Patents by Inventor Ari Harkonen
Ari Harkonen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9776827Abstract: The invention relates to an elevator system and also to a method for monitoring the movement an elevator car. In the method a first emergency braking procedure is activated for braking the elevator car at a first deceleration if the speed of the elevator car exceeds the first limit value for permitted speed, and also a second emergency braking procedure is further activated for braking the elevator car at a second deceleration that is greater than the first, if the speed of the elevator car exceeds the second limit value for permitted speed that is greater than the first limit value for permitted speed.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2014Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Ari Harkonen, Petteri Valjus
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Patent number: 9573790Abstract: A suspension device and a suspension arrangement for suspending a cable in an elevator hoistway are provided. The suspension device includes a mechanical fixing interface for fixing the suspension device to a supporting structure. The suspension device also includes a fixing part of the cable, which fixing part of the cable is made to be turnable in relation to the mechanical fixing interface.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2012Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: KONE CORPORATIONInventor: Ari Härkönen
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Publication number: 20140332322Abstract: The invention relates to an elevator system and also to a method for monitoring the movement an elevator car. In the method a first emergency braking procedure is activated for braking the elevator car at a first deceleration if the speed of the elevator car exceeds the first limit value for permitted speed, and also a second emergency braking procedure is further activated for braking the elevator car at a second deceleration that is greater than the first, if the speed of the elevator car exceeds the second limit value for permitted speed that is greater than the first limit value for permitted speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Ari HARKONEN, Petteri VALJUS
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Patent number: 8869947Abstract: The invention relates to an elevator system and also to a method for presenting information during a run with an elevator. In the method, the interior lighting of an elevator car is dimmed during a run sequence of the elevator car, and also information is presented inside on an illuminated display in the elevator car when the interior lighting of the elevator car has been dimmed.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2013Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Kone CorporationInventor: Ari Härkönen
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Patent number: 8869945Abstract: The invention relates to a safety arrangement of an elevator system and to a method for ensuring safety in an elevator system. The safety arrangement comprises at least one mechanical stopping appliance and the control of the safety arrangement comprises at least one limit value that sets the speed, deceleration or permitted vertical distance from the door zone of the elevator car. In the method for ensuring safety in an elevator system at least one mechanical stopping appliance is fitted to the safety arrangement of the elevator system and at least one limit value that sets the speed, deceleration or permitted vertical distance from the door zone of the elevator car is set for the control of the safety arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2009Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Kone CorporationInventors: Ari Härkönen, Sakari Korvenranta, Ari Kattainen, Timo Syrman, Hannu Ahrnberg, Risto Jokinen
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Patent number: 8752677Abstract: The invention relates to an elevator system and also to a method for monitoring the movement an elevator car. In the method a first emergency braking procedure is activated for braking the elevator car at a first deceleration if the speed of the elevator car exceeds the first limit value for permitted speed, and also a second emergency braking procedure is further activated for braking the elevator car at a second deceleration that is greater than the first, if the speed of the elevator car exceeds the second limit value for permitted speed that is greater than the first limit value for permitted speed.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2012Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Kone CorporationInventors: Ari Harkonen, Petteri Valjus
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Patent number: 8714313Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical power system for operating elevators. The electrical power system includes: an electricity distribution network of a building, which includes an interface to a public electricity network; a plurality of hoisting machines of an elevator, each of which hoisting machines of an elevator is equipped to move an elevator car in an elevator hoistway; and also a power supply system, which includes an interface to the aforementioned hoisting machines of the elevator, and which power supply system includes an interface to the electricity distribution network of the building, for supplying power between the hoisting machines of the elevator and the electricity distribution network of the building.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2012Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Kone CorporationInventors: Ari Harkonen, Antti Kallioniemi
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Publication number: 20130248301Abstract: The invention relates to an elevator system and also to a method for presenting information during a run with an elevator. In the method, the interior lighting of an elevator car is dimmed during a run sequence of the elevator car, and also information is presented inside on an illuminated display in the elevator car when the interior lighting of the elevator car has been dimmed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: KONE CorporationInventor: Ari HÄRKÖNEN
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Publication number: 20120285774Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical power system for operating elevators. The electrical power system comprises: an electricity distribution network of a building, which comprises an interface to a public electricity network; a plurality of hoisting machines of an elevator, each of which hoisting machines of an elevator is equipped to move an elevator car in an elevator hoistway; and also a power supply system, which comprises an interface to the aforementioned hoisting machines of the elevator, and which power supply system comprises an interface to the electricity distribution network of the building, for supplying power between the hoisting machines of the elevator and the electricity distribution network of the building.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Ari Harkonen, Antti Kallioniemi
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Publication number: 20120267200Abstract: The invention relates to an elevator system and also to a method for monitoring the movement an elevator car. In the method a first emergency braking procedure is activated for braking the elevator car at a first deceleration if the speed of the elevator car exceeds the first limit value for permitted speed, and also a second emergency braking procedure is further activated for braking the elevator car at a second deceleration that is greater than the first, if the speed of the elevator car exceeds the second limit value for permitted speed that is greater than the first limit value for permitted speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Ari Harkonen, Petteri Valjus
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Publication number: 20120241260Abstract: A suspension device and a suspension arrangement for suspending a cable in an elevator hoistway are provided. The suspension device includes a mechanical fixing interface for fixing the suspension device to a supporting structure. The suspension device also includes a fixing part of the cable, which fixing part of the cable is made to be turnable in relation to the mechanical fixing interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2012Publication date: September 27, 2012Inventor: Ari HÄRKÖNEN
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Publication number: 20090178889Abstract: The invention relates to a safety arrangement of an elevator system and to a method for ensuring safety in an elevator system. The safety arrangement comprises at least one mechanical stopping appliance and the control of the safety arrangement comprises at least one limit value that sets the speed, deceleration or permitted vertical distance from the door zone of the elevator car. In the method for ensuring safety in an elevator system at least one mechanical stopping appliance is fitted to the safety arrangement of the elevator system and at least one limit value that sets the speed, deceleration or permitted vertical distance from the door zone of the elevator car is set for the control of the safety arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2009Publication date: July 16, 2009Applicant: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Ari HARKONEN, Sakari KORVENRANTA, Ari KATTAINEN, Timo SYRMAN, Hannu AHRNBERG, Risto JOKINEN
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Patent number: 7540355Abstract: A power control system is operable for controlling and balancing the generation and/or consumption of electrical power through an internal electricity distribution network connected with at least one electrically driven elevator system. The elevator system is connected to the internal electricity distribution network of a particular building, which can further be connected either to the external public electricity distribution network, or to a reserve power appliance. An elevator system includes at least one elevator, an elevator control system, an elevator motor, a frequency convertor fitted to supply the elevator motor which may be in operation when provided with electricity through an external public electricity distribution network, or during disruption of power.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2008Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: Kone CorporationInventor: Ari Härkönen
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Publication number: 20080185234Abstract: In the invention an elevator system (24) and a method for controlling elevators in the elevator system are presented. The elevator system (24) is connected to the electricity distribution network (4) of the building, which can further be connected either to the public electricity distribution network (7) or to a reserve power appliance (2). The elevator system (24) comprises at least one elevator (8), an elevator control system (34), an elevator motor (28), and a frequency converter (26) fitted to supply the elevator motor (28).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2008Publication date: August 7, 2008Inventor: Ari HARKONEN
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Patent number: 6166393Abstract: In a method an an apparatus for automatic inspection of moving surfaces using at least three different illumination/observation channels, the surface to be inspected under a bright field condition is illuminated by a first beam of light from a first light source. The light of the first beam of light reemitted from the surface is received by a light sensitive sensor device to obtain a first signal. Then, the surface is illuminated under a dark field condition by a second beam of light and by a third beam of light from a second and a third light source, respectively, the first, second and third beams of light having different characteristics. The light of the second beam of light and the light of the third beam of light, respectively, reemitted from the surface are received by the light sensitive sensor device to obtain a second signal and a third signal. Finally, a physical property of the surface is derived from the first, second and third signals.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 1998Date of Patent: December 26, 2000Assignees: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der angewandten, Spectra-Physics VisionTech OyInventors: Detlef Paul, Ari Harkonen, Pertti Kontio, Timo Piironen, Martti Karppinen