Active vibration control system for an elevator, which reduces horizontal and rotational forces acting on the car
US5294757A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66B11/0286
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for actively counteracting a disturbing force acting on a platform moving vertically in a hoistway is disclosed. A manifestation of the disturbing force such as rotational acceleration or translational accelerations indicative thereof is sensed and counteracted, for example, by effectively adding mass to the platform in proportion to the sensed acceleration. The rotations of the platform may be about a vertical axis, one or more horizontal axes or equivalents thereof. Counteraction may but need not be accomplished using an electromagnet actuator for actuating the platform in response to a control signal from a control means which is in turn responsive to the sensed signal. Whatever type of actuator is used, it may be used as well to bring the platform to rest with respect to a hoistway sill prior to transferring passengers. The control means may be analog or digital or a combination of both. A preferred analog-digital approach is disclosed in which the digital part is responsive to accelerometer signals, the analog part is responsive to a force command signal from the digital part and provides a position feedback signal in return. In a preferred embodiment, f…
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