公开(公告)号：US20210147180A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-20

申请号：US17159682

申请日：2021-01-27

Applicant: Kone Corporation

Inventor： Sami SAARELA ,  Aki HAIKONEN ,  Sakke AHONIEMI ,  Klaus MAKELA

IPC: B66B3/00 ,  B66B1/46 ,  B66B1/34

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided an elevator signalization device. The elevator signalization device comprises a a panel configured to provide information associated with an elevator system to a user, and a processing unit configured to receive at least one trigger signal, and adapt contrast in at least one section of the panel based on the received at least one trigger signal.

公开(公告)号：US20220127107A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-28

申请号：US17569053

申请日：2022-01-05

Applicant: Kone Corporation

Inventor： Markku HAAPANIEMI ,  Matti RASANEN ,  Sami SAARELA ,  Anssi VENHO ,  Janne MIKKONEN ,  Otto LANZ ,  Tarvo VIITA-AHO ,  Petri KERE

IPC: B66B1/24 ,  B66B7/06 ,  B66B9/00

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for managing flow of people and goods within a building under construction, comprising providing one or more elevator control systems for automatically controlling movement of elevator cars; providing a first passenger elevator, the first passenger elevator comprising a first passenger elevator car for transporting people, the first passenger elevator car being vertically movable in an elevator hoistway formed inside the building under construction, vertical movement of the car being automatically controlled by an elevator control system, the first passenger elevator car comprising an interior delimited by floor, walls, ceiling and at least one automatic door; and providing a goods elevator, the goods elevator comprising a goods elevator car for transporting goods, the goods elevator car being vertically movable beside the first passenger elevator car in an elevator hoistway formed inside the building under construction, vertical movement of the goods elevator car being automatically controlled by an elevator control system, the goods elevator car comprising at least a transport platform; using the first passenger elevator to transport passengers between floors of the building under construction; and using the goods elevator to transport goods between floors of the building under construction. The invention also relates to an arrangement for managing flow of people and goods within a building under construction, which arrangement implements the method.

公开(公告)号：US20190330013A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-31

申请号：US16504674

申请日：2019-07-08

Applicant: KONE Corporation

Inventor： Sami SAARELA ,  Aki HAIKONEN ,  Klaus MÄKELÄ ,  Sakke AHONIEMI

IPC: B66B5/00 ,  B66B1/32 ,  B66B1/34

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a method for controlling an elevator system. The method comprises causing transmission of radio frequency signals with at least one radio frequency sensor attached to at least one element movable in an elevator shaft of an elevator system, receiving, from the at least one radio frequency sensor measurement data representing radio frequency signals reflected from at least one object and captured with the at least one radio frequency sensor, causing identification, based on the measurement data, of at least one object; and controlling operation of the elevator system in response to identifying the at least one object based on the measurement data.

公开(公告)号：US20180334363A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-22

申请号：US15969309

申请日：2018-05-02

Applicant: KONE Corporation

Inventor： Sami SAARELA ,  Aki HAIKONEN

IPC: B66B13/02 ,  B66B13/22 ,  B66B13/14 ,  B66B13/24

CPC classification number: B66B5/0025

Abstract: A method for generating maintenance data of an elevator door system includes detecting a first event during closing or opening of a door of the elevator door system and defining a time stamp of the first event, wherein the first event is opening or dosing of a safety circuit; detecting at least one second event during said closing or opening of the door of the elevator door system and defining time stamp of the at least one second event; defining a difference value by comparing the time stamp of the first event and the time stamp of the at least one second event; comparing the difference value to previously stored one or more difference values; and generating maintenance data of the elevator door system. A system is provided to perform at least partly the method.

公开(公告)号：US20210139275A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-13

申请号：US17071305

申请日：2020-10-15

Applicant: Kone Corporation

Inventor： Antti KOSKINEN ,  Petri HARTIKAINEN ,  Pekka HALLIKAINEN ,  Janne SALOMAKI ,  Antti SAARELAINEN ,  Henri WENLIN ,  Risto JOKINEN ,  Timo VLASOV ,  Mikko PURANEN ,  Esa PUTKINEN ,  Jyrki LAAKSONHEIMO ,  Lauri STOLT ,  Tuukka KAUPPINEN ,  Jarkko SALORANTA ,  Hilkka HAMALAINEN ,  Sami SAARELA

IPC: B66B1/44 ,  B66B11/02 ,  B66B1/26

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided an elevator parking brake comprising brake pads configured to provide a braking force against a guide rail in a loading and unloading situation of an elevator car; and at least one sensor. The elevator parking brake is configured to allow a predetermined amount of movement within the elevator parking brake in the loading and unloading situation of the elevator car, and the at least one sensor is configured to provide at least one indication associated with the movement within the elevator parking brake in the loading and unloading situation of the elevator car.

公开(公告)号：US20190062105A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-28

申请号：US16172202

申请日：2018-10-26

Applicant: KONE Corporation

Inventor： Sami SAARELA ,  Aki HAIKONEN ,  Klaus MÄKELÄ ,  Sakke AHONIEMI

IPC: B66B1/34 ,  B66B5/00 ,  B66B3/00 ,  B66B1/28 ,  G06T7/50 ,  G06T7/00

Abstract: A method and a system for enhancing elevator positioning includes a camera system designed to record pictures and a computer system designed to determine an absolute distance or a distance between two elements of the recorded pictures. The device is designed to determine the relative distance between the floor of an elevator car and the floor of a landing.

公开(公告)号：US20220127113A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-28

申请号：US17569151

申请日：2022-01-05

Applicant: Kone Corporation

Inventor： Markku HAAPANIEMI ,  Matti RASANEN ,  Sami SAARELA ,  Anssi VENHO ,  Janne MIKKONEN ,  Otto LANZ ,  Tarvo VIITA-AHO ,  Petri KERE

IPC: B66B11/00 ,  B66B1/24 ,  B66B1/34 ,  B66B1/36 ,  E04G21/16 ,  B66B11/02

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for transporting construction material and/or equipment into and inside a building under construction, wherein the building under construction comprises plurality of vertically displaced floors, the method comprising providing a control system configured to automatically operate one or more transporting devices, including at least an elevator; providing a storage at the construction site of the building; and transporting into the storage at the construction site of the building under construction plurality of transport containers containing construction material and/or equipment; storing said transport containers in the storage; and delivering transport containers belonging to said plurality of transport containers from said storage to different destination floors, the delivering comprising obtaining an order to deliver a transport container, the order identifying the transport container to be delivered; and retrieving the transport container identified in the order from the storage; and moving said transport container at least horizontally to a container loading floor of the building under construction; and loading said transport container on the load receiving unit for being moved to its destination floor; and obtaining the destination floor information indicating the destination floor of said container; and moving the load receiving unit vertically in the elevator shaft to the destination floor of said transport container; and unloading said transport container from the load receiving unit to the destination floor of said transport container. The invention also relates to a method for constructing a building and an arrangement for transporting construction material, which implement the method for transporting construction material and/or equipment into and inside a building under construction.

公开(公告)号：US20220127110A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-28

申请号：US17569086

申请日：2022-01-05

Applicant: Kone Corporation

Inventor： Markku HAAPANIEMI ,  Matti RASANEN ,  Sami SAARELA ,  Anssi VENHO ,  Janne MIKKONEN ,  Otto LANZ ,  Tarvo VIITA-AHO ,  Emil HAGSTROM ,  Simo MAKIMATTILA ,  Kristian VIINIKKALA ,  Peter EAGLING ,  Timo RINNE ,  Petri KERE

IPC: B66B1/34 ,  B66B1/06 ,  B66B9/187 ,  B66B11/00

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for transporting construction material and/or equipment inside a building under construction, wherein the building under construction comprises plurality of vertically displaced floors, the method comprising providing an elevator for transporting transport containers in the building under construction, said elevator comprising at least a load receiving unit vertically movable along one or more guide rail lines in an elevator shaft formed in the building under construction; and providing plurality of transport containers each comprising a container body, and an identification provided on the container body for identifying the container and/or its destination in the building, most preferably the destination floor in the building under construction; providing one or more detectors within the building under construction for detecting identifications of containers when they are within the detection ranges of the one or more detectors; moving a first transport container belonging to said plurality of transport containers to a loading floor; loading the first transport container belonging to said plurality of containers on the load receiving unit; determining by a control system destination floor of the first container comprising detecting the identification of the first transport container with a detector; automatically moving the load receiving unit vertically in the elevator shaft to the destination floor of the first container; and unloading the first transport container from the load receiving unit to the destination floor of said first container. The invention also relates to a method for constructing a building and an arrangement, which implement the aforementioned method.

公开(公告)号：US20190067981A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-28

申请号：US16110544

申请日：2018-08-23

Applicant: Kone Corporation

Inventor： Sami SAARELA

IPC: H02J7/14 ,  B66B11/04 ,  B66B5/02 ,  B66B9/00 ,  B66B1/30 ,  B66B23/02

Abstract: The current disclosure relates to a power system for feeding power into a vertical transportation arrangement. The power system comprises a first interface for connecting to a primary power source; a second interface for connecting to a secondary power source; and power controlling means for controlling feeding of power from the primary power source and/or the secondary power source to a motor for driving a vertical transportation device. The power system is characterized in that the power controlling means is configured to control feeding at least some of the power used by the motor during normal operation from the secondary power source. The current disclosure also relates to a method and vertical transportation arrangements.

公开(公告)号：US20140311832A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-23

申请号：US14247851

申请日：2014-04-08

Applicant: KONE CORPORATION

Inventor： Timo MANNER ,  Nithil Karimpanackal NATARAJAN ,  Jouni LAPPALAINEN ,  Petri KOLI ,  Sami SAARELA ,  Aki HAIKONEN ,  Vesa TIAINEN ,  Pekka HALONEN ,  Anssi VENHO ,  Seppo KOLEHMAINEN

IPC: B66B11/02

CPC classification number: B66B11/0226 ,  B66B11/0206 ,  F16B5/0036 ,  F16B5/0088 ,  Y10T29/49826

Abstract: A platform assembly includes a first platform module having an elongated front face, a second platform module having an elongated front face, a locking member for locking the front faces of the first and second platform modules to each other when they are set against each other, which locking member is movably mounted on the first platform module. The locking member is mounted on the first platform module movably in the longitudinal direction of the front face of the first platform module, and at least one of the locking member and the second platform includes a locking protrusion protruding from the front face of the platform module, and the other of the locking member and the second platform includes a locking slot arranged to receive the locking protrusion when the front faces of the platform modules are set against each other, and an edge of the locking protrusion is arranged to move behind an edge of the locking slot when the locking member is moved in said longitudinal direction of the front face, thereby locking the platform modules to each other.

Abstract translation: 平台组件包括具有细长前表面的第一平台模块，具有细长前表面的第二平台模块，当第一平台模块彼此相对设置时将第一和第二平台模块的前表面相互锁定的锁定构件， 该锁定构件可移动地安装在第一平台模块上。 锁定构件在第一平台模块的前表面的纵向方向上可移动地安装在第一平台模块上，并且锁定构件和第二平台中的至少一个包括从平台模块的前表面突出的锁定突起 并且所述锁定构件和所述第二平台中的另一个包括锁定槽，所述锁定槽布置成当所述平台模块的前表面彼此相对设置时接收所述锁定突起，并且所述锁定突起的边缘被布置成在边缘 当锁定构件在前表面的所述纵向方向上移动时，从而将平台模块彼此锁定。