Abstract: A coupling and locking device for synchronous doors of an elevator. The device includes a pair of coupling blades movable on a base plate, a pair of rotating levers hinged to the coupling blades to form a parallelogram mechanism, and a hooking lever movable to engage a fixed component of the elevator. The hooking lever is connected to a first rotating lever by a rotor mechanism having a primary rotor rotatable around a fixed pin on the base plate, and a secondary rotor with a first connecting pin for connection to the first rotating lever and a second connecting pin for connection to the primary rotor. A third connecting pin connects the hooking lever with the secondary rotor such that movement of the coupling blades causes a rotation of the hooking lever. The secondary rotor has an arc-shaped slot, within which the third connecting pin is inserted.

Abstract: An electric traction system having an electric machine, a transmission and a common cooling lubricant circuit, wherein an oil sump and at least one oil reservoir are installed. The oil reservoir can be filled both by means of an electric oil pump (1) and by means of oil spray from components of the transmission, wherein the oil reservoir acts as a pressure tank or high tank. The oil pump is connected directly to cooling/lubricating oil points under pressure, and the at least one outlet of the oil reservoir is connected to further cooling/lubricating oil points, wherein the further cooling/lubricating oil points are pressurized either also with the pressure of the oil pump or with the geodetic pressure of the oil reservoir.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dosing cap intended to be mounted on the neck of a container formed of a deformable wall, comprising a dosing chamber provided with a regulating device such as a valve, the dosing cap comprising a protection device located above the valve, said protection device being configured to prevent portions of liquid originating from the valve from being projected, under the action of a pressure exerted on the wall of the container in the absence of means for closing the upper end of the dosing chamber, beyond said upper end of the dosing chamber. The invention also relates to a container provided with such a dosing cap.

Abstract: An electric drive device has an electric engine which has one rotor and one stator, gear components via which the motor vehicle can be driven by the electric engine, and a cooling and lubricating device which has a lubricant and coolant circuit through which lubricant and coolant can flow and in which the gear components, the electric engine, a sump for receiving the lubricant and coolant, a cooling device for cooling the lubricant and coolant, and a pump device are arranged, via which pump device the lubricant and coolant can be conveyed from the sump at least to the gear components. The lubricant and coolant circuit has a first branch through which the lubricant and coolant can flow from the sump and via which the lubricant and coolant flowing through the first branch can be supplied to the stator.

Abstract: An oil supply system, has: an oil tank; a closed-loop oil circuit including a component, a pump having a pump inlet and a pump outlet, and a de-aerator; a make-up flow conduit connecting the oil tank to the closed-loop oil circuit; a make-up pump connected to the closed-loop oil circuit; a recirculation conduit in parallel to the make-up pump and bypassing the make-up pump; a fixed orifice fluidly connected to the make-up flow conduit upstream of the closed-loop oil circuit and downstream of the recirculation conduit, the fixed orifice having an area selected to increase a pressure at an outlet of the make-up pump above a pressure at the de-aerator inlet; and a metering orifice connected on the recirculation conduit and having a flow circulating area selected to reduce a flow rate inputted into the closed-loop oil circuit below a flow rate generated by the make-up pump.

Abstract: A method for online replacement and a method for installation of an elevator sheave liner, and an elevator sheave liner. The method for online replacement of an elevator sheave liner includes rotating an elevator sheave provided with a liner including a plurality of assemblable sections such that at least one section to be replaced in the liner is rotated to an operating area, wherein the section to be replaced is not engaged with an elevator rope provided on the elevator sheave when in the operating area; detaching the section to be replaced from the elevator sheave, and installing a replacement section for replacing the section to be replaced onto the elevator sheave; and repeating steps until all or part of sections to be replaced in the liner are replaced.

Abstract: A lubrication system may include a lubricant pump configured to dispense lubricant, a motor mechanically coupled to the lubricant pump, and a lubricant sensor configured to sense an amount of lubricant dispensed by the lubricant pump and transmit sensor data associated with a sensed amount of the dispensed lubricant. The lubrication system may include a controller coupled to the lubricant sensor and the motor, the controller including one or more processors configured to execute a set of program instructions stored in a memory, the set of program instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to: receive an operation signal associated with the well pump, wherein the operation signal is transmitted to the controller when the well pump is activated, cause the motor to operate upon receiving the operation signal, receive the sensor data; and cause a change in a rate of the motor based on the sensor data.

Abstract: A lubricator reservoir uses adapter components so that the lube box that can be mounted on any high speed compressors. The use of a single lubricator reservoir with adapters for different compressors enables reduced inventory and guarantees the owner/operator can always get their compressors up and running in a timely manner and reduce lost revenue.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a dispensing event in a bulk product dispensing system includes: a sensor arrangement for detecting flow of product through a detection zone, the sensor arrangement comprising a transmitter module a receiver module, wherein, in use, the flow of product through the detection zone causes a transmission beam between the transmitter module and receiver module to be altered; and at least one retainer for retaining the sensor arrangement about the detection zone. A bulk product dispensing system and method are also provided.

Abstract: The present approaches are in the in the field of vacuum (or pneumatic) elevators, where the elevator cabin is brought into motion in a vertically situated or vertically inclined and hermetically sealed elevator shaft by means of aerial pressure differential above and below the elevator cabin. Such approaches do not require having any ropes, pulleys, chains, gears, or hydraulics that are traditionally used in conventional elevator systems. More specifically, the present approaches are in the field of panoramic vacuum elevators, where the elevator hoistway is built of panoramic glass panels running from floor to ceiling of every floor and the elevator cabin is built of panoramic glass panels running from floor to the ceiling of the cabin, and that this type of elevator does not incorporate any metal constructive structures—frames, mesh, guides or rails that are traditionally used in every conventional elevator product.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for beverage preparation in portions. Embodiments of the present disclosure include a beverage system including: a fluid feeder configured to discharge a fluid; an ingredient feeder configured to discharge one or more ingredients; a mixing chamber having a dispensing opening, the mixing chamber configured to receive the fluid and the one or more ingredients; a dispenser configured to control dispensing from the mixing chamber via the dispensing opening; and a controller or control circuit programmed to perform operations including: receiving from a user a selection for a beverage; and producing the beverage automatically in portions. Different portions of the beverage may include different target ingredients.

Abstract: A lubrication ring for the transport of a lubricant from a lubricant container in a bearing, the lubrication ring to be driven by a rotating shaft, which is borne by the bearing. The lubrication ring includes a running surface configured to interoperate with the shaft, and a transport surface configured to transport lubricant, the transport surface having a plurality of pockets to transport of the lubricant, the plurality of pockets arranged adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction of the lubrication ring.

Abstract: A spindle lubricator of a machine tool includes a rotation body configured to hold a tool; bearings; a housing; a fluid mixture supplier; and a collector that collects an oil-containing fluid. The collector includes collection flow channels, ejectors, and flow control valves. The ejectors include a first ejector configured to generate negative pressure due to first air to suck a first oil-containing fluid through a first collection flow channel; and a second ejector that generates negative pressure due to second air to suck a second oil-containing fluid through a second collection flow channel. The flow control valves include a first flow control valve configured to adjust a flow rate of the first air; and a second flow control valve configured to adjust a flow rate of the second air.

Abstract: Elevator system governors include a housing, a first pulley, a second pulley, and a cable wound about the two pulleys. A target element is arranged on at least one of the pulleys and a motion sensor assembly is arranged to detect the target element and determine if an overspeed condition is present. An electromagnet is operably coupled to the motion sensor assembly that is configured to transition the electromagnet from a first electromagnetic state to a second electromagnetic state in response to a detected overspeed condition. A trigger arm is releasably connected to the electromagnet and configured to actuate a safety brake assembly with a biasing element arranged to bias the trigger arm into an actuated state with a magnetic force of the electromagnet being greater than a biasing force of the biasing element when the electromagnet is in the first electromagnetic state.

Abstract: A rope and an elevator. The rope comprises a core, an outer layer of strands, comprising at least four outer strands, and an elastomeric coating creating at least the outer surface of the rope.

Abstract: A suspension device has at least one brake for braking an elevator car relative to a stationary component of an elevator system, a brake holding assembly holding the brake on the elevator car, and a support means holding assembly holding a support means on the elevator car. The support means connects the elevator car to a counterweight of the elevator system. The brake holding assembly holds the brake against the elevator car such that the brake moves relative to the elevator car in a force direction produced by the brake. The support means holding assembly holds the support means against the elevator car such that the support means moves relative to the elevator car substantially in a force direction produced by the support means. A load measuring device measures an exerted force produced by relative movement of the support means and/or the brake.

Abstract: An activation system having a fixed protective plate (10) in which there are fixed drive means based on a reset coil (1) and a holding coil (2) and release means arranged in alignment, a mobile wedging means activated by the drive means, and wherein these mobile wedging means are arranged in parallel with respect to the drive means, one or two wedging rollers (6) according to if said roller is for a one-way safety gear system or for a two-way safety gear system, respectively. A compact system that can be adapted to the existing safety gear is achieved, wherein electromechanical drive is executed vertically, which saves in additional levers, susceptibility to failure is lower and the reset and holding coils are smaller.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a lubricant distribution assembly comprising a rotating component with a recessed circumferentially surrounded by a radially outer section, the radially inners side of which forms a surface of an undercut groove. The lubricant distribution assembly further includes a lubricant sump separated from the rotating component by a wall, a hollow tube that delivers lubricant from the lubricant sump to the lubricant distribution assembly and a lubricant deflector positioned within an upper portion of the lubricant distribution assembly and which lies in a plane that is parallel to a first axial side of the rotating component.

Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to determining an elevator car position within an elevator shaft using footprint representations or descriptions of frequency spectrum data at reference positions along the elevator shaft. In one aspect, an example method is provided. The method includes determining reference frequency spectrum data for each of a plurality of reference positions along the elevator shaft and generating a footprint associated with each reference position based at least in part on a plurality of frequency peaks within the reference frequency spectrum data for each reference positions. The method further includes obtaining real-time frequency spectrum data associated with the elevator car within the elevator shaft and determining an estimated position of the elevator car based at least in part on comparing the real-time frequency spectrum data with a plurality of footprints associated with the plurality of reference positions.

Abstract: A method for providing gearbox lubrication of a wind turbine during an off-grid state includes fluidly coupling an auxiliary lubrication system with a gearbox of the wind turbine. The off-grid state is characterized in that the wind turbine is mechanically and electrically installed at a wind farm but not yet connected to a grid. The method also includes determining a time-based control scheme for the auxiliary lubrication system to provide lubrication to the auxiliary lubrication system during the off-grid state. The time-based control scheme is defined a first time period in which the lubrication is provided to the gearbox via the auxiliary lubrication system during the off-grid state and a second time period in which the lubrication is not provided to the gearbox via the auxiliary lubrication system during the off-grid state. The first time period is less than the second time period.