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- the present invention relates to a safety device for a roped elevator, and more particularly, to a safety device for an elevator for suppressing a raising speed of a car when the car goes up at overspeed.
- US-A-5 183 979 discloses a fail-safe system for a lift that prevents motion when the doors are open.
- Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing a conventional elevator shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid -Open Nos. Hei 6-1561 and Hei 6-179585.
- a machine room 2 is located on a hoistway 1.
- a hoisting machine 3 as a driving machine is provided in the machine room 2.
- the hoisting machine 3 is provided with a brake 4 for stopping the rotation of a driving sheave 3a.
- a main rope 5 is wound around the driving sheave 3a of the hoisting machine 3.
- a car 6 is suspended at one end portion of the main rope 5 and a counterweight 7 is suspended at the other end portion of the main rope 5.
- the car 6 and the counterweight 7 are alternatively raised and lowered by a driving force of the hoisting machine 3.
- a speed governor 8 for detecting overspeed of the car 6 is provided in the machine room 2.
- a speed governor rope 9 is wound around the speed governor 8. Both ends of the speed governor rope 9 are connected to an emergency stop device 11 which is provided at the lower portion of the car 6, , so that the speed governor rope 9 is circulated in accordance with the up-and-down movement of the car 6.
- a tension sheave 10 for imparting a tension to the speed governor rope 9 is provided at the lower end portion of the loop-like speed governor rope 9.
- a car side damper 12 for receiving the car 6 when the car 6 is lowered down to a lowermost position below the movement range of the normal operation and a counterweight side damper 13 for receiving the counterweight 7 when the counterweight 7 is lowered down to the lowermost position are provided at the bottom of the hoistway 1.
- the car 6 and the counterweight 7 are raised and lowered within the hoistway 1 by the driving force of the hoisting machine 3.
- the speed governor 8 detects increase in the circulation speed of the governor rope 9, so that the brake 4 works.
- the speed governor brake (not shown) provided in the speed governor 8 works to impart a mechanical braking force to the speed governor rope 9 to thereby operate the emergency stop device 11. Also, in the case where the car 6 collides with the car side damper 12 before the car 6 has been stopped by the emergency stop device 11, the impact from the collision is moderated with the car side damper 12.
- the kind or the number of the means for reducing/stopping overspeed when the car 6 is raised is few in comparison with the means for reducing/stopping overspeed when the car 6 is lowered. Accordingly, there is a demand to further improve in safety aspect.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a safety device for making it possible to enhance the safety aspect for overspeed when the car is raised.
- a safety device for an elevator including a hoistway, a car and a counterweight that are moved up and down within the hoistway, a rope for suspending the car and the counterweight within the hoistway, a driving machine for raising and lowering the car and the counterweight through the rope, and a counterweight side damper for receiving the counterweight when the counterweight is lowered down to a lowermost position
- said safety device comprising:
- Fig. 1 is a structural view showing an example of an elevator in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- a machine room 2 is located on a hoistway 1.
- a hoisting machine 3 as a driving machine is provided in the machine room 2.
- the hoisting machine 3A is provided with a brake 4 for stopping the rotation of a driving sheave 3a.
- a main rope 5 is wound around the driving sheave 3a of the hoisting machine 3.
- a car 6 is suspended at one end portion of the main rope 5, and a counterweight 7 is suspended at the other end portion of the main rope 5.
- the car 6 and the counterweight 7 are alternatively raised and lowered by a driving force of the hoisting machine 3.
- a car side speed governor 8 for detecting overspeed of the car 6 is provided in the machine room 2.
- a car side speed governor rope 9 is wound around the car side speed governor 8. Both ends of the car side speed governor rope 9 are connected to an emergency stop device 11 provided at the lower portion of the car 6, so that the car side speed governor rope 9 is circulated in accordance with the up-and-down movement of the car 6.
- a tension sheave 10 for imparting a tension to the car side speed governor rope 9 is provided at the lower end portion of the loop-like car side speed governor rope 9.
- a car side damper 12 for receiving the car 6 when the car 6 is lowered down to the lowermost position below the movement range of the normal operation and a counterweight side damper 13 for receiving the counterweight 7 when the counterweight 7 is lowered down to the lowermost position are provided at the bottom of the hoistway 1.
- a counterweight side speed governor 21 for detecting overspeed of the counterweight 7, which has substantially the same structure as that of the car side speed governor 8 is provided in the machine room 2.
- a counterweight side speed governor rope 22 is wound around the counterweight side speed governor 21. Both ends of the counterweight side speed governor rope 22 are connected to an upper and a lower end portions of the counterweight 7 through brackets 23a and 23b, respectively, so that the counterweight side speed governor rope 22 is circulated in accordance with the up-and-down movement of the counterweight 7.
- a tension sheave 24 for imparting a tension to the counterweight side speed governor rope 22 is provided at the lower end portion of the loop-like counterweight side speed governor rope 22.
- Fig. 2 is a frontal view showing the counterweight side speed governor 21 in Fig. 1.
- a base 31 is fixed above the hoistway 1.
- a sheave 33 that is rotatable about a shaft 32 is supported by the base 31.
- a pair of flyweights 36 and 37 that are rotatable about shafts 34 and 35, respectively, are mounted on the sheave 33.
- the flyweights 36 and 37 are coupled with each other through a link 38.
- a balance spring 39 is provided between one of the flyweights 37 and the sheave 33.
- the flyweights 36 and 37 are rotated about the shafts 34 and 35 against the balance spring 39 by a centrifugal force generated from the rotation of the sheave 33.
- a ratchet 41 that is rotatable about the shaft 32 independently of the sheave 33 is supported by the base 31. Also, a brake arm 43 that is rotatable about a shaft 42 is supported by the base 31. A brake piece 44 that faces the counterweight side speed governor rope 22 wound around the sheave 33, is mounted on the brake arm 43.
- One end of an operating rod 45 is rotatably coupled with the ratchet 41.
- a spring shaft 46 passing through the brake arm 43 is fixed to the other end of the operating rod 45.
- a spring seat 47 is provided through an end of a spring shaft 46 opposite to the operating rod 45, and a plurality of nuts 48 are screwed thereto.
- a compressing coiled spring 49 is provided between the spring seat 47 and the brake arm 43.
- One of the flyweights 37 is provided with a latch portion 37a for engaging with the teeth of the ratchet 41.
- the detecting mechanism in this embodiment has the shafts 34 and 35, the flyweights 36 and 37, the link 38, the balance spring 39 and the ratchet 41.
- the speed governor brake has the shaft 42, the brake arm 43, the brake piece 44, the operating rod 45, the spring shaft 46, the spring seat 47, the nuts 48 and the compression coiled spring 49.
- the car side speed governor 8 and the counterweight side speed governor 21 have substantially the same structure but the car side speed governor 8 is further provided with a stop switch 51 and an operating member 52 in addition to the counterweight side speed governor 21 as indicated by a two-dot-and-dash line in Fig. 2.
- the stop switch 51 is mounted on the base 31 and output a signal for operating the brake 4.
- the operating member 52 is attached to the flyweight 37 and operates the stop switch 51 in accordance with the rotation of the flyweight 37.
- the car 6 and the counterweight 7 are moved up and down within the hoistway 1 by the driving force of the hoisting machine 3.
- the speed of the car 6 exceeds the rated speed due to a certain cause during the lowering operation of the car 6, the increased circulation speed of the car side speed governor rope 9 is detected by the car side speed governor 8 so that the brake 4 works.
- the dimension (height) of the top clearance is determined in accordance with the set speed of the counterweight damper 13. Namely, when the counterweight 7 collides with the counterweight side damper 13 at lower speed than the set speed, the extent of the bounce of the car 6 is in the range of the top clearance, and therefore the car 6 is not collide with the ceiling of the hoistway 1. Also, the set speed of the counterweight side damper 13 is designed in accordance with the rated speed of the elevator.
- the braking force is applied to the counterweight side speed governor rope 22 by the counterweight side speed governor 21.
- the second overspeed is set to be not higher than the set speed of the counterweight side damper 13.
- the latch portion 37a engages with the teeth of the ratchet 41 so that the ratchet 41 is rotated in the same direction as that of the sheave 33.
- the operating rod 45 is shifted and the brake arm 43 is moved toward the sheave 33 so that the counterweight side speed governor rope 22 is depressed against the sheave 33 by the brake piece 44 and the counterweight side speed governor rope 22 is braked by the frictional force.
- the counterweight side speed governor rope 22 is braked, so that the counterweight 7 is stopped or the lowering speed of the counterweight 7 is decelerated equal to or less than the set speed of the counterweight side damper 13. Accordingly, if the brake 4 should fail to work or the gear of the hoisting machine 3 is damaged, it is possible to prevent the car 6 from colliding with the ceiling of the hoistway 1 to thereby enhance the safety aspect for overspeed when the car 6 is raised.
- Fig. 3 is an explanatory view showing a braking force required to the counterweight side speed governor 21 in Fig. 1.
- W1 is the weight of the car 6
- W2 is the weight of the counterweight 7
- F1 is the braking force by the counterweight side speed governor 21
- ⁇ is downward acceleration of the counterweight 7.
- the braking force required for the counterweight side speed governor 21, i.e., the minimum braking force required for decelerating the car 6 and the counterweight 7 is only the difference between the weight of the counterweight 7 and the car 6 when no load is applied ( ⁇ is less than zero when F1 ⁇ W2-W1).
- This braking force is much smaller than a force needed for braking the car 6 accelerating as it moves down when the main rope is 5 is cut off. Accordingly, it is possible to enhance the safety aspect for overspeed when the car is raised by utilizing substantially the same structure as the structure of the car side speed governor 8.
- the traction is not generated at the time the counterweight 7 collides with the counterweight side damper 13, and the car 6 is caused to bounce after the counterweight side damper 13 has been fully compressed. Accordingly, the extent of the bounce of the car 6 is within the range of the top clearance.
- the counterweight side speed regulation 21 is not provided with the stop switch 51 and the operating member 52, it is also possible to apply the same structure as that of the speed governor 8 to the counterweight side speed governor 21.
- the set speed of the stop switch 51 of the counterweight side speed governor 21 is somewhat higher than the speed of the car side speed governor 8 or the output of the stop switch 51 of the counterweight side speed governor 21 is disabled.
- Fig. 4 is a flowchart of the operation in the case where the counterweight side speed governor 21 is provided with the stop switch 51.
- the signal for operating the brake 4 of the hoisting machine 3 is outputted again (step S4). Thereafter, the counterweight side speed governor 21 mechanically detects whether or not the lowering speed of the counterweight 7 is equal to or less than the second overspeed speed (step S5). Then, when the lowering speed of the counterweight 7 exceeds the second overspeed, as described above, the counterweight side speed governor rope 22 is braked by the counterweight side speed governor 21.
- the counterweight side speed governor 21 is provided with the stop switch 51 so that, even if the stop switch 51 of the car side speed governor 8 fails to work, the brake 4 is operated in accordance with the first set value to thereby further enhance the safety aspect.
Description
- The present invention relates to a safety device for a roped elevator, and more particularly, to a safety device for an elevator for suppressing a raising speed of a car when the car goes up at overspeed.
- US-A-5 183 979 discloses a fail-safe system for a lift that prevents motion when the doors are open.
- Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing a conventional elevator shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid -Open Nos. Hei 6-1561 and Hei 6-179585. In the figure, a
machine room 2 is located on ahoistway 1. A hoistingmachine 3 as a driving machine is provided in themachine room 2. The hoistingmachine 3 is provided with abrake 4 for stopping the rotation of a drivingsheave 3a. - A
main rope 5 is wound around the drivingsheave 3a of the hoistingmachine 3. Acar 6 is suspended at one end portion of themain rope 5 and acounterweight 7 is suspended at the other end portion of themain rope 5. Thecar 6 and thecounterweight 7 are alternatively raised and lowered by a driving force of the hoistingmachine 3. - A
speed governor 8 for detecting overspeed of thecar 6 is provided in themachine room 2. A speed governor rope 9 is wound around thespeed governor 8. Both ends of the speed governor rope 9 are connected to anemergency stop device 11 which is provided at the lower portion of thecar 6, , so that the speed governor rope 9 is circulated in accordance with the up-and-down movement of thecar 6. A tension sheave 10 for imparting a tension to the speed governor rope 9 is provided at the lower end portion of the loop-like speed governor rope 9. - A car side damper 12 for receiving the
car 6 when thecar 6 is lowered down to a lowermost position below the movement range of the normal operation and acounterweight side damper 13 for receiving thecounterweight 7 when thecounterweight 7 is lowered down to the lowermost position are provided at the bottom of thehoistway 1. - Next, the operations will now be described. The
car 6 and thecounterweight 7 are raised and lowered within thehoistway 1 by the driving force of the hoistingmachine 3. When the speed of thecar 6 exceeds a rated speed due to a certain cause during the lowering operation of thecar 6, thespeed governor 8 detects increase in the circulation speed of the governor rope 9, so that thebrake 4 works. - Thereafter, in the case where the lowering speed of the car 9 is further increased, the speed governor brake (not shown) provided in the
speed governor 8 works to impart a mechanical braking force to the speed governor rope 9 to thereby operate theemergency stop device 11. Also, in the case where thecar 6 collides with thecar side damper 12 before thecar 6 has been stopped by theemergency stop device 11, the impact from the collision is moderated with thecar side damper 12. - On the other hand, when the speed of the
car 6 exceeds the rated speed during the raising operation of thecar 6, overspeed of thecar 6 is detected by thespeed governor 8 so that thecar 6 is decelerated and stopped by thebrake 4. Also, in the case where thecounterweight 7 collides with thecounterweight side damper 13 before thecar 6 has been stopped, the impact from the collision is moderated with thecounterweight side damper 13. - Thus, in the conventional elevator, the kind or the number of the means for reducing/stopping overspeed when the
car 6 is raised is few in comparison with the means for reducing/stopping overspeed when thecar 6 is lowered. Accordingly, there is a demand to further improve in safety aspect. - An object of the present invention is to provide a safety device for making it possible to enhance the safety aspect for overspeed when the car is raised.
- According to the present invention, there is provided a safety device for an elevator including a hoistway, a car and a counterweight that are moved up and down within the hoistway, a rope for suspending the car and the counterweight within the hoistway, a driving machine for raising and lowering the car and the counterweight through the rope, and a counterweight side damper for receiving the counterweight when the counterweight is lowered down to a lowermost position, said safety device comprising:
- a counterweight side speed governor rope being circulated in accordance with the up-and-down movement of the counterweight; and
- a counterweight side speed governor which, in operation mechanically applies a braking force to said counterweight side speed governor rope when the lowering speed of the counterweight reaches a preset overspeed, and wherein the braking force of said counterweight side speed governor is set at a difference between a weight of the counterweight and a weight of the car with no load, or more.
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- Fig. 1 is a structural view showing an example of an elevator in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
- Fig. 2 is a front view showing the counterweight side speed governor in Fig. 1;
- Fig. 3 is an explanatory view showing a braking force required to the counterweight side speed governor in Fig. 1;
- Fig. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation in the case where the counterweight side speed governor is provided with the stop switch; and
- Fig. 5 is a structural view showing an example of a conventional elevator.
- One embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
- Fig. 1 is a structural view showing an example of an elevator in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a
machine room 2 is located on ahoistway 1. A hoistingmachine 3 as a driving machine is provided in themachine room 2. The hoisting machine 3A is provided with abrake 4 for stopping the rotation of a drivingsheave 3a. - A
main rope 5 is wound around the drivingsheave 3a of the hoistingmachine 3. Acar 6 is suspended at one end portion of themain rope 5, and acounterweight 7 is suspended at the other end portion of themain rope 5. Thecar 6 and thecounterweight 7 are alternatively raised and lowered by a driving force of the hoistingmachine 3. - A car
side speed governor 8 for detecting overspeed of thecar 6 is provided in themachine room 2. A car side speed governor rope 9 is wound around the car side speed governor 8. Both ends of the car side speed governor rope 9 are connected to anemergency stop device 11 provided at the lower portion of thecar 6, so that the car side speed governor rope 9 is circulated in accordance with the up-and-down movement of thecar 6. A tension sheave 10 for imparting a tension to the car side speed governor rope 9 is provided at the lower end portion of the loop-like car side speed governor rope 9. - A car side damper 12 for receiving the
car 6 when thecar 6 is lowered down to the lowermost position below the movement range of the normal operation and acounterweight side damper 13 for receiving thecounterweight 7 when thecounterweight 7 is lowered down to the lowermost position are provided at the bottom of thehoistway 1. - Also, a counterweight
side speed governor 21 for detecting overspeed of thecounterweight 7, which has substantially the same structure as that of the car side speed governor 8 is provided in themachine room 2. A counterweight sidespeed governor rope 22 is wound around the counterweightside speed governor 21. Both ends of the counterweight sidespeed governor rope 22 are connected to an upper and a lower end portions of thecounterweight 7 throughbrackets speed governor rope 22 is circulated in accordance with the up-and-down movement of thecounterweight 7. A tension sheave 24 for imparting a tension to the counterweight sidespeed governor rope 22 is provided at the lower end portion of the loop-like counterweight sidespeed governor rope 22. - Next, Fig. 2 is a frontal view showing the counterweight
side speed governor 21 in Fig. 1. In the figure, abase 31 is fixed above thehoistway 1. Asheave 33 that is rotatable about ashaft 32 is supported by thebase 31. A pair offlyweights shafts sheave 33. - The
flyweights link 38. Abalance spring 39 is provided between one of theflyweights 37 and thesheave 33. Theflyweights shafts balance spring 39 by a centrifugal force generated from the rotation of thesheave 33. - A
ratchet 41 that is rotatable about theshaft 32 independently of thesheave 33 is supported by thebase 31. Also, abrake arm 43 that is rotatable about ashaft 42 is supported by thebase 31. Abrake piece 44 that faces the counterweight side speed governor rope 22 wound around thesheave 33, is mounted on thebrake arm 43. - One end of an operating rod 45 is rotatably coupled with the
ratchet 41. Aspring shaft 46 passing through thebrake arm 43 is fixed to the other end of the operating rod 45. Aspring seat 47 is provided through an end of aspring shaft 46 opposite to the operating rod 45, and a plurality ofnuts 48 are screwed thereto. A compressing coiledspring 49 is provided between thespring seat 47 and thebrake arm 43. One of theflyweights 37 is provided with alatch portion 37a for engaging with the teeth of theratchet 41. - The detecting mechanism in this embodiment has the
shafts flyweights link 38, thebalance spring 39 and theratchet 41. Also, the speed governor brake has theshaft 42, thebrake arm 43, thebrake piece 44, the operating rod 45, thespring shaft 46, thespring seat 47, the nuts 48 and the compression coiledspring 49. - It should be noted that the car
side speed governor 8 and the counterweightside speed governor 21 have substantially the same structure but the carside speed governor 8 is further provided with astop switch 51 and an operating member 52 in addition to the counterweightside speed governor 21 as indicated by a two-dot-and-dash line in Fig. 2. Thestop switch 51 is mounted on thebase 31 and output a signal for operating thebrake 4. The operating member 52 is attached to theflyweight 37 and operates thestop switch 51 in accordance with the rotation of theflyweight 37. - Next, the operations will now be described. The
car 6 and thecounterweight 7 are moved up and down within thehoistway 1 by the driving force of the hoistingmachine 3. When the speed of thecar 6 exceeds the rated speed due to a certain cause during the lowering operation of thecar 6, the increased circulation speed of the car side speed governor rope 9 is detected by the carside speed governor 8 so that thebrake 4 works. - Thereafter, in the case where the lowering speed of the
car 6 is further increased, a mechanical braking force is applied to the car side speed governor rope 9 by the carside speed governor 8 so that theemergency stop device 11 works. Also, in the case where thecar 6 collides with thecar side damper 12 before thecar 6 has been stopped by theemergency stop device 11, thecar side damper 12 moderates the impact from the collision. - On the other hand, when the speed of the
car 6 exceeds the rated speed and reaches a first overspeed set in advance when thecar 6 is raised, overspeed of thecar 6 is detected by thestop switch 51 provided in the carside speed governor 8, to thereby execute thebrake 4. Also, in the case where thecounterweight 7 collides with thecounterweight side damper 13 before thecar 6 is stopped, thecounterweight side damper 13 moderates the impact from the collision. - Also, when the
counterweight side damper 13 is fully compressed, thecar 6 is caused to bounce at the uppermost portion of thehoistway 1. Accordingly, to avert thecar 6 from colliding with the ceiling of thehoistway 1 due to the bounce of thecar 6, a space called a top clearance is maintained at the uppermost portion of thehoistway 1. - The dimension (height) of the top clearance is determined in accordance with the set speed of the
counterweight damper 13. Namely, when thecounterweight 7 collides with thecounterweight side damper 13 at lower speed than the set speed, the extent of the bounce of thecar 6 is in the range of the top clearance, and therefore thecar 6 is not collide with the ceiling of thehoistway 1. Also, the set speed of thecounterweight side damper 13 is designed in accordance with the rated speed of the elevator. - However, when the raising speed of the
car 6 exceeds the first overspeed before thecounterweight 7 collides with thecounterweight side damper 13 owing to an accident of thebrake 4 or damage of a gear (not shown) of the hoistingmachine 3, and reaches a second overspeed set in advance, the braking force is applied to the counterweight sidespeed governor rope 22 by the counterweightside speed governor 21. The second overspeed is set to be not higher than the set speed of thecounterweight side damper 13. - More specifically, when the raising speed of the
car 6, i.e., the lowering speed of thecounterweight 7 reaches the second overspeed, thelatch portion 37a engages with the teeth of theratchet 41 so that theratchet 41 is rotated in the same direction as that of thesheave 33. As a result, the operating rod 45 is shifted and thebrake arm 43 is moved toward thesheave 33 so that the counterweight sidespeed governor rope 22 is depressed against thesheave 33 by thebrake piece 44 and the counterweight sidespeed governor rope 22 is braked by the frictional force. - Thus, the counterweight side
speed governor rope 22 is braked, so that thecounterweight 7 is stopped or the lowering speed of thecounterweight 7 is decelerated equal to or less than the set speed of thecounterweight side damper 13. Accordingly, if thebrake 4 should fail to work or the gear of the hoistingmachine 3 is damaged, it is possible to prevent thecar 6 from colliding with the ceiling of thehoistway 1 to thereby enhance the safety aspect for overspeed when thecar 6 is raised. - Fig. 3 is an explanatory view showing a braking force required to the counterweight
side speed governor 21 in Fig. 1. In Fig. 3, W1 is the weight of thecar 6, W2 is the weight of thecounterweight 7, F1 is the braking force by the counterweightside speed governor 21 and α is downward acceleration of thecounterweight 7. - When the
car 6 is raised at overspeed, it is possible to consider that themain rope 5 is connected between thecar 6 and thecounterweight 7. Also, it is not always necessary for the counterweightside speed governor 21 to stop the counterweight sidespeed governor rope 22, and it is sufficient to decelerate the acceleration below the set speed of thecounterweight side damper 13. - For this reason, the braking force required for the counterweight
side speed governor 21, i.e., the minimum braking force required for decelerating thecar 6 and thecounterweight 7 is only the difference between the weight of thecounterweight 7 and thecar 6 when no load is applied (α is less than zero when F1≧W2-W1). This braking force is much smaller than a force needed for braking thecar 6 accelerating as it moves down when the main rope is 5 is cut off. Accordingly, it is possible to enhance the safety aspect for overspeed when the car is raised by utilizing substantially the same structure as the structure of the carside speed governor 8. - Also, if the
car 6 is raised at overspeed by the hoistingmachine 3, the traction is not generated at the time thecounterweight 7 collides with thecounterweight side damper 13, and thecar 6 is caused to bounce after thecounterweight side damper 13 has been fully compressed. Accordingly, the extent of the bounce of thecar 6 is within the range of the top clearance. - It should be noted that, while, in the foregoing embodiment, the counterweight
side speed regulation 21 is not provided with thestop switch 51 and the operating member 52, it is also possible to apply the same structure as that of thespeed governor 8 to the counterweightside speed governor 21. In this case, the set speed of thestop switch 51 of the counterweightside speed governor 21 is somewhat higher than the speed of the carside speed governor 8 or the output of thestop switch 51 of the counterweightside speed governor 21 is disabled. - Fig. 4 is a flowchart of the operation in the case where the counterweight
side speed governor 21 is provided with thestop switch 51. When thecar 6 is operated to be raised, the presence/absence of the output of the first overspeed detection signal from thestop switch 51 of the carside speed governor 8 is always detected (step S1). When the output of the signal is detected, thebrake 4 of the hoistingmachine 3 is operated (step S2). Thereafter, the presence/absence of the output of overspeed detection signal from thestop switch 51 of the counterweightside speed governor 21 is detected (step S3). - Namely, when the lowering speed of the
counterweight 7 exceeds the set value (somewhat greater than the first overspeed) due to a certain cause, the signal for operating thebrake 4 of the hoistingmachine 3 is outputted again (step S4). Thereafter, the counterweightside speed governor 21 mechanically detects whether or not the lowering speed of thecounterweight 7 is equal to or less than the second overspeed speed (step S5). Then, when the lowering speed of thecounterweight 7 exceeds the second overspeed, as described above, the counterweight sidespeed governor rope 22 is braked by the counterweightside speed governor 21. - Thus, the counterweight
side speed governor 21 is provided with thestop switch 51 so that, even if thestop switch 51 of the carside speed governor 8 fails to work, thebrake 4 is operated in accordance with the first set value to thereby further enhance the safety aspect.
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- A safety device for an elevator including a hoistway (1), a car (6) and a counterweight (7) that are moved up and down within the hoistway, a rope (5) for suspending the car and the counterweight within the hoistway, a driving machine (3) for raising and lowering the car and the counterweight through the rope, and a counterweight side damper (13) for receiving the counterweight when the counterweight is lowered down to a lowermost position, said safety device comprising:a counterweight side speed governor rope (22) being circulated in accordance with the up-and-down movement of the counterweight; anda counterweight side speed governor (21) which, in operation mechanically applies a braking force to said counterweight side speed governor rope when the lowering speed of the counterweight reaches a preset overspeed, characterised in that, the braking force of said counterweight side speed governor (21) is set at a difference between a weight of the counterweight (7) and a weight of the car (6) with no load, or more.
- The safety device for the elevator according to claim 1, wherein said counterweight side speed governor (21) includes:a base (31) provided above the hoistway (1);a sheave (33) which is provided rotatably on said base and around which said counterweight side speed governor rope (22) is wound;a detecting mechanism for detecting overspeed of the counterweight in accordance with rotation of said sheave; anda speed governor brake (44) for braking said counterweight side speed governor rope when overspeed of the counterweight is detected by said detecting mechanism.
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