When the lack of a shaft pit is no longer an excuse

Brobeil has launched a hydraulic lift according to the Lift Directive for minimal shaft dimensions in the form of the Bro 1000 K.

What used to be regarded as a structural obstacle to installing a proper lift is now to become possible with the Bro 1000 K: Brobeil Aufzüge has developed a hydraulic lift according to the Lift Directive. The company’s aim in doing so is to demonstrate that extremely short shaft pits and headroom do not mean that only platform solutions are possible.

The lift builder from South Germany differentiates its new development from other types: the Bro 1000 K is neither a home lift nor a platform lift or a lift according to the Lift Directive. It was designed especially for installation in cramped spaces, such as are to be found particularly in modernisations and building in situ.

Tried-and-tested technology rethought

The key features of the Bro 1000 K combine standard-compliant performance with minimal space requirements:

• Minimal shaft pit: only 200 mm depth required.
• Low shaft headroom: from 2,500 mm (for 2,050 mm car height and 2,000 mm door height).
• Strong performance: a load-bearing capacity of 630 kg with a car weight of 1,100 kg is easily realisable (total mass Q+F = 1,730 kg).
• Standard-compliant: Water Resources Act-compliant design.
• Flexibility: conveyance heights of up to 18 m (higher on request) and designs as through-loader (access front/rear) are possible.
• Detailed: permissible floor coating up to 3 mm thick.

Technologically, the Bro 1000 K is based on the proven Bro 1000 D. "Not much was newly invented but everything arranged a bit differently" the company said in explanation of its pragmatic approach.

The advantages of the hydraulic concept

The system exploits the advantages of the hydraulic drive concept for use in narrow shafts. For example, no drive is needed in the headroom and the extensive space required for a counterweight is dispensed with. This also eliminates additional moving mass during empty trips.

The drive and controller have been transferred to a compact system cabinet, which reduces the noise load in the building. The downward trip is currentless and thus reduces energy consumption.

"Affordable operating costs and few wearing parts are another advantage of the Bro 1000 K," emphasised Brobeil. Deliberate reliance was put on durability through economic deployment of resources, for example in the low-wear cast steel deflection pulley or the 10 mm steel ropes (D/d = 40). There is no use of exotic wearing parts or special parts, making special maintenance unnecessary.

"The Bro 1000 K is the ideal solution for our SME company, wherever there is cramped space in a building," Brobeil concluded.

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