Abstract: A rubber-cord complex 9 having an improved wet heat adhesive property between a rubber and a cord comprising a drawn plated wire, and including a cord 10 comprising a drawn plated wire 17 prepared by providing a brass plated layer 16E on the surface of an element wire 15 and drawing the resulting plated wire, and a rubber 12 vulcanized and bonded to the cord 10, wherein the rubber-cord complex 9 has an adhesion reaction layer 25 formed by a cross-linking reaction of sulfur and copper, between the rubber 12 and the brass plated layer 16E, and in a wet heat deterioration state after being subjected to the vulcanization to bond the rubber 12 thereto and further held under an atmosphere having a temperature of 50 to 100° C. and a humidity of 60 to 100% for one hour to 20 days, the adhesion reaction layer 25 has an average thickness of 50 to 1,000 nm, and the interface S between the adhesion reaction layer 25 and the rubber has a fractal dimension of 1.001 to 1.300.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to impart long-lasting, stable corrosion resistance to an annular core of an annular concentric-lay bead cord at a low cost. Corrosion-resistant coating is provided on the surface of the steel wire forming the annular core 1 to cover the surface of the steel wire with a thick coating film 3, thereby preventing exposure of the surface of steel wire even if fretting develops between the annular core 1 and the wrap wire 2. With this arrangement, it is possible to impart long-term, stable corrosion resistance to the annular core 1 at a low cost.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to prevent shifting of a connector for a wrap wire, reduced strength of the connector, and deterioration in balance, and to make it possible to easily connect the ends of the wrap wire. The connector is formed by pressing the ends of a columnar metallic member inwardly with punches to define a central thick portion 11 as a partition, and recessed sleeves 12 at both ends of the thick portion 11 into which leading and trailing ends 51 of the wrap wire 50 are inserted. The axial length (l) of the central thick portion 11 and the diameter (d) of the wrap wire satisfies the relation: diameter (d) of the wrap wire?axial length (l)?8×diameter (d) of the wrap wire. The wrap wire 50 is cut so that the distance between the leading and trailing ends 51 of the wrap wire 50 is shorter than the axial length of the thick portion 11.

Abstract: A rubber product-reinforcing metallic cord is provided which comprises three to five metallic filaments, which shows a high degree of penetration of rubber without reducing compressive rigidity, and which can be manufactured at low facility and production costs. A rubber product-reinforcing metallic cord 7 is formed by twisting together a pre-strand 6 comprising a first metallic filament 1 and a second metallic filament 2 helically wrapped around the first filament 1, and a fifth metallic filament 3 (or 5) with a twist pitch P. The metallic cord 7 may be formed by twisting together two of such pre-strands, or by twisting together two of such pre-strands and the fifth metallic filament.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an annular concentric stranded bead cord, wherein, while rotating an annular core at a fixed position in a peripheral direction, a reel, upon which a lateral wire is wound, repeatedly performs a pendulum swinging movement and a perpendicular movement with respect to the annular core, thereby spirally winding the lateral wire upon the annular core to form a sheath layer. When forming the sheath layer, a fulcrum of the pendulum swinging movement of the reel is determined so that, with reference to a tangential line of a circle of the annular core passing through a winding point where the lateral wire is wound upon the annular core, the lateral wire is wound upon the winding point of the annular core within 15 degrees at a position above the tangential line and within a range of 55 degrees at a position below the tangential line.

Abstract: A system for producing an annular coaxial stranded bead cord in which speedy winding operation, good winding performance and good shaping performance causing no disturbance in the arrangement of a siding wire (2) are ensured. A reel (21) is made to reciprocate on the core surface of an annular core (1) transversely at a predetermined position and the annular core (1) is made to perform pendulum motion about a fulcrum, i.e. a clamp unit (13) becoming the winding point of the siding wire (2). Since a substantially constant distance is kept from the reel (21) to the winding point of the siding wire (2), the siding wire (2) being fed out from the reel (21) does not slack at the time of winding and is wound around the annular core (1) with a constant tension. In a system for winding the siding wire around the annular core by moving the reel in a box type with respect to the annular core, the siding wire is prevented from slacking by turning the reel reversely when the reel approaches the annular core.

Abstract: An inner electrode for barrier film formation is an inner electrode for barrier film formation that is inserted inside a plastic container having an opening, supplies a medium gas to the inside of the plastic container, and supplies high frequency power to an outer electrode arranged outside the plastic container, thereby generating discharge plasma on the inner surface of the plastic container to form a barrier film on the inner surface of the plastic container, and that is provided with a gas supply pipe (101) having a gas flow path (101a) to supply a medium gas (G) and an insulating member (103) screwed into an end portion of the gas supply pipe (101) to be flush therewith and having a gas outlet (102) communicated with the gas flow path (101a).

Abstract: A bead cord which is lightweight and inexpensive, high in formability, and includes an annular core that is high in corrosion resistance. The bead cord which is lightweight and inexpensive and high in formability includes an annular core 1 and a wrap wire 2 helically wrapped around the annular core 1, the annular core 1 being made of a medium carbon steel or an alloy steel having a lower C content and containing specific elements in suitable amounts, and having a diameter dC that satisfies the following relation 1.04?dC/dS?1.30 with respect to the diameter dS of the wrap wire 2, the wrap wire 2 having a coil diameter DS which is 0.5 to 1.3 times the coil diameter DC of the annular core 1. In order to improve the corrosion resistance of the annular core 1, the annular core 1 may be formed with a plating layer 4 of an Al—Zn alloy or a thick plating layer 4 of Zn, or the annular core 1 may be made of stainless steel.

Abstract: An elevator braking device in which energy required for braking and releasing is reduced. The braking device includes a movable plunger, braking mechanisms connected to one end of the movable plunger and that are switched between a braking state and a releasing state by an axial movement of the movable plunger, a first drive mechanism using mechanical or magnetic force, for reversing the movable plunger in the middle of a movable range in an axial direction for the switching between the braking state and the releasing state to press and hold the movable plunger to the braking side or the releasing side, and a second drive mechanism using an electromagnetic force, for driving the movable plunger to a reversion position in the middle of the movable range from the braking side or the releasing side against a pressing force of the first drive mechanism to switch between the braking state and the release state.

Abstract: A machine room-less elevator, in which a car (2) raising and lowering along guide rails (4) and a counterweight (3) raising and lowering in the opposite direction of the car along a right or left side-surface or a rear surface of the car are driven by a hoist (11) provided at the top of a hoistway, includes first and second hoist ropes (7a), (7b) of two systems having one ends fixed to right and left sides of the car at positions nearly symmetrical with respect to a center of gravity of the car in a horizontal plane of the car and the other ends fixed to the counterweight, and one of the first and second hoist ropes is driven by the hoist.

Abstract: An elevator apparatus has a criterion (overspeed levels) that changes in accordance with an operational condition of a car. The elevator apparatus also has a position information correcting means that corrects an error in value that determines the criterion. In the elevator apparatus, the overspeed levels are determined using continuous information corresponding to car position, while the continuous information is corrected using intermittent information corresponding to actual car position. According to the elevator apparatus, on-the-spot adjustment or long-time maintenance becomes unnecessary, and overspeed detection levels can easily be changed in accordance with the operation conditions of the car.

Abstract: In an elevator apparatus, a car is mounted with an safety device for bringing the car to an emergency stop. A drive unit for raising and lowering the car is controlled by a drive control portion. A safety control portion detects an abnormality in the elevator and outputs an actuation signal. An electrical actuator portion actuates the safety device in response to an actuation signal output from the safety control portion. A mechanical actuator portion mechanically detects an abnormality in the elevator, and actuates the safety device through mechanical transmission of a control force. In the event of power failure, a backup power source enables functioning of at least the drive unit and of the drive control portion.

Abstract: In an elevator apparatus, a control device obtains car information including at least one of car position information and car speed information based on a main detection signal from a main sensor unit. An auxiliary sensor unit detects arrival of a car at a preset reference position with in a hoistway to generate an auxiliary detection signal. The control device makes corrections to the car information based on the auxiliary detection signal.

Abstract: An elevator vibration reducing device in which horizontal vibrations of a cage are detected by a vibration sensor. The cage is displaced horizontally by an actuator. A control portion for controlling the actuator has a computing portion for computing a vibration reduction control signal for reducing the horizontal vibrations of the cage based on a vibration detection signal generated by the vibration sensor. The control portion has a detection signal comparing portion for comparing a detection value obtained from the vibration detection signal with a previously set value, and stopping controlling of the actuator when the detection value becomes no less than the set value.

Abstract: An elevator apparatus has a criterion (overspeed levels) that changes in accordance with an operational condition of a car. The elevator apparatus also has a position information correcting means that corrects an error in value that determines the criterion. In the elevator apparatus, the overspeed levels are determined using continuous information corresponding to car position, while the continuous information is corrected using intermittent information corresponding to actual car position. According to the elevator apparatus, on-the-spot adjustment or long-time maintenance becomes unnecessary, and overspeed detection levels can easily be changed in accordance with the operation conditions of the car.

Abstract: A guide device for an elevator in which a pair of corresponding actuators are controlled by controllers in accordance with information from acceleration sensors, and the force with which guide members are pressed against guide rails is adjusted. Each controller includes a current amplification device and diodes. The diodes selectively output signals from the current amplification device to the pair of actuators.

Abstract: A vibration reduction apparatus for an elevator includes acceleration sensors for detecting vibrations of a elevator car, controllers for calculating forces to be applied to the elevator car, based an signals output by the acceleration sensors, and actuators for applying forces to the elevator car in accordance with the forces calculated by the controller. A dead band filter, which has a dead band region corresponding to noise level of the acceleration sensors, and an integrator, which integrates the signals output by the acceleration sensors after filtering by the dead band filter, are located in the acceleration sensors, or in the controllers, or between them.

Abstract: Disclosed is an elevator vibration reducing device in which horizontal vibrations of a cage are detected by a vibration sensor. The cage is displaced horizontally by an actuator. A control portion for controlling the actuator has a computing portion for computing a vibration reduction control signal for reducing the horizontal vibrations of the cage from a vibration detection signal from a vibration sensor. The control portion has a detection signal comparing portion for comparing a detection value obtained from the vibration detection signal with a previously set value, stopping the control of the actuator when the detection value becomes equal to or larger than the set value.

Abstract: A vibration reduction apparatus for an elevator includes acceleration sensors 61, 62 for detecting vibrations of a car, controllers 90a, 90b for calculating forces to be applied to the car based on signals of the acceleration sensors, and actuators 81-84 for applying forces to the car in accordance with the calculation result of the controller. A dead band filter 102, which has a prescribed dead band region corresponding to a noise level of the acceleration sensors, and an integrator 92, which integrates the signals of the acceleration sensors after having passed through the dead band filter, are provided in the acceleration sensors 61, 62, or in the controllers 90a, 90b, or between them.

Abstract: Disclosed is a guide device for an elevator in which a pair of corresponding actuators are controlled by controllers in accordance with information from acceleration sensors, and the force with which guide members are pressed against guide rails is adjusted. Each controller is equipped with a current amplification device and a plurality of diodes. The plurality of diodes selectively output signals from the current amplification device to the pair of actuators.