EP3621910A1 - Sicherheitseinrichtung für eine aufzugsanlage, aufzugsanlage und verfahren zum betreiben einer sicherheitseinrichtung - Google Patents
Sicherheitseinrichtung für eine aufzugsanlage, aufzugsanlage und verfahren zum betreiben einer sicherheitseinrichtungInfo
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- the present invention relates to a safety device for an elevator installation, as well as to an elevator installation with a safety device and to a method for operating a safety device.
- the invention is therefore particularly in the field of elevator technology.
- elevator systems have at least one safety device to meet the safety requirements.
- Safety devices are designed, for example, to prevent an uncontrolled movement of a car and in particular a crash of the car in an emergency and / or in the case of a malfunction.
- Such a safety device is described, for example, in the subsequently published DE 10 2015 217 423 A1.
- Such safety devices are often spring-loaded and / or weight-loaded mechanical systems, wherein a driving force is designed to bring the safety device from a release position into a blocking position.
- the safety devices are held by a holding force in the release position, wherein in an emergency and / or in case of malfunction to trigger the safety device, the holding force is lowered or turned off to bring the safety device in the locked position and thereby trigger the safety device.
- an electromagnet is used to provide the holding force, the magnetic force is greater than the driving force and the driving force is at least partially opposite, to hold the safety device in the release position can.
- an electromagnet with a power consumption between 50 W and 500 W may be suitable to be used in the context of a holding element.
- the solenoid used is usually permanently energized to keep the safety device permanently in the release position and to ensure that in the event of a power failure, the holding force is automatically lowered, thereby automatically bringing the safety device in the locked position.
- the safety devices are typically configured such that the solenoid is turned off and / or its magnetic force or holding force is lowered when a fault and / or an emergency is detected. Due to the driving force of the safety device thus the safety device is activated immediately as soon as the holding force of the electromagnet is lowered below the driving force or completely eliminated.
- Unintentional triggering of the safety device may necessitate maintenance of the elevator installation and / or actuation of an actuator provided especially for this purpose, which often results in a downtime of the elevator installation.
- the electromagnet In order to prevent accidental release of the safety device, therefore, usually the electromagnet must be permanently energized, regardless of whether the elevator system is in motion or not.
- the electric power consumed by the electromagnet can thus make up a large proportion of the total, consumed electrical power of the elevator installation. For this reason, the operating costs of the elevator installation are markedly increased by the safety device, in particular in the case of low-traffic elevator installations.
- the holding force or the electromagnet is typically dimensioned or designed to prevent accidental release of the safety device during operation of the elevator system, as this example, heavy delays of the car and / or trapped passengers and / or a reduction in the availability of Lift system can result, and increased costs for the Restarting can cause.
- the holding force must be such that other environmental influences are taken into account by means of a tolerance amount, which may optionally reduce the effect of the holding force on the safety device, such as existing dust between the magnets and an anchor plate and / or an elevated operating temperature, which can reduce effective holding force of the magnet.
- the holding force must be dimensioned such that occur in the elevator system accelerations and / or vibrations during operation do not lead to an unwanted triggering of the safety device.
- the holding force to be provided for the safety device which is provided for example by means of an electromagnet, is many times greater than the amount of the driving force of the safety device. Accordingly, a sufficient energization of the electromagnet is provided to provide the required holding force, whereby a considerable demand for electrical energy can arise. It is therefore desirable to provide a safety device for an elevator installation which ensures safe operation of the elevator installation and nevertheless has the lowest possible energy consumption.
- the invention also relates, in particular or alternatively, to a safety device for an elevator installation having a safety element which holds a safety system deactivated in a release position and activates the safety system in a locking position, the safety element exerting a driving force whose effect is directed in this way to transfer from the release position to the locked position.
- the safety device has a holding element which exerts a holding force on the security element such that the holding force counteracts the driving force in order to hold the security element in the release position.
- the holding force exceeds in the release position of the security element, the driving force by a tolerance amount, in which case the tolerance amount depending on different operating modes, which are possible in the release position of the security element, adjustable is.
- the safety device is further configured to reduce the holding force for transferring the security element into the blocking position such that the driving force exceeds the holding force.
- the invention relates to an elevator installation with a safety device according to the invention.
- the invention relates to a car of an elevator installation with a safety device according to the invention.
- the invention relates to a method for operating an elevator installation with a safety device according to the invention, comprising setting the holding force of the at least one holding element during a first operating state, in particular a driving operation, of the elevator installation such that the tolerance amount of the holding force has a first value greater than zero and setting the holding force of the at least one holding element during a second operating state, in particular at least partially during a rest operation of the elevator installation such that the tolerance amount of the holding force assumes a second value greater than zero, which is smaller than the first value.
- the applied holding force or the holding force at a point of application of the holding force does not necessarily have to be equal to an amount of the holding force at a power source.
- the different operating modes are in particular different operating modes of the elevator installation.
- the different operating modes preferably include a driving operation and / or a resting operation of the elevator installation.
- further operating modes may be designed or provided.
- the elevator system is operated during the driving operation such that the at least one car of the elevator installation can be moved and in particular can approach various stops of the elevator installation.
- the Driving also include holding and / or waiting in one of the stops and / or off the stops.
- the driving operation may also enable loading and / or unloading of the at least one car and / or passengers getting in and / or out, preferably in or at bus stops of the elevator installation.
- the driving operation may represent an operating mode in which the occurrence of fluctuations, vibrations and / or vibrations in the elevator installation and / or the car, in particular during the movement of the car, is to be expected and therefore a larger tolerance amount may be advantageous reliably prevent unintentional triggering of the security element.
- the elevator system is operated during the idle mode such that the at least one car is in a rest position or parking position for a long period of time, without moving the at least one car is easily possible during the extended period of idle operation.
- the at least one car may be positioned or parked in a stop of the elevator system during idle operation.
- it may be necessary during idle operation prior to moving the car to end first the idle mode and to put the elevator system in a different mode, for example, in the driving operation, before moving the at least one car is possible.
- the idle mode can represent a mode in which the occurrence of fluctuations, vibrations and / or vibrations in the elevator installation and / or the car, in particular during which at least one car is parked, is not to be expected and therefore a smaller tolerance amount can be sufficient to reliably prevent unintentional triggering of the security element.
- the deactivated security element allows a moving of a car of the elevator system in a normal operation and the activated security element prevents movement of the elevator car of the elevator system at least partially.
- the security element can be set up to restrict or even entirely prevent a movement or mobility of a car of the elevator installation in the active state.
- the elevator installation and / or the safety device can be set up such that, after a predetermined period of time in which the elevator installation was not used, the elevator system and / or the safety device is put into idle mode.
- the elevator systems can be put into driving operation during some periods of time, so that the elevator installation is ready for moving the cars, and during other periods are put into idle mode, so that the elevator installation can remain energy-saving in parked state.
- the elevator installation can be set up to be put into driving operation during predetermined or fixed opening times of a building and / or be put into idle operation at least temporarily outside of opening times.
- the elevator installation can also be set up to be put into one of several operating modes by qualified operating personnel.
- the tolerance amount is understood to mean the proportion of the holding force which exceeds the driving force in absolute terms.
- the amount of tolerance provides a security, if in operation, for example, by vibrations in the short term, the driving force increases or the holding force decreases.
- the invention offers the advantage that the tolerance amount can have different values. This makes it possible, in particular for an operating mode of the elevator installation, to select the tolerance amount so high that a safe operation of the elevator installation is made possible and in particular an unintentional triggering of the safety device is prevented.
- the tolerance amount can be chosen such that the holding force is sufficient to reliably prevent, for example, even when adverse influences occur, such as vibrations and / or elevated ambient temperatures, an undesired triggering of the safety device.
- the tolerance amount can for example be selected such that the amount of the total holding force exceeds the amount of the driving force by a multiple.
- the invention makes it possible to adjust the tolerance amount of the holding force such that the tolerance amount can be reduced when the elevator installation is in a resting mode and / or is not in operation.
- the invention makes it possible to lower the holding force, in particular when the elevator installation is not currently in the driving mode, but is in a rest position or in a rest mode, for example.
- the security element comprises a weight-loaded mechanical system and / or a spring-loaded mechanical system, or is designed as such.
- the safety device may be designed as a safety gear or have such.
- the safety device can preferably be arranged in and / or on a car of the elevator installation and / or arranged in and / or on a shaft of the elevator installation.
- the inventors have recognized that a reduction of the holding force or the tolerance amount of the holding force is advantageous when the elevator system is not in operation and / or in idle mode, as not outside the operation of the elevator system with high delays and / or accelerations and / or Vibrations in the elevator system is to be expected and therefore a lesser amount of tolerance of the holding force can be sufficient to reliably prevent accidental release of the safety device.
- the safety device unintentionally trigger outside of the operation or during the idle operation of the elevator installation, for example because the tolerance amount has been lowered too far and / or unexpectedly high influences, such as vibrations and / or temperatures, act on the safety device and thereby the driving force, at least in the short term support, the consequences of accidental tripping of the safety device may be acceptable, because, for example, locking of passengers is not possible if the or the elevator cars of the elevator system are in a stop, as long as the elevator system is not in operation and / or in idle mode.
- the invention allows a situation-appropriate adjustment of the holding force or the tolerance amount of the holding force to keep the holding force as low as possible but still to ensure adequate protection against accidental release of the safety device.
- This therefore makes it possible, for example, to reduce energy consumption of the retaining element at least in times when the elevator installation is not in operation and / or in idle mode, but nevertheless, if a larger tolerance amount is required, for example during the driving operation of the elevator installation, protection corresponding to the desired requirements to provide an accidental release of the safety device.
- the invention offers an advantage, in particular for low-traffic elevator installations, in which typically the energy consumption represents a large proportion of the total energy consumption during times in which the elevator installation is not in operation or in idle mode.
- the holding element is preferably variable and / or influenced such that the tolerance amount of the holding force is variable. For example, this can be achieved by providing a holding element whose holding force or the tolerance amount of the holding force can be adjusted.
- This offers the advantage that the holding force of the holding element or the tolerance amount of the holding force, which exceeds the amount of the driving force, can be adapted to the needs or requirements of the respective elevator installation.
- a holding element can be designed such that the holding force or the tolerance amount of the holding force in a predetermined range of values can be varied continuously. This offers the advantage that the safety device has a high degree of flexibility and can be easily adapted to the requirements of the elevator installation.
- the safety device is set up such that the tolerance amount of the holding force can be varied by means of a power supply of the holding element.
- the holding force of the holding element or the tolerance amount of the holding force can be varied by a variation of the energy or power supplied to the holding element or the safety device.
- the safety device has a plurality of holding elements, which are adapted to jointly exert the holding force on the security element, wherein the safety device is adapted to vary the tolerance amount of the holding force by means of activating and / or deactivating a part of the plurality of holding elements.
- the safety device has a plurality of holding elements, which can be switched on and / or switched off as required. For example, if only a small amount of tolerance or a small holding force is required, such as when the elevator system is not in operation or in idle mode, it may be sufficient if only a part of the plurality of holding elements is active to the holding force while other retaining elements of the plurality of retaining elements are deactivated and / or do not contribute to the provision of the holding force.
- one or more holding elements can preferably be added, so that the holding force is provided by a larger number of holding elements than during a period in which the elevator installation not in operation or in idle mode.
- the holding elements of the plurality of holding elements can each be designed identically or differently and in particular be designed to provide equally strong or differently strong portions of the holding force.
- the safety device has at least two holding elements, which are adapted to exert a divergent holding force, and wherein the safety device is adapted to activate a larger holding amount to set a first holding element of the at least two holding elements, which has the greater holding force of at least two Holding elements exerts, and to set a smaller tolerance amount to activate a second holding element of the at least two holding elements, which exerts the smaller holding force of the at least two holding elements.
- the tolerance amount comprises at least 5%, preferably at least 10%, more preferably at least 15%, even more preferably at least 20%, more preferably at least 30%, even more preferably at least 40%, most preferably at least 50% of an amount of driving force. Further, preferably, the tolerance amount is at most fifteen times, preferably at most ten times, more preferably at most eight times, even more preferably at most four times as large as the amount of the driving force.
- the holding element has at least one electromagnet, wherein the at least one electromagnet is particularly preferably adapted to provide the holding force by means of a magnetic force.
- the magnetic force or holding force provided by the electromagnet can be varied and / or adjusted in a simple manner, for example by varying the energization of the at least one electromagnet.
- a higher current can thereby provide a higher magnetic force and correspondingly a higher holding force, while for a lower holding force a smaller current flow may be required.
- advantages in terms of energy consumption may result in that an operating voltage of the at least one electromagnet is varied and in particular reduced when the elevator system is not in operation or in idle mode.
- a non-linear dependence of the magnetic force or holding force can be given by the operating voltage, whereby, for example, a reduction of the required holding force allows a much greater reduction of the operating voltage and thus a much greater savings of electrical energy.
- the reduction of Operating voltage quadratically associated with the reduction of the holding force.
- a reduction of the tolerance amount or the holding force by 50% can allow a reduction of the operating voltage of the at least one electromagnet by 75%.
- a reduction in the electrical voltage and thus a reduction in the absorption of electrical energy and / or electric current and thus a reduction in the tolerance amount of the holding force by means of a transformer and / or a pulse width modulation of the electrical voltage can be achieved.
- the holding element or the safety device has at least two different strength electromagnets, between which can be switched depending on the required holding force. For example, during driving, the stronger of the at least two electromagnets may be activated to provide a holding force with a larger amount of tolerance. On the other hand, when the elevator system is not in operation or at rest, the weaker of the at least two electromagnets can be activated while the stronger of the two electromagnets is deactivated to provide a holding force with a smaller tolerance amount.
- at least two identical or different electromagnets can be provided, wherein, for example, when the elevator installation is not in operation or at rest, only one electromagnet provides the holding force, whereas at least two electromagnets provide the holding force during the driving operation.
- a series resistor can be provided, which makes it possible to vary a recording of electric current and / or electrical power through the at least one electromagnet and thereby the magnetic force or holding force caused by the at least one electromagnet vary
- the at least one holding element may comprise a permanent magnet and an electromagnet, the holding force provided by the permanent magnet being smaller than the driving force and the holding force provided by the electromagnet being smaller than the driving force Sum of the holding force of the permanent magnet and the holding force of the electromagnet is greater than the driving force.
- the permanent magnet and the electromagnet are designed so that they can only together provide a total holding force or holding force, which is sufficient to hold the security element in the release position. This offers the advantage that the Solenoid can be provided with a lower power or a lower holding force, as if an electromagnet alone must provide the entire holding force or total holding force. As a result, the energy consumption of the holding element can thus be reduced.
- the security element preferably has folding stops which are set up to restrict a travel range of a car of the elevator installation.
- the folding stops can be kept, for example, by the holding element in the release position and / or brought by a driving force in a blocking position.
- the security element may alternatively or additionally, for example, have a telescopic apron on a door of a car, which is preferably adapted to prevent falling of passengers in an area below the car in the locked position.
- the security element alternatively or additionally, for example, have an additional brake, which is adapted to decelerate a movement of the car.
- the security element may alternatively or additionally comprise, for example, one or more pivotable buffers which, for example in the locked position, restrict a travel range of at least one car and release the travel range in the release position, i. do not limit.
- the security element may alternatively or additionally, for example, have a hinged railing, which is for example adapted to prevent falling of passengers in the locked position.
- the security element alternatively or additionally, for example, have a customizable ventilation opening, which can be brought by the holding element and / or by the driving force in different operating positions.
- the security element alternatively or additionally, for example, have access control to an emergency exemption path, for example, to release the passengers access to the emergency exemption path in a dangerous situation.
- the security element alternatively or additionally, for example, as a safety gear (10) is formed or have such. This can offer the advantage that in a danger case an uncontrolled downward movement of at least one car can be avoided when the safety gear is transferred to the locked position.
- Figure 1 shows schematically a preferred embodiment of a safety device according to the invention for an elevator system in the untripped condition.
- Figure 2 shows the safety device of Figure 1 in the tripped state.
- FIG. 3 shows in a diagram a comparison of the forces to be applied by a safety device for a first operating mode I and a second operating mode II of an elevator installation.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 are described in a coherent manner and each show schematically a preferred embodiment of a safety device 10 according to the invention for an elevator installation.
- the safety device 10 is designed as a safety gear 10.
- the safety gear 10 is fastened, for example, to a car of an elevator installation whose movement is to be braked in an emergency and / or in the case of an error.
- the safety gear 10 has a safety element 100 which, in the embodiment shown, is designed as a wedge brake 100 which, in the actuated state, is able to decelerate a movement of a car (not shown) of the elevator installation.
- the wedge brake 100 has a fixed brake shoe 101 and a in the figure vertically and horizontally (indicated in each case by double arrows) movable wedge-shaped brake shoes 102, which is supported on an inclined plane 103 on.
- a guide rail (not shown) of the elevator system run which can be clamped by closing the wedge brake 100.
- the wedge brake 100 more precisely, its movable brake shoe 102, is connected to a plunger 201 of an actuating mechanism 200.
- the actuating mechanism 200 is configured to assume a first and a second position, wherein the actuating mechanism 200 in the first position shown in Figure 1, the release position, the wedge brake 100 leaves unactuated and in the second position shown in Figure 2, the blocking position operating wedge brake 100.
- the actuating mechanism 200 has a coupling gear 202, 203, 204, which has a first lever acting here as an actuating lever 202 and a second lever acting here as a reset lever 204, which are coupled to one another via a coupling rod 203.
- the actuating lever 202 is pivotally mounted at a first end (in the figure 1, the left end) and at a second, in particular displaceable end (in the figure, the right end) connected to the plunger 201. At an intermediate connection point of the actuating lever 202 is connected to the coupling rod 203.
- the reset lever 204 is pivotally mounted at its right end in the figure and is acted upon in the region of its movable end by a here as a compression spring 205 pressure accumulator with pressure or force.
- the pressure accumulator 205 is designed to provide the driving force Fl of the security element 100.
- the reset lever 204 is also coupled to the coupling rod 203.
- the coupling rod 203 has a freewheel 203a that allows recovery of the actuating mechanism 200 from the second position to the first position without simultaneous return of the wedge brake 100 from the activated, actuated position to the deactivated, unactuated position.
- a freewheel 203a that allows recovery of the actuating mechanism 200 from the second position to the first position without simultaneous return of the wedge brake 100 from the activated, actuated position to the deactivated, unactuated position.
- the actuation mechanism 200 also includes catching mechanism monitoring means 206.
- the monitoring means 206 monitors whether the wedge brake 100 is in the actuated (activated) or the unactuated (deactivated) position.
- the catch mechanism monitoring means 206 comprises a switch 206a which is closed when the wedge brake is open (deactivated) (see FIG. 1) and which is open when the wedge brake is closed (activated) (see FIG ).
- the safety gear 10 also has a holding element 300, which in the example shown is coupled to the return lever 204.
- the retaining element can also be coupled to the actuating lever 202 without limiting the generality.
- the holding member 300 is configured to hold the operating mechanism 200 in the first release pitch shown in FIG. 1 using a permanent magnet 301 that magnetically attracts an associated armature 302.
- the permanent magnet 301 and the armature 302 are designed such that the holding force generated by these components can not yet hold the safety device in its release division alone.
- the safety device 10 or the retaining element 300 furthermore has an electromagnet 400, which is adapted to hold together with the permanent magnet the compression spring 205 shown in FIG. 1, the first release parting.
- a magnetic field is generated by the electromagnet 400, which finally generates a holding force which counteracts the force exerted by the compression spring 205 driving force Fl.
- a total holding force F2 is exerted that is greater than the driving force Fl exerted by the compression spring.
- the driving force Fl, the holding force F2 and the tolerance amount T are illustrated by way of example in FIG. 1 by the corresponding arrows. It can be seen that the amount of holding power F2 on the component to which the forces attack, according to the embodiment shown exceeds the amount of the driving force Fl by the tolerance amount.
- the tolerance amount T can be chosen such that in idle operation of the elevator installation the holding force F2 only slightly exceeds the driving force, whereas during a driving operation of the elevator installation the tolerance amount T can be selected such that the holding force F2 exceeds the driving force T by a larger amount.
- the forces acting on the respective component or on the holding element are always to be compared. D.h. that the forces are in equilibrium when the amount of the driving force Fl is equal to the amount of the holding force F2.
- these amounts may differ from the amounts of the respective forces in the power sources, for example, because leverages lead to a translation and / or force conversion.
- the holding element 300 comprises only one electromagnet 400, wherein other embodiments may comprise a larger number of electromagnets.
- the electromagnet 400 or the holding element 300 are arranged such that the magnetic field of the electromagnet 400 or the holding force is variable, so that a tolerance amount T by which the holding force F2 of the holding member 300 exceeds the driving force Fl of the compression spring 205 is set variably or can be adjusted. It is thereby achieved that, during the driving operation of the elevator installation, a large tolerance amount T or a large holding force F2 can be provided in order to reliably prevent unintentional triggering of the safety device even in the event of vibrations and / or fluctuations and / or vibrations in the elevator installation.
- the safety device can be set up such that the holding force F2 during driving of the elevator system is about four times as large as the driving force Fl or compressive force of the compression spring 205.
- the holding force F2 or the tolerance amount T be reduced when the elevator system is not in operation or in idle mode, so that the holding force F2, for example, only twice as large as the amount of the driving force Fl of the compression spring 205.
- the strength of the to be provided by the electromagnet 400 magnetic field is reduced, whereby the Recording of electrical power or energy can be reduced by the electromagnet 400.
- the safety gear 10 has a return mechanism 500, which is adapted to reset the actuating mechanism 200 from the second locking position shown in Figure 2 in the first release position shown in Figure 1.
- the return mechanism 500 may also be configured to reset the wedge brake 100 from the actuated (activated) position to the inoperative (deactivated) position.
- the reset mechanism 500 has for this purpose a spindle drive 501, in which a spindle 502 can be moved by an electric motor (indicated by the double arrow shown in the spindle drive 501).
- the spindle 501 is connected via a further freewheel 503 with the return lever 204 of the actuating mechanism 200.
- this connection coincides with the connection of the compression spring 205, which, however, can be seen purely by way of example.
- the freewheel 503, for example (as well as the freewheel 203) may be formed as a pin movable in a slot.
- the freewheel 503 serves to permit movement of the wedge brake 100 from the unactuated position shown in FIG. 1 to the actuated position shown in the actuated position shown in FIG. 2 without movement of the return mechanism or its electric motor. This ensures that the actuation of the wedge brake essentially without force and in particular does not have to be against a holding force of the return mechanism or its electric motor.
- the reset mechanism 500 is further provided with return mechanism monitoring means 504 which monitors whether movement of the wedge brake 100 from the unactuated (deactivated) position to the actuated (activated) position is possible without movement of the return mechanism 500 or its electric motor 501.
- return mechanism monitoring means 504 which monitors whether movement of the wedge brake 100 from the unactuated (deactivated) position to the actuated (activated) position is possible without movement of the return mechanism 500 or its electric motor 501.
- an electrical switch of the monitoring means 504 is closed when the freewheel 503 permits movement of the reset lever 204 and thus on the coupling rod 203, the actuating lever 202 and the plunger 201 and the brake shoe 102, without simultaneously the actuating mechanism 500 and its electric motor 501 to move with. Otherwise, if the freewheel 503 does not allow such movement without moving the operating mechanism 500 or its electric motor 501 (because the spindle 502 is retracted), the switch of the return mechanism monitoring means 504 is opened.
- the monitoring means 206 and 504 serve to increase the security in that with each closed switch, which allows the application of a quiescent current principle, a functionality or triggering capability of the safety gear is displayed.
- a safety gear according to the invention can be operated very energy-efficient, since the holding device is designed so that it holds the operating mechanism particularly energy-saving.
- the variability of the holding element 300 or of the electromagnet 400 offers a possibility of saving electrical energy, since a reduction of the holding force when the elevator installation is not in operation enables, for example, a reduction of the electrical voltage with which the electromagnet 400 supplies becomes .
- FIG. 3 shows in a diagram a comparison of the forces to be applied by a safety device for a first operating mode I and a second operating mode II of an elevator installation.
- the mode I may be a rest state of the elevator system, while the mode II may be present during a driving operation of the elevator system.
- the vertical axis F indicates the force in its respective point of application.
- Fl indicates the driving force of the security element.
- a holding force F2 counteracting the driving force F1 must act at the point of action, which is at least as great in amplitude as the driving force F1.
- the corresponding holding force F2, l exceeds the driving force Fl only by a small tolerance amount T, l, which, however, is sufficient to keep the actuating mechanism in the released position or the safety element deactivated, as long as no significant force influences on the security element and / or occur on the holding element 300.
- the small tolerance amount T, l may be sufficient in particular for a resting operation or an immobilization of the elevator installation.
- the holding force F2, l or F2, ll is partially provided by a permanent magnet (share F PM ) and partly by an electromagnet (share F EM ). While the proportion of the holding force F PM provided by the permanent magnet is constant or unchangeable, the proportion of the holding force F EM provided by the electromagnet is variable and can therefore be increased and / or reduced.
- the holding force F2, ll exceeds the driving force Fl by a much larger tolerance amount ⁇ , ⁇ than T, l, so that the holding force F2, ll at the point of application is significantly greater than the driving force Fl.
- the proportion F EM of the holding force can be reduced.
- the difference .DELTA. ⁇ of the two tolerance amounts T, l and ⁇ , ⁇ represents the saving of holding force, which can be achieved if, when changing to another mode in which no large tolerance amount is required, the tolerance amount of the holding force of ⁇ , ⁇ is lowered to T, l. This offers the advantageous effect that the energy consumption and thus the operating costs can be reduced.
- Safety gear / safety device 100 Wedge brake / safety element
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