pivoting the cross member and the roof member towards each other. The invention relates to a method implementing the construction time elevator arrangement.

An apparatus (1) for movement along a tower structure (11) is disclosed, the apparatus (1) being configured to be arranged at least partly circumferentially around the tower structure (11). The apparatus (1) comprises a plurality of sliding rails (2) and a frame structure comprising a plurality of frame elements (3). Each frame element (3) is slidably connected to at least one of the sliding rails (2), and the frame elements (3) and the sliding rails (2) are interconnected to form a scissor structure. An upwardly directed lifting force applied, by means of a hoisting mechanism (8), at connecting points (10) at or near positions where the frame elements (3) are connected to the sliding rails (2), in combination with gravity working on the frame structure, causes the frame elements (3) to slide along the sliding rails (2), thereby causing the scissor structure to contract or expand to adjust a diameter of the frame structure to an outer diameter of a tower structure (11) having the apparatus (1) mounted thereon.

The invention relates to a hydraulic arrangement (24). The hydraulic arrangement (24) has multiple hydraulic units (20a, 20b), the control units (26a, 26b) of which are connected, in particular in series, via a data connection (28). The control units (26a, 26b) are preferably designed to control selectively only hydraulic cylinders (16a-16d) directly associated with said units, or also indirectly control, via the data connection (28) and the control unit (26a, 26b) of an additional hydraulic unit (20a, 20b), the hydraulic cylinders (16a-16d) associated with said additional hydraulic unit (20a, 20b). The invention also relates to a climbing formwork (22) having at least one climbing unit (10), in particular multiple climbing units (10). The hydraulic units (20a, 20b) can be linked via the data connection (28) such that synchronous lifting and/or lowering of all climbing units (10) can be or is achieved. The hydraulic units (20a, 20b) are preferably connected in a master-slave arrangement or are preferably controlled in a master-slave mode. Also preferably, the hydraulic units (20a, 20b) are designed to switch from the master-slave mode to the stand-alone mode.

There is provided a gondola apparatus including: a horizontal front scaffold frame facing a back of a blade; first and second side scaffold frames each horizontally movably attached to the front scaffold frame; a stabilizing member attached over both sides of the front scaffold frame such that the stabilizing member is extendable and contractable, the stabilizing member abutting on an outer surface of a tower; a first lifting device provided to the front scaffold frame; second and third lifting devices attached to the first and second side scaffold frames, respectively, such that the second and third lifting devices are rockable; first and second drive devices provided to the front scaffold frame, the first and second drive devices being configured to horizontally drive the first and second side scaffold frames, respectively; and first, second, third traction ropes provided between the first, second, and third lifting devices, and an origin on a side of a nacelle, respectively.

The present invention discloses a self-climbing robot for installing an elevator guide rail, which comprises a climbing mobile platform, a working mobile platform, a rectangular parallelepiped frame and a PLC control unit. The frame is fixedly provided with a first platform, a second platform, a third platform and a fourth platform from bottom to top, the top end of a screw provided vertically is fixedly connected with the fourth platform, and the bottom end of the screw is fixedly connected with the first platform; the climbing mobile platform and the working mobile platform are provided with a nut engaged with the screw and a driving mechanism capable of driving the rotation of the nut, respectively, the driving mechanism comprises a driving motor and a pulley box, the working mobile platform is located above the climbing mobile platform, both the climbing mobile platform and the working mobile platform are slidingly connected with the frame, and the climbing mobile platform and the working mobile platform are only capable of sliding in the vertical direction. The self-climbing robot for installing the elevator guide rail according to the present invention can automatically complete the task of measuring a well and installing a guide rail, and can self-climb in the elevator well.

An elevator arrangement, in particular a construction time elevator arrangement, includes a hoistway; an elevator car mounted in the hoistway; and a vertically movable support structure in the hoistway for supporting the elevator car, the movable support structure being mounted above the elevator car in the hoistway. The vertically movable support structure includes a first working platform, having a planar working area, and a protective cover above the first working platform for protecting elevator components and/or people below it from falling objects. The protective cover covers most of the cross section of the hoistway.

A loading platform for use in building construction, the loading platform comprising a support structure adapted to be fixed to a building and extend outwardly from the building; and a deck mountable to the support structure such that the deck extends from the building, the support structure being configured such that at least a portion of an upper surface of the support structure extends level with or below a floor surface of the building when fixed to the building.

Provided is a platform positioning system including a platform and an elevator, wherein a cabin of the elevator is movable along a wall segment of a building, wherein the platform positioning system further includes a first attachment mechanism for releasably attaching the platform to the cabin, wherein the motion of the cabin and the platform are coupled to each other when the platform is attached to the cabin, and a second attachment mechanism for releasably attaching the platform to the wall segment.