Method for diagnosis and/or maintenance of a brake of a transportation system, software program, and brake apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11975944B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-07

    申请号:US16439202

    申请日:2019-06-12

    申请人: KONE Corporation

    IPC分类号: B66B5/00 B66B1/32 B66B1/34

    摘要: A method for diagnosis and/or maintenance of a brake configured to apply braking force to a hoisting machine of a transportation system includes controlling the brake to start a brake control action, e.g. an opening and/or a closing action of the brake; monitoring the brake to detect a response of the brake to the brake control action, wherein in case of the response the response is detected in a predefined manner; measuring a brake operating time interval from a first point in time of starting of the brake control action until a second point in time of monitoring the brake to detect the response; and, if either the response has not been detected until the brake operating time interval reaches and/or exceeds a predetermined threshold or the response has been detected after the brake operating time interval reaches and/or exceeds the predetermined threshold, establishing an information indicating that an operation of the brake should be modified. A computer program realizing the method and a brake apparatus configured to execute the method are also disclosed.

    Elevator safety brake, elevator and method for testing elevator safety brakes

    公开(公告)号:US11597633B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-07

    申请号:US16547311

    申请日:2019-08-21

    申请人: KONE Corporation

    摘要: An elevator safety brake unit, an elevator including at least two of the safety brake units, and a method for testing the safety brake units are disclosed. Each safety brake unit includes a frame part, a movable composition movably supported on the frame part, a compression spring assembly associated with the movable composition, and adapted to activate a braking by pushing the movable composition forward, and a coil assembly of an electromagnet disposed in the frame part and adapted to deactivate the braking by pulling the movable composition backwards. Each movable composition includes at least two movable elements, one compression spring for each movable element, and at least one coil assembly adapted to deactivate the braking by pulling the at least two movable elements backwards.

    Monitoring solution for a conveyor system

    公开(公告)号:US11440776B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-13

    申请号:US17032597

    申请日:2020-09-25

    申请人: Kone Corporation

    摘要: The present invention relates to a conveyor system comprising: a drive machine, a conveyor control unit configured to control operation of a conveyor device, a sensor array comprising at least one sensor mounted to the drive machine and adapted to measure one or more properties of the drive machine, a processing unit associated with the drive machine, wherein the processing unit is connected to the sensor array and configured to obtain and process measurement data from the sensor array to generate in-formation about an operation of the drive machine, and a communication channel between the conveyor control unit and the processing unit. The conveyor system may be an elevator system, an escalator system or a moving walk system.

    ARRANGEMENT FOR DETECTING BEARING FAILURES IN ELEVATOR

    公开(公告)号:US20210229953A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-29

    申请号:US17231496

    申请日:2021-04-15

    申请人: KONE Corporation

    IPC分类号: B66B5/00 B66B1/34 G01M13/045

    摘要: An arrangement for detecting bearing failures in an elevator system, which elevator system includes a hoisting machinery with a traction sheave on a rotary shaft, an elevator car, a counterweight and a hoisting element connected between the car and the counterweight and arranged to be moved by the a rotation of the traction sheave, and which arrangement includes at least a motion sensor for measuring rotation of the hoisting motor. The arrangement includes a signal processing unit connected to the motion sensor and arranged to process vibration signals originated in the bearings of the elevator system.

    Elevator car parking brake
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11673771B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-13

    申请号:US16729753

    申请日:2019-12-30

    申请人: Kone Corporation

    IPC分类号: B66B5/20 B66B5/00 B66B17/34

    CPC分类号: B66B5/20 B66B5/0025 B66B17/34

    摘要: According to an aspect, there is provided an elevator car parking brake comprising brake pads and an actuator configured to move the brake pads with respect to a guide rail. The elevator car parking brake further comprises levers, each having an associated brake pad; and at least one screw associated with the actuator and rotatably fixed to at least one lever via at least one attaching member. In a braking operation, the actuator is configured to rotate the at least one screw in a first direction with respect to the at least one attaching member, thus causing the levers with the brake pads to move towards the guide rail. In a brake release operation, the actuator is configured to rotate the at least one screw in a second direction with respect to the at least one attaching member, thus causing the levers with the brake pads to move away from the guide rail.

    METHOD FOR DIAGNOSIS AND/OR MAINTENANCE OF A BRAKE OF A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, SOFTWARE PROGRAM, AND BRAKE APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20200002126A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-02

    申请号:US16439202

    申请日:2019-06-12

    申请人: KONE Corporation

    IPC分类号: B66B5/00 B66B1/32 B66B1/34

    摘要: A method for diagnosis and/or maintenance of a brake configured to apply braking force to a hoisting machine of a transportation system includes controlling the brake to start a brake control action, e.g. an opening and/or a closing action of the brake; monitoring the brake to detect a response of the brake to the brake control action, wherein in case of the response the response is detected in a predefined manner; measuring a brake operating time interval from a first point in time of starting of the brake control action until a second point in time of monitoring the brake to detect the response; and, if either the response has not been detected until the brake operating time interval reaches and/or exceeds a predetermined threshold or the response has been detected after the brake operating time interval reaches and/or exceeds the predetermined threshold, establishing an information indicating that an operation of the brake should be modified. A computer program realizing the method and a brake apparatus configured to execute the method are also disclosed.

    Brake assembly for an elevator
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09764926B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-19

    申请号:US14531052

    申请日:2014-11-03

    申请人: KONE Corporation

    IPC分类号: B66B5/16 B66B5/02

    CPC分类号: B66B5/027

    摘要: A brake assembly for an elevator includes a brake, a brake operating device and a first brake wire connected to the brake operating device and to the brake, the brake operating device being configured to release the brake by moving the brake operating device and the first brake wire to a first direction. A second brake wire is connected to the brake operating device and to the brake, and the brake operating device is configured to engage the brake by moving the brake operating device and the second brake wire to a second direction.