EP2694766A1 - Procédé de commande d'un mécanisme d'entraînement de porte - Google Patents

Procédé de commande d'un mécanisme d'entraînement de porte

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EP2694766A1
EP2694766A1 EP12711822.2A EP12711822A EP2694766A1 EP 2694766 A1 EP2694766 A1 EP 2694766A1 EP 12711822 A EP12711822 A EP 12711822A EP 2694766 A1 EP2694766 A1 EP 2694766A1
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angle signal
door leaf
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Michael Laumann
Matthias Langer
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Langer & Laumann Ingenieurbuero GmbH
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F15/00—Power-operated mechanisms for wings
    • E05F15/70—Power-operated mechanisms for wings with automatic actuation
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F15/00—Power-operated mechanisms for wings
    • E05F15/60—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators
    • E05F15/603—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors
    • E05F15/632—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for horizontally-sliding wings
    • E05F15/643—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for horizontally-sliding wings operated by flexible elongated pulling elements, e.g. belts, chains or cables
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/10—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for buildings or parts thereof
    • E05Y2900/104—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for buildings or parts thereof for elevators
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/10—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for buildings or parts thereof
    • E05Y2900/13—Type of wing
    • E05Y2900/132—Doors
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2999/00—Subject-matter not otherwise provided for in this subclass

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  • the present invention relates to a method for controlling a door drive, wherein the door drive comprises an electric motor for generating a driving force with angle sensor for generating an angle of rotation of the motor proportional angle signal and guided in the opening and closing direction of a door leaf chains or belts
  • Door drives of the type mentioned are used for example in machine doors, department store doors, elevator doors or other automatic doors.
  • An important aspect to be monitored in the control of the door operator is whether the belt for transmitting the driving force of the electric motor to the door leaf is functional or cracked.
  • EP 0 429 835 A1 a type of continuous toothed belt monitoring is known.
  • EP 0 429 835 A1 it is continuously monitored whether there is a change in speed or force during the door's procedure, which exceeds a threshold value above or below. For example, if the current speed exceeds the current reference value for the speed by more than a predetermined speed difference, this is interpreted as a belt break.
  • Driving force of an electric motor on the door leaf are functional or not.
  • a method for controlling a door drive wherein the door drive on an electric motor for generating a driving force with angle sensor for generating an angle of rotation of the motor proportional angle signal and a guided in the opening and closing direction of a door leaf chain or belt for transmitting the driving force the door leaf has, with the steps:
  • the error message corresponds to the fact that there is a chain break or a belt break.
  • the proposed method for controlling a door drive allows the testing of the functionality of a chain or a belt for transmitting the driving force from an electric motor on a door leaf, especially in a final position of the door leaf, where this information is particularly important for safety reasons.
  • the method proposed here is characterized, inter alia, by the fact that this test takes place with the aid of parameters which are used for the purpose of controlling the
  • Electric motor can be read anyway on the electric motor.
  • the value of the motor current in the end position is compared with the value of the motor current measured when trying to continue beyond the end position. If the motor current does not increase, this is an indication that no force is transmitted to the door leaf by the electric motor in order to drive against the resistance of a repository.
  • the door drive can be made particularly compact.
  • a corresponding door drive has a comparatively lower Susceptibility to interference. Because of its simple and compact design, the corresponding door drive is not only suitable as a door drive for newly manufactured automatic doors, but also for retrofitting existing doors. In a preferred embodiment, when the error message is output
  • the output of the error message corresponds to a break or a crack of the drive chain or the drive belt, the safety inside and outside of the door leaf is best ensured in such an event by a complete stop of the door drive. If the powered door is integrated into a larger system, such as a machine tool or an elevator, the machine tool or elevator may also be stopped due to the error message.
  • both the first and second values of the motor current and the first and second values of the angle signal are determined and the error message is output if the second value of the motor current is less than or equal to the first value of the motor current the second value of the angle signal is greater than the first value of the angle signal.
  • the redundancy in determining the functionality of the chain or the belt is preferably further increased by determining the values of the motor current and / or the values of the angle signal in two independent ways in each case. This can
  • a second angle sensor can be used on the electric motor or the current of the electric motor can be measured at different locations.
  • both the motor current and the angle signal are measured and these two parameters are each determined redundantly in order to ensure a particularly high level of safety.
  • the reaching of the end position is determined from the angle signal and confirmed by an increase of the motor current.
  • the door leaf position can be determined as an absolute value via the angle signal or can be determined by comparison with a defined one Reference value, the current door leaf position can be determined. In case that
  • Safety switch equipped limit switch to dispense As long as the door leaf is in the end position, a corresponding "end position reached” signal is output This signal can be used outside the door drive If, for example, an automatic machine door outputs this signal, it can be used behind the door In the case of, for example, the door of an elevator car, the missing signal may be used
  • the travel speed of the door leaf is set faster or slower in response to an external signal. This variant is particularly suitable for the use of the door drive in the
  • the traversing speed of the door leaf can be set more slowly if, for example, via sensors, such as motion detectors, light barriers,
  • This variant is not only suitable for machine doors but also for elevator doors, in particular doors of freight elevators. Is reported via the external signal that, for example, user is in the door area, By monitoring the door leaf speed and / or the forces encountered in moving the door leaf, it is possible to ensure that no one is injured by the door leaf being traversed, for example by crushing, shearing, bumping or pulling in.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a door drive
  • Figure 2 is a side view of the door drive of Figure 1;
  • Figure 3 is a schematic functional diagram of the door drive of Figures 1 and 2;
  • Figure 4 is a schematic sketch of a final position
  • Figures 5a, b show the course of the motor current with time when driving in the
  • Figure 7 shows schematically the course of a preferred embodiment of the method proposed here for controlling a door drive.
  • a door drive 1 is shown in perspective ( Figure 1) and in side view ( Figure 2).
  • the door drive 1 to an electric motor 2, which is connected via a toothed belt 4 with a door leaf holder 8.
  • the electric motor 2 of the embodiment of a door drive 1 shown here is a brushless electric motor which has Hall sensors for controlling the motor in its interior. These Hall sensors, not shown here, can be used as absolute angle encoder.
  • the electric motor 2 as a
  • Incremental angle encoder trained angle encoder 3 which is arranged coaxially to the gear 5 in the present example, over which the toothed belt 4 extends and is driven by the electric motor 2.
  • the incremental angle encoder 3 may for example also be arranged coaxially with the motor shaft.
  • the motor shaft may for example also be arranged coaxially with the motor shaft.
  • Angle encoder 3 also be arranged on the gear 5 ', which is not driven by the electric motor 2.
  • a door leaf is moved over the toothed belt 4, which can be fastened to the door leaf holder 8.
  • the door leaf holder 8 also has stops 9. These stops 9 are mounted relative to the door leaf holder 8 such that they come into abutment in the respective end bearing 6 when the end position is reached.
  • the door leaf which may be attached to the door leaf holder 8, occupy two end position positions, one of which corresponds to a position of a fully opened position of the door leaf and the other end position corresponds to a fully closed position of the door leaf. Since the brushless electric motor 2 on the one hand has Hall sensors, and on the other hand via an incremental encoder 3, two independent of each other
  • Angular signals are obtained at the motor 2.
  • the two angle signals differ i.a. by the fact that the two angle encoders have different resolutions.
  • the incremental encoder generally has a much higher resolution than the Hall sensors as absolute angle encoder. Usually, the resolutions of
  • Incremental encoders at several 100 steps per revolution, while the
  • the resolution of the angle sensor formed by the Hall sensors can be further increased by the number of Hall sensors.
  • the transmission will usually have to be taken into account with its respective gear ratio.
  • the gearbox corresponds to a constant factor with a gear ratio.
  • the motor current can be measured at different locations on the electric motor 2.
  • the respective current value is determined once at the input of the electric motor and once at the output of the electric motor.
  • the two independent current values in conjunction with the two independent angle values, it is very easy to determine in the end position position whether a break in the toothed belt 4 is present or not. Furthermore, from these signals with very high security and the
  • the increase in the motor current I when passing over the end position also confirms the information that was determined with respect to the position from the angle sensor signal that the end position has been reached. Then, the engine can be turned off, or be switched to idle, which is shown in Figure 5a by the decrease of the motor current at times greater than tO.
  • the functionality of the toothed belt 4 can also be carried out by evaluating the angle sensor signal ⁇ . In this case, on the one hand ⁇ directly
  • Toothed belt transferred to the motor so that it can no longer rotate and consequently there is no change in angle. Therefore, after that stays
  • the angle change with time dcp / dt is, for example, constant until the end position is reached at time t0 and the angle change dq) / dt is reduced to zero. If the toothed belt 4 were torn as in FIG. 6d, the angle change dcp / dt would still be non-zero.
  • Door drive the door leaf or door leaf holder against a stop moved (step 701). This position is based on one in any case
  • the angle sensor signals for position determination it is possible to move selectively into an end position (step 705).
  • first angle signals ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 1 can now be measured at an angle transmitter A and optionally an angle transmitter B.
  • first motor currents IA1 and IB1 are also measured at two different points A and B on the motor. The motor is then activated in such a way that an attempt is made to drive the door leaf beyond the end position (step 709) and at the same time a second angle signal q) A2, ⁇ 2 or at two different locations another current signal IA2 at two different angle encoders. IB2 measured (step 71 1).
  • step 713 it is checked in a following step 713 whether the amounts of the angles in the end position ⁇ 1, ⁇ 1 and beyond the end position ⁇ 2, ⁇ 2 are unequal or whether the corresponding angle changes in the time interval between tO and tO + ⁇ approaches zero and whether the current signals IA1, IB1 after reaching end position is less than or equal to the current signals IA2, IB2 when attempting to go beyond the end position.
  • step 715 If it turns out that at least one of these conditions is met, an error message is issued in a following step 715, which means that the toothed belt is torn with high probability. This leads in the example shown here in step 717 to a stop not only the door drive itself by turning off the
  • Electric motor but possibly also the higher-level system, such as a machine tool or a lift.
  • step 713 If it turns out that none of the conditions tested in step 713 are satisfied, not only is it ensured that the V-belt is not cracked with very high safety, but it is also confirmed independently that the final position is actually reached (step 719).
  • This information may be forwarded in step 721 to other units within a door operator superordinate system, for example to the control of a machine tool shielded by a door-driven door, or to an elevator controller.
  • Speed profiles when moving the door leaf external signals can be taken into account, which may lead to, for example, the speed is increased or decreased.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé de commande d'un mécanisme d'entraînement de porte. L'invention vise à déterminer l'existence d'une fissure de la chaîne ou d'une rupture de la courroie dans un mécanisme d'entraînement de porte qui comporte un moteur électrique servant à produire une force d'entraînement muni d'un capteur angulaire servant à générer un signal angulaire proportionnel à l'angle de rotation du moteur, et qui comporte une chaîne ou une courroie guidée dans le sens d'ouverture et de fermeture d'un battant de porte pour la transmission de la force d'entraînement sur le battant de porte. A cet effet, le procédé de commande d'un mécanisme d'entraînement de porte selon l'invention comprend les étapes suivantes : déplacement du battant de porte dans une position extrême; détermination d'une première valeur du courant du moteur et/ou d'une première valeur du signal angulaire; nouveau déplacement au-delà de la position extrême; détermination d'une deuxième valeur du courant du moteur et/ou d'une deuxième valeur du signal angulaire; comparaison de la première valeur avec la deuxième valeur et émission d'un message d'erreur si la deuxième valeur du courant du moteur est inférieure ou égale à la première valeur du courant du moteur ou si la deuxième valeur du signal angulaire est supérieure à la première valeur du signal angulaire.
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