EP2125389B1 - Ascenseur - Google Patents

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EP2125389B1
EP2125389B1 EP20080717543 EP08717543A EP2125389B1 EP 2125389 B1 EP2125389 B1 EP 2125389B1 EP 20080717543 EP20080717543 EP 20080717543 EP 08717543 A EP08717543 A EP 08717543A EP 2125389 B1 EP2125389 B1 EP 2125389B1
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Daniel Fischer
Dave Mauldin
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66BELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B7/00Other common features of elevators
    • B66B7/06Arrangements of ropes or cables
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66BELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B7/00Other common features of elevators
    • B66B7/06Arrangements of ropes or cables
    • B66B7/08Arrangements of ropes or cables for connection to the cars or cages, e.g. couplings
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66BELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B11/00Main component parts of lifts in, or associated with, buildings or other structures
    • B66B11/04Driving gear ; Details thereof, e.g. seals
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66BELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B7/00Other common features of elevators

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  • the invention relates to an elevator comprising an elevator car which can be moved in a lift shaft along guide rails and a counterweight, the elevator car and the counterweight being connected by means of a suspension element guided by rollers, and a fixed point is provided per support end and a drive drives the suspension element according to the definition of the independent one claim.
  • An elevator according to the preamble of claim 1 is made, for example EP-A-1123891 known.
  • the support means consists of a plurality of support cables, each support cable terminating at a cable end connection, which has a trained as a pull rod extension which is supported by a compression spring on an L-shaped bracket.
  • the compression spring is used to compensate for the length of the suspension element.
  • the console carrying the compression springs is attached to a guide rail.
  • the invention as characterized in claim 1, solves the problem of mitigating delays in an elevator car to an endurable for the elevator passengers mass in an emergency stop situation.
  • the coefficients of friction of belts or synthetic ropes on the traction sheave are significantly higher than the friction coefficients of steel ropes.
  • slippage at the traction sheave is much lower with plastic-coated suspension elements than with steel cables.
  • much higher deceleration values occur in and around the elevator car.
  • the inventive fixed point for the Tragstoffendeducationen the ride comfort can be maintained even with modern support means in an emergency situation.
  • a soft emergency stop must be ensured, too long delays would lead to accidents and injuries to the elevator passengers in the elevator car.
  • the fixed point according to the invention is firmly connected to the guide rail or to the elevator shaft during normal operation.
  • the fixed point is released by means of a mechanism whereby the mechanism and the drive brake are triggered simultaneously.
  • the mechanism releases the fixed point before the braking torque generated by the drive brake is set up to decelerate the elevator car.
  • the safety circuit monitors essential safety-related functions of the elevator and preferably comprises a series connection of contacts for Monitoring of, for example, door positions of the car door or the landing doors, for monitoring the speed of the elevator car, for monitoring the power supply for the elevator control, for monitoring the detection of the shaft end and so on. If one of the contacts of the safety circuit opens, as described above, an emergency stop is triggered and the drive brake is engaged and the fixed point is released.
  • the elevator car and counterweight are connected by means of a suspension element guided by rollers and a fixed point is provided for each suspension element end, wherein a drive drives the suspension element and at least one fixed point engages the suspension element Tragstoffende carrying slide, which is releasable in an emergency stop situation and delay forces the elevator car and the counterweight cause a displacement of the carriage against the damping capacity of a damping element.
  • Fig. 1 and Fig. 8 is a designated 1 elevator shown, which has a movable in an elevator shaft 2 elevator car 3 and a counterweight 4.
  • the elevator car 3 is guided by means of a first guide rail 5 and by means of a second guide rail 6.
  • the counterweight 4 is guided by means of a third guide rail 7 and by means of a fourth guide rail, not shown.
  • the guide rails are supported in a shaft pit 8, wherein the vertical forces are conducted into the shaft pit 8.
  • the guide rails 5,6,7 are connected with brackets 5.1, 6.1, 7.1 with the shaft wall 2.2.
  • buffers 9 are arranged, on which buffer plates 10 of the elevator car 3 and the counterweight 4 can put on.
  • a carrying and blowing agent is at least one steel cord or a synthetic fiber rope or a plastic-coated, metallic tensile carrier exhibiting belt 11,
  • a flat belt or a longitudinal ribbed belt provided with a 2: 1 belt guide.
  • Other belt guides, such as 4: 1 are also possible.
  • As a support means a plurality of parallel guided belt 11 are conceivable, wherein a single belt may consist of several small belt. Traction sheave 13, pulleys 16,18,20, profile roller 17 and fixed points 14,15 are then formed to receive the parallel guided belt 11 accordingly.
  • a drive unit 12 arranged on the second guide rail 6 and third guide rail 7, for example in the shaft head 2.1 drives the belt 11 by one unit by means of a traction sheave 13, the elevator car 3 or the counterweight 4 moves by half a unit.
  • the first end of the belt 11 is at a first fixed point 14 and the second end of the belt 11 is disposed at a second fixed point 15.
  • the first fixed point 14 consists of a mechanism 31 for releasing a carriage 19 and at least one damping element 25 for damping the deceleration forces of the elevator car 3 and the counterweight 4 Fig. 8 a trained as a clamping device mechanism 31 is provided which is electrically activated, for example, and clamps the support means in normal operation.
  • the damping element 25 may be a spring 25.1 and / or a buffer 25.2.
  • the belt 11 is guided via a first deflection roller 16 via a profile roller 17, via a second deflection roller 18, via the traction sheave 13 and via a third deflection roller 20.
  • the first guide roller 16, the second guide roller 18 and the profile roller 17 are integrated in the floor 21 of the elevator car 3, wherein the belt extends in a bottom channel 21.1.
  • the profile roller 17 can also be omitted.
  • the bottom channel 21.1 then runs horizontally.
  • the profile roller 17 has a toothing corresponding to the longitudinal ribs of the belt 11.
  • the first guide roller 16 and the second guide roller 18 guide the belt 11 on the non-toothed side by means of frontally arranged flanges.
  • the traction sheave 13 engages with its teeth corresponding to the longitudinal ribs of the belt 11 in engagement with the longitudinal ribs of the belt 11.
  • the drive unit 12 has a brake for normal operation and for emergency stop operation.
  • the motor or the motors for the traction sheave 13 is not shown or is the fourth deflecting roller 20 is arranged in the counterweight and in construction comparable to the first guide roller 16 or the second guide roller 18th
  • Fig. 2 shows a side view of the first fixed point 14, which is provided at the upper end of the first guide rail 5.
  • the first fixed point 14 can also be arranged on the shaft wall 2.2 or on the shaft ceiling 2.3.
  • the second fixed point 15 equipped with length compensating springs 15.1, compensate for the different lengths of parallel guided belt 11.
  • the second fixed point 15 can be constructed the same as the first fixed point and be provided with length compensating springs 15.1.
  • the first fixed point 14 consists essentially of a carriage 19 which can be moved along the guide rail 5 and which is guided on the free leg 5.2 of the guide rail 5 by means of guide shoes 22 and carries a yoke 23.
  • a console 24 is arranged, on which a damping element 25 is supported.
  • the end of the belt 11 is held by means of a connecting element 26, wherein the belt 11 is guided, for example, over a wedge, which is clamped in a housing.
  • the housing of the connecting element 26 is suspended by means of a tie rod 27 and nuts 28 on the yoke 23.
  • Fig. 3 shows the fixed point 14 at the end of a triggered by the safety circuit emergency stop situation in which the brake of the drive unit 12 has delayed the elevator car 3 to a stop.
  • the occurring deceleration forces are transmitted by means of belt 11, connecting element 26 and tension rod 27 on the yoke 23 and cause a displacement of the carriage 19 by the path B in the Einfederungslage against the damping capacity of the damping element 25.
  • the damping element 25 may, for example, a spring or a buffer or a hydraulic damper or a hydraulic damper with a spring.
  • a locking device may be provided which supports the carriage 19 in the in Fig. 3 holds down the deflection position shown. With the carriage 19 in the in Fig.
  • the elevator car can only be moved at creeping speed.
  • an auxiliary spring may be provided which brings the carriage 19 back into the starting position after the belt 11 has been relieved by means of a buffer ride the elevator car.
  • Bungee position as in Fig. 3 shown and starting position as in Fig. 2 shown the carriage 19 are monitored, for example by means of limit switches.
  • Fig. 4 shows a view of the fixed point 14 seen from the free leg 5.2 of the guide rail 5 ago and Fig. 4a a section along the line AA.
  • the fixed point 14 is designed for four parallel guided belt 11.
  • a single strap 11 can also be made up of several small straps consist, each small belt is connected by means of connecting element and tie rod with the yoke.
  • the yoke 23 is arranged between the shaft wall 2.2 and the guide rail 5 and slides on the guide rail 5.
  • the carriage 19 consists of the yoke 23-bearing side walls 29, which are connected to webs 30. Per web 30, a guide shoe 22 is arranged, which is feasible by means of the free leg 5.2.
  • Fig. 5 shows a arranged on the guide rail 5 mechanism 31 for releasing the fixed point 14.
  • a tab 32 is arranged with a first pin 33, wherein a rotatable about a first pivot point 34 hook bolt 35, the first pin 33 engages behind.
  • a knee lever 36 is hinged at one end to the hook bolt 35 and the other end about a second pivot point 37 rotatable.
  • the toggle is in the rest position shown on a stop 38.
  • a rotatable about a third pivot point 39 two-armed lever 40 is used for locking and the operation of the toggle lever 36. In the position shown, the two-armed lever 40 by means of a cam 41 locks the toggle 41, which can not buckle in any direction.
  • a spool 42 exposes a second pin 43 which rotates the two-armed lever 40 about the third pivot 39 by means of the spring force of a compression spring 44.
  • the two-armed lever 40 releases the knee lever 36 with its cam 41 and bends the knee lever 36 at the same time as in FIG Fig. 6 shown.
  • the first bolt 33 leaves the hook bolt 35 and pushes it further back as in Fig. 7 shown.
  • the knee lever 36 is completely bent in this position.
  • Fig. 9 to Fig. 11 show variants of Damping elements 25 and tripping mechanisms 31.
  • the damping element 25 consists of a spring 25.1, which can deflect after the release of a plunger 25.3 in an emergency situation.
  • the plunger 25.3 is held by the mechanism 31.
  • the mechanism 31 may be, for example, an electrically operable pawl, which prevents the ram 25.3 from moving in the vertical direction. After the deflection of the spring 25.1, the plunger 25.3 is held again by means of the mechanism 31.
  • the decor of the Fig. 10 corresponds to the device according to Fig.
  • a buffer 25.2 for example, a disposable buffer is provided, which converts the energy to be absorbed into heat and must be replaced after an emergency stop situation.
  • Fig. 11 shows a damping element 25 with a hydraulic cylinder 25.4 and an expansion vessel 25.5, wherein the hydraulic cylinder 25.4 and the expansion vessel 25.5 are connected by means of a mechanism 31 in the form of a valve 25.6.
  • the valve 25.6 is closed, the hydraulic cylinder 25.4 is hydraulically separated from the expansion vessel 25.5.
  • the valve 25.6 is opened and the piston or plunger 25.3 of the hydraulic cylinder 25.4 can push the hydraulic medium 25.7 out of the piston and into the expansion vessel 25.5.

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  1. Ascenseur (1) composé d'une cabine d'ascenseur (3) apte à circuler dans une gaine d'ascenseur (2) le long de guides (5, 6, 7), et d'un contrepoids (4), étant précisé que la cabine (3) et le contrepoids (4) sont reliés à l'aide d'un moyen de support (11) qui passe sur des poulies (13, 16, 18, 20), et qu'il est prévu à chaque extrémité de moyen de support un point fixe (14, 15), et qu'un entraînement (12) entraîne le moyen de support (11), étant précisé qu'au moins un point fixe (14) comporte un coulisseau (19) qui porte l'extrémité de moyen de support, étant précisé que les forces de décélération de la cabine (3) et du contrepoids (4) provoquent un coulissement du coulisseau (19) à l'encontre de la capacité d'amortissement d'un élément amortisseur (25),
    caractérisé en ce que le coulisseau (19), dans une situation d'arrêt d'urgence, est apte à être débloqué à l'aide d'un mécanisme (31).
  2. Ascenseur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le point fixe (14) est disposé sur un guide (5, 6, 7)
  3. Ascenseur selon les revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce qu'il est prévu sur le coulisseau (19) un étrier (23) qui porte des éléments de liaison (26, 27) de l'extrémité de moyen de support.
  4. Ascenseur selon l'une des revendications 2 ou 3, caractérisé en ce que le coulisseau (19) est apte à être guidé à l'aide de sabots (22) le long de la branche libre (5.2) du guide (5).
  5. Ascenseur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que l'élément amortisseur (25) est disposé entre une console (24) du guide (5) et l'étrier (23) du coulisseau (19).
  6. Ascenseur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le mécanisme (31) pour débloquer le coulisseau (19) est disposé sur le guide (5).
  7. Ascenseur selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que lors d'un fonctionnement normal, un crochet de verrouillage (35) du mécanisme (31) s'enclenche avec un axe (33) d'une patte (32), et dans une situation d'arrêt d'urgence, le crochet de verrouillage (35) libère l'axe (33).
  8. Ascenseur selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que le crochet de verrouillage (35) est apte à être actionné à l'aide d'un levier coudé (36), étant précisé que le levier coudé (36) est apte à être articulé à l'aide d'un levier à deux bras (40).
  9. Ascenseur selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que le levier à deux bras (40) est apte à être actionné à l'aide d'une bobine (42) et d'un ressort de compression (44), étant précisé que le levier à deux bras (40) bloque le levier coudé (36), dans la position de repos à l'encontre d'une articulation.
  10. Procédé pour libérer le point fixe (14) d'un ascenseur selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que le point fixe (14) est libéré à l'aide d'un mécanisme (31) avant que le couple de freinage pour la décélération de la cabine d'ascenseur (3) ne soit formé, étant précisé qu'avec le couple de freinage qui se forme, une décélération de la cabine (3) se produit et le point fixe (14) libéré atténue la décélération jusqu'à une valeur supportable pour les passagers de l'ascenseur.
  11. Procédé selon la revendication 10, caractérisé en ce que le moyen de support (11) est déchargé avec un tamponnement de la cabine d'ascenseur, étant précisé qu'une force de ressort agissant entre la console (24) et l'étrier (23) amène le coulisseau (19) dans la position de départ.
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