Patents by Inventor Tapio SIIRONEN

Tapio SIIRONEN 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).

  • Publication number: 20240286869
    Abstract: The elevator arrangement includes an elevator shaft, an elevator car configured to be moveable in a vertical direction along the elevator shaft, an electromechanical safety device to which safety device electrical power is supplied during operation of the elevator, and which safety device is configured to be triggered when power supply to the safety device is cut off, wherein triggering of the safety device is configured to prevent movement of the elevator car above at least one predetermined upper position and/or be-low at least one predetermined lower position, and a reserve power source, wherein the arrangement is configured to allow power supply from the reserve power source to the safety device for allowing moving of the elevator car above the at least one predetermined upper position and/or below the at least one predetermined lower position when normal power supply to the safety device is cut off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Tapani TALONEN, Tapio SIIRONEN, Arto NAKARI, Juhamatti NIKANDER, Juha-Matti AITAMURTO
  • Publication number: 20240043243
    Abstract: A load-bearing component, an elevator and a method of monitoring operation of an elevator are disclosed. The load bearing component includes at least one printed strain gauge. Sensing data is gathered from the printed strain gauge and based on the data, loadings directed to the elevator can be monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Tapio SIIRONEN, Sami JANHUNEN
  • Patent number: 11639285
    Abstract: An elevator car (100) defining an interior space (1) for accommodating passengers. The elevator car (100) comprises an openable roof (2), horizontal roof guide rails (13a, 13b) arranged on a top side of the elevator car (100), a support structure (4) pivotably mounted to the guide rails (13a, 13b) by a first joint (5a, 5b), and a working platform (6) pivotably and movably mounted to the support structure (4) by a second joint (7a, 7b) arranged at a distance from the first joint (5a, 5b). The working platform (6) is pivotable between a retracted position, in which said working platform is oriented close to the guide rails (13a, 13b) in the top side of the elevator car, and a deployed position, in which the working platform (6) is in the interior space (1), at a distance from the guide rails (13a, 13b). The first joint (5a, 5b) being arranged movable along the guide rails (13a, 13b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: KONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tapio Siironen, Aleksi Immonen, Pekka Halonen, Ari Pitkänen, Tapani Talonen, Ville Myyryläinen
  • Patent number: 11535485
    Abstract: The method includes loading and/or unloading the car, determining whether the car doors are fully closed or not fully open, measuring a total actual axial mass F?act hanging from the traction sheave, determining a stalling limit total minimum axial mass F?min, checking reopening of the car doors, whereby if the car doors are reopened, then return to beginning, else, continue, permitting starting of elevator, comparing the total actual axial mass with the stalling limit total minimum axial mass, whereby if the total actual axial mass is equal to or greater than the stalling limit total minimum axial mass, then permit normal run of the elevator car to the next landing, else, stop the elevator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: KONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tarvo Viita-aho, Tapani Talonen, Janne Mikkonen, Tapio Siironen, Ville Myyryläinen, Alessio Calcagno, Markku Jokinen
  • Patent number: 11518654
    Abstract: An element includes a vibration isolation pad with two opposite substantially planar surfaces, an elastic material layer being permanently attached to a first of the two substantially planar surfaces of the vibration isolation pad, a load sensor arrangement integrated into the combined elevator vibration isolation and load measurement element. A load acting on the combined elevator vibration isolation and load measurement element can be measured with the load sensor arrangement as a function of the compression of the elastic material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: KONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tapani Talonen, Tapio Siironen, Henri Wenlin, Ville Myyryläinen
  • Publication number: 20220017333
    Abstract: An arrangement for controlling a lock of an upmost landing door of an elevator, an elevator and a method. The arrangement comprises an actuator arranged to be activated in consequence of activation of a service limit device of the elevator, the actuator being connected to the lock of the upmost landing door, and said activation of the actuator arranged to open said lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Kone Corporation
    Inventors: Aki HAIKONEN, Tapio SIIRONEN, Seppo VALLIOVUO, Ville MYYRYLAINEN, Lasse NYMAN
  • Publication number: 20210387832
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method, system and computer program for monitoring the run of a roping interconnecting a car and a counterweight of an elevator and for detecting an abnormal operation condition during the drive of a traction sheave intending therewith the car and the counterweight to be moved via said roping. Said roping is running on its way from the car to the traction sheave via at least one pulley and on its way from the counterweight to the traction sheave via at least one pulley, wherein the rotation of said at least two pulleys is monitored by sensing their rotation. These rotation data are then analysed in view of a mutual correlation indicating therewith a synchronized run of the roping on either side of the traction sheave, and detecting therewith an abnormal situation when detecting an absence of such correlation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Mikko Viljanen, Tarvo Viita-aho, Tapani Talonen, Matti Räsänen, Juha-Matti Aitamurto, Tapio Siironen, Ville Myyryläinen, Henri Wenlin
  • Publication number: 20210371241
    Abstract: An elevator safety monitoring system, an elevator system, an elevator drive unit, and a method for operating an elevator are presented. The elevator safety monitoring system includes an elevator car absolute position and speed feedback device, a safety monitor connected to the absolute position and speed feedback device, and a safety zone extending inside an elevator shaft. The safety zone is associated with an allowable maximum speed of an elevator car, wherein the allowable maximum speed is lower than a rated speed of an elevator car outside the safety zone, wherein the safety monitor is configured to determine a slowdown failure of the elevator car approaching the safety zone, and, upon the determination of the slowdown failure, command an actuator to decelerate the elevator car to the allowable maximum speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Tapani Talonen, Kari Rahkonen, Tapio Siironen, Mikko Viljanen
  • Publication number: 20210284499
    Abstract: A method for releasing safety gears of an elevator car or a counterweight of an elevator system, the elevator system including a stalling detector coupled to compensation roping associated with the elevator car or the counterweight and configured to detect an increased rope tension, includes preventing a stalling indication from the stalling detector during a rescue operation; and moving the elevator car in order to release the safety gears.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Tapio Siironen, Tapani Talonen, Tarvo Viita-aho
  • Publication number: 20210269283
    Abstract: An elevator car defining an interior space for accommodating passengers includes an openable roof, horizontal roof guide rails arranged on a top side of the elevator car, a support structure pivotably mounted to the guide rails by a first joint, and a working platform pivotably and movably mounted to the support structure by a second joint arranged at a distance from the first joint. The working platform is pivotable between a retracted position, in which said working platform is oriented close to the guide rails in the top side of the elevator car, and a deployed position, in which the working platform is in the interior space, at a distance from the guide rails. The first joint is arranged movable along the guide rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Tapio Siironen, Aleksi Immonen, Pekka Halonen, Ari Pitkänen, Tapani Talonen, Ville Myyryläinen
  • Publication number: 20210269284
    Abstract: A system for controlling service access associated with an elevator car includes a divider configured to divide an elevator shaft into a plurality of service access zones; and a controller configured to control a locking state of at least one service access from inside the elevator car to the elevator shaft based on a service access zone of the plurality of service access zones at which the elevator car is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Tapani Talonen, Pekka Halonen, Aki Haikonen, Jari Kantola, Matti Räsänen, Tapio Siironen, Ville Myyryläinen
  • Publication number: 20210269279
    Abstract: An elevator car roof system is provided for monitoring safety of a service access located on an elevator car roof. The elevator car roof system may monitor a change in an opening state of the elevator car roof. Positions of a plurality of roof panels may indicate when the elevator car roof is partially open, fully open or fully closed. The positions of the roof panels may cause at least one sensor of the elevator car roof system to provide a signal to a control system of the elevator. Further, the elevator car roof system may detect if there is an object on the roof. Based on the detected object on the roof, the elevator car roof system may provide at least one signal to enable controlling operation of the elevator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Tapani Talonen, Pekka Halonen, Jari Kantola, Tapio Siironen, Aleksi Immonen, Juha-Matti Aitamurto, Ari Jussila, Ville Myyryläinen
  • Patent number: 10850943
    Abstract: A roller guide assembly for an elevator device, the roller guide assembly comprising a base member having a mounting means for mounting to the elevator device, the base member comprising a shaft support member; a roller wheel for engaging a guide rail to be rolled on the guide rail; a shaft on which the roller wheel is bearing-mounted, the shaft being straight and non-rotatably supported by the shaft support member, and a vibration dampening element, the vibration dampening element comprising an elastomer body arranged between the shaft and the shaft support member for dampening vibration of the roller wheel and for isolating the vibration from the base member. The shaft is attached to the shaft support member by the vibration dampening element forming a single attachment point for the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Kone Corporation
    Inventors: Giovanni Hawkins, Timo Lamminmaki, Tapio Siironen, Jani Uskali, Sami Janhunen
  • Publication number: 20200283259
    Abstract: The method includes loading and/or unloading the car, determining whether the car doors are fully closed or not fully open, measuring a total actual axial mass F?act hanging from the traction sheave, determining a stalling limit total minimum axial mass F?min, checking reopening of the car doors, whereby if the car doors are reopened, then return to beginning, else, continue, permitting starting of elevator, comparing the total actual axial mass with the stalling limit total minimum axial mass, whereby if the total actual axial mass is equal to or greater than the stalling limit total minimum axial mass, then permit normal run of the elevator car to the next landing, else, stop the elevator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Tarvo Viita-aho, Tapani Talonen, Janne Mikkonen, Tapio Siironen, Ville Myyryläinen, Alessio Calcagno, Markku Jokinen
  • Publication number: 20200283269
    Abstract: An element includes a vibration isolation pad with two opposite substantially planar surfaces, an elastic material layer being permanently attached to a first of the two substantially planar surfaces of the vibration isolation pad, a load sensor arrangement integrated into the combined elevator vibration isolation and load measurement element. A load acting on the combined elevator vibration isolation and load measurement element can be measured with the load sensor arrangement as a function of the compression of the elastic material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Tapani Talonen, Tapio Siironen, Henri Wenlin, Ville Myyryläinen
  • Publication number: 20190367327
    Abstract: An elevator guide rail mounting arrangement and a method for mounting an elevator guide rail using said elevator guide rail mounting arrangement. The arrangement comprises a plurality of support brackets fixed to an elevator shaft wall and a pair of spring-like fixing clips attached to each of the support. Each fixing clip comprises a first arm being fixed to the support bracket and a second arm bearing and pressing against a lateral foot flange of the guide rail. The arrangement comprises pairs of first fixing clips, which are arranged to provide a frictional holding force to resist the movement of the first fixing clips in relation to the guide rail in the vertical direction, and at least a pair of second fixing clips, which are arranged to allow movement of the second fixing clips in relation of the guide rail in the vertical direction. In the method the guide rail is mounted to the support brackets by pairs of first fixing clips and by at least a pair of the second fixing clips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Kone Corporation
    Inventors: Toni KALLIO, Jukka NORJA, Henri KOKKO, Tapio SIIRONEN, Sami RAIHA
  • Patent number: 9976347
    Abstract: A ladder support bracket has a support shoulder for creating a support contact with a complementary backup. The bracket includes at least one jaw for joining the bracket to an upstanding rail of a ladder, the jaw having also a retainer mechanism by means of which the bracket—when being attached to a rail of a ladder—can be brought into a clamping position attaching the bracket unmovably to the rail and a release position holding the bracket in a swivel connection relative to the rail and/or movably along at least a section of such rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: KONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mikko Viljanen, Mika Alvesalo, Tapio Siironen
  • Publication number: 20170044830
    Abstract: A ladder support bracket has a support shoulder for creating a support contact with a complementary backup. The bracket includes at least one jaw for joining the bracket to an upstanding rail of a ladder, the jaw having also a retainer mechanism by means of which the bracket—when being attached to a rail of a ladder—can be brought into a clamping position attaching the bracket unmovably to the rail and a release position holding the bracket in a swivel connection relative to the rail and/or movably along at least a section of such rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: KONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mikko VILJANEN, Mika ALVESALO, Tapio SIIRONEN