SOLUTION FOR DETECTING AN ENTITY OF AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20240359946A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-31

    申请号:US18768305

    申请日:2024-07-10

    申请人: KONE Corporation

    IPC分类号: B66B5/00

    CPC分类号: B66B5/0025

    摘要: A solution for detecting an entity of an elevator system based on a representation generated from measurement data is provided. The solution includes generating the representation in a frequency domain descriptive of a vibration experienced by the elevator car; determining if the representation includes a number of portions corresponding to reference data; and setting, in accordance with a determination, a detection result to express one of the following: i) an entity corresponding to a vibrational fingerprint of the reference data is present in the elevator system, ii) an entity corresponding to a vibrational fingerprint of the reference data is absent in the elevator system.

    SOLUTION FOR PREPARING A BUILDING SYSTEM RELATED APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API) FOR OPERATION

    公开(公告)号:US20240338262A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-10

    申请号:US18594496

    申请日:2024-03-04

    申请人: KONE Corporation

    IPC分类号: G06F9/54

    CPC分类号: G06F9/542

    摘要: A method for preparing a building system related application programming interface (API) for operation includes detecting, by a mobile user device, a geographical triggering event representing an entry of the mobile user device into a predefined area; and generating, by the mobile user device, to the building system related API, in response to detecting the geographical triggering event, a preparation request to run serverless functions in the building system related API. A system, a computer program, and a computer-readable medium for preparing a building system related API for operation are also disclosed.

    Remote operation of an elevator
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12091286B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-17

    申请号:US18450027

    申请日:2023-08-15

    申请人: Kone Corporation

    IPC分类号: B66B5/02 B66B25/00

    CPC分类号: B66B5/027 B66B5/028 B66B25/00

    摘要: According to an aspect, there is provided a method for remote operation of a plurality of elevators, each of the plurality of elevators being coupled with a communication computer. The method comprises receiving, by a remote service system from the communication computer, a rescue request associated with an elevator; providing, by the remote service system, a verification to distinguish the elevator associated with the rescue request among the plurality of elevators; enabling, by the remote service system, a data connection with the communication computer to control the verified elevator; and performing, by the remote service system, a remote operation associated with the verified elevator via the enabled data connection.

    CONSTRUCTION ARRANGEMENT OF AN ELEVATOR AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING AN ELEVATOR

    公开(公告)号:US20240294361A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-05

    申请号:US18663483

    申请日:2024-05-14

    申请人: Kone Corporation

    IPC分类号: B66B11/00 B66B7/02

    CPC分类号: B66B11/0045 B66B7/02

    摘要: A construction arrangement of an elevator and a method for constructing an elevator. The construction arrangement of an elevator comprises a hoistway; at least one car guide rail and at least one counterweight guide rail mounted to the structure of the hoistway; an elevator car arranged movable on said at least one car guide rail; a counterweight arranged movable on said at least one counterweight guide rail; and a hoisting machine arranged above the counterweight; wherein the hoisting machine is mounted substantially between said at least one car guide rail and said at least one counterweight guide rail. The method for constructing an elevator comprising providing said construction arrangement, moving the hoisting machine from a first installation position to an upper second installation position in the hoistway, and mounting the hoisting machine substantially between said at least one car guide rail and said at least one counterweight guide rail.

    Method for constructing elevator and elevator

    公开(公告)号:US12043522B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-23

    申请号:US17490369

    申请日:2021-09-30

    申请人: Kone Corporation

    IPC分类号: B66B7/02 B66B11/00 E04F17/00

    摘要: The invention relates to a method for constructing an elevator, comprising providing an elevator car; providing plurality of prefabricated hoistway modules to be piled on top of each other, each hoistway module bordering a hoistway space into which the whole elevator car or at least an upper or lower end thereof can be fitted to move; and piling said plurality of prefabricated modules on top of each other, such that the hoistway spaces of the prefabricated modules are vertically aligned forming a continuous vertically elongated hoistway where the elevator car can be fitted to move; and arranging the elevator car to be vertically movable in the hoistway. The invention also relates to an elevator obtained with the method.

    ELEVATOR
    8.
    发明公开
    ELEVATOR 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240239634A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-18

    申请号:US18621741

    申请日:2024-03-29

    申请人: KONE Corporation

    IPC分类号: B66B5/16 B66B1/32 B66B5/02

    CPC分类号: B66B5/16 B66B1/32 B66B5/028

    摘要: An elevator includes a manual active dynamic braking function, which elevator includes an elevator control for operating at least one elevator car in at least one elevator driveway between landing floors in response to elevator calls, an AC elevator motor, which is able to generate power in a generator mode, a motor drive connected to the elevator control for the regulation of the speed of the elevator motor, including a frequency converter, whereby the frequency converter of the motor drive includes a rectifier bridge and an inverter bridge with semiconductor switch circuits, which rectifier bridge and inverter bridge are connected via a DC link, the motor drive further including a drive controller at least to control the semiconductor switches of the semiconductor switch circuits of the inverter bridge to regulate the elevator motor to a reference speed, whereby the semiconductor switch circuits of the inverter bridge are provided with diodes connected anti-parallel to the semiconductor switches, the motor drive including a safety logic for cutting off control pulses to the semiconductor switches, at least during power outage, at least one elevator brake is located in connection with the elevator motor and/or with a traction sheave of the elevator motor, a manual brake release lever is functionally linked to the elevator brake, movable between a rest position and at least one operating position to release the elevator brake manually. The motor drive includes a bypass switch being arranged to operate the safety logic, as to enable dynamical braking of the elevator motor by connecting the semiconductors of the semiconductor switch circuits of the inverter bridge with the drive controller, and the motor drive includes a DC supply circuit connected with the DC link, which is arranged to feed DC power at least to the drive controller and to the bypass switch to enable dynamic braking control of the semiconductor switches. The manual brake release lever is functionally connected with the bypass switch and is arranged to operate the bypass switch, when it is moved away from its rest position. Alternatively, the elevator includes a manual actuator, such as a key switch, disposed in the same location with the manual brake release lever, whereby the manual actuator is arranged to operate the manual bypass switch.

    ELEVATOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    9.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240228226A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-11

    申请号:US18618066

    申请日:2024-03-27

    申请人: KONE Corporation

    IPC分类号: B66B1/34 H04L12/403

    摘要: According to an aspect, there is provided an elevator communication system including a communication bus applying a master-slave protocol, a master node connected to the communication bus and at least one slave node connected to the communication bus. The master node and the at least one slave node are configured to apply, for data communication in the communication bus, a repeating frame structure in which a first time slot of a frame is reserved for the master node and in the remaining time slots of the frame each slave node of the at least one slave node has a dedicated time slot. The master node is configured to extend the time between consecutive frames in order to enable a power saving mode for the communication bus.

    Condition monitoring of an inductive braking device

    公开(公告)号:US12012306B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-18

    申请号:US16379435

    申请日:2019-04-09

    申请人: KONE Corporation

    摘要: According to an aspect, there is provided a method for condition monitoring of inductive braking device of an elevator car in an elevator shaft, the method including determining that the elevator car is empty; determining that doors of the elevator car are closed; causing electromechanical brakes to hold the elevator car stationary in the elevator shaft; causing actuation of a braking condition for the elevator car with the inductive braking device; causing the electromechanical brakes to lift while the inductive braking device is in the braking condition; determining a value associated with the inductive braking device in response to causing the electromechanical brakes to lift while the inductive braking device is actuated; and determining an operating condition of the inductive braking device based on the value.