This lift fits in every garage

Changing tyres easily in your own garage – this wish of many car enthusiasts has been put into practice by a team from the Munich School of Engineering, who have designed a mobile car lift for private use. The lift weighs around 330 kg and can carry a maximum load of 2,500 kg. The key feature: It requires no electricity, is mobile and can be dismantled into individual components for transport and stowed away in a garage or workshop to save space. norelem supported the project with a variety of standardised parts.

The substructure of the ramps is supported and stabilised with standard aluminium profiles. Heavy load castors support the scissor lift and are able to withstand the total load of the car. Lifting and lowering are performed by single-acting hydraulic cylinders that are operated by hand pump. To change the tyres, the car first stands with the tyres on the ramps and is then raised by the frame, which rests on the roadways, using a scissor lift – up to a maximum of approximately one metre. The tyres are now exposed and can be changed easily. Self-lubricating, compact plain bearings made of sintered bronze with a collar or cylindrical plain bearings ensure low-friction rotating of the axes during the lifting process. Two shafts on the floor secure the scissor lifts to enable work to be carried out on the underbody of the vehicle. Locking pins secure the shafts, fix the distance between the scissor lifts and enable the platform to be assembled and dismantled quickly. The shaft is also secured axially and prevented from twisting with the aid of grub screws and circlips.