Abstract:
In the method and elevator of the invention, which preferably is an elevator without machine room, in which elevator the elevator car is at least partially supported by a set of hoisting ropes. The hoisting ropes comprise one rope or a number of parallel ropes. The elevator has a traction sheave which moves the elevator car by means of the hoisting ropes. The elevator comprises rope portions of hoisting ropes going upwards and downwards from the elevator car, and the rope portions going upwards from the elevator car are under a first rope tension (T
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for detecting wear of the diverting and/or drive pulleys of an elevator, and to an elevator. In the method, a limit value is assigned to at least one of the following quantities: allowed displacement of the rope end against the spring force of a spring, allowed rope force of the rope, allowed tension of the rope, compression of the spring holding the rope, tension of the spring holding the rope, stress of the supporting structure adjacent to the rope fastening. During operation of the elevator, the displacement of an individual rope or another one of the above-mentioned quantities in relation to the corresponding quantity for the other ropes is detected from the sprung fastening arrangement of the rope ends. An alarm signal is generated if this quantity for an individual rope exceeds the predetermined limit value during operation of the elevator. An excess of the limit value is due to an increased rope force and indicates greater than normal wear of the rope groove of the diverting and/or drive pulley corresponding to the individual rope. To detect wear of the rope grooves (3) of the diverting and/or drive pulleys (4, 5), the elevator comprises a detector device (9) arranged in conjunction with the sprung fastening device (7).
Abstract:
An elevator includes hoisting ropes and a compensating device. The hoisting ropes include first rope portions under a first rope tension that go upward from an elevator car and second rope portions under a different, second rope tension that go downward from the elevator car. The compensating device acts in substantially opposite directions on the first and second rope portions in order to do one or more of the following: equalize the first, second, or first and second rope tensions; compensate the rope tensions between the first and second rope tensions; equalize rope elongation in the first, second, or first and second rope portions; compensate the rope elongations between the first and second rope portions; and render a ratio of the first rope tension to the second rope tension substantially constant. The compensating device produces an auxiliary force acting substantially in a same direction as the first rope tension.
Abstract:
An elevator includes hoisting ropes and a compensating device. The hoisting ropes include first rope portions under a first rope tension that go upward from an elevator car and second rope portions under a different, second rope tension that go downward from the elevator car. The compensating device acts in substantially opposite directions on the first and second rope portions in order to do one or more of the following: equalize the first, second, or first and second rope tensions; compensate the rope tensions between the first and second rope tensions; equalize rope elongation in the first, second, or first and second rope portions; compensate the rope elongations between the first and second rope portions; and render a ratio of the first rope tension to the second rope tension substantially constant. The compensating device produces an auxiliary force acting substantially in a same direction as the first rope tension.
Abstract:
An elevator includes hoisting ropes and a compensating device. The hoisting ropes include first rope portions under a first rope tension that go upward from an elevator car and second rope portions under a different, second rope tension that go downward from the elevator car. The compensating device acts in substantially opposite directions on the first and second rope portions in order to do one or more of the following: equalize the first, second, or first and second rope tensions; compensate the rope tensions between the first and second rope tensions; equalize rope elongation in the first, second, or first and second rope portions; compensate the rope elongations between the first and second rope portions; and render a ratio of the first rope tension to the second rope tension substantially constant. The compensating device produces an auxiliary force acting substantially in a same direction as the first rope tension.