公开(公告)号：US07540356B2

公开(公告)日：2009-06-02

申请号：US11252653

申请日：2005-10-18

申请人： Rory S. Smith ,  Richard D. Peters ,  Lutfi Al-Sharif

发明人： Rory S. Smith ,  Richard D. Peters ,  Lutfi Al-Sharif

IPC分类号： B66B1/34

CPC分类号： B66B5/027

摘要： The invention provides a system and method for handling power outages in a multiple car elevator system in a building having a plurality of floors. The system includes an energy calculator connected to the elevators, and determines a total energy of the elevator system, a total energy required to handle a power outage, a plan to prepare for a power outage and a plan to handle a power outage. The system also includes a movement controller connected to the elevator(s) and the energy calculator. The movement controller receives the plan to prepare and the plan to handle from the energy calculator, and the movement controller executes the plan to prepare if there is no power outage and the movement controller executes the plan to handle if there is a power outage.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种用于处理具有多个楼层的建筑物中的多轿厢电梯系统中的停电的系统和方法。 该系统包括连接到电梯的能量计算器，并且确定电梯系统的总能量，处理停电所需的总能量，准备停电的计划以及处理停电的计划。 该系统还包括连接到电梯和能量计算器的运动控制器。 运动控制器接收准备的计划和从能量计算器处理的计划，如果没有停电，则运动控制器执行计划准备，并且如果停电，则运动控制器执行计划来处理。

公开(公告)号：US07246689B2

公开(公告)日：2007-07-24

申请号：US11010099

申请日：2004-12-10

申请人： Randolph W. Huff ,  James A. Nickerson

发明人： Randolph W. Huff ,  James A. Nickerson

IPC分类号： B66B1/34

CPC分类号： B66B1/34 ,  B66B1/3415 ,  B66B1/462 ,  B66B1/468 ,  B66B2201/4623 ,  B66B2201/463 ,  B66B2201/4676

摘要： An elevator hall call device inductively receives an electrical signal from an interlock wiring circuit by means of a coupling device. The elevator hall call device comprises a capacitive device which stores electrical charge based on the electrical signal received from the interlock wiring circuit by means of the coupling device. Hall call circuitry sends and receives signaling information between at least one elevator controller over the interlock wiring circuit, where the hall call circuitry is coupled to the capacitive device for receiving electrical power based on the stored electrical charge in the capacitive device.

摘要翻译： 电梯门厅呼叫装置通过联接装置感应地从互锁布线电路接收电信号。 电梯厅通话装置包括电容式装置，其基于通过联接装置从互锁布线电路接收的电信号来存储电荷。 霍尔呼叫电路在互锁布线电路之间的至少一个电梯控制器之间发送和接收信令信息，其中门厅呼叫电路耦合到电容性装置，用于基于电容性装置中存储的电荷来接收电力。

公开(公告)号：US20060124400A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-15

申请号：US11010099

申请日：2004-12-10

申请人： Randolph Huff ,  James Nickerson

发明人： Randolph Huff ,  James Nickerson

IPC分类号： B66B3/00

CPC分类号： B66B1/34 ,  B66B1/3415 ,  B66B1/462 ,  B66B1/468 ,  B66B2201/4623 ,  B66B2201/463 ,  B66B2201/4676

摘要： An elevator hall call device inductively receives an electrical signal from an interlock wiring circuit by means of a coupling device. The elevator hall call device comprises a capacitive device which stores electrical charge based on the electrical signal received from the interlock wiring circuit by means of the coupling device. Hall call circuitry sends and receives signaling information between at least one elevator controller over the interlock wiring circuit, where the hall call circuitry is coupled to the capacitive device for receiving electrical power based on the stored electrical charge in the capacitive device.

摘要翻译： 电梯门厅呼叫装置通过联接装置感应地从互锁布线电路接收电信号。 电梯厅通话装置包括电容式装置，其基于通过联接装置从互锁布线电路接收的电信号来存储电荷。 霍尔呼叫电路在互锁布线电路之间的至少一个电梯控制器之间发送和接收信令信息，其中门厅呼叫电路耦合到电容性装置，用于基于电容性装置中存储的电荷来接收电力。

公开(公告)号：US07032715B2

公开(公告)日：2006-04-25

申请号：US10615429

申请日：2003-07-07

申请人： Rory Smith ,  Richard D. Peters

发明人： Rory Smith ,  Richard D. Peters

IPC分类号： B66B1/16

CPC分类号： B66B1/2458 ,  B66B2201/102 ,  B66B2201/103 ,  B66B2201/214 ,  B66B2201/216 ,  B66B2201/235 ,  B66B2201/402 ,  Y02B50/122

摘要： Energy saving methods and apparatus for elevator systems having a plurality of elevator cars operating in a plurality of elevator shafts. The present invention provides methods and apparatus for determining which one of the plurality of elevator cars is to be assigned to a new hall call in order to reduce the net energy consumption of the elevator system over time.

摘要翻译： 具有在多个电梯井中操作的多个电梯轿厢的电梯系统的节能方法和装置。 本发明提供了用于确定多个电梯轿厢中的哪一个将被分配给新的门厅呼叫的方法和装置，以便随着时间减少电梯系统的净能量消耗。

公开(公告)号：US06923065B2

公开(公告)日：2005-08-02

申请号：US10661257

申请日：2003-09-12

申请人： Rory Smith ,  Robert H. Sweet ,  James Nickerson ,  Michael A. Palazzola ,  Randall Parrish

发明人： Rory Smith ,  Robert H. Sweet ,  James Nickerson ,  Michael A. Palazzola ,  Randall Parrish

IPC分类号： G01N29/00 ,  B66B7/12 ,  G01H5/00 ,  G01N3/00 ,  G01N3/02 ,  G01N3/08 ,  G01N29/07 ,  G01R31/08

CPC分类号： B66B7/1215 ,  G01N3/08 ,  G01N29/07 ,  G01N2203/005 ,  G01N2203/0062 ,  G01N2203/0244 ,  G01N2203/028 ,  G01N2203/0623 ,  G01N2291/02827 ,  G01N2291/2626

摘要： An apparatus and method for inspecting and calculating the residual strength of an aramid fiber rope driving an elevator to determine when such rope is in need of replacement. The apparatus comprises a transmitter for introducing an acoustic wave that will travel along the aramid fiber rope and a plurality of receivers for receiving the acoustic wave after its has traversed a designated section of the rope. The transmitter and receiver provide signals indicating the times the wave was sent by the transmitter and thereafter received by the receiver. From these signals, a program calculates the wave velocity, and the modulus and residual strength of the aramid rope.

摘要翻译： 一种用于检查和计算驱动电梯的芳纶纤维绳的剩余强度以确定何时需要更换的装置和方法。 该装置包括用于引入沿着芳族聚酰胺纤维绳行进的声波的发射器和用于在其穿过绳索的指定部分之后接收声波的多个接收器。 发射机和接收机提供指示由发射机发送波并随后由接收机接收的时间的信号。 根据这些信号，程序计算芳族聚酰胺绳的波速，模量和残余强度。

公开(公告)号：US20100000825A1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-07

申请号：US12431360

申请日：2009-04-28

申请人： Rory S. Smith ,  Richard D. Peters ,  Lutfi Al-Sharif

发明人： Rory S. Smith ,  Richard D. Peters ,  Lutfi Al-Sharif

IPC分类号： B66B1/34

CPC分类号： B66B5/027

摘要： The invention provides a system and method for handling power outages in a multiple car elevator system in a building having a plurality of floors. The system includes an energy calculator connected to the elevators, and determines a total energy of the elevator system, a total energy required to handle a power outage, a plan to prepare for a power outage and a plan to handle a power outage. The system also includes a movement controller connected to the elevator(s) and the energy calculator. The movement controller receives the plan to prepare and the plan to handle from the energy calculator, and the movement controller executes the plan to prepare if there is no power outage and the movement controller executes the plan to handle if there is a power outage.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种用于处理具有多个楼层的建筑物中的多轿厢电梯系统中的停电的系统和方法。 该系统包括连接到电梯的能量计算器，并且确定电梯系统的总能量，处理停电所需的总能量，准备停电的计划以及处理停电的计划。 该系统还包括连接到电梯和能量计算器的运动控制器。 运动控制器接收准备的计划和从能量计算器处理的计划，如果没有停电，则运动控制器执行计划准备，并且如果停电，则运动控制器执行计划来处理。

公开(公告)号：US07246686B2

公开(公告)日：2007-07-24

申请号：US10769527

申请日：2004-01-30

申请人： Rory Smith ,  Hien T. Nguyen

发明人： Rory Smith ,  Hien T. Nguyen

IPC分类号： B66B1/06

CPC分类号： B66B1/302 ,  B66B1/308

摘要： An improved system of variable speed drives that enhances the energy efficiency of an elevator system by enabling power transfer between the variable speed drives of two or more elevators via a common DC bus. Any combination of regenerative and non-regenerative variable speed drives may be used with the present invention. Energy storage devices may be connected to the common DC bus further improve efficiency.

摘要翻译： 一种改进的变速驱动系统，其通过在两个或多个电梯的变速驱动器之间通过公共DC总线进行功率传递来增强电梯系统的能量效率。 再生和非再生变速驱动器的任何组合可以与本发明一起使用。 储能装置可以连接到公共直流母线，进一步提高效率。

公开(公告)号：US20070039785A1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-22

申请号：US11207539

申请日：2005-08-19

申请人： Rory Smith ,  Randolph Huff ,  Richard Peters ,  Bruce Powell ,  Gerhard Thumm

发明人： Rory Smith ,  Randolph Huff ,  Richard Peters ,  Bruce Powell ,  Gerhard Thumm

IPC分类号： B66B1/20

CPC分类号： B66B1/468 ,  B66B1/18 ,  B66B1/2466 ,  B66B9/00 ,  B66B2201/301 ,  B66B2201/303 ,  B66B2201/305 ,  B66B2201/306 ,  Y10S187/902

摘要： An elevator system comprises at least two independently operable elevator cars in each of a plurality of elevator shafts within a building. The elevator system comprises at least one first elevator shaft having a lower first and a lower second region, where a first elevator car moves within the lower first region of the first elevator shaft and a second elevator car moves within the lower second region. The first and second elevators are moveably controlled independently of each other within the first shaft. The system also includes at least one second elevator shaft having an upper first and an upper second region, where a third elevator car moves within the upper first region of the second elevator shaft and a fourth elevator car moving within the upper second region. The third and fourth elevator cars also are moveably controlled independently of each other.

摘要翻译： 电梯系统包括在建筑物内的多个电梯井的每一个中的至少两个可独立操作的电梯轿厢。 电梯系统包括至少一个具有下部第一和第二下部区域的第一电梯井道，其中第一电梯轿厢在第一电梯井的下部第一区域内移动，而第二电梯轿厢在下部第二区域内移动。 第一和第二升降机在第一轴内彼此独立地可动地控制。 该系统还包括具有上部第一和第二上部区域的至少一个第二电梯井道，其中第三电梯轿厢在第二电梯井的上部第一区域内移动;以及第四电梯轿厢，其在上部第二区域内移动。 第三和第四电梯轿厢也可彼此独立地可移动地控制。

公开(公告)号：US07011184B2

公开(公告)日：2006-03-14

申请号：US10621280

申请日：2003-07-16

申请人： Rory Stephen Smith ,  Richard D. Peters

发明人： Rory Stephen Smith ,  Richard D. Peters

IPC分类号： B66B5/14

CPC分类号： B66B1/30 ,  B66B1/285

摘要： A method and apparatus for utilizing unused power available in an elevator that is not fully loaded to improve the traffic handling capacity of an elevator system. The present invention can be used to provide an optimized velocity profile for the elevator based on the pre-designed power of the drive motor and the actual load in the elevator. By using the surplus power available the method and apparatus of the invention can achieve velocities higher than the design velocity of the system. The method also utilizes surplus torque available to the motor during a trip to produce an optimized velocity profile that has a short trip time, yet does not exceed the torque deliverable by the motor and does not exceed acceptable discomfort levels to the passengers or mechanical limitations on the system.

摘要翻译： 一种用于利用未完全加载的电梯中可用的未使用电力以提高电梯系统的交通处理能力的方法和装置。 本发明可以用于基于驱动电动机的预设功率和电梯中的实际负载来为电梯提供优化的速度分布。 通过使用剩余电力，本发明的方法和装置可以实现高于系统设计速度的速度。 该方法还在跳闸期间利用电机可用的剩余扭矩以产生具有短的跳闸时间的优化的速度分布，但不超过电动机可输送的扭矩，并且不超过对乘客的可接受的不适等级或机械限制 系统。

公开(公告)号：US06966408B2

公开(公告)日：2005-11-22

申请号：US10282635

申请日：2002-10-29

申请人： Robert H. Sweet

发明人： Robert H. Sweet

IPC分类号： B66B7/06 ,  B66B7/10

CPC分类号： B66B11/009 ,  B66B7/068

摘要： An autobalancing roping and drive arrangement for elevators which continuously balances the weight of an elevator cab and the weight of a counterweight such that the force on the drive motor necessary to move the cab from floor to floor is minimized. A weighting device connected to a drive sheave imparts a downward force on the drive sheave and creates a tension in a force section, causing traction contact between the drive sheave and the drive rope. The tension in the force section includes a downward vertical component of force. This component and the weight of the counterweight combine to create a downward force on one side of the suspension sheave section. The downward force balances the downward force created by the weight of the cab on the opposite side of the suspension sheave section. The tension in the force section automatically compensates for the difference in weight between the cab and the counterweight and thereby maintains the elevator in balance.

摘要翻译： 一种用于电梯的自动平衡绳索和驱动装置，其不断地平衡电梯轿厢的重量和配重的重量，使得将驾驶室从地面移动到地板所需的驱动马达上的力最小化。 连接到驱动绳轮的加重装置在驱动绳轮上施加向下的力并且在力部分中产生张力，导致驱动绳轮和驱动绳索之间的牵引接触。 力部分中的张力包括向下垂直的力分量。 该组件和配重的重量相结合以在悬挂滑轮部分的一侧上产生向下的力。 向下的力平衡由悬挂滑轮部分的相对侧上的驾驶室的重量产生的向下的力。 力部分中的张力自动补偿驾驶室和配重之间的重量差异，从而保持电梯平衡。