Specification
DESCRIPTION
Title of Envention: ELEVATOR SYSTEM
Technical Field
5 [ O O O l ]
equipped w i t l - i an uril.ntended ca:c inovenierlt: prol-ect:ion, and
pa:ctj.cu:LarLy, i.s s u i t a b l e for a 11igh.-pe:c:formarice e1evatoc
system equi.pped with a safei:]? cont:ro:l.:l.er b;lr;ed on a
3.0 microcomputer .
Background Art
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Jill cil.cvato:r sy:;tc?m :j.s :t:eql~i.i:e(:Jt, o be cqu:i.ppc?d wi.i-11
an. u1:ii.nl:ended car moveune~~ptr otect:i.on. (UCMP), wlii.c:l?. :i.s a
15 sa.:fety devi.ce t h a t a1it:ornati.ca:L:l.y stops a car when an.
acti1at:oi:: or: a coi?t:r:ol.ler hiif; brolieai down aild a c a r move:;
up and dowri be:fore dooi-s of al.:l. tzhc ::xi.ts of a car and s
h o j ~ s t way a:rce closed, and the :l.:ilie.
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20 ,i ,l l(? un:i.rri.ended car. moverucl~t protecti.ori :i.:i coa~:~fi.ynr:ed
t o :iin.c:l.i~dea doo:r zoi~ed et:ect:i.on sensor, a car door sw:i.tch,
a landing door swi.tch, arid the :Li.l;e, and actuates a bralce
a t the point of time wheri. doors of a car and a :l.aild:i.rlg are
(:)perled arid a car deviates :from a :Landing by bei.ng brought
25 up and down by a p~retlei.e.rm:iil:ied distance ilroin a door zone?.
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For example, I?ateilt. i:,:i.t:erature I. di.scl.oses i:hat: :i.n
order to lnalce a movement cii.sl;aiice up t o bcaki.ng and
sl:opp:i.ilg short by det:eci:ing an opei-].--door starl::i.rrg car
5 pri.or to deviating from the door zone, a car re-:l.evel~
opei:ati.on i s perfor:med wllerr a car pc>si~t:ion deviates :F:rorn a
landing zone in an open-door s t a t e and a brake is actuated
when a d i f f e r e n c e between a car position when a door of a
car i s opened and a car po:;:i.t::j.on a:fte:c a correction
:l.O operati.on of a car posi.ti.on is pc?rformed exceeds a
predeterm:i.i?ed vaiue and t h a t a. r e - l e v e l operat:i.on :i.s
perforined when a car pos:i.ti.oin deviai:es froin a bott:om i.cive;L
and a bralie i.s ncl;i~at:cd by dol-:i'l:~nini~ng tl?at a cni- l;)o:;:i.ti.on
:i.s suddenly cl?anyed when a car vel..oci.ty V2 a:f:tci:r t:Jie re-
1.5 1.evel. operatioil is :]larger than a car vel.oci.ir.y V l . a t the
time (1: 1:iie r e - l e v e l opel-at::i.on ailti :i.s sustaiined i-or a
pi.edei:ermined ti.mc .
Citation L i s t
Patent Literatures
20 /:0005:1
l?at:.ent :Literature 1 : Japane:jc Patorri. Appi.:icati.oil
Lai.d--Ope17 No. 2007--55693.
Smary of Invention
Technical Problem
25 [0006:1
In i:hc? re:l..ai:ed a r t , when a predetermined di.stailce
t h a t is a r(::?fere12.ce of a.bi?.orma:l.it:y determi..i:ial-i.on js s e t to
be shorl:er wi.t:ilil? t:he dooi: zone, a possibil.ity of
erroneous detect-ion increases, and part:icularl~y, a car
5 movemcilt is erroneously detected due to a :cope expansion.
accord:i.~?g 1-0 paiisengc?:cii getl:.i.rig on or off a c a r . Further',
in case o:i: the erroneous detecti.oin, a car i.s eme:rgeiicy-
:;t-.opped by a brake, such t h a t a t r a v e l service of an
elevator :;t:ops and t r a v e l eff::i.c:i.cncy i.s degratled. :In
3.0 p : c u a r , i.n an el.evaLor having a long rope 1.ilce an
eleval:or of a :l.ong strolte, the rope i.s i.ur a s t a t e :l.:ike a
spi:.irig, and t:tic?:reforc-1 i:ii.e rope can be easi.:Ly expanded duc?
t:o passcingcrr; gct:t.i.ng oin/ofl? n trai:, r,l.lcI? t h a t trhe tiravel
eff:i.c:i.enr:y :i.s remarltably degraded arid :iis di f fcrent: ifor
15 each fl.oor.
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P'urtiie:~:, the coi?fi~y~.irationdse scr:i.bcd :i.r Paircrit:
Lit:eratur::e 1 may need to perforin tlse re-leve:l operat:l.o~? o:!:
a car, : i t : : ? r it i , a nd i.nci-ear;(? a c;~r-
20 movement. d:i.stance i.ri Liie opciri-door s t a t e for: the dc:tc?cti.nq
t:.i.me. F'urtl-ier, wlieri tile car ve:l.ocity V:l i s reduced, i t : :i.,s
easy to crroi~(::?ou:;l.yd et:.ect the V2 as abnormali.t:y, whj.:Le
when the car v e l o c i t y ' V I is large, fit is tlii:ficult: t o
d e t e c t t h e V2. In addi-tion, .in rrri abi1orrna.L ]node (mode :La1
2S wl-i:i.cl-1. acceleral::i.orr i.!; not made) i r i whici~ a car tiravels a t
V% .: V1, i:l-ie tiei:eci.i.on ca~.iri.ot he inade or the detectioi? i.s
del-ayed.
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A17 object of the pr:eseni-: :i.n.vent:ion i.:; to solve the
5 problem of the r e l a t e d a r t and c e r t a i n l y d e t e c t open-door
movennc?~?.at t: a s11orl::er roovement d:i.si:ance ( e a r l i e r po.i.nt :in
m and p~reveiit trave:l. eff:ici.eilcy froin being degraded
wh:i:l.e i.ncreasirig higher stabj.li.i:y.
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10 Further, another object of the prcsc?nt j.nvci~t:ioi? is
to remove erroneous detecti.011 and i.ncrease ~::el.j..abi.:Li.ty,
r e g a r d 1 . e ~o~f: a :l.ol?g ni?d s11oi:t stocke of a11 e?.evatoi: and a
d:iLf :Ec-rc;~:~cbee tween. :floor:; .
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:I. 5 In. a.dd:i.tj.on, anotl?.er ob:ject of the present inventj-on
is to cei:t:a:i.ii:I.y iit:op ri car w:i.thj~i a predetermj.~?ed d:irita~?ce
f!rc?rn a :l.and:i.nq reference posi. i;i on of a i.and:i.nq, i::ega~:d:l..eri:~
of speed pati:.erals suczl-I as a s i z e of a car speed,
iic:cc?l.(?ra i.i.oi-I, dc?c-:e1 e r a t i o n , and izlic l.i kc.
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Furl:l?ermorc, the preseini: :i.nvei?.t:ion i s t o achieve at:
].cast any one of the above o b j e c t s .
Solution to Problem
100:12j
J : ~ I order i.o ach:i.eve i:l.xc? object:, the present
i~~.ven.t:.i.opnr ovides arl. el.evat:or system equi.pped with an
~ i ~ l i ~ l t e i i dceadr movement p:roI:ect:i.on t l ~ a ts i:ops a czar by
deterrn.:ining tlhe case, i n wl?i.ch a car door and a landj~rrg
door are in an open s t a t e and a car is elevated from a
5 laildi.ny, ?is open-door movement abnormal-ity, the system
i.n.cl.ud:i..ng: n car door swi.i:ch t h a t d e t e c t s an open s t a t e o:F
the car door; a landing door switch t h a t d e t e c t s the open
s t a t e of the landing door; a detecti.on devi.ce t h a t d e t e c t s
a speed and a movemer~t amount o:f a car and. a f l o o r
3.0 reference p o s i t i o ~ ~a;n d a s a f e t y cont:roll.er that:
determi.ne:s arr open-door inovernent abnormality by as1
ab11orma:l.i.ty determinat.ion. t:hreshol.d value of a s e t car
speed w:i.t:l-1 i:e:;pecl: to a cai: posi t:i.orr based oil i:e::;i~l.ts
detected by the detect:jon device.
1s Advantageous Effects of Invention
i001.31
1iccordi.ng to the pr:csent :invcl;?t:.ion, i.t i.r, possi.b:l.c
tzo det.c?ct tile ope]?-door movement a t an ear:l.:i.ci: po:i.s?t :i.n
t-.i.me fo:~-d ctermininq t-.lir? open--dooi- rnovc~ncnt abnol-ma1.i ty
20 kxjsecl 011 only the car pos:it:i.o~?, i.mp:rove the sii:i:eLy, ailti
remove the erroneous detect:ion t:::o prevent the degradation
i n . travel. effi.ciency, by detectyiny the f l o o r reference
position. and tile speed and move~nent amourit: of the car and
setti-ng the abnormali-ty determination i:::h.retjho:Ld val.ue of
2ii tile car speiici w i t h respect to the car positi.oil.
B r i e f Description of D r a w i n g s
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[ F ' I G . L 1 An overall. conf igurat:i.o]:r d:i.ilgram
. . :il.lusi:rating an ernbodi-ment o:f the present i.l~venL:ion.
'5 [:I?:[(;. %] A bl.ock d:iiigrain il.l..ust:ratj~ng a. s a f e t y
cont::r:ol.l.er according t:o an eml-)odi.ment,
[FIG;. 31 A a side view i.1.lustratin.g ii determi.uati.on
distarrce according to an el~hodimen.t
[l?TC. 41 An operation flow cllart o:f ilvr unintended
:lo car rnoveinerlt p:rotecl;i.on according t o an cmbodi.mcnt.
[ F ' I G . 51 A graph :i:l.l.ustrati.ng c i ? . a r a c t e r i s t i c s of an
abaiol:mai.i.ty dehoi:~n:i.i~atioI?.iti:ih reslio:l.d value of :i s e t car
speed wi.th respect t o a ca:r positi-on ac:cordi.r~g t o an
c-:l~lk>od:i.~sier.i i:.
1.5 [FIG. 61 A graph i.l.l.ustrating a car operai:i.on cJue to
a rope expansion accordi.a~g to ail einhod:i.ment,.
[I.'l:G. ''71 7-1 graph :i.l..l.ii:itratj.nq an operrlti.on (,5t:o&)
;? 0 1. e'1.C;. 8 A yrapl:~ :i.l.%ilstratj.ng an opciri~i.:i.on
(c:r:roi?eous dei:ecti.on) upori tbe occurrence of abno:rnia:l.i.t:y
i n the embodj.ment and the r e l a t e d a r t .
1 E'I:C. 9 ] A grapl?. j.llustrat:ilig c l i a r a c t e r i s t j - c s of: an
abnormal.ity deter:mi.riatj.on threshold value of a s e t car
25 :speed wfitli respect: to a ca:r posfi.i.i.or~ accordiing t o another
eiitbodi.ruenl_ .
1:li':i:G. 101 A. graph il.l.u!ii:iati.~lg characteri.sti.cs of an
abnormal.ity determinati.on threshold value of a :;el: car
speed wjth respect to a car position accordj.11.g t:o yet
5 another embodiment..
[FIG. :Ill] A. b:l.oclc diirryram i.l.i.ust:rati.n(a~ sa:f:ety
conirol1.er according to another embodiment.
[FIG. 121 A. graph i . l l u s t r a t i ~ : i gc hariict:eri.slics of an
abnorrnaiiity deteruni.nati~os7 tbresho:l.d value o:f a set: car
10 speed w:i.th respect to a car position according to yet
another embodiment.
[FIG. 1.31 R k~l.oclc diagram j.l.l.ust~:atirlg a s a f e t y
contro:lLl.c?r ,zccor:d:i.ng to yet: another embodiment.
I ? 14 j A graph. i.l.l.ustrilt:iny cl~a:~:~acte~:i.sticro,f.c sa n
1.5 abl?orrnal..:~tyd etermi.ra:.:io t1ireshol.d val.ue of a s e t car
speed w j t h respeci: t:o a car: pos.ti.oti accord:iaicj to yet
a11otlicr embod:i.rrieilt .
Description of Embodiments
1: 0 0 l !5 1
2 0 FIerc:i.ui.a:l:i:er:., c?ml-~odimentsw :i.:Li be described i.11 dc?ta:i.l.
wi.th reference t o t:he accoinpanyinq drawiings.
In tlic rc?l.ai_c:d a r t , a s a f e t y styem usi.ng mechan.j.ca:l.
devices such. as a contact switch or a relay c i r c u i t is
configured of e:l.ectroni.c devices usi.ng a s a f e t y contro:i.l.er
25 based on, for example, a mi.crocorn]-.)uter.
1: 0 0 :I. 6 1
The s a f e t y control.l.etr i.s a hi~gbc?r-pe~:formar~ce
el.ect:roni.c s a f e t y system i:liat performs high degree
processing by sof:twa~re t h a t is a combj..nati.on of j.nput
5 illformation of a plural.it:y of sensors or a sa:fei:y ~jwitch
and i.s a coinb.inat:ion of a plural.i.ty of stal.~?r ;i.qiial..rj.
1: 0 0 1. '7 ]
FIG. :I is an overall. con:[li.yurat;:i.on d.i.agrarn
:i.l.:l.ur;trai:i.l~ga n. e:l.evai.or :;ystem, i.n wi?i.ch an e:i.c~vat:or car
1.0 2 and a balance weiglit 3 of an elevator are connected with
each other by a mai~ri rope and the car 2 is ve:rt::ical.l.y
brought up and down by a sbic:vc? !i t h a t i.s rotal:ab:Ly dci.vei1
by a motor 4 . When a car :;t:oy?:;, the sli:ic?vc I, :is :l::i.xrtJ. by
a braise (doilh:ied cor1:l2i.gurat::i.on) 6 . ':['he hralie 6 i.s also
1.5 used even when a car i s emergency-stopped a t the tj.~ne of
t-tie el.eva t o r abl?.or~na:iiL.t y .
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51 1 .i-ie el.evai-01: o:l? the olectroi-1i.c sa:fet:y system i s
:i.I.Lustrat:ed and (:he nor~ual./al-~no:t:rnn:l. :;i:ai:c. olf ti-ic e:i evaj:o~-
20 i.:;tl ete.t:.m:i.ned by t l i c ? mou1.1t:et'l :iaif(?l:y coiii.rol.:l.e:r :I. :i.n tlie
hi~gil-.rc!?.i.ahle rn:iLcroco~nputer and the i.:i.l!:e, aiid j.:l: j~t: i s
determined t h a t thc cl.cvat:or is abnormal., a 1nai.n power
supply t h a t supplies power to the motor is c:ut off and the
brake 6 is aci:i:~ated, such t h a t the car 2 i.s emergency-
25 st:opped.
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'i'he safety coi?tro:l.:l.er 1 :iis confi~gured o f , for
example, a dual. system of a microcompute:r arid two
1~1i..crocoinputersm utu.d:L:Ly checlc a statye of the other party
s and an operation output, thereby impl~ernent:j.ng high
rel.i.abi.1i.t:y. '1lki.e :;afety c o n t r o l l e r :I is coi~fjgiircid ty.0
i.nc1.ud.e an operai:i.on processi.n.y dc?vi.ce i.i?.c::Ludirig a
mi.crocompu.ter, a CI?U, or a IISP arid an el.ectronic
processi.n.g devj~ce i n whi.ch process:i.ng 1.og:i.c car] be rno1iilt:ed
3.0 by progranuninq of an FPGA (1.ogi.c ci.rcui..l), and t:he l.:i.ke.
[0020]
lis one sensol: tilair detect::; the abnormal. s a t e of tzlle
e:lLcvat:or, a govc!riior devjce and an ci:icoder: 21. arc? provi.ded
to (let-;ec:il a :;peed and. a movement arnount (movement:
1.5 di.stal?.ce) of a car. The governor device :i.s configured o f
a governor :rope 2% t h a t i.s su.ppo:t:.ted by ii rotatab1.e
govi?rrro:r pnl..Ley 20, f:i.xed to a car 2, and moves i.ogoLh.er
wi.t:.h the c a r . 'I'he encoder %:I. (1:oi:oary ei~codei:) i s
ai:iiicl.ietl 1.o i:lii! c-jovernol: pu:IL:l.ey 20 and roi.ai:c.s i.ogcil:hc?r
20 w:i..tli t:,lie c:.ar: iind tile speed arid movemc?rrt amoulit o:i t:iic? car:.
are obtairred by courlting a pl.~lse generated by .th(e ~:ot:at:i..on
of the encoder 2 1 .
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'The signal. of the encoder 21. is input t o the s a f e t y
25 c o r i i r o i l e r :I. and Liie speed or moveinent amount of t:he car:
i:i cal.cul.ated by coiliiti.ng i:1.1.e pulse. The speed arid
movement amount of the car are detected by a detectior~.
device i:hat: reads maynet.ical1.y recorded code :information
by at:tachi.ng a magnet:i.c tape t o an 1-io:i.si: way ( f o r exaunpl.c?,
5 rail.) j.n a vertical. directi-on (ascendi.11g/d(?scendii1g
direct:i.on) or performs o p t j c a i (:for examp:Le, bar code)
detect:i.on.
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'The t:.lie :f'l.oor reference posi ti.on of each f l o o r and
10 the f:l.oor po:i:i.t:i.on. :information ( f o r example, f i r s t floo:r,
second f l o o r ) of each f l o o r are detectzed by a c a r p o s i t i o n
sensor 30 ( r e f l e c t i v e phot:oel.ectri.c sensor) equiipped i.11
the car 2 and dct:cc:t:i.on pl.ates 31.21, ?In, ni?.cl :il.C: ;itt:aclled
t o t:lircssh.o:l..ds o:f :iil~:id:iLngs of: each f?.oor and whiex~ the car
7.5 posi.ti.on sensor 30 i s present a t a posj.t:i.on opposi.t:e t o
the detectioi?. p:l.ati!, refl.ecLred li.(jl?tz of the sen:;or i ~ s
detected :from each cietrecl:i.on. pl.ate. 'C1:ie I.engt:).l and shapc
of! each dr?t:eci-:i.on pl.at:e are cl-ianged f o r cinch :f:iLoor, such
t h a t i.k i.s detc?ct:ed whether the car 2 i.:: p:reseait ;it: a
20 ~~i:.edeterm:i.11~i:c??~J1:e :rence po:i:i.i::i.on (:):I: t:he fl.oo:r-. :l:n order:
t o detect: the rei?erc?~-iccp?o s:i:ti.on wi.t:l-i h:i.gl? p:reci.si.oll, an.
edge of tho d e t e c t i o n p l a t e may be de%ected based on a
change i n a s t e p shape of the s e r ~ s o r sigi-ial.
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A l.and:iiilg reference posi.t:i.ori (l.ai~.d:i.~:i.gi. evei.) a t
which i:he car 2 i s l.aiidi?ti is ciil..culai:ed froin the detected
reference p>oriiti.on of the f:Loor ai?d the calcu:l.ai'ed
lnovelnelit amount. Wt- en t:he edge p o s i t j~ol?. of t h e d e t e c t i o n
p)l.ate i.s s e t to the reference posi.t.i.on o:f fl~ooc, the
5 detection p l a t e s 31A, 3113, aiid 3iC are attached s o that:
the edge pos:i.ti.on and t h e landing re:ference pos:i.t:i.on are
a t a predeteremj.iied distance. Therefore, aftcir the edge
posi-tion o:l: -the detecti.on pilaire is detected by the car
posit;i.on sensor 30, the car (accurately, car bottom) i ~ sa t
1.0 the landing refererice position of the f l o o r when t:lie
movement amount of the car based on. the encoder 21 reaci-ie:i
a predei:er~ni.ned value.
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ll'urther, a car door: :;wj.t:ch 4:i t h a t d e t e c t s the orzeri
15 s t a t e of t:he car door 42 and :l.andi.ng door switches 4l.A.,
41B, and 4l.C t h a t detect irl~e open statc?s of the l.ai?di.~?.g
clooi::: 4OA, 4013, arid 40C of each f:lLoor are proviidcd. :In
add:i.ki.on, as i:lie sen:jo:t: t:I-iilt det:.c:c:ts a :load of passenger:;
wi.i:l?:i.i? a car, ;i :jprj.ng i:ypc+ :Inad :;el?i;or 3% a~?dn bi?arn
20 seri:ioi or a p1:iotoc:l.ecl:ri.c :jen:joi:- (not i.1 .:l.ust~:at:cd) l:hat: i.s
eyii:i..ppcd a t t h e c a r tioor to d e t e c t passengers sandwicI:ic?d
in the car door arc provided.
[0025]
'The i.nformation on the sensor ( t h e encoder 21 of the
25 govc?ruior, t:he i:ar pos:il::iLon sexiso:c 30, 1:)1(+ spr:i.rig type 1.oa.d
sc?n:;or 32, and the beam sensor of Llle car dooir) and. t l l c ?
swi.i:.th (ti-ie car door swi.t:ch 43 and t:lie i.andii-iy door
switches 4lA, 4iB, and 4:LC of each fl.oor) i.s converted
:i.nto an el.ectri.ca1. si.gna.1. and a seri.a:l. com~nun.ication
s si.yiial and. i.ny:)ut to the safety contro:l.:l.er 1. vj.a a sj-gnal.
l j . 1 1 ~ .
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The s a f e t y control.l.er 1. determiries the s a f e t y s t a t e
of tile el.c:vat:or based on tlie sensor i~n:formatioi?a. nd Ithe
10 switcli in.foriuati.oi-1, and i.f it is determined t h a t thc
s a f e t y s t a t e i.s abnormal, cuts off the main power supp1.y
and oporat;es tl-ie brake 6, thereby eineryeny stoppi.iig tlie
el.evat:.or: c a r .
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15 1Tl:G. 2 i.l.l.ustrates a. bl.ocli diag:cam of an UCMMP t h a t
i.s the s a f e t y control.l.c?r I., i l i wl:i:i.c:17 tlie UCM:IP dei:ects the
open-door lnoven~erlt abnormal.i.t:y based on thc posi.t:i.on (tllc
rr~ovi.rlq di.stza~?.ceo f the car from Ll-le landinq reference
posiLion) and speed of the c a r .
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,I,:h e car .speed i.:; ca:l.cul.ated by counting the pulse o:l:
the encoder 21. as t:h.c number of puises (cori:espondi.ilg to
the car rnovj.ng di.stance) pel: a predetermi.n.ed t i m e ? by a car
speed cal..culation ui1i.t :10:l. . ']:he movement di.rect:j.on
25 (ascel~icl:i..~rdlgi recti.on or desce~idingd :i.:reci:j.on) of the car
i.:; obtained by d?.fferent:iai-:iriy Lhe rot:at:i.oil di.rec?i::i.oin :from
the :;i.gi?al of the encoder ;?I by a car movement: dj.recti.on
determi.nai.i.011 ur1i.t 1.0%.
1:00%91
5 A dj-stance calcul..at:i.on. un:i.t 1.04 bet:weeli the i.and.ing
reference position and the car position c a l c u l a t e s a
detecmi.iial:ion distance X between the i.arid:i.r~.g refererlce
position. of the laridi.?:::g and t:he car posiki.on (car bottom
posi.t:i.on), and I?TG. :3 i s the expi.aiiati.on di-aqram l:.iiereof.
1.0 The landing re:i'ererice pos:i.tion is a positi.0~1t h a t is
spaced apart from the fl.oor re:fe:t::eince posi.tion by the car
posi.tj.011 sei?sor 30 by a predetermined dfistaaice. 'The car
position i s ohtai.~ied ba:;ocJ. on i:hc car movc:merrl:. amount il!:o!n
the poj.nt :i.n t::i.ine pa:isj.i~g t:l:~rc)ugh the fl.oor 1:-e:i:erel-ice
15 posi-tion.
X - /cai: posj.t:i.or~ - la~?di.n(jr :el:e:reni:e posi.l::i.on/ =
I ( c a r , I . . . ( X I 3 I xn) l (1.)
AX i.epv:c?:jei?t.s the car moverneili: amount p)e:t: pulse o:f
the qovernor c?ricodcr, XR. :l::e~~r.c?r;cti-tihi:e:?; :fl.oou: rc?fc?rc?ncc
20 pos:it::i.oi-I, XI3 ~::c?~:)i:::esenttlsi e distance (pr::edeLes:m.i.ned val.ue)
between the :floor refere13.ce posi.t;:i.on avid the :l.aiid:i.ng
reference posj.tion, and CAX represents the cai: ~~novernent
amounl: (addition by defining sign 1 - / - from the car
movement d i r e c t i o n determined by the car movement
25 d:i..r:ecti.oi~ d.eterm:i.niat:i.or::: ur1i.t 1.02) from. t:kic? p)o:i..nt i.n i:.iaie
when the? car passes through the fl.ooe reference posi.L:i.on.
10030:l
The open-door determinati.on uniit 1.05 d e t ~ e c l s wtlether
any orie of the car door switch 113, the car door from i:he
5 output si.gnal.:i from the 1aild:iilg door swi.tches 412-1, 111.B,
and 4 i C of each f::l.oor, or the i.aiidi.ng door of each :floor
is opened ( i ~]tn ay be determined that: oi1l.y tiic? car door :is
opened) .
1: 0 0 3 3. :I
1.0 When i.t i.s detected t h a t (:he car door or tile :Landing
door is in an open-door s t a t e , a car positi-on and car
speed abnor~.nill.i:t:y determi.11a tioil un:i t 0. 0 6 determi.ries L:lie
ouccrrcrlce of: tile open-doo:c movemerit abnorma:l.i.t'y :Firorn the
car. :ipc?cid, the determi.nat::i.on di.stance X hr?tween t:lie
I.!i 1.andi.ng reference position and the car posi.ti.on, and an
overspeed t:hiiresh.oi.tJ. val.iie (abnormal.:.i.ty dei:erm:iiriat:i.on
t1ireshol.d val.ue) o:l the car speed set. wi~tti respect to the
dotermi.naL:i.oii dj~st:ai?ce X .
10032'1
6 8 20 1.l.ie ovi?rspeetl Ll-1i:esliol.d va:l.ue i.:j stored :i.r a
Ihre:sh.oid v a l i ~ e database 10'7 as a database, cor~respo~~.dil?g
t o the landing reference p o s i t i o n s for each f l o o r and tbe
determinat:io~l. distance X . When i.l: i.s determined t o be the
open-tloor movement abrlormality by r e f e r r i n g to the
25 ti.i:resi~.o:l.dv aliie dalak~ase: l.O'l, thc? s a f e t y cor~tro:i.:l..e:rl~
outputs a sj.gna1 t h a t cuts off the ma:i.t? power supp1.y of
the eI.evator and a si.gna:i. (gel>.e:ral.:l.y, a signal that.
int:er:rupts the supp1.y power o:f a wi.'~ch bralte) thiil:.
actuates tile wi.~?chb rake.
5 j00331
FIG. 4 i.l:l.iist:rat:e:i arl opc?rati.ol? fl.ow c:ha:rt of the
e:i.c?ctroni.c UCMI?.
100341
It: :iis determi-ned whether the car. door and the
10 i.anding doors of each floor are i n an opexi s t a t e (1?03) .
I f i.1: j.s determfined t h a t the door i.s not i n ai? open stzale,
:i.l: is dcl.e~:mined t:hai: no open-door ~nove~nenatb n.ormill.it:y is
present:., and th11.o the process:in.g i.s orn:i.t:t:ed.
10035:l
:I. !j Whe1-1 the doo:r i.ri i r i the open s t a t e , t:he car speed is
detected (F02) to ca:Lcul.ate the det;errini.nati.on di.stance X
(tile movi.ng di.:itai~ce of Lire car :from the referericc?
posi.tj..on) belrweeii the current c a r pos:i.t:i.on and t ) . ~ c ? :I.iin.d:iL~icj
re:ferenc.e posj.tj.oil of the car stop f!:i.oor (or nearcsir
:? 0 f : 1 1 : : 1 ) ( I? 0 3 ) .
[ 0 0 3 6 ]
The comparison i s performed (F05) by r e f e r r i n g to
the abnorma:i.ity deterrninati.~~t?h.r eshold value stored in
the tilresho3.d. val.ue database 1071 (F04) .
25 l:003'7:l
Wlien the car speed :i.s iiiyl~er thaii tile abi?ormal.i.ty
dete:rm:i.n;$ti.on thresho3.d value, a i s , exceeds a speed,
i t j.s deter.m:i.ned t h a t the car ?.s in the open-doo:r movement
abnorrna:l.i.t:y s t a t e (1?06), .such t h a t the car ?.s emergency-
5 stopped (F0'7) .
[:003s:I
FIG. 5 i l l u s t r a t e s the abnormali-ty deterrnirlatiorl
threshold value (determi.s?.ation c r i t e r j - a ) , i.n wiiicil. a
horizont:a:i. axis (AOI.) a t any N"' :l:l.oor represent:^ t:he car
3.0 speed, a ve:r:t:i.cal. ax-is (A.02) r e p r e s e i ~ t s the car posi.t::i.on
i n the ascending/descei?d:i.ng directi.011, a dotted :Li.no A05
represent:^ a laildjrlg r:efer-ence pos:it:i.on, arid a curve ,1103
represent:^ an abnorma..:l.:i.iy dei_c?r1ni~11;~11:::1h ireshol.d value..
1:t i s detc?~:~n:i.nedt h a t an :.i.i~ne~,sr:i ,.de (landi.ng reference
15 posit;j.on s i d e ) than the curve A03 is rlormal and a]?. outer
side beyond tlle curved i.i.rle i.s ahi~ormai..
10039j
'I:'l?e ab~io:i:rna:l.:i.t:y determirlation thres11ol.d va:Lue is set:
to i.~ecomes ina:Ller a:; !:he d (margiin of t:he speed
detecti.on) by delin:irlg [:he rope expan:ii.on amoi~ni: arid an
op>e:r.i:~t:i.oan rea curve .A06 of the open-door m.ove~.neintt h a t
may also be i n a normal s t a t e so as not t o erroneously
deterininc? the car speed a t t h a t t h e based oil tlne
5 expansion due t o passengers g e t t i n g on and off a car.
[:0041.]
The operakion area (curve A06) of the inormal.. opendoor
movernerit due to the rope expansion, and the 1.i.lce wil.1
he described.
10 FIG. 6 (A) i . l l u s t r a t e s the car operation (the
operatj.011 of the posi.t:i.on arid speed) due t o the expansion
of tlne urtain rope wl~en inany pe0p:l.e get :in a car. Ail
opiirat:i.oa~ t r a c e C03. ~:eproscnl:.s 11 triice o:f: an opeirntion
p)o:iLr~ta nd ail arrow d:i.:recti~onr epresents a tempo:ral
15 progress. I:n the s t a r t poi.n.t:, the car stops at the
1.andi.ng i:efe~:ence pos:i.ti.oin (:speed is zero) . W1:ieri many
peop1.e get: on the car, the rope :iis expanded such that: thr?
car descends w:i.lri-i t l ~ e iincreased speed and stops a t any
positioin and then, stops at: a p)osi.hi.on oil a11 cnd poi11t loy
20 i-epeat:.i.ng vj.brat.ons of a:;ceild:i.n(j arid desc:endi.ny :I.i.lt.e
I . 6 (B) j.?l.usrates the case i n wt>.i.ch many people
ge% off a car and then, get on a c a r , i n which C02
25 represerits tl?e operatj.ol1 t:race. Many people gc?t off a car
a t tihe sta:ci: point and the rope i.s couli:racled siicii i.l:iat a
car ascends once alici i.s vi.b::a!:ed. The car is st;ron.g:ly
vibrated i n ii descending d:i.rcict:i~on because more peop2.e get
on the car i.11 the moantime.
5 jO0431
As described above, i n order to erroneous:I.y det:ect
i.he movemeiht of tlxe car due t:o the rope expansj~on., the
curve A06 in the normal area may be a rad%al curve based
on the :I.andj~ng reference po:;it:i.ori.
10 LO0441
FIG. 7 i ~ l l u s t r a t e s the operation upon the occurrence
of ahuiorun.a:l.:i.ty, i.11 which a dotted i.ine I301. r e p r e s e n l : ~ tile
determ:i..~xal:i..or!l: hrc:sl~oi.d vai.\ic nccorci:i.ng t o tl:lr re:l.i~trda rt
that: tlet:ermi.nes the open-door movernc+nl: ak,nor:mai~i.ty 0n:I.y by
3.5 a distance between tlhe landi~r~rge ference posi.ti.011 and the
car pos:i..ti.on.
[Ooiis]
3:n 1:lic r e l a t e d art:, t h e abnormal.j.t:y ( 1 1 : r e ) occurs
when t h e car stops a t t h o 1.ailding r e f e r e ~ i c e pos:il::i.ol?, sllch
20 t h a t !.he c;iit: pos:i.ti.(:)n j.s L~eyond t:lie t:h:~:.e:ilio:I.d. va1.ue o l the
dotted i.i.no R01 and t:;he abnorrnal..it:y i s del-.ec?Led w1:ieli tile
car descends with bei.ng accclcrated according to the
operation t r a c e D04. 1-1s a r e s u l t , the ac:cel.eratj.ori j.s
conti.nue(3 as j.liu:jtrated in the operatior1 t r a c e BOG; and
%!j the car speed i.s i.ricreased as i ~ l ~ l u s t r a t e d'.i: lio::eir'orc?, t:he
bi:alie i:i aci:nai:ed at: title poi.11.t i r i ti.me wlien the
abnormality j.s detected and even :i.n the dece:Leration, the
time t:o stop and tile long dj.st:ance are required (the
r e l a t e d a r t i.11 the drawj.ngs) .
5 i00461
31h.e th.resho1.d val.r.ie (t-lolzted :Li.nes B06 and BOI.) of
t:l-ie distance i:equ:i.red to stop rieeds to be s e t so as to
prevent passengers firom being sandwiched ?.n the ce.l:Lng or
t:hie bottom of the landj~ng, and i.t is p r e f e r a b l e t h a t afire:r
1.0 the car :i.:; emeircjei~cy-stopped, t h e s t e p between the car
botto~n and the i.andi.ng whierl. passengers escape from the car
t o the 1arid:ing ir; si-i~a:L:la. iid :i.:i sma:i.l.ec fo:r s a f e t y .
1: 0 0 4 '7 :I
:In the c?mbod:i.ment, !:he abn.orma1.i t y i s detcerm:ined
15 a.ccor:ding to a detecrn:i.nat:i.oili curve 1103, and tlierefore ever?
i.n the case of the operat:i.ol?. t::riicc? 1304, tile abriormiil:i. ty :i.s
detect:ed a t arl. i.1-itcrsccti.ng yoi.nL of A04 arid A03.
,i ,h .erc?:forc?, the ak)n.or:rr~;i:l.:i.tyi. :; det:ect:ed at: an eai:l.i.eic poj.nt:
of !:i.rnci t:liai? .t:he re:l..ated art:, the moveme~it d:i.stance to Lhi?
20 stop miry be slioi::!:.er, a11d i.il.e escape of the passenger: may
e :iafc?r.
/:0040]
FIG. 8 i.:Llustrates t h a t the detcrminatj-on tilresl-iold
val.uc? B01. of E':I:G. '7 :is set. t o be sma1.l.er I.j.ke BOX so as to
2 N n a k e the movc-imenl: dis.i:aince aiiti Lime :shor:t ai Lhc? 1:i.m~: of
deceleration.
[0049i
In the rel-ated a r t , there is a p>ossibil.i.t:y o:f tzl3.e
erironeous detect:ion that: tile normal. open-door ~noverne~lt
5 operat:i.on (area withiin curve 1106) of the ca:r il.:l.ustrat:cid
i.n I;?(;. 5 is abnormal. That :i.s, therl::? jis a poss:i.b:i.l.ity
t h a t an area DO2 beyond tile dotted l i n e B03. wi.thin the
curve A06 i:; a11 erroneously detected area.
1 : O O t i O l
10 In the eunbodi.ment, s:i.nce no error1cour;ly detected
area DO2 is present, there is 110 r i s k of the erroneous
det:ectj.oil. Further, for tAe operalrion t r a c e D03 of the
car, si.nc;e t h e ab~~ormal.i.t:yi s detect:ed i.13 t:hc area (area
of 1304) t h a t i.s beyond t:he open--door no:trm.al.j~ty area, thic:
7.5 abnorma1i.t~ can be determi-ned ear:l.j.e:r. As a r e s u l t , t l ~ e
stiib:i.l.:i.ty :for the open--door movement abnors-i~ali.tym ay be
i.sicr:eased arid tile unr1ecessa:r.y cimergel-icy stop i.s avoi~dcd to
:i.mp~rove tI?e itravel. :ierv:j.ce of t:l-le e l e v a t o r .
1: (1 0 5 I. 1
20 l.'l:G. 9 ill..i~:;t:.ri~i:ctsi iat, for the descr:i.pi_ion.o f 1;'1(;.
!5, the s e t t i i l g va1.u.e of the? iib~?ornial.it.yd etetrmi..l-iat!ion
t11resho:l.d val.ue (determinati.on c r i . t e r i a ) is changed, the
1.andi.iig reference positioi? arid the threshold value
database 3-07 corr:esponding t o the d.etermi.natj.on. di.sti?nce X
25 are c:iiarrged, and lrhe opcm-door movement ab~:~omia:Lj.t.iy.s
defined froin the rel.at:i.oi?ship betweei? the car speed and
t:he car pos:i.t:i.on. for stoppirig the car wi.tl1i.n a
predetermined dirjtance.
1: 00172 3
ii The requirement of the speed V for emergencystopp:
i.nq t h e c a r a t a preciel-ermi.n.ed posi.ti.o~i. ( d i s t a n c e ) XO
w:i.th the decel.erat:i.on (3 arid the car position X i s as
i-ol:Lows :
v = J 1 2 . p . ( x O -- X) 1 (2)
fi represents the decel.erai:i.on (deceleration by a
wi.iich bralie or a second bralte (rope bralit? or rai.1 bralce))
when tile car i.s ernerger~cy--stopped, X aeprc?sl:i?ts the
d:i.st:arlce between tile i.aurd:i.aig rcfe:~:crlcc pos:i:Li.ol? n~:id tbc
car posi.t:i.ori, v rcprc:serii:s the abi~orma:l.:i.tyd eterrrl:i.ilairi.oi~
1.5 t:h~eshol.d value, and XO rc?presc?r?ts the predetermined
pos:it:i.oi? (d:i.stan.ce) a t wl.ii.ch t:he car stops.
[:oOLi:i]
FIG. 1.0 j..:Ll.listi:aies t-.hat t:he sci:i::i.l:~g valile of i:l:ie
iib~~o:cma:l.i.tcyJ c?l_e:l~rn:i.r~ati.<)tl'i:il rc:shold val.uc? (clc~~l:c?rin:i.~:~~~~l::i..(~~~
20 :i.s c;llanyed aiid for tlie landing re:l'or:el:~ce
pos:i.t:iorl of tile car stop f l o o r , t h e dead zone (area
sandwi.ched by two dotted l.incs 1107) t h a t does not perform
determj.nati.011 on the close p o s i t i o n ( d i s t a n c e ) is prov:ided.
By provi.di.ny tl-ie dead zone, the time is sliort ( t h e
25 ;ii~p:l.icude width .i.s si-iori:) such t;hat the problem of sa:l?eiy
is 11ol: p>u:esent due t o the excessive v i b r a t j . ~ ~d?ey ei?di.~:lg on
piissei~gers gei-i':ii.lg 01-1 and off a c a r . However, eve11 w11c.n.
the car speed cluse to the landj.ng reference p o s i t - o n i.s
signi.f.icaxlt:l.y I.r~creased i.n.stantI.y, the erroneous del:ecti.on
5 car1 be prevented, the unnecessary emergency stop can be
avo:i.ded, and the tzravel. servi.ce of the el.evat:or cal? be
improved.
[0054]
FIG. 1.1. il.l.nst:rat:e:; t h a t :for t h e bl~oclc di.agram o:f
:LO the UCMp i l l u s t r a t e d i n FIG. 2, the open-door rnovernerit
abnormality is determined by t h e c a r speed and position
accord:i.ng to the charactei::istj.c:i for oacb :fl.oor and the
thrci!illo:!.d va:l~ue data 1.03 corrcspond:i.~?.gt o the fl.oo:~:
po:;:i.t:::i.on o:l the car i c , de:fi.~:lc?d. ' h a i , the :fl.oor
:i.5 positioii detect:j.on un.j.t 1.08 d e t e c t s the fl.oor p o s i t i o n s
( I .o r , s econd S::l.oor, t l - ~ i r df l.oor, and the l i k e ) of
tl1.e car and deter-mi.a.cs t:he open-(loor rnoven~erit abno:r-mal.:i:t:y
hy I:11ci opti.mi.zc?d tl-i~:::esho:l.dv al.uc data :1.09 for c?aci~:.f rl.oor
pos:i. Li.on .
2 0 1. 0 0 !:I 5 1
'Ilhe i~nputs :i.gna!. for tl-~ef l~ooi?p osi.L:i.oil detecti.on
u n i t 108 is the car posit;ion scnsor (rcfcrence numcra:]. 30)
i.ll.ustrated i.11 FIG. l and when t h e c a r pos:ition sensor is
tbe ph.otoel.ect1::i.c sensor, each f l o o r may be identi-fiied by
25 a detect..citl?ery a:;sen.cjer:i geiti.iig
on and o:ff a. car, the abrioirnaiity del:e:u.m:i..liat:i.on. may be
made accordj-ng to the number of passengers g e t t i n g on illid
off a car, and. the abnormality determii1at:iLon may be
performed more accurate1.y wi-lei1 the expaiisi.on o:f the rnaj.~?.
?!3 rope i.s di.rect:ly detect:od by a sensor d:i..:iposed a t the rope
end.
Reference Signs List
1:0064]
3. Sa :Eety coritrol.:l.er
2 Car
6 Brake
2 :i. Encoder (detection device)
3 0 Car positiorr sensor (positj.011. sensor)
31A, 3LB, 31C Uetecti.013. pLate
41A, 4%B, 41C Landing door switch
4 3 Car door switch
101. Car: speed cal.cu.latj.on u11i.t
1.04 13:i:it:nncc cal.cill;it-i.o1n. 1n:it:b etwec?n 'llill~dirig
reS?e:rc;.ncpeo si.t:i.ona.n d car- postion.
:I. 5 105 Open-door deter~ninatjon i111:i.t
:I. 0 6 A.k>?~.o1r~:miL at y de t:e~:m; a :u11 j~ t of car pas j. t: ion
and car speed
10'1 'i'hresbo:l.d va:i.ue database
1. An e:l..evator sysi:ein equipped wj.Ch an un:i.nt:ended
car a~ovemeiit protectjoli t h a t stops a car by determ:ini.ng
5 the case, j.n which a car door arid a la?idj.ng door are :i.n an
open s t a t e and t-:he car i.s ei.evat:ed from a Sandi.rrg, as
open--door rnovelrtent abi~ormal.ity, the system compri.sj..ng :
a car door switch t h a t detect:; an open s t a t e of the
car door; a landj~ng door :iwi.t:ci.i t:liall d e t e c t s t:he open.
1.0 stal:e of the a n d i n y door;
a detection device t h a t d e t e c t s a speed and a
inovernonl. amoiinl: o f a cai: and a, fi.oor :re:Kerence p o s i t i o ~ ~ . ;
and
a :;a:Ec?l:y crontro:Ll.c~r t l l n t ciei:c?rrn:i.iies an open-door
1.5 rnovement a.bnocmaLit:y by an abno~:mal.i.ty deterrninatj.oi?.
tilres11ol.d val.ue of a car speed s e t wi.tl-i recipect: to a car
position. baseti oji zesult;:; detec.:ted by i.).i(? del.ecti.on deviLcc2.
2 . 'J'he ei.evator system acc:oi:d:i.ny to c1ai.m j., whcreir
20 the detect::i.o~id ev.i.ce :i.l:ic.l.j;.~deas det:c?ction sensor kiiai:
d e t e c t s the speed and movement amount of a car and a
posi-tion sensor I:liai: d e t e c t s a f l o o r rcforcr~cc position of
each fl.oor.
3 . 'Ilhe e:Leva'Lo:r system accor:dj.ng t:.o c:I.aim 1, wherein
the safety coni;rol~l.e~c:a l.cu?.ate:i a l~arrdi.iig refererice
posi.l::i.on a t whi.ch the car i s i.anded fi:onn t:llc floor
:reference posi.ti~on and the movement amount and a
deter1ninat:ion distiiiice from the :i..andi.ng rc-?i:erence posi.ti~on
ii to the car p o s i t i o n , and when a door i s detected to be i.11
an open s t a t e by tile car doo:r swiltcl.?. and the l.and:i.urg cioor
swi:tch, dete:~:mj.nes the opciin-door movement abnorina1it:y by
referr:i.ng t o a tl-ireshold value database i.n wl-iich the
abnormal.i.ty delserm:i.niit:i.on tlhresl?oi.d v a i ~ i ~ easr e st'ored,
1.0 cor:respoilding t o the determj.nat:ioil disiarice.
4 . The e:Levator system accord?.ng tzo c1.ai.m I., wlierein
t:he nbnormal.iLy dc:termi.nati.on. t:l>resho:i.d value::; arc dcf5ncd
:i::1)1_.
t:o i:l?e car pos:i.t:i.orr, and t:.l?e abnou:ma.l:Lty det:c?rvni.iiat:i.on
threshold vaiiie is s e t t o bccomc :;mal.ler as the
determination. di-stance i.s increased.
tile abiiori~~alii:yd ei:ei-nii.niii:it,ii tilresiio1.d val.ue i.s s e t so as
riot: to be erroneous det:ermi.nat:i.on based on the expansi.orr
of the rope bringing LIP and down the car due t:o the
passenger g e t t i n g in/out of the c a r .
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' 7 . The el.evato:r sy:item according to c:l.a:i.m I., wherein
the ak)normal..ity determination threshold value is set: based
on the? car pvsit::i..orl and the deceleration when the car
st:.ops ill. the? predetermi.ned posj.l::ion.
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8 . The el.evat:or :system accordi.iiq t o c.1ai.m :I, wherei.11
the s a f e t y cont~:ol.:l.er c a i c i i l a t e s a l.ai~d:i.ilg reference
posi..ti.o~ia t:. wii:ich hlie car j.s :I.al?ded from the fl.oor
1:e:fercnce pos:i.t:i.on and tile rnovernerlt amount and 8
15 determ:i.nation di.stance from the :l.and:i.ng reference posi~ti.01.1
t o the car posi.t.:i.on, and a dead zone t h a t does not perr:(:oi:n~
the di:er.minat:ion. oil the .I.iindi~ng rcfc~rcnce position i..?
prov:iided.
9. Ti~c? e.l.evai:or sysl:erri accoi:.di.ng to ci.aim l ~ , wI:~.c!rei.ii
as a stop f l o o r of tl?e car i ~ s l.ower and a heigilt posi.ti.oi7
of t h e c a r i s lower, the abnormality determination
thresho1.d value for the car position is Larger.
wlierei.il a passenger yettri.i:ig orr/of:f s t a t e deter:mi.ilat:i.oa
~iaiit: tliai: d e t e c t s whether or not passengers are gei:ti.ng on.
and off tile car is prov:.i..d.ed, and w1-1el-1 it i.s detectzed t!iat
passengers are getl::i.n.g on and ofif the car, t:he abnorma:l.j.ty
5 determi.liahion thresh0:l.d value with respect to a ca~r
posi.t:i~o~l :i.:i 1.arger t:i>.an when i.1: i.:i det-.ected t:.hat no
passengers are yettiny on and off the c a r .
1.1. The e?.evator systein accordiLny to cl.a:i..m I.,
l o f u r t h e r comnp:ri.s:i.n.g:
an encoder t h a t js operated together with the car to
generate a pul~se; a reflect:i.ve p!:iotoe:l.ectr:ic serisotr
provi-ded on the car; and a det:ecl:i.oi? pl.at:c? t h a t i s
atzi:acl-led to a thresiio.ld of a i.axld:i.ny o:f each fi.oor,
:L !i wh.ere:i.n the pul.se i.s courited t o cal.cu.:l.ate tile speed
and movein.e~.it amouiit of the car, arid when .tlhci refl.ect:i.ve
~:~hotoel.ec:trics-.e nsor i.s at: a12 oppos:i~tep osi.ti.on t:o t h c
det:ectioi> p l i ~ t i ? , the :lf/.oor referel.lce posi.tion i.s d.et:ect:eti.
:I.%. 'The c.i.eva.t.oi:: r;ysi:iim accordi.iig to c:l.aim I.,
w!?ei:e:i.~i the speed arid movernei~t amount of the car and tzhc?
fl-oor refereilcc positj.on are detected by readi.ng inilgnetic
code informatzion recorded on a magneti-c tape attached in
an ascending/descendi.n.g d i r e c t i o n .
13. The e l e v a t o r system according t o cl-aim 1,
wherein the speed and movement amount of the car and the
f l o o r reference p o s i t i o n are o p t i c a l l y detected.