EP0755894A1 - Procédé et dispositif pour mesurer la charge dans une cabine d'ascenseur - Google Patents

Procédé et dispositif pour mesurer la charge dans une cabine d'ascenseur Download PDF

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EP0755894A1
EP0755894A1 EP96111277A EP96111277A EP0755894A1 EP 0755894 A1 EP0755894 A1 EP 0755894A1 EP 96111277 A EP96111277 A EP 96111277A EP 96111277 A EP96111277 A EP 96111277A EP 0755894 A1 EP0755894 A1 EP 0755894A1
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66BELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B1/00Control systems of elevators in general
    • B66B1/34Details, e.g. call counting devices, data transmission from car to control system, devices giving information to the control system
    • B66B1/3476Load weighing or car passenger counting devices
    • B66B1/3484Load weighing or car passenger counting devices using load cells

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  • the invention relates to a method and a device for measuring the load in an elevator car, which is supported by means of spring elements on a support frame which can be moved in an elevator shaft by means of a support cable guided over a traction sheave, wherein a motor controlled by a motor control drives the traction sheave and Executes travel commands of an elevator control.
  • a disadvantage of the known device is the complex construction and assembly of the angle with the strain gauges on the base support of the support frame.
  • considerable adjustment work for the bridge circuit and the amplifier is necessary. Accordingly, such systems are also expensive to manufacture and maintain.
  • the invention seeks to remedy this.
  • the invention as characterized in the claims, achieves the object of avoiding the disadvantages of the known device and of creating a device which precisely measures the load in an elevator car using measuring devices which are already present in an elevator system.
  • the advantage achieved by the invention is essentially to be seen in the fact that the cabin floor and support frame can be simplified, which in turn makes it possible to measure the load even in low-cost elevator systems for reasons of cost.
  • 1 to 4 denotes an elevator shaft with stops 2, in which an elevator car 3 can be moved.
  • a motor 4 drives a traction sheave 5, over which a supporting cable 6 is guided.
  • a support frame 7 is arranged at one end of the support cable 6 and a counterweight 8 is arranged at the other end of the support cable 6.
  • the elevator car 3 rests on spring elements 9 which are supported on the support frame 7.
  • One over a first deflection roller 10 and a second deflection roller 11-guided belt 12 is mechanically coupled to the elevator car 3.
  • the movement of the elevator car 3 is transmitted to the belt 12, which drives a pulse generator 13 coupled to the first deflection roller 10.
  • Each vertical movement of the elevator car 3 is thus converted into electrical pulses by the pulse generator 13.
  • the motor 4 can be arranged on the support frame 7, for example in the case of linear motor drives or rope-less friction wheel drives.
  • the pulse generator 13 can also be arranged on the elevator car 3. In this variant, belt 12 and deflection rollers 10, 11 can be omitted. The pulse generator 13 is then driven by means of a friction wheel which rolls, for example, on a guide rail.
  • An elevator control system 14 generates floor calls FL and car calls CA from passengers 16 in the elevator car 3 based on floor calls FL and car calls CA input at sensors 15 of the stops 2 Travel commands DO, which are forwarded to an engine control 17.
  • the motor controller 17, for example a converter determines the driving curve of the elevator car 3 based on the travel commands and on the basis of a path signal SL of the pulse generator 13, which corresponds to the current position of the elevator car 3 in the elevator shaft 1 the delay of the elevator car 3 determined.
  • a motor current IW is measured and, like the displacement signal SL, fed to an evaluation unit 18 for determining load quantities.
  • the path signal SL is fed to a first converter 19 of the evaluation unit 18 and is there when the elevator car 3 stops at the stop 2, for example by means of a table or a mathematical formula, in one of the movements of the elevator car 3 compared to the elevator shaft 1 corresponding first load size m SL converted.
  • the motor current IW is fed to a second converter 20 of the evaluation unit 18 and is converted there at the set speed of the elevator car 3, for example by means of a table or a mathematical formula, into a second load variable m IW corresponding to the car load. This size serves as a new load reference.
  • the second load size m IW and the first load size m SL corresponding to the new load in the elevator car 3 are added by means of an adder 21 to a third load size m IW - m SL , which is the correct sign influenced by the motor control 17 controlled motor current IW.
  • the third load variable m IW -m SL can be evaluated by the elevator control 14 and Depending on the load in the elevator car 3, the car allocation, for example, when the elevator car 3 is full, no further car calls are accepted.
  • FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of the evaluation unit 18 implemented, for example, in software.
  • a first step S1 it is checked whether the elevator car 3 is at a stop 2 and the doors are still closed. If the result of the test carried out in step S1 is yes, the path signal SL is read in in a second step S2 and stored as a reference signal. After it has been determined in a third step S3 that the doors of the elevator car 3 have been opened and the door closing command has been given, the travel signal SL is evaluated in a fourth step S4 and, with the difference to the reference signal of the second step S2, the first load variable m SL formed and saved. In a fifth step S5 it is checked whether the doors have been closed again.
  • the third load variable m IW -m SL is determined in the sixth step S6, the second load variable m IW during the preceding journey and the first load variable m SL being formed in the fourth step S4.
  • the third load variable m IW -m SL is also communicated to the elevator control 3 and the motor control 17.
  • the speed of the elevator car 3 is checked until the elevator car 3 has reached its target speed.
  • the second load variable m IW is formed and stored on the basis of the instantaneous motor current IW.
  • the elevator car 3 then travels with the second load variable m IW influencing the motor current IW controlled by the motor controller 17 until the next stop at a stop 2.
  • the motor current can be influenced using only the first load variable m SL . If the elevator car 3 is empty, a reference signal is generated in this case. At each stop, each load change is added to the load size m SL of the previous trip with the correct sign.

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  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
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  • Elevator Control (AREA)
  • Maintenance And Inspection Apparatuses For Elevators (AREA)
  • Indicating And Signalling Devices For Elevators (AREA)
  • Forklifts And Lifting Vehicles (AREA)
EP96111277A 1995-07-26 1996-07-12 Procédé et dispositif pour mesurer la charge dans une cabine d'ascenseur Expired - Lifetime EP0755894B1 (fr)

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