Kone Elevator Gmbh

Kone Elevator Gbmh

Jouko Perttula

Matti J Kahkipuro

Heimo Makinen

The invention relates to a method and means for determining the position of an elevator car on the principle of floor selection by means of a pulse train, whereby the position of the elevator car is determined on the basis of a pulse count indicating the elevator's speed. The achieve a more reliable pulse count based floor selection system which is suited for use with any type of elevator, the pulses required for calculating the elevator position for floor selection are obtained from an acceleration sensor placed on the elevator car, the output signal of which is integrated so as to obtain a voltage representing the speed of the elevator car, said voltage being converted into a pulse train whose frequency is dependent on the speed of movement of the elevator car.

Method for determining the position of an elevator car and a pulse count

A torque-responsive brake, in particular for elevators, comprises two or more brakes arcs, brake shoes pivotally connected to the brake arcs and having attached brake linings and a brake actuating mechanism for pressing the brake linings against a drum. With prior art brakes, the starting of the elevator was not smooth enough or, alternatively, the types of apparatus by which smooth starting has been achieved were too complicated and expensive. By the present invention these drawbacks have been overcome in that, for pivotally attaching each brake shoe to its brake arc, a pivot shaft extends through the respective brake shoe and is connected to one end of a torque-responsive member, the opposite end of which is fixed to the respective brake arc.

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Hyvinkaa, Finland

Jouko Perttula