Standby mode of an elevator

• Main Authors: SAARIKOSKI, TAPIO, JOKINEN, RISTO, HELVILÄ, JARI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 19.11.2014
• Subjects: ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS; HAULING; HOISTING; LIFTING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

The invention relates to an elevator system (1), which comprises control appliances (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) of the elevator system fitted to communicate between themselves. The elevator system comprises a control arrangement (11) for placing at least one control appliance into standby mode or for terminating the standby mode. The control arrangement is fitted to set the standby mode on the basis of activation signals, namely the landing call signal (12), the status signal (14) of the control appliance of the safety arrangement of the elevator, the movement signal of the elevator car, the status signal of the power supply (3) of the elevator and the the signal of the sensor (16) of the stopping floor of the elevator, as well as to send a control signal (21) of the standby mode to at least one control appliance of the elevator system. The invention also relates to a method for fitting a standby mode into an elevator system.