Method and arrangement for installing an elevator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10501289-B2
Application number	US-201715433062-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 15, 2017
Priority date	Sep 1, 2014
Publication date	Dec 10, 2019
Grant date	Dec 10, 2019

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and arrangement for installing an elevator, which comprises an elevator car arranged to run in an elevator shaft along the guide rails, a balancing weight connected to the elevator car with suspension ropes and with a traction member, the elevator comprising further a hoisting machinery with a driving wheel in the lower part of the elevator shaft below the elevator car, the installing comprising one or more jumps to make the elevator serve higher floors. During the jump phase extensions needed for the suspension ropes are taken from first supply reels and extensions needed for the traction member are taken from second supply reels.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An elevator, comprising:
an elevator car configured to run in an elevator shaft along a plurality of guide rails;
a balancing weight connected to the elevator car with a suspension rope extending through an upper part of the elevator shaft above the elevator car and further connected to the elevator car via a traction member extending through a lower part of the elevator shaft below the elevator car;
hoisting machinery including a driving wheel in the lower part of the elevator shaft below the elevator car;
a first supply reel configured to supply additional suspension rope to extend the suspension rope, the first supply reel secured on a roof of the elevator car; and
a second supply reel configured to supply additional traction member to extend the traction member, the second supply reel secured on a lower part of one element of the balancing weight or the elevator car, such that the second supply reel is configured to have no relative motion in relation to the one element when the one element is in motion in relation to the elevator shaft,
wherein the elevator is configured to be extended to enable the elevator car to run through a higher portion of the elevator shaft to serve one or more higher floors, based on the suspension rope and the traction member each being extended.

2. The elevator according to claim 1 , wherein the hoisting machinery is configured to remain in a final location during extension of the elevator, and the hoisting machinery is configured to move the elevator car and the balancing weight during each extension of the elevator.

3. The elevator according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a support beam including one or more diverting pulleys configured to carry the suspension rope, the support beam configured to be is secured detachably to the plurality of guide rails above the elevator car to suspend the elevator car and the balancing weight and to enable usage of the elevator possible between separate extensions of the elevator.

4. The elevator according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a separate movable installation stage that is secured to an upper end of the plurality of guide rails to enable installation of an installation phase at upper floors of the elevator while the elevator is in a normal service for lowermost floors, the separate movable installation stage configured to act as a suspension support for an auxiliary hoist to enable lifting of the elevator car or the support beam during each extension of the elevator,
wherein the second supply reel is secured on the lower part of the balancing weight.

5. The elevator according to claim 1 , wherein the first supply reel and the second supply reel are configured to be selectively unlocked to rotate based on whether the elevator is being extended.

6. An elevator, comprising:
an elevator car configured to run in an elevator shaft along a plurality of guide rails;
a balancing weight connected to the elevator car with a suspension rope extending through an upper part of the elevator shaft above the elevator car and further connected to the elevator car via a traction member extending through a lower part of the elevator shaft below the elevator car;
hoisting machinery including a driving wheel in the lower part of the elevator shaft below the elevator car;
a first supply reel configured supply additional suspension rope to extend the suspension rope; and
a second supply reel configured to supply additional traction member to extend the traction member,
wherein the traction member is fixed at one end to the balancing weight and is fixed at an opposite end to a lower part of the elevator car,
wherein the elevator is configured to be extended to enable the elevator car to run through a higher portion of the elevator shaft to serve one or more higher floors, based on the suspension rope and the traction member each being extended.

7. The elevator according to claim 6 , wherein the hoisting machinery is configured to remain in a final location during extension of the elevator, and the hoisting machinery is configured to move the elevator car and the balancing weight during each extension of the elevator.

8. The elevator according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a support beam including one or more diverting pulleys configured to carry the suspension rope, the support beam configured to be is secured detachably to the plurality of guide rails above the elevator car to suspend the elevator car and the balancing weight and to enable usage of the elevator possible between separate extensions of the elevator.

9. The elevator according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a separate movable installation stage that is secured to an upper end of the plurality of guide rails to enable installation of an installation phase at upper floors of the elevator while the elevator is in a normal service for lowermost floors, the separate movable installation stage configured to act as a suspension support for an auxiliary hoist to enable lifting of the elevator car or the support beam during each extension of the elevator.

10. The elevator according to claim 9 , wherein
the balancing weight is configured to be driven to a location adjacent to and under the support beam and locked to the support beam that is suspended from an auxiliary hoist.

11. The elevator according to claim 6 , wherein
the first supply reel and the second supply reel are configured to be selectively unlocked to rotate based on whether the elevator is being extended.

12. The elevator according to claim 6 , wherein
the first supply reel is secured on a roof of the elevator car; and
the second supply reel is secured on a lower part of the balancing weight or a lower part of the elevator car.

Assignees

• Rasanen Matti
• Haivala Markku
• Haapaniemi Markku
• Ratia Jouni
• Mikkonen Janne
• Aulanko Esko
• Kone Corp

Inventors

• Rasanen Matti
• Haivala Markku
• Haapaniemi Markku
• Ratia Jouni
• Mikkonen Janne
• Aulanko Esko

Classifications

• B66B19/00

  Mining-hoist operation · CPC title

• B66B19/02 Primary

  Installing or exchanging ropes or cables · CPC title

• B66B19/005 Primary

  installing or exchanging the elevator drive · CPC title