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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2006
Applicant:
Kenji Utsunomiya, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kenji Utsunomiya, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an elevator apparatus, an actuator for generating a vibration-damping force against the lateral vibration of a car is provided in parallel to elastic member for preventing the lateral vibration of the car. The actuator is controlled by a vibration-damping control unit. The vibration-damping control unit estimates a natural frequency of the lateral vibration of the car, determines a gain value on the basis of the estimated natural frequency and a rigidity value of the elastic member, and drives the actuator in accordance with an instruction signal obtained by multiplication of the determined gain value.