INVENTIO AG Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160137460 | GUIDE STRIP FOR A GUIDE RAIL OF AN ESCALATOR OR A MOVING WALKWAY - Guide rail for an escalator of a moving walkway, comprising at least one planar base surface with a guide surface for rollers, particularly for guide rollers of a step belt or plate belt of an escalator or a moving walkway, and at least one guide strip with a guide flank for lateral guidance of these rollers, wherein the guide strip is a separate component. | 05-19-2016 |
20160049029 | DISTRIBUTION OF PREMISES ACCESS INFORMATION - Premises access information can be distributed using a system having a ticket server coupled to a remotely located premises server. The ticket server receives a ticket request from a host device. After interacting with the premises server, the ticket server sends access-related information to a visitor device. The visitor device can later use the access-related information to gain access to a premises. | 02-18-2016 |
20150329318 | ACTUATING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC ELEVATOR BRAKE FOR AN ELEVATOR INSTALLATION - A device for actuating an electromagnetic elevator brake in an elevator installation includes at least two outlets connected to a coil of the brake, and a control system. Also provided is a switchable dissipation device, which is connected to the two outlets. In a rapid actuation operating mode, the control unit switches the switchable dissipation device such that the magnetic energy stored in the coil dissipates rapidly. Rapid actuation of the elevator brake is thus made possible. | 11-19-2015 |
20150324050 | INPUT DEVICE AND METHOD OF GENERATING A CONTROL SIGNAL - An input device for generating a control signal includes a control panel, which is formed by a plate-shaped element and has a front side and a rear side, an input zone on the front side, wherein the position of the input zone is marked by a marking on the front side and wherein the control panel is arranged to be deflectable at least in the region of the input zone and a sensor, which is mounted on a region of the rear side opposite the input zone, that detects deflection of the control panel occurring in the region of the input zone, wherein the sensor generates or varies an electrical signal when a user of the input device by exertion of a pressure force on the input zone produces a sufficient deflection of the control panel in the region of the input zone. | 11-12-2015 |
20150314993 | INSTALLATION METHOD FOR AN ELEVATOR - An installation method for an elevator includes the following steps: provision of a counterweight frame to be moved along counterweight guide rails, provision of an installation platform to be moved along car guide rails, and loading of the counterweight frame with at least one elevator component and movement of the counterweight frame to the position of the installation platform. | 11-05-2015 |
20150314992 | MAINTENANCE METHOD FOR AN ELEVATOR - A maintenance method for an elevator includes provision of a service platform in a lower region of the elevator, in particular a shaft pit, for later maintenance work, wherein the service platform was previously mounted for installation purposes on at least one set of car guide rails and served in the installation process as a working platform for mounting elevator components in the elevator shaft, in particular on a shaft wall. | 11-05-2015 |
20150314990 | DOUBLE-DECKER ELEVATOR WITH ADJUSTABLE INTER-CAR SPACING - An elevator installation has an elevator car carrier that can be displaced in a travel space, a first elevator car arranged on the carrier in an adjustable manner, and a second elevator car arranged on the carrier. A drive unit on the carrier drives a traction device to adjust the first elevator car relative to the carrier. The traction device forms a closed loop and is guided over a drive roller and at least one guide roller, which rollers are arranged on the carrier. The guide roller is displaceable on the carrier to set tensioning of the traction device. | 11-05-2015 |
20150298937 | SAFETY BRAKE FOR A TRAVEL BODY OF AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM - A safety brake for an elevator system having at least one traveling body movable in an elevator shaft along a guide rail and/or a brake rail. The safety brake is suitable for braking and retaining the traveling body on the guide and/or brake rail as required. The safety brake includes a control plate for receiving a brake body and for positioning the brake body relative to the guide and/or brake rail. The brake body is designed in at least two pieces and includes a first brake element and a second brake element. The first brake element is solely for braking and retaining purposes when the traveling body is moving along the guide and/or brake rail in an upward direction, and the second brake element is solely for braking and retaining purposes when the traveling body is moving along the guide and/or the brake rail in a downward direction. | 10-22-2015 |
20150284216 | DEVICE FOR PREVENTING EXCESSIVE SPEED OF A DOOR LEAF CAUSED BY A POWER ACCUMULATOR - A device for preventing excess speed, which is caused by an energy store, of a door leaf, includes a door leaf displaceable between an open position and a closed position, an energy store coupled with the door leaf, which energy store provides energy for the closing movement of the door leaf in the event of failure of the electrical energy supply, a door drive coupled with the door leaf, wherein electrical energy can be induced in the door drive when closing movement of the door leaf takes place, and a door control, which activates the door drive and which is suitable for regulation of the speed of movement of the door leaf, wherein the door control is operable by the induced electrical energy when the electrical energy supply fails, and a method of operating an elevator door. | 10-08-2015 |
20150239711 | Track System for an Escalator or Moving Walkway - A track module of an escalator or a moving walkway comprises at least two support structures and at least one guide rail. Each support structure includes at least two supports and at least one cross strut, wherein the cross strut is arranged between the at least two supports and connects these together. Each support has a foot fastening region which, in the installed state, is fastened to a carrying structure. Moreover, a balustrade fastening region, to which in the installed state at least a part of a balustrade is fastened, is formed at each support, so that static and dynamic loads acting on the balustrade are transmissible directly to the carrying structure by way of the supports. | 08-27-2015 |
20150053509 | ALLOCATION OF CALLS IN A LIFT INSTALLATION - A method of allocating calls of a lift installation with at least one lift and at least one car per lift to move passengers in a journey from at least one input floor to at least one destination floor, a system for executing the method and a computer readable memory with instructions for executing the method. The method includes receiving input calls from passengers travelling from an input floor to a destination floor, each call identifying at least one floor as an input floor or a destination floor. A start zone with identified input floors and a destination zone with identified destination floors are determined from the input calls and destination calls. Each identified floor within a corresponding zone is considered using at least one selection criterion and a stopping floor is selected which satisfies the criterion. The car is caused to stop at fewer than all the identified input floors and identified destination floors during the journey. | 02-26-2015 |
20150014098 | METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR MONITORING TRAVEL MOVEMENTS OF AN ELEVATOR CAR - A method and control device for monitoring travel movements of an elevator car utilize an electronic control device positioned at the car. Travel movements of the elevator car are travels, speeds or accelerations of the car. At least individual travel movements are subject to redundant detection for the purpose of monitoring. Either the travels or the speeds are redundantly detected and the accelerations singularly detected, or alternatively the accelerations are redundantly detected and the travels or the speeds are singularly detected, or preferably the travels or the speeds and the accelerations are redundantly detected. The electronic control device is preferably arranged at the support rollers of the elevator car. | 01-15-2015 |
20140231184 | USER GUIDANCE WITH MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A visitor can receive guidance (e.g., movement directions) through a portable electronic device. The visitor can read an information-containing tag with the electronic device to input location information into the device. With the electronic device, the visitor can then select one or more destinations. The device then provides directions to the visitor for the one or more destinations. | 08-21-2014 |
20140190773 | TEST METHOD FOR AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND A MONITORING DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE TEST METHOD - A test method is applied to an elevator system having a control unit and at least one bus node. The bus node has a first microprocessor and a second microprocessor and the control unit and the bus node communicate by a bus. Furthermore, the first microprocessor and the second microprocessor are connected without interruption by a signal line. The test method includes the steps: a specification signal is transmitted by the control unit to the first microprocessor, the first microprocessor transmits the signal to the second microprocessor, and the second microprocessor provides the signal for the control unit. Finally, the control unit verifies whether the provided signal corresponds to a signal expected by the control unit. The elevator system includes a monitoring device for carrying out the test method. | 07-10-2014 |
20140158472 | BASE FOR AN ELEVATOR CAR - An elevator car includes a floor base, which is stiff in bending, with a metallic base structure in which a support element of plastics material is arranged. The support element is formed as an integral mold body and is produced by means of an injection-molding method. | 06-12-2014 |
20140117777 | ELECTRONIC WIRE BRIDGE WITH SAFETY CIRCUIT - An electronic bridge system includes a first interface to couple to an electrical or electro-mechanical installation to receive system information from the installation, and a second interface to couple to a second component of the installation, wherein the second component is to be bypassed or interrupted by the bridge system. Further, the system includes a bridge circuit coupled to the second interface and having a control port, and a safety circuit coupled to the first interface and having an output coupled to the control port. The bridge circuit is configured to cause bypassing or interrupting the second component upon activation, and the safety circuit is configured to output one of an enable signal and a disable signal as a function of the system information, wherein the enable signal activates the bridge circuit. | 05-01-2014 |
20140076670 | ELEVATOR HAVING A MINIMAL ELEVATOR SHAFT WELL DEPTH AND A PERMANENT PROTECTIVE SPACE - The elevator has, when the elevator car is in its lowermost access level, no elevator shaft pit or one with absolute minimal depth but complies with regulations with respect to protective spaces against the risk of being crushed. The elevator car is movable in an elevator shaft with shaft doors to several access levels. Maintenance operations can be carried out both on the elevator car or from the interior of the elevator car. Access to the region below the elevator car is possible in that at least the lowermost shaft door is permanently locked, whilst all upper shaft doors can have emergency unlocking means. The at least lowermost shaft door is thus permanently locked, with the exception of the state in which the elevator car is in a stopped state, or is stopped, opposite it. The required permanent protective space consists of the entire interior of the elevator car. | 03-20-2014 |
20140076667 | ELEVATOR WITH CAR MOVABLE IN SERVICE MODE - An elevator car can be moved in service mode by a control unit in the interior of the car. The control unit can be accommodated behind a part, which is removable, pivotable out or displaceable, in the ceiling or light in the car, or behind a wall part, which is removable, pivotable open or displaceable, of the car. The control unit can hang at a cable and be removable from a storage niche to be actuable from any location in the interior of the car. The control unit can be a wireless transmitter which co-operates with a wireless interface at the car. Since car is movable, controlled from the interior, to any desired point of the travel path and can be stopped at any desired point all maintenance operations can be performed from the car. | 03-20-2014 |
20140036086 | ACCESS-MONITORING DEVICE WITH AT LEAST ONE VIDEO UNIT - An access-monitoring device of an elevator installation includes at least one video unit, wherein the video unit is connected to a control unit via a communications network. The video unit records at least one image of a defined monitoring space of the access-monitoring device. The video unit filters out a non-changing part of the at least one image and evaluates the remaining image part as to whether there is an object in the monitoring space. In the case of there being an object in the monitoring space, the video unit communicates data to the control unit. The control unit checks, in dependence on the data communicated, the authorization of the object in the monitoring space and determines either the direction of movement or the location of the object within the monitoring space. | 02-06-2014 |
20140008152 | FAULT DIAGNOSIS OF AN ELEVATOR INSTALLATION - An elevator installation includes a sensor by which vibrations generated during operation of the elevator installation are detectable and an evaluating circuit, which is connected with the sensor and by which the vibrations detected by the sensor can be evaluated. The detected vibrations can be compared by means of the evaluating circuit with a predeterminable operating value and a predeterminable threshold value. | 01-09-2014 |
20130297093 | ASSOCIATING USER PREFERENCES WITH ELEVATOR ACTIVITY - A user can be detected and identified at or near an elevator installation. A record for the user can be read from a database, and based on information in the record, a personalized building action can be performed for the user. A portion of the building can thus be “prepared” for the user. | 11-07-2013 |
20130279201 | ILLUMINABLE TRANSPARENT PANEL - An escalator, a moving walkway or an elevator cage includes at least one illuminable transparent panel. The illuminable transparent panel has a construction containing a plurality of layers. The two side surfaces of each layer are bounded in the area dimension thereof by an edge region. The layers of the construction are arranged with the side surfaces against one another. The layer sequence of the construction is defined, wherein a first layer is a first glass pane, a second layer is a first transparent polymer layer, a third layer is a second glass pane, a fourth layer is a transparent polymer material plate containing light-dispersing particles, a fifth layer is a third glass pane, a sixth layer is a second transparent polymer layer and a seventh layer is a fourth glass pane. | 10-24-2013 |
20130248296 | ELEVATOR INSTALLATION WITH CAR AND COUNTERWEIGHT - An elevator installation includes a car, a counterweight and safeties which are fitted to the car and the counterweight. The car contains an electrically controlled device for actuating and optionally resetting the safety and the counterweight also contains an electrically controlled device with a safety, or the safety of the counterweight is actuated by a slack-line release. | 09-26-2013 |
20130220741 | ALLOCATION OF CALLS IN A LIFT INSTALLATION - A method of allocating calls of a lift installation with at least one lift and at least one car per lift to move passengers in a journey from at least one input floor to at least one destination floor, a system for executing the method and a computer readable memory with instructions for executing the method. The method includes receiving input calls from passengers travelling from an input floor to a destination floor, each call identifying at least one floor as an input floor or a destination floor. A start zone with identified input floors and a destination zone with identified destination floors are determined from the input calls and destination calls. Each identified floor within a corresponding zone is considered using at least one selection criterion and a stopping floor is selected which satisfies the criterion. The car is caused to stop at fewer than all the identified input floors and identified destination floors during the journey. | 08-29-2013 |
20130213750 | BRAKE SYSTEM - A brake system of an elevator, an escalator or a moving walkway includes a brake device with at least one brake shoe. The brake shoe has an effective surface which during brake use is pressed against a friction surface, which is moving or movable relative to the effective surface, of a counter-member. The brake system also includes a feed device which is supplied by a fluid source. A fluid can be fed between the effective surface of the brake shoe and the friction surface, which faces it, by means of the feed device. The friction between the effective surface and the friction surface can be influenced by the feed of the fluid. | 08-22-2013 |
20130168191 | EMERGENCY OPERATION OF ELEVATORS - An elevator system directs an elevator car to one or more particular floors based on a type of emergency that appears to be occurring in the car. The emergency is detected using one or more sensor units in or on the elevator car. The elevator system can direct the car to a floor that has equipment and/or personnel for handling the emergency. | 07-04-2013 |
20130163233 | ILLUMINABLE PANEL - An escalator, a moving walkway or an elevator cage has at least one illuminable panel. The illuminable panel has a construction containing a plurality of layers. The two side surfaces of each layer are bounded in the area dimension thereof by an edge region. The layers of the construction lay by the side surfaces one on the other. The layer sequence of the construction is defined, wherein a first layer is a reflective covering, a second layer is a transparent polymer material plate containing light-dispersing particles, a third layer is a first glass pane, a fourth layer is a transparent polymer layer and a fifth layer is a second glass pane. | 06-27-2013 |
20130161131 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR AN ELEVATOR WITH A PLURALITY OF CAGES - An elevator has a first and a second cage, which are movable along a common travel path. In addition, the elevator includes a safety device, by which the two cages can be monitored, and a shaft information system, which is connected with the safety device and by which the speed and the position of the two cages can be determined. If the two cages fall below a safety spacing, a first braking measure can be initiated for at least a first cage by means of the safety device. A retardation plot for the at least first cage is predeterminable by the safety device on initiation of the first braking measure. In that case, a second braking measure can be initiated for the at least first cage by means of the safety device if the retardation plot is exceeded. | 06-27-2013 |
20130157497 | ELECTRICAL CONTACTING OF TENSILE CARRIERS IN SUPPORT COMPONENTS - A system for electrical contacting of tensile carriers in support means includes a support means and a contacting device. The support means has a casing and at least four tensile carriers. The tensile carriers are arranged parallel to one another in the casing and lie substantially in one plane. The contacting device has a contact element. The contact element has a cutting side for penetration of the casing, wherein the cutting side of the contact element is so guided through the casing that the contact element contacts the at least four tensile carriers at least by the cutting side. | 06-20-2013 |
20130153340 | CHECKING STATES IN AN ELEVATOR INSTALLATION - An elevator installation includes a cage, a counterweight, a drive and at least one support element. The cage and the counterweight are supported by the support element, which is driven by the drive to move the cage and the counterweight in opposite directions. The support element includes at least one test element, wherein the test element is contacted by at least one contacting device and connected with a measuring device so that an electrical resistance of the test element is determinable by the measuring device, wherein the electrical resistance of the test element changes due to stretching of the test element so that through measurement of the electrical resistance of the test element at least one of the following states of the elevator installation is ascertainable: loading of the cage, a slack support element, a tension difference between at least two support elements and damage of the support element. | 06-20-2013 |
20130133984 | SAFETY BRAKE WITH RESETTING - In an elevator installation an elevator cage is arranged to be movable along guide rails and the elevator cage is equipped with a brake system possibly with two safety brakes. The safety device is activated by way of control devices which can trigger the safety device from critical or non-critical events. The control devices further include a function for automatic resetting of the safety brake when an event, which is evaluated as non-critical, is indicated as a reason for triggering the safety brake. Resetting of the safety brake takes place through execution of pre-defined resetting steps of the elevator cage. | 05-30-2013 |
20130126737 | NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF A CARRIER ELEMENT OF AN ELEVATOR INSTALLATION - A testing device includes a receiving unit for electromagnetic signals arranged on a carrier element to be tested to generate test data from received electromagnetic radiation. The test data are evaluated in a processing system in order to determine a deviation of the test data from a nominal state of the carrier element. The testing device is used to test a carrier element of an elevator installation on which the elevator car is suspended. | 05-23-2013 |
20130119256 | NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF A CARRIER ELEMENT OF AN ELEVATOR INSTALLATION - A testing device includes a receiving unit for electromagnetic signals arranged on a carrier element to be tested to generate test data from received electromagnetic radiation. The test data are evaluated in a processing system to determine a deviation of the test data from a nominal state of the carrier element. The testing device is used to test a carrier element of an elevator installation on which the elevator car is suspended. | 05-16-2013 |
20130118836 | ELEVATOR WITH SAFETY DEVICE - An elevator includes an elevator cage, a drive arrangement, a first safety controller and a second safety controller, wherein the first and the second safety controllers monitor a state of the elevator respectively by means of at least one first or second sensor and on detection of an unsafe state institute a measure in order to bring the elevator into a safe state. The first safety controller is arranged on the elevator cage and the second safety controller is arranged in the region of the drive arrangement. | 05-16-2013 |
20130116835 | INFORMATION EXCHANGE BETWEEN ELEVATOR SYSTEMS AND BUILDING SYSTEMS - Environment information associated with a user can be exchanged between an elevator system and a building environmental system. The user can adjust environmental settings in one context (e.g., in an elevator car of the elevator system), and the settings can be carried over to another context (e.g., a room serviced by the building environmental system). Information exchange can be aided by a database that records information for user preferences. | 05-09-2013 |
20130105250 | SPEED LIMITER FOR AN ELEVATOR | 05-02-2013 |
20130098714 | SLIDING GUIDE SHOE FOR AN ELEVATOR - A sliding guide shoe for an elevator for conveying persons or goods includes a guide shoe housing and a two-part insert, which insert is inserted in the guide shoe housing for guiding an elevator car along a guide rail extending in a longitudinal direction. The insert includes a slide element connected with a support element and removable laterally from the sliding guide shoe in the longitudinal direction. The slide element is insertable into or removable from the support element only from one longitudinal side. | 04-25-2013 |
20130098713 | ELEVATOR CAR AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM WITH AN ELEVATOR CAR - An elevator car has an aerodynamic cladding which in an upward travel direction of the elevator car is disposed above an upper side of the elevator car and which is connected with the elevator car. An attachment structure serves as a cladding, which is of self-supporting construction. The elevator car has an opening mechanism which is designed for transferring a movable superstructure of the attachment structure from a closed state to an open state. | 04-25-2013 |
20130092479 | ELEVATOR - A car for an elevator, which is movable in an elevator shaft, has a car roof projecting at least partly beyond a drive unit. Arranged on the car roof in the region of the side facing the drive unit is a balustrade which has a handrail interrupted centrally in a drive receiving region. The balustrade has in the drive receiving region a bar which is arranged to be offset downwardly and inwardly relative to the handrail. | 04-18-2013 |
20130081906 | MONITORING SHAFT DOORS - An elevator installation has at least one shaft door and a monitoring device for monitoring movements for opening the shaft door, the monitoring device comprising a first, energy-autonomous counting device for counting the movements, which independently of an intact power supply increments a first count value in the case of one of these movements, and a second counting device for counting the movements, which when the power supply is intact increments a second count value in the case of one of these movements, and a comparison circuit which calls up and compares the first and second count values and can generate a signal based on the comparison of the count values. | 04-04-2013 |
20130056312 | ENERGY SETTINGS FOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - Energy efficiency settings for an elevator installation can be determined based on, for example, a start floor for a trip, a destination floor for a trip, user identity information and/or a condition associated with one or more users. In at least some cases, portions of a building (e.g., one or more floors) are associated with one or more energy settings. In further cases, an occupant of a building is associated with one or more elevator energy settings. Some embodiments can be used with an escalator installation. | 03-07-2013 |
20130048435 | ELEVATOR INSTALLATION ACCESS SECURITY METHOD WITH POSITION DETECTION - A method of operating an elevator installation for transporting elevator users in a building area, including the steps of: detecting the position of elevator users in the building area, granting of an access authorization of the elevator users to building regions, triggering of a destination call by a detected elevator user, allocation of an elevator car serving the destination call or elevator call, boarding of an elevator car by at least one detected elevator user, if an elevator call was triggered triggering a car call by a detected elevator user, comparing whether the position of the elevator user that has boarded the elevator car corresponds with the position of the elevator user that has triggered the destination call, and determining whether the elevator user that has boarded the elevator car has an access authorization for a destination location corresponding with the destination call or elevator call. | 02-28-2013 |
20130036598 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INSTALLING AN ELEVATOR IN AN ELEVATOR SHAFT - The invention relates to a method and device for installing an elevator in an elevator shaft, having the following steps: i) arranging a model in the elevator shaft, so that the arranged model represents nominal dimensions of an outline of the elevator; ii) arranging at least one light source at a nominal position of the model, so that the light source is directed in a provided travel direction of the elevator; iii) projecting a light beam starting from the light source, wherein the light beam defines the nominal position along the provided travel direction in the elevator shaft; and iv) using information about at least one location of at least one projection point of the light beam in the elevator shaft for installing the elevator. | 02-14-2013 |
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 |
20120279807 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM OPERATION - An elevator system includes at least one elevator, at least one call input device and a call controller. The call input device transmits a call to the call controller. For a transmitted normal operation signal, at least one elevator car of an assigned elevator is activated to drive to the call input floor by at least one elevator controller of the assigned elevator. In a peak-time mode of the elevator system, at least one main operation signal is transmitted to at least one elevator. For a main operation signal transmitted to an elevator, at least one elevator car of said elevator is activated to drive between at least two main operation floors by at least one elevator controller of said elevator. | 11-08-2012 |
20120278901 | MANAGEMENT OF ACCESS RIGHTS - A system for management of access rights to operating data and/or control data of buildings or building complexes can include a communications release service running on a first server. This release service releases a communication of a user, who is registered with an identity, with the buildings or building complexes filed for him or her in a list when his or her identity corresponds with an identity filed in the list. Also, after release of the communication has taken place by the communications release service, a building authorization service running on a second server releases specific access rights for the user to operating data and/or control data of the building or building complex on the basis of access rights filed in an authorization databank. | 11-01-2012 |
20120268243 | DISTRIBUTION OF PREMISES ACCESS INFORMATION - Premises access information can be distributed using a system having a ticket server coupled to a remotely located premises server. The ticket server receives a ticket request from a host device. After interacting with the premises server, the ticket server sends access-related information to a visitor device. The visitor device can later use the access-related information to gain access to a premises. | 10-25-2012 |
20120267203 | MODERNIZING AN ELEVATOR INSTALLATION - A method for modernizing an elevator installation includes installing story terminals for input of a destination story on the stories of the building, which terminals are so coupled with an elevator control device connected with an input device in the elevator cage that, at least in a standard mode, after input of the destination story call detected by means of the story terminal, the cage automatically travels to the selected destination story, and in that case a story selection in the cage by use of the input device is no longer possible. The indicating means for representing selected stories of the input device are so incorporated in the control system that the indicating means, after input of a story call by way of the story terminal, are activated. | 10-25-2012 |
20120253658 | USER GUIDANCE WITH MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A visitor can receive guidance (e.g., movement directions) through a portable electronic device. The visitor can read an information-containing tag with the electronic device to input location information into the device. With the electronic device, the visitor can then select one or more destinations. The device then provides directions to the visitor for the one or more destinations. | 10-04-2012 |
20120223808 | EMERGENCY OPERATION OF ELEVATORS - An access control system includes at least one door fitting to a secured area of a building and at least one identification code on a mobile data carrier. The identification code is read by a read device of a door fitting. If the read-in identification code is valid, access is granted to the area secured by the door fitting. An authorization code is transmitted from a processor via at least one communication connection to a central processor. A verification step is carried out to determine whether the transmitted authorization code corresponds to a valid authorization code for an area profile. Upon successful verification of the transmitted authorization code, write and read rights for the area profile are released to the processor transmitting the authorization code. The released area profile is changed by the processor via a communication connection. | 09-06-2012 |
20120222917 | CONTROLLING A DRIVE MOTOR OF AN ELEVATOR INSTALLATION - A movement of an elevator cage is detected by an elevator control on the basis of signals of a rotary encoder, coupled with a rotational movement of the drive motor or the drive pulley. Before movement of the cage begins, a movement plot in the form of a trip/speed profile is calculated for travel of the elevator cage from an instantaneous elevator cage position to a destination stopping point position. An anticipated slip between the drive pulley and a support means is included in the calculation of the trip/speed profile, and during the travel of the elevator cage a rotational movement of the drive motor and thus of the drive pulley is controlled by the elevator control in dependence on the calculated trip/speed profile and on signals of the rotary encoder. | 09-06-2012 |
20120193169 | DETERMINING ELEVATOR CAR POSITION - Elevator car position information can be determined based at least in part on readings from a sensor attached to the elevator car. The sensor readings provide movement information for the car. Some elevator installations are also configured with additional sensors for calibrating the sensor attached to the elevator car. The disclosed technologies can be used with, for example, an elevator installation that is being modernized. | 08-02-2012 |
20120168262 | METHOD FOR ENABLING THE USE OF AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM BY DISABLED PERSONS - A method for enabling the use of an elevator system by disabled persons includes detecting at least one position change of a user using at least one sensor, said position change being in the form of at least one signal and at least one reference signal. The signal is then compared to the reference signal. At lease one signal status change is generated when at least one predefined comparison result is fulfilled. For the generated signal state change, the elevator system is at least partially brought to an operating mode enabling the use thereof by disabled persons. | 07-05-2012 |
20120168260 | COUPLING SYSTEM OF AN ELEVATOR CAR DOOR DRIVE - A coupling system of an elevator car door drive includes a traction device, at least one coupling unit coupled to the traction device, and an adapter element which has a first interlocking adjustment structure which, together with interlocking elements of the traction device, forms a first interlocking unit that secures a relative position of the adapter element with respect to the traction device, which relative position can be adjusted in defined interlocking adjustment positions. The coupling unit has a second interlocking unit which secures a relative position of the adapter element with respect to the coupling unit, which relative position can be adjusted in defined interlocking adjustment positions, wherein, in the second interlocking unit, the distance between directly adjacent interlocking adjustment positions is smaller than the distance between directly adjacent interlocking adjustment positions of the first interlocking unit. | 07-05-2012 |
20120160613 | ELEVATOR ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM - An elevator access control system monitors a secure area, including an elevator landing, and controls an elevator system with at least one elevator car that is accessible from the elevator landing. Each elevator car of the elevator system has a door at the landing that provides access between the elevator car and the landing. The system includes an access monitoring device that detects the presence of non-authorized individuals within the secure area and produces a breach signal upon detecting one or more non-authorized individuals within or entering the secure area. Upon receiving the breach signal, an access system controller in communication with the access monitoring device initiates a security alert phase. | 06-28-2012 |
20120138388 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM OPERATION - An elevator system can be operated while recording the energy consumption of at least one energy consumer of the elevator system and at least one traffic situation of the elevator system. At least one energy consumption value is determined for the recorded energy consumption and the recorded traffic situation, and the calculated energy consumption value is output to at least one output means. | 06-07-2012 |
20120103729 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A LIFT SYSTEM, CALL INPUT DEVICE, LIFT SYSTEM COMPRISING A CALL INPUT DEVICE OF THIS TYPE AND METHOD FOR RETROFITTING A LIFT SYSTEM WITH A CALL INPUT DEVICE OF THIS TYPE - A lift system comprises a call input device and at least one touchscreen for inputting a call for a lift. The touchscreen has at least one functional identifier. When a functional identifier is touched, at least one input signal is generated. The call input device converts into a special input mode for a time-specific or location-specific generation of several input signals. | 05-03-2012 |
20120068818 | ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM - An access control method can include sending an identification code to an access node using a mobile telephone. If the identification code is recognized as valid, an access code is sent from the access node to the mobile telephone and presented on the display of the mobile telephone. The access code is detected using a camera, and if the access code is recognized as valid, the access is granted. | 03-22-2012 |
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20120037460 | DRIVE PULLEY FOR AN ELEVATOR INSTALLATION - A drive sheave for driving at least one traction device of an elevator system, including at least one traction area in which recesses are formed, which recesses extend substantially perpendicular to a circumferential direction of the drive sheave in the form of grooves, wherein the drive sheave is formed by a one-piece drive sheave body having the at least one traction area, and the grooves extend in the drive sheave body. | 02-16-2012 |
20120037458 | LOCATION-DEPENDENT MANAGEMENT OF PERSONS - A person is detected before entering an elevator in a building, and a destination floor desired by the person is detected. When the person leaves the elevator, the floor on which the person leaves the elevator is detected using a further detecting device. An action is triggered if the floor on which the person leaves the elevator and the destination floor do not match. | 02-16-2012 |
20110308891 | ELEVATOR INSTALLATION MODERNIZATION - An elevator installation for serving at least one floor in at least one building can be modernized, the elevator installation comprising at least one elevator with at least one elevator car and at least one elevator control. At least one destination call terminal for input of at least one destination call and/or for recognition of at least one identification code is installed on at least one input floor. At least one destination call control is installed. The destination call terminal is, for communication of the destination call signal, connected with the destination call control. The destination call control can be connected to the elevator control through a serial interface of the elevator control. | 12-22-2011 |
20110247376 | LOCKING SYSTEM FOR A LIFT DOOR - A locking system for a lift door, in particular a car door of a lift car and/or a shaft door, comprises a locking device which in an unlocked state enables opening of the lift door, and in a locked state restricts, in particular prevents opening of the lift door; a reference element; a counter element which interacts with the reference element, in particular mechanically, electrically, magnetically, acoustically and/or optically, in a prescribed measure when the lift car is located in a permissible position relative to a shaft door; a sensor for outputting a preferably electrical signal when the reference element and the counter element are interacting with one another; and a control device for transferring the locking device from the locked state into the unlocked state as a function of the signal, the reference element preferably being arranged on the shaft door. | 10-13-2011 |
20110209318 | MODERNIZATION METHOD FOR ELEVATOR INSTALLATIONS - A modernization method for converting a hydraulically actuated elevator system into an elevator system driven by a drive machine having a drive sheave makes it possible to convert and retain some essential elements of the existing elevator system. Car support rollers are arranged beneath an underside of an elevator car in the area of points of the underside of the elevator car located opposite each other and are connected to the elevator car. Furthermore, a support is guided along the underside of the elevator car and about the car support rollers. The support is also guided about the drive sheave so that the support can be driven by the drive sheave of the drive machine in order to raise and lower the elevator car. | 09-01-2011 |
20110155516 | Method of Operating Elevators During Emergency Situations - An elevator system having at least two elevators, wherein at least one of the elevators is designated as an emergency personnel elevator, can be operated to allow a firefighter to commandeer a second elevator for the purpose of ferrying persons to a safe evacuation floor. The elevator system is configured to determine if a request for an evacuation elevator originates from the firefighter elevator car positioned at one of several floors of a building. In response to the request, an elevator car other than the emergency personnel elevator car is designated as the evacuation elevator car. Further, the evacuation elevator car is dispatched to the floor the emergency personnel elevator car is positioned, and the evacuation elevator car is dispatched to a predefined evacuation floor upon receipt of an evacuation request made by the firefighter. | 06-30-2011 |
20110114423 | Elevator Safety System with Bar to Prevent Shaft Entry - A safety system for an elevator has a bar mounted on a landing door, the bar being adapted to extend into a passageway of the landing door, and a holding member adapted to prevent the bar from extending into the passageway of the landing door when a car door is positioned correctly behind the landing door. The bar is adapted to extend into the passageway when the landing door is opened and when the holding member does not prevent the bar from extending into the passageway of the landing door. | 05-19-2011 |
20110100762 | METHOD OF USING AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM, ELEVATOR SYSTEM FOR SUCH A METHOD AND METHOD OF RETROFITTING SUCH AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DOOR TRIM - The invention relates to a method of operating an elevator system in a building with at least two storeys ( | 05-05-2011 |
20110073416 | Elevator Security System - A security system for an elevator has a car position sensor, which is adapted to determine if a car is at a landing. The security system further has an indicator, which is located at the landing. The indicator is adapted to emit a warning signal if the car is not at the landing. | 03-31-2011 |
20110067972 | PERSON CONVEYING DEVICE, PARTICULARLY ESCALATOR OR MOVING WALKWAY, WITH A HANDRAIL, AND HANDRAIL FOR AN ESCALATOR OR A MOVING WALKWAY - A handrail ( | 03-24-2011 |
20100320058 | Tread Elements For A Conveyor And Method And Device For Testing Tread Element Strips - The invention relates to a tread element ( | 12-23-2010 |
20100133046 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM, SUSPENSION ELEMENT FOR AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM, AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING A SUSPENSION ELEMENT - An elevator system with a car or platform to transport passengers and/or goods as well as with a counterweight, which are arranged as traversable or movable along a travel path, and which are coupled and/or with a drive by a suspension element interrelating their motion. The suspension element is guided and/or driven by a traction sheave and/or a drive shaft and/or a deflecting pulley. The suspension element is sheathed and/or belt-type, with a first layer made of a first plasticizable and/or elastomeric material, containing a first exterior surface, and with at least one tension member—rope-type, tissue-type, or comprising a multitude of partial elements—that is embedded in the first layer of the suspension element. A manufacturing procedure for one of the suspension elements is provided. | 06-03-2010 |
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20080283343 | Method for Detecting the State of an Elevator Cage and Elevator System Wherein the Method is Used - The invention relates to a lift system ( | 11-20-2008 |