WO2002051737A1 - Safety device for an elevator - Google Patents

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WO2002051737A1
WO2002051737A1 PCT/FI2001/001135 FI0101135W WO02051737A1 WO 2002051737 A1 WO2002051737 A1 WO 2002051737A1 FI 0101135 W FI0101135 W FI 0101135W WO 02051737 A1 WO02051737 A1 WO 02051737A1
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safety device
elevator
shaft
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Jukka MÄKI
Marco Steen
Seppo Ketoviita
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Kone Corporation
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Priority to HK04102569A priority patent/HK1059614A1/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B5/00—Applications of checking, fault-correcting, or safety devices in elevators
    • B66B5/0043—Devices enhancing safety during maintenance
    • B66B5/005—Safety of maintenance personnel

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  • the present invention relates to an elevator safety device as defined in the preamble of claim 1.
  • a safety buffer arrangement provided for maintenance purposes at the bottom of the elevator shaft.
  • the safety buffers according to said application can be arranged in the path of the elevator car so as to prevent the car from moving downward beyond a certain distance from the bottom of the shaft and likewise below the counterweight to prevent the car from moving upward beyond a certain dis- tance from the top of the shaft.
  • the safety devices according to this specification are arranged on the bottom of the shaft in a lying position, from which they can be raised into the path of the car or counterweight when necessary. However, when lying on the bottom of the shaft, they take up some space in the vertical direction as well, and so they are not applicable in solutions where the space below the car is very small.
  • Another way of providing a safety space is to use removable buffer beams, which are mounted in place temporarily to allow maintenance operations when a safety space is needed.
  • the known solutions occupy a space under the car when it is moving and are difficult to automate.
  • the object of the invention is to disclose a new type of safety device designed to ensure a sufficient space above and below the elevator car in a maintenance situation in the case of elevators having a small shaft space.
  • the invention is based on the idea of making as efficient use of the empty space at the shaft bottom as possible so that the safety device need not take up any space in the vertical direction under the car unit (consisting of the car and the car frame) during normal operation of the elevator. Placing the safety device in the space between the counterweight and the car unit on the bottom of the shaft allows it to remain out of the way of the car unit when the latter is moving.
  • the safety device of the invention prevents the motion of the car unit by being turned to a position under the car unit, with the result that buffers attached to the underside of the car unit hit the safety device and the car unit stops at a certain height from the shaft bottom.
  • the safety device of the invention can be easily automated. Being placed between the car unit and the counterweight, it does not occupy any space under the elevator when the latter is moving. Therefore, it can be used in elevators having a very small space below the car. This safety device can also be used in other types of elevator.
  • the safety device has a plate-like structure that also allows it to function as a guard structure between movable parts in the shaft.
  • Fig. 1 presents a safety device according to the invention.
  • Fig. 2 presents the safety device in normal position.
  • Fig. 3 presents the safety device in operating position.
  • Fig. 1 presents a safety device 1 according to the invention, made of a durable material, such as steel, comprising a plate-like stopping device hinged on the shaft bottom by pivots 6. Fitted on the upper end of the stopping device is a rail 5 provided with two supports 8 designed to meet safety buffers attached to the underside of the car unit 9. The safety buffers may also be mounted on the safety device, and their function is to dampen the impact.
  • the car unit comprises the car and the car frame or only the car.
  • the safety device turns on its pivots 6 between a normal position and an operating position.
  • the safety device also comprises a locking device 7, which locks the safety device 1 in the operating position. The locking device can be opened and closed manually.
  • the safety de- vice also comprises a holding mechanism 20, such as a magnet, designed to hold the safety device in the operating position.
  • the magnet grabs the elevator guide rails.
  • the holding mechanism also holds the safety device in the normal position, with the magnet grabbing a shaft structure and thus holding the device in an upright position.
  • the safety device is provided with a micro switch for identifying its position and giving the elevator control system data indicating a safety guarding position.
  • the safety device 1 is in the normal position, which is used when the elevator is operating normally between floors.
  • the safety device is placed on the bottom 10 of the shaft in a space 14 between the counterweight and the car unit.
  • the car unit comprises a car 19 and a car frame 18 or only a car 19.
  • Space 14 comprises the space between one outer edge 15 of the car unit and a shaft wall 13, in which space the counterweight 16 is moving.
  • the figure shows the counterweight 16, although in reality it cannot be in the lower part of the shaft when the car unit is at the bottom floor. In the situation presented in the figure, the car unit 9 has reached the bottom floor.
  • the safety device is well applicable for use in a solution with a small space below the car as it does not take up any space under the car unit when the latter is moving.
  • the car unit is first stopped at a position where the serviceman can get onto the car top after having opened the doors 11.
  • the top of the car unit is provided with a rail-like safety device 12 that can be turned on the top of the car unit into a safety guarding position.
  • Fig. 3 presents the safety device 1 in an operating position, in which it stops the car unit at a certain height from the shaft bottom 10, thus ensuring a safety space.
  • the safety device 1 is mounted on the bottom by pivots 6, of which there are a total of two for one safety device.
  • a serviceman wants to work on the shaft bottom, he first opens the door on the bottom floor, thereby preventing movement of the eleva- tor.
  • the serviceman enters the shaft pit and releases the safety device 1 from its holding mechanism and turns it into the operating position, into the path of the car unit.
  • the safety device is now locked by the locking device and the holding mechanism, ensuring that a safety space exists in the pit.
  • the safety device is turned into its normal position, the upright position, whereupon the person leaves the pit and the elevator control system is given data indicating that the elevator is allowed to move.

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Abstract

Elevator safety dvice (1) for implementing a safety space, said elevator comprising an elevator shaft, a shaft bottom (10), a car unit (9), a counterweight (16), landing doors (11) , a space (14) defined by an outer edge (15) of the car unit and the corresponding wall (13) of the shaft, in which space the counterweight can be moved. The safety device (1) has been arranged on the bottom (10) of the shaft in the space defined by an outer edge of the car unit and the corresponding shaft wall so that it is not in the path of the counterweight and that, in an operation position, the safety device (1) can be brought into the path of the car unit (9).

Description

SAFETY DEVICE FOR AN ELEVATOR
The present invention relates to an elevator safety device as defined in the preamble of claim 1.
When elevators are installed in old buildings, it is often necessary to use solutions that take up as little space as possible. If the spaces at the top and bottom of the elevator shaft are to be enlarged, the work is often either impossible to implement in view of constructional aspects or expensive to carry out. Still, safety spaces for maintenance purposes as required by safety regulations have to be provided above and below the car.
According to Finnish application 980594, to ensure the required safety space, a safety buffer arrangement provided for maintenance purposes at the bottom of the elevator shaft is known. The safety buffers according to said application can be arranged in the path of the elevator car so as to prevent the car from moving downward beyond a certain distance from the bottom of the shaft and likewise below the counterweight to prevent the car from moving upward beyond a certain dis- tance from the top of the shaft. The safety devices according to this specification are arranged on the bottom of the shaft in a lying position, from which they can be raised into the path of the car or counterweight when necessary. However, when lying on the bottom of the shaft, they take up some space in the vertical direction as well, and so they are not applicable in solutions where the space below the car is very small. Another way of providing a safety space is to use removable buffer beams, which are mounted in place temporarily to allow maintenance operations when a safety space is needed. However, the known solutions occupy a space under the car when it is moving and are difficult to automate.
The object of the invention is to disclose a new type of safety device designed to ensure a sufficient space above and below the elevator car in a maintenance situation in the case of elevators having a small shaft space. The invention is based on the idea of making as efficient use of the empty space at the shaft bottom as possible so that the safety device need not take up any space in the vertical direction under the car unit (consisting of the car and the car frame) during normal operation of the elevator. Placing the safety device in the space between the counterweight and the car unit on the bottom of the shaft allows it to remain out of the way of the car unit when the latter is moving. When necessary, the safety device of the invention prevents the motion of the car unit by being turned to a position under the car unit, with the result that buffers attached to the underside of the car unit hit the safety device and the car unit stops at a certain height from the shaft bottom.
The invention is characterized by what is presented in the characterization part of claim 1. Other embodiments of the invention are characterized by what is presented in the other claims .
By using a safety device according to the invention, an advantageous implementation of a safety space with a small movement is ensured. The safety device of the invention can be easily automated. Being placed between the car unit and the counterweight, it does not occupy any space under the elevator when the latter is moving. Therefore, it can be used in elevators having a very small space below the car. This safety device can also be used in other types of elevator. The safety device has a plate-like structure that also allows it to function as a guard structure between movable parts in the shaft.
In the following, the invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.
Fig. 1 presents a safety device according to the invention.
Fig. 2 presents the safety device in normal position.
Fig. 3 presents the safety device in operating position. Fig. 1 presents a safety device 1 according to the invention, made of a durable material, such as steel, comprising a plate-like stopping device hinged on the shaft bottom by pivots 6. Fitted on the upper end of the stopping device is a rail 5 provided with two supports 8 designed to meet safety buffers attached to the underside of the car unit 9. The safety buffers may also be mounted on the safety device, and their function is to dampen the impact. The car unit comprises the car and the car frame or only the car. The safety device turns on its pivots 6 between a normal position and an operating position. The safety device also comprises a locking device 7, which locks the safety device 1 in the operating position. The locking device can be opened and closed manually. In addition to the locking device, the safety de- vice also comprises a holding mechanism 20, such as a magnet, designed to hold the safety device in the operating position. The magnet grabs the elevator guide rails. The holding mechanism also holds the safety device in the normal position, with the magnet grabbing a shaft structure and thus holding the device in an upright position. The safety device is provided with a micro switch for identifying its position and giving the elevator control system data indicating a safety guarding position.
In Fig. 2, the safety device 1 is in the normal position, which is used when the elevator is operating normally between floors. The safety device is placed on the bottom 10 of the shaft in a space 14 between the counterweight and the car unit. The car unit comprises a car 19 and a car frame 18 or only a car 19. Space 14 comprises the space between one outer edge 15 of the car unit and a shaft wall 13, in which space the counterweight 16 is moving. The figure shows the counterweight 16, although in reality it cannot be in the lower part of the shaft when the car unit is at the bottom floor. In the situation presented in the figure, the car unit 9 has reached the bottom floor. It can be seen that the safety device is well applicable for use in a solution with a small space below the car as it does not take up any space under the car unit when the latter is moving. When there is a need to work above the car unit 9 on the top of the car, the car unit is first stopped at a position where the serviceman can get onto the car top after having opened the doors 11. To ensure a top safety space for the service- man, the top of the car unit is provided with a rail-like safety device 12 that can be turned on the top of the car unit into a safety guarding position.
Fig. 3 presents the safety device 1 in an operating position, in which it stops the car unit at a certain height from the shaft bottom 10, thus ensuring a safety space. The safety device 1 is mounted on the bottom by pivots 6, of which there are a total of two for one safety device. When a serviceman wants to work on the shaft bottom, he first opens the door on the bottom floor, thereby preventing movement of the eleva- tor. Next, the serviceman enters the shaft pit and releases the safety device 1 from its holding mechanism and turns it into the operating position, into the path of the car unit. The safety device is now locked by the locking device and the holding mechanism, ensuring that a safety space exists in the pit. To restore the normal operating state of the elevator, the safety device is turned into its normal position, the upright position, whereupon the person leaves the pit and the elevator control system is given data indicating that the elevator is allowed to move.
It is obvious to the person skilled in the art that different embodiments of the invention are not limited to the examples described above, but that they may be varied within the scope of the following claims.

Claims

1. Elevator safety device (1) for implementing a safety space, said elevator comprising an elevator shaft, a shaft bottom (10), a car unit (9), a counterweight (16), landing doors (11) , a space (14) defined by an outer edge (15) of the car unit and the corresponding wall (13) of the shaft, in which space the counterweight can be moved, characterized in that the safety device (1) has been arranged on the bottom (10) of the shaft in the space defined by an outer edge of the car unit and the corresponding shaft wall so that it is not in the path of the counterweight and that, in an operating position, the safety device (1) can be brought into the path of the car unit (9) .
2. Elevator safety device as defined in claim 1, characterized in that in the normal position, when the elevator is traveling, the safety device (1) is in a substantially upright position relative to the bottom (10) of the shaft, between the car unit (9) and the counterweight (16) .
3. Elevator safety device as defined in claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that the safety device comprises a stopping device (4) hinged on the bottom (10) of the shaft.
4. Elevator safety device as defined in claim 3, characterized in that the stopping device (4) is of a plate-like structure and is mounted on the bottom (10) of the shaft via pivots (6) located at its lower edge.
5. Elevator safety device as defined in claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the stopping device (4) has a rail (5) at its upper end.
6. Elevator safety device as defined in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the safety device comprises a micro switch that gives the elevator control system data indicating a safety guarding position and an inhibition of normal operation.
7. Elevator safety device as defined in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the safety device comprises a locking device (7) and a holding mechanism (20) for locking the safety device in the operating posi- tion.
8. Elevator safety device as defined in claim 5, characterized in that the rail (5) of the safety device (1) is provided with supports (8) which in the operating position are hit by safety buffers provided on the underside of the car unit.
9. Elevator safety device as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the top of the car unit is provided with a safety rail (12) to implement a sufficient overhead safety space.
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