MilkyWay
MilkyWay Handbook • Version 3 - 20140616 © Handicare AB
The load upon each attachment point (ceiling bracket/pendant) is considered “point load.”
The structure of building must be able to support the load imposed upon it at each attachment point.
Installation of a MilkyWay ceiling lift system requires that the existing structure, to which the rail system is attached,
is able to withstand the loads imposed upon it by the ceiling lift system. Performance of structural check is the
responsibility of others.
MilkyWay requires a two (2) times safety rating. Maximum point load for each support attachment point is based
upon the maximum lifting capacity of the ceiling lift unit plus the estimated weight of ceiling lift equipment at
support attachment point multiplied by a safety factor of two (2).
Standard system consists of a basic rail system or (x-y)/traverse system utilizing 1 ceiling lift unit.
Bariatric system consists of a basic rail system or (x-y)/traverse system utilizing 2 ceiling lift units.
Maximum lifting capacity: standard system
Standard system 230 – Maximum capacity –
230 kg / 507 lbs
Standard system 285 – Maximum capacity –
285 kg / 625 lbs
Maximum lifting capacity: bariatric system
Bariatric system 460 – Maximum capacity –
460 kg / 1014 lbs
Bariatric system 570 – Maximum capacity –
570 kg / 1256 lbs
Estimated weight of the ceiling lift system equipment (lift motor, rails, pendant/ceiling bracket,
traverse carrier, etc.) at each support location for standard system is
27 kg / 59 lbs.
Estimated weight of the ceiling lift system equipment (lift motors, rails, pendant/ceiling bracket,
traverse carrier, etc.) at each support location for bariatric system is
45 kg / 99 lbs.
Standard systems:
230 kg / 507 lbs:
285 kg / 630 lbs:
230 kg + 27 kg =
257 kg / 566 lbs working point load
285 kg + 27 kg =
312 kg / 687 lbs working point load
257 kg x 2 =
514 kg / 1133 lbs maximum point load
312 kg x 2 =
624 kg / 1375 lbs maximum point load
Bariatric systems:
230 kg / 507 lbs:
285 kg / 630 lbs:
(230 kg x 2) + 45 kg =
505 kg / 1113 lbs working point load (285 kg x 2) + 45 kg = 615 kg / 1355 lbs working point load
505 kg x 2 =
1010 kg / 2226 lbs maximum point load
615 kg x 2 =
1230 kg / 2711 lbs maximum point load
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2.3: Point load recommendations
