Patents by Inventor Osmo Björni
Osmo Björni 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: 10246304Abstract: The object of the invention is an installation arrangement for an elevator in an elevator hoistway, which installation arrangement comprises at least a suspension member aligned downwards from the top part of the elevator hoistway, in connection with which suspension member is, at least during the installation of the elevator car, an installation hoist arranged to move while supported by the suspension member, and in which installation arrangement at least the guide rails of the elevator and the elevator car traveling guided by the guide rails are installed in the elevator hoistway. An auxiliary hoist provided with a hoisting means is fitted onto the suspension member, which auxiliary hoist is arranged to move reciprocally in the vertical direction along the suspension member.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Kone CorporationInventors: Jarmo Ahoniemi, Osmo Björni
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Patent number: 10040666Abstract: The object of the invention is an arrangement and a guide rail bracket for fixing the compensating weight guide rails of an elevator.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2014Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Kone CorporationInventors: Osmo Björni, Timo Hämäläinen, Markku Ruusuvirta, Mika Alvesalo, Jari Pursiainen, Jari Tarvainen, Simo Mäntynen
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Patent number: 9950901Abstract: An elevator arrangement includes a plurality of elevators in a building, which plurality includes a plurality of zoned elevators moving in an elevator hoistway, which have different ranges of movement of the elevator car in the building to each other, and which zoned elevators each have a top limit and a bottom limit of the range of movement of the elevator car, to above the top limit and to below the bottom limit of which range of movement travel of the elevator car of the zoned elevator in question is prevented. The vertical location, in relation to the building, of the top limit and/or bottom limit of the range of movement of the elevator car of each aforementioned zoned elevator can be changed.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2014Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Osmo Björni, Ari Hänninen, Johannes De Jong, Pentti Alasentie, Matti Räsänen, Timo Mertanen, Santeri Suoranta, Antti Plathin, Antti Kallioniemi
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Patent number: 9643817Abstract: The object of the invention is an elevator arrangement, which comprises at least an elevator car configured to move up and down in an elevator hoistway and at least two compensating weights, which are for their part connected to support the elevator car by the aid of their own support means, such as by the aid of ropes or belts and also e.g. diverting pulleys, and a hoisting machine provided with at least one traction sheave or corresponding, and at least one traction means such as a rope or belt, which is configured to transmit the rotational movement of the traction sheave into movement of the elevator car and of the compensating weights. Each compensating weight is connected by the aid of a traction means to the same hoisting machine.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Matti Räsänen, Pentti Alasentie, Markku Haapaniemi, Osmo Björni, Markku Häivälä, Aki Metsänen
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Patent number: 9598266Abstract: Example embodiments relate to an apparatus including a stationary first part, a movable second part, and a link arm mechanism connecting the first part and the second part. The first and the second link arm may be interconnected with a fifth articulated joint. First ends of the link arms may be connected with articulated joints movably on the first part. Second ends of the link arms may be connected with articulated joints on the second part. The second part may be moved with a first actuator in a first direction, with a second actuator in a third direction and with a third actuator in a fourth angular direction around the fourth articulated joint.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2014Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Peetu Valkama, Harri Mäkinen, Osmo Björni
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Patent number: 9546075Abstract: A sliding guide shoe includes at least a body part, which includes at least a slide pad space for a slide pad as well as at least one fixing part for fixing the sliding guide shoe to its base. The body part is essentially the same in its cross-sectional profile throughout its whole length. An elevator is also provided with the sliding guide shoe.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2013Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Heidi Sederholm, Matti Räsänen, Osmo Björni, Raimo Pelto-Huikko, Jussi Salminen, Veijo Manninen
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Patent number: 9511978Abstract: An elevator includes an elevator hoistway with an elevator car arranged to move therein. The elevator car includes an interior bounded by at least the elevator care roof. A frame structure includes two parallel, horizontal, elongated roof beams that are at a horizontal distance from each other. Between the roof beams is a trough that has an upward-facing base surface, and a standing platform in connection with the roof of the elevator car that includes a standing surface, immediately above which is a space free of the parts of the elevator car and free of the ropes of the elevator, for enabling standing on top of the standing surface at least when the elevator car is situated at a distance from the top end of the elevator hoistway. The standing surface forms at least a part of the base surface of the trough.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2013Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Juha Mielonen, Matti Räsänen, Nithil Karimpanackal Natarajan, Osmo Björni, Paula Bello, Razvan Albu, Timo Manner, Tuuli Somma
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Patent number: 9457993Abstract: An elevator includes a hoisting machine, hoisting roping, an elevator hoistway, and an elevator car arranged to move in the elevator hoistway, and possibly a counterweight. The elevator car includes an interior, which is bounded by at least a roof of the elevator car, and a frame structure, which includes one or more parallel, horizontal, elongated roof beams in connection with the roof of the elevator car, preferably two parallel, horizontal, elongated roof beams, and which elevator includes one or more luminaires for lighting the interior of the elevator car. The structure of each of the one or more luminaires, preferably at least the light source and/or reflective surface of each of the one or more luminaires, is mainly by the side of the one or more roof beams.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2011Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Tuuli Somma, Andrea Fasoli, Timo Manner, Matti Räsänen, Osmo Björni, Paula Bello, Juha Mielonen, Razvan Albu, Natarajan Nithil Karimpanackal
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Patent number: 9381770Abstract: Guide rail of an elevator, for guiding an elevator car and/or the counterweight of an elevator, which guide rail comprises an elongated metal profile piece that continues essentially the same in its cross-sectional shape, which metal profile piece comprises a continuous inside space for at least essentially the whole length of the guide rail.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2012Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Kone CorporationInventor: Osmo Björni
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Patent number: 9242835Abstract: Elevator, which includes a guide rail line, which includes a plurality of consecutive guide rails, which are supported on the building with guide rail brackets fixed to the building, which guide rail brackets comprise a frame, a mounting base and structure for pressing the guide rail against the mounting base, which guide rail bracket essentially prevents at its point lateral movement of the guide rail in relation to the fixing point of the guide rail bracket and permits longitudinal movement of the guide rail in relation to the fixing point of the guide rail bracket. The aforementioned mounting base is fixed to the frame of the guide rail bracket movably in the longitudinal direction of the guide rail.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2012Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Osmo Björni, Antti Saarelainen, Erik Lindfors
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Publication number: 20160016759Abstract: The object of the invention is an installation arrangement for an elevator in an elevator hoistway, which installation arrangement comprises at least a suspension member aligned downwards from the top part of the elevator hoistway, in connection with which suspension member is, at least during the installation of the elevator car, an installation hoist arranged to move while supported by the suspension member, and in which installation arrangement at least the guide rails of the elevator and the elevator car traveling guided by the guide rails are installed in the elevator hoistway. An auxiliary hoist provided with a hoisting means is fitted onto the suspension member, which auxiliary hoist is arranged to move reciprocally in the vertical direction along the suspension member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Applicant: Kone CorporationInventors: Jarmo AHONIEMI, Osmo Björni
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Publication number: 20150158699Abstract: A method in the management of data relating to an elevator structure is provided, wherein data is collected about the structures of the elevator, and the collected data is recorded in memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2015Publication date: June 11, 2015Applicant: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Markku HAAPANIEMI, Markku HÄIVÄLÄ, Matti RÄSÄNEN, Osmo BJÖRNI, Pentti ALASENTIE, Simo MÄNTYNEN
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Publication number: 20150128403Abstract: The apparatus comprises a stationary first part, a movable second part, and a link arm mechanism connecting the first part and the second part. The first and the second link arm are interconnected with a fifth articulated joint. First ends of the link arms are connected with articulated joints movably on the first part. Second ends of the link arms are connected with articulated joints on the second part. The second part is moved with a first actuator in a first direction, with a second actuator in a third direction and with a third actuator in a fourth angular direction around the fourth articulated joint.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Peetu VALKAMA, Harri MÄKINEN, Osmo BJÖRNI
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Patent number: 8943695Abstract: Method for installing the hoisting roping of an elevator, wherein the first elevator unit to be moved is disposed at a suitable point in the elevator hoistway, and the second elevator unit to be moved is disposed at a suitable point in the elevator hoistway, which first elevator unit is an elevator car and which second elevator unit is a counterweight, or vice versa. The first and/or second section of the hoisting roping is connected to its elevator unit via a diverting pulley system such that when the diverting pulley system is still separate from the elevator unit, the section in question of the hoisting roping is arranged to travel under the diverting pulley system of its elevator unit, and the diverting pulley system is lowered, when reeved, downwards into the proximity of its elevator unit, after which the diverting pulley system in question is fixed to its elevator unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2012Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Kone CorporationInventors: Niko Forsström, Osmo Björni, Jarmo Ahoniemi
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Publication number: 20140326545Abstract: The object of the invention is an arrangement and a guide rail bracket for fixing the compensating weight guide rails of an elevator.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: Kone CorporationInventors: Osmo BJÖRNI, Timo HÄMÄLÄINEN, Markku RUUSUVIRTA, Mika ALVESALO, Jari PURSIAINEN, Jari TARVAINEN, Simo MÄNTYNEN
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Publication number: 20140291074Abstract: An elevator arrangement includes a plurality of elevators in a building, which plurality includes a plurality of zoned elevators moving in an elevator hoistway, which have different ranges of movement of the elevator car in the building to each other, and which zoned elevators each have a top limit and a bottom limit of the range of movement of the elevator car, to above the top limit and to below the bottom limit of which range of movement travel of the elevator car of the zoned elevator in question is prevented. The vertical location, in relation to the building, of the top limit and/or bottom limit of the range of movement of the elevator car of each aforementioned zoned elevator can be changed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventors: Osmo BJÖRNI, Ari HÄNNINEN, Johannes DE JONG, Pentti ALASENTIE, Matti RÄSÄNEN, Timo MERTANEN, Santeri SUORANTA, Antti PLATHIN, Antti KALLIONIEMI
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Publication number: 20140034425Abstract: The object of the invention is an elevator arrangement, which comprises at least an elevator car configured to move up and down in an elevator hoistway and at least two compensating weights, which are for their part connected to support the elevator car by the aid of their own support means, such as by the aid of ropes or belts and also e.g. diverting pulleys, and a hoisting machine provided with at least one traction sheave or corresponding, and at least one traction means such as a rope or belt, which is configured to transmit the rotational movement of the traction sheave into movement of the elevator car and of the compensating weights. Each compensating weight is connected by the aid of a traction means to the same hoisting machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Matti RÄSÄNEN, Pentti ALASENTIE, Markku HAAPANIEMI, Osmo BJÖRNI, Markku HÄIVÄLÄ, Aki METSÄNEN
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Publication number: 20130327599Abstract: An elevator includes a hoisting machine, hoisting roping, an elevator hoistway, and an elevator car arranged to move in the elevator hoistway, and possibly a counterweight. The elevator car includes an interior, which is bounded by at least a roof of the elevator car, and a frame structure, which includes one or more parallel, horizontal, elongated roof beams in connection with the roof of the elevator car, preferably two parallel, horizontal, elongated roof beams, and which elevator includes one or more luminaires for lighting the interior of the elevator car. The structure of each of the one or more luminaires, preferably at least the light source and/or reflective surface of each of the one or more luminaires, is mainly by the side of the one or more roof beams.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2011Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Tuuli Somma, Andrea Fasoli, Timo Manner, Matti Räsänen, Osmo Björni, Paula Bello, Juha Mielonen, Razvan Albu, Natarajan Nithil Karimpanackal
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Patent number: 8397437Abstract: Method and system for installing the guide rails (1, 2), such as the car guide rails and/or counterweight guide rails, in an elevator shaft (3). The guide rails are installed by assembly in phases starting from the bottom (4) of the elevator shaft by placing one on top of the other guide rail sections (51, 52; 61, 62; 71, 72 . . . ) that are shorter than the whole length of the guide rail and by aligning the guide rail sections perpendicularly by means of the laser beam produced by a direction laser (8). The direction laser (8) is moved upwards along with progressive assembly of the guide rail. As assembly progresses the direction laser (8) is supported in the proximity of the top end of the topmost vertically aligned guide rail section at the time for aligning the next guide rail section to be installed in the vertical direction. These phases are repeated until the entire guide rail is assembled.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2008Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Kone CorporationInventors: Hakan Barneman, Osmo Björni
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Publication number: 20130056310Abstract: Guide rail of an elevator, for guiding an elevator car and/or the counterweight of an elevator, which guide rail comprises an elongated metal profile piece that continues essentially the same in its cross-sectional shape, which metal profile piece comprises a continuous inside space for at least essentially the whole length of the guide rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2012Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: KONE CORPORATIONInventor: Osmo BJÖRNI