Abstract: A reference core position calculation device 100 that calculates a reference core position of an elevator shaft in which an elevator is to be installed includes a measurement unit 101 and a calculation unit 112. The measurement unit 101 measures a dimension of each portion of the elevator shaft. The calculation unit 112 calculates portion dimension values of the elevator shaft based on the reference core position and the dimension of each portion measured by the measurement unit 101. When the reference core position is a first reference core position, the calculation unit 112 determines whether portion dimension values of the elevator shaft calculated based on the first reference core position satisfy a predetermined specification.

Abstract: The present invention provides an intra-hoistway measurement system automatically measuring dimensions within an elevator hoistway prior to elevator installation to reduce labor of workers. An intra-hoistway measurement system according to the present invention includes: a reference laser device that is mounted to a structure on a ceiling or in an upper portion of the hoistway for an elevator and emits a laser beam toward a lowermost part; a mobile measuring device that has a plane measuring device to measure horizontal dimensions within the hoistway; and a moving device that is mounted to the structure on the ceiling or in the upper portion of the hoistway and moves the mobile measuring device up and down. The mobile measuring device has a reference laser detection device that detects the laser beam emitted from the reference laser device, and an attitude detection device that detects its own attitude.

Abstract: The present invention provides an energy saving assistance technique for creating a plan for selecting an energy saving solution to continuously clear a target value of energy saving in accordance with the Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy and a time when to introduce this selected solution with consideration through plural bases in total, in accordance with users need such as priority order of base selection.

Abstract: A system is provided for predicting a load degree of a customer's elevator from the information about the customer's building and elevator, creating and displaying the maintenance plan according to the load degree, and selecting a proper maintenance plan in consideration of the load degree of the customer's elevator and the customer's needs.

Abstract: A power converter is disclosed, in which the sum of the length of that portion of a control signal line which is in opposite relation to an area of a main circuit wiring where a main circuit current flows and a plurality of tabular conductors are in superposed relation with each other, the length of that portion of the control signal line which is in opposite relation to an area of the main circuit wiring where the main circuit current does not flow and the length of that portion of the control signal line which is located outside an end of the main circuit wiring, is substantially equal to the total wiring length of the signal control line.

Abstract: To accurately detect a trouble of a magnetic brake (2) by eliminating any effect of a temperature of a location at which an elevator is installed, a temperature sensor (3) is arranged to measure a temperature of the magnetic brake (2). When an armature (2c) has been attracted responsive to a brake release command, the temperature of the magnetic brake is measured as a first temperature, and before the armature returns responsive to a brake actuation command, the temperature of the magnetic brake is measured as a second temperature. The first and second temperatures are compared with each other. When a result of the comparison between the first and second temperatures is determined to be greater than a predetermined value, the magnetic brake (2) is determined to have been locked and hence, to have developed a trouble.

Abstract: A management apparatus and a management method which can forecast inspection time before the lowering of performance or the occurrence of abnormality in a heat source unit for an air conditioner are provided. The operating condition of the air conditioner heat source unit is monitored by a central monitoring unit of the management apparatus connected to the heat source unit through an information communication network. Operating data of the heat source unit is analyzed so that the lowering of the performance and the advance of the degree of abnormality in the heat source unit are diagnosed. Thus, the loss of a user caused by the failure stop or the performance lowering of the heat source unit is reduced. Further, the load on the heat source unit is grasped by the central monitoring unit so that remote central control is carried out to make the operating cost minimal.

Abstract: To accurately detect a trouble of a magnetic brake (2) by eliminating any effect of a temperature of a location at which an elevator is installed, a temperature sensor (3) is arranged to measure a temperature of the magnetic brake (2). When an armature (2c) has been attracted responsive to a brake release command, the temperature of the magnetic brake is measured as a first temperature, and before the armature returns responsive to a brake actuation command, the temperature of the magnetic brake is measured as a second temperature. The first and second temperatures are compared with each other. When a result of the comparison between the first and second temperatures is determined to be greater than a predetermined value, the magnetic brake (2) is determined to have been locked and hence, to have developed a trouble.

Abstract: A management apparatus and a management method which can forecast inspection time before the lowering of performance or the occurrence of abnormality in a heat source unit for an air conditioner are provided. The operating condition of the air conditioner heat source unit is monitored by a central monitoring unit of the management apparatus connected to the heat source unit through an information communication network. Operating data of the heat source unit is analyzed so that the lowering of the performance and the advance of the degree of abnormality in the heat source unit are diagnosed. Thus, the loss of a user caused by the failure stop or the performance lowering of the heat source unit is reduced. Further, the load on the heat source unit is grasped by the central monitoring unit so that remote central control is carried out to make the operating cost minimal.

Abstract: A semiconductor electric power conversion device includes a converter unit and an inverter unit, each having a group of parallel capacitors and multiple switching elements. Subdivided positive conductive connections associated with the converter unit and divided positive conductive connections associated with the inverter unit are formed at a positive side conductor connected to capacitors; while divided negative conductive connections associated with the converter unit and divided negative-polarity conductive connections associated with the inverter unit are formed at a negative polarity side conductor, connected to capacitors. The positive and negative polarity conductors have a multilayer structure with a dielectric plate interposed therebetween.

Abstract: In an escalator having a plurality of steps connected to an endless chain and moved along an endless path, a rotation locus of step forward wheels at both end portions is shifted toward end portions of the escalator relative to a rotation locus of the chain. A forward wheel guide track for guiding forward wheels of the steps is arranged, at both end portions of the escalator, so that a straight distance between forward wheels of two adjacent steps, which distance tends to be shortened by the chain following an arc at both end portions, is extended. By such constructions, interference between adjacent steps hardly occurs even if the rotation diameter of the steps at each end portion of the escalator is made small. Therefore, the rotation diameter of the steps can be made smaller than a conventional one and the escalator thickness (depth) can be made small.

Abstract: In an absorption type chiller heater, a generator is heated in order to heat a refrigerant-mixed solution to generate refrigerant vapor. This heating is generally carried out by causing high-temperature combustion gas to flow in contact with heat transfer fins, which are provided on the periphery of the generator. The aforesaid burner uses a burner of liquid-fuel combustion structure to produce a longer flame as compared to that of a gas burner. The extremity of the lengthened flame coming into contact with the heat transfer fins can cause problems such that the fins are locally overheated to burn out. In this view, the present invention arranges a flame buffer plate between the liquid fuel burner and the heat transfer fins and provides a curved flame channel. This forms a curved flame, whereby the flame, despite of its great length, is kept from its extremity coming into contact with the heat transfer fins.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an escalator installation method by which the installation operation can be conducted with the high operation efficiency and an escalator can be stably installed. In an architectural structure having a stairway, the present invention comprises: a first process for forming a lower pit in a lower floor positioned on the lower side of the stairway; a second process for forming an upper pit in an upper floor positioned on the upper side of the stairway; and a third process for accommodating a lower flat portion of an escalator constituted by an integral structure in the lower pit with the part of the stairway positioned between the upper pit and the lower pit being maintained so as not to be drilled, accommodating an upper flat portion in the upper pit, and setting an inclined portion of the escalator above the part of the stairs positioned between the upper pit and the lower pit.

Abstract: In each of oil-retaining sheets, an end edge and side edges of a recess are separated from each other. The side edges are formed into tongue portions covered by first anti-wear meshes which prevent loosing of the side edges, and these tongue portions are maintained in sliding contact with their corresponding side walls of a guide portion of a guide rail. The end edge is covered by a second anti-wear mesh which prevents loosing of the end edge, and the second anti-wear mesh is maintained in sliding contact with an end wall of the guide portion. A gap is also formed to maintain the tongue portions and the second anti-wear mesh out of contact with each other.