JP6197705B2 - Elevator equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator apparatus that can suppress resonance of a main rope that occurs due to shaking of a building caused by an earthquake or strong wind.

  Elevator devices are required to suppress resonance of the main rope when the building is shaken by an earthquake or strong wind.

  In order to suppress the resonance of the main rope, for example, Patent Document 1 proposes to move the car to a floor where the main rope does not resonate (non-resonant floor) when a predetermined swing is detected.

  Moreover, in patent document 2, the restraint apparatus which restrains the position of the perpendicular direction is installed in each of a cage | basket | car and a counterweight. When the shaking of the building is detected, the position of the car and the counterweight is restrained by the restraining device, and the slack of the main rope is suppressed, thereby reducing the horizontal shake due to the resonance of the main rope.

JP 2008-285335 A JP 2007-284217 A

  In Patent Document 1, as described above, the car is moved to a floor where the main rope does not resonate (non-resonant floor). The main rope has a portion that hangs down on the car side and a portion that hangs down on the counterweight side, and it is necessary to determine the non-resonant floor by calculating each of them. However, it is difficult to uniquely determine the natural frequency of the main rope because the length, number, and line density of the main rope vary depending on the building and the tension varies depending on the weight of the car and the counterweight. In particular, the weight of the car varies depending on the weight of the load in the car.

  In Patent Document 2, a restraint device is installed on both the car and the counterweight. Therefore, wiring for controlling the restraint device is required for each, resulting in complexity, weight increase, and cost increase of the elevator device. Furthermore, by restraining the vertical displacement of the car and the counterweight and reducing the slack of the main rope, the main rope itself has a large resonance due to the resonance of the main rope itself and the suspended part on the counterweight side. Although vibration can be suppressed, it does not prevent the occurrence of resonance itself.

  The objective of this invention is providing the elevator apparatus which can suppress more effectively the resonance of the main rope which generate | occur | produces by the shaking of a building by an earthquake, a strong wind, etc.

In order to solve the above problems, an elevator apparatus according to the present invention includes:
An elevator device that is formed by connecting a car and a counterweight with a main rope inside a shaft provided in a building, and driving the main rope with a hoisting machine,
A shaking detection device for detecting the shaking of the building;
A vibration damping device installed in the car and providing resistance to vertical movement of the car;
When the swing detection device detects a swing greater than a preset swing, the hoist is controlled to move the car to a position where the main rope on the counterweight side does not resonate, and then the vibration control device A control device that provides resistance to vertical movement of the car by actuating
With

Moreover, the elevator apparatus according to the present invention is
An elevator device that is formed by connecting a car and a counterweight with a main rope inside a shaft provided in a building, and driving the main rope with a hoisting machine,
A shaking detection device for detecting the shaking of the building;
A damping device that is installed on the counterweight and provides resistance to vertical movement of the counterweight;
When the swing detection device detects a swing greater than a preset swing, the hoisting machine is controlled to move the counterweight to a position where the main rope on the car side does not resonate, and then the vibration control device A control device that applies resistance to the vertical movement of the counterweight,
With

  According to the elevator apparatus of the present invention, it is only necessary to install a damping device on only one of the car and the counterweight, and since only one wiring is required, the elevator apparatus can be simplified. Weight and cost reductions can also be achieved.

  In addition, the resonance of the main rope is not limited to both the counterweight side and the car side, but only the counterweight side or the car side on which the vibration damping device is not mounted needs to be taken into account. it can.

  According to the elevator apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to effectively suppress the resonance of the main rope that occurs due to the shaking of the building due to an earthquake or a strong wind.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an elevator apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of the gripping mechanism of FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the control operation processing of the elevator apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  First, a schematic configuration of an elevator apparatus 10 to which the present invention can be applied will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an elevator apparatus 10 includes a main rope 50 that connects a car 30 in which a person or the like gets into a shaft 12 provided in a building, and a counterweight 40 that adjusts the weight balance between the car 30 and the like. Configured. In the figure, there is only one elevator apparatus 10, but a plurality of elevator apparatuses may be installed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the main rope 50 is wound around a hoisting machine 14 and a deflecting wheel 15 in a machine room 13 provided at the top of the shaft 12, and reverses to each other by driving the hoisting machine 14. It is possible to run. In the following description, the hanging portion on the car 30 side of the main rope 50 is referred to as a “car-side main rope 51”, and the hanging portion on the counterweight 40 side is referred to as a “balance weight-side main rope 52” as necessary.

  Although not shown in the figure, the car 30 and the counterweight 40 can be connected by a balance rope for counterbalance that cancels the weight movement of the main rope 50. The compensation rope can be wound around a compensation sheave arranged at the bottom of the shaft 12.

  On the shaft 12, a car guide rail 16 and a counterweight guide rail 19 are erected in the vertical direction along the traveling transition path of the car 30 and the counterweight 40. The car 30 and the counterweight 40 are provided with guide rollers 31 and 41 that roll on the respective guide rails 16 and 19.

Control of the elevator apparatus 10 including operation of the car 30 is performed by the control apparatus 20. In the illustrated embodiment, the control device 20 is disposed in the machine room 13. The control device 20 can configure a series of processes related to operation control of the elevator apparatus 10 from software and hardware including various programs and algorithms. For example, the control device 20 controls the hoisting machine 14 by operating a hall call operation panel installed in a landing (not shown) or a car call operation panel installed in the car 30 to control the car 30 to the target floor. Move up and down to the floor. Moreover, the control operation process at the time of the shake detection which concerns on this invention mentioned later is performed.
When a plurality of elevator apparatuses 10 are installed, the control apparatus 20 that performs group management control is employed.

  The car 30 and the control device 20 are electrically connected by a tail cord 21 for communication and power feeding. In the illustrated embodiment, one end of the tail cord 21 is suspended in the shaft 12 from a substantially intermediate position in the height direction of the shaft 12, and the other end is connected to the lower surface of the car 30.

  A car-side control device 23 that is connected to the tail cord 21 and can communicate with the control device 20 is disposed in the car 30. The car-side control device 23 opens and closes the door when the car 30 is landed, and controls lighting, air conditioning, and the like in the car 30.

  In the present invention, the elevator apparatus 10 includes the vibration detection apparatus 25 that detects the vibration of the building, and the vibration damping apparatus 60 is installed on the car 30 or the counterweight 40.

  The shake detection device 25 is a means for detecting a shake such as a long-period shake of a building and transmitting it to the control device 20, for example, an acceleration sensor, an optical sensor, etc., or an example using GPS. Can do. In the illustrated embodiment, the shake detection device 25 is disposed in the vicinity of the control device 20 installed in the machine room 13.

  The vibration damping device 60 is means for giving resistance to the vertical movement of the installed car 30 or the counterweight 40 when the vibration detecting device 25 detects a vibration larger than a preset vibration. 30 or the counterweight 40. Below, embodiment which installed the damping device 60 in the cage | basket | car 30 is described.

  The vibration damping device 60 operates in response to a command from the control device 20 or the car-side control device 23, and grips the car 30 with respect to the guide rail 16 for the car or the structure in the shaft 12, and so on. Thus, resistance is given to the vertical movement of the car 30.

  When the vibration damping device 60 is configured to operate in response to a command from the control device 20, it is electrically connected using the tail cord 21 as with the car-side control device 23. Further, when the vibration damping device 60 is configured to operate according to a command from the car-side control device 23, the vibration damping device 60 is electrically connected to the car-side control device 23 that operates upon receiving a command from the control device 20. Connected to.

  In FIG. 1, the vibration damping device 60 is installed on the top surface of the car 30. As a specific embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, a car guide rail 16 protrudes from a bracket portion 17 for fixing to the inner wall of the shaft 12 and the bracket portion 17, and guide rollers 31 (see FIG. 1). ) Is a shape having a rolling rail portion 18, the vibration damping device 60 can be configured to grip the rail portion 18 and provide resistance to vertical movement of the car 30.

  The vibration damping device 60 of FIG. 2 pivotally supports a pair of arms 61 so as to be swingable, one end of the arms 61 is connected by an extendable actuator 67, and faces the other end of the arm 61 inwardly. The gripping part 62 is arranged.

  The vibration damping device 60 is disposed so that the gripping portions 62 and 62 face each other with a clearance between the rail portion 18. By extending the actuator 67, the vibration damping device 60 narrows the gap between the gripping portions 62 and 62, and grips the rail portion 18 from both sides. As a result, the car 30 is given resistance to vertical movement. Further, by reducing the actuator 67, the state where the car 30 is given resistance to the vertical movement can be released.

  The vibration damping device 60 is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various mechanisms and configurations such as an electromagnetic type can be adopted.

  It is desirable to mount a buffer member 63 made of an elastic member such as rubber or urethane on the opposing surface of the grip portion 62. By mounting the buffer member 63, it is possible to absorb the impact when the vibration damping device 60 and the rail portion 18 come into contact with each other, and to reduce the occurrence of damage or abnormal noise. Further, by mounting the buffer member 63, when the rail unit 18 is gripped by the vibration control device 60, the car 30 is not completely fixed to the car guide rail 16, and a slight slip is allowed. Become. Since the vibration control device 60 operates when the elevator device 10 is shaken, allowing the slip between the car 30 and the car guide rail 16 allows the car 30 and the car guide rail to operate. 16 can be reduced or mitigated by the buffer member 63, and further, these forces can be converted into frictional heat and quickly attenuated.

  However, in the present invention, the vibration damping device 60 is arranged in the car 30 and, during the control operation, the car 30 is moved to a position where the main rope on the counterweight 40 side where the vibration damping device 60 is not mounted does not resonate. In this state, the vibration control device 60 is controlled to operate (this embodiment). Or, conversely, the vibration damping device 60 is arranged on the counterweight 40, and during the control operation, the counterweight 40 is moved to a position where the main rope on the side of the car 30 on which the vibration damping device 60 is not mounted does not resonate. In this state, the vibration control device 60 is controlled to operate. When expressing that the car 30 is moved, the car 30 and the counterweight 40 move up and down relatively, so the counterweight 40 also moves at the same time, but this is not further expressed. Conversely, when it is expressed that the counterweight 40 is moved, the car 30 also moves at the same time, but this is not further expressed.

  Here, in order to make the explanation easy to understand, in the elevator apparatus 10 in FIG. 1, the vertically movable area of the car 30 on which the vibration damping device is mounted is W1, and in this area W1, the counterweight-side main rope A resonance region where 52 resonates is W2, and a non-resonance region where the counterweight-side main rope 52 does not resonate is W3. Of course, the resonance area W2 and the non-resonance area W3 are not limited to the illustrated ranges, and the resonance area W2 and the non-resonance area W3 may appear at a plurality of locations in the area W1, respectively.

For example, an example is given for the resonance region W2 and the non-resonance region W3.
If the height H of the building is 100 m, the natural frequency fh of the building is
fh = 1 / (0.025 · H) = 0.4 Hz
It will be about. However, depending on the building,
fh = 1 / (0.02 · H) = 0.5 Hz
In some cases.

Then, by dividing the load weight of the car 30 or the weight of the counterweight 40 by the number of the main ropes 50, the tension T per main rope 50 can be obtained, for example, 2000 to 3000N, here 2500N. . Further, the mass ρ per unit length of the main rope 50 is 0.494 kg / m in the case of a rope of φ12 mm, and the length L of the main rope 50, that is, the car 30 is near the lowermost floor or the uppermost floor. If the length from the hoisting machine 14 and the deflecting wheel 15 in the state located at 85 is 85 m, the natural frequency fr of the rope is
fr = (T / ρ) ^0.5 /(2.L)=0.4185 Hz
It becomes.

Then, the resonance width lower limit fr1 that is the lower limit value of the range in which the rope amplitude is twice or more the excitation amplitude, and the resonance width upper limit fr2 that is the upper limit value are respectively
fr1 = fr.0.86 = 0.3599 Hz
fr2 = fr · 1.12 = 0.4687 Hz
The rope length lower limit L1 that is the lower limit value of the range of the length of the main rope 50 in such a resonance state and the rope length upper limit L2 that is the upper limit value are respectively
L1 = (T / ρ) ^0.5 /(2·fr1)=98.8372 m
L2 = (T / ρ) ^0.5 /(2·fr2)=755.8929 m
Thus, the width of the resonance zone is 22.9443 m.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the state in the range of about 20% on the upper side of the building is the resonance region W2 of the main rope 52 on the counterweight 40 side.

  It is difficult to uniquely determine the resonance area and the non-resonance area in the car 30 that may change the weight of the load, but the counterweight 40 can be determined in advance because there is no weight change. . These areas can be registered in the control device 20.

  In the elevator apparatus 10 having the above-described configuration, a specific control flow will be described for the control operation process when a predetermined vibration or more occurs.

  In parallel with the normal operation program etc. of the elevator apparatus 10, the control apparatus 20 performs the control flow of the control operation process shown in FIG. When there is no shaking in the building or the shaking is less than a preset value (No in step S1), a normal operation program or the like is executed.

  When the shake detection device 25 detects that the building has shaken due to an earthquake or the like, and determines that the shake is equal to or greater than a preset value (Yes in step S1), the control device 20 first starts the car 30. The operation status is acquired (step S2).

  At this time, if the car 30 is stopped at any floor (Yes in step S2), the control device 20 opens the car-side control device 23 (if it is already in the door open state, the state is changed). (Holding) is commanded (step S3), the door is kept open for a predetermined time, and the passenger is requested to leave the car 30. For example, it is desirable to make an announcement or the like in the car 30 in order to promptly leave the occupant. Then, the door is closed after a predetermined time has elapsed (step S3).

  In step S2, when the car 30 is not stopped on any floor, that is, when the car 30 is being raised or lowered (No in step S2), the control device 20 continues raising and lowering the car 30 as it is. The hoisting machine 14 is controlled to move to the nearest floor and stop (step S4). Then, after the car 30 is stopped at the nearest floor, the door opening and closing operations in step S3 are performed as described above.

  After the door is closed, the control device 20 acquires the position of the car 30 in order to suppress the resonance of the counterweight-side main rope 52 (step S5). Then, it is determined whether the car 30 stays in the resonance area W2 or the non-resonance area W3. If the car 30 stays in the non-resonance area W3, the process proceeds to step S7 described later (in step S5). Yes).

  On the other hand, when the car 30 does not stay in the non-resonant area W3, that is, stays in the resonance area W2 (No in step S5), the hoisting machine 14 is operated to bring the car 30 into the non-resonant area. Move to W3 and stop (step S6).

  When the car 30 stays in the non-resonant region W3 (No in step S5) or moves to the non-resonant region W3 and stops (step S6), the control device 20 operates the vibration damping device 60 (step S7). Thereby, the vertical movement of the car 30 is given resistance, and the control flow of the control operation processing is completed.

  As described above, since the car 30 is given resistance to the vertical movement by the vibration damping device 60, the horizontal movement of the car-side main rope 51 is also resisted, so that the car-side main rope 51 can be prevented from swinging. . Therefore, even if the car 30 stays in the resonance region of the car-side main rope 51, a large shake due to the resonance of the car-side main rope 51 is suppressed.

  Further, the counterweight 40 is not given resistance to the vertical movement, but the car 30 stays in the non-resonant area W3 outside the resonance area W2 on the counterweight-side main rope 52 side. It is also suppressed that the counterweight-side main rope 52 swings greatly due to resonance.

  According to the elevator apparatus 10 of the present invention, in order to suppress the resonance of the main rope 50, it is only necessary to mount the damping device 60 only on one of the car 30 and the counterweight 40 and to lay the necessary wiring. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced and the weight and cost can be reduced as compared with the case where the vibration damping device is installed on both the car 30 and the counterweight 40. Further, the car 30 is moved to a position where the main rope on the counterweight 40 side where the vibration damping device 60 is not mounted does not resonate, or the main rope on the car 30 side where the vibration damping device 60 is not mounted. It is only necessary to move the counterweight 40 to a position where it does not resonate. Accordingly, for the movement to the non-resonant region, it is only necessary to pay attention to only the main rope on the side where the vibration damping device is not mounted. Therefore, the resonance regions of the main ropes 51 and 52 on both the counterweight 40 side and the car 30 side. Compared with the case where it avoids, a movement area can be expanded and control operation can be completed rapidly.

  In the present embodiment, the vibration damping device 60 is mounted on the car 30 and the car 30 is moved to the non-resonance region so that the counterweight-side main rope 52 does not resonate. This is because for the counterweight 40 having no weight change, once the resonance area W2 and the non-resonance area W3 of the main rope 52 on that side are calculated once, it is not necessary to calculate each time. On the other hand, for the car 30 that is likely to change in weight depending on the weight of the load, it is necessary to calculate the non-resonance region based on the weight of the load for the main rope 52 on that side every time the control operation is performed. . For this reason, desirably, the vibration damping device 60 is mounted on the car 30 and the car 30 is moved to the non-resonant region.

  Further, the vibration damping device 60 needs to be electrically connected to the control device 20, but since the tail cord 21 for the car-side control device 23 and the like is laid in advance in the car 30, this tail It is only necessary to add a cable necessary for controlling the vibration control device 60 to the cord 21. On the other hand, when the vibration damping device is mounted on the counterweight 40, it is necessary to newly lay a cable on the counterweight 40. For this reason, it is desirable to mount the vibration damping device 60 on the car 30.

  In addition, when it is the structure provided with the compensation rope, it is suitable for the resonance area W2 and the non-resonance area W3 to be determined in consideration of resonance and non-resonance of the compensation rope.

  The above description is for explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the invention described in the claims or limiting the scope thereof. Further, the configuration of each part of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the technical scope described in the claims.

  For example, even when the vertical position of the car 30 is within the non-resonant region W3, the swing width of the counterweight-side main rope 52 changes according to the vertical position of the car 30. Taking this into consideration, it is preferable that the control device 20 controls the moving position of the car 30 so that the swing width of the counterweight-side main rope 52 is the smallest in the non-resonant region W3. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Elevator apparatus 16 Car guide rail 20 Control apparatus 25 Shake detection apparatus 30 Car 40 Counterweight 50 Main rope 60 Damping apparatus

Claims (4)

An elevator device that is formed by connecting a car and a counterweight with a main rope inside a shaft provided in a building, and driving the main rope with a hoisting machine,
A shaking detection device for detecting the shaking of the building;
A vibration damping device installed in the car and providing resistance to vertical movement of the car;
When the swing detection device detects a swing greater than a preset swing, the hoist is controlled to move the car to a position where the main rope on the counterweight side does not resonate, and then the vibration control device A control device that provides resistance to vertical movement of the car by actuating
An elevator apparatus characterized by comprising: An elevator device that is formed by connecting a car and a counterweight with a main rope inside a shaft provided in a building, and driving the main rope with a hoisting machine,
A shaking detection device for detecting the shaking of the building;
A damping device that is installed on the counterweight and provides resistance to vertical movement of the counterweight;
When the swing detection device detects a swing greater than a preset swing, the hoisting machine is controlled to move the counterweight to a position where the main rope on the car side does not resonate, and then the vibration control device A control device that applies resistance to the vertical movement of the counterweight,
An elevator apparatus characterized by comprising: A guide rail for guiding the car and the counterweight;
The vibration damping device provides resistance to vertical movement of the car or the counterweight by gripping the guide rail.
The elevator apparatus of Claim 1 or Claim 2. The controller stops the car at the nearest floor before moving the car or the counterweight to a position where the rope on the car side or the counterweight side does not resonate,
The elevator apparatus in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3.

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