Method for testing safety characteristics of an elevator
AssigneeKone Corporation
InventorsAri KATTAINEN, Juha-Matti AITAMURTO, Antti SAARELAINEN, Jussi LAHTEENMAKI
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Abstract
A method for testing safety characteristics of an elevator is provided. The elevator includes a car, a counterweight, and hoisting ropes coupling the car and the counterweight. The method includes driving the car in a test run including at least one closed movement loop to an upper end and to a lower end of a travelling path of the car in an up and down direction of the elevator while the car is empty to perform a balance check of the elevator according to a request to perform the balance check; and adjustably controlling an operation of the elevator based on a result of the balance check.
Claims17
A method for testing safety characteristics of an elevator, the elevator including a car, a counterweight, and hoisting ropes coupling the car and the counterweight, the method comprising:
- driving the car in a test run including at least one closed movement loop to an upper end and to a lower end of a travelling path of the car in an up and down direction of the elevator while the car is empty to perform a balance check of the elevator according to a request to perform the balance check;
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- adjustably controlling an operation of the elevator based on a result of the balance check.
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