EP1526103B1 - Multiple deck elevator system for group elevators - Google Patents

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EP1526103B1
EP1526103B1 EP20040023538 EP04023538A EP1526103B1 EP 1526103 B1 EP1526103 B1 EP 1526103B1 EP 20040023538 EP20040023538 EP 20040023538 EP 04023538 A EP04023538 A EP 04023538A EP 1526103 B1 EP1526103 B1 EP 1526103B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
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    • B66B1/00—Control systems of elevators in general
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    • B66B1/2458—For elevator systems with multiple shafts and a single car per shaft
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
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  • the invention relates to an elevator system for zone operation in a building with several elevators for the transport of persons / goods in cabins, the building being divided into zones, each elevator being assigned to a zone, and at least one interchange between the zones for changing over Persons / goods between cabins of different zones is arranged.
  • the invention also relates to a method for the zone operation of such an elevator installation and relates to methods for the modernization of an elevator installation.
  • zoned lift system is for example from the US-A-4632224 known.
  • a building In large or tall buildings there is a great need for transport today. To meet this need for transportation, a building is often divided vertically into several zones or floor areas. In each zone, at least one elevator or group of elevators is provided. Between the zones there is a transfer of persons / goods from a delivery elevator of a first zone to a removal elevator of a second zone. The transfer floor is also known as sky lobby.
  • the disadvantage is that due to unequal transport capacities of the elevators of the various zones can form queues at high transport volumes in the transfer floor. Furthermore, it is disadvantageous that elevator systems occupy a significant part of the building cross-section in tall buildings. Finally, the space available in the transfer floor is limited and can not be increased without great structural and financial expense.
  • the object of the present invention is to alleviate the above-mentioned drawbacks by providing an elevator system for zone operation in a building, which allows an increase in the transport capacity of the entire elevator installation, without reducing the transport capacity of a lift to be delivered or wegmelden lift.
  • the object also aims at a V experienced for the zone operation of such a lift system.
  • the object is to be realized with known and proven means of elevator construction.
  • the invention relates to an elevator installation for zone operation in a building and to a method for the zone operation of such an elevator installation.
  • the building is divided into several zones.
  • the elevator system has several elevators for the transport of persons / goods in cabins. Each elevator is assigned to a zone. Between the zones, at least one transfer floor is arranged for transferring persons / goods between cabins of different zones.
  • At least one elevator has at least two cabins arranged one above the other, which cabins can be moved independently of one another on a pair of guide rails.
  • an increase in the transport capacity of the elevator installation takes place in the at least one elevator two independently movable cabins instead of a single cabin as usual.
  • the total number of movable cabins of the elevator system is increased, while the space requirement of the elevator system is maintained by the building cross-section.
  • the transfer floor can be approached more often and thus avoid or limit queues.
  • existing elevator systems can be modernized easily, quickly and cheaply.
  • the Fig. 1 to 3 show various embodiments of an elevator installation 10 for the transport of persons / goods between floors 30.1 to 30.10 of a building 30 .
  • the building 30 is divided into several zones 31 , 32 .
  • Each zone has several floors.
  • a first zone 31 comprises the floors 30.1 to 30.8 and a second zone 32 comprises the floors 30.6 to 30.10 .
  • those skilled in the art will be free to implement other zone divisions having more than two zones and more or less floors per zone.
  • the elevator installation 10 has at least one elevator 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , but advantageously several elevators 11, 12, 13, 14, which elevators 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 are advantageously installed in shafts 34 of the building 30 .
  • the person skilled in various possibilities of variation in the installation of the elevators 11, 12, 13, 14 in the building 30 free.
  • the shafts 34 can only partially pass through the building 30 , or a lift is installed without a box in an inner courtyard of the building 30 or outside the building 30 .
  • Zones The elevators 11, 12, 13, 14 transport persons / goods in the building 30.
  • the elevators 11, 12, 13, 14 are assigned to the zones 31, 32 .
  • Elevators 11, 12 of the first zone 31 are also referred to as feeders and elevators 13, 14 of the second zone 32 are referred to as the Wegbringer.
  • the embodiments according to Fig. 1 and 2 is the floor 30.8 a transfer floor 33, 33 ', where there is a transfer of transported persons / goods between feeder and Wegbringern.
  • the embodiment according to Fig. 3 has two floors 30.7, 30.8 as transfer floors 33, 33 ' on.
  • the terms feeder and Wegbringer apply to a particular direction of the transport flow.
  • feeder and Wegbringer in transport of persons / goods in the upward direction in the building 30 .
  • these terms are reversed in the transport of persons / goods in the upward direction in the building 3 0 .
  • zone operation will be described in detail below. the A person skilled in the art is free, with knowledge of the present invention, to use more or fewer elevators for zone operation in the building. He can also provide several transfer floors one above the other. Finally, he can provide several in-line feeders with transfer floors.
  • Each of the elevators 11, 12, 13 has at least one cabin 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 ' , which cabins 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' as a single or multi-cabin in the vertical direction of travel on a pair of guide rails 5, 5 ' are moved.
  • the cabins 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 4 ' are conventional and proven elevator cars, which are moved by guide shoes on guide rails 5 , 5' .
  • the elevator installation 10 has a drive 6, 6 ' per cabin 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' .
  • the drives are, for example, to traction sheave drives with traction sheaves, which connect the cabins 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 ' via funding with counterweights.
  • each cabin 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 ' is connected via at least one conveying means to a counterweight, which conveying means are driven by traction sheaves by frictional engagement.
  • the conveyor may have any shape, it may also be made of any materials.
  • the funding is a round rope, double rope or a belt.
  • the conveyor is at least partially made of steel or aramid fibers.
  • drives 6, 6 ' can be used all known and proven drives 6, 6 ' .
  • Gearless drives or those with gearboxes can be used.
  • drives 6, 6 ' with permanent magnets can be used with a synchronous motor or asynchronous motor.
  • the drives 6, 6 ' can be arranged in separate machine rooms 35 or directly in the shaft 34 .
  • the skilled person has knowledge of the present invention, free choice of the arrangement of the drives.
  • the drives 6, 6 ' as in the embodiment according to Fig. 1 represented, at the upper end of guide rails 5, 5 'be arranged at substantially the same height in the shaft 34 .
  • the elevator installation 10 transports persons / goods with a destination call control.
  • destination destinations are entered via destination call input devices.
  • the destination call input devices may be on the floors 30.1 to 30.10 at the entrances to the elevator system 10 permanently installed panels eg. With 10-key keyboard and / or touch screen, but they may be carried by the persons / goods mobile devices such as mobile phones.
  • the destination call controller receives information about the location of the destination call input and the destination transmitted via the destination call input devices. This information can be used at any time of the zone operation to optimize the transport capacity of the elevator installation 10 .
  • the total number of persons / goods to be transported by the elevators 11, 12, 13, 14 is determined from the information.
  • the exact number of persons / goods transferring at the transfer floor 33, 33 ' is also determined from the information.
  • the destination call control controls all elevators 11, 12, 13, 14 together and coordinates as a group.
  • the destination call control via known and proven means with the drives 6, 6 ' and the cabins 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' is connected.
  • the elevators 11, 12, 13, 14 are controlled as a function of the number of passengers in the rising platform 3 3, 33 ' , thereby avoiding or limiting overfilling of the transfer floor 33, 33' .
  • the destination call control controls the elevators 11, 12, 13, 14 in such a coordinated manner that persons / goods are transported bundled.
  • Bundled is a temporal and local bundling understood, ie people / goods are on predetermined departure times of further transporting in a further zone cabins 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 ' out and taking into account the transport capacity of these further transporting cabins 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 'transported to the transfer floor 33, 33' .
  • the destination call control also makes it possible for each person to transfer theirs Allocated elevator 11, 12, 13, 14 and their assigned cabin 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 ' communicate, this can be done even before arrival in the transfer floor 33, 33' .
  • the person skilled in the art can, for example, use display means which can be used for each car 1, 2, 3, 4 moving in front of entrances to the elevators 11, 12, 13, 14 and / or in the transfer floor 33, 33 ' , 4 ' and / or in the transfer floor 33, 33' self-person indicating the assigned elevators 11, 12, 13, 14 and their assigned cabin 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 ' displays.
  • the display means may be arranged at different locations. They may be parts of stationary in the cabins 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 ' and / or before the entrances to the elevators 11, 12, 13, 14 and / or in the transfer floor 33, 33' arranged panels. However, the display means may also be parts of mobile devices carried by the persons, such as mobile phones. Such an announcement may, for example, be "Please take elevator B and wait for the second car".
  • the destination call control recognizes how many persons / goods have to change in the transfer floor 33, 33 ' and advantageously has a statistical unit.
  • the statistics unit receives an indication of the approximate arrival time in the transfer floor 33, 33 ' from the destination call control system already at the first destination call input of each / each transferring person / goods. Once the exact exit time of the transferring persons / goods in the transfer floor 33, 33 'is known, this is communicated together with the approximate entry time into a further transporting cabin 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' of the statistical unit. As soon as the exact arrival time of the further-transporting car 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 ' b is known, the destination call controller notifies this exact entry time to the statistics unit.
  • the statistical unit can thus provide a future-oriented occupancy statistics for the transfer floor 33, 33 ' , which is constantly specified by the reports of the exact arrival and departure times per person / good. Also, an occupancy trend is detected by the statistics unit by determining the positive or negative increase in the number of persons / goods in the transfer floor 33, 33 ' per time interval. The statistics on the occupancy trend supplements the information about the Passenger number in the transfer floor 33, 33 ' , so as to draw correct conclusions about the development of the future occupancy of the transfer floor 33, 33' .
  • the current occupancy trend indicates and indicates a corresponding positive increase, destination call control parameters of the repatriating car 1, 2, 3, 4 , 4 ' by means of the destination call control adapted so that the maximum transport capacity of the wegrimden cabin 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' is activated.
  • This is also referred to as the peak traffic mode of the elevator installation 10 .
  • the transport capacity of the zuurden cabins 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 ' is maintained and the building 30 is optimally filled or not crowded. For example.
  • transferring cabins 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 ' are preferably sent to the transfer floor 33, 33' and / or the arrival time of the transferring cabins 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 ' becomes the heavily filled delivering cabins 1, 2, 3 , 4, 4 ' adapted.
  • the elevator installation 10 is operated again in the normal traffic mode in which the passenger comfort is optimal with sufficient transport capacity.
  • First embodiment In the first embodiment of an elevator system according to Fig. 1 Serve elevators 11, 12 each with a on a pair of guide rails 5, 5 ' movable cabin 1 , 2 as a feeder of the transfer floor 33 in the first zone 31 and an elevator 13 with a on a pair of guide rails 5, 5' movable K abine 3 s and e in a lift 14 m with z wei independently of each other on a pair of guide rails 5, 5 ' movable cabins 4, 4' serve as a Wegbringer the transfer floor 33 in the second zone 32nd
  • the delivering elevators 11, 12 transport persons / goods in the first zone 31 between the floors 30.1 to 30.8 and the moving elevators 13, 14 transport passengers / goods in the second zone 32 between the floors 30.6 to 30.10 .
  • Middle floors 30.6 to 30.8 can therefore be served by all elevators 11 , 12, 13, 14 . Often, however, serve the shuttle in shuttle service directly the transfer floor 33 and operate no floors 30.6, 3 0.7 near this directly operated transfer floor 33rd
  • the disposable elevator 14 transports persons / goods in one and the same zone 32 with two cabs 4, 4 ' independently movable on a pair of guide rails 5, 5 ' , the lower car 4 comprising a lower portion of the zone 32 , ie the middle floors Serves 30.6 to 30.8 and the upper cabin 4 ' an upper portion of the second zone 32 , ie upper floors 30.8 to 30.10 served.
  • the lower cabin 4 always remains below the upper cabin 4 '.
  • Persons / goods with a travel destination in the lower region of the second zone 32 are transported in cabins 1, 2 of the elevators 11, 12 of the first zone 31 to the transfer floor 33 and then moved in the lower cabin 4 of the lift 14 with two independently movable Cabins 4, 4 ' in the lower region of the z Z zone 3 2 w eitertransportiert.
  • the lower region of the second zone 32 comprises the floors 30.6 to 30.8 .
  • the upper area of the second zone 32 comprises the floors 30.8 b is 3 0.10 .
  • Second Embodiment In the second embodiment of an elevator system according to Fig. 2 two cabins 2, 2 ' movable independently of one another on a pair of guide rails 5, 5' belong to a lift 12 which serves lift 12 with a lower car 2 as a feeder of the transfer floor 33 in the first zone 31 and with an upper lift 2 ' as Wegbringer the transfer floor 33 in the second zone 32 is used.
  • the pair of guide rails 5, 5 ' movable lower cabin 2 persons / goods transported in the first zone 31 and with the independent of the lower cabin 2 on the same pair of guide rails 5, 5' movable upper cabin 2 ' are persons / goods transported in the second zone 32 .
  • a lift 11 is used with a car 1 movable on a pair of guide rails 5, 5 ' as a feeder of the transfer floor 33 in the first zone 31 and two elevators 13, 14 each with a car 3, 4 movable on a pair of guide rails 5, 5' serve as a Wegbringer the transfer floor 33 in the second zone 32nd
  • Persons / goods with a destination in a second zone 32 are transported to a lower cabin 2 of the elevator 12 with two independently movable cabins 2, 2 ' in a first zone 31 to the transfer floor 33 and then in an upper cabin 2' of the same elevator 12 transported into the z-zone 3 2 .
  • persons / goods are transported with a destination in a first zone 31 with an upper cabin 2 'of the elevator 12 with two independently movable cabins 2, 2' in a second zone 32 to the transfer floor 33 and then in a lower cabin 2 of the same elevator 12 transported in the first zone 31 .
  • An elevator 12 with a multi-cab 2 serves as a feeder to two transfer floors 33, 33 ' in the first zone 31 and an elevator 14 with two cabs 4, 4' which are movable independently of one another on a pair of guide rails 5, 5 ' serves as a transfer device for the transfer floors 33 , 33 ' in the second zone 32 .
  • a lift 11 is used with a cabin 1 movable on a pair of guide rails 5, 5 ' as a feeder of the transfer floors 33, 33' in the first zone 31 and an elevator 13 with a cabin 3 movable on a pair of guide rails 5, 5 ' Wegbringer the transfer floors 33, 33 ' in the second zone 32nd
  • the multi-car 2 transports persons / goods with a first car 2 " and with a second car 2"'.
  • the floor 30.7 forms a lower transfer floor 33 and is served by the first car 2 "
  • the floor 30.8 forms an upper transfer floor 33 ' and is served by the second car 2'" .
  • the two transfer floors 33, 33 ' can be operated successively by the first car 2 " and by the second car 2" .
  • the person skilled in the art can use more than one elevator with a multi-cabin, he can also use a triple cabin or a quad he also provides only one transfer deck per multi-cab or more than two transfer floors per multi-cab.
  • Persons / goods with a travel destination in a lower region of a second zone 32 are transported in the first car 2 "of the multi-car 2 of the first zone 31 to the lower transfer dock 33 and then in the lower car 4 of the elevator 14 with two independently movable cabs 4 4 'are transported further into the lower area of the second zone 32.
  • persons / goods with a destination in the upper area of the second zone 32 in the second car 2''of the multi-car 2 of the first zone 31 are transported to the upper transfer floor 33' and then in the upper cabin 4 'of the Elevator 14 with two independently movable cab 4,4 ' transported further into the upper region of the second zone 32 .
  • the lower region of the second zone 32 comprises the floors 30.6 to 30.8 .
  • the upper area of the second zone 32 comprises the floors 30.8 to 30.10 .
  • persons / goods are transported with a destination in the first zone 31 in two independently movable cabs 4, 4 'of a lift 14 of the second zone 32 to the transfer floors 33, 33' and then transported in the multi-cabin 2 in the first zone 31 ,
  • the transport capacity of an existing elevator installation can be increased by installing a lift 12, 14 with at least two cabs 2, 2 ', 4, 4' that can move independently on a pair of guide rails 5, 5 ' .
  • an existing elevator is simply replaced with a single cabin.
  • two drives 6, 6 ' as in the embodiments according to Fig. 1 and 3 represented, at the upper end of the guide rails 5, 5 'arranged at substantially the same height in the shaft 34 .
  • two drives 6, 6 ' as in the embodiment according to Fig. 2 shown to be arranged in the machine room 35 .

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Aufzugsanlage für den Zonenbetrieb in einem Gebäude mit mehreren Aufzügen zum Transport von Personen / Gütern in Kabinen, wobei das Gebäude in Zonen aufgeteilt ist, jeder Aufzug einer Zone zugeordnet ist, und zwischen den Zonen mindestens ein Umsteigestockwerk zum Umsteigen von Personen / Gütern zwischen Kabinen verschiedener Zonen angeordnet ist. Die Erfindung bezieht sich auch auf ein Verfahren für den Zonenbetrieb einer solchen Aufzugsanlage und sie bezieht sich auf Verfahren für die Modernisierung einer Aufzugsanlage.The invention relates to an elevator system for zone operation in a building with several elevators for the transport of persons / goods in cabins, the building being divided into zones, each elevator being assigned to a zone, and at least one interchange between the zones for changing over Persons / goods between cabins of different zones is arranged. The invention also relates to a method for the zone operation of such an elevator installation and relates to methods for the modernization of an elevator installation.

Ein Beispiel einer in Zonen unterteilten Aufzugsanlage ist z.B. aus des US-A-4632224 bekannt.An example of a zoned lift system is for example from the US-A-4632224 known.

In grossen bzw. hohen Gebäuden tritt heute ein grosser Transportbedarf auf. Um diesen Transportbedarf zu befriedigen, wird ein häufig Gebäude vertikal in mehrere Zonen oder Stockwerkbereiche unterteilt. In jeder Zone ist mindestens ein Aufzug bzw. eine Gruppe von Aufzügen vorgesehen. Zwischen den Zonen erfolgt ein Umsteigen von Personen / Gütern von einem zubringenden Aufzug einer ersten Zone zu einem wegbringenden Aufzug einer zweiten Zone. Das Umsteigestockwerk wird auch als Sky-Lobby bezeichnet.In large or tall buildings there is a great need for transport today. To meet this need for transportation, a building is often divided vertically into several zones or floor areas. In each zone, at least one elevator or group of elevators is provided. Between the zones there is a transfer of persons / goods from a delivery elevator of a first zone to a removal elevator of a second zone. The transfer floor is also known as sky lobby.

Nachteilig ist, dass sich aufgrund ungleicher Transportkapazitäten der Aufzüge der verschiedenen Zonen bei hohem Transportaufkommen im Umsteigestockwerk Warteschlangen bilden können. Ferner ist nachteilig, dass Aufzugsanlagen in hohen Gebäuden einen bedeutenden Teil des Gebäudequerschnitts beanspruchen. Schliesslich ist auch das Raumangebot im Umsteigestockwerk begrenzt und lässt sich nicht ohne grossen baulichen und finanziellen Aufwand erhöhen.The disadvantage is that due to unequal transport capacities of the elevators of the various zones can form queues at high transport volumes in the transfer floor. Furthermore, it is disadvantageous that elevator systems occupy a significant part of the building cross-section in tall buildings. Finally, the space available in the transfer floor is limited and can not be increased without great structural and financial expense.

Bekannte Lösungen zur Verhinderung oder Begrenzung der Überfüllung des Umsteigestockwerkes zielen entweder auf eine Verminderung der Transportkapazität des zubringenden Aufzuges ab, was sich zu Hauptlastzeiten mit Transportspitzen kontraproduktiv auswirkt, oder auf Massnahmen zur Erhöhung der Transportkapazität des wegbringenden Aufzuges, welche sich praktisch nur eingeschränkt realisieren lassen. So wird bspw. eine Erhöhung der Geschwindigkeit / Beschleunigung der Kabinen oder eine Verkürzung der Türoffenzeiten angewendet. Meist sind Aufzüge bezüglich Motorleistung und Stromzuführung jedoch nicht überdimensioniert, so dass eine Erhöhung der Geschwindigkeit / Beschleunigung der Kabinen nur in sehr begrenztem Umfang in Betracht kommt. Weiter wirkt sich eine Erhöhung der Beschleunigung der Kabinen negativ auf das Fahrempfinden der Personen aus, so dass auch hier nur sehr begrenzt eine Erhöhung der Transportkapazität erreicht werden kann. Auch ist eine Verkürzung bzw. Optimierung d er Türöffnungszeiten in vielen Aufzügen bereits standardmässig implementiert. Somit führen diese Massnahmen zu keiner wirklich spürbaren Erhöhung der Transportkapazität.Known solutions for preventing or limiting the overcrowding of the transfer floor aim at either a reduction in transport capacity of the zubringenden elevator from what counterproductive effect at peak load times with transport spikes, or measures to increase the transport capacity of the wegbringenden elevator, which can be realized practically only limited. Thus, for example, an increase in the speed / acceleration of the cabins or a shortening of the door open times is used. Most elevators are not oversized in terms of engine power and power supply, so that an increase in the speed / acceleration of the cabins comes only to a very limited extent into consideration. Furthermore, an increase in the acceleration of the cabs has a negative effect on the driving sensation of the people, so that only a very limited increase in the transport capacity can be achieved here. Also, a shortening or optimization of the door opening times in many elevators is already implemented by default. Thus, these measures do not lead to a really noticeable increase in transport capacity.

Somit besteht die Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung darin, die oben erwähnten Nachteile durch Schaffung einer Aufzugsanlage für den Zonenbetrieb in einem Gebäude zu vermindern, welche eine Erhöhung der Transportkapazität der gesamten Aufzugsanlage ermöglicht, ohne dabei die Transportkapazität eines zubringenden Aufzuges bzw. wegbringenden Aufzuges zu vermindern. Die Aufgabe zielt auch auf ein V erfahren für den Zonenbetrieb einer solchen Aufzugsanlage. Die Aufgabe soll mit bekannten und bewährten Mitteln des Aufzugsbaus realisiert werden.Thus, the object of the present invention is to alleviate the above-mentioned drawbacks by providing an elevator system for zone operation in a building, which allows an increase in the transport capacity of the entire elevator installation, without reducing the transport capacity of a lift to be delivered or wegbringenden lift. The object also aims at a V experienced for the zone operation of such a lift system. The object is to be realized with known and proven means of elevator construction.

Diese Aufgabe wird durch die Erfindung gemäss der unabhängigen Ansprüche gelöst. Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung zeigen die abhängigen Ansprüche.This object is achieved by the invention according to the independent claims. Advantageous embodiments of the invention show the dependent claims.

Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Aufzugsanlage für den Zonenbetrieb in einem Gebäude und auf e in Verfahren für den Zonenbetrieb einer solchen Aufzugsanlage. Das Gebäude ist in mehrere Zonen aufgeteilt. Die Aufzugsanlage weist mehrere Aufzüge zum Transport von Personen / Gütern in Kabinen auf. Jeder Aufzug ist einer Zone zugeordnet. Zwischen den Zonen ist mindestens ein Umsteigestockwerk zum Umsteigen von Personen / Gütern zwischen Kabinen verschiedener Zonen angeordnet.The invention relates to an elevator installation for zone operation in a building and to a method for the zone operation of such an elevator installation. The building is divided into several zones. The elevator system has several elevators for the transport of persons / goods in cabins. Each elevator is assigned to a zone. Between the zones, at least one transfer floor is arranged for transferring persons / goods between cabins of different zones.

Mindestens ein Aufzug weist mindestens zwei übereinander angeordnete Kabinen auf, welche Kabinen an einem Paar Führungsschienen unabhängig voneinander verfahrbar sind.At least one elevator has at least two cabins arranged one above the other, which cabins can be moved independently of one another on a pair of guide rails.

Erfindungsgemäss erfolgt also eine Erhöhung der Transportkapazität der Aufzugsanlage in dem mindestens ein Aufzug zwei unabhängig voneinander verfahrbare Kabinen anstatt wie üblich eine einzige Kabine aufweist. Dadurch wird die Gesamtzzahl der verfahrbaren Kabinen der Aufzugsanlage erhöht, während der Raumbedarf der Aufzugsanlage vom Gebäudequerschnitt beibehalten bleibt. Durch die Erhöhung der Anzahl der verfahrbaren Kabinen im Gebäude lässt sich das Umsteigestockwerk öfter anfahren und Warteschlangen somit gezielt vermeiden bzw. begrenzen. Auch lassen sich so bestehende Aufzugsanlagen einfach, rasch und günstig modernisieren.According to the invention, therefore, an increase in the transport capacity of the elevator installation takes place in the at least one elevator two independently movable cabins instead of a single cabin as usual. As a result, the total number of movable cabins of the elevator system is increased, while the space requirement of the elevator system is maintained by the building cross-section. By increasing the number of moveable cabins in the building, the transfer floor can be approached more often and thus avoid or limit queues. Also, existing elevator systems can be modernized easily, quickly and cheaply.

Nachstehend wird die Erfindung anhand von mehreren beispielhaften Ausführungsformen im Detail erläutert. Hierbei zeigt:

  • Fig. 1 eine schematische Darstellung eines Teils einer ersten Ausführungsform einer Aufzugsanlage für den Zonenbetrieb in einem Gebäude mit zwei unabhängig voneinander an einem Paar Führungsschienen verfahrbaren Kabinen eines wegbringenden Aufzuges,
  • Fig. 2 eine schematische Darstellung eines Teils einer zweiten Ausführungsform einer Aufzugsanlage für den Zonenbetrieb in einem Gebäude mit zwei unabhängig voneinander an einem Paar Führungsschienen verfahrbaren Kabinen eines sowohl zubringenden als auch wegbringenden Aufzuges, und
  • Fig. 3 eine schematische Darstellung eines Teils einer dritten Ausfiihrungsform einer Aufzugsanlage für den Zonenbetrieb in einem Gebäude mit einer Multikabine eines zubringenden Aufzuges und zwei unabhängig voneinander an einem Paar Führungsschienen verfahrbaren Kabinen eines wegbringenden Aufzuges.
The invention will be explained in detail below with reference to several exemplary embodiments. Hereby shows:
  • Fig. 1 1 is a schematic representation of a part of a first embodiment of an elevator system for zone operation in a building with two cabins of a lifting elevator that can be moved independently of one another on a pair of guide rails;
  • Fig. 2 a schematic representation of a portion of a second embodiment of a lift system for the zone operation in a building with two independently movable on a pair of guide rails cabins of both zubringenden and wegbringenden elevator, and
  • Fig. 3 a schematic representation of a part of a third embodiment of a lift system for the zone operation in a building with a multi-cabin of zubringenden elevator and two independently movable on a pair of guide rails cabins of a wegbringenden elevator.

Gebäude: Die Fig. 1 bis 3 zeigen verschiedene Ausführungsformen einer Aufzugsanlage 10 zur Beförderung von Personen / Gütern zwischen Stockwerken 30.1 bis 30.10 eines Gebäudes 30. Das Gebäude 30 ist in mehrere Zonen 31, 32 eingeteilt. Jede Zone umfasst mehrere Stockwerke. Bspw. umfasst eine erste Zone 31 die Stockwerke 30.1 bis 30.8 und eine zweite Zone 32 umfasst die Stockwerke 30.6 bis 30.10. Bei Kenntnis der vorliegenden Erfindung steht es dem Fachmann frei, andere Zoneneinteilungen mit mehr als zwei Zonen und mehr oder weniger Stockwerken pro Zone zu realisieren. Building: The Fig. 1 to 3 show various embodiments of an elevator installation 10 for the transport of persons / goods between floors 30.1 to 30.10 of a building 30 . The building 30 is divided into several zones 31 , 32 . Each zone has several floors. For example. For example , a first zone 31 comprises the floors 30.1 to 30.8 and a second zone 32 comprises the floors 30.6 to 30.10 . With knowledge of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be free to implement other zone divisions having more than two zones and more or less floors per zone.

Schächte: Die Aufzugsanlage 10 weist mindestens einen Aufzug 11, 12, 13, 14, vorteilhafterweise aber mehrere Auftüge 11, 12, 13, 14, welche Aufzüge 11, 12, 13, 14 vorteilhafterweise in Schächten 34 des Gebäudes 30 installiert sind. Dem Fachmann stehen vielfältige Möglichkeiten der Variation bei der Installation der Aufzüge 11, 12, 13, 14 im Gebäude 30 frei. So können die Schächte 34 nur teilweise durch das Gebäude 30 reichen, oder ein Aufzug ist schachtlos in einem Innenhof des Gebäudes 30 bzw. ausserhalb des Gebäudes 30 installiert.Shafts: The elevator installation 10 has at least one elevator 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , but advantageously several elevators 11, 12, 13, 14, which elevators 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 are advantageously installed in shafts 34 of the building 30 . The person skilled in various possibilities of variation in the installation of the elevators 11, 12, 13, 14 in the building 30 free. Thus, the shafts 34 can only partially pass through the building 30 , or a lift is installed without a box in an inner courtyard of the building 30 or outside the building 30 .

Zonen: Die Aufzüge 11, 12, 13, 14 transportieren Personen / Gütern im Gebäude 30. Dabei sind die Aufzüge 11, 12, 13, 14 den Zonen 31, 32 zugeteilt. Aufzüge 11, 12 der ersten Zone 31 werden auch als Zubringer und Aufzüge 13, 14 der zweiten Zone 32 werden als Wegbringer bezeichnet. In den Ausführungsformen gemäss Fig. 1 und 2 ist das Stockwerk 30.8 ein Umsteigestockwerk 33, 33', wo ein Umsteigen von transportierten Personen / Gütern zwischen Zubringer und Wegbringern erfolgt. Die Ausführungsform gemäss Fig. 3 weist zwei Stockwerke 30.7, 30.8 als Umsteigestockwerke 33, 33' auf. Die Bezeichnungen Zubringer und Wegbringer gelten für eine bestimmte Richtung des Transportflusses gesehen. Im Folgenden betrachten wir Zubringer und Wegbringer bei Transport von Personen / Gütern in Aufwärtsrichtung im Gebäude 30. Natürlich kehren sich diese Bezeichnungen bei Transport von Personen / Gütern in Aufwärtsrichtung im G ebäude 3 0 um. W eitere Details zum Zonenbetrieb werden weiter unten im Detail beschreiben werden. Dem Fachmann steht es bei Kenntnis der vorliegenden Erfindung frei, mehr oder weniger Aufzüge für den Zonenbetrieb im Gebäude zu verwenden. Auch kann er mehrere Umsteigestockwerke übereinander vorsehen. Schliesslich kann er mehrere in Reihe geschaltete Zubringer mit Umsteigestockwerken vorsehen. Zones: The elevators 11, 12, 13, 14 transport persons / goods in the building 30. The elevators 11, 12, 13, 14 are assigned to the zones 31, 32 . Elevators 11, 12 of the first zone 31 are also referred to as feeders and elevators 13, 14 of the second zone 32 are referred to as the Wegbringer. In the embodiments according to Fig. 1 and 2 is the floor 30.8 a transfer floor 33, 33 ', where there is a transfer of transported persons / goods between feeder and Wegbringern. The embodiment according to Fig. 3 has two floors 30.7, 30.8 as transfer floors 33, 33 ' on. The terms feeder and Wegbringer apply to a particular direction of the transport flow. In the following, we will consider feeder and Wegbringer in transport of persons / goods in the upward direction in the building 30 . Of course, these terms are reversed in the transport of persons / goods in the upward direction in the building 3 0 . Further details on zone operation will be described in detail below. the A person skilled in the art is free, with knowledge of the present invention, to use more or fewer elevators for zone operation in the building. He can also provide several transfer floors one above the other. Finally, he can provide several in-line feeders with transfer floors.

Kabinen: Jeder der Aufzüge 11, 12, 13 weist mindestens eine Kabine 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' auf, welche Kabinen 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' als Einzel- oder Multikabine in vertikaler Verfahrrichtung an einem Paar Führungsschienen 5, 5' verfahren werden. Bei den Kabinen 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' handelt es sich um übliche und bewährte Aufzugskabinen, die über Führungsschuhe an Führungsschienen 5, 5' verfahren werden. Cabins: Each of the elevators 11, 12, 13 has at least one cabin 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 ' , which cabins 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' as a single or multi-cabin in the vertical direction of travel on a pair of guide rails 5, 5 ' are moved. The cabins 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 4 ' are conventional and proven elevator cars, which are moved by guide shoes on guide rails 5 , 5' .

Antriebe: Die Aufzugsanlage 10 weist pro Kabine 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' einen Antrieb 6, 6' auf. Bei den Antrieben handelt es sich bspw. um Treibscheibenantriebe mit Treibscheiben, welche die Kabinen 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' über Fördermittel mit Gegengewichten verbinden. Aus Gründen der Übersichtlichkeit sind die Fördermittel und Gegengewichte in den Figuren nicht dargestellt. Vorteilhafterweise ist jede Kabine 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' über mindestens ein Fördermittel mit einem Gegengewicht verbunden, welche Fördermittel von Treibscheiben durch Reibschluss angetrieben werden. Das Fördermittel kann eine beliebige Form haben, auch kann es aus beliebigen Materialien sein. Bspw. ist das Fördermittel ein Rundseil, Doppelseil oder ein Riemen. Bspw. ist das Fördermittel zumindestens teilweise aus Stahl bzw. Aramidfasern. Bei Kenntnis der vorliegenden Erfindung kann der Fachmann alle bekannten und bewährten Antriebe 6, 6' verwenden. Bspw. lassen sich getriebelose Antriebe oder solche mit Getriebe verwenden. Auch lassen sich Antriebe 6, 6' mit Permanentmagneten, mit Synchronmotor oder Asynchronmotor verwenden. Die Antriebe 6, 6' können in separaten Maschinenräumen 35 oder direkt im Schacht 34 angeordnet werden. Auch hier hat der Fachmann bei Kenntnis der vorliegenden Erfindung freie Wahl der Anordnung der Antriebe. Bspw. können die Antriebe 6, 6', wie in der Ausführungsform gemäss Fig. 1 dargestellt, am oberen Ende von Führungsschienen 5, 5' auf weitgehend gleicher Höhe im Schacht 34 angeordnet sein. Drives: The elevator installation 10 has a drive 6, 6 ' per cabin 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' . The drives are, for example, to traction sheave drives with traction sheaves, which connect the cabins 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 ' via funding with counterweights. For reasons of clarity, the conveying means and counterweights are not shown in the figures. Advantageously, each cabin 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 'is connected via at least one conveying means to a counterweight, which conveying means are driven by traction sheaves by frictional engagement. The conveyor may have any shape, it may also be made of any materials. For example. the funding is a round rope, double rope or a belt. For example. the conveyor is at least partially made of steel or aramid fibers. With knowledge of the present invention, the skilled person can use all known and proven drives 6, 6 ' . For example. Gearless drives or those with gearboxes can be used. It is also possible to use drives 6, 6 ' with permanent magnets, with a synchronous motor or asynchronous motor. The drives 6, 6 ' can be arranged in separate machine rooms 35 or directly in the shaft 34 . Here, too, the skilled person has knowledge of the present invention, free choice of the arrangement of the drives. For example. can the drives 6, 6 ' , as in the embodiment according to Fig. 1 represented, at the upper end of guide rails 5, 5 'be arranged at substantially the same height in the shaft 34 .

Zielrufsteuerung: Vorteilhafterweise transportiert die Aufzugsanlage 10 Personen / Güter mit einer Zielrufsteuerung. Dabei werden über Zielrufeingabegeräte Fahrziele eingegeben. Bei der Zielrufsteuerung erfolgt kein vorgängiger Kabinenruf sondern von einem Ort des Gebäudes 30 aus ein Zielruf. Aus Gründen der Übersichtlichkeit sind in den Figuren keine Zielrufeingabegeräte dargestellt. Die Zielrufeingabegeräte können auf den Stockwerken 30.1 bis 30.10 an den Zugängen zur Aufzugsanlage 10 fest installierte Tableaus bspw. mit 10er Tastatur und/oder Touch-Screen sein, sie können aber von den Personen / Gütern getragene mobile Geräte wie Mobiltelefone sein. Die Zielrufsteuerung erhält über die Zielrufeingabegeräte Informationen über den Ort der Zielrufeingabe und das Fahrziel übermittelt. Diese Informationen lassen sich zu jedem Zeitpunkt des Zonenbetriebs zur Optimierung der Transportkapazität der Aufzugsanlage 10 nutzen. So wird aus den Informationen die Gesamtzahl von den Aufzügen 11, 12, 13, 14 zu transportierenden Personen / Güter ermittelt. Auch wird aus den Informationen die genaue Anzahl der am Umsteigestockwerk 33, 33' umsteigenden Personen / Güter ermittelt. Die Zielrufsteuerung steuert a lle Aufzüge 11, 12, 13, 14 gemeinsam und koordiniert als Gruppe. Hierzu ist die Zielrufsteuerung über bekannte und bewährte Mittel mit den Antrieben 6, 6' und den Kabinen 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' verbunden. Vorteilhafterweise werden die Aufzüge 11, 12, 13, 14 in Abhängigkeit von der Anzahl d er im U msteigestockwerk 3 3, 33' umsteigenden P ersonen / G üter gesteuert, wodurch ein Überfüllen des Umsteigestockwerks 33, 33' vermieden bzw. begrenzt wird. Destination Call Control: Advantageously, the elevator installation 10 transports persons / goods with a destination call control. In this case, destination destinations are entered via destination call input devices. In the destination call control is not a previous car call but from a location of the building 30 from a destination call. For clarity, no target call input devices are shown in the figures. The destination call input devices may be on the floors 30.1 to 30.10 at the entrances to the elevator system 10 permanently installed panels eg. With 10-key keyboard and / or touch screen, but they may be carried by the persons / goods mobile devices such as mobile phones. The destination call controller receives information about the location of the destination call input and the destination transmitted via the destination call input devices. This information can be used at any time of the zone operation to optimize the transport capacity of the elevator installation 10 . Thus, the total number of persons / goods to be transported by the elevators 11, 12, 13, 14 is determined from the information. The exact number of persons / goods transferring at the transfer floor 33, 33 ' is also determined from the information. The destination call control controls all elevators 11, 12, 13, 14 together and coordinates as a group. For this purpose, the destination call control via known and proven means with the drives 6, 6 ' and the cabins 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' is connected. Advantageously, the elevators 11, 12, 13, 14 are controlled as a function of the number of passengers in the rising platform 3 3, 33 ' , thereby avoiding or limiting overfilling of the transfer floor 33, 33' .

Vorteilhafterweise steuert die Zielrufsteuerung die Aufzüge 11, 12, 13, 14 derart koordiniert, dass Personen / Güter gebündelt transportiert werden. Unter gebündelt wird eine zeitliche und örtliche Bündelung verstanden, d.h. Personen / Güter werden auf vorbestimmte Abfahrtszeitpunkte von in einer weiteren Zone weitertransportierenden Kabinen 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' hin und unter Berücksichtigung der Transportkapazitäten dieser weitertransportierenden Kabinen 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' zum Umsteigestockwerk 33, 33' transportiert. Vorteilhafterweise wartet der wegbringende Aufzug 11, 12, 13, 14 mit geöffneten Türen auf die umsteigenden Personen / Güter. Die Zielrufsteuerung ermöglicht es auch, jeder umsteigenden Personen den ihr zugeteilten Aufzug 11, 12, 13, 14 sowie die ihr zugeteilte Kabine 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' mitzuteilen, dies kann auch bereits vor Ankunft im Umsteigestockwerk 33, 33' erfolgen. Bei Kenntnis der vorliegenden Erfindung kann der Fachmann bspw. Anzeigemittel verwenden, welche jeder umsteigenden und sich vor Zugängen zu den Aufzügen 11, 12, 13, 14 und/oder in einer dem Umsteigestockwerk 33, 33' zubringenden Kabine 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' und/oder im Umsteigestockwerk 33, 33' selbst befindenden Person den ihr zugeteilten Aufzug 11, 12, 13, 14 sowie die ihr zugeteilte Kabine 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' anzeigt. Die Anzeigemittel können an verschiedenen Orten angeordnet sein. Sie können Teile von stationär in den Kabinen 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' und/oder vor den Zugängen zu den Aufzügen 11, 12, 13, 14 und/oder im Umsteigestockwerk 33, 33' angeordneten Tableaus sein. Die Anzeigemittel können aber auch Teile von mobilen, von den Personen getragenen Geräten wie Mobiltelefone sein. Eine solche Anzeige kann bspw. lauten "Bitte nehmen Sie Aufzug B und warten Sie auf die zweite Kabine".Advantageously, the destination call control controls the elevators 11, 12, 13, 14 in such a coordinated manner that persons / goods are transported bundled. Bundled is a temporal and local bundling understood, ie people / goods are on predetermined departure times of further transporting in a further zone cabins 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 ' out and taking into account the transport capacity of these further transporting cabins 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 'transported to the transfer floor 33, 33' . Advantageously, the wegbringende elevator 11, 12, 13, 14 waiting with opened doors on the persons / goods. The destination call control also makes it possible for each person to transfer theirs Allocated elevator 11, 12, 13, 14 and their assigned cabin 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 ' communicate, this can be done even before arrival in the transfer floor 33, 33' . If the present invention is known, the person skilled in the art can, for example, use display means which can be used for each car 1, 2, 3, 4 moving in front of entrances to the elevators 11, 12, 13, 14 and / or in the transfer floor 33, 33 ' , 4 ' and / or in the transfer floor 33, 33' self-person indicating the assigned elevators 11, 12, 13, 14 and their assigned cabin 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 ' displays. The display means may be arranged at different locations. They may be parts of stationary in the cabins 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 ' and / or before the entrances to the elevators 11, 12, 13, 14 and / or in the transfer floor 33, 33' arranged panels. However, the display means may also be parts of mobile devices carried by the persons, such as mobile phones. Such an announcement may, for example, be "Please take elevator B and wait for the second car".

Statistikeinheit: Die Zielrufsteuerung erkennt, wie viele Personen / Güter im Umsteigestockwerk 33, 33' umsteigen müssen und verfügt vorteilhafterweise über eine Statistikeinheit. Die Statistikeinheit erhält von der Zielrufsteuerung schon bei der ersten Zielrufeingabe jeder / jedes umsteigenden Person / Gutes eine Angabe der approximativen Ankunftszeit im Umsteigestockwerk 33, 33'. Sobald die genaue Ausstiegszeit der umsteigenden Personen / Güter im Umsteigestockwerk 33, 33' bekannt wird, wird diese zusammen mit der approximativen Einstiegszeit in eine weitertransportierende Kabine 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' der Statistikeinheit mitgeteilt. Sobald die genaue Ankunftszeit der weitertransportierende Kabine 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' b ekannt w ird, meldet die Zielrufsteuerung diese genaue Einstiegszeit an die Statistikeinheit. Die Statistikeinheit kann somit eine zukunftsorientierte Belegungsstatistik für das Umsteigestockwerk 33, 33' führen, die ständig durch die Meldungen über die genauen Ankunft- und Abfahrtszeiten pro Person / Gut präzisiert wird. Auch wird durch die Statistikeinheit ein Belegungstrend erfasst, indem der positive bzw. negative Anstieg der Anzahl der Personen / Güter im Umsteigestockwerk 33, 33' pro Zeitintervall ermittelt wird. Die Statistik über den Belegungstrend ergänzt die Angabe über die Passagieranzahl im Umsteigestockwerk 33, 33', um so richtige Schlüsse über die Entwicklung der zukünftigen Belegung des Umsteigestockwerkes 33, 33' zu ziehen. Statistical unit: The destination call control recognizes how many persons / goods have to change in the transfer floor 33, 33 ' and advantageously has a statistical unit. The statistics unit receives an indication of the approximate arrival time in the transfer floor 33, 33 ' from the destination call control system already at the first destination call input of each / each transferring person / goods. Once the exact exit time of the transferring persons / goods in the transfer floor 33, 33 'is known, this is communicated together with the approximate entry time into a further transporting cabin 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' of the statistical unit. As soon as the exact arrival time of the further-transporting car 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 ' b is known, the destination call controller notifies this exact entry time to the statistics unit. The statistical unit can thus provide a future-oriented occupancy statistics for the transfer floor 33, 33 ' , which is constantly specified by the reports of the exact arrival and departure times per person / good. Also, an occupancy trend is detected by the statistics unit by determining the positive or negative increase in the number of persons / goods in the transfer floor 33, 33 ' per time interval. The statistics on the occupancy trend supplements the information about the Passenger number in the transfer floor 33, 33 ' , so as to draw correct conclusions about the development of the future occupancy of the transfer floor 33, 33' .

In der Statistikeinheit werden zwei Parameter "Maximale Anzahl der Passagiere im Umsteigestockwerk; Einschalten der erhöhten Transportkapazität" und "Maximale Anzahl der Passagiere / Güter im Umsteigestockwerk; Ausschalten der erhöhten Transportkapazität" benutzt. Diese beiden Parameter werden individuell pro Gebäude 30 und Umsteigestockwerk 33, 33' mit Schwellenwerten versehen, da sie von der jeweiligen architektonischen Lösung d er A ufzugsvorräume und von der eventuellen Ungleichheit der Transportkapazitäten zwischen zubringenden und wegbringenden Kabine 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' abhängig sind. Erreicht die von der Statistikeinheit geführte Belegungsstatistik einen Schwellenwert für den Parameter "Maximale Anzahl der Passagiere im Umsteigestockwerk; Einschalten der erhöhten Transportkapazität" ist und zeigt der momentane Belegungstrend einen entsprechenden positiven Anstieg an, werden automatisch Zielrufsteuerungsparameter der wegbringenden Kabine 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' mittels der Zielrufsteuerung so angepasst, dass die maximale Transportkapazität der wegbringenden Kabine 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' aktiviert wird. Dies wird auch als Spitzenverkehrmodus der Aufzugsanlage 10 bezeichnet. Die Transportkapazität der zubringenden Kabinen 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' wird beibehalten und das Gebäude 30 wird optimal gefüllt bzw. nicht überfüllt. Bspw. werden wegbringende Kabinen 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' vorzugsweise zum Umsteigestockwerk 33, 33' geschickt und/oder die Ankunftszeit der wegbringenden Kabinen 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' wird den stark gefüllten zubringenden Kabinen 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' angepasst.In the statistics unit, two parameters are used: "Maximum number of passengers in the transfer floor, switching on the increased transport capacity" and "Maximum number of passengers / goods in the transfer floor, switching off the increased transport capacity". These two parameters are individually provided with thresholds for each building 30 and transfer floor 33, 33 ' since they are distinguished from the respective architectural solution of the access vestibules and from the possible inequality of the transport capacities between the car 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 to be delivered and removed 'are dependent. If the occupancy statistics run by the statistical unit reaches a threshold value for the parameter "Maximum number of passengers in the transfer floor, switching on the increased transport capacity", the current occupancy trend indicates and indicates a corresponding positive increase, destination call control parameters of the repatriating car 1, 2, 3, 4 , 4 ' by means of the destination call control adapted so that the maximum transport capacity of the wegbringenden cabin 1, 2, 3, 4, 4' is activated. This is also referred to as the peak traffic mode of the elevator installation 10 . The transport capacity of the zubringenden cabins 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 ' is maintained and the building 30 is optimally filled or not crowded. For example. For example, transferring cabins 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 'are preferably sent to the transfer floor 33, 33' and / or the arrival time of the transferring cabins 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 ' becomes the heavily filled delivering cabins 1, 2, 3 , 4, 4 ' adapted.

Wenn ein Schwellenwert für den Parameter "Maximale Anzahl der Passagiere / Güter im Umsteigestockwerk; Ausschalten der erhöhten Transportkapazität" erreicht wird und der Belegungstrend nach unten zeigt, wird die Aufzugsanlage 10 wieder im Normalverkehrmodus betrieben, bei dem der Passagierkomfort bei genügender Transportkapazität optimal ist.When a threshold is set for the parameter "Maximum Number of Passengers / Goods in the Transfer Floor; Switching Off the Increased Transport Capacity" and the occupancy trend is down, the elevator installation 10 is operated again in the normal traffic mode in which the passenger comfort is optimal with sufficient transport capacity.

Erste Ausführungsform: In der ersten Ausführungsform einer Aufzugsanlage gemäss Fig. 1 dienen Aufzüge 11, 12 mit jeweils einer an einem Paar Führungsschienen 5, 5' verfahrbaren Kabine 1, 2 als Zubringer des Umsteigestockwerks 33 in der ersten Zone 31 und ein Aufzug 13 mit einer an einem Paar Führungsschienen 5, 5' verfahrbaren K abine 3 s owie e in Aufzug 14 m it z wei unabhängig voneinander an einem Paar Führungsschienen 5, 5' verfahrbaren Kabinen 4, 4' dienen als Wegbringer des Umsteigestockwerks 33 in der zweiten Zone 32. Die zubringenden Aufzüge 11, 12 transportieren Personen / Güter in der ersten Zone 31 zwischen den Stockwerken 30.1 bis 30.8 und die wegbringenden Aufzüge 13, 14 transportieren P ersonen / Güter in d er zweiten Zone 32 zwischen den Stockwerken 30.6 bis 30.10. Mittlere Stockwerke 30.6 bis 30.8 können also von allen Aufzügen 11, 12, 13, 14 bedient werden. Oft bedienen jedoch die Zubringer im Shuttle-Dienst direkt das Umsteigestockwerk 33 und bedienen keine Stockwerke 30.6, 3 0.7 nahe dieses direkt bedienten Umsteigestockwerkes 33. Vorteilhafterweise transportiert der wegbringende Aufzug 14 Personen / Güter in ein und derselben Zone 32 mit zwei unabhängig voneinander an einem Paar Führungsschienen 5, 5' verfahrbaren Kabinen 4, 4', wobei die untere Kabine 4 einen unteren Bereich der Zone 32, d.h. die mittleren Stockwerke 30.6 bis 30.8 bedient und die obere Kabine 4' einen oberen Bereich der zweiten Zone 32, d.h. obere Stockwerke 30.8 bis 30.10 bedient. Die untere Kabine 4 bleibt immer unterhalb der oberen Kabine 4'. First embodiment: In the first embodiment of an elevator system according to Fig. 1 Serve elevators 11, 12 each with a on a pair of guide rails 5, 5 ' movable cabin 1 , 2 as a feeder of the transfer floor 33 in the first zone 31 and an elevator 13 with a on a pair of guide rails 5, 5' movable K abine 3 s and e in a lift 14 m with z wei independently of each other on a pair of guide rails 5, 5 ' movable cabins 4, 4' serve as a Wegbringer the transfer floor 33 in the second zone 32nd The delivering elevators 11, 12 transport persons / goods in the first zone 31 between the floors 30.1 to 30.8 and the moving elevators 13, 14 transport passengers / goods in the second zone 32 between the floors 30.6 to 30.10 . Middle floors 30.6 to 30.8 can therefore be served by all elevators 11 , 12, 13, 14 . Often, however, serve the shuttle in shuttle service directly the transfer floor 33 and operate no floors 30.6, 3 0.7 near this directly operated transfer floor 33rd Advantageously, the disposable elevator 14 transports persons / goods in one and the same zone 32 with two cabs 4, 4 ' independently movable on a pair of guide rails 5, 5 ' , the lower car 4 comprising a lower portion of the zone 32 , ie the middle floors Serves 30.6 to 30.8 and the upper cabin 4 ' an upper portion of the second zone 32 , ie upper floors 30.8 to 30.10 served. The lower cabin 4 always remains below the upper cabin 4 '.

Personen / Güter mit einem Fahrziel im unteren Bereich der zweiten Zone 32 werden in Kabinen 1, 2 der zubringenden Aufzüge 11, 12 der ersten Zone 31 zum Umsteigestockwerk 33 transportiert und daraufhin in der unteren Kabine 4 des wegbringenden des Aufzuges 14 mit zwei unabhängig voneinander verfahrbaren Kabinen 4, 4' in den unteren Bereich der z weiten Z one 3 2 w eitertransportiert. D er untere Bereich der zweiten Zone 32 umfasst die Stockwerke 30.6 bis 30.8. Der obere Bereich der zweiten Zone 32 umfasst die Stockwerke 30.8 b is 3 0.10. In Analogie werden Personen / Güter mit einem Fahrziel im oberen Bereich der zweiten Zone 32 in Kabinen 1, 2 der zubringenden Aufzüge 11, 12 zum Umsteigestockwerk 33 transportiert und daraufhin in der oberen Kabine 4 des wegbringenden Aufzuges 14 mit zwei unabhängig voneinander verfahrbaren Kabinen 4, 4' in den oberen Bereich der zweiten Zone 32 weitertransportiert. Umgekehrt werden Personen / Güter mit einem Fahrziel in der ersten Zone 31 in Kabinen 4, 4' des zubringenden des Aufzuges 14 mit zwei unabhängig voneinander verfahrbaren Kabinen 4, 4' der zweiten Zone 32 zum Umsteigestockwerk 33 transportiert und daraufhin in Kabinen 1, 2 der wegbringenden Aufzüge 11, 12 in die erste Zone 31 weitertransportiert.Persons / goods with a travel destination in the lower region of the second zone 32 are transported in cabins 1, 2 of the elevators 11, 12 of the first zone 31 to the transfer floor 33 and then moved in the lower cabin 4 of the lift 14 with two independently movable Cabins 4, 4 ' in the lower region of the z Z zone 3 2 w eitertransportiert. The lower region of the second zone 32 comprises the floors 30.6 to 30.8 . The upper area of the second zone 32 comprises the floors 30.8 b is 3 0.10 . By analogy, persons / goods with a destination in the upper area of the second zone 32 in cabins 1, 2 of the elevators 11, 12 to be transported are transported to the transfer floor 33 and then into the upper car 4 of the removal elevator 14 with two independently movable cabins 4, 4 'transported in the upper region of the second zone 32 . Conversely, persons / goods are transported with a destination in the first zone 31 in cabins 4, 4 'of the zubringenden of the elevator 14 with two independently movable cabins 4, 4' of the second zone 32 to the transfer floor 33 and then in cabins 1, 2 of the wegbringenden elevators 11, 12 transported in the first zone 31 .

Zweite Ausführungsform: In der zweiten Ausführungsform einer Aufzugsanlage gemäss Fig. 2 gehören zwei unabhängig voneinander an einem Paar Führungsschienen 5, 5' verfahrbaren Kabinen 2, 2' zu einem Aufzug 12, welcher Aufzug 12 mit einer unteren Kabine 2 als Zubringer des Umsteigestockwerks 33 in der ersten Zone 31 dient und mit einem oberen Aufzug 2' als Wegbringer des Umsteigestockwerks 33 in der zweiten Zone 32 dient. Vorteilhafterweise werden mit der am Paar Führungsschienen 5, 5' verfahrbaren unteren Kabine 2 Personen / Gütern in der ersten Zone 31 transportiert und mit der unabhängig von der unteren Kabine 2 am gleichen Paar Führungsschienen 5, 5' verfahrbaren obere Kabine 2' werden Personen / Gütern in der zweiten Zone 32 transportiert. Ferner dient ein Aufzug 11 mit einer an einem Paar Führungsschienen 5, 5' verfahrbaren Kabine 1 als Zubringer des Umsteigestockwerks 33 in der ersten Zone 31 und zwei Aufzüge 13, 14 mit jeweils einer an einem Paar Führungsschienen 5, 5' verfahrbaren Kabine 3, 4 dienen als Wegbringer des Umsteigestockwerks 33 in der zweiten Zone 32. Second Embodiment: In the second embodiment of an elevator system according to Fig. 2 two cabins 2, 2 ' movable independently of one another on a pair of guide rails 5, 5' belong to a lift 12 which serves lift 12 with a lower car 2 as a feeder of the transfer floor 33 in the first zone 31 and with an upper lift 2 ' as Wegbringer the transfer floor 33 in the second zone 32 is used. Advantageously, with the pair of guide rails 5, 5 ' movable lower cabin 2 persons / goods transported in the first zone 31 and with the independent of the lower cabin 2 on the same pair of guide rails 5, 5' movable upper cabin 2 ' are persons / goods transported in the second zone 32 . Furthermore, a lift 11 is used with a car 1 movable on a pair of guide rails 5, 5 ' as a feeder of the transfer floor 33 in the first zone 31 and two elevators 13, 14 each with a car 3, 4 movable on a pair of guide rails 5, 5' serve as a Wegbringer the transfer floor 33 in the second zone 32nd

Personen / Güter mit einem Fahrziel in einer zweiten Zone 32 werden mit einer unteren Kabine 2 des Aufzuges 12 mit zwei unabhängig voneinander verfahrbaren Kabinen 2, 2' in einer ersten Zone 31 zum Umsteigestockwerk 33 transportiert und daraufhin in einer oberen Kabine 2' desselben Aufzuges 12 in die z weite Z one 3 2 weitertransportiert. Umgekehrt werden Personen / Güter mit einem Fahrziel in einer ersten Zone 31 mit einer oberen Kabine 2' des Aufzuges 12 mit zwei unabhängig voneinander verfahrbaren Kabinen 2, 2' in einer zweiten Zone 32 zum Umsteigestockwerk 33 transportiert und daraufhin in einer unteren Kabine 2 desselben Aufzuges 12 in die erste Zone 31 weitertransportiert.Persons / goods with a destination in a second zone 32 are transported to a lower cabin 2 of the elevator 12 with two independently movable cabins 2, 2 ' in a first zone 31 to the transfer floor 33 and then in an upper cabin 2' of the same elevator 12 transported into the z-zone 3 2 . Conversely, persons / goods are transported with a destination in a first zone 31 with an upper cabin 2 'of the elevator 12 with two independently movable cabins 2, 2' in a second zone 32 to the transfer floor 33 and then in a lower cabin 2 of the same elevator 12 transported in the first zone 31 .

Dritte Ausführungsform: In der dritten Ausführungsform einer Aufzugsanlage gemäss Fig. 3 dient ein Aufzug 12 mit einer Multikabine 2 als Zubringer zu zwei Umsteigestockwerken 33, 33' in der ersten Zone 31 und ein Aufzug 14 mit zwei unabhängig voneinander an einem Paar Führungsschienen 5, 5' verfahrbaren Kabinen 4, 4' dient als Wegbringer der Umsteigestockwerke 33, 33' in der zweiten Zone 32. Ferner dient ein Aufzug 11 mit einer an einem Paar Führungsschienen 5, 5' verfahrbaren Kabine 1 als Zubringer der Umsteigestockwerke 33, 33' in der ersten Zone 31 und ein Aufzüge 13 mit einer an einem Paar Führungsschienen 5, 5' verfahrbaren Kabine 3 dient als Wegbringer der Umsteigestockwerke 33, 33' in der zweiten Zone 32. Third Embodiment In the third embodiment of an elevator system according to FIG Fig. 3 An elevator 12 with a multi-cab 2 serves as a feeder to two transfer floors 33, 33 ' in the first zone 31 and an elevator 14 with two cabs 4, 4' which are movable independently of one another on a pair of guide rails 5, 5 ' serves as a transfer device for the transfer floors 33 , 33 ' in the second zone 32 . Furthermore, a lift 11 is used with a cabin 1 movable on a pair of guide rails 5, 5 ' as a feeder of the transfer floors 33, 33' in the first zone 31 and an elevator 13 with a cabin 3 movable on a pair of guide rails 5, 5 ' Wegbringer the transfer floors 33, 33 ' in the second zone 32nd

Vorteilhafterweise transportiert die Multikabine 2 Personen / Güter mit einer ersten Kabine 2" und mit einer zweiten Kabine 2"'. Das Stockwerk 30.7 bildet ein unteres Umsteigestockwerk 33 und wird von der ersten Kabine 2" bedient. Das Stockwerk 30.8 bildet ein oberes Umsteigestockwerk 33' und wird von der zweiten Kabine 2''' bedient. Bei Kenntnis der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es natürlich durchaus möglich, die beiden Umsteigestockwerke 33, 33' sukzessive von der ersten Kabine 2" und von der zweiten Kabine 2"' zu bedienen. Auch kann der Fachmann mehr als einen Aufzug mit einer Multikabine verwenden, auch kann er eine Dreierkabine oder eine Viererkabine verwenden. Schliesslich kann er auch nur ein Umsteigestockwerk pro Multikabine oder mehr als zwei Umsteigestockwerke pro Multikabine vorsehen.Advantageously, the multi-car 2 transports persons / goods with a first car 2 " and with a second car 2"'. The floor 30.7 forms a lower transfer floor 33 and is served by the first car 2 " The floor 30.8 forms an upper transfer floor 33 ' and is served by the second car 2'" .Of course , with knowledge of the present invention, it is quite possible The two transfer floors 33, 33 'can be operated successively by the first car 2 " and by the second car 2" . [. Auch] Also, the person skilled in the art can use more than one elevator with a multi-cabin, he can also use a triple cabin or a quad he also provides only one transfer deck per multi-cab or more than two transfer floors per multi-cab.

Personen / Güter mit einem Fahrziel in einem unteren Bereich einer zweiten Zone 32 werden in der ersten Kabine 2" der Multikabine 2 der ersten Zone 31 zum unteren Umsteigestockwerk 33 transportiert und daraufhin in der unteren Kabine 4 des Aufzuges 14 mit zwei unabhängig voneinander verfahrbaren Kabinen 4, 4' in den unteren Bereich der zweiten Zone 32 weitertransportiert. In Analogie werden Personen / Güter mit einem Fahrziel im oberen Bereich der zweiten Zone 32 in der zweiten Kabine 2"' der Multikabine 2 der ersten Zone 31 zum oberen Umsteigestockwerk 33' transportiert und daraufhin in der oberen Kabine 4' des Aufzuges 14 mit zwei unabhängig voneinander verfahrbaren Kabinen 4,4' in den oberen Bereich der zweiten Zone 32 weitertransportiert. Der untere Bereich der zweiten Zone 32 umfasst die Stockwerke 30.6 bis 30.8. Der obere Bereich der zweiten Zone 32 umfasst die Stockwerke 30.8 bis 30.10. Umgekehrt werden Personen / Güter mit einem Fahrziel in der ersten Zone 31 in zwei unabhängig voneinander verfahrbaren Kabinen 4, 4' eines Aufzuges 14 der zweiten Zone 32 zu den Umsteigestockwerken 33, 33' transportiert und daraufhin in der Multikabine 2 in die erste Zone 31 weitertransportiert.Persons / goods with a travel destination in a lower region of a second zone 32 are transported in the first car 2 "of the multi-car 2 of the first zone 31 to the lower transfer dock 33 and then in the lower car 4 of the elevator 14 with two independently movable cabs 4 4 'are transported further into the lower area of the second zone 32. By analogy, persons / goods with a destination in the upper area of the second zone 32 in the second car 2''of the multi-car 2 of the first zone 31 are transported to the upper transfer floor 33' and then in the upper cabin 4 'of the Elevator 14 with two independently movable cab 4,4 ' transported further into the upper region of the second zone 32 . The lower region of the second zone 32 comprises the floors 30.6 to 30.8 . The upper area of the second zone 32 comprises the floors 30.8 to 30.10 . Conversely, persons / goods are transported with a destination in the first zone 31 in two independently movable cabs 4, 4 'of a lift 14 of the second zone 32 to the transfer floors 33, 33' and then transported in the multi-cabin 2 in the first zone 31 ,

Bei Kenntnis der vorliegenden Erfindung steht es dem Fachmann frei, Kombinationen der dargestellten Ausführungsformen zu realisieren. Aus Zeit- und latzgründen werden diese hier nicht näher im Detail erläutert.With knowledge of the present invention, the skilled person is free to realize combinations of the illustrated embodiments. For time and bibliography, these will not be explained in detail here.

Modernisierung: Mit dem erfmdungsgemässen Zonenbetrieb lässt sich die Transportkapazität einer bestehenden Aufzugsanlage durch den Einbau eines Aufzuges 12, 14 mit mindestens zwei unabhängig voneinander an einem Paar von Führungsschienen 5, 5' verfahrbaren Kabinen 2, 2', 4, 4' erhöhen. Hierzu wird einfach ein bestehender Aufzug mit einer einzigen Kabine ersetzt. Bspw. werden die beiden Antriebe 6, 6', wie in den Ausführungsformen gemäss Fig. 1 und 3 dargestellt, am oberen Ende der Führungsschienen 5, 5' auf weitgehend gleicher Höhe im Schacht 34 angeordnet. Natürlich ist es auch möglich, zwei Antriebe 6, 6', wie in der Ausführungsform gemäss Fig. 2 dargestellt, im Maschineraum 35 anzuordnen. Modernization: With the zone operation according to the invention, the transport capacity of an existing elevator installation can be increased by installing a lift 12, 14 with at least two cabs 2, 2 ', 4, 4' that can move independently on a pair of guide rails 5, 5 ' . For this purpose, an existing elevator is simply replaced with a single cabin. For example. be the two drives 6, 6 ', as in the embodiments according to Fig. 1 and 3 represented, at the upper end of the guide rails 5, 5 'arranged at substantially the same height in the shaft 34 . Of course, it is also possible, two drives 6, 6 ' , as in the embodiment according to Fig. 2 shown to be arranged in the machine room 35 .

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  1. Lift installation (10) for zonal operation in a building (30) divided vertically into several zones (31, 32), which lift installation comprises several lifts (11, 12, 13, 14) for the transport of persons/goods in cages (1, 2, 2', 3, 4, 4'), a zone (31, 32) is associated with each lift (11, 12, 13, 14), at least one changeover storey (33) for the changing over of persons/goods between cages (1, 2, 2', 3, 4, 4') of different zones (31, 32) is arranged between the zones (31, 32) and at least one lift (12, 14) comprises at least two cages (2, 2', 4, 4') arranged one above the other, characterised in that the cages (2, 2', 4, 4') are movable independently of one another at a pair of guide rails (5, 5') and that the two cages (2, 2', 4, 4') arranged one above the other serve the changeover storey (33).
  2. Lift installation (10) according to claim 1, characterised in that lifts (11, 12) of a first zone (31) transport persons/goods to the changeover storey (33) each time by a cage (1, 2) movable at a pair of guide rails (5, 5') and that a lift (14) of a second zone (32) transports persons/goods to the changeover storey (33) by two cages (4, 4') movable independently of one another at a pair of guide rails (5, 5').
  3. Lift installation (10) according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that a lower cage (4) movable at a pair of guide rails (5, 5') transports persons/goods in a lower region of a zone (32) and that an upper cage (4') movable independently of the lower cage (4) at the same pair of guide rails (5, 5') transports persons/goods in an upper region of this zone (32).
  4. Lift installation (10) according to claim 1, characterised in that a lift (12) transports persons/goods in a first zone (31) by a lower cage (2) movable at a pair of guide rails (5, 5') and that the lift (12) transports persons/goods in a second zone (22) by an upper cage (2') movable independently of the lower cage (2) at the same pair of guide rails (5, 5').
  5. Lift installation (10) according to claim 2, characterised in that at least one lift (12) of a first zone (31) transports persons/goods to the changeover storey (33) by a multi-cage (2) movable at a pair of guide rails (5, 5').
  6. Method for zonal operation of a lift installation (10) in a building (30) divided vertically into several zones (31, 32), which lift installation comprises several lifts (11, 12, 13, 14) for the transport of persons/goods in cages (1, 2, 2', 3, 4, 4'), a zone (31, 32) is associated with each lift (11, 12, 13, 14), at least one changeover storey (33) for the changing over of persons/goods between cages (1, 2, 2', 3, 4, 4') of different zones (31, 32) is arranged between the zones (31, 32) and at least one lift comprises at least two cages (2, 2', 4, 4') arranged one above the other, characterised in that the cages are moved independently of one another at a pair of guide rails (5, 5') and that the changeover storey (33) is served by the two cages (2, 2', 4, 4') arranged one above the other.
  7. Method according to claim 6, characterised in that destination calls are registered by persons/goods and that the number of persons/goods changing over in the changeover storey (33) is determined from these destination calls at every instant of the zonal operation.
  8. Method according to claim 6 or 7, characterised in that in the case of exceeding a threshold value of the number of persons/goods changing over in the changeover storey (33), the lift installation (10) is operated in a peak traffic mode and/or in the case of falling below a threshold value of the number of persons/goods changing over in the changeover storey (33), the lift installation (10) is operated in a normal traffic mode.
  9. Method according to one of claims 6 to 8, characterised in that persons/goods changing over are transported to the changeover storey (33) at predetermined departure points in time by cages (1, 2, 3, 4, 4') providing further transport in a further zone (31, 32).
  10. Method according to claim 9, characterised in that persons/goods with a travel destination in a lower region of a second zone (32) are transported in cages (1, 2) of a first zone (31) to the changeover storey (32) and thereupon are further transported in a lower cage (4) of the lift (14) by two cages (4, 4'), which are movable independently of one another, in the lower region of the second zone (32) and/or that persons/goods with a travel destination in an upper region of a second zone (32) are transported in cages (1, 2) of a first zone (21) to the changeover storey (33) and thereupon further transported in an upper cage (4') of the lift (14) by two cages (4, 4'), which are movable independently of one another, in the upper region of the second zone (32) and/or that persons/goods with a travel destination in a first zone (31) are transported in two cages (4, 4'), which are movable independently of one another, of a lift (14) of a second zone (32) to the changeover storey (33) and thereupon are further transported in cages (1, 2) in the first zone (31).
  11. Method according to claim 9, characterised in that persons/goods with a travel destination in a second zone (32) are transported by a lower cage (2) of the lift (12) with two cages (2, 2'), which are movable independently of one another, in a first zone (31) to the changeover storey (33) and thereupon are further transported in an upper cage (2') of the same lift (12) in the second zone (32) and/or that persons/goods with a travel destination in a first zone (31) are transported by an upper cage (2') of the lift (12) with two cages (2, 2'), which are movable independently of one another, in a second zone (32) to the changeover storey (33) and thereupon further transported in a lower cage (2) of the same lift (12) in the first zone (31).
  12. Method according to claim 9, characterised in that persons/goods with a travel destination in a lower region of a second zone (32) are transported in a first cage (2") of a multi-cage (2) of a first zone (31) to the changeover storey (33) and thereupon are further transported in a lower cage (4) of the lift (14) with two cages (4, 4'), which are movable independently of one another, in the lower region of the second zone (32) and/or that persons/goods with a travel destination in an upper region of a second zone (32) are transported in a second cage (2"') of a multi-cage (2) of a first zone (31) to the changeover storey (33) and thereupon are further transported in an upper cage (4') of the lift (14) with two cages (4, 4'), which are movable independently of one another, in the upper region of a second zone (32) and/or that persons/goods with a travel destination in a first zone (31) are transported in two cages (4, 4'), which are movable independently of one another, of a lift (14) in a second zone (32) to the changeover storey (33) and thereupon are further transported in a multi-cage (2) in the first zone (31).
  13. Method according to one of claims 6 to 12, characterised in that there is indicated to each person, who is changing over and who is located before entrances to the lifts (11, 12, 13, 14) and/or in a cage (1, 2, 3, 4, 4') taking to the changeover storey (33) and/or in the changeover storey (33), the lift (11, 12, 13, 14) allocated to him or her as well as the cage (1, 2, 3, 4, 4') allocated to him or her.
  14. Method of modernising a lift installation in a building (30) divided vertically into several zones (31, 32), which lift installation comprises several lifts (11, 13) for the transport of persons/goods in cages (1, 3), a zone (31, 32) is associated with each lift (11, 13), at least one changeover storey (33) for the changing over of persons/goods between cages (1, 3) of different zones (31, 32) is arranged between the zones (31, 32) and at least one lift (12, 14) with at least two cages (2, 2', 4, 4') arranged one above the other is installed, characterised in that the cages (2, 2', 4, 4') are movable independently of one another at a pair of guide rails (5, 5') and serve the changeover storey (33).
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