Sample application: Project

design of a lifting device

BY: BAGUIO, JOSHUA HENRY J.
Sample application: Project design of a lifting device
A lifting device transfers workpieces from one roller conveyor to another at a different height. The
task is to carry out the project engineering for the associated electro pneumatic control system.

A positional sketch of the lifting device is shown. There are three pneumatic drives.

Drive 1A lifts the workpieces.

Drive 2A pushes the workpieces

onto the upper roller conveyor.

Drive 3A is used as a stopper, for

releasing and interrupting the
supply of workpieces.
Drives for the lifting device

Cylinder 1A requires a stroke of 500 mm and a force of at least 600 N

Cylinder 2A requires a stroke of 250 mm and a force of at least 400 N
Cylinder 3A requires a stroke of 20 mm and a force of 40 N

The control system must allow soft braking of drives 1A and 2A;
this is to prevent the possibility of secondary damage in the event of an electrical failure,
piston rods of cylinders 1A and 2A are to be braked immediately and remain at a standstill.
Also, the piston rod of the stopper cylinder 3A is meant to extend in these circumstance.
Selection of cylinders

The cylinders are chosen on the basis of the requirements in terms of force and stroke, using
catalogues obtained from pneumatic manufacturers.

So for this lifting device;

Cylinder 1A with a stroke of 500 mm and a force of at least 600 N, piston diameter must have at
least 40 mm.
Cylinder 2A with a stroke of 250 mm and a force of at least 400 N, piston diameter must have at
least 32 mm.

To ensure soft braking for drives 1A and 2A, cylinders with integrated adjustable end position
cushioning are used .

For drive 3A, A stopper cylinder is used, where this cylinder is extended if the compressed air
supply fails.
Movement cycle of the lifting device

The movement cycle of the lifting device is described in table below with its four steps.
Displacement-step diagram for the lifting device

The displacement-step diagram for the lifting device is shown, it illustrates the steps in
which the piston rods of the three cylinders advance and retract.
Operator control

The control system of the lifting device must enable the device to be run in a continuous cycle.

EMERGENCY STOP - When this is actuated, not only the electrical power supply, also the
pneumatic power supply shut down.
Reset - This returns the system to the initial position.
Continuous cycle OFF - This stops the continuous cycle process.