Solution for displacing an elevator car
AssigneeKone Corporation
InventorAri Koivisto
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Abstract
An apparatus for displacing an elevator car from its pathway includes a rotational vehicle configured to rotate around an axis of rotation and at least one guide rail section mounted with the rotational vehicle along, which at least one guide rail section the at least one elevator car is arranged to travel. The at least one guide rail section is mounted substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the rotational vehicle. The rotational vehicle is configured to rotate 90 degrees. An elevator system is also disclosed.
Claims17
An apparatus for displacing an elevator car from its pathway, the apparatus comprising:
- a rotational vehicle configured to rotate around an axis of rotation;
- and
- at least one guide rail section mounted with the rotational vehicle along which at least one guide rail section the at least one elevator car is arranged to travel,
- wherein the at least one guide rail section is mounted substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the rotational vehicle,
- wherein the rotational vehicle is configured to rotate 90 degrees, and
- wherein the rotational vehicle comprises:
- a central pillar;
- one or more cogwheels mounted to the central pillar,
- an inner ring-type element fixedly mounted to the central pillar;
- and
- an outer ring-type element arranged radially outward of the inner ring-type element, the at least one guide rail section being mounted to the outer ring-type element, the inner and outer ring-type elements forming a bearing so that the outer ring-type element along with the at least one guide rail section is rotatable with respect to the inner ring-type element by a rotation force,
- wherein the one or more cogwheels are configured to interact with the outer ring-type element to provide said rotation force.
An elevator system comprising:
- at least one elevator car;
- and
- at least one apparatus comprising:
- a rotational vehicle configured to rotate around an axis of rotation;
- and
- at least one guide rail section mounted with the rotational vehicle along which at least one guide rail section the at least one elevator car is arranged to travel, wherein the at least one guide rail section is mounted substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the rotational vehicle,
- wherein the rotational vehicle is configured to rotate 90 degrees, and
- wherein the rotational vehicle comprises:
- a central pillar;
- one or more cogwheels mounted to the central pillar,
- an inner ring-type element fixedly mounted to the central pillar;
- and
- an outer ring-type element arranged radially outward of the inner ring-type element, the at least one guide rail section being mounted to the outer ring-type element, the inner and outer ring-type elements forming a bearing so that the outer ring-type element along with the at least one guide rail section is rotatable with respect to the inner ring-type element by a rotation force,
- wherein the one or more cogwheels are configured to interact with the outer ring-type element to provide said rotation force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.