The most perfect lift devices to carry vehicles that have ever been invented *⁾

VL^® vehicle lifts (car lifts)

- represent a version of the hydraulic goods-passenger lifts that are adapted for transportation of passenger cars. The lifts exist in three standard versions EC-Design Examination certified:

• VL40 of 4.000 kg load and of the cabin dimensions of 2,8 x 6,0 m and a 2,6 m wide door
• VL35 of 3.500 kg load and of the cabin dimensions of 2,7 x 5,6 m and a 2,4 m wide door
• and
• VL30 of 3.000 kg load and the car dimensions of 2,4 x 5,3 m and a 2,3 m wide door.

GMV recommends VL35 and VL40, because these lifts provide transportation of all mass-produced passenger cars – including the biggest American SUVs.

Vehicle Lifts VL

^® are made in the technique GMV 1:1 Technology – unique in the world direct drive 1:1, which keeps the cabin’s floor stable when entering the car. Moreover, the lift shafts are characterized by extremely small dimensions relative to the cabin size.

The lifts serve multi-level over-ground and underground parking garages. The use of this lift in a small garage under the building, instead of a typical ramp, saves 5 up to 9 parking lots on one level. The following pictures explain the advantage.

ONE-LEVEL GARAGE

Fig. Garage with a traditional ramp
(entrance on the lower floor)

Fig. Garage with a vehicle lift

TWO-LEVEL GARAGE

Fig. Garage with a traditional ramp

Fig. Garage with a vehicle lift

Advantage in the form of additional parking lots and the future rent for their rental is evident.

The cost of one VL-lift and its shaft for two-level parking garage represents approx. 30-50% of value for a traditional concrete ramp.

Fig. VL30 / VL35 / VL40 Vehicle lift (click to see the animation)

Particular attention should be paid to the SUPER - VL^® (S-VL^®) of loads from 5.000 do 11.000 kg. The cabin has the following dimensions: width x depth 3,0 x 6,0 m and a door 2,8 m wide. The S-VL^® lift provides transportation of heavy armored limousines and special-purpose vehicles.

• Cabin of vehicle lift should be of sufficient size to accommodate a car and of sufficient width to let the passengers door open and leave the parked vehicle.
• The cabin should be equipped with 2 control panels placed on the opposite walls and available from the driver’s seat through opened window.
• Vehicle lift should be equipped with traffic lights located in front of shaft doors and in cabin for steering the movement of cars coming in and leaving.
• Vehicle lift must be equipped with emergency system which, in case of power failure (blackout), automatically directs cabin to a stop and fully opens doors to enable free leaving the cabin by a car.
• Cabin shall be equipped with clear information requesting switching the vehicle’s engine off before ordering lift travel.
• Distance between closed shaft doors and opposite wall or bulkhead in the building should not be lower than 8,5 meters.

Important parameter - force on the cabin’s sill F_s

The most unfavorable load on the VL lift’s construction occurs while a car is entering into the cabin. On the sill appears F_s. force. The cabin, carframe and T-guides should be strong enough to withstand coming forces and torques (T_s).

The vehicle lifts by GMV have been characterized by the following forces on the cabin’s sill F_s:

• VL40   F_s = 2400 kG
• VL35   F_s = 2100 kG
• VL30   F_s = 1800 kG

*⁾ Great advantage over other technical solutions:

Technology and functionality

• The direct drive using a unique in the world technique GMV 1:1 Technology.
• Telescopic pistons type EC/TCS of GMV Sweden AB production with 100 percent synchronization impacting the lift operation and longevity (impossible to be reached by other solutions).
• High durability and reliability due to the small number of parts (including rotating ones).
• Low operating and maintenance cost.
• Simple and ultra light construction in comparison with other electric and hydraulic vehicle lifts.
• Exceptionally small size of the lift shaft with respect to the cabin’s dimensions.
• Minimum pit of 1,0 m.
• Exceptionally stable cabin’s floor position during vehicles entering – it is not possible to be achieved in case the lift car is mounted on ropes (hydraulic 1:2 and traction 4:1 vehicle lifts ).
• Standard load range from 3,0 up to 4,0 t and optional from 5 up to 11 t.
• Possibility of increasing capacity at constant cabin size.
• Central door enabling quick and safe vehicle entering.

• Material-saving construction of the VL-lift, low total weight (even by 30-60% lower in comparison with other electric and hydraulic vehicle lifts), this means also lower energy consumption needed to manufacture and transport the lift.
  
  
  WEIGHT COMPARISON OF LIFTS LEAVING THE FACTORY
  ( INCLUDING RANGE OF VEHICLE LIFTS Q = 3000 – 4000kg )

  Hp = 10 m, 4 stops

  
• A small number of parts of which the lift is built.
• Low demand for spare parts due to high durability and reliability.
• Light and material-saving shaft construction thanks to forces concentration on the shaft bottom.
• No drive with permanent magnets, the production of which is exceptionally energy-consuming and their utilization is difficult and expensive.
• Low energy consumption.

• More than 60 years of experience in hydraulic lifts construction.
• No massive units (no drive unit and counterweight) over the lift cabin.
• No ropes on which the lift cabin is mounted.
• Machinery room is located in a separate place what secures safe assembly and maintenance.
• Remote control of lift recalling.