Safety braking systems for elevators

    公开(公告)号:US11242220B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-08

    申请号:US16134024

    申请日:2018-09-18

    Abstract: Elevator safety brake and/or safety actuator health monitoring systems and methods including an elevator car moveable within an elevator shaft along a guide rail, and a first safety brake assembly arranged on the elevator car and configured to engage with the guide rail to provide emergency braking to the elevator car. The first brake assembly includes a first safety brake and an electronic safety actuator operably connected to the first safety brake. A health monitoring element is in communication with the electronic safety actuator. The health monitoring element is configured to record information associated with operation of the first safety brake assembly, compare the recorded information against at least one predetermined threshold, and when the recorded information exceeds the at least one predetermined threshold, generate a notification that maintenance is required.

    Elevator system suspension member termination

    公开(公告)号:US10689229B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-23

    申请号:US15562280

    申请日:2015-03-27

    Abstract: An elevator system includes a hoistway and an elevator car suspended in the hoistway via one or more suspension members. A counterweight is suspended in the hoistway via the one or more suspension members to balance operation of the elevator car. A machine is positioned at the hoistway to drive the one or more suspension members along the hoistway, driving motion of the elevator car and/or counterweight along the hoistway. A suspension member termination is supported at the machine, to secure an end of the one or more suspension members. A drive system for an elevator includes one or more elevator suspension members and a machine interactive with the one or more elevator suspension members to drive motion of an elevator car. A suspension member termination is supported at the machine to secure an end of the one or more suspension members at the machine.

    Hoistway door locking system and method of controlling access to an elevator shaft

    公开(公告)号:US10221044B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-05

    申请号:US15500402

    申请日:2014-08-22

    Abstract: A hoistway door locking system includes an elevator shaft. Also included is an elevator car disposed within the elevator shaft and moveable therein between a plurality of access openings located at a plurality of levels of the elevator shaft. Further included is a plurality of locking mechanisms, at least one of the plurality of locking mechanisms being located at each of the plurality of access openings, wherein each of the plurality of locking mechanisms is operable between a locked condition and an unlocked condition, and wherein only a single locking mechanism may be in the unlocked condition at a specific time, the unlocked condition occurring upon alignment of the elevator car and the respective access opening having the single locking mechanism.

    ELEVATOR SYSTEM
    15.
    发明申请
    ELEVATOR SYSTEM 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20180354754A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-13

    申请号:US15567216

    申请日:2015-04-17

    Abstract: An elevator system is provided including a hoistway having a plurality of landings. An elevator car is configured to move within the hoistway between the plurality of landings. A plurality of guide rails guide movement of the elevator car and a counterweight within the hoistway. Each guide rail includes a base and a blade. A machine assembly is mounted within the hoistway and includes a traction sheave rotatable about an axis. The traction sheave is configured to drive movement of the elevator car between the plurality of landings. At least one of the plurality of guide rails is arranged in an overlapping configuration with the machine assembly such that a plane defined by the base of the guide rail is parallel to the axis and intersects a portion of the traction sheave.

    ACCESSIBLE ELEVATOR BUFFER
    17.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180127237A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-10

    申请号:US15564250

    申请日:2015-04-07

    CPC classification number: B66B5/284 B66B5/0062 B66B5/0087 B66B5/288

    Abstract: An accessible buffer assembly (200, 300, 400, 500, 600) for a buffer (202, 302, 402, 502, 602) of an elevator car (206, 306, 406, 506, 606) is provided. The assembly (200, 300, 400, 500, 600) includes an elevator car (206, 306, 406, 506, 606) having an access panel (104) and a buffer (202, 302, 402, 502, 602) movably attached to the elevator car (206, 306, 406, 506, 606) and configured to provide a safety feature to the elevator car (206, 306, 406, 506, 606). The buffer (202, 302, 402, 502, 602) is movable from a first position to a second position, the first position being a secured, operational position of the buffer to provide the safety feature, and the second position being an inspection position that is removed from the first position.

    RAIL CLIP FOR ELEVATOR SYSTEMS
    19.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180354750A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-13

    申请号:US15777146

    申请日:2015-11-30

    CPC classification number: B66B7/024 B66B7/02

    Abstract: A rail clip assembly for mounting a guide rail section to a support bracket includes a rail clip having a base and an arm extending at an angle to the base. At least one contact assembly is mounted to the rail clip. The contact assembly contacts an adjacent surface of the guide rail section at a point.

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