Brake device for elevator and an elevator system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10975927-B2
Application number	US-201916541508-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 15, 2019
Priority date	Aug 17, 2018
Publication date	Apr 13, 2021
Grant date	Apr 13, 2021

Abstract

An elevator braking device and an elevator system are provided by the present disclosure. The elevator braking device includes: a fixed frame; a floating bracket, which is disposed on the axial guide of the fixed frame and movable along the axial guide; a movable plate supported by the floating bracket, the movable plate having a second friction plate on a second side of the brake disc; an actuator; and a position self-adjusting member which includes a magnetic portion to act on the magnetic member on the floating bracket such that after the braking state is released, the floating bracket tends to move towards a balanced position, thereby reducing a difference between a first gap G1 between the first friction plate and the brake disc and a second gap G2 between the second friction plate and the brake disc.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An elevator braking device, comprising:
a fixed frame, on which an axial guide is disposed;
a floating bracket, which is disposed on the axial guide of the fixed frame and movable along the axial guide, the floating bracket being provided with a magnetic member and comprising a first friction plate on a first side of the brake disc;
a movable plate supported by the floating bracket, the movable plate having a second friction plate on a second side of the brake disc;
an actuator which acts on the movable plate such that the movable plate is capable of axially moving closer or away from the brake disc; and
a position self-adjusting member, which comprises a magnetic portion to act on the magnetic member on the floating bracket such that after the braking state is released, the floating bracket tends to move towards a balanced position, thereby reducing a difference between a first gap G 1 between the first friction plate and the brake disc and a second gap G 2 between the second friction plate and the brake disc.

2. The elevator braking device according to claim 1 , wherein a position of the magnetic portion of the position self-adjusting member can be adjusted in an axial direction, thereby setting the balanced position.

3. The elevator braking device according to claim 2 , wherein the position of the magnetic portion of the position self-adjusting member is set such that in the balanced position, the first gap G 1 and the second gap G 2 satisfy 0.5G 2 <G 1 <1.5G 2 .

4. The elevator braking device according to claim 2 , wherein the position of the magnetic portion of the position self-adjusting member is set such that in the balanced position, the first gap G 1 and the second gap G 2 are substantially equal.

5. The elevator braking device according to claim 2 , wherein the position self-adjusting member is connected to the fixed frame.

6. The elevator braking device according to claim 5 , wherein the position self-adjusting member comprises a magnetic portion and a screw portion connected to the magnetic portion, the screw portion is connected to an axial threaded hole of the fixed frame, and the position of the magnetic portion of the position self-adjusting member is adjusted by adjusting a depth at which the screw portion is screwed into the threaded hole.

7. The elevator braking device according to claim 1 , wherein the magnetic portion of the position self-adjusting member and the magnetic member on the floating bracket are both permanent magnets.

8. The elevator braking device according to claim 7 , wherein the magnetic member on the floating bracket comprises a first permanent magnet and a second permanent magnet that are axially spaced apart, the magnetic portion of the position self-adjusting member is disposed between the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet, the first permanent magnet is located on a first side of the magnetic portion of the position self-adjusting member and repels a first side of the magnetic portion of the position self-adjusting member, and the second permanent magnet is located on a second side of the magnetic portion of the position self-adjusting member and repels a second side of the magnetic portion of the position self-adjusting member.

9. The elevator braking device according to claim 7 , wherein the magnetic portion of the position self-adjusting member comprises a first permanent magnet portion and a second permanent magnet portion that are axially spaced apart, the magnetic member on the floating bracket is located between the first permanent magnet portion and the second permanent magnet portion, the first permanent magnet portion is located on a first side of the magnetic member on the floating bracket and repels a first side of the magnetic member on the floating bracket, and the second permanent magnet portion is located on a second side of the magnetic member on the floating bracket and repels a second side of the magnetic member on the floating bracket.

10. The elevator braking device according to claim 1 , wherein the axial guide is formed as a plurality of guide pins, and the plurality of guide pins are inserted into the floating bracket.

11. The elevator braking device according to claim 10 , wherein the floating bracket has an extension around the guide pins.

12. The elevator braking device according to claim 10 , wherein a friction coefficient between the plurality of guide pins and the floating bracket is less than 0.2.

13. The elevator braking device according to claim 10 , wherein sliding bearings are disposed between the plurality of guide pins and the floating bracket.

14. The elevator braking device according to claim 1 , wherein the actuator is fixedly connected to the floating bracket.

15. The elevator braking device according to claim 14 , wherein the actuator comprises an actuator body, springs are disposed between the actuator body and the movable plate, the actuator body comprises a cavity for accommodating a plunger of the movable plate, and a coil is disposed around the cavity, and wherein when the coil is energized, the actuator attracts the movable plate to separate from the brake disc against the forces of the springs, and when the coil is de-energized, the movable plate approaches and contacts the brake disc under the action of the springs.

16. The elevator braking device according to claim 14 , wherein the actuator is connected to the floating bracket through a plurality of axial screws.

17. The elevator braking device according to claim 16 , wherein the plurality of axial screws pass through the movable plate.

18. The elevator braking device according to claim 1 , wherein the brake disc is connected to an elevator drive shaft.

19. The elevator braking device according to claim 1 , wherein the magnetic member is located at the top of the floating bracket.

20. An elevator system, comprising the elevator braking device according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Otis Elevator Co

Inventors

• Zhang Zixu
• Gao Guochen
• Liu Ruguang

Classifications

• B66D5/30

  electrical · CPC title

• B66D5/12 Primary

  with axial effect (B66D5/22 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16D2127/001

  for automatic or self-acting brake operation · CPC title

• B66D5/14 Primary

  embodying discs · CPC title

• F16D55/38 Primary

  mechanically actuated · CPC title