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Elevator apparatus with sheave rotational speed difference determination for detecting an abnormality

US7637357B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 9, 2004
Grant dateDec 29, 2009
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Expiry dateOct 19, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB66B5/00
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In an elevator apparatus, a main rope suspending a car and a balance weight is looped around a traction sheave and a driven sheave of a traction machine. A driving-side speed detecting portion for detecting rotational speed of the traction sheave and a driven-side speed detecting portion for detecting rotational speed of the driven sheave are electrically connected to an operation control device. The operation control device includes a determination portion determining presence or absence of an abnormality in an elevator by calculating speed difference between rotational speeds of the traction sheave and comparing the speed difference to a fixed reference value, set in advance, and a control portion for controlling the operation of the elevator based on information from the determination portion.

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