Hydraulic Side Action Lift

Hydraulic Side Action Lift

This Hydraulic Side Action Lift has the following features:

• travel up to 3 metre – 3 stops
• standard platform sizes variable
• 130 mm deep pit required
• entry/exit on opposite sides, adjacent sides or same side
• access via glass gates or glass doors
• flooring can be client’s own
• single phase supply
• minimal building work required

There is a comprehensive choice of products that will help you meet the requirements of the DDA (Disability Discrimination Act) and comply with Part ‘M’ of the Building Regulations.

All our platform lifts are manufactured to the highest standards are technically-advanced, safe and reliable.

How Do Hydraulic Lifts Work?

Hydraulic lifts work on a basic principle: to go up, a pump pushes oil into the cylinder, pushing the piston (which pushes the lift car) up. To go down, the valve opens and oil is allowed to flow back into the reservoir, and is pushed back using the gravitational force of the lift car. The diagram above shows this system.

When the valve is closed, the oil can only go from the reservoir into the cylinder. When the valve is open, the oil can only flow from the cylinder back into the reservoir.

The controls in the lift car make the pump operate, moving the oil. When a floor is reached, the pump is switched off and the lift car sits on top of the piston, held in position by the oil which is trapped in the cylinder.