How Does a Floor Jack Function

Jack is a piece of material handling equipment, which is using force multiplication for lifting or moving heavy loads. Floor jack is a type of jack, in which there is a variety of lifting devices, which uses leverage and other important methods, to amplify an applied force, for transporting a load. In these kinds of devices, there is an incompressible liquid such as jack oil, or hydraulic fluid, using which there is force multiplication. The main technique, for applying force is essentially a hydraulic cylinder or a screw thread. A floor jack is divided based on mechanism, used for lifting force such as Hydraulic power, or pneumatic power. 

What are the features of floor jack

The main components of floor jack are given as follows

  • Buffer tank or reservoir.
  • Pump with plunger or piston
  • Jack post
  • Check valve
  • Ram or main cylinder
  • Handle
  • Release valve

The buffer tank or reservoir is a vessel, which contains pump oil or hydraulic, which is used to transfer applied pressure from the pump to the ram. The pump is a piston pump, which is mechanically activated. The pump lever is moved or handled up and down. The handle movement creates pressure in the hydraulic fluid, which transfers that pressurized fluid into the main cylinder, through a check valve. The main cylinder is driven upwards, extending out of the hydraulic jack body, creating the required lifting force and load lifting. There is a release valve that is used to release the pressure so that the ram will be able to retract and the load is reduced.

The majority of the rams have a threaded extension, and when it is fully retracted and the ram extension can be unscrewed. Due to this, the lifting range for the jack post is extended and removes the need for adding blocking underneath the jack, when the load surface is getting lifted. 

How does the jack functions

The jack is based on the most important concept known as Pascal’s principle, which is very significant in fluid mechanics. The basic formula used, which are mentioned are

F1 / A1 = F2 / A2.

 F1 - applied force to piston 1 ( the pump piston )

A1 – area of piston 1

F2 – An applied force to piston 2 ( ram piston )

A2 – Area of piston 2. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Support columns are used to sustain the weight of a building's floors

  Support column are two types of structural components that play an essential role in transferring the weight and pressures on a structure to the foundations and into the earth. Beams and columns can be made from the same forms and materials, but they serve distinct purposes and are planned differently. Beams are typically horizontal structural components that support loads that are perpendicular to their longitudinal orientation. Consider a gymnastics balance beam. It's a 15-foot-long rectangular item that's supported on both ends. When a person walks on the beam towards the centre of the span, their weight acts as a vertical downward force acting perpendicular to the beam's longitudinal direction. Support columns are used to sustain the weight of a building's floors, ceilings, and roofs and to transfer the load to a structure's vertical load bearing element. Transmit beams, which are larger and heavier, are sometimes used to sustain the cumulative weight ...
Read more

Construction Steel Columns - Lally Column

  A Lally column steel shell is made of concrete, which must carry a portion of the applied load and precludes the shell from fracturing. A Lally column has a benefit over conventional structural steel in that it can be lengthened on the work site using simple tools such as a tubing cutter or even a rotating saw. Steel frame columns are stronger and last longer than lally columns. "Lally columns" is a term used incorrectly to describe other types of construction steel columns. Steel was used to build the first Lally sections "pipes with a sheet thickness of less than 1/4" Today's Lally columns are typically made of 16 ga. (roughly 0.06 in.) steel " (shells) As a result, modern Lallies are much weaker than old people, so they're more susceptible to damage in moist climates. Today's high columns are designed to be superior and much more lengthy alternatives to light-weight timber posts, though they are occasionally used with metal beams. Mono ...
Read more

Lift And Hold The Heaviest Vehicle Quickly With the help of a telepost

Nowadays, repairing your own vehicle is a very common thing. Although major car repairs and renovations are now left to professionals and it's easier to learn how to do some simple tasks, it's a different thing that can save you a lot of money and many more visits to the long-term workshop. What is a telepost and how does it work? There are many types of jacks used for different purposes, having different lifting capacities, depending on different height. Floor Jacks WHAT IS IT? A floor jack is a jack that can lift part of a vehicle for repair and can be done underneath. Telepost are popular tools to use anywhere, regardless of your level of expertise. Yes, knowledge is important. When using a jack, you must be careful. Remember that all cylinders have a weight limit and you should always make sure you do not use it for vehicles that exceed these limits. Today, repairs on your own vehicle are very common. While major car repairs and renovations should be lef...
Read more