Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
187406000 | HAVING SPECIFIC STATIONARY GUIDING STRUCTURE FOR COUNTERBALANCE MEANS OR LOAD SUPPORT | 36 |
20080210495 | Removable Corrosion Protection on an Elevator Guide Rail - A guide rail for an elevator system includes a plastic layer covering over at least guiding surfaces of a blade portion. The plastic layer is applied to protect selected surfaces during shipment and storage, for example. At an appropriate time during installation, the plastic layer is removable to expose the protected guiding surfaces. | 09-04-2008 |
20080257655 | Magnet Unit, Elevator Guiding Apparatus and Weighing Apparatus - A magnet unit includes a first magnetic pole ( | 10-23-2008 |
20090065309 | MAGNETIC GUIDE APPARATUS - A magnetic guide apparatus includes at least two gap sensors which are disposed with a predetermined interval in a direction of movement of a moving body, and detect a gap between a magnet unit and a guide rail, a signal correction unit which determines variation amounts of detection signals which are output from the gap sensors, relatively varies weight coefficients for the respective detection signals on the basis of the variation amounts, and outputs, as a signal for magnetic control, a signal which is obtained by adding the detection signals which are multiplied by the weight coefficients, and a control unit which controls the magnetic force of the magnet unit on the basis of the signal for magnetic control, which is output from the signal correction unit. | 03-12-2009 |
20090133970 | NON-CONTACT RUNNING TYPE ELEVATOR - In an elevator including a guide apparatus which levitates the car from a guide rail by an effect of magnetic force and non-contactly runs and guides the car, the guide apparatus is controlled in a manner to generate magnetic force with respect to at least two of movement axes of the car. In this case, control is executed with respect to only some of the movement axes at a time of start of guide, and then control is executed with respect to the other movement axes after passing of a predetermined time from the start of the guide. | 05-28-2009 |
20090173583 | MAGNETIC GUIDE APPARATUS - A signal correction arithmetic unit is provided in a control apparatus to control a magnetic force of a magnetic guide unit. The signal correction arithmetic unit differentiates detection signals of two gap sensors, and integrates and outputs a differential signal with a smallest absolute value. The output signal is used for magnetic control. | 07-09-2009 |
20110036670 | LIFT GUIDE - The invention relates to a lift guide with a symmetry axis OY, consisting of a mushroom-shaped element ( | 02-17-2011 |
20110168500 | ELEVATOR GUIDE RAIL SYSTEM - An elevator system has at least one common pair of guide rails for guide shoes of an elevator car, running along the common pair of guide rails, and for guiding elements of a counterweight, running along the same pair of guide rails. The guide shoes of the elevator car follow a straight trajectory and the guiding elements of the counterweight are deflectable by at least one deflecting element within a crossing region for the elevator car and the counterweight. | 07-14-2011 |
20120118679 | DEVICE FOR GENERATING SHAFT DATA IN AN ELEVATOR INSTALLATION - A device for generating shaft data in an elevator installation includes an information transmitter and a mount. The mount has a first limb, a back and a second limb, the first limb has a first section and a second section and the second limb includes elements for receiving the information transmitter. The second section of the first limb lies, in a use state, substantially between the first section of the first limb and the second limb. | 05-17-2012 |
20120145489 | MACHINE-ROOM-LESS ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - The present general inventive concept provides an elevator system and method that provides minimal vibration during use thereof, simplified installation and maintenance, and a machine to power the system supported by a machine-support structure mounted between counterweight guide rails. | 06-14-2012 |
20120318618 | ELEVATOR HAVING A COUNTERWEIGHT - An elevator has at least one elevator body which can be displaced along a track and has at least one guide element, which is guided by a plurality of counter-pieces of the guide element connected in a stationary manner to the track and lying atop one another in a vertical manner. The guide element is always engaged by at least two of the counter-pieces. | 12-20-2012 |
20130264151 | EQUIPMENT FOR JOINING ELEVATOR GUIDE RAILS, JOINT ARRANGEMENT FOR ELEVATOR GUIDE RAILS, AND ELEVATOR - Equipment is provided for joining elevator guide rails, for connecting consecutive guide rails of an elevator to each other, which equipment includes a fish plate, which fish plate is an elongated angle plate profile piece including a plurality of plate sections that are beside each other and in the length direction of the fish plate, and longitudinal bends between the plate sections that are beside each other, and which plate section plurality including a planar support plate section, against which support plate section the rear sides of the ends of consecutive guide rails can be supported to lean, and which plate section plurality also includes stiffening plate sections bent away from the plane of the support plate section. A joint arrangement is provided for the guide rails of an elevator and an elevator, in which arrangement and elevator the joining equipment is used. | 10-10-2013 |
20140138189 | ELEVATOR ALIGNMENT TOOL - An elevator alignment tool includes a longitudinal frame having rollers being configured to run along the surface of a guide rail of an elevator construction, which frame includes a bias device for biasing the frame against the guide rail and a connecting part configured to be connected to an elevator car or an installation time platform, which tool further includes a laser mounted to the frame. This alignment tool allows an easy alignment of new guide rails to be installed during elevator installation or an easy verification of the guide rail alignment of a ready built elevator construction. | 05-22-2014 |
20140158473 | ELEVATOR DEVICE AND ROLLER GUIDE ASSEMBLY - An elevator car ( | 06-12-2014 |
20140190774 | CIRCULATION TRANSPORT SYSTEM - An elevator system includes two or more hoistways. One or more elevator cars are located in a first of the two or more hoistways and movable to a second hoistway of the two or more hoistways. The system further includes one or more elevator car transfer mechanisms including a transfer cage receptive of an elevator car of the one or more elevator cars and one or more transfer rails extending from the first hoistway to the second hoistway. The transfer cage is connected to the one or more transfer rails and is configured to transfer the elevator car received in the transfer cage by movement of the transfer cage along the one or more transfer rails from the first hoistway to the second hoistway. | 07-10-2014 |
20140238783 | Guide Rail for Elevator - A method of making a guide rail for an elevator system method comprising the steps of: providing a guide rail; applying a protective layer to the guide rail for corrosion protection; and removing at least a portion of the protective layer. A sheet metal guide rail for an elevator system comprises a base portion; and a blade portion extending from the base portion. The blade portion includes: a first section for engaging a guiding device and/or a safety of the elevator system; and a second section for engaging a guiding device and/or a safety of the elevator system. The second section contacts the first section. The sheet metal guide rail could be made using the aforementioned method. | 08-28-2014 |
20150136532 | TWO-PART SHEET METAL ELEVATOR GUIDERAIL - An exemplary elevator guiderail includes a metal sheet bent into a configuration that establishes at least one mounting portion configured to facilitate mounting the guiderail within an elevator hoistway. At least one guiding portion is configured to guide movement of an elevator car along the guiderail. The metal sheet includes an exterior surface treated to resist corrosion. A cover over at least some of the guiding surface has an exterior that is different than the exterior surface of the metal sheet. The cover is configured to establish a coefficient of friction to facilitate brake engagement with the cover for resisting movement of an elevator car along the guiderail. | 05-21-2015 |
20150360908 | COLUMN MEMBER FOR AN ELEVATING DEVICE - The column member for an elevating device has a body, a channel, an opening and an internal thread. The channel is formed through the body. The opening is formed in a front surface of the body and is in communication with the channel. The width of the opening is shorter than the diameter of the channel. The internal thread is formed on an inner surface of the channel. A rotating member is located in the channel and meshes the internal thread of the channel. The diameter of the rotating member is longer than the width of the opening to prevent the rotating member from coming off the column member via the opening. The column member easily holds the rotating member without any sliding elements, and the combination of the column member and the rotating member is safe. | 12-17-2015 |
20160083222 | GUIDE RAIL ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS FOR ELEVATORS - A guide rail alignment system includes at least one connecting element, two guide rail sections, each section having two ends, joined to each other from one of their ends by the at least one connecting element, compression elements attaching at least one connecting element to the guide rail sections, and intermediate elements between the at least one connecting element and at least one of the guide rail sections. At least one of the intermediate elements is a spring that is compressible in response to tightening one or more of the compression elements. | 03-24-2016 |
20160115788 | Guide System - A variable length guide system for guiding a conveyance along a mineshaft, the variable length guide system extending downwardly from a work stage and being extendable or retractable to accommodate changes in distance between the work stage and a lower region of a mineshaft. | 04-28-2016 |
187407000 | Formed from cable | 2 |
20110067959 | SYSTEM FOR LIMITING HORIZONTAL MOVEMENTS IN A LIFT - The invention relates to a system for limiting horizontal movements in a lift for humans or equipment in eg a wind turbine tower or the like. The lift is to be provided with one or more sliding devices which, during the movement of the lift, guide(s) the lift by cooperating with a cable or the like. The system further includes a securing device for direct or indirect anchoring of the cable to the wind turbine tower. The sliding device and the securing device include tubular units that are adapted to each other to the effect that the tubular unit of the securing device is able to slide within the tubular unit of the sliding device. The tubular of the securing device is arranged on a flange, and the tubular of the sliding device is provided with a slot, wherein the flange and slot are also adapted to each other to the effect that the flange is able to travel through the slot when the tubular unit of the securing device travels through the tubular unit of the sliding device. The system includes a particular securing device which is configured with two essentially similar tubular parts having an essentially common longitudinally extending axis. Between them, an essentially transversally extending opening is configured such that a cable with which the securing unit is intended to be used can be mounted in the securing device by first inserting the cable into the transversally extending opening and subsequently turning the securing unit such that, essentially, the cable follows the longitudinally extending axis of the tubular parts. | 03-24-2011 |
20130233654 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING TENSION ON MINING ELEVATOR FLEXIBLE GUIDE RAIL - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for automatically adjusting the tension on a mining elevator flexible guide rail. The apparatus comprises an automatic tightening apparatus ( | 09-12-2013 |
187408000 | And mounting means therefor | 15 |
20090065310 | INSTALLING GUIDE RAILS IN AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM | 03-12-2009 |
20090120734 | METHOD FOR INSTALLING THE GUIDE RAILS OF AN ELEVATOR AND SYSTEM FOR INSTALLING THE GUIDE RAILS OF AN ELEVATOR - Method and system for installing the guide rails ( | 05-14-2009 |
20090139803 | FORKLIFT SHIPPING AND HANDLING APPARATUS - A shipping and handling system for a fork lift truck that has a cab and rails extending vertically above the cab. A first bracket is secured to the back of the rails and a second bracket is secured to the back of the cab. One bracket is provided with wheel while the other is provided with legs so that the truck is able to rest on the brackets when it is tipped over upon its back. A special adaptor is provided that allows a second fork lift truck to hitch onto the unwheeled bracket and lift the bracket off the support surface whereupon the first truck can be easily maneuvered from place to place. | 06-04-2009 |
20090266651 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSTALLING THE GUIDE RAILS OF AN ELEVATOR AND USE OF THE SYSTEM IN INSTALLING THE GUIDE RAILS OF AN ELEVATOR - Method and system for installing guide rails ( | 10-29-2009 |
20110186387 | FASTENING DEVICE FOR A GUIDE RAIL OF AN ELEVATOR INSTALLATION - A fastening device for a guide rail of an elevator installation with a elevator shaft with at least one shaft wall, the device comprising at least one mount for fastening the guide rail to the shaft wall, wherein the fastening device comprises a plastically deformable support device, which carries the guide rail, with deformation points. | 08-04-2011 |
20110214949 | STABILIZATION DEVICES - A system for stabilizing the vertical motion of an object in a wind power generating tower comprises at least one static guide, and a guide component attached to the object, e.g., an elevator car, constrained to the proximity of the static guide. In addition, at least one further containment, e.g., a wirefix, coupled to the static guide is able to pass through the first containment as the object moves vertically in the tower. Moreover, the further containment is disposed to maintain the static guide in a fixed relationship to a mounting structure, and the further containment is disposed for in-situ attachment. | 09-08-2011 |
20110226561 | ELEVATOR INSTALLATION FASTENING DEVICES - A fastening device for use in an elevator installation comprises a V-shaped base body with first and second limb profile members. The fastening device can be used to fasten at least one elevator guide rail to the wall of an elevator shaft. | 09-22-2011 |
20110297488 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM DOOR FRAME THAT SUPPORTS GUIDE RAILS - An exemplary elevator door frame includes a sill member and a header member. A plurality of jamb members are generally perpendicular to the sill member and the header member. A plurality of guide rail brackets are supported on at least one of the sill member, the header member or one of the jamb members. The guide rail brackets are configured to receive a portion of a guide rail. | 12-08-2011 |
20120168263 | ELEVATOR LINER APPARATUS AND UTILIZATION METHOD THEREOF - Elevator liner apparatuses are pre-fabricated corresponding to an amount of multiple floors of a building being constructed. Each elevator liner apparatus includes a liner frame sized to accommodate an elevator cab and elevator rails within the liner frame. Rail mounting brackets are mounted to interior walls of the liner frame. The rail mounting brackets have elevator rail sections affixed thereto and have mounting bracket studs mounting the rail mounting brackets to the liner frame and extending beyond exterior walls of the liner frame. Anchor spikes are mounted to the liner frame and extend beyond the exterior of the liner frame such that plywood forms configured to form concrete elevator shaft walls are coupleable to the anchor spikes. Concrete is pourable between the plywood forms and the exterior of the liner frame. The concrete when dried affixes the mounting bracket studs and the anchor spikes in the dried concrete. | 07-05-2012 |
20120312640 | ELEVATOR, GUIDE RAIL BRACKET, ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD - Elevator, which includes a guide rail line, which includes a plurality of consecutive guide rails, which are supported on the building with guide rail brackets fixed to the building, which guide rail brackets comprise a frame, a mounting base and structure for pressing the guide rail against the mounting base, which guide rail bracket essentially prevents at its point lateral movement of the guide rail in relation to the fixing point of the guide rail bracket and permits longitudinal movement of the guide rail in relation to the fixing point of the guide rail bracket. The aforementioned mounting base is fixed to the frame of the guide rail bracket movably in the longitudinal direction of the guide rail. | 12-13-2012 |
20140000986 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FASTENING AND ALIGNING A GUIDE RAIL | 01-02-2014 |
20140326545 | ARRANGEMENT FOR FIXING THE COMPENSATING WEIGHT GUIDE RAILS OF AN ELEVATOR, AND GUIDE RAIL BRACKET USED IN THE ARRANGEMENT - The object of the invention is an arrangement and a guide rail bracket for fixing the compensating weight guide rails of an elevator. | 11-06-2014 |
20150136533 | ARRANGEMENT FOR THE FASTENING OF LIFT SHAFT EQUIPMENT TO A WALL IN A MINE SHAFT - The present invention concerns an arrangement for the fastening of lift shaft equipment to a wall in a mine shaft for a personnel lift, the equipment comprising at least one rail that extends in the longitudinal direction of the shaft, on which rail a lift car can run, and fixtures for the mounting of the rail at a predetermined distance from the wall of the shaft. The fixture comprises an extended beam with means that can be adapted to the angular deviation of the wall of the shaft relative to the longitudinal direction of the beam. | 05-21-2015 |
20150360913 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALIGNMENT OF ELEVATOR GUIDE RAILS - The apparatus includes a stationary part being attachable to an elevator guide rail element at a predetermined height above a joint between two consecutive end-on-end mounted elevator guide rail elements. An elongated measuring frame having an upper end and a lower end is supported from the upper end with an articulated joint at the stationary part. A number of inductive sensors are positioned on the measuring frame, whereby at least a part of the inductive sensors are directed in a first direction being the direction between the guide rails towards a tip of the guide rail elements, said part being further divided into two sub parts so that a first sub part of the inductive sensors is directed towards the upper elevator guide rail element and the rest are directed towards the lower elevator guide rail element. The apparatus further includes a connection board for the inductive sensors, a visualization device, electronics, and a power source. | 12-17-2015 |
20160017708 | GUIDE RAIL ROPE DEFLECTION INHIBITION MECHANISM AND METHOD FOR PARALLEL SOFT CABLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A guide rail rope deflection inhibition mechanism and method for a parallel soft cable suspension system in ultradeep vertical shaft construction. The guide rail rope deflection inhibition mechanism comprises a T-shaped installation support base, a rotating frame, a hydraulic support rod, and a chuck. The T-shaped installation support base comprises a vertical support rod and a horizontal support rod. The hydraulic support rod comprises an upper hydraulic support rod and a lower hydraulic support rod. The rotating frame comprises an upper Y-shaped frame and a lower Y-shaped frame. The chuck comprises an upper chuck and a lower chuck. The guide rail rope deflection inhibition method treats two guide rail rope deflection inhibition mechanisms as one group, and arranges at least two groups along the vertical direction on the shaft wall. While guaranteeing the smooth sliding of a direction guiding frame, the freedom of the guide rail rope part is restrained by the chuck, thereby enhancing the stability and safety of hoisting containers. | 01-21-2016 |