公开(公告)号：US20240369987A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-07

申请号：US18772888

申请日：2024-07-15

Applicant: Kone Corporation

Inventor： Ari KATTAINEN

IPC: G05B19/406

Abstract: A functional safety management system for and a method of managing functional safety of at least one equipment under control. The system comprises a data storage entity configured to store desired functional safety information related to a desired functional safety status of the equipment under control, and a functional safety management entity connected to the data storage entity for obtaining or receiving therefrom the desired functional safety information, and to the equipment under control for obtaining or receiving current functional safety status information related to a current functional safety status of the equipment under control. The functional safety management system is configured to perform a functional safety related operation based on information included in the current functional safety status information and the desired functional safety information.

公开(公告)号：US20210339978A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-04

申请号：US17231610

申请日：2021-04-15

Applicant: Kone Corporation

Inventor： Ari KATTAINEN ,  Juha-Matti AITAMURTO ,  Gergely HUSZAK

IPC: B66B1/34 ,  B66B1/24 ,  B66B5/00 ,  H04L12/403 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided an elevator communication system. The system comprises an elevator controller, a multi-drop ethernet bus segment reachable by the elevator controller, and a plurality of elevator system nodes connected to the at least one multi-drop ethernet bus segment configured to communicate via the multi-drop ethernet bus, wherein the elevator controller is reachable by the elevator system nodes via the multi-drop ethernet bus segment.

公开(公告)号：US20210339977A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-04

申请号：US17230380

申请日：2021-04-14

Applicant: Kone Corporation

Inventor： Ari KATTAINEN ,  Juha-Matti AITAMURTO ,  Gergely HUSZAK

IPC: B66B1/34 ,  B66B5/00

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided an elevator communication system. The system comprises an ethernet bus; a controller communicatively connected to the ethernet bus and being configured to communicate via the ethernet bus; a plurality of elevator system nodes communicatively connected to the ethernet bus and being configured to communicate via the ethernet bus, wherein each elevator system node is associated with a respective landing; a landing bus segment at each landing, the landing bus segment being connected to the elevator system node associated with the landing; landings nodes at each landing connected to a respective landing bus segment. Each elevator system node of the plurality of elevator system nodes is provided with a connecting unit to enable communication between the ethernet bus and the respective landing bus segment.

公开(公告)号：US20190322490A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-24

申请号：US16457097

申请日：2019-06-28

Applicant: KONE Corporation

Inventor： Antti HOVI ,  Ari KATTAINEN ,  Juha-Matti AITAMURTO

IPC: B66B13/22 ,  B66B5/00 ,  B66B13/14 ,  B66B13/08

Abstract: An elevator includes a car with at least two car doors, each car door being provided with a door contact, a shaft being provided with corresponding landing doors, each landing door being provided with a door contact, each landing door opening in synchronism with the corresponding car door, the door contacts forming part of a safety circuit of the elevator, a car door contact input being connected to a middle point in the safety circuit between a series connection of the car door contacts and a series connection of the landing door contacts. A status information of the car door contact input is monitored in order to determine whether the door contacts are operational or not when the car doors are opened and/or closed with a predetermined time delay at a landing.

公开(公告)号：US20190256322A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-22

申请号：US16385313

申请日：2019-04-16

Applicant: Kone Corporation

Inventor： Ari KATTAINEN ,  Juha-Matti AITAMURTO ,  Antti HOVI ,  Juha PANULA ,  Jari KANTOLA ,  Matti RASANEN ,  Janne MIKKONEN ,  Nithil KARIMPANACKAL NATARAJAN ,  Jari PURSIAINEN ,  Markku HAAPANIEMI

IPC: B66B5/00 ,  B66B1/28

Abstract: The invention relates to an elevator safety arrangement comprising a hoistway; an elevator car mounted in the hoistway; a working platform on top of the elevator car; at least one movable balustrade, which is movable between a substantially upright position and a substantially horizontal position; and a sensing arrangement for sensing position of the movable balustrade, said sensing arrangement for sensing position of the movable balustrade comprising at least one sensor for sensing position of the balustrade. Said at least one sensor for sensing position of the balustrade comprises a sensor body and a sensor head, and the sensor head is movable relative to the sensor body, and the balustrade is arranged to move the sensor head when pivoted, the balustrade comprising a cam member pivotal together with the balustrade, the cam member comprising one or more protrusions and depressions, and the sensor head is placed against the cam member for being actuated by aid of at least one protrusion and at least one depression of the cam member.

公开(公告)号：US20190202662A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-04

申请号：US16273905

申请日：2019-02-12

Applicant: KONE Corporation

Inventor： Ari KATTAINEN ,  Antti HOVI

IPC: B66B5/00 ,  B66B1/24

CPC classification number: B66B5/0087 ,  B66B1/2458 ,  B66B2201/406

Abstract: A method for taking an elevator of an elevator group into service mode includes entering in the input device of the elevator group a maintenance signal which comprises an elevator definition part, upon entering of the maintenance signal the elevator identified in the elevator definition part is removed from landing call allocation, the identified elevator is initiated to serve all remaining car calls and then to drive to a maintenance floor and to wait there for maintenance operation.

公开(公告)号：US20190135586A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-09

申请号：US16235277

申请日：2018-12-28

Applicant: Kone Corporation

Inventor： Markku HAAPANIEMI ,  Matti RASANEN ,  Janne MIKKONEN ,  Markku HAIVALA ,  Kimmo SELIN ,  Antti PIRINEN ,  Ari KATTAINEN ,  Jari KANTOLA ,  Esko AULANKO

IPC: B66B11/02 ,  B66B5/00 ,  B66B1/34 ,  B66B1/28

Abstract: The invention relates to an elevator arrangement comprising an elevator with an elevator a control system, a safety system and an inspection or maintenance mode, which elevator having an elevator car arranged to run up and down in an elevator shaft along guide rails, and which elevator car is equipped with a roof. The roof of the elevator car is arranged to open outwards from the elevator car in order to form a natural safe space inside the elevator car at least during inspection and maintenance tasks.

公开(公告)号：US20190119074A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-25

申请号：US16220319

申请日：2018-12-14

Applicant: Kone Corporation

Inventor： Markku HAAPANIEMI ,  Matti RASANEN ,  Janne MIKKONEN ,  Ari KATTAINEN ,  Esko AULANKO

IPC: B66B11/02 ,  B66B5/00

Abstract: The invention relates to an elevator arrangement comprising an elevator with an inspection or maintenance mode controlled by a maintenance control unit, which elevator further comprises an elevator car and a counterweight or balance weight, and which elevator car is equipped with a roof. The elevator car comprises at least at one upper corner inside the elevator car a sheltered casing inside which at least a part of the electric appliances of the elevator car is situated, and that the roof is arranged to open outwards from the elevator car in order to form a working connection from inside the elevator car to the elevator shaft, and to open an access to the casing.

公开(公告)号：US20190119073A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-25

申请号：US16220317

申请日：2018-12-14

Applicant: Kone Corporation

Inventor： Markku HAAPANIEMI ,  Ari KATTAINEN ,  Janne MIKKONEN ,  Matti RASANEN ,  Jari KANTOLA

IPC: B66B11/02 ,  B66B5/00

Abstract: The invention relates to an elevator arrangement having an elevator comprising an elevator car arranged to run up and down in an elevator shaft along guide rails, an elevator operating system, a control system, a safety system, and an inspection or maintenance mode. The elevator car comprises a roof, a plurality of car walls and a car door. A working connection from inside the elevator car to the elevator shaft is formed via opening a part of or the whole roof of the elevator car and/or a part of or the whole wall of the elevator car and/or the car door. The safety system is arranged to prevent the elevator car from moving if a weight on the roof of the elevator car exceeds a predetermined threshold value.

公开(公告)号：US20180339880A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-29

申请号：US15969545

申请日：2018-05-02

Applicant: KONE Corporation

Inventor： Ari KATTAINEN ,  Gareth CHAPMAN ,  Jari KANTOLA ,  Juha-Matti AITAMURTO ,  Jukka LINDBERG ,  Pekka LAUKKANEN ,  Sivasamy MANOKAR

IPC: B66B5/00 ,  B66B11/00 ,  B66B11/02

Abstract: The elevator comprising a car moving upwards and downwards in a well, a controller controlling the elevator, and a well lighting. The method comprises detecting a manual unlocking or a manual opening of a landing door, activating the well lighting automatically when the controller detects a manual unlocking or a manual opening of a landing door.