Method for planning and at least partially installing an elevator system in an elevator shaft

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11708244-B2
Application number	US-201917250658-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 10, 2019
Priority date	Sep 26, 2018
Publication date	Jul 25, 2023
Grant date	Jul 25, 2023

Abstract

A method for planning and at least partially installing an elevator system in an elevator shaft includes automated installation steps carried out by an automated mounting device. The method steps include: deriving a target layout of the elevator system from target dimensions of the elevator shaft, establishing the installation steps to be carried out by the automated mounting device, checking that the automated installation steps can be carried out by the mounting device, detecting several actual dimensions of the elevator shaft, deriving an actual layout of the elevator system from the target layout and the detected actual dimensions, planning the automated installation steps based upon the actual layout and carrying out the automated installation steps with the mounting device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for planning and at least partially installing an elevator system in an elevator shaft, wherein automated installation steps are carried out by an automated mounting device in the elevator shaft, the method comprising the steps of:
providing an automated mounting device having a carrier;
deriving a target layout of the elevator system from target dimensions of the elevator shaft via a computer aided tool;
establishing installation steps to be carried out by the automated mounting device to at least partially install the elevator system in the elevator shaft;
checking that the established installation steps can be carried out by the automated mounting device via a computer-aided simulation tool;
detecting several actual dimensions of the elevator shaft via an automated measuring system, the automated system having a camera;
deriving an actual layout of the elevator system from the target layout of the elevator system and the detected actual dimensions of the elevator shaft via a digital model;
planning automated installation steps on the basis of the actual layout of the elevator system and the established installation steps that can be carried out by the automated mounting device; and
carrying out the automated installation steps with the automated mounting device.

2. The method according to claim 1 including creating the digital model of the elevator shaft using the detected actual dimensions of the elevator shaft.

3. The method according to claim 1 including, after the actual layout of the elevator system has been derived, checking again that the established installation steps can be carried out by the automated mounting device.

4. The method according to claim 1 including, before carrying out a next one of the automated installation steps, the automated mounting device checks, using a sensor, whether the next automated installation step can be carried out as planned and wherein:
when a result of the check is positive, the automated mounting device carries out the next automated installation step as planned; and
when the result of the check is negative, re-planning an implementation so that the next automated installation step can be carried out and then the automated mounting device carries out the re-planned next automated installation step.

5. The method according to claim 4 including when the re-planning of the next automated installation step is not possible while adhering to established specifications, a fitter establishes implementation of the next automated installation step.

6. The method according to claim 4 including creating the digital model of the elevator shaft using the detected actual dimensions of the elevator shaft and adapting the digital model of the elevator shaft using sensor data detected by the sensor.

7. The method according to claim 1 including automatically creating a mounting protocol for the automated installation steps.

8. The method according to claim 1 including checking that the established installation steps can be carried out by the automated mounting device by carrying out a simulation of the installation steps.

9. The method according to claim 1 including when the actual dimensions of the elevator shaft are detected, determining a position in the elevator shaft by arranging a marking on the elevator shaft.

10. The method according to claim 1 including when the target layout of the elevator system is derived, taking into account a reinforcement plan of shaft walls of the elevator shaft.

11. The method according to claim 1 including the steps of: in a first installation phase, arranging the automated mounting device in the elevator shaft, determining a position of the automated mounting device by a reference element arranged in the elevator shaft, and the automated mounting device carrying out the automated installation steps; and in a second installation phase after removing the automated mounting device from the elevator shaft, a fitter aligns and then fixes guide rails of the elevator system based on an alignment element arranged in the elevator shaft, and a course of the alignment element being determined based on a course of the reference element in the elevator shaft and the actual layout of the elevator system, and wherein information on the course of the alignment element is provided to the fitter in the first installation phase.

12. The method according to claim 1 including requesting information regarding a current state of the automated mounting device via an interface of a control of the automated mounting device.

13. The method according to claim 12 including when a fault occurs in the automated mounting device, a fitter is informed of the fault by the control of the automated mounting device via the interface.

14. The method according to claim 12 including requesting information regarding at least one of completed and upcoming steps of the automated installation steps via the interface of the control of the automated mounting device.

15. The method according to claim 12 including controlling the control of the automated mounting device remotely via the interface.

16. A method for planning and at least partially installing an elevator system in an elevator shaft, wherein automated installation steps are carried out by an automated mounting device in the elevator shaft, the method comprising the steps of:
providing an automated mounting device having a carrier;
deriving a target layout of the elevator system from target dimensions of the elevator shaft via a computer aided tool;
establishing installation steps to be carried out by the automated mounting device to at least partially install the elevator system in the elevator shaft;
checking that the established installation steps can be carried out by the automated mounting device via a computer-aided simulation tool;
detecting several actual dimensions of the elevator shaft via an automated measuring system, the automated system having a camera;
deriving an actual layout of the elevator system from the target layout of the elevator system and the detected actual dimensions of the elevator shaft via a digital model;
planning automated installation steps on the basis of the actual layout of the elevator system and the established installation steps that can be carried out by the automated mounting device;
arranging the automated mounting device in the elevator shaft;
determining a position of the automated mounting device by a reference element arranged in the elevator shaft; and
carrying out the automated installation steps with the automated mounting device.

Assignees

• Inventio Ag

Inventors

• Cambruzzi Andrea
• Studer Christian
• Olczyk Eliza
• Simmonds Oliver
• Zimmerli Philipp
• Bitzi Raphael

Classifications

• B66B19/00 Primary

  Mining-hoist operation · CPC title

• B66B19/002

  installing or exchanging guide rails (details of rails B66B7/02) · CPC title