Disclosed is a lift system comprising at least one travel rail (102) arranged in a shaft (120, 405), at least one lift car (110, 400) having a chassis (112, 450), in particular a plurality of lift cars, wherein the chassis (112, 450) can be moved along the travel rail (102) in a direction of travel (F), a linear drive (10) which is designed to move the lift car (110, 400), wherein a plurality of control elements (415-435) of the linear drive (10) are arranged along the travel rail (102), a scale (445) which is arranged in the shaft (120, 405) along the travel rail (102) and is intended to determine the position of the lift car (110, 400) along the travel rail (102), at least one sensor unit (12) which is arranged on the lift car (110) and is designed to transmit sensor signals (14) to the linear drive (10), wherein the linear drive (10) is designed to receive the sensor signals (14) and to move the lift car (110, 400) on the basis of the received sensor signals (14), wherein the sensor signals (14) comprise an item of information (455) relating to the position of the lift car (110, 400) with respect to the scale (445), and a communication device for wirelessly transmitting the sensor signals generated by the at least one sensor unit (12) to the linear drive (10), wherein the sensor signals to be transmitted are modulated with a predefinable modulation frequency before transmission.
The invention relates to a braking system (100) in an elevator system, which braking system (100) comprises at least one supply line (101) for supplying a hydraulic fluid, at least one discharge line (102) for discharging hydraulic fluid, at least one control unit (110, 120, 130), and at least one brake cylinder (103). In particular, the braking system (100) has at least three control units (110, 120, 130), which are designed to set a braking force of the brake cylinder (103) and to distribute portions of a braking effect among them. The invention also relates to a method for setting the braking force by means of the braking system (100). In particular, an elevator car is braked when at least two of the three control units (110, 120, 130) assume a braking position. In particular, an elevator car is released when at least two of the three control units (110, 120, 130) assume a releasing position. The invention also relates to an elevator system comprising at least one braking system (100) with which a braking force is set for an elevator car of the elevator system by the method according to the invention.
B66B 1/32 - Control systems with regulation, i.e. with retroactive action, for influencing travelling speed, acceleration, or deceleration electrical effective on braking devices
B66B 5/18 - Braking or catch devices operating between cars, cages, or skips and fixed guide elements or surfaces in hoistway or well and applying frictional retarding forces
An end termination clamp for a tension member includes a linkage configured for connection to a structural element and a first plate opposite a second plate defining a space therebetween to accept the tension member. Each of the first and second plates have a linkage end connected to the linkage, a belt entrance end, and a main body extending between the linkage and belt entrance ends. The first and second plates respectively define first and second clamping surfaces configured to abut opposite sides of a tension member. The end termination clamp further includes at least one fastener connecting the first plate and second plate to clamp the tension member in the space therebetween. The first and second clamping surfaces are narrower than a width of the tension member at the belt entrance end of the first and second plates.
An elevator system includes a drive controller configured to actuate a drive motor of an elevator drive assembly. A non-transitory computer-readable medium includes program instructions that cause a processor to retrieve a set of rules of the elevator system, generate at least one graphical user interface by applying the set of rules to at least one design template, calculate an acceptance score for the at least one graphical user interface based on a user profile of an administrator, and publish the at least one graphical user interface based at least partially on the acceptance score. The elevator system further includes a display device configured to display the graphical user interface after it is published and cause the drive controller to actuate the drive motor based on user input of a selection of at least one selectable option on the at least one graphical user interface.
The invention relates to a lift system having a lift car, which is arranged movably along a rail in a shaft in a horizontal direction. A drive unit, for example a linear drive (also linear motor drive), is designed to move the lift car along the rail. A brake unit is designed to slow down the lift car. Furthermore, the lift system has a control unit, which is designed, when a change of speed of the lift car is imminent, first of all to apply an acceleration B2 to a person located in the lift car and to then actuate the brake unit or the drive unit in such a way that the brake unit or the drive unit transmits the change of speed with an acceleration B1 to the lift car, acceleration B2 being greater in terms of amount than acceleration B1. Acceleration B2, which acts on the person in the lift car, is advantageously an impulse, that is to say a change of speed of short duration but high intensity.
B66B 1/30 - Control systems with regulation, i.e. with retroactive action, for influencing travelling speed, acceleration, or deceleration electrical effective on driving gear
B66B 1/32 - Control systems with regulation, i.e. with retroactive action, for influencing travelling speed, acceleration, or deceleration electrical effective on braking devices
B66B 9/00 - Kinds or types of lifts in, or associated with, buildings or other structures
The invention relates to a method for operating a lift system (100) having at least two lift shafts (111, 112, 121, 122) and having cars (150) which can be moved within the lift shafts (111, 112, 121, 122), wherein: in a first shaft category (110), cars (150) in at least one lift shaft (111, 112) may make stops only on predefined floors (101, 102, 103, 104) and may not make stops on any floors lying between these predefined floors (101, 102, 103, 104); in a second shaft category (120), cars (150) in at least one lift shaft (121, 122) may make stops on any floor; and cars (150) can change between the at least one lift shaft (111, 112) of the first shaft category (110) and the at least one lift shaft (121, 122) of the second shaft category (120).
B66B 1/24 - Control systems with regulation, i.e. with retroactive action, for influencing travelling speed, acceleration, or deceleration
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METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM COMPRISING A SPECIFICATION OF A PREDETERMINED TRAVEL ROUTE, ELEVATOR SYSTEM, AND ELEVATOR CONTROLLER FOR CARRYING OUT SUCH A METHOD
The invention relates to a method for operating an elevator system (1) having a plurality of elevator cars (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26), which can be moved individually between a plurality of floors, wherein in one elevator shaft (3, 4) of the elevator system (1), a plurality of elevator cars (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26) can be moved simultaneously. In doing so, a predetermined travel route is assigned to an elevator car, or to a plurality of elevator cars (20, 21, 22, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26). Said travel route is defined by a sequence of stopping points, which is predetermined in advance for the respective elevator car (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26), and at which the respective elevator car (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26) is to make a scheduled stop. Those elevator cars (20, 21, 22, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26), to which a travel route is assigned, are then moved in accordance with the travel route (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36) assigned to the respective elevator car (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26). The invention further relates to an elevator controller (6), and to an elevator system (1) for carrying out such a method.
The present invention relates to a method for operating a lift system (1) in which at least one lift car (2) is moved between multiple floors within a lift shaft (3) of the lift system (1). To convey persons (5), the lift car (2) moves to a first floor (4, 4', 4''), stops at this first floor (4, 4', 4''), and access to the stopping lift car (2) is permitted. Before access to the lift car (2) stopping at the first floor (4, 4', 4'') is permitted, signalling takes place on the first floor (4, 4', 4'') by means of a signalling device (6) if the lift system (1) senses a first item of information indicating that at least one lift user (5') will leave the lift car (2) at this first floor (4, 4', 4''). The invention also relates to a lift system (1) designed for carrying out this method.
The invention relates to an elevator system (1), comprising: at least a first and a second shaft (51a, 51b); at least one first vertical guide rail (52a), which is retained in the first shaft (51a); at least one second vertical guide rail (52b), which is retained in the second shaft (51b); a plurality of cars (53), which can be moved in the shafts (51) along the vertical guide rails (52); at least one shifting assembly (60), which is designed to transfer the cars (53) from the first shaft (51a) into the second shaft (51b), wherein: the shifting assembly (60) is designed to transfer the cars along a shifting track (63) between a first shifting position (64b) in the first shaft (51a) and a second shifting position (64b) in the second shaft (51b) in a shifting direction (y) along the shifting track (63); the shifting assembly (60) has a shifting carrier (61), which can be transferred along the shifting track (63) between the first shifting position (64a) and the second shifting position (64b), characterized by an adjusting assembly (7), which is designed to adjust the position of the first and/or second shifting position (64) at least perpendicularly to the shifting direction (y).
The invention relates to an elevator system, comprising at least one running rail, which is mounted in a shaft, and at least one elevator car having running gear, in particular a plurality of elevator cars, the running gear being movable along the running rail in a direction of travel (F). Furthermore, the elevator system has a linear drive, which is designed to move the elevator car, and a first sensor unit, which is designed to transmit a first sensor signal to the linear drive by means of a first communication channel. The first sensor unit and the linear drive are equal-priority parties of the first communication channel. The linear drive is designed to receive the first sensor signal and to move the elevator car in accordance with the first sensor signal, the first sensor signal comprising information about the position of the elevator car.
TRAILING-ROLLER HOLLOW SHAFT, TRAILING-ROLLER MOUNTING KIT, ESCALATOR STEP COMPRISING A TRAILING-ROLLER HOLLOW SHAFT, AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A TRAILING ROLLER USING A TRAILING-ROLLER MOUNTING KIT
The invention relates to a trailing-roller hollow shaft (1) for arranging a trailing roller (2) on an escalator step (30), a first end (4) of the trailing-roller hollow shaft (1) being designed for the placement of a trailing roller (2) onto the trailing-roller hollow shaft (1), and the trailing-roller hollow shaft (1) having, proceeding from the first end (4), an arrangement portion (6), a connecting portion (7) and a securing portion (8). The arrangement portion (6) is designed for arranging a trailing roller (2) on the trailing-roller hollow shaft (1), the connecting portion (7) is designed to connect trailing-roller hollow shaft (1) to an escalator step (30) at a corresponding shaft receptacle (31) of said escalator step (30), and the securing portion (8) is designed to provide a means for captive securing for the trailing-roller hollow shaft (1) inserted into a shaft receptacle (31) of an escalator step (30). The invention further relates to a trailing-roller mounting kit having a trailing-roller hollow shaft (1) of this type, an escalator step having a trailing-roller hollow shaft (1) of this type, and a person-transporting device having a plurality of escalator steps of this type. Finally, the invention relates to a method for mounting a trailing roller (2) on an escalator step (30) using a trailing-roller mounting kit.
The present invention relates to a fire protection device (10) for an elevator system (20), and to a method for operating such a fire protection device (10), and to an elevator system (20) comprising such a fire protection device (10) or comprising a control unit (11) which is designed to carry out a method for operating a fire protection device (10). The elevator system (20) comprises at least one lift shaft (21) in which at least one car (22) can be moved along at least one guide rail (24), wherein the lift shaft (21) has at least two shaft sections (211a, 212b). The fire protection device (10) comprises a control unit (11) and at least one detector (12), and at least one closing element (13), which closing element (13) is arranged in the lift shaft (21) between two adjacent shaft sections (211a, 211b) of the lift shaft (21) and can be transferred between an open state and a closed state. After smoke and/or a fire has been detected, in particular detected by means of a detector (12), a closing element (13) is transferred from an open state into a closed state.
A composite elevator belt (100) for engaging a sheave includes a load carrier (200) having at least one load carrier strand (211) extending substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the load carrier and a resin coating (212) surrounding the at least one load carrier strand and defining a plurality of predetermined, deformable cavities (213) within the resin coating adjacent the at least one strand. When the elevator belt is bent around the sheave, the elevator belt defines a neutral bending zone NZ located within the elevator belt generally coincident with the longitudinal axis, a tension zone TZ radially outward of neutral bending zone, and a compression zone CZ radially inward from the neutral bending zone.
A composite elevator belt for engaging a sheave includes a load carrier having at least one load carrier strand extending substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the load carrier and a resin coating surrounding the at least one load carrier strand and defining a plurality of predetermined, deformable cavities within the resin coating adjacent the at least one strand. When the elevator belt is bent around the sheave, the elevator belt defines a neutral bending zone located within the elevator belt generally coincident with the longitudinal axis, a tension zone radially outward of neutral bending zone, and a compression zone radially inward from the neutral bending zone.
The invention relates to a lift system (1), comprising at least one travel rail (2) mounted in a chute (20), at least one lift car (10) having a chassis (6), in particular a plurality of lift cars (10), wherein the chassis (6) can be moved along the travel rail (2) in a travel direction (F), a slotted hollow conductor arrangement (4), comprising a slotted hollow conductor (22) that is mounted in the chute (20), a cabin antenna (12) that is affixed to the lift car (10), and together therewith can be moved in the shaft (20). The cabin antenna (12) protrudes through a slot (24) of the slotted hollow conductor (22) into an inner space (25) of the slotted hollow conductor (22), wherein the cabin antenna (12) is flexibly retained with respect to the lift car (10) by means of a holding arrangement (40), and wherein the cabin antenna (12) is guided via an antenna guide (8) parallel to the direction of travel (F) with respect to the slotted hollow conductor (22).
The invention relates to a brake device (50) for braking of a car (1), a car (1) having such a brake device (50), a lift system (10) having such a car (1), and to a method for operating a brake device (50) with the method step of: setting, in particular controlling, a locking state (30) or a release state (20) of a fixing element (52) as a function of an operational state of the lift system (10).
B66B 5/22 - Braking or catch devices operating between cars, cages, or skips and fixed guide elements or surfaces in hoistway or well and applying frictional retarding forces by means of linearly-movable wedges
An elevator system is shown, having a car that is accommodated so as to be able to travel within an elevator shaft. It also has a drive, which is configured to move the car in the elevator shaft, and a brake unit, which is configured to brake the car within the elevator shaft. A control unit is furthermore configured to control the brake unit.
B66B 1/32 - Control systems with regulation, i.e. with retroactive action, for influencing travelling speed, acceleration, or deceleration electrical effective on braking devices
A method for mounting rails (56, 57, 58, 59, 60) in a lift installation, the lift installation (50) comprising: - at least one elevator car (51) which is able to travel in a shaft (52) on rails (56, 57, 58, 59, 60), - the rails comprising at least one fixed first shaft rail (56), which is arranged fixedly in a shaft (52) and is aligned in a first, particularly vertical, direction (z), - at least one fixed second shaft rail (57), which is arranged fixedly in a shaft (52) in a second, particularly horizontal, direction (y), - at least one switch arrangement (53) having at least one switch rail (58, 59, 60) for switching the elevator car (51) from the first shaft rail (56) onto the second shaft rail (57), in particular the switch arrangement having a third switch rail (58) which is movable, in particular rotatable, in relation to the shaft (52) during operation and/or a fourth and/or fifth switch rail (59, 60) which is stationary in relation to the shaft (52) during operation. The method comprises the following method steps: a first rail mounting step, in which first-mounted rails, specifically the shaft rails (56, 57) or the switch rails (58, 59, 60), are mounted in the shaft, a second rail mounting step, in which second-mounted rails, specifically the switch rails (58, 59, 60) or the shaft trails (56, 57) are mounted in the shaft.
A composite elevator belt includes at least one load carrier strand extending in a longitudinal direction, a core layer encasing the at least one load carrier strand, and a first plurality of teeth extending transversely across a top surface of the core layer. The first plurality of teeth includes a root portion associated with the core layer and a tip portion. The composite elevator belt further includes a first jacket layer extending in the longitudinal direction, at least the tip portion of the first plurality of teeth being associated with a bottom surface of the first jacket layer.
The invention relates to an elevator car (2) having a carriage (4) for moving the elevator car along guide rails (20) of an elevator system, wherein said guide rails are formed as part of a linear motor. A receiving means (6) is arranged on the carriage and carries a load space (8) with a load space floor (10). The elevator car further comprises an acceleration sensor (12) which is designed to determine a horizontal acceleration of the elevator car and to output an acceleration signal (22) as a function of the horizontal acceleration. The elevator car further comprises an inclination sensor (14) which determines an inclination of the load space floor and outputs an inclination signal (24) as a function of the inclination of the load space floor. A control unit (16) can further control an actuating element (18) as a function of the acceleration signal (22) and the inclination signal (24), wherein the actuating element (18) is designed to adjust the inclination of the load space floor (10).
The invention relates to a device for holding a load in a shaft. The device comprises a spreading system having a plurality of arms, wherein at least two arms of the plurality of arms are mechanically connected to one another on a connecting joint. A receiving element is arranged on the spreading system, wherein the receiving element is designed to receive the load. The device further comprises a plurality of holding elements, wherein a holding element of the plurality of holding elements is arranged on a side of an arm of the plurality of arms facing away from the connecting joint. The spreading system is designed to build up a force component perpendicular to the shaft by means of the holding elements, such that the device is fixed in the shaft by the plurality of holding elements. Furthermore, the spreading system is designed to increase the perpendicular force component when the receiving element is loaded.
The invention relates to a lift system (50), comprising a car (51), at least a first rail (56) and a second rail (57), along which the car (51) can be moved; a brake (30) for braking the car with respect to the rails (56, 57), which is configured to apply a normal force (F) to one of the rails (56-8) during the braking operation, wherein the brake (30) is configured to make contact with one of the rails (56, 57) on a first braking surface (31) and on a second braking surface (32) during the braking operation, wherein the first braking surface (31) is located opposite the second braking surface (32), wherein the distance of the two braking surfaces (31) from each other defines a rail width (B1, B2), wherein the first rail (56) has a first rail width (B1) and the second rail (57) has a second rail width (B2), wherein the second rail width (B2) is less than the first rail width (B1).
The invention relates to a safety device (100), a lift system (10), and a method for operating a lift system (10), said method having the method steps: determining an expected stop extension (23*) with respect to the shaft axis (z, y) of one of the two lift cars (1.2), starting from a present position (y2) and in accordance with an expected braking distance (40) of said lift car (1.2); comparing the determined stop extension (23*) and the intersection extension (27; 23) of the shaft intersection (4) with respect to the shaft axis (z) of said lift car (1.2); and triggering a signal (101) for one of the lift cars.
The invention relates to a lift system (10) and a method for operating a lift system, wherein the lift system has a guide device (8), in particular a third guide device, which is arranged at a shaft intersection (4) between a first lift shaft (2) having a first shaft longitudinal axis (z) and a second lift shaft (9) having a second shaft longitudinal axis (y) and which can be moved between an alignment in the first shaft longitudinal direction (z) and an alignment in the second shaft longitudinal direction (y) along an alignment path which extends between a first stop (14.1) and a second stop (14.2), said method having the steps: aligning the third guide device (8) along the alignment path; determining a position of the third guide device along the alignment path; determining an alignment speed of the third guide device during alignment; and triggering a brake signal for the third guide device.
The invention relates to a safety device (100), a lift system (10) comprising a safety device, and a method for operating same, said method having the method steps: determining a position (z1, y2) of the lift car (1.1, 1.2) along the first and/or the second shaft axis (z, y); determining a lift car extension (20, 23) along the first and/or the second shaft axis on the basis of the first (18, 19) and/or the second (21, 22) lift car measurement, starting from the determined position (z1, y2) of the lift car; comparing the determined lift car extension with the first and/or the second intersection extension (24, 27); and triggering a blocking signal for the alignment movement of the third guide device (8).
The invention relates to a safety device (100), a lift system (10), and a method for operating a lift system (10), said method having the method steps: determining an expected peripheral stopping range (28, 38) of a shaft-change unit (3.1) with respect to the alignment axis (A1) of said shaft-change unit (3.1), starting from a present alignment position (21, 31) of said shaft-change unit (3) and in accordance with an expected braking distance (24, 34); comparing the determined peripheral stopping range (28, 38) of said shaft-change unit (3.1) with a collision range (14) of same and of another shaft-change unit (3.1, 3.2); and optionally triggering a stop signal (101) for one of the shaft-change units (3.1, 3.2).
The invention relates to an elevator system (1), comprising a shaft system, which comprises at least four elevator shafts (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d), which each connect a plurality of stories of a building to each other, and comprising a plurality of elevator cars (3), which can be individually moved in the shaft system. At least a first elevator shaft (2a) is connected to a fourth elevator shaft (2d) and a second elevator shaft (2b) is connected to a third elevator shaft (2c) in such a way that an elevator car (3) can be moved in said elevator shafts in circulating operation. For the transport of a person by means of the elevator system (1), a first direction of travel (13a) is assigned to the first elevator shaft (2a) and to the second elevator shaft (2b) for the moving of an elevator car (3) and a second direction of travel (13b) different from the first direction of travel (13a) is assigned to the third elevator shaft (2c) and to the fourth elevator shaft (2d) for the moving of an elevator car (3). The first elevator shaft (2a) and the second elevator shaft (2b) are arranged next to each other, and the third elevator shaft (2c) and the fourth elevator shaft (2d) are arranged next to each other.
The present invention relates to an elevator system (1) comprising a shaft system with a first elevator shaft (2a) and a second elevator shaft (2b), both the first elevator shaft (2a) and the second elevator shaft (2b) connecting multiple floors of a building. The first elevator shaft (2a) is connected to the second elevator shaft (2b) via at least one first connecting shaft (10a) and at least one second connecting shaft (10b) such that an elevator car (3) can be driven in a circulatory mode. The elevator system (1) has, at least on at least one floor level, an access area (6) comprising a first landing door (7a) that provides access to the first elevator shaft (2a) and a second landing door (7b) that provides access to the second elevator shaft (2b). The first landing door (7a) is provided in a first access area (8a) and the second landing door (7b) is provided in a second access area (8b), the first access area (8a) and the second access area (8b) being spaced apart from one another.
The invention relates to an elevator system (100) having at least one elevator shaft (111, 112, 113, 114) and at least one elevator car (130), which can travel in the at least one elevator shaft (111, 112, 113, 114), having at least one service vehicle (200), which is designed to receive an elevator car (130) of the elevator system (100) which is located in a stop floor (102, 104, 106), in that the elevator car (130) moves into the service vehicle (200) in an extraction direction, perpendicular to an extension direction of the at least one elevator shaft (111, 112, 113, 114), and, after receiving the elevator car (130), to remove it from the at least one elevator shaft (111, 112, 113, 114).
Elevator drive unit (1), comprising a drive shaft (60), having at least one drive section (61) for driving a drive belt (5), an electromotor (50), for driving the drive shaft (60), having a stator (51) and a rotor (52), a brake (30) for braking the drive shaft (60), a frame (20) for supporting the drive shaft (60), the stator (51) and the brake (30).
The invention relates to a passenger-transporting apparatus, in particular an escalator (1) or moving walkway, having: a multiplicity of treads (7); two lateral transporting chains (13), one at either side, for transporting the multiplicity of treads (7), each chain having two chain flanks (11); a multiplicity of chain pins (17) which interact with bushings (16), wherein the bushings (16) are each provided with a protection roller (8) located inside the transporting chain (13); wherein each chain pin (17) for each transporting chain (13) and tread (7) is provided with a respective retainer (12) for the treads (7) and, in addition, with a respective chain roller (9) lying outside the transporting chain (13) for guiding the transporting chain (13) and the treads (7) on a track; and a chain-tensioning station (18), around which the transporting chains (13) and treads (7) can be guided, at one end of the passenger-transporting apparatus, said end facing away from a drive of the passenger-transporting apparatus, wherein the chain-tensioning station (18) has two lateral guide tracks (4), around which the transporting chains (13) and treads (7) can be guided, the protection rollers (8) being guided thereon.
The invention relates to a drone system (100) for a shaft (200), in particular a lift shaft, wherein the drone system comprises a drone, a control unit and a load fastening means (103) for receiving a load (300), wherein the load fastening means is designed to receive and/or discharge a load on the drone. The invention further relates to a method for operating a drone (101) in a shaft (200).
The invention relates to a lift system (1), comprising - at least one first guide rail (10), which is aligned in a first, particularly vertical, direction (z1), - at least one second guide rail (20), which is aligned in a second, particularly horizontal, direction (y2), - at least one third guide rail (30), which is aligned in a third, particularly vertical, direction (z3), - at least one fourth guide rail (40), which is aligned in a fourth, particularly horizontal, direction (x4), - at least one lift cabin (2), which can be displaced along the guide rails (10, 20, 30, 40), - and a plurality of transposer units (11, 22, 33), wherein the lift system (1) is configured such that the lift cabin (2) can be displaced by means of the transposer units (11, 22, 33) between the four guide rails (10, 20, 30, 40), the first direction (z1) and the second direction (y1) define a first plane (yz), the third direction (z3) and the fourth direction (x4) define a second plane (xz), and the first plane (yz) and the second plane (xz) are aligned at an angle to one another.
The invention relates to a traveling unit (1) for an elevator system (50), comprising a carriage (6) with guide rollers (5) for traveling along at least one guide rail (56-58) of an elevator system (50); an elevator car support (7), which is held on the carriage (6), and a goods container (8), which is removably attached to the car support (7).
A lift system having a lift car, which is accommodated in a movable manner inside a lift shaft, and a linear drive, which is designed to drive the lift car, is shown. A sensor is arranged in the lift shaft and a signal generation unit is arranged on the lift car and is designed to generate a measurement signal in the sensor, wherein the measurement signal is dependent on a (movement) speed of the lift car in the lift shaft. The lift system also has a safety control unit which is designed to determine an acceleration of the lift car on the basis of the measurement signal and to change the linear drive to a safety operating state if the determined acceleration passes a limit value.
B66B 5/06 - Applications of checking, fault-correcting or safety devices in elevators responsive to abnormal operating conditions for detecting excessive speed electrical
B66B 5/00 - Applications of checking, fault-correcting or safety devices in elevators
The present invention relates to a cabin component (210, 220, 230) for a cabin (200) of a lift system (100) having at least one part (211, 213, 221, 231, 233) with a double function as a design part and as a pressure accumulator formed by a chamber (212, 214, 222, 232, 234) for a pressurized fluid, and to a cabin (200) for a lift system (100) having at least one cabin component (210, 220, 230) of this kind.
The invention relates to an elevator system (100), comprising an elevator car (110), which can be moved in an elevator shaft (101) and on which a tank for storing a fluid is arranged, a supply device (200) being designed to be able to be coupled to the tank (120) at several points in the elevator shaft (101) in order to fill the tank with the fluid and/or to remove the fluid from the tank.
The invention relates to an elevator system comprising a drive and a control unit, the control unit being designed to couple the drive to a supply mains replacement system. The control unit has an input stage and an output stage which are connected via an intermediate DC circuit. The input stage has a rectifier which is designed to convert an alternating voltage of the supply mains replacement system to a DC voltage. In addition, the input stage has an amplifier element which is designed to amplify the DC voltage and to apply the amplified DC voltage to the intermediate DC circuit. During a motor operation of the drive, the output stage is designed to convert the amplified DC voltage to an alternating voltage and to transmit energy from the intermediate circuit to the drive and during a generator operation of said drive is designed to convert an alternating voltage on the drive into a DC voltage and to feed energy from the drive to the intermediate DC circuit. In addition, the input stage is designed to suppress an energy flow to the supply mains replacement system.
B66B 1/30 - Control systems with regulation, i.e. with retroactive action, for influencing travelling speed, acceleration, or deceleration electrical effective on driving gear
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METHOD FOR DAMPENING AN EXCURSION OF AN ELEVATOR CABIN DURING HORIZONTAL ACCELERATIONS
The invention relates to the dampening of an excursion of an elevator cabin (51) of an elevator system (50) having guide rails (56, 57, 57a, 58), which are fixedly arranged in a shaft and along which the elevator cabin (51) can travel, wherein at least one guide rail (57, 57a) is aligned in a direction having a horizontal component (57h) and, during travel along the guide rail (57, 57a) aligned by means of a horizontal component (57h), the elevator cabin (51) is mounted relative thereto so as to be capable of being deflected during a horizontal acceleration, wherein, in order to dampen the excursion, at least one dampening device (30) is arranged on the elevator cabin (51).
The present invention relates to a method for operating an elevator system (0), which comprises a plurality of elevator shafts, at least one elevator car (1) and at least one shaft-changing unit (4). The at least one elevator car (1) can be changed from a first elevator shaft to a second elevator shaft by means of the at least one shaft-changing unit (4). In order to convey a user (8) of the elevator system from a start position (5) to a target position (6), a trajectory is selected from a plurality of trajectory options, taking into account a plurality of initial values for the selection. In doing so, a specification with respect to the usage of the at least one shaft-changing unit (4) is taken into consideration as an initial value from the plurality of initial values for selection of the trajectory.
The present invention relates to a method for operating an elevator system (1) which comprises at least two elevator shafts (201, 202), at least one elevator car (301, 302, 303), a control system (4) and at least one shaft-changing unit (501, 502). With respect to an elevator car (301, 302, 303) of the elevator system (1), the at least one shaft-changing unit (501, 502) can adopt an enabled state (6) in which an elevator car is allowed to enter said shaft-changing unit, or a disabled state (7) in which the elevator car is blocked from entering said shaft-changing unit. According to the method, a travel route from a starting position (801) in the shaft system (201, 202) to a target position (901) in the shaft system (201, 202) using a shaft-changing unit (501) of the elevator system (1) is determined for an elevator car (301), said elevator car (301) being moved from the starting position, and the control system (4) controls a travel parameter of the elevator car (301) such that the elevator car (301), starting from the starting position, reaches the shaft-changing unit (501) when the shaft-changing unit (501) is in the enabled state for the elevator car (301). The invention further relates to an elevator system designed to carry out the method.
The invention relates to a method for the synchronised movement of a car door (6) and of a stop door (10) at a stop (8) in a lift shaft (2) of a lift system (1, 100, 200), wherein the car door is embodied as a guide door (6) and the stop door as a following door (10), having the steps of approaching of the lift car (4) to the stop (8), detection of a presence signal of the following door (10) by means of a presence sensor (20, 220) of the guide door (6) when the car door (6) enters an unlocking zone (32), actuation of the guide door drive (16) by means of the guide controller (14) and execution of the opening movement of the guide door (6), and actuation of the following door drive (16), as well as a guide door (6), a following door (10) and a lift system (1, 100, 200).
An elevator end termination for an elevator belt includes a wedge housing, a segmented wedge disposed axially within the wedge housing. The segmented wedge includes at least two wedge members spaced apart from one another to define a space therebetween. At least one pressure sensor is disposed in the space defined between the at least two wedge members. The at least one pressure sensor registers compressive pressure exerted between the at least two wedge members. The at least two wedge members may include a pair of adjacent longitudinally- extending wedge members, and a wedge crown adjacent a first end of each of the longitudinally- extending wedge members and separated therefrom by a transversely-extending space. The space is a longitudinal slot between the adjacent wedge members.
The present invention relates to a carrying element (1) of a passenger conveyor device with a drive carrier (2), on which a drive unit (8) for driving the passenger conveyor device can be arranged. The drive carrier (2) comprises receiving means (3) for receiving fixing means (9) with which a drive unit (8) can be fixed on the drive carrier (2). Furthermore, the drive carrier (2) comprises at least one guide (4), wherein the receiving means (3) are arranged movably on the drive carrier (2) in the at least one guide (4). The invention further relates to a passenger conveyor device carrier having such a carrying element (1) and to a passenger conveyor device having such a passenger conveyor device carrier. Finally, the invention relates to a method for installing a drive unit (2) with fixing means in a carrying element (1) according to the invention, comprising the steps: orienting the receiving means (3) for receiving the fixing means; placing the drive unit (8) onto the drive carrier (2); introducing the fixing means into the receiving means (3); and fixing the drive unit (8) to the drive carrier (2) by means of fixing means.
B66B 23/00 - Component parts of escalators or moving walkways
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PASSENGER CONVEYING DEVICE WITH STEP CHAIN GUIDED BY TRACK ROLLERS AND BUFFER ROLLERS, AND METHOD FOR GUIDING A STEP CHAIN USING TRACK ROLLERS AND BUFFER ROLLERS
The present invention relates to a passenger conveying device comprising endless step chains (4), which comprise a plurality of chain links that are movable relative to each other, and buffer rollers (6) disposed inside the chain links and track rollers (7) disposed outside the chain links; sprockets (8) for driving and deflecting the step chains (4), wherein when the buffer rollers (6) drive the step chains (4) they temporarily engage one of the sprockets (8); and further comprising first running surfaces (9) on which roll the track rollers (7) of the driven step chains (4), each of the first running surfaces (9) being disposed and dimensioned in such a way that they guide the track rollers (7) of the step chains (4) between the sprockets (8) driving a step chain (4); and second running surfaces (10) on which roll the buffer rollers (6) of the driven step chains (4), each of the second running surfaces (10) being disposed and dimensioned in such a way that they guide the buffer rollers (6) of the step chains (4) at least when they engage the corresponding sprocket (8). The present invention further relates to a method for guiding an endless step chain (4) driven by sprockets (8).
An elevator system includes an elevator car, a user input device, a drive controller configured to actuate a drive motor for moving the elevator car, and a traffic monitoring system configured to be mounted to the elevator car. The traffic monitoring system includes a housing, at least one object detection sensor, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is programmed or configured to generate, with the at least one object detection sensor, a map of objects in the elevator car; determine an available capacity of the elevator car based on the map generated by the at least one object detection sensor; receive, from the user input device, a command instructing the drive controller to stop the elevator car at a predetermined location; and in response to determining that the available capacity is below a threshold, override the command.
The invention relates to a brake unit (140) for braking a rotating shaft (127), which brake unit has a brake drum (145) for securing to the shaft (127), two brake levers (142), each with a brake lining (143), and an actuation device (141) for actuating the brake levers (142) so as to press the corresponding brake lining (143) against the brake drum (145), and comprises at least three connection means (150), which are designed to secure the brake unit (140) at least partially to a motor flange (112). The two brake levers (142) are each mounted rotatably on one of the at least three connection means (150), and the actuation device (142) is secured to at least one of the at least three connection means (150). The invention also relates to a drive unit having a brake unit of this kind and to a people-conveying apparatus comprising a drive unit of this kind.
An elevator system includes an elevator car, a user input device, a drive controller configured to actuate a drive motor for moving the elevator car, and a traffic monitoring system configured to be mounted to the elevator car. The traffic monitoring system includes a housing, at least one object detection sensor, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is programmed or configured to generate, with the at least one object detection sensor, a map of objects in the elevator car; determine an available capacity of the elevator car based on the map generated by the at least one object detection sensor; receive, from the user input device, a command instructing the drive controller to stop the elevator car at a predetermined location; and in response to determining that the available capacity is below a threshold, override the command.
The invention relates to an elevator system (100) comprising a drive in the form of a cable-free direct drive (110), and further comprising at least one rail system (104), at least one elevator car (102), and at least one brake (105a). The elevator system (100) includes at least one component on which at least one sensor (21, 31, 41) for detecting vibrations is arranged. The elevator system (42) further comprises at least one processing unit (22, 32, 42) in order to calculate counter vibrations on the basis of the detected vibrations. At least one device (23, 33, 43) for generating the calculated counter vibrations is arranged on the at least one component. The invention further relates to a method for operating an elevator system.
An elevator belt position tracking system including a magnetic field producer located in operational proximity to an elevator sheave carrying an elevator belt to produce a magnetic field encompassing the elevator belt, a magnetic sensor located in operational proximity to the sheave carrying the elevator belt, the magnetic sensor comprising a plurality of signal channels spaced apart along a width of the magnetic sensor. The respective signal channels are activated by the proximity of the elevator belt to the signal channels as the elevator belt passes through the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field producer to determine a lateral position of the elevator belt on the sheave.
Disclosed is an arrangement of guide rails for an elevator system (50) having at least one elevator car (51) that can be driven along the guide rails (11, 12), the arrangement of guide rails (11, 12) comprising at least one first guide rail (11) having a substantially rectangular cross-section (30) with two long sides (31) and two short sides (32), at least two second guide rails (12) having a substantially rectangular cross-section (40) with two long sides (41) and two short sides (42) and being parallel with respect to their longitudinal extent and to the short sides (42) of their cross-sections (40). The respective long sides (41) of the cross-sections (30, 40) of the at least one first and the at least one second guide rail (11, 12) are located on respective planes (43, 44) that form an angle (α) with one another. A first short side (32a) of the cross-section (30) of the at least one first guide rail (11) is provided with a first bearing (35) for interlockingly mounting the first short side (32a) in both directions (y) along the short side (32).
The invention relates to a stator rail segment (12, 112, 212, 213) for a linear drive of an elevator system (2, 102, 202, 302) along a drive axis (16), having a specified segment length (18, 219), multiple coil interfaces (20, 220) arranged along the drive axis (16) for receiving a respective coil unit (22), and at least one shaft interface (24, 26, 124, 224) for securing the stator rail segment (12, 112, 212, 213) in the elevator shaft at a specified assembly position with respect to the drive axis (16), wherein the stator rail segment (12, 112, 212, 213) has a position adapter (25, 27, 125, 225) for adapting the assembly position of the coil units (22) relative to the drive axis (16) in relation to the specified assembly position.
The invention relates to a lift car (200) for a lift system (100), having at least one roller guide (250) for guiding the lift car (200) along a guide rail (110), wherein the at least one roller guide (250) has at least one first roller (260), which is arranged such that it can roll, by way of its running surface (261), on a rolling surface (115, 116) of the guide rail (110), wherein the at least one roller guide (250) also has two second rollers (270), which are arranged such that they can roll, by way of their respective running surface (271), on a rolling surface (115, 116) of the guide rail (110) which is different to that for the first roller (260), wherein the two second rollers (270) are in operative connection with one another such that they are mounted in the roller guide (250) for movement in opposite directions, in each case with a directional component perpendicular to the associated rolling surface (115, 116) of the guide rail (110), and wherein the at least one roller guide has precisely one first roller (260) or has at least two first rollers, which are not in operative connection with one another such that they are mounted in the roller guide (250) for movement in opposite directions, in each case with a directional component perpendicular to the associated rolling surface (115, 116) of the guide rail (110).
The invention relates to a stator rail (4) for a shaft section, extending along an elevator axis (Z), of an elevator system (2) driven by means of a linear motor (14), comprising at least two rail segments (6) arranged one behind the other along the elevator axis (Z) and each having one or more coil units (10) which form the stator, wherein each of the rail segments (6) is connected to the shaft wall (1), and adjacent rail segments (6) have a spacing (40) from one another in the elevation direction (z), said spacing being designed to compensate thermal expansion of the rail segment (6) and/or settling of the elevator shaft, and wherein at least one connecting element (26) is arranged in the elevation direction (z) between mutually facing edges (28.3, 28.4) of adjacent rail segments (6.3, 6.4).
A lift system (2) having a linear drive (4) is disclosed. The linear drive is designed to move a cabin (26) in a lift shaft (20, 22). The lift system also has an energy store (6) which is coupled to the linear drive. A control unit (8) can feed energy from the linear drive into the energy store in a first system state and can output energy from the energy store to the linear drive in a second system state.
B66B 1/30 - Control systems with regulation, i.e. with retroactive action, for influencing travelling speed, acceleration, or deceleration electrical effective on driving gear
H02J 7/02 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries for charging batteries from AC mains by converters
57.
LINEAR MOTOR ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING TWO DRIVE TRAINS
The invention relates to a linear motor arrangement (15) which is suitable for a lift system (11), wherein the lift system (11) comprises at least one car (13) which can move along a first movement path (F1) and a second movement path (F2, F3). In this case, the linear motor arrangement (15) is suitable for driving the car (13). The linear motor arrangement (15) comprises a first drive train (A1) which is arranged along the first movement path (F1) and a second drive train (A2, A3) which is arranged along the second movement path (F2, F3). Here, the first drive train (A1) differs from the second drive train (A2, A3) in respect of at least one property and the first movement path (F1) forms an angle (21, 23) in relation to the second movement path (F2, F3). The invention further relates to a linear motor arrangement which is suitable for a lift system (11), wherein the lift system (11) comprises at least one car (13) which can move along a first movement path (F1) and a second movement path (F4). In this case, the linear motor arrangement (15) is suitable for driving the car (13). Here, the linear motor arrangement (15) comprises a first drive train (A1) which is arranged along the first movement path (F1), and a second drive train (A4) which is arranged along the second movement path (F4), wherein the first drive train (A1) is suitable for providing a higher drive power density than the second drive train (A4).
The invention relates to a measuring tape support (1) for attaching a position measuring tape (2) of a lift system (1000) to a lift shaft which is part of a building, having a shaft holder (4) that is part of the shaft, and a measuring tape receiver (6) which is part of the measuring tape and is connected to the shaft holder by means of a measuring tape retaining bearing (8), wherein the measuring tape retaining bearing has a predetermined vertical bearing play (40) in the direction of the axis of movement (Z) of a lift car of the lift system, and wherein the measuring tape retaining bearing also has a predetermined rotational bearing play (42, 44, 46) with respect to at least one of the bearing axes (X, Y, Z), The invention further relates to a measuring tape guide (100) and a lift system (1000).
Cabin arrangement (1) for a lift installation (50), comprising - a car (2) with a lift cabin (8), - a travel carriage (3) with guide rollers (6) for moving the car (2) on a guide rail (56-58) along a direction of travel (F); - a rotary bearing (4) for rotatably mounting the car (2) with respect to the travel carriage (3) about a horizontal axis of rotation (A), wherein at least one horizontal support (20) is arranged between the guide rail (56-58) and the car (2), wherein the horizontal support (20) is designed to transmit, at least temporarily, a horizontal supporting force (S) between the car (2) and the guide carriage (3).
A supporting device (70) for supporting a platform, in particular a rotary platform (53), of an elevator system (50), said elevator system (50) comprising: - at least one elevator car (51) which can be moved within a shaft (52) by means of guide rails (56, 7, 58), - at least one stationary first guide rail (56) which is fixed in a shaft (52) and is oriented in a first, in particular vertical, direction (z), - at least one stationary second guide rail (57) which is fixed in a shaft (52) and in particular is oriented in a second, in particular horizontal, direction (y), - at least one third guide rail (58) which is movable, in particular rotatable, relative to the shaft (52) and is fastened to the platform (53) and is transferable between a first position, in particular an orientation in the first direction (z), and a second position, in particular an orientation in the second direction (y); the supporting device (70) comprising: - at least one first interlocking engagement means (71) on an end, facing the platform (53), of the at least one stationary first guide rail (56), - at least one third interlocking engagement means (73) on at least one end of the third guide rail (58) which is fastened to the platform (53) and is rotatable with same, wherein- when the platform (53) is oriented in the first position, the at least one first interlocking engagement means (71) and the at least one third interlocking engagement means (73) are arranged relative to each other such that the at least one third interlocking engagement means (73) can be supported on the at least one first interlocking engagement means (71) when the platform (53) is deflected, in particular about an axis disposed in the second direction (y).
The invention relates to an elevator system (100), comprising at least one elevator cab (115), which can be moved at least in the vertical direction in an elevator shaft (105), a first drive device (160) being provided for moving the at least one elevator cab (115), characterized in that a platform device (150) is provided, which has a platform (152) and a second drive device (154) for moving the platform (152), the platform (152) being movable in the vertical direction and in at least one horizontal direction in the elevator shaft (105), the second drive device (154) being independent of the first drive device (160).
The invention relates to a brake (10), in particular a safety brake, suitable for an elevator system (1) having a guide rail (4), said brake (10) having a caliper design and said brake (10) comprising: two brake shoes (14), a first brake lever (12A) and a second brake lever (12B), which are rotatably connected to each other via a swivel joint (13), a spring arrangement (15), which is designed to impact the first brake lever (12A) opposite the second brake lever (12B) in a first direction (R1), an actuator arrangement (16), which is designed to selectively impact the first brake lever (12A) opposite the second brake lever (12B) in a second direction (R2), wherein the brake levers (12A, 12B) are designed to transition the brake shoes (14) between a first released operating state (I) and a second active operating state (II) as a factor of the impact by the spring arrangement (15) and the actuator arrangement (16), wherein the spring arrangement (15) comprises at least one plate spring assembly (51) having one or more plate springs (59).
B66B 5/18 - Braking or catch devices operating between cars, cages, or skips and fixed guide elements or surfaces in hoistway or well and applying frictional retarding forces
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STATOR ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ELECTROMAGNETIC LINEAR DRIVE
The invention relates to a stator arrangement (18) for an electromagnetic linear drive having a plurality of stator coils (22) which are arranged along a longitudinal direction (100) of the stator (18). Moreover, the stator arrangement (18) has a plurality of inverters (14) which are configured in order in each case to supply at least one first stator coil (22) and a second stator coil (22) of the plurality of stator coils (22) with electrical power, wherein between the first stator coil (22) and the second stator coil (22) at least one third stator coil (22) of the plurality of stator coils (22) is arranged, which is supplied by a different inverter (14) than the first stator coil (22) and the second stator coil (22). The invention further relates to a lift system having a stator arrangement (18) according to the invention.
H02K 29/08 - Motors or generators having non-mechanical commutating devices, e.g. discharge tubes or semiconductor devices with position sensing devices using magnetic effect devices, e.g. Hall-plates or magneto-resistors
H02K 41/03 - Synchronous motorsMotors moving step by stepReluctance motors
H02K 3/28 - Layout of windings or of connections between windings
H02K 11/215 - Magnetic effect devices, e.g. Hall-effect or magneto-resistive elements
64.
LIFT CAR FOR A LIFT INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR OPENING AND CLOSING A DOOR OPENING
The invention relates to a lift car (10) for a lift installation, comprising at least one side wall (12) with a door opening (14) and a lift car door (20) that can be moved at least partially parallel to the side wall (12) on an outer side (12a) of the side wall (12) in order to open and/or close the door opening (14), and can be moved at least partially in a direction (102) perpendicular to the side wall (12) during the opening and/or closing. The lift car door (20) can be lowered at least partially in the door opening (14) during the closing process. The invention also relates to a method for opening and closing a door opening (14) of a lift car (10).
Abstract The invention discloses a traction belt used on a lift equipment, comprising: a belt body extending along a longitudinal direction of the traction belt, and multiple arrays of loading elements extending along a longitudinal direction and arranged in parallel in the belt body, and further comprising an element for displaying operational states. The element for displaying operational states can be embodied as filling layers embedded within the belt body and disposed between the loading elements and external surfaces of the belt body, or embodied as an outer cover layer covering the belt body from outside, or embodied as the combination filling layers and an outer cover layer. By utilizing the filling layers which changes their color with variations of load, vibration, illumination intensity or temperature and making the belt body a transparent or semi-transparent material, or by utilizing the filling layers which changes their magnetic field intensity with variations of load, vibration, illumination intensity or temperature, the performance states of the traction belt can be accurately monitored in real time without depending on manual inspection of appearance at regular intervals and without professional monitors for performance faults of the traction belt.
The invention relates to an elevator system (10), which has a first shaft (12), in which at least one upper shuttle car (18b) and at least one lower shuttle car (18a) are arranged one above the other and, at least at times, are fixedly coupled to each other and can be moved vertically upward and vertically downward together, and has a second shaft (14), in which at least one upper distributing car (20b) and at least one lower distributing car (20a) are arranged one above the other and can be moved vertically upward and vertically downward separately from each other. The elevator system (10) is designed in such a way that the upper shuttle car (18b) and the upper distributing car (20b) each have a stopping point at an upper shuttle level (16b) and the lower shuttle car (18a) and the lower distributing car (20a) each have a stopping point at a lower shuttle level (16a). Furthermore, the second shaft (14) has at least one first stop element (30, 32, 34, 36), which is designed, at least at times, to limit the driving range of the upper distributing car (20b) to the upper shuttle level (16b) and to a range vertically above the upper shuttle level (16b), and the second shaft (14) also has at least one second stop element (30, 32, 34, 36), which is designed, at least at times, to limit the driving range of the lower distributing car (20a) to the lower shuttle level (16a) and to a range vertically below the lower shuttle level (16a).
The invention relates to a safety device for a lift system, comprising a safety element, which keeps a safety system deactivated in a release position and activates the safety system in a blocking position, wherein the safety element exerts a driving force (F1), the effect of which is oriented in such a way as to transfer the safety element from the release position into the blocking position. The safety device also comprises a retaining element (300) which exerts a retaining force (F2) on the safety element in such a way that the retaining force (F2) counteracts the driving force (F1) in order to retain the safety element in the release position. In addition, in the release position of the safety element, the retaining force (F2) exceeds the driving force (F1) by a tolerance value (T), wherein the tolerance value (T) can be adjusted according to different operating modes that are possible in the release position of the safety element, and wherein, in order to transfer the safety element into the blocking position, the safety device is configured to reduce the retaining force in such a way that the driving force (F1) exceeds the retaining force (F2). The invention also relates to a lift system and to a method for operating a safety device.
The invention provides a traction belt of elevator system and a pulley thereof, and an elevator with the traction belt and the pulley. The traction belt of the elevator system comprises: bearing units that extend along the length of the whole traction belt; an early warning unit that extends parallel to the bearing units along the length of the whole traction belt, and the bending fatigue life thereof is shorter than that of the bearing units; and a coating layer that wraps outside the bearing units and the early warning unit, wherein the traction belt is in a strip shape with a uniform thickness, and has at least one continuously fluctuating contour in the width direction, so that a concave section and a convex section are formed on A-side that matches with the traction sheave and on B-side that matches with the guiding pulley, respectively. The pulley comprises a traction sheave and a guiding pulley, and the surface of the traction sheave has two different friction coefficients. Through cooperation of the continuously fluctuating contours, axial movement of the traction belt when passing through the gear train is prevented.
A detection device for detecting brake pad wear of an electromagnetic brake, the brake comprising a brake element, in particular a brake wheel (11), a moving block (9), a static block (8), and a brake pad (10) arranged between the moving block and the brake element, a gap existing between the moving block and the static block, characterized in that the detection device comprises an electromagnetic displacement induction unit (1) and an induction block (3); the induction block (3) is arranged on a first of the blocks (8, 9), in particular on the static block (8) or on the moving block (9); the electromagnetic displacement induction unit (1) is arranged on the a second of the blocks (9, 8), in particular on the moving block (9) or on the static block (8), and the electromagnetic displacement induction unit (1) and the induction block (3) are arranged to face each other; and the electromagnetic displacement induction unit (1) configured to sensing the gap change between the moving block (9) and the static block (8), and generating an alarm signal when the gap change value is greater than a predetermined value.
The invention relates to a control system (200) for a lift system (200), which comprises at least two lift cars that can be moved in at least two shaft sections (110, 120). The system comprises at least two shaft control units (210, 220) and at least two lift car control units (240, 241), each of the shaft control units (210, 220) being respectively allocated to one of the shaft sections (110, 120) and each of the lift car control units (240, 241) being respectively allocated to one of the lift cars. The control system (200) is designed to establish a first communication link (260) between the shaft control units (210, 220), and the control system (200) is designed to establish for each of the shaft sections (110, 120), a second communication link (270, 271) between the lift car control units (240, 241) that are to be allocated to the lift cars in the respective shaft sections (110, 120) and the shaft control units (210, 220) that are to be allocated to the respective shaft section (110, 120). The invention also relates to a lift system comprising a control system (200) of said type and to a method for controlling a lift system of said type.
A computer-implemented method for generating and configuring content of an elevator destination dispatch kiosk (26). The kiosk includes a touchscreen display (300). The method includes creating a kiosk database (204) having kiosk data (204A). The kiosk data outlines a plurality of destination floors (22) associated with the elevator destination dispatch kiosk. The method comprises the step of using a computing structure (200) remote from the elevator destination dispatch kiosk to automatically: (a) access the kiosk data in the kiosk database, and (b) generate a floor button layout. The method includes the step of communicating the floor button layout from the computing structure to the elevator destination dispatch kiosk to cause the floor button layout to be published on the display. An interface (400) of the computing structure allows the floor button layout to be published before the floor button layout is communicated from the computing structure to the elevator destination dispatch kiosk.
A computer-implemented method for generating content for a display on a dispatch kiosk includes using a computing structure remote from the dispatch kiosk to: (1) create a floor layout grid for each elevator hall in a building; (2) automatically generate a graph-based map model from the floor layout grid; (3) automatically calculate a plurality of walk path options from a call kiosk to a designated elevator based on the graph-based map model; (4) determine an optimal walk path from the call kiosk to the designated elevator from the plurality of walk path options; (5) automatically render a floor map image displaying the optimal walk path; and (6) communicate the floor map image from the computing structure to the dispatch kiosk in order to enable the dispatch kiosk to exhibit the floor map image on the dispatch kiosk display in response to an elevator call.
Method of planning a platform lift (1), in particular a stairlift (1), at a stair (3), the platform lift (1) comprising a rail (2), a platform (8), in particular a chair (8), a drive unit (6) for driving the platform (8) along the rail (2), the platform (4) is attached to the drive unit (6), the method comprising the steps - utilizing an augmented reality device (13); - acquiring 3D-data of a stair (2) on which the platform lift (1) is to be installed; - calculating based on the acquiring 3D-data and predetermined clearance information (C) a path of travel (D) of the rail (2); - visualizing at least parts (2, 6), in particular the rail (2) or the platform (6), of the platform lift (1) in accordance with the calculated path of travel (D) by means of the augmented reality device (13), wherein acquiring 3D-data of the stair (2) comprising the follow steps: - observing an area of the stair (2) with the help of the augmented reality device (13); - marking a location of the stair, in particular with the help of a marker (14), thereby in particular confirming the location of the marking via a user input; - continue with subsequently marking several locations at the stairs (2); - extracting surface information via a computer based analysis on the markings and optical information taken by the augmented reality device (13); and based on the optical information and predetermined clearance information calculating the path of travel (D).
B66B 9/08 - Kinds or types of lifts in, or associated with, buildings or other structures inclined, e.g. serving blast furnaces associated with stairways, e.g. for transporting disabled persons
The invention relates to a method for mounting a lift system in a lift shaft, said method comprising the following steps: positioning a number of holding devices (100) in a longitudinal direction of the lift shaft, the holding devices (100) each being mounted by means of at least one adjusting device (110) on at least one wall holder (120) that is firmly applied to a shaft wall or a shaft frame; adjusting the adjusting devices (110) such that the holding devices are aligned in relation to each other within a pre-selectable tolerance range; fixing the aligned holding devices (100) and the adjusting devices (110) in the respectively adjusted positions thereof; fixing a lift-rail system extending in the longitudinal direction of the shaft to the aligned holding devices (100); providing a rail system dummy that at least partially replicates the rail system, maintaining the pre-selectable tolerance range; adjusting a carriage device of a lift cage, which is designed to travel on the lift-rail system along the lift shaft, on the rail system dummy; and distancing the carriage device from the rail system dummy and mounting on the lift-rail system.
The invention relates to a drive shaft (1) for an elevator system (5), comprising - a carrier shaft (2), - a traction sheave (3) having at least one traction surface (32) for driving a traction means (8), in particular a drive belt, of the elevator system (5), - a connection (4) for transmitting a drive torque from the carrier shaft (2) to the traction sheave (3), the traction sheave (3) being separate from the carrier shaft (2), an inner guide surface (33) of the traction sheave (3a, 3b) being held against an outer guide surface (23) of the carrier shaft (2), the connection (4) comprising at least one axially protruding traction-sheave-side circumferential stop (43), which is in interlocking engagement with a carrier-shaft-side circumferential stop (41, 42).
An elevator end termination includes a base member including a proximal end and a distal end and defining an internal belt cavity opening at the proximal end of the base member, an elevator belt comprising an outer jacket and an internal load carrier of a substantially rectangular cross-section, wherein the internal load carrier is exposed on an end of the elevator belt, in which a portion of the elevator belt end is positioned in the belt cavity, and an adhesive provided in the belt cavity at least between opposite sides of the elevator belt and opposing interior walls of the base member, in which the elevator belt is adhesively bonded to the base member.
The present invention relates to a lift system (1) comprising at least one lift shaft (2, 3) and a plurality of lift cars (5) which can be individually moved. In this case, a plurality of the lift cars (5) can be moved in the same lift shaft (2, 3). The lift system (1) further comprises a control system (6) for controlling the lift system (1). In this case, the lift cars (5) of the lift system (1) each have a unique identifier (7), for example an RFID transponder or a QR code. The invention further relates to a method for operating a lift system (1) of this kind.
The invention relates to a method for operating a multi-cage lift installation (1) comprising a shaft system (2) with at least one lift shaft (3), a plurality of lift cages (4) that can be moved individually in the shaft system (2), and a control system (5), data about the lift cages (4) being provided at time intervals. If the provision of data relating to a first lift cage (41) of the multi-cage lift installation (1) fails, a shaft position (7) of said first lift cage (41) is determined, a quarantine section (8) of the shaft system (2) is determined, in which the first lift cage (41) is located by means of the determined shaft position (7), and the determined quarantine section (8) is blocked (81, 81) for the other lift cages (4) of the multi-cage lift installation (1). The invention further relates to a multi-cage lift installation (1) designed for the implementation of such a method.
The invention relates to a drive arrangement (1) comprising: a moveable, more particularly rotatable, rail segment (53) of an elevator system (50); an electric motor (2) for moving, more particularly rotating, the moveable rail segment (53), the drive arrangement (1) being designed, in particular, to rotate the rail segment (53) through a rotation angle of less than 360°; at least one inverter unit (4) for supplying electrical power (P) to the electric motor (2), the inverter unit (4) being designed to receive a control command (13) relating to the position, more particularly the rotational position of the moveable rail segment (53) and to supply, on the basis of said command, the electrical drive power (P). The drive arrangement (1) forms at least two, more particularly exactly three, drive segments (I, II, III) and each drive segment (I, II, III) comprises: - an inverter unit (4I, 4II, 4III), - at least one coil arrangement (3I, 3II, 3III) which is supplied with electrical power (P) by the associated inverter unit, each inverter unit (4I, 4II, 4III) comprising a communication unit (5I, 5II, 5III) which is designed to receive the control command (13), and the communication units (4I, 4II, 4III) being designed to establish amongst themselves, one communication unit from among the number of communication units (4I, 4II, 4III) as a master communication unit (4I) and the remaining communication units as slave communication units (4II, 4III).
The invention relates to a method for operating a lift system (1) having at least one lift car (20, 21) for conveying persons from a starting stop to a destination stop, wherein a distance for conveying the persons from the starting stop to the destination stop is determined. To cause the at least one lift car (20, 21) to travel along the distance determined, different elevator components (40, 41, 42, 43) of the lift system (10) are activated, which means that actions of said lift components (40, 41, 42, 43) are triggered. Specific lift components (40, 41, 42, 43) are selected from said lift components (40, 41, 42, 43) and the actions of the selected lift components (40, 41, 42, 43) are replicated by means of a reproduction device (50, 51, 52, 53) located in the at least one lift car (20, 21). The invention further relates to a lift system (10) designed for carrying out a method of this type.
Disclosed is an elevator car assembly (1) for an elevator system, comprising an elevator car (2), a carriage (3) with guide rollers (6) for moving the elevator car (2) on a guide rail (56-58) along a direction of travel (F); a rotary bearing (4) for mounting the elevator car (2) in such a way that same can rotate relative to the carriage (3) about a horizontal axis of rotation (A); and an elevator car support (7) that includes at least one horizontal leg (11) and at least one vertical leg (10), the elevator car (2) resting on the at least one horizontal leg (11), and the horizontal leg (11) being at least indirectly connected to the rotary bearing (10) via the vertical leg (10).
The invention relates to a holding device (1) for holding a revolving platform (53) of a lift facility (50), said lift facility (50) comprising: at least one lift cage (51) that can travel on guiding rails (56, 57, 58) in a shaft (52); at least one stationary first guiding rail (56) secured in a shaft (52) and oriented in a first, particularly vertical direction (z); at least one stationary second guiding rail (57) oriented in a fixed manner, in a second, particularly horizontal direction (y); and at least one third guiding rail (58) that can be rotated in relation to the shaft (52), said third guiding rail being secured to the revolving platform (53) and being switchable between an orientation in the first direction (z) and an orientation in the second direction (y), the holding device (1) comprising: at least one shaft fixing element (3) for fixing the holding device (1) in the shaft (52); a holding frame (2) for fixing the revolving platform (53) at least indirectly on the holding device (1); and a first adjusting arrangement (5) for adjusting the orientation of the holding frame (2) in relation to the shaft fixing element (3).
The present invention relates to an elevator system (11) comprising at least two elevator cars (19, 21, 23, 25) that can travel along a common rail section (13, 15) on a wall (17). The common rail section (13, 15) comprises a plurality of rail segments (37, 39, 41, 59) successively arranged along a direction of travel (43). The rail section (13, 15) further comprises at least one first swivel segment (27). A first rail segment (37) from the plurality of the rail segments (37, 39, 41, 59) lies adjacent to the first swivel segment (27). This first rail segment (37) is fixed to the wall (17) using a first fixed bearing (45), i.e. is fixed in all three dimensions relative to the wall (17). In this respect, the first fixed bearing (45) is arranged on the end of the first rail segment (37) that faces the first swivel segment (27).
The present invention relates to a driving system (110) for driving a conveyer band of a conveyer apparatus, especially of an escalator or a moving walkway, comprising a first rotatable shaft (401) coupled with at least one sprocket (402), wherein the at least one sprocket (402) is adapted to be coupled with at least one chain of the conveyer band, a second rotatable shaft (614) coupled with a motor 0 (5), wherein the motor (5) is adapted to set the second rotatable shaft (614) into a rotary motion, wherein a gearbox (6) is provided, which is adapted to transfer the rotary motion of the second shaft (614) into a rotary motion of the first shaft (401), wherein at least one stage of the gearbox (6) is provided as a cycloidal drive (610).
A motor for use with an elevator system may include a housing, a motor shaft surrounded by the housing and having at least a first end extending outward from the housing, a motor body arranged around a central portion of the motor shaft and positioned within the housing, at least one sheave positioned at the first end of the motor shaft and rotatable with the motor shaft, and a braking system positioned at a first end of the housing. The braking system may include a brake rotor connected to and rotatable with the motor shaft and closing an axial opening at the first end of the housing, a brake shoe positioned at the first end of the housing, and a brake actuator configured to selectively move the brake shoe between a brake position in which the brake shoe is in contact with the brake rotor to resist rotation of the motor shaft and a rotation position in which the brake shoe is free from contact with the brake rotor.
An end termination (4) for an elevator system (2) including at least two opposing outer plates (14a, 14b) connected to one another, at least two opposing guiding elements (24a, 24b) held between the outer plates, and at least two opposing wedges (32) extending between the guiding elements and configured to clamp an elevator belt (8) therebetween. Upon application of a belt pull force to the elevator belt, the wedges are deformed towards one another to increase a clamping force on the elevator belt.
The invention relates to an elevator system (11) having a car (15, 16) which can be moved along an elevator shaft (18) in a direction of travel (17), wherein the elevator shaft (18) comprises a bus bar (25) which extends in the direction of travel (17). The car (15, 16) comprises a current collector (27), wherein the current collector (27) can be moved between a first position and a second position along a pressing direction (55); in the first position, the current collector (27) is in engagement with the bus bar (25) such that there is an electrical connection between the bus bar (25) and the current collector (27). In the second position, the current collector (27) is disengaged from the bus bar (25) such that the electrical connection between the bus bar (25) and the current collector (27) is separated.
The invention relates to an elevator system (1), comprising: - at least one guide rail (2), - at least one elevator car (10), in particular a plurality of elevator cars (10), which are movable along the guide rail (2) in a direction of travel (F), - a car control unit (11) installed on the elevator car (10), - a central control unit (21) which is connected to said car control unit (11) via at least one wireless radio system (L, R), wherein the at least one wireless radio system (L, R) comprises a slot waveguide arrangement (4) installed in the elevator shaft (20).
The invention relates to a method for operating an elevator system (1) which comprises the following: - at least one first guide rail (10), which is oriented in a first direction (z1), in particular a vertical direction, - at least one second guide rail (20), which is oriented in a second direction (y2), in particular a horizontal direction, - at least one shaft (5), relative to which at least one of the guide rails (10, 20) is kept stationary; - at least one rail segment (40), which can be rotated relative to the shaft (5) and which can be converted between an orientation in the first direction (z1) and an orientation in the second direction (y), - at least one elevator car (2), which can be moved along the guide rails (10, 20) by means of a chassis (3) and which can be converted between the different guide rails (10, 20) via the rotatable rail segment (40), said car (2) being rotatably connected to the chassis (3) via a rotary joint (4), and - an assembly (60) of locking devices (61, 62, 63), said assembly being designed to temporarily secure the orientation of the car (2) and/or of the rotatable rail segment (40). The method has the following steps: - positioning the car (2) into a transfer position on the rotatable rail segment (40) while the rotatable rail segment (40) is aligned with the first guide rail (10); - rotating the rotatable rail segment (40) such that the rail segment is aligned with the second rail segment (2), wherein a movement of the rotatable rail segment is braked by means of a rotary brake (65) in particular; and - subsequently securing the rotational position of the rotatable rail segment (40) relative to the shaft (5) by securing a third locking device (63).
The invention relates to a car (100) for an elevator system, comprising at least one support element (110), 120), a portion (111, 121) of which protrudes from a car roof (105), said portion (111, 121) of the at least one support element (110, 120) being designed for securing a railing (140) for the car roof (105).
An end termination for an elevator system may include an outer clamping member, an inner clamping member having a dimension in a first plane that is greater than a dimension in a second plane, the first plane being spaced from the second plane along a longitudinal axis of the end termination, the inner clamping member coaxially disposed in the outer clamping member, a housing holding the inner clamping member and the outer clamping member therein, and a tightening arrangement to clamp a belt between the inner clamping member and the outer clamping member.
The invention relates to an electromechanical actuator (1) for actuating a brake (9) of a lift installation (21), comprising an energy accumulator (2), a holding device (3), a resetting device (6), and a connector (7), where the actuator (1) is designed such that, in a ready state (I), the holding device (3) holds the connector against an operating force (F2) applied by the energy accumulator, in a ready position, the holding device (3) does not hold the connector (7) in the ready position in a release state (II) and the connector (7) is switched into a release position, and during a retrieval phase (III), the actuator (1) can be switched from the release state (II) into the ready state (I) using the resetting device (6), the holding device (3) being connected to the connector (7) by a toggle lever arrangement (10), where in the first operating state (I), the toggle lever arrangement (10) has a more elongated form than in the second operating state (II).
B66B 5/18 - Braking or catch devices operating between cars, cages, or skips and fixed guide elements or surfaces in hoistway or well and applying frictional retarding forces
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TRANSPORTATION DEVICE COMPRISING A SAFETY DEVICE FOR LIMITING DECELERATION
The present invention relates to a transportation device, specifically a lift installation, escalator or moving walkway, comprising a person conveying unit (71), specifically a cabin or platform, an electromagnetic linear drive (80) for driving the person conveying unit (71), comprising at least one stator segment (20) and at least one rotor element (30), wherein the rotor element (30) can be driven by the action of force of an electromagnetic field of the stator segment (20), which is driven over, in a first drive direction (91) or in an opposite second drive direction (92), characterized in that the rotor element (30) is movably mounted on the person conveying unit (71) in such a way that a magnetic resistance in the air gap (21) between the stator segment (20) which is driven over and the rotor element (30) can be changed depending on a drive force which acts between the stator segment (20) and the rotor element (30).
The invention relates to braking device (5) for an elevator system (1). The elevator system (1) comprises a cab (2), which can be moved within an elevator shaft (3). The braking device (5) has an actuator (7) and a brake (6). The actuator (7) is designed to provide an actuation force (B) for the brake (6) as needed. The braking device (5) has a force-measuring assembly (18) for producing a load state value (p20) of the cab (2). The force-measuring assembly (18) is mechanically coupled to the actuator (7) in such a way that the actuation force (B) depends on the load state value (p20).
B66B 5/18 - Braking or catch devices operating between cars, cages, or skips and fixed guide elements or surfaces in hoistway or well and applying frictional retarding forces
95.
ELEVATOR CAR FOR AN ELEVATOR INSTALLATION HAVING A LINEAR MOTOR DRIVE, ELEVATOR INSTALLATION HAVING SUCH A CAR, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELEVATOR INSTALLATION
The invention relates to an elevator car (1), comprising a sliding carriage (2) for moving the elevator car (1) along guide rails (3) of an elevator installation, wherein said guide rails are designed as part of a linear motor, comprising a receiving means (4) arranged on the sliding carriage (2), and comprising a load space (5) that is supported by the receiving means (4) and has a load space floor (6). The load space (5) is thereby decoupled relative to the sliding carriage (2) by means of damping elements (9) using vibration technology. The elevator car further comprises a controllable actuating element (7), which is arranged on the elevator car (1) in such a way that, in the event of activation, the actuating element enables a relative movement of the load space floor (6) to the sliding carriage (2). The invention further relates to an elevator installation having such an elevator car (1). The invention further relates to a method for operating such an elevator installation, and to a control system configured to carry out said method.
The invention relates to a method for operating a lift system (1), the lift system (1) comprising a lift cage (2) received in a movable manner inside a lift shaft (7), a linear drive (3) for driving the lift cage (2), the linear drive (3) comprising a stator arrangement (4) provided with a plurality of stators (K..Q) and applied to the lift shaft (7) in a secure manner,and a rotor (5) applied to the lift cage (2), the stator arrangement (4) comprising a plurality of electromagnetic coils (u, v, w) that can be respectively operated by a phase (Iu, lv, lw) of a polyphase alternating current (luvw). The method comprises the following steps: providing the polyphase alternating current (luvw) for operating the stator arrangement (4) and thereby driving the lift cage (2), particularly for providing an upward drive force for the lift cage (2); monitoring a deceleration value (b, B) of the lift system by means of sensors (8) that are securely installed in the lift shaft (7); and switching the linear drive (3) into a safety operating state if a deceleration value (b) above a pre-defined threshold value (bLimit) is determined in the monitoring step.
B66B 5/00 - Applications of checking, fault-correcting or safety devices in elevators
B66B 5/06 - Applications of checking, fault-correcting or safety devices in elevators responsive to abnormal operating conditions for detecting excessive speed electrical
The invention relates to an elevator system (1), comprising at least one first guide rail (10), which is oriented in a first, in particular vertical, direction (z), at least one second guide rail (20), which is oriented in a second, in particular horizontal, direction (y), a plurality of rotatable rail segments (12, 23, 123), at least one of which can be transferred between an orientation in the first direction (z) and an orientation in the second direction (y), at least one elevator cab (2), which can be moved along the guide rails (10, 20) and which can be transferred between the different guide rails (10, 20) by means of the rotatable rail segments (12, 23, 123), and at least one third guide rail (30), which is oriented in a third, in particular horizontal, direction (x), wherein at least one of the rotatable rail segments (23, 123) can be transferred between an orientation in the first or second direction (z, y) and an orientation in the third direction (x).
A system for determining tension in a suspended rope includes an acceleration measuring device for measuring the acceleration of rope movement and an adapter for attaching the acceleration measuring device to the suspended rope. The system optionally includes a user device communicatively coupled to the acceleration measuring device. The user device computes rope tension based on the measured acceleration. The acceleration measuring device and user device can be combined into a single smart device. Examples of the system can accurately determine the tension in ropes used to suspend an elevator cabin, allowing a field technician to tighten the ropes to equal tension and to determine the weight of the cabin. In turn, a smoother and more secure operation of the elevator can be achieved.
The invention relates to a shaft switching assembly (1) which is suitable for an elevator system, said elevator system comprising at least two vertical elevator shafts (4A, 4B), at least one car (3), in particular a plurality of cars (3), which can be moved in the elevator shafts (4) independently of one another, a horizontal guide rail (2) via which the at least two vertical elevator shafts (4) can be connected together and which is designed to guide the car (3) along a movement path (W) during a switching process from a first of the elevator shafts (4A) to an end position in the second of the elevator shafts (4B). The shaft switching assembly (1) comprises a brake (10), and the brake (10) is designed to generate a braking force in order to brake the car (3), wherein the use of the braking force depends on the curve of the speed profile (v8, v9) of the car (3).
B66B 1/24 - Control systems with regulation, i.e. with retroactive action, for influencing travelling speed, acceleration, or deceleration
B66B 1/32 - Control systems with regulation, i.e. with retroactive action, for influencing travelling speed, acceleration, or deceleration electrical effective on braking devices
B66B 9/00 - Kinds or types of lifts in, or associated with, buildings or other structures
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MULTIMODAL USER INTERFACE FOR DESTINATION CALL REQUEST OF ELEVATOR SYSTEMS USING ROUTE AND CAR SELECTION METHODS
An elevator control system for an elevator system, including a display device, at least one processor in communication with the display device and the elevator system, the at least one processor programmed or configured to render, on the display device, a graphical destination interface comprising a plurality of visual representations of destinations within the building, receive a user selection of a selected destination from the plurality of destinations, determine a plurality of selectable options for elevator call requests based on the selected destination, render the plurality of selectable options for elevator call requests on the graphical destination interface or a second graphical call request interface, receive a user selection of a selected option from the plurality of selectable options for elevator call requests, and control movement of an elevator car in the elevator system based on the selected destination and the selected option.
