TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to an elevator door system which is used in multi-storey structures
and in all kinds of buildings, the elevator system provides the saving of energy by
reducing the opening distance travelled by the elevator door mechanisms.
[0002] The invention particularly relates to an elevator door system used in elevators,
which enables rails to be retracted or extended within the door mechanism by reducing
the distance of the moving rails by maintaining a constant entrance distance between
the building floor and the elevator cabin, and which saves energy by actuating a door
skate system by means of a door skate system motion mechanism.
BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION
[0003] Transportation systems are one of the most popular and fastest developing and competitive
sectors nowadays. The construction of multi-storey buildings for people's needs, comfort
and natural environmental conditions has also increased the research and development
works of companies operating in elevator systems.
[0004] Nowadays, elevators are used in homes and offices etc. indoor places. These elevators
have automatic floor doors and interior safety cabin doors. The operating systems
and the low strength of these structures cause continuous failure and safety breaches.
[0005] In the prior art, there are typically three different kinds of automatic build floor
doors for elevator systems: right hand side telescopic collapsing doors, left hand
side telescopic collapsing doors, and central opening system; in addition to an interior
cabin safety door. The automatic floor doors function by manual movement and since
the elevator shaft side walls stay close to the door edge concrete and side wall concrete
areas during mounting due to the sizes and dimensions of the mechanism, it causes
friction and narrow space. This reduces the quality of system operation and creates
a safety flaw.
[0006] The fixed rail dimension disclosed in the above said mechanism is a measure of the
total length of the cabin entrance space distance and the collapsing distance of the
door with regard to the opening direction. This length not only causes additional
material costs but also causes loss of energy due to longer movement during operation.
[0007] In the prior art, during mounting of the floor doors, even though attention is given
to balance plummet dimensions, retraction of the right, left, front, rear, and diagonal
plummets during bolting and welding fixation, and not recognizing this situation during
dimensional checks, causes the floor storey door fixing mounting operation to be repeated.
This causes mounting difficulty, loss of human efforts and waste of labour hours.
[0008] The improper installation of the automatic doors in the elevator systems used in
the prior art leads to mounting difficulties and prevents the elevator systems from
operating efficiently due to not being 100% plummet.
[0009] In the prior art, the size of the mechanism fixed rail being close to the shaft side
walls causes friction at the door edge concrete. This causes a safety flaw.
[0010] In the prior art, the fact that there is no fixed balance indicator on the door causes
the measurement to be lost from the plummet. As a result, when the door opening movement
at the cabin floor is transferred to the manually moving floor door by the door skate
system, the automatic doors cannot operate in the same harmony with the interior safety
door and the aesthetic appearance is distorted. Due to this, efficient operation does
not take place.
[0011] In the prior art, the length of the fixed rail dimension of the mechanism leads to
material waste within the mechanism frame and the floor door frame. This increases
material costs.
[0012] In the prior art, for the cabin interior safety automatic doors it is necessary to
set more than one dimensions when the door centering operation is performed during
the connection of the internal safety automatic door mechanism legs to the automatic
door locking slides on the cabin. This requires long human power and time.
[0013] In the prior art, the interior safety automatic door fixing on the cabin, the automatic
door model used while fixing on the L-type or vertical triangle leg models on the
cabin top slides, fits 1/1 if it is procured from the manufacturer. If another model
of cabin is purchased from another cabin manufacturer, the fixing leg does not fit
the cabin top slides, and mounting difficulty is encountered. Cost burden is encountered
when the cabin and the automatic door are purchased from the same manufacturer company.
[0014] In the prior art, during the door panel suspension operation after completion of
the mounting operations, the panels are suspended depending on the cabin entrance
distance, and it is not possible to adjust the height of the panel easily in accordance
with the height of the panel when the interior safety automatic door is left above
or below. When on the panels, said adjustment and fixing settings are checked again
to reposition the interior safety automatic door mechanism to the panel length. This
process leads to loss of human power and loss of time.
[0015] In the prior art, all the problems encountered in automatic floor door are also encountered
since the floor door opening direction is directly proportional with the interior
safety automatic opening direction. In order to eliminate this situation, the breaking
operation of the side walls of the well called trimming is performed, or the opening
direction of the internal safety automatic door is pulled to the end point in the
opposite direction. In this case, adjustment of the door becomes difficult and efficient
operation is restricted.
[0016] In the prior art, the interior safety automatic door on the cabin inside the automatic
safety door is stretched depending on the traffic intensity during the operation period
of the automatic door stabilization foot slides. When tilting to the right or left
side occurs, friction occurs with the interior safety automatic door panels or narrowing
occurs with the floor automatic door operating distance. This causes material damage.
[0017] When the prior art internal safety automatic door cabin is mounted over the cap,
the size of the door mechanism protrudes to a large extent on the cabin, which causes
the cabin suspension area to narrow down. This situation restricts the intervention
of the elevator maintenance personnel due to the limited space of the elevator. The
elevator maintenance personnel who cannot use this area has to control the elevator
system manually by moving to the other part of the rear suspension of the cabin. As
a result of this, the human body goes out of the cabin over the rear guardrail, and
the head, arm, or body of the personnel may hit the counterweight in the elevator
systems as result of carelessness, which causes injuries or even death.
[0018] In the prior art, the cabin top maintenance personnel needs to adjust the automatic
floor door from the front side on the cabin. However, the large size of the internal
safety door mechanism causes difficulties for the maintenance personnel.
[0019] In the prior art, when the counterweight application is made near the cabin, iron
profiles of different geometry are applied to fix the counterweight rails. When this
area applied is close to the interior safety automatic door mechanism fixed rail or
the mechanism frame metal sheet, problems are encountered in some applications depending
on the shaft size and this leads to elevator accidents and damages due to friction,
getting caught etc.
[0020] Document
FR2185226 discloses some improvements in sliding doors, in particular automatic door systems
for elevators, hoists or the like; these door systems are of the type comprised by
at least one sliding sheet provided with rollers cooperating with at least one guide
and provided internally with runners having a sliding motion and mounted on a fixed
guide, characterized by the fact that the rollers of each sheet are provided each
one with: two annular rolling surfaces of convex profile cooperating with the two
sections of a "V" shaped support rail. This document discloses a system according
to the preamble of claim 1.
[0021] The US patent application number
US77200885A (registration number
US4588049) relates to double panels elevator sliding doors, in which each panel is associated
to a panel suspension and guiding arrangement which comprises rollers cooperating
with at least one guiding rail and through which the panel is slidably supported on
the door frame. An extension of the guiding rails laterally beyond the door frame
is avoided, in closing position of the door, through the provision of the panel suspension
and guiding arrangement which is constructed to comprise a fixed guiding rail along
which moves at least one roller movable with the panel, and a guiding rail movable
with the panel and displaceable over a roller fixed in position. Such an arrangement
facilitates the transportation, the handling and the mounting of doors, namely fully
equipped landing doors, whether they be of the central opening or telescopic panel
type.
[0022] Japanese patent
JP2011144007A provides a door device for an elevator, which is reduced in size and extended in
a service life, while being reduced in cost, such a door device for an elevator, having
a pair of car doors (sliding doors) which are displaceable in the width direction
of a car entrance; the car entrance is opened and closed by the displacement of the
doors of each car; sliding door rails are installed at the upper part of the door
of each car; the sliding door rails project from the door closed side ends of the
door of the car in the width direction of the car entrance, respectively; guide support
devices are mounted at the upper part of the car entrance; the guide support devices
guide the sliding door rails in the width direction of the car entrance while supporting
the sliding door rails.
[0023] In order to prevent the above said problems, the internal safety automatic door and
automatic floor door options are utilized. For maintaining the cabin entrance, the
width of the panel is narrowed down and the numbers are increased in order to reduce
the size of the fixed mechanism rail or mechanism metal sheet in the direction of
retracting or extending. Increasing the number of panels in the automatic door system
is a factor that increases the cost burden.
[0024] As a result, a need has occurred for an economical and useful elevator automatic
door for solving the above said prior art problems and bringing an improvement to
the relevant technical field due to the inadequacy of the prior art solutions.
PURPOSE OF THE INVENTION
[0025] According to the various aspects, the present invention provides a solution to all
the problems found and the above mentioned earlier prior art. The most important purpose
of the present invention is to provide inwards and outwards movement capability to
the rails located on the door mechanisms.
[0026] Another purpose of the invention is to reduce the motor movement of the cabin entrance
distance by 50% with regard to the prior art systems with a 1/2 system, and still
maintain the door opening distance.
[0027] Another purpose of the invention is to reduce energy consumption by providing a 100%
increase in the life of the motor and by reducing 50% of the displacement distance
travelled by the mechanisms actuated by the door motor.
[0028] Another purpose of the invention is to provide the ease assembly of the elevator
opening and closing mechanisms, and also to allow them to be easily adjustable. In
this way, the purpose is to reduce the loss of time in the required labour hour needed
for installation and maintenance without deteriorating safety and control..
[0029] Another important purpose of the invention is to provide the rails located on the
mechanism system with 1/2 motion capability, and allow the automatic door opening
direction to be met by the moving rails located within the own mechanism thereof,
and thus keep the shaft side walls away from the movable mechanism and ensure easy
mounting and practical adjustment opportunity.
[0030] Another purpose of the invention is to provide mounting advantage in the plummet
by means of the fixed balance indicator of the automatic door mechanism.
[0031] Another purpose of the invention is to eliminate the friction at the shaft side wall
in accordance with the opening direction of the automatic door by means of the movable
mechanism rail.
[0032] Another purpose of the invention is to provide cost advantage without the need for
using an additional mechanism metal sheet, since it is mounted in the automatic door
frame.
[0033] Another purpose of the invention is to provide a cost advantage by shortening the
moving rails in the mechanism by ½ working technique.
[0034] A further purpose of the invention is to prevent the motor providing the movement
of the ½ motion mechanism rails from narrowing down the cabin entrance space in accordance
with the opening direction against the 50% motion restriction.
[0035] Another purpose of the invention is to eliminate the need for the prior art cabin
cap (frontal) piece and to provide cost advantage in cabin production by mounting
its own mechanism metal sheet at this area.
[0036] Another purpose of the invention is to be compatible with all types and models of
domestic and imported product cabins.
[0037] Another purpose of the invention is to eliminate the need for the mechanism fixing
L and right triangle leg attachment apparatuses.
[0038] Another purpose of the invention is to prevent the need for cabin top automatic door
fixing metal sheet slides for the cabin manufacturer companies. In this way, cabin
manufacturers will ensure cost advantage by not producing cabin top slides.
[0039] Another purpose of the invention is that since the cabinet is mounted on the cap
(frontal) section with its own mechanism metal sheet, the internal safety automatic
door centering allows for the possibility to work in the center without having to
center and adjust since there are individual cabin entries.
[0040] Another purpose of the invention to retract the mechanism moving rails within its
own mechanism metal sheet when the ½ movable mechanism rails close the elevator system
door and start moving. In this way, when the elevator system is in motion, the situations
of friction with the shaft side wall, deformation, and hitting are eliminated and
accidents are avoided.
[0041] Another purpose of the invention is that the cabin can be mounted on the cap (frontal)
area so that the right, left and front side bending comes to 0% position and thus
prevents possible damages and accidents by maintaining the working distance between
the building floor automatic door system and the elevator system while the elevator
system is in motion.
[0042] Another purpose of the invention is to provide mounting on the cabin cap (frontal)
area, and therefore it does not protrude upwards on the cabin so that the elevator
maintenance personnel can use this area and easily access the cabin top auxiliary
panel of the elevator system and prevent the risk for the personnel to encounter the
balance counterweight and thus increase the safety of the maintenance personnel.
[0043] Another purpose of the invention is to provide a lower cost advantage compared to
other systems since the cabin has the same size with the cap frontal region.
[0044] Another purpose of the invention is to prevent the friction, getting caught, collision
and elevator accidents which may occur in this area by means of the internal safety
automatic door mechanism moving rail by means of the internal safety automatic door
opening mechanism and the internal safety automatic door opening direction of the
counterbalance weight.
[0045] Another purpose of the invention is to ensure that when the elevator system reaches
the designated floor, it uses all the space up to the shaft side walls while the automatic
door is opened and thus eliminate the need for using a wide mechanism and a system
with an increased number of door panels with regard to the dimensions and sizes of
the shaft.
[0046] In the light of the above mentioned purposes, the invention provides an elevator
door system used in elevators, eliminating the problems encountered in the prior art
embodiments, by means of providing energy saving with a system change by maintaining
a constant entrance distance between the building floor and the elevator cabin, and
thus facilitating maintenance and repair operations, and comprising a rail system
for reducing the opening distance, carrying the door panels thereon and thus providing
motion to the door panels, and allowing the movable rails to be retracted or extended
within the door mechanism by reducing the distance thereof, and a door skate system
motion mechanism transmitting the motion coming from the motor to the door skate system.
The rail system is provided with an equal width as the elevator door entrance distance,
and thus the problem in the prior art of the necessity for having a difference in
this size is eliminated.
[0047] The door skate system motion mechanism comprises:
- stabilizer pulleys providing balance and strength to the system when the elevator
door system is opened, by making pressure on the support force stabilizer from below
and above,
- a first pulley used for increasing the displacement distance of the support force
stabilizer,
- a second pulley located on the door skate system motion mechanism (6) and transferring
the incoming movement to the door skate system,
- a distance lever located on the door skate system motion mechanism and restricting
the displacement distance, and,
- a motion pin allowing the up-and-down movement of the system to be on a single line.
FIGURES FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE INVENTION
[0048]
Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the elevator system according to the invention.
Figure 2 is a front view of the elevator system according to the invention.
Figure 3 is a rear view of the elevator system according to the invention.
Figure 4 is a closed position view of the elevator system according to the invention.
Figure 5 is a front perspective view of the door skate system motion mechanism located
in the elevator system according to the invention.
Figure 6 is a rear view of the door skate system motion mechanism located in the elevator
system according to the invention.
Figure 7 is a front view of the door skate system motion mechanism located in the
elevator system according to the invention.
Figure 8 is a side perspective view of the door skate system motion mechanism located
in the elevator system according to the invention.
REFERENCE NUMBERS
[0049]
1. Rail System
2. Movable Panel Hanger Plate
3. Guide Rail Carrier System
4. Support Force stabilizer
5. Motor Motion System
6. Door skate System Motion Mechanism
6.1. Stabilizer Pulley
6.2. First Pulley
6.3. Second Pulley
6.4. Distance Lever
6.5. Motion Pin
7. Balance Plummet Indicator
8. Mechanism Frame
9. Motion Transmitter
10. Panel Connection 1/1 Hanger Plate
11. Safety Plug Contact
12. Door skate
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0050] The elevator system according to the invention consists of the components of a rail
system (1), a movable panel hanger plate (2), a guide rail carrier system (3), support
force stabilizer (4), a motor motion system (5), a door skate system motion mechanism
(6), a balance plummet indicator (7), a mechanism frame (8), a motion transmitter
(9), a panel connection 1/1 hanger plate (10), a safety plug contact (11), and a door
skate (12). The door skate system motion mechanism (6) comprises the main components
of a stabilizer pulley (6.1), a first pulley (6.2), a second pulley (6.3), a distance
lever (6.4), and a motion pin (6.5).
[0051] As best shown in figures 1, 2, 3 and 4, the system is shown from different angles
and in closed and open positions. The invention comprises a rail system (1) for reducing
the opening distance of the system, and for carrying the door panels thereon and thus
providing motion to the door panels, and allowing the movable rails to be retracted
or extended within the door mechanism by reducing the distance thereof; a movable
panel hanger plate (2) used for adjusting the door panel up and down during the suspension
operation and for providing motion in the opening-closing direction; a guide rail
carrier system (3) used for guiding the rail system (1) when the body is fixed; a
support force stabilizer (4) used for counterweight balancing during complete opening
and complete closing of the door panel with the movement of the rail system (1); a
motor motion system (5), the motor motion system (5) operates in a section which has
been reduced by a 50% motion displacement restriction but still allows 100% opening
of the door panels;, a door skate system motion mechanism (6) for moving the door
skate (12) system after the interior safety door panels are closed and providing harmonious
operation with the floor door; a balance plummet indicator (7) positioned on the floor
door frame and interior safety automatic door and showing the plummet values of the
fixed mounted door mechanisms; a mechanism frame (8) for carrying the system and performing
the tasks of frame and cabin in addition to cap; a motion transmitter (9) transmitting
motion between the pulley guide rail; a panel connection 1/1 hanger plate (10) mounted
on the movable rail for carrying the panel in a movable manner and for providing connection
to the rear first panel with 1/1 ratio; a safety plug contact (11) used for safety
in the system; and a door skate (12) system transferring the motion to the panels.
[0052] The most important novelty in the present invention is provided by the elements of
the rail system (1) and of the door skate system movement mechanism (6). In this feature,
the absence of a single rail, and having a rail system (1), which shortens the elevator
opening distance, provides saving space in the elevator and saves energy by facilitating
maintenance and repair operations.
[0053] In another aspect of the invention, the door skate system motion mechanism (6) is
the component providing movement to the door skate (12) system. In this way, the movement
of the door skate system takes place not by a belt which is connected to the motor
but by the door skate system motion mechanism (6). This feature allows the reduction
of the operating distance, and at the same time ensures energy saving.
[0054] Figure 5, Figure 6, Figure 7, and Figure 8 show the front perspective, and rear,
front, and side perspective views of the door skate system motion mechanism (6) located
in the elevator system according to the invention.
[0055] The door skate system motion mechanism (6) comprises stabilizer pulleys (6.1) providing
balance and strength to the system when the mechanism is opened, by making pressure
on the support force stabilizer (4) from below and above; a first pulley (6.2) used
for increasing the displacement distance of the support force stabilizer (4); a second
pulley (6.3) for transferring the incoming movement to the door skate (12) system;
a distance lever (6.4) for restricting the displacement distance; and a (6.5) for
enabling the up-and-down movement of the system to be on a single line. By means of
the above mentioned components, it is made possible to transfer the drive movement
received from the motor to the door skate system motion mechanism (6), and to transfer
the motion at the door skate system motion mechanism (6) to the door skate (12) system.
1. Aufzugstürsystem, das in Aufzügen verwendet wird, um Energie durch ein verbessertes
System zu sparen, das einen konstanten Eingangsabstand zwischen dem Gebäudeboden und
der Aufzugskabine aufrechterhält und somit Wartungs- und Reparaturarbeiten erleichtert,
umfassen:
• ein Schienensystem (1), das die Distanz reduziert, die zurückgelegt werden muss,
um die Türpaneele darauf zu tragen und somit für die Bewegung der Türpaneele zu sorgen,
und das es ermöglicht, dass die beweglichen Schienen innerhalb des Türmechanismus
eingezogen oder ausgefahren werden können, indem ihre Strecke reduziert wird, und
ferner umfassend,
• einen Bewegungsmechanismus (6) für das Torlaufsystem, der eine zweite Umlenkrolle
(6.3) umfasst, die sich auf dem Bewegungsmechanismus (6) für das Torlaufsystem befindet,
um die ankommende Bewegung auf das Torlaufsystem (12) zu übertragen, und der auch
eine erste Umlenkrolle (6.1) umfasst, die zur Vergrößerung des Verschiebeabstands
des Stützkraftstabilisators (4) verwendet wird, und
• das Schienensystem (1) hat die gleiche Breitenlänge wie der Eingangsabstand der
Aufzugstür.
2. Aufzugstürsystem, das in Aufzügen nach Anspruch 1 verwendet wird, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Bewegungsmechanismus (6) des Türschlittensystems Stabilisierungsrollen (6.1)
umfasst, die dem System Gleichgewicht und Festigkeit verleihen, wenn das Aufzugstürsystem
geöffnet wird, indem sie von unten und oben Druck auf den Stützkraftstabilisator (4)
ausüben.
3. Aufzugstürsystem, das in Aufzügen nach Anspruch 1 verwendet wird, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Bewegungsmechanismus (6) des Türschlittensystems eine zweite Umlenkrolle (6.3)
umfasst, die sich an dem Bewegungsmechanismus (6) des Türschlittensystems befindet,
um die ankommende Bewegung auf das Türschlittensystem (12) zu übertragen.
4. Aufzugstürsystem, das in Aufzügen nach Anspruch 1 verwendet wird, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Bewegungsmechanismus (6) des Türschlittensystems einen Abstandshebel (6.4) umfasst,
der sich an dem Bewegungsmechanismus (6) des Türschlittensystems befindet, um den
Verschiebungsabstand der Aufzugstüröffnungsmechanismen zu begrenzen.
5. Aufzugstürsystem, das in Aufzügen nach Anspruch 1 verwendet wird, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Bewegungsmechanismus (6) des Türschlittensystems einen Bewegungsstift (6.5) umfasst,
der sich auf dem Bewegungsmechanismus (6) des Türschlittensystems befindet, um zu
ermöglichen, dass die Auf- und Abwärtsbewegung des Systems auf einer einzigen Linie
erfolgt.