A monitoring system for an elevator system to ensure a predetermined elevator shaft clearance is provided and includes an elevator car moveably disposed in an elevator shaft and guided along at least one guide rail, the elevator shaft having a top surface and a bottom surface. Also included is a counterweight moveably disposed in the elevator shaft. Further included is a position monitoring device monitoring a position of at least one of the elevator car and the counterweight relative to at least one of the top surface and the bottom surface. Yet further included is a braking device actuated to initiate a braking event in response to detection of the position of at least one of the elevator car and the counterweight being within a predetermined distance from one of the top surface and the bottom surface.
MONITORING SYSTEM FOR ELEVATOR SYSTEM TO ENSURE PREDETERMINED ELEVATOR SHAFT CLEARANCE
2018-05-03
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B66B Aufzüge , ELEVATORS |
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