Patents by Inventor Andreas Dorsch

Andreas Dorsch 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).

  • Patent number: 8584812
    Abstract: A brake monitor for monitoring a brake system of an elevator system that includes a drive and a drive controller checks for a travel signal generated by the elevator system. If a brake-release signal is not received within a time-window after the occurrence of the travel signal, the brake monitor activates a relay circuit for interrupting a safety circuit of the elevator system or for interrupting a control voltage of the drive controller so that the elevator system can be stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventors: Andreas Dorsch, Philippe Henneau
  • Publication number: 20110132696
    Abstract: A brake monitor for monitoring a brake system of an elevator system that includes a drive and a drive controller in addition to the brake system. The brake monitor includes a first brake signal input for electrically connecting the brake monitor to a first brake contact of the brake system and a driving signal input for connecting the brake monitor to a first electrical driving signal line of the drive controller. Also provided are a power supply, a microprocessor and a relay circuit. The relay circuit is configured to be activated for interrupting a safety circuit of the elevator system or for interrupting a control voltage of the drive controller so that the elevator system can be stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Andreas Dorsch, Philippe Henneau
  • Patent number: 7114594
    Abstract: An elevator shaft door frame incorporates a control arrangement for an elevator installation including a control unit. The control unit is fixed in a chamber of a frame element of the door frame. The chamber communicates with an outside opening in the door frame, which opens at a floor, and is closed with a cover. The cover can be moved from the closed position by demounting to a service position in which access to the chamber is free. In addition, the door frame has an inside opening to the chamber which is accessible from the elevator shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Inventors: Eric Rossignol, Arnaud Collin, Andreas Dorsch, Martin Rogger
  • Publication number: 20050133313
    Abstract: An elevator shaft door frame incorporates a control arrangement for an elevator installation including a control unit. The control unit is fixed in a chamber of a frame element of the door frame. The chamber communicates with an outside opening in the door frame, which opens at a floor, and is closed with a cover. The cover can be moved from the closed position by demounting to a service position in which access to the chamber is free. In addition, the door frame has an inside opening to the chamber which is accessible from the elevator shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Eric Rossignol, Arnaud Collin, Andreas Dorsch, Martin Rogger
  • Patent number: 6564920
    Abstract: A facing carrier of a driver disk for a clutch plate includes a plurality of segments situated at a slight distance from one another around a circumference of a reinforcement part. The segments are pretensioned against the reinforcement part during assembly and welded thereto. The spacing of the segments allows uniform pretensioning of the segments against the reinforcement part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Mannesmann Sachs AG
    Inventors: Karl Hörmann, Andreas Dorsch, Carmen Schleicher, Alfred Schraut, Klaus Steinel, Norbert Lohaus
  • Patent number: 6494296
    Abstract: An elevator drive has a traction sheave over which ropes are passed to move an elevator car and a counterweight up and down in an elevator hoistway. An elevator control in a control cabinet on a landing is connected with another elevator control in the hoistway and with the elevator car, and controls how the elevator car moves. The control cabinet also has a handle that is part of a Bowden cable acting on a brake of the elevator drive. The handle can be used to manually release the brake which permits the elevator car to move up or down depending on the difference in weight between the elevator car and the counterweight. The position of the elevator car in the hoistway is of significance to the elevator control. A tensioned toothed belt spanning the height of the hoistway is in contact with an encoder that detects the absolute position of the elevator car for the elevator control. For evacuation, a signal device is provided which allows evacuation of the car without looking into the elevator hoistway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventors: Urs Lindegger, Andreas Dorsch, Max Brüllhardt
  • Publication number: 20010035315
    Abstract: An elevator drive has a traction sheave over which ropes are passed to move an elevator car and a counterweight up and down in an elevator hoistway. An elevator control in a control cabinet on a landing is connected with another elevator control in the hoistway and with the elevator car, and controls how the elevator car moves. The control cabinet also has a handle that is part of a Bowden cable acting on a brake of the elevator drive. The handle can be used to manually release the brake which permits the elevator car to move up or down depending on the difference in weight between the elevator car and the counterweight. The position of the elevator car in the hoistway is of significance to the elevator control. A tensioned toothed belt spanning the height of the hoistway is in contact with an encoder that detects the absolute position of the elevator car for the elevator control. For evacuation, a signal device is provided which allows evacuation of the car without looking into the elevator hoistway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventors: Urs Lindegger, Andreas Dorsch, Max Brullhardt
  • Publication number: 20010006142
    Abstract: A facing carrier of a driver disk for a clutch plate includes a plurality of segments situated at a slight distance from one another around a circumference of a reinforcement part. The segments are pretensioned against the reinforcement part during assembly and welded thereto. The spacing of the segments allows uniform pretensioning of the segments against the reinforcement part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Publication date: July 5, 2001
    Applicant: Mannesmann Sachs AG
    Inventors: Karl Hormann, Andreas Dorsch, Carmen Schleicher, Alfred Schraut, Klaus Steinel, Norbert Lohaus