AN AUTOMOBILE SCISSOR LIFT WITH PRIMARY AND AUXILIARY LIFTING MEANS

The present invention relates to an automobile scissor lift, a automobile scissor lift system and the use thereof for raising an automobile, comprising a structural arrangement comprising a base structure, a platform structure, and a scissor mechanism interconnecting said base structure with said platform structure, wherein the scissor mechanism is arranged to allow the platform structure to be extended in a lifting direction from a lowermost position, in which the automobile scissor lift is fully retracted, to an uppermost position, in which the automobile scissor lift is fully extended, wherein the automobile scissor lift further comprises a lifting system for lifting the platform structure to platform positions including the lowermost position and the uppermost position, wherein the lifting system comprises: a primary lifting device comprising a fluid powered linear actuator, preferably a hydraulic linear actuator, comprising a piston in a cylinder housing, wherein the linear actuator is pivotally attached to the structural arrangement and configured to provide an extension of the scissor mechanism and to lift the platform structure to the uppermost position, and wherein the lifting system further comprises an auxiliary lifting device configured to provide an extension of the scissor mechanism and to lift the platform structure from the lowermost position to an intermediate position being located between the lowermost position and the uppermost position, wherein the auxiliary lifting means comprises one or more pneumatic bellow actuators.