ThyssenKrupp Freight Elevator
~ are designed and manufactured strictly in agreement with ANSI A17.1 and the Canadian Standards Association (CSA/CANB44-94) according to the following loading classifications:
Class A: General Freight Loading.
Where the load is distributed, the weight of any single piece is not more than 1/4 the capacity of the elevator and the load is handled on and off the car platform manually or by means of hand trucks.
Class B: Motor Vehicle Loading.
The freight elevator is used solely to carry automobile trucks or passenger automobiles up to the rated capacity of the elevator.
Class C1: Industrial Truck Loading.
A four-wheeled vehicle may be used to lad and unload the elevator. The combined weight of the vehicle and the load cannot exceed the rated capacity and may be rolled onto the platform as a single unit.
Class C2: Industrial Truck Loading.
During loading and unloading, max load on the platform may be up to 150% of the rated capacity. This enables you to use a forklift to load a car with freight weighing up to the rated capacity.
Class C3: Other forms of Industrial/
Truck Loading. During the loading and unloading process, the rated capacity must never be exceeded.
The following requirements shall apply to Class C1, C2 and C3:
1. The capacity of the elevator shall be not less than the load (including any truck) to be carried and shall in no case be less than 50lb/ft2 (244.10kg/m2) of the inside net platform area.
2.The elevator shall be provided with two-way automatic levelling.
For Class C1 and C2, the following additional requirements shall apply:
1.For elevators with a capacity up to 20,000 lbs (9,072kg), the car platform shall be designed for a loaded truck of weight equal to the capacity or for the actual weight of the truck to be used, whichever is greater.
2. For elevators with a capacity exceeding 20,000 lbs (9,072kg), the car platform shall be designed for a loaded truck of that weight or for the actual wight of the loaded truck to be used, whichever is greater.
source: Thyssenkurpp catalogue
