EP1329410B1 - Aufzug und bestätigungsvorrichtung für die kabinestellung des aufzugs - Google Patents

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EP1329410B1
EP1329410B1 EP00964755A EP00964755A EP1329410B1 EP 1329410 B1 EP1329410 B1 EP 1329410B1 EP 00964755 A EP00964755 A EP 00964755A EP 00964755 A EP00964755 A EP 00964755A EP 1329410 B1 EP1329410 B1 EP 1329410B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B5/00—Applications of checking, fault-correcting, or safety devices in elevators
    • B66B5/02—Applications of checking, fault-correcting, or safety devices in elevators responsive to abnormal operating conditions
    • B66B5/027—Applications of checking, fault-correcting, or safety devices in elevators responsive to abnormal operating conditions to permit passengers to leave an elevator car in case of failure, e.g. moving the car to a reference floor or unlocking the door
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B3/00—Applications of devices for indicating or signalling operating conditions of elevators
    • B66B3/02—Position or depth indicators
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B3/00—Applications of devices for indicating or signalling operating conditions of elevators
    • B66B3/02—Position or depth indicators
    • B66B3/026—Mechanical devices that can be illuminated
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B7/00—Other common features of elevators

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  • the present invention relates to an elevator car position checking apparatus for checking a position of an elevator car from a landing when the elevator car is moved manually, and to an elevator making use thereof.
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective showing a conventional elevator similar to that shown in Federal Republic of Germany Utility Model Publication No. DE29615921U1 , for example.
  • a pair of car guide rails 2 and a pair of counterweight guide rails 3 are installed in a hoistway 1.
  • An elevator car 4 is raised and lowered inside the hoistway 1 along the car guide rails 2.
  • a counterweight 5 is raised and lowered inside the hoistway 1 along the counterweight guide rails 3.
  • a driving machine (a hoisting machine) 6 for raising and lowering the elevator car 4 and the counterweight 5 is installed in a pit (a bottom portion) 1a of the hoistway 1.
  • a main rope 7 is wound around a driving sheave 6a of the driving machine 6.
  • the elevator car 4 and the counterweight 5 are suspended inside the hoistway 1 by the main rope 7.
  • a pair of car suspension sheaves 8 are disposed on a lower portion of the elevator car 4.
  • a counterweight suspension sheave 9 is disposed on an upper portion of the counterweight 5.
  • Car and counterweight return pulleys 10a and 10b are disposed in an upper portion inside the hoistway 1. Both end portions of the main rope 7 are secured to an upper portion inside the hoistway 1.
  • An intermediate portion of the main rope 7 is wound in sequence around the pair of car suspension sheaves 8, the car return pulley 10a, the driving sheave 6a, the counterweight return pulley 10b, and the counterweight suspension sheave 9.
  • a control board 11 for controlling operation of the elevator; a car buffer 12 for receiving the elevator car 4 if the elevator car 4 falls; and a counterweight buffer 13 for receiving the counterweight 13 if the counterweight 13 falls.
  • Figure 7 is a plan showing part of the elevator in Figure 6 .
  • a pair of landing doors 15 are disposed on a landing 14.
  • a landing inspection panel 16 is also disposed on the landing 14.
  • FIG 8 is a front elevation showing the landing inspection panel 16 in Figure 7
  • Figure 9 is a cross section taken along line IX - IX in Figure 8
  • the landing inspection panel 16 has: a case 17 in which an inspection window 17a for viewing inside the hoistway 1 is disposed; a cover 18 for opening and closing a front surface of this case 17; a lock portion 19 disposed in this cover 18; a switch portion 20 accommodated inside the case 17; a manual operation portion 21 for moving the elevator car 4 manually disposed below this switch portion 20; and a brake release lever 22 held by the cover 18.
  • the inspection window 17a is normally closed by means of a cover 23. Disposed in the switch portion 20 are: a manual/automatic select switch for emergency operation, UP/DOWN buttons, a light switch for illuminating the inside of the hoistway 1 in front of the inspection window 17a by battery during power outages, etc.
  • a brake release plate 25 operated by means of the brake release lever 22 so as to pivot around a shaft 24 is disposed in the manual operation portion 21.
  • Brake release wires 26 are connected between the brake release plate 25 and the driving machine 6.
  • the switch portion 20 is operated to switch the operating mode to manual operation and to switch on battery-powered lighting, illuminating the main rope 7 positioned in front of the inspection window 17a.
  • the inspection window 17a is opened by removing the cover 23.
  • the operator moves the elevator car 4 while checking the markings on the main rope 7 through the inspection window 17a.
  • the elevator car 4 is moved manually until the markings reach a predetermined position, then the operator moves to the landing 14 where the elevator car 4 is positioned, manually opens the landing doors 15 on that landing 14 and elevator car doors, and rescues the passenger inside the elevator car 4.
  • Figure 10 is a plan showing a situation in which two of the elevators in Figure 7 are installed in parallel
  • Figure 11 is a front elevation showing the landing of the elevators in Figure 10 .
  • This example is a construction in which two elevator having the same layout as in Figure 7 are merely lined up. Consequently, the landing inspection panels 16 are disposed on the same side of the landing doors 15 (on the left in the diagram).
  • a hall button 27 is disposed between the two sets of landing doors 15.
  • Figure 12 is a plan showing part of conventional elevators in which two landing inspection panels are disposed outside two sets of landing doors
  • Figure 13 is a front elevation showing the landing of the elevators in Figure 12 .
  • the elevator on the left in the figure has the same layout as Figure 7 and the elevator on the right has a symmetrical layout to the one on the left.
  • the two landing inspection panels 16 are disposed outside the two sets of landing doors 15, improving the design.
  • the degree of freedom in the positioning of the landing inspection panels 16 increases, but it is necessary to use an emergency electric power source and to monitor the velocity of the elevator car for safety, etc, requiring countermeasures against failure of those mechanisms, thereby increasing costs.
  • Figure 14 is a plan showing part of an example of conventional observation elevators
  • Figure 15 is a front elevation showing the landing of the elevators in Figure 14 .
  • the hoistway walls 1b behind the elevator cars 4 are each composed of transparent glass.
  • Rear portions of the elevator cars 4 are also composed of transparent glass for observation.
  • the two counterweights 5 are disposed between the two elevator cars 4 such that passengers inside the elevator cars 4 can easily see outside.
  • the two landing inspection panels 16 must be disposed between the two sets of landing doors 15, reducing the degree of freedom in the installation positions of the landing inspection panels 16.
  • US 5,971,109 discloses an arrangement for releasing the brake of an elevator machinery, wherein an arrival of the elevator car at one of the landing zones is indicated in a manner allowing it to be perceived from a position near the actuator.
  • the elevator may comprise a signal device, or the position of the elevator car can be indicated by painted markings made on the hoisting ropes or the overspeed governor rope, which markings a person can watch through a window while observing the movement of the elevator.
  • JP 07 330 235 A discloses an elevator having an elevator car position recognition device, wherein a mark is provided on a governor rope so that a worker in a machine room can visually recognize that a top surface of the car nearly coincides with a floor surface of a story.
  • the present invention aims to solve the above problems and an object of the present invention is to provide an elevator having an elevator car position confirming apparatus enabling a degree of freedom in an installation position of an inspection window to be increased while suppressing increases in cost.
  • an elevator according to claim 1 there is provided an elevator according to claim 1.
  • an elevator including: two hoistways disposed adjacently; two elevator cars raised and lowered inside the hoistways; and an elevator car position checking apparatus as described above.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective showing an elevator according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a plan showing part of the elevator in Figure 1
  • Figure 3 is a side elevation showing part of the elevator in Figure 1 .
  • a pair of car guide rails 2 and a pair of counterweight guide rails 3 are installed in a hoistway 1.
  • a elevator car 4 is raised and lowered inside the hoistway 1 along the car guide rails 2.
  • a counterweight 5 is raised and lowered inside the hoistway 1 along the counterweight guide rails 3.
  • a driving machine (a hoisting machine) 6 for raising and lowering the elevator car 4 and the counterweight 5 is installed in a pit (a bottom portion) 1a of the hoistway 1.
  • a main rope 7 is wound around a driving sheave 6a of the driving machine 6.
  • the elevator car 4 and the counterweight 5 are suspended inside the hoistway 1 by the main rope 7.
  • a pair of car suspension sheaves 8 are disposed on a lower portion of the elevator car 4.
  • a counterweight suspension sheave 9 is disposed on an upper portion of the counterweight 5.
  • Car and counterweight return pulleys 10a and 10b are disposed in an upper portion inside the hoistway 1. Both end portions of the main rope 7 are secured to an upper portion inside the hoistway 1.
  • An intermediate portion of the main rope 7 is wound in sequence around the pair of car suspension sheaves 8, the car return pulley 10a, the driving sheave 6a, the counterweight return pulley 10b, and the counterweight suspension sheave 9.
  • a control board 11 for controlling operation of the elevator; a car buffer 12 for receiving the elevator car 4 if the elevator car 4 falls; and a counterweight buffer 13 for receiving the counterweight 13 if the counterweight 13 falls.
  • a pair of landing doors 15 are disposed on a landing 14.
  • a landing inspection panel 16 is also disposed on the landing 14. The construction of the landing inspection panel 16 is similar to that in Figures 8 and 9 .
  • a rotatable upper portion pulley 31 is disposed in an upper portion inside the hoistway 1.
  • the upper portion pulley 31 is supported in one of the car guide rails 2 by means of an upper portion arm 32.
  • a rotatable lower portion pulley 33 is disposed in a lower portion inside the hoistway 1.
  • the lower portion pulley 33 is supported in one of the car guide rails 2 by means of a lower portion arm 34.
  • the lower portion arm 34 is pivotable around a pin 35.
  • An upper end portion of a loop-shaped wire 36 is wound around the upper portion pulley 31, and a lower end portion of the wire 36 is wound around the lower portion pulley 33.
  • a portion of the wire 36 is connected to the elevator car 4 by means of a connecting arm 37.
  • Tension is applied to the wire 36 by means of deadweight from the pivotable lower portion arm 34 and the lower portion pulley 33. Consequently, the wire 36 is cycled together with the raising and lowering of the elevator car 4.
  • markings are applied to the wire 36 using paint, etc., to indicate when the elevator car 4 has moved to a position close to a landing 14.
  • the wire 36 is disposed in a position which is visible through the inspection window 17a of the landing inspection panel 16 ( Figures 8 and 9 ) from the landing 14.
  • a wire apparatus 38 according to Embodiment 1 includes the upper portion pulley 31, the upper portion arm 32, the lower portion pulley 33, the lower portion arm 34, the pin 35, the wire 36, and the connecting arm 37.
  • An elevator car position checking apparatus according to Embodiment 1 includes the inspection window 17a and the wire apparatus 38.
  • an elevator car position checking apparatus of this kind because a wire 36 specifically for checking elevator car position is disposed separately from the main rope 7 inside the hoistway 1 along the raising and lowering direction of the elevator car 4, the position of the inspection window 17a can be set independently from the layout of the counterweight 5 and the driving machine 6, enabling the degree of freedom in the installation position of the inspection window 17a to be increased. Furthermore, since it is sufficient that a wire apparatus 38 having a simple construction be disposed, increases in cost can also be suppressed.
  • the inspection window 17a is disposed inside the landing inspection panel 16, the degree of freedom in the installation position of the landing inspection panel 16 can also be increased, enabling the design of the landing 14 to be improved. Furthermore, since the lower portion arm 34 supporting the lower portion pulley 33 is pivotable around the pin 35, tension can be applied to the wire 36 by a simple construction.
  • Figure 4 is a plan showing part of elevators according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
  • two elevators are installed in parallel.
  • the layout of major equipment such as the elevator car 4, the counterweight 5, the driving machine 6, the control board 11, etc., is the same in both the left and right elevators.
  • the landing inspection panels 16 are disposed outside the two sets of landing doors 15.
  • Embodiment 2 by using a wire apparatus 38 similar to that of Embodiment 1 in the elevator on the right in the figure, it is possible to simply make the arrangement of the landing inspection panels 16 symmetrical while keeping the layout of major equipment the same on the left and right. Consequently, the degree of freedom in the installation positions of the inspection windows 17a and the landing inspection panels 16 can be increased while suppressing increases in cost.
  • FIG. 5 is a plan showing observation elevators according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
  • the hoistway walls 1b behind the elevator cars 4 are each composed of transparent glass.
  • Rear portions of the elevator cars 4 (portions facing the hoistway walls 1b) are also composed of transparent glass for observation.
  • the two counterweights 5 are disposed between the two elevator cars 4 such that passengers inside the elevator cars 4 can easily see outside.
  • the landing inspection panels 16 are disposed outside the two sets of landing doors 15.
  • the two landing inspection panels 16 were disposed between the two sets of landing doors 15, as shown in Figure 14 .
  • the wire apparatus 38 by disposing the wire apparatus 38 on an opposite side of the elevator car 4 from the counterweight 5 in both the left and right elevators, it is possible to position the inspection windows 17a outside the two sets of landing doors 15. Consequently, the degree of freedom in the installation positions of the inspection windows 17a and the landing inspection panels 16 can be increased.

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  1. Aufzug, aufweisend:
    einen Schacht (1),
    ein Paar Kabinenführungsschienen (2),
    eine Aufzugkabine (4), die innerhalb des Schachts (1) angehoben und abgesenkt wird und innerhalb des Schachts (1) durch ein Hauptseil (7) getragen wird, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er aufweist:
    eine Aufzugkabinenpositionsüberprüfungseinrichtung, aufweisend:
    eine Strangeinrichtung (38), die innerhalb eines Schachts (1) entlang einer Anhebe- und Absenkrichtung einer Aufzugkabine (4) angeordnet ist, welche Strangeinrichtung (38) einen schleifenförmigen Strang (36) aufweist, der innerhalb des Schachts (1) separat von einem Hauptseil (7) angeordnet ist, welcher schleifenförmige Strang (36) zusammen mit einem Anheben und Absenken der Aufzugkabine (4) bewegt wird, wobei die Strangeinrichtung (38) ferner eine Oberabschnitt-Scheibe (31) aufweist, um die ein oberer Endabschnitt des Strangs (36) gewunden ist; und
    eine Unterabschnitt-Scheibe (33), um die ein unterer Endabschnitt des Strangs (36) gewunden ist und Markierungen, die am Strang (36) angebracht sind, um anzuzeigen, wenn sich die Aufzugkabine (4) zu einer Position nahe eines Landeteils (14) bewegt hat, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Inspektionsfenster (17a) zum Betrachten des Strangs (36) vorgesehen ist, wobei das Inspektionsfenster (17a) an einem Landeteil so angeordnet ist, dass es zum Strang (36) weist, und dadurch, dass die Oberabschnitt-Scheibe (31) an einer der Kabinenführungsschienen (2) durch einen Oberabschnittsarm (32) getragen wird, und die Unterabschnitt-Scheibe (33) durch einen Unterabschnitt-Arm (34) an der gleichen Kabinenführungsschiene (2) getragen wird.
  2. Aufzug gemäß Anspruch 1, bei dem die Unterabschnitts-Scheibe (33) mittels eines Unterabschnitt-Arms (34) getragen wird, der schwenkbar innerhalb des Schachts (1) befestigt ist, wobei eine Spannung am Strang (36) durch ein Totgewicht vom Unterabschnitt-Arm (34) und der Unterabschnitt-Scheibe (33) aufgebracht wird.
  3. Aufzug gemäß Anspruch 1, bei dem das Inspektionsfenster (17a) innerhalb eines Landeteil-Inspektionspaneels (16) angeordnet ist, wobei ein manueller Betätigungsabschnitt (21) zum manuellen Bewegen der Aufzugkabine (4) im Landeteil-Inspektionspaneel (16) angeordnet ist.
  4. Aufzug gemäß einem der vorangegangenen Ansprüche, aufweisend:
    zwei Schächte (1), die benachbart angeordnet sind;
    zwei Aufzugkabinen (4), die innerhalb der Schächte (1) angehoben und abgesenkt werden; und
    eine Aufzugkabinenpositionsüberprüfungseinrichtung, die innerhalb von zumindest einem Schacht (1) angeordnet ist.
  5. Aufzug gemäß Anspruch 4, bei dem ein Gegengewicht (5) entsprechend an einer ähnlichen Seite jeder der Aufzugkabinen (4) innerhalb der Schächte (1) angeordnet ist, wobei eine Antriebsmaschine (6) zum Anheben und Absenken jeder der Aufzugkabinen (4) innerhalb jedes der Schächte (1) derart angeordnet ist, dass die Antriebsmaschinen (6) in einer ähnlichen Richtung zueinander weisen.
  6. Aufzug gemäß Anspruch 4, bei dem eine Schachtwand hinter den Aufzugkabinen (4) und ein Rückabschnitt der Aufzugkabinen (4) jeweils transparent ausgelegt sind, wobei ein Gegengewicht (5) entsprechend innerhalb jedes der Schächte (1) zwischen einem benachbarten Schacht (1) und den Aufzugkabinen (4) angeordnet ist, wobei Strang-(36)-Einrichtungen (38) innerhalb jedes der Schächte (1) entsprechend an gegenüberliegenden Seiten von jeder der Aufzugkabinen (4) von einem benachbarten Schacht (1) angeordnet sind.
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