SWING STAGE - Building Maintenance Platform.
This
Swing Stage mechanical display was another model that could be
programmed to work continually, unattended. It could
also be operated manually, to demonstrate it's capabilities.
Tracks are laid permanently around the edge of the building
roof, for the hoist trolley's travel.
The work platform is hung from davits on the trolley, over the
edge of the roof. The work platform,
could be raised and lowered, controlled directly from the work
platform itself, as can the travel of the trolley, along the
roof tracks. Maintenance, and window washing etc.,
could be performed on all four sides of a building from top to
bottom, without the operators ever leaving the work platform.
This display model was also present at the opening ceremonies of
the New Mirabel Airport in
1980.
I was there to assist in it's installation. The model
stood about five feet high from the floor. To
the right, you can see a closer look at the roof trolley hoist,
with the cover removed, and below that, a closer look at the
programmable control unit. We built the hoist
trolley, and Swing Stage platform from their detailed drawings,
but the programmable control unit was designed and built by
Brinkworth Models. |

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