EP2364947B1 - Elevator device - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an elevator apparatus that performs control of a braking force that brakes a car using a brake controlling apparatus.
- a car is braked by a braking force from a brake so as to decelerate and stop the car.
- elevator braking apparatuses have been proposed that control the braking force of the brake such that the deceleration of the car is at a predetermined value.
- the control of the braking force of the brake is performed by comparing a deceleration command value and output from a speed detector that detects the speed of a car driving electric motor that moves the car (See Patent Literature 1).
- WO 2008/015749 A1 teaches a brake control device that performs a brake force reduction control for reducing brake force in emergency braking of an elevator car. Also, in the emergency braking of the car, the brake control device monitors traveling conditions of the car and switches over between validity and invalidity of brake force reduction control so that the car stops in a preset allowable stop distance.
- the present invention aims to solve the above problems and an object of the present invention is to provide an elevator apparatus that can stop a car more reliably during an elevator abnormality, and that can also suppress making configuration of a brake controlling apparatus complicated.
- an elevator apparatus characterized in including: a car that is movable inside a hoistway; a braking apparatus that includes a brake coil, that generates a braking force that brakes the car by stopping passage of electric current to the brake coil, and that stops generation of the braking force by passing electric current to the brake coil; and a brake controlling apparatus that includes: a first brake controlling means that performs control of the braking force by adjusting a quantity of the electric current that is passed to the brake coil; and a second brake controlling means that includes a plurality of computing means that separately determine presence or absence of an abnormality in the elevator based on information from a predetermined detecting means, and that perform control that stops passage of electric current to the brake coil if it is determined that there is an abnormality in the elevator.
- FIG. 1 is a structural diagram that shows an elevator apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- a car 2 and a counterweight 3 are suspended inside a hoistway 1 by a suspending means 4.
- Ropes or a belt can be used as the suspending means 4, for example.
- a hoisting machine (a driving apparatus) 5 that moves the car 2 and the counterweight 3 and a deflecting sheave are disposed in an upper portion of the hoistway 1.
- the hoisting machine 5 has: a motor 7; and a driving sheave 8 that is rotated by the motor 7.
- the suspending means 4 is wound around the driving sheave 8 and the deflecting sheave 6.
- the car 2 and the counterweight 3 are moved inside the hoistway 1 by the driving sheave 8 being rotated.
- a car doorway 9 and a pair of car doors 10 that open and close the car doorway 9 are disposed on the car 2.
- Each of the car doors 10 is displaced between a closed door position that closes the car doorway 9 and an open door position that opens the car doorway 9 by a driving force from a door driving apparatus that is mounted to the car 2.
- Landing doorways and pairs of landing doors that open and close the landing doorways are disposed on landings on respective floors (none of which are depicted).
- Predetermined door opening and closing enabled zones that correspond to positions of the respective landings are set in a direction of movement of the car 2 inside the hoistway 1.
- the car doors 10 can engage horizontally with the landing doors. Consequently, when the car 2 is within a door opening and closing enabled zone, the landing doors are engaged by the car doors while being displaced relative to a landing doorway by the car doors being displaced between the closed door position and the open door position.
- the landing doorways are opened and closed by the landing doors being displaced while being engaged by the car doors. Engagement between the car doors 10 and the landing doors is impossible when the car 2 is outside the door opening and closing enabled zones.
- a braking apparatus 11 that brakes rotation of the driving sheave 8 is disposed on the hoisting machine 5.
- the braking apparatus 11 has: a brake disk (a rotating body) 12 that is rotated together with the driving sheave 8; braking members 13 that are displaceable toward or away from the brake disk 12; brake springs (forcing bodies) that force the braking members 13 toward the brake disk 12; and brake coils that displace the braking members 13 away from the brake disk 12 in opposition to the forces from the brake springs.
- the braking members 13 When passage of electric current to the brake coils is stopped, the braking members 13 contact the brake disk 12 due to the forces from the brake springs. Rotation of the brake disk 12 is braked by the braking members 13 contacting the brake disk 12. The braking force that brakes the car 2 is generated by the rotation of the brake disk 12 being braked. The braking members 13 are displaced away from the brake disk 12 in opposition to the forces from the brake springs by passing electric current to the brake coils. Generation of the braking force that brakes the car 2 is stopped by the braking members 13 separating from the brake disk 12.
- a first speed detector (a detecting means) 14 and a second speed detector (a detecting means) 15 that separately detect rotational speed of the driving sheave 8 are disposed on the motor 7.
- Speed of the car 2 is calculated based on information from the first and second speed detectors 14 and 15. Examples of first and second speed detectors 14 and 15 include encoders, etc.
- a door closing detector (a detecting means) that detects whether or not the car doors 10 are in a closed door position 16 is disposed on the car 2.
- a car position detector (a detecting means) 17 that detects whether or not the car 2 is within a door opening and closing enabled zone is disposed inside the hoistway 1.
- a detector that has: plates that are fixed to an inner wall of the hoistway 1 parallel to the direction of movement of the car 2; and a plate detecting sensor that is mounted to the car 2, and that detects the plates only when the car 2 is within door opening and closing enabled zones can be used as the car position detector 17, for example.
- Information from the first and second speed detectors 14 and 15 is sent to an operation controlling apparatus 18 that controls elevator operation.
- Information from each of the first and second speed detectors 14 and 15, the door closing detector 16, and the car position detector 17 is sent to a brake controlling apparatus 19 that controls operation of the braking apparatus 11.
- the operation controlling apparatus 18 When the car 2 is moved, the operation controlling apparatus 18 outputs to the brake controlling apparatus 19 an attracting command and a relay driving command that perform supply of electric power to the motor 7 and that stop the generation of the braking force on the car 2.
- the operation controlling apparatus 18 also determines the presence or absence of an abnormality in the acceleration of the car 2 based on the information from the first and second speed detectors 14 and 15, and stops output of the attracting command to the brake controlling apparatus 19 if it is determined that there is an abnormality in the acceleration of the car 2.
- the operation controlling apparatus 18 finds the speed of the car 2 based on the information from the first and second speed detectors 14 and 15, and stops output of the relay driving command to the brake controlling apparatus 19 if the car 2 stops (i.e., if the speed of the car 2 becomes zero).
- the brake controlling apparatus 19 controls the operation of the braking apparatus 11 based on the respective information from the first and second speed detectors 14 and 15, the door closing detector 16, the car position detector 17, and the operation controlling apparatus 18.
- FIG 2 is a structural diagram that shows the brake controlling apparatus 19 from Figure 1 .
- brake coils of the braking apparatus 11 have a plurality of electromagnetic coil portions 20 and 21 (in this example, two) that are connected in parallel with each other.
- the brake controlling apparatus 19 has: an adjusting switch 22 that can adjust the quantity of electric current that is passed to each of the electromagnetic coil portions 20 and 21; a first brake controlling means 23 that controls operation of the adjusting switch 22; a first relay 24 and a second relay 25 (a plurality of relays 24 and 25) that can forcibly stop passage of electric current to each of the electromagnetic coil portions 20 and 21; and a second brake controlling means 26 that controls operation of the first and second relays 24 and 25.
- the first relay 24 has: a first relay coil 24a; and a first relay contact 24b that is opened and closed by controlling passage of electric current to the first relay coil 24a.
- the second relay 25 has: a second relay coil 25a; and a second relay contact 25b that is opened and closed by controlling passage of electric current to the second relay coil 25a.
- Adjustment of passage of electric current to the first relay coil 24a is performed by opening and closing operations (On/Off operation) of a first relay switch 27 that is a semiconductor switch.
- the first relay coil 24a and the first relay switch 27 are connected in series between an electric power source 29 and an earthed portion (ground) 30.
- Adjustment of passage of electric current to the second relay coil 25a is performed by opening and closing operations (On/Off operation) of a second relay switch 28 that is a semiconductor switch.
- the second relay coil 25a and the second relay switch 28 are connected in series between the electric power source 29 and the earthed portion (ground) 30.
- the brake coils which include each of the electromagnetic coil portions 20 and 21, the adjusting switch 22, the first relay contact 24b and the second relay contact 25b are connected in series between the electric power source 29 and the earthed portion 30.
- the first relay contact 24b is connected between the brake coils and the electric power source 29, and the second relay contact 25b and the adjusting switch 22 are connected between the brake coils and the earthed portion 30.
- the adjusting switch 22 is constituted by a semiconductor switch. Adjustment of the quantity of electric current that is passed to each of the electromagnetic coil portions 20 and 21 by the adjusting switch 22 is performed by repeating opening and closing operations (On/Off operation) of the adjusting switch 22 when the first relay contact 24b and the second relay contact 25b are both closed.
- the braking force on the car 2 is adjusted by adjusting the quantity of electric current that is passed to each of the electromagnetic coil portions 20 and 21. Passage of electric current to the electromagnetic coil portions 20 and 21 is forcibly stopped by at least one of the first relay contact 24b and the second relay contact 25b performing an opening operation.
- a discharge diode 31 is connected between the electric power source 29 and the adjusting switch 22.
- the discharge diode 31 protects the adjusting switch 22 from reverse electromotive pressure that is generated by each of the electromagnetic coil portions 20 and 21 if the adjusting switch 22 performs an opening operation when the first and second relay contacts 24b and 25b are in closed states.
- a discharge diode 32 and a discharge resistance 33 that are connected in series are connected between the first relay contact 24b and second relay contact 25b and the brake coils. The discharge diode 32 and the discharge resistance 33 consume reverse electromotive force that is generated when at least one of the first and second relay contacts 24b and 25b performs an opening operation, and promptly lowers the quantity of electric current that is passed to each of the electromagnetic coil portions 20 and 21.
- the attracting command from the operation controlling apparatus 18 and the signal from the first speed detector 14 are sent to the first brake controlling means 23.
- the first brake controlling means 23 controls operation of the adjusting switch 22 based on the respective information from the operation controlling apparatus 18 and the first speed detector 14.
- the quantity of electric current that is passed to each of the electromagnetic coil portions 20 and 21 is thereby adjusted to control the braking force on the car 2.
- the first brake controlling means 23 performs control over the adjusting switch 22 that stops generation of the braking force on the car 2 when receiving the attracting command from the operation controlling apparatus 18. In other words, the first brake controlling means 23 performs control that adjusts the quantity of electric current that is passed to each of the electromagnetic coil portions 20 and 21 such that the braking members 13 separate from the brake disk 12 when receiving the attracting command from the operation controlling apparatus 18.
- the first brake controlling means 23 also finds the acceleration of the car 2 based on the information from the first speed detector 14, and compares the found acceleration value and a predetermined threshold value ⁇ L (a negative value) while controlling operation of the adjusting switch 22.
- the first brake controlling means 23 performs control that maintains the acceleration of the car 2 at the threshold value ⁇ L by adjusting the braking force on the car 2 by controlling the operation of the adjusting switch 22.
- the second brake controlling means 26 has a first computing means (a computing means) 34, a second computing means (a computing means) 35, a shared memory (a memory portion) 36, and a failure detecting means 37.
- Respective signals from the first speed detector 14, the door closing detector 16, and the car position detector 17, and the relay driving command from the operation controlling apparatus 18 are sent to the first computing means 34.
- the first computing means 34 performs control of the operation of the first relay contact 24b by controlling the operation of the first relay switch 27 based on the respective information from the first speed detector 14, the door closing detector 16, the car position detector 17, and the operation controlling apparatus 18.
- the first computing means 34 performs control over the first relay switch 27 that maintains a closing operation of the first relay contact 24b when receiving the relay driving command from the operation controlling apparatus 18, and performs control over the first relay switch 27 that performs an opening operation of the first relay contact 24b when receipt of the relay driving command is stopped.
- the first computing means 34 also determines the presence or absence of an elevator abnormality based on the respective information from the first speed detector 14, the door closing detector 16, and the car position detector 17.
- the first computing means 34 performs control over the first relay switch 27 that maintains the closing operation of the first relay contact 24b if it is determined that there is no abnormality in the elevator, and performs control over the first relay switch 27 that performs an opening operation of the first relay contact 24b if it is determined that there is an abnormality in the elevator.
- the first computing means 34 determines that there is an abnormality in the elevator if the speed of the car 2 that has been found based on the information from the first speed detector 14 exceeds a speed limiting value V lim .
- the first computing means 34 also determines that there is an abnormality in the elevator if it is determined that the car 2 is outside the door opening and closing enabled zone in a state in which the positions of the car doors 10 are displaced from the closed door position based on the respective information from the door closing detector 16 and the car position detector 17.
- the speed limiting value V lim is set by comparing the threshold value ⁇ L and the acceleration of the car 2 that has been found based on the information from the first speed detector 14. Specifically, the speed limiting value V lim is set to a predetermined set value V max if the acceleration of the car 2 is greater than or equal to the threshold value ⁇ L, and is set to a reducing value that decreases over time if the acceleration of the car 2 is less than the threshold value ⁇ L (i.e., if the deceleration of the car 2 exceeds the threshold value ⁇ L).
- Respective signals from the second speed detector 15, the door closing detector 16, and the car position detector 17, and the relay driving command from the operation controlling apparatus 18 are sent to the second computing means 35.
- the second computing means 35 performs control of the operation of the second relay contact 25b by controlling the operation of the second relay switch 28 based on the respective information from the second speed detector 15, the door closing detector 16, the car position detector 17, and the operation controlling apparatus 18.
- the processing of the second computing means 35 is similar to the processing of the first computing means 34.
- the second computing means 35 performs control over the second relay switch 28 that maintains a closing operation of the second relay contact 25b when receiving the relay driving command from the operation controlling apparatus 18, and performs control over the second relay switch 28 that performs an opening operation of the second relay contact 25b when receipt of the relay driving command is stopped.
- the second computing means 35 also determines the presence or absence of an elevator abnormality based on the respective information from the second speed detector 15, the door closing detector 16, and the car position detector 17.
- the second computing means 35 performs control over the second relay switch 28 that maintains the closing operation of the second relay contact 25b if it is determined that there is no abnormality in the elevator, and performs control over the second relay switch 28 that performs an opening operation of the second relay contact 25b if it is determined that there is an abnormality in the elevator.
- the second computing means 35 determines that there is an abnormality in the elevator if the speed of the car 2 that has been found based on the information from the second speed detector 15 exceeds a speed limiting value V lim .
- the second computing means 35 also determines that there is an abnormality in the elevator if it is determined that the car 2 is outside the door opening and closing enabled zone in a state in which the positions of the car doors 10 are displaced from the closed door position based on the respective information from the door closing detector 16 and the car position detector 17.
- the speed limiting value V lim is set by comparing the threshold value ⁇ L and the acceleration of the car 2 that has been found based on the information from the second speed detector 15. Specifically, the speed limiting value V lim is set to a predetermined set value V max if the acceleration of the car 2 is greater than or equal to the threshold value ⁇ L, and is set to a reducing value that decreases over time if the acceleration of the car 2 is less than the threshold value ⁇ L (i.e., if the deceleration of the car 2 exceeds the threshold value aL).
- the first computing means 34 and the second computing means 35 determine the presence or absence of elevator abnormality separately, and perform control that stops passage of electric current to each of the electromagnetic coil portions 20 and 21 if it is determined that there is an abnormality in the elevator.
- the respective processing results in the first and second computing means 34 and 35 are stored in the shared memory 36.
- the first and second computing means 34 and 35 obtain the respective processing results of the first and second computing means 34 and 35 separately from the shared memory 36, and determine the presence or absence of failure of the brake controlling apparatus 19 by comparing the obtained processing results.
- the first and second computing means 34 and 35 output a failure signal to the failure detecting means 37 if a failure determination is made. An occurrence of failure is thereby detected if failure occurs in either of the first and second computing means 34 and 35.
- the failure detecting means 37 performs control over the first relay switch 27 and the second relay switch 28 that performs respective opening operations of the first relay contact 24b and the second relay contact 25b on receiving a failure signal.
- Figure 3 is a flowchart that explains computational processing by the first brake controlling means 23 from Figure 2 .
- Computation by the first brake controlling means 23 is performed at intervals of a predetermined period.
- the first brake controlling means 23 determine once every computational period whether or not an attracting command is being received from the operation controlling apparatus 18 (S1).
- the first brake controlling means 23 performs control over the adjusting switch 22 that releases the braking force on the car 2 by adjusting the quantity of electric current that is passed to each of the electromagnetic coif portions 20 and 21 (S2), and terminates computation for the period in question. Generation of braking force on the car 2 is thereby stopped.
- the quantity of electric current that is passed to each of the electromagnetic coil portions 20 and 21 is adjusted by repeating On/Off operation of the adjusting switch 22.
- the first brake controlling means 23 determines whether or not the acceleration of the car 2 that has been found based on the information from the first speed detector 14 is less than the threshold value ⁇ L (S3).
- the first brake controlling means 23 performs control over the adjusting switch 22 that maintains the acceleration of the car 2 at the threshold value ⁇ L (deceleration control) in order to avoid sudden deceleration of the car 2 (S4), and terminates computation for the period in question.
- the quantity of electric current that is passed to each of the electromagnetic coil portions 20 and 21 is adjusted by repeating On/Off operation of the adjusting switch 22.
- the first brake controlling means 23 performs control that performs an Off operation of the adjusting switch 22 in order to generate a braking force on the car 2 (S5), and terminates computation for the period in question.
- Figure 4 is a flowchart that explains computational processing by the first computing means 34 from Figure 2 . Computation by the first computing means 34 is performed at intervals of a predetermined period. Moreover, computation by the second computing means 35 is similar to computation by the first computing means 34.
- the first computing means 34 determines once every computational period whether or not the speed of the car 2 is zero (S11). If the speed of the car 2 is zero, the first computing means 34 resets time t of a timer to zero, and performs initialization processing of variables by setting the speed limiting value V lim to the predetermined set value V max (S12). The first computing means 34 then determines whether or not a relay driving command is being received from the operation controlling apparatus 18 (S13).
- the first computing means 34 performs control over the first relay switch 27 that performs a closing operation (an On operation) of the first relay contact 24b (S14), and terminates computation for the period in question.
- the first computing means 34 performs control over the first relay switch 27 that performs an opening operation (an Off operation) of the first relay contact 24b (S15), and terminates computation for the period in question.
- the first computing means 34 determines whether or not the car 2 is outside the door opening and closing enabled zone in a state in which the car doors 10 have been displaced from the closed door position (an open door state) (S16).
- the first computing means 34 performs control over the first relay switch 27 that performs an opening operation of the first relay contact 24b in order to generate a braking force on the car 2 (S15), and terminates computation for the period in question.
- the first computing means 34 determines whether or not the absolute value of the speed of the car 2 is less than the speed limiting value V lim (S17).
- the first computing means 34 performs control over the first relay switch 27 that performs an opening operation of the first relay contact 24b (S15), and terminates computation for the period in question.
- the first computing means 34 determines whether or not time t of the timer is zero (S18).
- the first computing means 34 determines whether or not the acceleration of the car 2 is greater than the threshold value ⁇ L (S19). As a result, if the acceleration of the car 2 is greater than the threshold value ⁇ L, the first computing means 34 performs control over the first relay switch 27 that performs a closing operation of the first relay contact 24b (S14), and terminates computation for the period in question. If the acceleration of the car 2 is less than or equal to the threshold value ⁇ L, the first computing means 34 sets time t of the timer to (t+1) (S20), then performs control over the first relay switch 27 that performs a closing operation of the first relay contact 24b (S14), and terminates computation for the period in question.
- the first computing means 34 determines whether or not time t of the timer is greater than a preset set time t max (S21).
- the first computing means 34 sets time t of the timer to (t+1) (S20), then performs control over the first relay switch 27 that performs a closing operation of the first relay contact 24b (S14), and terminates computation for the period in question.
- V lim is set to (V lim - V1) (S22), then control is performed over the first relay switch 27 that performs a closing operation of the first relay contact 24b (S14), and terminates computation for the period in question.
- V1 is a preset fixed value. The speed limiting value V lim can thereby be set to a value that decreases over time.
- Figures 5(a) through 5(d) are graphs that show respective temporal changes for the speed of the car 2 from Figure 1 , the acceleration of the car 2, the state of the adjusting switch 22 from Figure 2 , and the state of the first relay contact 24b during normal operation.
- ⁇ L i.e., sudden deceleration of the car 2 does not occur
- Figure 5(b) control that releases the braking force on the car 2 is performed over the adjusting switch 22.
- the quantity of electric current that is passed to each of the electromagnetic coil portions 20 and 21 is adjusted by the adjusting switch 22 repeating On/Off operation.
- Figures 6(a) through 6(d) are graphs that show respective temporal changes for the speed of the car 2 from Figure 1 , the acceleration of the car 2, the state of the adjusting switch 22 from Figure 2 , and the state of the first relay contact 24b when an abnormality occurs in the acceleration of the car 2.
- the opening and closing operations of the adjusting switch 22 are repeated under control from the brake controlling apparatus 19 ( Figure 6(c) ) to maintain the acceleration of the car 2 at the threshold value ⁇ L ( Figure 6(b) ).
- the value of the speed limiting value V lim is set to a value that decreases over time from the set value V max .
- the speed of the car 2 is maintained at less than or equal to the speed limiting value V lim , and when the car 2 is at a sufficiently low speed at time t3, the repeated operation of opening and closing the adjusting switch 22 is stopped, and the state of the adjusting switch 22 is maintained in the open state (the Off state) ( Figure 6(c) ).
- a first brake controlling means 23 that controls the quantity of electric current that is passed to each of the electromagnetic coil portions 20 and 21, and a second brake controlling means 26 that includes a plurality of computing means 34 and 35 that separately determine the presence or absence of elevator abnormality, and perform control that stops passage of electric current to each of the electromagnetic coil portions 20 and 21 if it is determined that there is an abnormality in the elevator are disposed on the brake controlling apparatus 19, the presence or absence of the elevator abnormality can be monitored by each of the computing means 34 and 35 separately, and even if either of the computing means 34 and 35 or the first brake controlling means 23 fails, the car 2 can be stopped more reliably during an elevator abnormality under control from the remaining normal computing means. Because it is no longer necessary to dispose a plurality of brake controlling apparatuses in order to improve reliability in controlling the stopping of the car 2, complication of the configuration of the brake controlling apparatus 19 can be suppressed.
- each of the computing means 34 and 35 prepares a speed limiting value V lim that decreases over time if deceleration of the car 2 exceeds a threshold value ⁇ L, and performs control that stops passage of electric current to each of the electromagnetic coil portions 20 and 21 if the speed of the car 2 exceeds the speed limiting value V lim , abnormalities in the speed of the car 2 can be determined at a stage when the speed of the car 2 is low, enabling the stopping of the car 2 during an elevator abnormality to be made even more reliable.
- each of the computing means 34 and 35 performs control that stops passage of electric current to each of the electromagnetic coil portions 20 and 21 if it is determined that the car 2 is outside the door opening and closing enabled zone in a state in which the positions of the car doors 10 have been displaced from the closed door position, elevator abnormality can be determined even if the speed or acceleration of the car 2 is not abnormal, enabling the safety level of the elevator to be improved.
- the number of computing means 34 and 35 is assumed to be two, but the number of computing means may also be set to three or more.
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- The present invention relates to an elevator apparatus that performs control of a braking force that brakes a car using a brake controlling apparatus.
- Generally, if an abnormality occurs in an elevator, a car is braked by a braking force from a brake so as to decelerate and stop the car. Conventionally, in order to reduce mechanical shock to the car during deceleration and stopping due to the braking operation, elevator braking apparatuses have been proposed that control the braking force of the brake such that the deceleration of the car is at a predetermined value. The control of the braking force of the brake is performed by comparing a deceleration command value and output from a speed detector that detects the speed of a car driving electric motor that moves the car (See Patent Literature 1).
- Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
HEI 7-157211 - Furthermore,
WO 2008/015749 A1 teaches a brake control device that performs a brake force reduction control for reducing brake force in emergency braking of an elevator car. Also, in the emergency braking of the car, the brake control device monitors traveling conditions of the car and switches over between validity and invalidity of brake force reduction control so that the car stops in a preset allowable stop distance. - However, in conventional elevator braking apparatuses such as that described above, because control of deceleration and stopping of the car during an abnormality and control of deceleration and stopping of the car during normal conditions are performed by a common brake controlling apparatus, there is a risk that it will not be possible to stop the car forcibly using the brake during an elevator abnormality that requires stopping of the car if the brake controlling apparatus fails. Reliability in controlling the stopping of the car can also be improved by controlling deceleration and stopping of the car using a plurality of brake controlling apparatuses, but the configuration becomes complicated.
- The present invention aims to solve the above problems and an object of the present invention is to provide an elevator apparatus that can stop a car more reliably during an elevator abnormality, and that can also suppress making configuration of a brake controlling apparatus complicated.
- In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an elevator apparatus characterized in including: a car that is movable inside a hoistway; a braking apparatus that includes a brake coil, that generates a braking force that brakes the car by stopping passage of electric current to the brake coil, and that stops generation of the braking force by passing electric current to the brake coil; and a brake controlling apparatus that includes: a first brake controlling means that performs control of the braking force by adjusting a quantity of the electric current that is passed to the brake coil; and a second brake controlling means that includes a plurality of computing means that separately determine presence or absence of an abnormality in the elevator based on information from a predetermined detecting means, and that perform control that stops passage of electric current to the brake coil if it is determined that there is an abnormality in the elevator.
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Figure 1 is a structural diagram that shows an elevator apparatus according toEmbodiment 1 of the present invention; -
Figure 2 is a structural diagram that shows a brake controlling apparatus fromFigure 1 ; -
Figure 3 is a flowchart that explains computational processing by a first brake controlling means fromFigure 2 ; -
Figure 4 is a flowchart that explains computational processing by a first computing means fromFigure 2 ; -
Figure 5(a) through 5(d) are graphs that show respective temporal changes for speed of a car fromFigure 1 , car acceleration, a state of an adjusting switch fromFigure 2 , and a state of a first relay contact during normal operation; and -
Figure 6(a) through 6(d) are graphs that show respective temporal changes for speed of the car fromFigure 1 , car acceleration, a state of the adjusting switch fromFigure 2 , and a state of the first relay contact when an abnormality occurs in car acceleration. - A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be explained with reference to the drawings.
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Figure 1 is a structural diagram that shows an elevator apparatus according toEmbodiment 1 of the present invention. In the figure, acar 2 and acounterweight 3 are suspended inside ahoistway 1 by a suspendingmeans 4. Ropes or a belt can be used as the suspending means 4, for example. A hoisting machine (a driving apparatus) 5 that moves thecar 2 and thecounterweight 3 and a deflecting sheave are disposed in an upper portion of thehoistway 1. - The hoisting
machine 5 has: a motor 7; and a drivingsheave 8 that is rotated by the motor 7. The suspendingmeans 4 is wound around the drivingsheave 8 and the deflecting sheave 6. Thecar 2 and thecounterweight 3 are moved inside thehoistway 1 by the drivingsheave 8 being rotated. - A
car doorway 9 and a pair ofcar doors 10 that open and close thecar doorway 9 are disposed on thecar 2. Each of thecar doors 10 is displaced between a closed door position that closes thecar doorway 9 and an open door position that opens thecar doorway 9 by a driving force from a door driving apparatus that is mounted to thecar 2. - Landing doorways and pairs of landing doors that open and close the landing doorways are disposed on landings on respective floors (none of which are depicted). Predetermined door opening and closing enabled zones that correspond to positions of the respective landings are set in a direction of movement of the
car 2 inside thehoistway 1. When thecar 2 is within a door opening and closing enabled zone, thecar doors 10 can engage horizontally with the landing doors. Consequently, when thecar 2 is within a door opening and closing enabled zone, the landing doors are engaged by the car doors while being displaced relative to a landing doorway by the car doors being displaced between the closed door position and the open door position. The landing doorways are opened and closed by the landing doors being displaced while being engaged by the car doors. Engagement between thecar doors 10 and the landing doors is impossible when thecar 2 is outside the door opening and closing enabled zones. - A
braking apparatus 11 that brakes rotation of the drivingsheave 8 is disposed on the hoistingmachine 5. Thebraking apparatus 11 has: a brake disk (a rotating body) 12 that is rotated together with the drivingsheave 8; brakingmembers 13 that are displaceable toward or away from thebrake disk 12; brake springs (forcing bodies) that force thebraking members 13 toward thebrake disk 12; and brake coils that displace thebraking members 13 away from thebrake disk 12 in opposition to the forces from the brake springs. - When passage of electric current to the brake coils is stopped, the
braking members 13 contact thebrake disk 12 due to the forces from the brake springs. Rotation of thebrake disk 12 is braked by the brakingmembers 13 contacting thebrake disk 12. The braking force that brakes thecar 2 is generated by the rotation of thebrake disk 12 being braked. The brakingmembers 13 are displaced away from thebrake disk 12 in opposition to the forces from the brake springs by passing electric current to the brake coils. Generation of the braking force that brakes thecar 2 is stopped by thebraking members 13 separating from thebrake disk 12. - A first speed detector (a detecting means) 14 and a second speed detector (a detecting means) 15 that separately detect rotational speed of the driving
sheave 8 are disposed on the motor 7. Speed of thecar 2 is calculated based on information from the first andsecond speed detectors second speed detectors - A door closing detector (a detecting means) that detects whether or not the
car doors 10 are in a closeddoor position 16 is disposed on thecar 2. A car position detector (a detecting means) 17 that detects whether or not thecar 2 is within a door opening and closing enabled zone is disposed inside thehoistway 1. A detector that has: plates that are fixed to an inner wall of thehoistway 1 parallel to the direction of movement of thecar 2; and a plate detecting sensor that is mounted to thecar 2, and that detects the plates only when thecar 2 is within door opening and closing enabled zones can be used as thecar position detector 17, for example. - Information from the first and
second speed detectors operation controlling apparatus 18 that controls elevator operation. Information from each of the first andsecond speed detectors door closing detector 16, and thecar position detector 17 is sent to abrake controlling apparatus 19 that controls operation of thebraking apparatus 11. - When the
car 2 is moved, theoperation controlling apparatus 18 outputs to thebrake controlling apparatus 19 an attracting command and a relay driving command that perform supply of electric power to the motor 7 and that stop the generation of the braking force on thecar 2. Theoperation controlling apparatus 18 also determines the presence or absence of an abnormality in the acceleration of thecar 2 based on the information from the first andsecond speed detectors brake controlling apparatus 19 if it is determined that there is an abnormality in the acceleration of thecar 2. In addition, theoperation controlling apparatus 18 finds the speed of thecar 2 based on the information from the first andsecond speed detectors brake controlling apparatus 19 if thecar 2 stops (i.e., if the speed of thecar 2 becomes zero). - The
brake controlling apparatus 19 controls the operation of thebraking apparatus 11 based on the respective information from the first andsecond speed detectors door closing detector 16, thecar position detector 17, and theoperation controlling apparatus 18. -
Figure 2 is a structural diagram that shows thebrake controlling apparatus 19 fromFigure 1 . In the figure, brake coils of thebraking apparatus 11 have a plurality ofelectromagnetic coil portions 20 and 21 (in this example, two) that are connected in parallel with each other. Thebrake controlling apparatus 19 has: an adjustingswitch 22 that can adjust the quantity of electric current that is passed to each of theelectromagnetic coil portions adjusting switch 22; afirst relay 24 and a second relay 25 (a plurality ofrelays 24 and 25) that can forcibly stop passage of electric current to each of theelectromagnetic coil portions second relays - The
first relay 24 has: afirst relay coil 24a; and afirst relay contact 24b that is opened and closed by controlling passage of electric current to thefirst relay coil 24a. Thesecond relay 25 has: asecond relay coil 25a; and asecond relay contact 25b that is opened and closed by controlling passage of electric current to thesecond relay coil 25a. - Adjustment of passage of electric current to the
first relay coil 24a is performed by opening and closing operations (On/Off operation) of afirst relay switch 27 that is a semiconductor switch. Thefirst relay coil 24a and thefirst relay switch 27 are connected in series between anelectric power source 29 and an earthed portion (ground) 30. - Adjustment of passage of electric current to the
second relay coil 25a is performed by opening and closing operations (On/Off operation) of asecond relay switch 28 that is a semiconductor switch. Thesecond relay coil 25a and thesecond relay switch 28 are connected in series between theelectric power source 29 and the earthed portion (ground) 30. - The brake coils, which include each of the
electromagnetic coil portions switch 22, thefirst relay contact 24b and thesecond relay contact 25b are connected in series between theelectric power source 29 and the earthedportion 30. In this example, thefirst relay contact 24b is connected between the brake coils and theelectric power source 29, and thesecond relay contact 25b and the adjustingswitch 22 are connected between the brake coils and the earthedportion 30. - The adjusting
switch 22 is constituted by a semiconductor switch. Adjustment of the quantity of electric current that is passed to each of theelectromagnetic coil portions switch 22 is performed by repeating opening and closing operations (On/Off operation) of the adjustingswitch 22 when thefirst relay contact 24b and thesecond relay contact 25b are both closed. The braking force on thecar 2 is adjusted by adjusting the quantity of electric current that is passed to each of theelectromagnetic coil portions electromagnetic coil portions first relay contact 24b and thesecond relay contact 25b performing an opening operation. - Moreover, a
discharge diode 31 is connected between theelectric power source 29 and the adjustingswitch 22. Thedischarge diode 31 protects the adjustingswitch 22 from reverse electromotive pressure that is generated by each of theelectromagnetic coil portions switch 22 performs an opening operation when the first andsecond relay contacts discharge diode 32 and adischarge resistance 33 that are connected in series are connected between thefirst relay contact 24b andsecond relay contact 25b and the brake coils. Thedischarge diode 32 and thedischarge resistance 33 consume reverse electromotive force that is generated when at least one of the first andsecond relay contacts electromagnetic coil portions - The attracting command from the
operation controlling apparatus 18 and the signal from thefirst speed detector 14 are sent to the first brake controlling means 23. The first brake controlling means 23 controls operation of the adjustingswitch 22 based on the respective information from theoperation controlling apparatus 18 and thefirst speed detector 14. The quantity of electric current that is passed to each of theelectromagnetic coil portions car 2. - Specifically, the first brake controlling means 23 performs control over the adjusting
switch 22 that stops generation of the braking force on thecar 2 when receiving the attracting command from theoperation controlling apparatus 18. In other words, the first brake controlling means 23 performs control that adjusts the quantity of electric current that is passed to each of theelectromagnetic coil portions braking members 13 separate from thebrake disk 12 when receiving the attracting command from theoperation controlling apparatus 18. The first brake controlling means 23 also finds the acceleration of thecar 2 based on the information from thefirst speed detector 14, and compares the found acceleration value and a predetermined threshold value αL (a negative value) while controlling operation of the adjustingswitch 22. If deceleration (negative acceleration) of thecar 2 exceeds the threshold value αL (i.e., if the acceleration of thecar 2 is less than the threshold value αL), the first brake controlling means 23 performs control that maintains the acceleration of thecar 2 at the threshold value αL by adjusting the braking force on thecar 2 by controlling the operation of the adjustingswitch 22. - The second brake controlling means 26 has a first computing means (a computing means) 34, a second computing means (a computing means) 35, a shared memory (a memory portion) 36, and a
failure detecting means 37. - Respective signals from the
first speed detector 14, thedoor closing detector 16, and thecar position detector 17, and the relay driving command from theoperation controlling apparatus 18 are sent to the first computing means 34. The first computing means 34 performs control of the operation of thefirst relay contact 24b by controlling the operation of thefirst relay switch 27 based on the respective information from thefirst speed detector 14, thedoor closing detector 16, thecar position detector 17, and theoperation controlling apparatus 18. - Specifically, the first computing means 34 performs control over the
first relay switch 27 that maintains a closing operation of thefirst relay contact 24b when receiving the relay driving command from theoperation controlling apparatus 18, and performs control over thefirst relay switch 27 that performs an opening operation of thefirst relay contact 24b when receipt of the relay driving command is stopped. The first computing means 34 also determines the presence or absence of an elevator abnormality based on the respective information from thefirst speed detector 14, thedoor closing detector 16, and thecar position detector 17. The first computing means 34 performs control over thefirst relay switch 27 that maintains the closing operation of thefirst relay contact 24b if it is determined that there is no abnormality in the elevator, and performs control over thefirst relay switch 27 that performs an opening operation of thefirst relay contact 24b if it is determined that there is an abnormality in the elevator. - The first computing means 34 determines that there is an abnormality in the elevator if the speed of the
car 2 that has been found based on the information from thefirst speed detector 14 exceeds a speed limiting value Vlim. The first computing means 34 also determines that there is an abnormality in the elevator if it is determined that thecar 2 is outside the door opening and closing enabled zone in a state in which the positions of thecar doors 10 are displaced from the closed door position based on the respective information from thedoor closing detector 16 and thecar position detector 17. - The speed limiting value Vlim is set by comparing the threshold value αL and the acceleration of the
car 2 that has been found based on the information from thefirst speed detector 14. Specifically, the speed limiting value Vlim is set to a predetermined set value Vmax if the acceleration of thecar 2 is greater than or equal to the threshold value αL, and is set to a reducing value that decreases over time if the acceleration of thecar 2 is less than the threshold value αL (i.e., if the deceleration of thecar 2 exceeds the threshold value αL). - Respective signals from the
second speed detector 15, thedoor closing detector 16, and thecar position detector 17, and the relay driving command from theoperation controlling apparatus 18 are sent to the second computing means 35. The second computing means 35 performs control of the operation of thesecond relay contact 25b by controlling the operation of thesecond relay switch 28 based on the respective information from thesecond speed detector 15, thedoor closing detector 16, thecar position detector 17, and theoperation controlling apparatus 18. The processing of the second computing means 35 is similar to the processing of the first computing means 34. - Specifically, the second computing means 35 performs control over the
second relay switch 28 that maintains a closing operation of thesecond relay contact 25b when receiving the relay driving command from theoperation controlling apparatus 18, and performs control over thesecond relay switch 28 that performs an opening operation of thesecond relay contact 25b when receipt of the relay driving command is stopped. The second computing means 35 also determines the presence or absence of an elevator abnormality based on the respective information from thesecond speed detector 15, thedoor closing detector 16, and thecar position detector 17. The second computing means 35 performs control over thesecond relay switch 28 that maintains the closing operation of thesecond relay contact 25b if it is determined that there is no abnormality in the elevator, and performs control over thesecond relay switch 28 that performs an opening operation of thesecond relay contact 25b if it is determined that there is an abnormality in the elevator. - The second computing means 35 determines that there is an abnormality in the elevator if the speed of the
car 2 that has been found based on the information from thesecond speed detector 15 exceeds a speed limiting value Vlim. The second computing means 35 also determines that there is an abnormality in the elevator if it is determined that thecar 2 is outside the door opening and closing enabled zone in a state in which the positions of thecar doors 10 are displaced from the closed door position based on the respective information from thedoor closing detector 16 and thecar position detector 17. - The speed limiting value Vlim is set by comparing the threshold value αL and the acceleration of the
car 2 that has been found based on the information from thesecond speed detector 15. Specifically, the speed limiting value Vlim is set to a predetermined set value Vmax if the acceleration of thecar 2 is greater than or equal to the threshold value αL, and is set to a reducing value that decreases over time if the acceleration of thecar 2 is less than the threshold value αL (i.e., if the deceleration of thecar 2 exceeds the threshold value aL). - In other words, the first computing means 34 and the second computing means 35 determine the presence or absence of elevator abnormality separately, and perform control that stops passage of electric current to each of the
electromagnetic coil portions - The respective processing results in the first and second computing means 34 and 35 are stored in the shared memory 36. The first and second computing means 34 and 35 obtain the respective processing results of the first and second computing means 34 and 35 separately from the shared memory 36, and determine the presence or absence of failure of the
brake controlling apparatus 19 by comparing the obtained processing results. The first and second computing means 34 and 35 output a failure signal to the failure detecting means 37 if a failure determination is made. An occurrence of failure is thereby detected if failure occurs in either of the first and second computing means 34 and 35. - The failure detecting means 37 performs control over the
first relay switch 27 and thesecond relay switch 28 that performs respective opening operations of thefirst relay contact 24b and thesecond relay contact 25b on receiving a failure signal. - Next, computational processing by the first brake controlling means 23 will be explained.
Figure 3 is a flowchart that explains computational processing by the first brake controlling means 23 fromFigure 2 . Computation by the first brake controlling means 23 is performed at intervals of a predetermined period. The first brake controlling means 23 determine once every computational period whether or not an attracting command is being received from the operation controlling apparatus 18 (S1). - If it is determined that the first brake controlling means 23 is receiving an attracting command, the first brake controlling means 23 performs control over the adjusting
switch 22 that releases the braking force on thecar 2 by adjusting the quantity of electric current that is passed to each of theelectromagnetic coif portions 20 and 21 (S2), and terminates computation for the period in question. Generation of braking force on thecar 2 is thereby stopped. Here, the quantity of electric current that is passed to each of theelectromagnetic coil portions switch 22. - If the first brake controlling means 23 is not receiving an attracting command, the first brake controlling means 23 determines whether or not the acceleration of the
car 2 that has been found based on the information from thefirst speed detector 14 is less than the threshold value αL (S3). - If the acceleration of the
car 2 is less than the threshold value αL, the first brake controlling means 23 performs control over the adjustingswitch 22 that maintains the acceleration of thecar 2 at the threshold value αL (deceleration control) in order to avoid sudden deceleration of the car 2 (S4), and terminates computation for the period in question. Here, the quantity of electric current that is passed to each of theelectromagnetic coil portions switch 22. - If the acceleration of the
car 2 is greater than the threshold value αL, the first brake controlling means 23 performs control that performs an Off operation of the adjustingswitch 22 in order to generate a braking force on the car 2 (S5), and terminates computation for the period in question. - Next, computational processing by the first computing means 34 in the second brake controlling means 26 will be explained.
Figure 4 is a flowchart that explains computational processing by the first computing means 34 fromFigure 2 . Computation by the first computing means 34 is performed at intervals of a predetermined period. Moreover, computation by the second computing means 35 is similar to computation by the first computing means 34. - The first computing means 34 determines once every computational period whether or not the speed of the
car 2 is zero (S11). If the speed of thecar 2 is zero, the first computing means 34 resets time t of a timer to zero, and performs initialization processing of variables by setting the speed limiting value Vlim to the predetermined set value Vmax (S12). The first computing means 34 then determines whether or not a relay driving command is being received from the operation controlling apparatus 18 (S13). - If the relay driving command is being received, the first computing means 34 performs control over the
first relay switch 27 that performs a closing operation (an On operation) of thefirst relay contact 24b (S14), and terminates computation for the period in question. - If the relay driving command is not being received, the first computing means 34 performs control over the
first relay switch 27 that performs an opening operation (an Off operation) of thefirst relay contact 24b (S15), and terminates computation for the period in question. - If the speed of the
car 2 is not zero, on the other hand, the first computing means 34 determines whether or not thecar 2 is outside the door opening and closing enabled zone in a state in which thecar doors 10 have been displaced from the closed door position (an open door state) (S16). - If the
car 2 is outside the door opening and closing enabled zone in an open door state, the first computing means 34 performs control over thefirst relay switch 27 that performs an opening operation of thefirst relay contact 24b in order to generate a braking force on the car 2 (S15), and terminates computation for the period in question. - If the
car doors 10 are in the closed door position, or if thecar 2 is within the door opening and closing enabled zone, the first computing means 34 determines whether or not the absolute value of the speed of thecar 2 is less than the speed limiting value Vlim (S17). - If the absolute value of the speed of the
car 2 is greater than or equal to the speed limiting value Vlim, the first computing means 34 performs control over thefirst relay switch 27 that performs an opening operation of thefirst relay contact 24b (S15), and terminates computation for the period in question. - If the absolute value of the speed of the
car 2 is less than the speed limiting value Vlim, the first computing means 34 determines whether or not time t of the timer is zero (S18). - If time t of the timer is zero, the first computing means 34 determines whether or not the acceleration of the
car 2 is greater than the threshold value αL (S19). As a result, if the acceleration of thecar 2 is greater than the threshold value αL, the first computing means 34 performs control over thefirst relay switch 27 that performs a closing operation of thefirst relay contact 24b (S14), and terminates computation for the period in question. If the acceleration of thecar 2 is less than or equal to the threshold value αL, the first computing means 34 sets time t of the timer to (t+1) (S20), then performs control over thefirst relay switch 27 that performs a closing operation of thefirst relay contact 24b (S14), and terminates computation for the period in question. - If time t of the timer is not zero, on the other hand, the first computing means 34 determines whether or not time t of the timer is greater than a preset set time tmax (S21).
- If time t of the timer is less than or equal to the set time tmax, the first computing means 34 sets time t of the timer to (t+1) (S20), then performs control over the
first relay switch 27 that performs a closing operation of thefirst relay contact 24b (S14), and terminates computation for the period in question. - If time t of the timer is greater than the set time tmax, the speed limiting value Vlim is set to (Vlim - V1) (S22), then control is performed over the
first relay switch 27 that performs a closing operation of thefirst relay contact 24b (S14), and terminates computation for the period in question. Moreover, V1 is a preset fixed value. The speed limiting value Vlim can thereby be set to a value that decreases over time. - Next, temporal changes in the speed of the
car 2, in the acceleration of thecar 2, in the state of the adjustingswitch 22, and in the state of thefirst relay contact 24b during normal operation will be explained.Figures 5(a) through 5(d) are graphs that show respective temporal changes for the speed of thecar 2 fromFigure 1 , the acceleration of thecar 2, the state of the adjustingswitch 22 fromFigure 2 , and the state of thefirst relay contact 24b during normal operation. During normal operation, because acceleration of thecar 2 is maintained at greater than or equal to the threshold value αL (i.e., sudden deceleration of thecar 2 does not occur) (Figure 5(b) ), control that releases the braking force on thecar 2 is performed over the adjustingswitch 22. Here, the quantity of electric current that is passed to each of theelectromagnetic coil portions switch 22 repeating On/Off operation. - Moreover, in reality the On/Off operation of the adjusting
switch 22 is repeated in order to adjust the quantity of electric current that is passed to each of theelectromagnetic coil portions switch 22 has been omitted inFigure 5(c) . Because the speed of thecar 2 is maintained at a value that is lower than the speed limiting value Vmax during normal operation (Figure 5(a) ), control that performs a closing operation of thefirst relay contact 24b is performed over thefirst relay switch 27. - Next, temporal changes in the speed of the
car 2, in the acceleration of thecar 2, in the state of the adjustingswitch 22, and in the state of thefirst relay contact 24b when thecar 2 is suddenly decelerated will be explained,Figures 6(a) through 6(d) are graphs that show respective temporal changes for the speed of thecar 2 fromFigure 1 , the acceleration of thecar 2, the state of the adjustingswitch 22 fromFigure 2 , and the state of thefirst relay contact 24b when an abnormality occurs in the acceleration of thecar 2. - If an elevator abnormality occurs at time t1, output of the attracting command from the
operation controlling apparatus 18 to thebrake controlling apparatus 19 and supply of electric power to the motor 7 are stopped. Thus, the speed and acceleration of thecar 2 first increase due to imbalances between thecar 2 and the counterweight 3 (Figure 6(a) and Figure 6(b) ). Next, the adjustingswitch 22 is opened to stop passage of electric current to theelectromagnetic coil portions car 2 is thereby rapidly decelerated, and the acceleration of thecar 2 becomes less than the threshold value αL at time t2. - When the acceleration of the
car 2 becomes less than the threshold value αL, the opening and closing operations of the adjustingswitch 22 are repeated under control from the brake controlling apparatus 19 (Figure 6(c) ) to maintain the acceleration of thecar 2 at the threshold value αL (Figure 6(b) ). Here, when a set time tmax has elapsed from time t2, the value of the speed limiting value Vlim is set to a value that decreases over time from the set value Vmax. - The speed of the
car 2 is maintained at less than or equal to the speed limiting value Vlim, and when thecar 2 is at a sufficiently low speed at time t3, the repeated operation of opening and closing the adjustingswitch 22 is stopped, and the state of the adjustingswitch 22 is maintained in the open state (the Off state) (Figure 6(c) ). - Next, when the
car 2 is stopped completely at time t4, output of the relay driving command from theoperation controlling apparatus 18 to thebrake controlling apparatus 19 is stopped (Figure 6(d) ). Thus, the first andsecond relay contacts - If the speed of the
car 2 exceeds the speed limiting value Vlim when thecar 2 is moving, at least one of the first andsecond relay contacts brake controlling apparatus 19, irrespective of the presence or absence of output of the relay driving command from theoperation controlling apparatus 18. Thus, passage of electric current to each of theelectromagnetic coil portions car 2. - In an elevator apparatus of this kind, because a first brake controlling means 23 that controls the quantity of electric current that is passed to each of the
electromagnetic coil portions electromagnetic coil portions brake controlling apparatus 19, the presence or absence of the elevator abnormality can be monitored by each of the computing means 34 and 35 separately, and even if either of the computing means 34 and 35 or the first brake controlling means 23 fails, thecar 2 can be stopped more reliably during an elevator abnormality under control from the remaining normal computing means. Because it is no longer necessary to dispose a plurality of brake controlling apparatuses in order to improve reliability in controlling the stopping of thecar 2, complication of the configuration of thebrake controlling apparatus 19 can be suppressed. - Because each of the computing means 34 and 35 prepares a speed limiting value Vlim that decreases over time if deceleration of the
car 2 exceeds a threshold value αL, and performs control that stops passage of electric current to each of theelectromagnetic coil portions car 2 exceeds the speed limiting value Vlim, abnormalities in the speed of thecar 2 can be determined at a stage when the speed of thecar 2 is low, enabling the stopping of thecar 2 during an elevator abnormality to be made even more reliable. - Because each of the computing means 34 and 35 performs control that stops passage of electric current to each of the
electromagnetic coil portions car 2 is outside the door opening and closing enabled zone in a state in which the positions of thecar doors 10 have been displaced from the closed door position, elevator abnormality can be determined even if the speed or acceleration of thecar 2 is not abnormal, enabling the safety level of the elevator to be improved. - Moreover, in the above example, the number of computing means 34 and 35 is assumed to be two, but the number of computing means may also be set to three or more.
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- An elevator apparatus comprising:a car (2) that is movable inside a hoistway (1);a braking apparatus (11) that comprises a brake coil (20), that generates a braking force that brakes the car (2) by stopping passage of electric current to the brake coil (20), and that stops generation of the braking force by passing electric current to the brake coil (20); anda brake controlling apparatus (19) that comprises:a first brake controlling means (23) that performs control of the braking force by adjusting a quantity of the electric current that is passed to the brake coil (20); characterized by further comprisinga second brake controlling means (26) that includes a plurality of computing means (34, 35) that separately determine presence or absence of an abnormality in the elevator based on information from a predetermined detecting means (14-17), and that perform control that stops passage of electric current to the brake coil (20) if it is determined that there is an abnormality in the elevator.
- An elevator apparatus according to Claim 1, characterized in that:a speed detector (14) that detects a speed of the car (2) is included in the detecting means; andeach of the computing means (34, 35) prepares a speed limiting value that decreases over time if deceleration of the car (2) that has been found based on information from the speed detector (14) exceeds a predetermined threshold value, and performs control that stops passage of electric current to the brake coil (20) if the speed of the car (2) exceeds the speed limiting value.
- An elevator apparatus according to Claim 1, characterized in that:a car door position detector (16) that detects whether or not a car door (10) is in a closed door position that closes a car doorway (9), and a car position detector (17) that detects whether or not the car (2) is within a door opening and closing enabled zone in which the car door (10) and a landing door that opens and closes a landing doorway can engage are included in the detecting means; andeach of the computing means (34, 35) performs control that stops passage of electric current to the brake coil (20) if it is determined that the car (2) is outside the door opening and closing enabled zone in a state in which a position of the car door (10) is displaced from the closed door position based on respective information from the car door position detector (16) and the car position detector (17).
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