公开(公告)号：US20230035019A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-02

申请号：US17963625

申请日：2022-10-11

Applicant: KONE Corporation

Inventor： Giovanni Hawkins ,  Andrea Zotti Galletti ,  Nithil Karimpanackal Natarajan ,  Benjamin Ekström ,  Aki Haikonen ,  Klaus Mäkelä ,  Sakke Ahoniemi

IPC: B66B1/34 ,  B66B1/24 ,  B66B1/46 ,  B66B3/00

Abstract: A method for operating an elevator system that includes an elevator car movable between landings in response to an elevator call registered by an elevator control unit. The method includes determining a special operating mode of the elevator system, the special operating mode being different from a nominal operating mode at least with respect to a characteristic of use of the elevator car, and operating, in the special operating mode, the elevator system so as to reduce a number of passengers entering the elevator car from the landing compared to the nominal operating mode based on the characteristic.

公开(公告)号：US20230087024A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US17993796

申请日：2022-11-23

Applicant: KONE Corporation

Inventor： Andrea Zotti Galletti ,  Benjamin Ekström ,  Giovanni Hawkins ,  Nithil Karimpanackal Natarajan

IPC: B66B29/00 ,  B66B27/00

Abstract: A people mover includes an endless conveying band and a control system. The control system includes a controller, a detecting arrangement for detecting people on the endless conveying band, and a signaling arrangement for providing visual and/or audio signals to people on the endless conveying band. The controller is configured to: determine based on output of the detecting arrangement, in particular based on signals and/or data generated by the detecting arrangement, whether a distance between detected people on the endless conveying band is below a minimum allowed distance; and present to people on the endless conveying band with a signaling arrangement alarm or instruction signals when a distance between detected people on the endless conveying band is below a minimum allowed distance.

公开(公告)号：US12145821B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-19

申请号：US17993796

申请日：2022-11-23

Applicant: KONE Corporation

Inventor： Andrea Zotti Galletti ,  Benjamin Ekström ,  Giovanni Hawkins ,  Nithil Karimpanackal Natarajan

IPC: B66B29/00 ,  B66B21/10 ,  B66B27/00 ,  B66B29/08

Abstract: A people mover includes an endless conveying band and a control system. The control system includes a controller, a detecting arrangement for detecting people on the endless conveying band, and a signaling arrangement for providing visual and/or audio signals to people on the endless conveying band. The controller is configured to: determine based on output of the detecting arrangement, in particular based on signals and/or data generated by the detecting arrangement, whether a distance between detected people on the endless conveying band is below a minimum allowed distance; and present to people on the endless conveying band with a signaling arrangement alarm or instruction signals when a distance between detected people on the endless conveying band is below a minimum allowed distance.

公开(公告)号：US10850943B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-01

申请号：US15692297

申请日：2017-08-31

Applicant: Kone Corporation

Inventor： Giovanni Hawkins ,  Timo Lamminmaki ,  Tapio Siironen ,  Jani Uskali ,  Sami Janhunen

IPC: B66B7/04 ,  B66B7/02

Abstract: A roller guide assembly for an elevator device, the roller guide assembly comprising a base member having a mounting means for mounting to the elevator device, the base member comprising a shaft support member; a roller wheel for engaging a guide rail to be rolled on the guide rail; a shaft on which the roller wheel is bearing-mounted, the shaft being straight and non-rotatably supported by the shaft support member, and a vibration dampening element, the vibration dampening element comprising an elastomer body arranged between the shaft and the shaft support member for dampening vibration of the roller wheel and for isolating the vibration from the base member. The shaft is attached to the shaft support member by the vibration dampening element forming a single attachment point for the shaft. The elastomer body is configured to form an elastically spring-loaded universal joint for the attachment of the shaft to provide a universal degree of freedom of an angular movement of the shaft and the roller wheel in relation to the base member.

公开(公告)号：US09624073B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-18

申请号：US14843666

申请日：2015-09-02

Applicant: KONE CORPORATION

Inventor： Gabriela Roivainen ,  Giovanni Hawkins ,  Mikko Vesterinen

IPC: B66B11/02

CPC classification number: B66B11/0273

Abstract: A method for balancing an elevator car including a frame; a cabin box mounted on the frame; and a plurality of elastic members, such as springs, in vertical direction between the frame and the cabin box, via which elastic members the cabin box rests on the frame. The method includes measuring the vertical distance between the frame and the cabin box in several horizontally spaced apart locations with distance sensors; and adjusting the weight distribution of the cabin box by adding and/or removing weight elements on the cabin box. An arrangement for balancing an elevator car is provided to implement the method.