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Elevator door stall mode with hysteresis

US4300661A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 27, 1979
Grant dateNov 17, 1981
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Expiry dateDec 27, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/45242
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An elevator system includes a microprocessor-based cab controller which controls door motion and which controls the generation of stall forces in the door. The disclosed embodiment includes a dictated velocity, high-speed door profile, and a position-controlled dictated velocity profile, door motion being controlled as the difference between actual door velocity and dictated velocity. A stall mode, in which the door motor is provided with currents required to provide a desired force on the door, is invoked with the door velocity is less than a predetermined stall velocity, provided that the door is at an extreme position of traverse, the previous cycle was a stall cycle, or a hysteresis time period has elapsed with the velocity consistently less than the stall velocity. An exemplary elevator control system and microprocessor-based cab controller, as well as an exemplary overall door control program and details of the present invention are disclosed.

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