Patents by Inventor Jussi Lähteenmäki
Jussi Lähteenmäki 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: 11084690Abstract: The invention relates to an elevator comprising an electric linear motor comprising at least one linear stator designed to be located in a fixed correlation to an environment, particularly building, and at least one mover designed for connection with an elevator car to be moved and co-acting with the stator to move the car, which motor comprises a stator beam supporting said at least one stator, which stator beam has at least one side face carrying ferromagnetic poles of said stator spaced apart by a pitch, and which mover comprises at least one counter-face facing said side face(s) of the stator beam, in which counter-face electro-magnetic components of the mover are arranged to co-act with the ferromagnetic poles mounted on the stator beam, which elevator comprises an elevator brake.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2018Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Tero Hakala, Ari Kattainen, Jussi Lähteenmäki, Seppo Suur-Askola, Jussi Perälä, Tero Purosto
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Patent number: 11025186Abstract: An electric linear motor, an elevator and a method for controlling rotation of a mover with respect to a stator beam are presented. The electric linear motor includes a number of stator beams, wherein at least one of the stator beams includes a plurality of stators extending in a longitudinal direction of the stator beam, a number of movers, wherein at least one of the movers includes a plurality of armatures, wherein each one of the armatures is adapted for establishing an electromagnetic coupling with a corresponding one of the stators for moving the mover along said stator, and wherein at least one of the armatures is arranged to be offset from the aligned position with respect to the corresponding one of the stators in a perpendicular direction relative to the longitudinal direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Jussi Lähteenmäki, Tuukka Korhonen, Tero Purosto, Tero Hakala
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Patent number: 11012019Abstract: An electric linear motor, an elevator and a method for controlling rotation of a mover with respect to a stator beam are presented. The electric linear motor includes a number of stator beams, wherein at least one of them includes stators extending in a longitudinal direction of the beam. The motor also includes a number of movers, wherein at least one them includes armatures, wherein each armature is adapted for establishing an electromagnetic coupling with a corresponding stator for moving the mover. The motor also includes an air gap regulator for regulating movement of the mover with respect to the stator beam, wherein the air gap regulator includes guide element(s) arranged for limiting the rotation of the mover with respect to the stator beam.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Jussi Lähteenmäki, Tuukka Korhonen, Tero Purosto, Tero Hakala
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Publication number: 20200195182Abstract: An electric linear motor, an elevator and a method for controlling rotation of a mover with respect to a stator beam are presented. The electric linear motor includes a number of stator beams, wherein at least one of the stator beams includes a plurality of stators extending in a longitudinal direction of the stator beam, a number of movers, wherein at least one of the movers includes a plurality of armatures, wherein each one of the armatures is adapted for establishing an electromagnetic coupling with a corresponding one of the stators for moving the mover along said stator, and wherein at least one of the armatures is arranged to be offset from the aligned position with respect to the corresponding one of the stators in a perpendicular direction relative to the longitudinal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2019Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicant: KONE CorporationInventors: Jussi Lähteenmäki, Tuukka Korhonen, Tero Purosto, Tero Hakala
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Publication number: 20200195183Abstract: An electric linear motor, an elevator and a method for controlling rotation of a mover with respect to a stator beam are presented. The electric linear motor includes a number of stator beams, wherein at least one of them includes stators extending in a longitudinal direction of the beam. The motor also includes a number of movers, wherein at least one them includes armatures, wherein each armature is adapted for establishing an electromagnetic coupling with a corresponding stator for moving the mover. The motor also includes an air gap regulator for regulating movement of the mover with respect to the stator beam, wherein the air gap regulator includes guide element(s) arranged for limiting the rotation of the mover with respect to the stator beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2019Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicant: KONE CorporationInventors: Jussi Lähteenmäki, Tuukka Korhonen, Tero Purosto, Tero Hakala
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Patent number: 10662028Abstract: A method is provided for moving an elevator car in a rescue operation after at least one electric elevator brake have been actuated, whereafter the brake is re-opened via a manual brake opening device and operated to allow a movement of the elevator car to a next landing. The manual brake opening device is connected to an end limit indicator detector, which end limit indicator detector is configured to issue an end limit signal when elevator car arrives at an area of an end limit indicator at the end of its movement range of the elevator car in the elevator shaft. When the end limit indicator detector outputs an end limit signal to the manual brake opening device, the elevator brake is actuated by the manual brake opening device to stop the elevator car.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2016Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Tarvo Viita-Aho, Jussi Lähteenmäki
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Patent number: 10574166Abstract: An electric linear motor for an elevator and a method for controlling the operation thereof are presented. The electric linear motor comprises at least one stator beam and at least one mover, wherein said at least one stator beam comprises at least two stators on opposite sides of the stator beam, and the at least one mover is in electromagnetic engagement with said at least two stators and configured to be moved relative to said stator beam. Said at least one mover comprises at least two units of electromagnetic components arranged on opposite sides of the stator beam to face said at least two stators for controlling the movement and the position of the mover with respect to said stator beam.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Pasi Raassina, Seppo Suur-Askola, Jussi Lähteenmäki, Marko Minkkinen, Tuukka Korhonen
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Publication number: 20190359447Abstract: An elevator and a method for testing an operating condition of two or more elevator car brakes are provided, each of the car brakes including an actuator to control the car brake and each of the car brakes mounted to elevator car and fitted to selectively engage against a guide rail of an elevator car to stop movement of an elevator car or to open to enable movement of an elevator car. The method includes an empty car is kept at a standstill by providing a driving force upwards with all the N movers mounted to the elevator car, and total current Lot of all N movers is determined. One of the car brakes is applied while the others are kept open. The driving current of each of the movers is gradually decreased, and movement of elevator car is observed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: KONE CorporationInventors: Tero HAKALA, Ari KATTAINEN, Jussi LÄHTEENMÄKI, Seppo SUUR-ASKOLA, Jussi PERÄLÄ, Tero PUROSTO
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Publication number: 20180262146Abstract: An electric linear motor for an elevator and a method for controlling the operation thereof are presented. The electric linear motor comprises at least one stator beam and at least one mover, wherein said at least one stator beam comprises at least two stators on opposite sides of the stator beam, and the at least one mover is in electromagnetic engagement with said at least two stators and configured to be moved relative to said stator beam. Said at least one mover comprises at least two units of electromagnetic components arranged on opposite sides of the stator beam to face said at least two stators for controlling the movement and the position of the mover with respect to said stator beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: KONE CorporationInventors: Pasi RAASSINA, Seppo SUUR-ASKOLA, Jussi LÄHTEENMÄKI, Marko MINKKINEN, Tuukka KORHONEN
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Publication number: 20180251343Abstract: The invention relates to an elevator comprising an electric linear motor comprising at least one linear stator designed to be located in a fixed correlation to an environment, particularly building, and at least one mover designed for connection with an elevator car to be moved and co-acting with the stator to move the car, which motor comprises a stator beam supporting said at least one stator, which stator beam has at least one side face carrying ferromagnetic poles of said stator spaced apart by a pitch, and which mover comprises at least one counter-face facing said side face(s) of the stator beam, in which counter-face electro-magnetic components of the mover are arranged to co-act with the ferromagnetic poles mounted on the stator beam, which elevator comprises an elevator brake.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2018Publication date: September 6, 2018Applicant: KONE CorporationInventors: Tero HAKALA, Ari KATTAINEN, Jussi LÄHTEENMÄKI, Seppo SUUR-ASKOLA, Jussi PERÄLÄ, Tero PUROSTO
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Patent number: 9834420Abstract: A brake includes a frame part; an armature part supported by the frame part in a manner that allows movement; an electromagnet for opening the brake; and also a damping arrangement for damping the noise of the brake. The damping arrangement is made to be conductive to magnetic flux, and the damping arrangement is fitted on the pathway of the magnetic flux of the electromagnet of the brake.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2012Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Jussi Lähteenmäki, Tarvo Viita-Aho
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Publication number: 20170050821Abstract: A method is provided for moving an elevator car in a rescue operation after at least one electric elevator brake have been actuated, whereafter the brake is re-opened via a manual brake opening device and operated to allow a movement of the elevator car to a next landing. The manual brake opening device is connected to an end limit indicator detector, which end limit indicator detector is configured to issue an end limit signal when elevator car arrives at an area of an end limit indicator at the end of its movement range of the elevator car in the elevator shaft. When the end limit indicator detector outputs an end limit signal to the manual brake opening device, the elevator brake is actuated by the manual brake opening device to stop the elevator car.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2016Publication date: February 23, 2017Applicant: KONE CorporationInventors: Tarvo VIITA-AHO, Jussi LÄHTEENMÄKI
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Patent number: 9463956Abstract: In a method for renewing a braking force of a hoisting machine, a brake pad of a brake of the hoisting machine is pressed against a braking surface of a rotating part of the hoisting machine, and the braking surface is moved in relation to the brake pad pressed against the braking surface by resisting the friction force between the braking surface and the brake pad.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Kone CorporationInventors: Jussi Lähteenmäki, Panu Ihalainen
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Publication number: 20130299281Abstract: The invention presents a method and an arrangement for renewing the braking force of a brake of a hoisting machine. In the method the brake pad of a brake of the hoisting machine is pressed against the braking surface of a rotating part of the hoisting machine and the braking surface is moved in relation to the brake pad pressed against the braking surface by resisting the friction force between the braking surface and the brake pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Jussi LÄHTEENMÄKI, Panu IHALAINEN
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Patent number: 8360211Abstract: A hoisting machine and an elevator system including the hoisting machine are provided. The hoisting machine includes a measuring arrangement for determining the position and/or movement of the rotor of a hoisting machine. The measuring arrangement includes a magnetic band whose magnetic property is so implemented that it varies in the longitudinal direction of the band.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2012Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Kone CorporationInventors: Tuukka Korhonen, Asmo Tenhunen, Jussi Lähteenmäki, Jussi Huppunen
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Publication number: 20120181119Abstract: A measuring arrangement, an electric drive and an elevator system are provided for determining the position and/or movement of the rotor of an electric machine. The measuring arrangement includes a magnetic band whose magnetic property is so implemented that it varies in the longitudinal direction of the band.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2012Publication date: July 19, 2012Inventors: Tuukka KORHONEN, Asmo Tenhunen, Jussi Lähteenmäki, Jussi Huppunen
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Publication number: 20120175201Abstract: A brake includes a frame part; an armature part supported by the frame part in a manner that allows movement; an electromagnet for opening the brake; and also a damping arrangement for damping the noise of the brake. The damping arrangement is made to be conductive to magnetic flux, and the damping arrangement is fitted on the pathway of the magnetic flux of the electromagnet of the brake.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2012Publication date: July 12, 2012Inventors: Jussi LÄHTEENMÄKI, Tarvo Viita-Aho