Elevator system
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10745246B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-18

    申请号:US15567216

    申请日:2015-04-17

    IPC分类号: B66B7/02 B66B11/00

    摘要: 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.

    Openable elevator car wall panels

    公开(公告)号:US11235951B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-01

    申请号:US16400430

    申请日:2019-05-01

    IPC分类号: B66B11/02

    摘要: Elevators and elevator car wall panel systems are provided herein. The systems include an elevator car frame, at least two wall panels pivotally connected to the frame, a connecting element operably connecting the at least two wall panels, and an actuation element operably connected to the connecting element, wherein the actuation element is operable to transition the at least two wall panels from a closed state to an open state.

    OPENABLE ELEVATOR CAR WALL PANELS
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190337764A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-07

    申请号:US16400430

    申请日:2019-05-01

    IPC分类号: B66B11/02

    摘要: Elevators and elevator car wall panel systems are provided herein. The systems include an elevator car frame, at least two wall panels pivotally connected to the frame, a connecting element operably connecting the at least two wall panels, and an actuation element operably connected to the connecting element, wherein the actuation element is operable to transition the at least two wall panels from a closed state to an open state.

    INCREASED TRACTION OF ELEVATOR SYSTEM BELT
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180179023A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-28

    申请号:US15739255

    申请日:2015-06-23

    摘要: An elevator system includes a hoistway and an elevator car (12) suspended in the hoistway via one or more suspension members (46). A counterweight (22) is suspended in the hoistway via the one or more suspension members (46) to balance operation of the elevator car (12). A traction sheave (24) is located in the hoistway to drive the one or more suspension members (46) along the hoistway via traction with frictional contact between the traction sheave (24) and the one or more suspension members (46), thus driving motion of the elevator car (12) and/or counterweight (22) along the hoistway. One or more diverters (66) are positioned in the hoistway in operable contact with the one or more diverters (66). The one or more diverters (46) are configured and positioned to define a wrap angle (68) of the one or more diverters (66) about the traction sheave (24); the wrap angle (68) being between 180 degrees and 360 degrees.

    Elevator maintenance from inside elevator car

    公开(公告)号:US10968076B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-06

    申请号:US15748016

    申请日:2015-07-28

    摘要: A method of operating an elevator system (10) includes identifying one or more components (46, 48, 50, 52) in an elevator hoistway (14) requiring periodic maintenance and/or inspection and programming hoistway component locations of the one or more components into an elevator car control system. The elevator car (12) is driven to a programmed hoistway component location of a selected component of the one or more components utilizing the hoistway component location programmed into the elevator car control system. The selected component is accessed from inside the elevator car (12) to perform maintenance and/or inspection of the selected component.

    DEVICE FOR LIMITING SWAY IN AN ELEVATOR TRAVELLING CABLE

    公开(公告)号:US20210002103A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-07

    申请号:US16730494

    申请日:2019-12-30

    IPC分类号: B66B11/00 B66B7/06

    摘要: A device for limiting sway in a travelling cable (6) in an elevator system is provided. The device comprises: a channel extending in a first direction for receiving the travelling cable (6) therein, wherein the channel is configured to be mounted in an elevator hoistway (2) such that the first direction corresponds to a direction of motion of an elevator car (4) within the hoistway (2); and an element (20) configured to move in the first direction along an open side of the channel simultaneously with an elevator car (4) and to push the travelling cable (6) into the channel when the element (20) moves along the open side thereof.

    ELEVATOR GUIDE RAIL CLEANER
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190002243A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-03

    申请号:US16064542

    申请日:2015-12-21

    IPC分类号: B66B7/12 B66B5/22 B66B11/02

    摘要: An elevator guide rail cleaning system is provided having at least one cleaning member configured to move from a first position to a second position, the cleaning member having a cleaning surface, wherein, in the first position, the cleaning surface is configured to not be in contact with a guide rail, and in the second position, the cleaning surface is in contact with the guide rail.

    ELEVATOR CAR WALL FOR ACCESS TO HOISTWAY
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180086604A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-29

    申请号:US15565290

    申请日:2015-04-09

    IPC分类号: B66B11/02 B66B9/00 B66B5/00

    摘要: An elevator car for an elevator system includes a floor and one or more elevator car side walls. At least one elevator car side wall is configured to be linearly translatable at least partially across the floor from an operational position to a maintenance position to allow for inspection and/or maintenance of elevator system components from inside of the elevator car when the elevator car side wall is at the maintenance position. A method of operating an elevator system includes driving an elevator car along a hoistway, stopping the elevator car at a first selected location along the hoistway and linearly translating a side wall of the elevator car at least partially across a floor of the elevator car from an operational position to a maintenance position, defining a maintenance area between the side wall and the hoistway. Maintenance operations on elevator system components are performed from the maintenance area.

    Device for limiting sway in an elevator travelling cable

    公开(公告)号:US11365094B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-21

    申请号:US16730494

    申请日:2019-12-30

    IPC分类号: B66B11/00 B66B7/06

    摘要: A device for limiting sway in a travelling cable (6) in an elevator system is provided. The device comprises: a channel extending in a first direction for receiving the travelling cable (6) therein, wherein the channel is configured to be mounted in an elevator hoistway (2) such that the first direction corresponds to a direction of motion of an elevator car (4) within the hoistway (2); and an element (20) configured to move in the first direction along an open side of the channel simultaneously with an elevator car (4) and to push the travelling cable (6) into the channel when the element (20) moves along the open side thereof.

    Elevator emergency stop systems
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11261055B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-01

    申请号:US16117287

    申请日:2018-08-30

    IPC分类号: B66B5/12 B66B1/34 B66B7/06

    摘要: Elevator systems and methods of operation include a tension member support positioned within an elevator shaft, a tension member suspended from the tension member support within the elevator shaft, and a slack detection system. The slack detection system includes at least one biasing element housed within the tension member support and operably coupled to the tension member, the at least one biasing element arranged to receive a load from the tension member and a switch arranged to be moved from a first position to a second position in response to movement of the at least one biasing element, wherein when in the second position the switch triggers an emergency stop of an elevator car within the elevator shaft.