Elevator compensation assembly monitor

    公开(公告)号:US11524872B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-13

    申请号:US16855230

    申请日:2020-04-22

    摘要: An illustrative example embodiment of an elevator compensation assembly includes a tie down mechanism and at least one compensation sheave that has an outer surface configured to engage at least one compensation rope member. At least one damper is associated with the tie down mechanism for resisting movement of the tie down mechanism in at least one direction. At least one detector detects movement of the tie down mechanism along the direction and provides an output indicating at least one characteristic of the detected movement.

    ROPELESS ELEVATOR PROPULSION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20220144590A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-12

    申请号:US17092233

    申请日:2020-11-07

    IPC分类号: B66B9/02 B66B11/00 B66B11/04

    摘要: According to an embodiment, an elevator system including: a beam climber system configured to move an elevator car through an elevator shaft by climbing a first guide beam that extends vertically through the elevator shaft, the first guide beam including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the beam climber system including: a first wheel; a second wheel; a first traction belt wrapped around the first wheel and the second wheel, the first traction belt being in contact with the first surface; and a first electric motor configured to rotate the first wheel, wherein the first traction belt is configured to rotate when the first wheel rotates.

    ROPELESS ELEVATOR LOCKOUT AND CONFIRMATION OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES IN TRANSFER STATION

    公开(公告)号:US20220055864A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-24

    申请号:US17000570

    申请日:2020-08-24

    摘要: A system for transferring elevator cars from a first elevator shaft to a second elevator shaft including: a propulsion system configured to move an elevator car through the first elevator shaft and the second elevator shaft; a transfer carriage configured to move the elevator car from the first elevator shaft to the second elevator shaft through a transfer station, the transfer carriage including: an elevator car containment slot to receive the elevator car; and a car retention mechanism configured to secure the elevator car and the propulsion system within the transfer carriage while the transfer carriage moves from the first elevator shaft to the second elevator shaft, wherein the propulsion system is configured to move the elevator car from an elevator system within the first elevator shaft onto the transfer carriage and off the transfer carriage to an elevator system within the second elevator shaft.

    Beam climber battery charging in transfer station

    公开(公告)号:US11970369B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-30

    申请号:US16944804

    申请日:2020-07-31

    IPC分类号: B66B7/06 B66B9/02

    CPC分类号: B66B7/064 B66B9/02

    摘要: An elevator system including: an elevator car configured to travel through an elevator shaft; a first guide beam extending vertically through the elevator shaft, the first guide beam comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; a propulsion system configured to move the elevator car through the elevator shaft; a first on-board energy management system configured to power the propulsion system, the first on-board energy management system is attached to the propulsion system and configured to travel with the propulsion system.

    Health monitoring systems and methods for elevator systems

    公开(公告)号:US11548758B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-10

    申请号:US16000004

    申请日:2018-06-05

    摘要: Methods and systems for monitoring a dynamic compensation control system of an elevator system are provided. The methods and systems include monitoring a first motion state sensor signal generated by a first motion state sensor, the first motion state sensor associated with an elevator machine, monitoring a second motion state sensor signal generated by a second motion state sensor, the second motion state sensor located on an elevator car, determining an operational status of the second motion state sensor based on an analysis of the first motion state sensor signal and the second motion state sensor signal, and when it is determined that a failure status of the second motion state sensor is present, the method further comprises deactivating a dynamic compensation control mode of operation of the elevator system.

    AUTONOMOUS ELEVATOR CAR MOVER CONFIGURED WITH GUIDE WHEELS

    公开(公告)号:US20220055865A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-24

    申请号:US16999239

    申请日:2020-08-21

    发明人: Randy Roberts

    摘要: Disclosed is a car mover, configured for autonomously moving an elevator car along a track beam in a hoistway lane, having: a car mover body; a drive wheel operationally connected a lateral side of the car mover body, and configured to rotate about a drive wheel axis; a first guide wheel operationally connected to the lateral side of the car mover body, wherein the first guide wheel is offset from the drive wheel so that, in operation: the first guide wheel engages a lateral sidewall of the track beam when the drive wheel laterally moves on the track beam, to thereby restrict lateral motion of the drive wheel on the track beam.

    BEAM CLIMBER ACTIVE BRAKE HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20220033219A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-03

    申请号:US16944786

    申请日:2020-07-31

    IPC分类号: B66B5/00 B66B7/04 B66B5/16

    摘要: An elevator system including: an elevator car configured to travel through an elevator shaft; a first guide beam extending vertically through the elevator shaft, the first guide beam including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; a beam climber system configured to move the elevator car through the elevator shaft, the beam climber system including: a first wheel in contact with the first surface; and a first electric motor configured to rotate the first wheel; a first motor brake mechanically connected to the first electric motor, the first motor brake configured to slow the elevator car; and a brake condition based monitoring system configured to detect when the first motor brake is dragging.

    Dynamic compensation control for elevator systems

    公开(公告)号:US11235948B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-01

    申请号:US15924687

    申请日:2018-03-19

    摘要: Methods and systems of controlling elevators including detecting a landing stop for an elevator car, measuring load information associated with the stop, controlling stopping of the elevator at the landing using a machine based on at least one of the detected landing and the measured load information and performing dynamic compensation control of a motion state of the elevator with a computing system and the elevator machine. The dynamic compensation control includes receiving motion state information related to at least one motion state of the elevator car at the computing system, receiving the landing and load information at the computing system, applying a filter to the received information and generating a first control signal, and producing a control output from the first control signal to control the elevator machine to minimize oscillations, vibrations, excessive position deflections, and/or bounce of the elevator car at the detected landing.