[go: up one dir, main page]
More Web Proxy on the site http://driver.im/

EP0710618A2 - Traction sheave elevator - Google Patents

Traction sheave elevator Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP0710618A2
EP0710618A2 EP95116984A EP95116984A EP0710618A2 EP 0710618 A2 EP0710618 A2 EP 0710618A2 EP 95116984 A EP95116984 A EP 95116984A EP 95116984 A EP95116984 A EP 95116984A EP 0710618 A2 EP0710618 A2 EP 0710618A2
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
elevator
traction sheave
counterweight
machine unit
guide rails
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
EP95116984A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0710618A3 (en
EP0710618B2 (en
EP0710618B1 (en
Inventor
Esko Aulanko
Jorma Mustalahti
Harri Hakala
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Kone Corp
Original Assignee
Kone Corp
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Family has litigation
First worldwide family litigation filed litigation Critical https://patents.darts-ip.com/?family=8541731&utm_source=google_patent&utm_medium=platform_link&utm_campaign=public_patent_search&patent=EP0710618(A2) "Global patent litigation dataset” by Darts-ip is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Application filed by Kone Corp filed Critical Kone Corp
Priority to SI9530426T priority Critical patent/SI0710618T2/en
Publication of EP0710618A2 publication Critical patent/EP0710618A2/en
Publication of EP0710618A3 publication Critical patent/EP0710618A3/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP0710618B1 publication Critical patent/EP0710618B1/en
Publication of EP0710618B2 publication Critical patent/EP0710618B2/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B11/00—Main component parts of lifts in, or associated with, buildings or other structures
    • B66B11/0035—Arrangement of driving gear, e.g. location or support
    • B66B11/0045—Arrangement of driving gear, e.g. location or support in the hoistway

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a traction sheave elevator as defined in the preamble of claim 1.
  • a traction sheave elevator with a hoisting unit containing a hoisting motor in the elevator shaft is an advantageous and flexible solution for implementing an elevator.
  • Finnish patent application no. 932977 previously filed by the applicant presents a traction sheave elevator with drive machine above in which the machinery unit and associated equipment are placed substantially above the path of the counterweight.
  • Another Finnish patent application, no. 941719 filed by the applicant presents a traction sheave elevator with machine room above in which the drive machine unit is placed in the upper part of the elevator shaft between a shaft wall and the space required by the elevator car or an overhead extension of said space.
  • the machinery is supported by the wall or ceiling of the elevator shaft.
  • mounting the machinery on the wall or ceiling may involve considerable costs, especially if reinforcement of the structures is required.
  • mounting the machinery on a wall or ceiling involves installation work in the mounting locations, such as drilling holes in the wall or ceiling etc.
  • FIG. 1 A traction sheave elevator as provided by the invention is presented in Fig. 1 in diagrammatic form.
  • the elevator car 1 and counterweight 2 are suspended on the hoisting ropes 3 of the elevator.
  • the hoisting ropes 3 support the elevator car 1 substantially centrically or symmetrically with respect to the vertical line passing via the centre of gravity of the elevator car 1.
  • the suspension of the counterweight 2 is substantially centric or symmetric relative to the vertical line going through the centre of gravity of the counterweight.
  • symmetric suspension of the elevator car and/or counterweight is not a condition for implementing the invention but only a preferred solution in connection with its implementation.
  • Fig. 1 A traction sheave elevator as provided by the invention is presented in Fig. 1 in diagrammatic form.
  • the elevator car 1 and counterweight 2 are suspended on the hoisting ropes 3 of the elevator.
  • the hoisting ropes 3 support the elevator car 1 substantially centrically or symmetrically with respect to the vertical line passing via the centre of gravity of the elevator car 1.
  • the elevator car 1 is supported by the hoisting ropes 3 by means of diverting pulleys 4 provided with rope grooves (only one diverting pulley is shown in the figure), and the counterweight 2 is supported by a grooved diverting pulley 9.
  • the diverting pulleys 4 preferably rotate substantially in the same plane.
  • the hoisting ropes 3 generally consist of several ropes placed side by side, usually at least three ropes.
  • the drive machine unit 6 of the elevator with a traction sheave 7 engaging the hoisting ropes 3 is placed in the top part of the elevator shaft.
  • the elevator car 1 and the counterweight 2 travel in the elevator shaft along elevator and counterweight guide rails 10,11,11a which guide them.
  • the elevator and counterweight guides holding the elevator car and counterweight on the guide rails are not shown in the figure.
  • the hoisting ropes 3 run as follows: One end of the hoisting ropes is fixed to an anchorage 13 above the path of the counterweight 2 in the top part of the shaft. From the anchorage 13, the ropes go downwards until they meet a diverting pulley 9 rotatably mounted on the counterweight 2. Having passed around the diverting pulley 9, the ropes 3 go again upwards to the traction sheave 7 of the drive machine 6, passing over it along rope grooves. From the traction sheave 7 the ropes go downwards to the elevator car 1, passing under it via the diverting pulleys 4 supporting the elevator car 1 on the ropes and continuing upwards to an anchorage 14 in the top part of the shaft, where the other end of the ropes 3 is fixed. Preferably at least one of the anchorages 13,14 in the top part of the shaft is in the beam 20.
  • the machine unit 6 placed in the elevator shaft is of a flat construction as compared to its width, including the equipment that may be needed for the supply of power to the motor driving the traction sheave 7 as well as the necessary elevator control equipment, both of said equipments 8 being mounted in conjunction with the machine unit 6, possibly integrated with it. All essential parts of the machine unit 6 and the associated equipments 8 are supported by the upper end of guide rail 11a. The machine unit may also be supported by the upper ends of other guide rails. In this context, 'upper end of the guide rail' may refer to the top face of the guide rail or to that longitudinal portion of the guide rail which the guide moving along the guide rail does not reach in its top position.
  • a solution which comprises a beam 20 resting on the top end faces of two elevator guide rails 11,11a.
  • a beam 20 acts as a machine bed on which the machine unit 6, the equipment unit 8 containing the electric drive of the elevator, the rope anchorage 13 of the hoisting ropes and the overspeed governor (not shown in the figure) are mounted to form a single aggregate.
  • the drive machine unit 6 generally has to be fastened to the elevator shaft by means of a bracing element 21 that takes up horizontal forces but substantially does not take up any vertical supporting forces.
  • the vertical forces are transmitted to the building via the guide rails, so the load is transmitted to the building by the guide rail anchorages at the bottom end of the rails and also by the rail clips.
  • the bracing element 21 may consist e.g. of a bracket made from a metal plate and attached by one end to the drive machine unit and by the other end to the wall or ceiling of the shaft.
  • a simple bracing element is a screw or the like. Even the guide rail anchorages can be used to provide the required lateral bracing.
  • both ends of the hoisting ropes could advantageously be fixed to the beam acting as a machine bed if the rope suspension arrangement requires that both ends be fixed.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Lift-Guide Devices, And Elevator Ropes And Cables (AREA)
  • Cage And Drive Apparatuses For Elevators (AREA)
  • Pulleys (AREA)
  • Valve-Gear Or Valve Arrangements (AREA)
  • Devices For Conveying Motion By Means Of Endless Flexible Members (AREA)

Abstract

The traction sheave elevator comprises an elevator car (1) moving along elevator guide rails (10), a counterweight (2) moving along counterweight guide rails (11), a set of hoisting ropes (3) on which the elevator car and the counterweight are suspended, and a drive machine unit (6) comprising a traction sheave (7) driven by the drive machine and engaging the hoisting ropes (3). The drive machine unit (6) of the elevator is placed in the top part of the elevator shaft. The drive machine unit (6) is mounted on the upper end of one or more guide rails (10,11,11a).

Description

  • The present invention relates to a traction sheave elevator as defined in the preamble of claim 1.
  • One of the objectives in elevator development work has been an efficient and economic utilisation of building space. In conventional traction-sheave driven elevators, the elevator machine room or other space reserved for the drive machinery takes up a considerable portion of the building space needed for the elevator. The problem is not only the volume of the building space needed for the drive machinery, but also its location in the building. There are numerous solutions to the placement of the machine room, but they generally significantly restrict the design of the building at least in respect of space utilisation or appearance. For example, a machine room placed on the roof of a building can be felt to be a flaw of appearance. Being a special space, the machine room generally involves increased building costs.
  • A traction sheave elevator with a hoisting unit containing a hoisting motor in the elevator shaft is an advantageous and flexible solution for implementing an elevator. Finnish patent application no. 932977 previously filed by the applicant presents a traction sheave elevator with drive machine above in which the machinery unit and associated equipment are placed substantially above the path of the counterweight. Another Finnish patent application, no. 941719 filed by the applicant, presents a traction sheave elevator with machine room above in which the drive machine unit is placed in the upper part of the elevator shaft between a shaft wall and the space required by the elevator car or an overhead extension of said space. In both of these solutions, the machinery is supported by the wall or ceiling of the elevator shaft. In some cases, mounting the machinery on the wall or ceiling may involve considerable costs, especially if reinforcement of the structures is required. In any case, mounting the machinery on a wall or ceiling involves installation work in the mounting locations, such as drilling holes in the wall or ceiling etc.
  • To meet the need to further develop the elevator concept presented in patent applications 932977 and 941719, a new type of traction sheave elevator is presented as an invention. The traction sheave elevator of the invention is characterized by what is presented in the characterization part of claim 1. Other embodiments of the invention are characterized by the features presented in the other claims.
  • The advantages provided by the invention include the following:
    • The elevator is advantageous in respect of installation because the vertical forces are transmitted to the building via the guide rails and no separate anchorage of the machine on the building structures is required. The strength of the anchorages fixing the guide rails to the building need not be substantially increased as these anchorages generally have to be of a sufficiently strong design because of the gripping forces.
    • The elevator has a construction that is simple to implement. The machinery, machine bed, electric elevator drive, rope anchorage and overspeed governor can be put together in factory to form a single pre-tested assembly.
    • A smaller number of points of attachment of the elevator to the building means an easier construction and installation process.
    • The traction sheave elevator of the invention allows an obvious space saving to be achieved because no separate machine room is needed.
    • The invention allows efficient utilisation of the cross-sectional area of the elevator shaft. There is room for other elevator equipment beside the machinery.
    • The machinery can be easily hoisted into position because it can generally be hoisted up together with the guide rails. Placement of the hoist used for the installation of the guide rails and machinery is no problem because the hoisting machinery is located in a lateral part of the shaft. The machinery can easily be lifted up close to the shaft top. The installer has almost unimpeded access to the machinery so that he can set and fix the machinery in position and perform other installation operations required.
  • In the following, the invention is described in detail by the aid of an application example by referring to the attached drawing, in which
    • Fig. 1
    shows a diagrammatic representation of a traction sheave elevator according to the invention.
  • A traction sheave elevator as provided by the invention is presented in Fig. 1 in diagrammatic form. The elevator car 1 and counterweight 2 are suspended on the hoisting ropes 3 of the elevator. The hoisting ropes 3 support the elevator car 1 substantially centrically or symmetrically with respect to the vertical line passing via the centre of gravity of the elevator car 1. Similarly, the suspension of the counterweight 2 is substantially centric or symmetric relative to the vertical line going through the centre of gravity of the counterweight. However, symmetric suspension of the elevator car and/or counterweight is not a condition for implementing the invention but only a preferred solution in connection with its implementation. In Fig. 1, the elevator car 1 is supported by the hoisting ropes 3 by means of diverting pulleys 4 provided with rope grooves (only one diverting pulley is shown in the figure), and the counterweight 2 is supported by a grooved diverting pulley 9. The diverting pulleys 4 preferably rotate substantially in the same plane. The hoisting ropes 3 generally consist of several ropes placed side by side, usually at least three ropes. The drive machine unit 6 of the elevator with a traction sheave 7 engaging the hoisting ropes 3 is placed in the top part of the elevator shaft.
  • The elevator car 1 and the counterweight 2 travel in the elevator shaft along elevator and counterweight guide rails 10,11,11a which guide them. The elevator and counterweight guides holding the elevator car and counterweight on the guide rails are not shown in the figure.
  • In Fig. 1, the hoisting ropes 3 run as follows: One end of the hoisting ropes is fixed to an anchorage 13 above the path of the counterweight 2 in the top part of the shaft. From the anchorage 13, the ropes go downwards until they meet a diverting pulley 9 rotatably mounted on the counterweight 2. Having passed around the diverting pulley 9, the ropes 3 go again upwards to the traction sheave 7 of the drive machine 6, passing over it along rope grooves. From the traction sheave 7 the ropes go downwards to the elevator car 1, passing under it via the diverting pulleys 4 supporting the elevator car 1 on the ropes and continuing upwards to an anchorage 14 in the top part of the shaft, where the other end of the ropes 3 is fixed. Preferably at least one of the anchorages 13,14 in the top part of the shaft is in the beam 20.
  • The machine unit 6 placed in the elevator shaft is of a flat construction as compared to its width, including the equipment that may be needed for the supply of power to the motor driving the traction sheave 7 as well as the necessary elevator control equipment, both of said equipments 8 being mounted in conjunction with the machine unit 6, possibly integrated with it. All essential parts of the machine unit 6 and the associated equipments 8 are supported by the upper end of guide rail 11a. The machine unit may also be supported by the upper ends of other guide rails. In this context, 'upper end of the guide rail' may refer to the top face of the guide rail or to that longitudinal portion of the guide rail which the guide moving along the guide rail does not reach in its top position. Especially applicable is a solution which comprises a beam 20 resting on the top end faces of two elevator guide rails 11,11a. Such a beam 20 acts as a machine bed on which the machine unit 6, the equipment unit 8 containing the electric drive of the elevator, the rope anchorage 13 of the hoisting ropes and the overspeed governor (not shown in the figure) are mounted to form a single aggregate.
  • The drive machine unit 6 generally has to be fastened to the elevator shaft by means of a bracing element 21 that takes up horizontal forces but substantially does not take up any vertical supporting forces. The vertical forces are transmitted to the building via the guide rails, so the load is transmitted to the building by the guide rail anchorages at the bottom end of the rails and also by the rail clips. The bracing element 21 may consist e.g. of a bracket made from a metal plate and attached by one end to the drive machine unit and by the other end to the wall or ceiling of the shaft. A simple bracing element is a screw or the like. Even the guide rail anchorages can be used to provide the required lateral bracing. Since the centre of gravity of the elevator machinery and the point of application of the rope forces are usually not directly above the supporting points of the elevator machinery as it stands on its bed, it follows that the machinery may get into various rocking modes of vibration. By using a separate bracing element 21, holding possible rocking of the machinery in check is considerably cheaper and simpler than if the beam and its anchorage were to be made rigid enough to render separate horizontal bracing unnecessary.
  • It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that different embodiments of the invention are not restricted to the examples described above, but that they may instead be varied within the scope of the claims presented below. For example, the number of times the hoisting ropes are passed between the top part of the elevator shaft and the counterweight or elevator car is not very decisive with regard to the basic advantages of the invention, although it is possible to achieve some additional advantages by using multiple rope stretches. It is also obvious that the hoisting ropes need not necessarily be passed under the car, or that the machinery may be mainly supported by both counterweight and elevator guide rails.
  • It is also obvious to the skilled person that the elevator car, counterweight and machine unit can be laid out in the cross-section of the elevator shaft in a way differing from the above examples. For instance, in a ruck-sack type elevator, both ends of the hoisting ropes could advantageously be fixed to the beam acting as a machine bed if the rope suspension arrangement requires that both ends be fixed.
  • Furthermore, it is obvious to the skilled person that the equipment required for the supply of power to the motor and the equipment needed for the control of the elevator can be placed elsewhere except in conjunction with the machine unit 6, e.g. in a separate control panel. Similarly, it is obvious that an elevator implemented according to the invention can be equipped in a way differing from the examples described.

Claims (4)

  1. Traction sheave elevator comprising an elevator car (1) moving along elevator guide rails (10), a counterweight (2) moving along counterweight guide rails (11), a set of hoisting ropes (3) on which the elevator car and the counterweight are suspended, and a drive machine unit (6) comprising a traction sheave (7) driven by the drive machine and engaging the hoisting ropes (3), characterized in that the drive machine unit (6) is placed in the top part of the elevator shaft in the space between the shaft space needed by the elevator car on its path and/or an overhead extension of said space and a wall of the elevator shaft, and that the drive machine unit (6) is mounted on the upper end of one or more guide rails (10,11,11a).
  2. Traction sheave elevator according to claim 1, characterized in that the drive machine unit (6) is supported by a beam (20) constituting a machine bed, mounted on the upper end of two guide rails.
  3. Traction sheave elevator according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the drive machine unit (6) is fastened to the elevator shaft by means of a bracing element (21) that takes up horizontal forces but substantially does not take up any vertical supporting forces.
  4. Traction sheave elevator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the machine unit (6), the equipment unit (8) containing the electric drive of the elevator, the rope anchorage (13) of at least one end of the hoisting ropes and the overspeed governor are mounted on the machine bed (20), forming a single aggregate.
EP95116984A 1994-11-03 1995-10-27 Traction sheave elevator Expired - Lifetime EP0710618B2 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
SI9530426T SI0710618T2 (en) 1994-11-03 1995-10-27 Traction sheave elevator

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FI945171A FI96198C (en) 1994-11-03 1994-11-03 Pinion Elevator
FI945171 1994-11-03

Publications (4)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0710618A2 true EP0710618A2 (en) 1996-05-08
EP0710618A3 EP0710618A3 (en) 1997-05-28
EP0710618B1 EP0710618B1 (en) 2000-07-12
EP0710618B2 EP0710618B2 (en) 2006-06-21

Family

ID=8541731

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP95116984A Expired - Lifetime EP0710618B2 (en) 1994-11-03 1995-10-27 Traction sheave elevator

Country Status (10)

Country Link
EP (1) EP0710618B2 (en)
JP (1) JP3014952B2 (en)
AT (1) ATE194588T1 (en)
DE (1) DE69517915T3 (en)
DK (1) DK0710618T4 (en)
ES (1) ES2148402T5 (en)
FI (1) FI96198C (en)
GR (1) GR3034264T3 (en)
PT (1) PT710618E (en)
SI (1) SI0710618T2 (en)

Cited By (44)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0841283A1 (en) * 1996-11-11 1998-05-13 Inventio Ag Elevator system with the drive machinery unit arranged inside the hoistway
EP0846645A1 (en) * 1996-12-03 1998-06-10 Inventio Ag Elevator with modular construction
EP0849209A1 (en) * 1996-12-20 1998-06-24 Otis Elevator Company Mounting for an elevator traction machine
WO1998050299A1 (en) * 1997-05-02 1998-11-12 Thyssen Aufzugswerke Gmbh Cable-driven elevator
WO1999033742A1 (en) * 1997-12-23 1999-07-08 Inventio Ag Cable elevator with a drive plate
WO1999043589A1 (en) * 1998-02-26 1999-09-02 Otis Elevator Company Elevator system having drive motor located between elevator car and hoistway sidewall
WO1999043593A1 (en) * 1998-02-26 1999-09-02 Otis Elevator Company Elevator system with overhead drive motor
US6006865A (en) * 1996-11-11 1999-12-28 Inventio Ag Lift installation with drive unit arranged in the lift shaft
EP0985627A2 (en) * 1998-09-08 2000-03-15 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Location of the controlling system
US6039152A (en) * 1998-10-30 2000-03-21 Otis Elevator Company Elevator system with controller located under elevator landing
WO2000015535A1 (en) * 1998-09-15 2000-03-23 Kone Corporation Elevator arrangement
US6085874A (en) * 1998-12-22 2000-07-11 Otis Elevator Company Rail-climbing elevator counterweight having flat machines
EP1026116A1 (en) * 1999-02-05 2000-08-09 Inventio Ag Access to drive unit of an elevator without machine-room
US6138799A (en) * 1998-09-30 2000-10-31 Otis Elevator Company Belt-climbing elevator having drive in counterweight
GB2352221A (en) * 1999-07-19 2001-01-24 Lg Ind Systems Co Ltd Elevator system
US6193016B1 (en) 1997-03-27 2001-02-27 Otis Elevator Company Dual sheave rope climber using flat flexible ropes
US6202793B1 (en) 1998-12-22 2001-03-20 Richard N. Fargo Elevator machine with counter-rotating rotors
DE19963297A1 (en) * 1999-12-27 2001-07-12 Aufzugfabrik Wilhelm Nunn Gmbh Elevator has guide rails fixed to wall of elevator shaft used for supporting fixing frame to which at least one free end of elevator cable is attached
ES2156833A1 (en) * 1999-10-15 2001-07-16 Autur S A Improved lift
US6305499B1 (en) 1998-09-30 2001-10-23 Otis Elevator Company Drum drive elevator using flat belt
EP1215157A1 (en) * 1998-07-13 2002-06-19 Inventio Ag Assembly of the elevator driving gear
US6478117B2 (en) 1998-10-30 2002-11-12 Otis Elevator Company Elevator system having governor positioned under controller in hoistway at top floor level
DE19931396C2 (en) * 1999-07-07 2003-02-13 Schmitt & Sohn Aufzugwerke Cable-lift system
WO2003020628A1 (en) 2001-08-29 2003-03-13 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Elevator
EP1312575A1 (en) * 2001-11-16 2003-05-21 Inventio Ag Elevator with machine and controller arranged in the hoistway
GB2383791A (en) * 2001-11-05 2003-07-09 Otis Elevator Co Modernisation of hydraulic elevators
AT410784B (en) * 2000-10-12 2003-07-25 Manfred Grubbauer Aufzuege Ges LIFT
US6672013B1 (en) 2000-11-02 2004-01-06 Otis Elevator Company Method of installing elevator rails
SG102530A1 (en) * 1997-09-26 2004-03-26 Toshiba Kk Elevator
US6848543B2 (en) 1998-10-30 2005-02-01 Otis Elevator Company Single wall interface traction elevator
US6860367B1 (en) 1998-09-29 2005-03-01 Otis Elevator Company Elevator system having drive motor located below the elevator car
EP1557391A2 (en) * 1999-06-03 2005-07-27 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Positioning of a hoisting machine
GB2411887A (en) * 2001-11-05 2005-09-14 Otis Elevator Co Lift retrofitting set
EP1577247A1 (en) * 2002-12-24 2005-09-21 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Elevator
GB2395191B (en) * 2001-11-05 2005-10-19 Otis Elevator Co Traction sheave elevators
EP1676807A2 (en) * 1998-02-26 2006-07-05 Otis Elevator Company Elevator system with overhead drive motor
DE102005002607A1 (en) * 2005-01-20 2006-08-10 System Antriebstechnik Dresden Gmbh Elevator, with a cabin riding between guide rails, has the machine and emergency brake in a cube structure mounted at the top of the shaft with an angle carrier at the shaft wall and roof
US7178636B2 (en) * 2003-03-25 2007-02-20 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Elevator system
DE102005060838B3 (en) * 2005-12-20 2007-03-01 Aufzugswerke M. Schmitt & Sohn Gmbh & Co. Cable lift comprises a drive having a drive plate connected to a drive motor on a crosspiece which has guiding elements on opposite-lying ends for lifting the crosspiece on guiding rails
US7246688B2 (en) 1998-12-23 2007-07-24 Otis Elevator Company Elevator door system
US7299896B1 (en) 1998-09-29 2007-11-27 Otis Elevator Company Elevator system having drive motor located adjacent to hoistway door
KR100935900B1 (en) * 1999-01-27 2010-01-07 코네 코퍼레이션 Traction sheave elevator
US7874404B1 (en) 1998-09-29 2011-01-25 Otis Elevator Company Elevator system having drive motor located between elevator car and hoistway sidewall
US9352935B2 (en) 1998-02-26 2016-05-31 Otis Elevator Company Tension member for an elevator

Families Citing this family (22)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP4087501B2 (en) * 1998-05-08 2008-05-21 東芝エレベータ株式会社 Elevator control device
JP4268275B2 (en) * 1999-07-09 2009-05-27 三菱電機株式会社 Elevator equipment
JP2001039642A (en) * 1999-08-03 2001-02-13 Teijin Seiki Co Ltd Elevator
JP2001187678A (en) * 1999-12-28 2001-07-10 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Elevator device
EP1284232B1 (en) * 2000-04-24 2009-12-23 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Elevator device
CN1183025C (en) * 2000-05-26 2005-01-05 三菱电机株式会社 Elevator device
EP1314680B1 (en) * 2000-08-29 2011-06-15 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Elevator device
JP4557401B2 (en) * 2000-09-19 2010-10-06 東芝エレベータ株式会社 elevator
JP4771587B2 (en) * 2000-12-19 2011-09-14 東芝エレベータ株式会社 elevator
JP4726295B2 (en) * 2000-12-19 2011-07-20 東芝エレベータ株式会社 elevator
JP4300799B2 (en) * 2001-03-29 2009-07-22 三菱電機株式会社 Hoisting machine mounting mechanism and elevator device
EP1396459B1 (en) * 2001-06-11 2010-02-17 Mac Puar, S.A. Machine and machine bed arrangement inside the elevator pit
WO2003018458A1 (en) 2001-08-23 2003-03-06 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Governor and elevator
DE10205170B4 (en) * 2002-02-07 2005-07-21 Wittur Ag Traction elevator
JP2004142927A (en) 2002-10-28 2004-05-20 Toshiba Elevator Co Ltd Elevator device
JP2005263490A (en) * 2004-03-15 2005-09-29 Inventio Ag Elevator for large load
JP2006021922A (en) * 2004-07-09 2006-01-26 Toshiba Elevator Co Ltd Elevator control device
JP4566639B2 (en) * 2004-07-09 2010-10-20 東芝エレベータ株式会社 Elevator control device
JP4577333B2 (en) * 2007-07-09 2010-11-10 株式会社日立製作所 Traction elevator
JP4762210B2 (en) * 2007-07-31 2011-08-31 東芝エレベータ株式会社 elevator
JP5474416B2 (en) * 2009-06-17 2014-04-16 株式会社日立製作所 Elevator equipment
EP2800718B1 (en) 2012-01-06 2023-03-01 Otis Elevator Company Battery mounting in elevator hoistway

Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FI932977A (en) 1993-06-28 1994-12-29 Kone Oy Overdrive type drive lift
FI941719A (en) 1993-06-28 1994-12-29 Kone Oy Pinion Elevator

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1740974U (en) * 1955-04-21 1957-03-07 Hans Lutz Maschf ENGINE ARRANGEMENT ON ELEVATORS.
CN1042318C (en) * 1993-06-28 1999-03-03 科恩股份公司 Elevator machinery
ES2148420T3 (en) * 1994-06-09 2000-10-16 Aldo Loiodice SELF-SUPPORTING LIFTING SYSTEM AND ARRANGEMENT FOR MOUNTING THE MAIN MOTOR.

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FI932977A (en) 1993-06-28 1994-12-29 Kone Oy Overdrive type drive lift
FI941719A (en) 1993-06-28 1994-12-29 Kone Oy Pinion Elevator

Cited By (70)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0841283A1 (en) * 1996-11-11 1998-05-13 Inventio Ag Elevator system with the drive machinery unit arranged inside the hoistway
EP1471027A1 (en) * 1996-11-11 2004-10-27 Inventio Ag Elevator with drive located in the hoistway
US6006865A (en) * 1996-11-11 1999-12-28 Inventio Ag Lift installation with drive unit arranged in the lift shaft
EP1149795A1 (en) * 1996-12-03 2001-10-31 Inventio Ag Arrangement of the driving unit for an elevator
EP0846645A1 (en) * 1996-12-03 1998-06-10 Inventio Ag Elevator with modular construction
US6035974A (en) * 1996-12-03 2000-03-14 Invento Ag Modular construction for elevators
AU726254B2 (en) * 1996-12-03 2000-11-02 Inventio Ag Modularly constructed lift
EP0849209A1 (en) * 1996-12-20 1998-06-24 Otis Elevator Company Mounting for an elevator traction machine
US6193016B1 (en) 1997-03-27 2001-02-27 Otis Elevator Company Dual sheave rope climber using flat flexible ropes
CN1094109C (en) * 1997-05-02 2002-11-13 蒂森升降机有限责任公司 Cable-driven elevator
WO1998050299A1 (en) * 1997-05-02 1998-11-12 Thyssen Aufzugswerke Gmbh Cable-driven elevator
SG102530A1 (en) * 1997-09-26 2004-03-26 Toshiba Kk Elevator
CN1091743C (en) * 1997-12-23 2002-10-02 因温特奥股份公司 Cable elevator with a drive plate
US6991069B1 (en) 1997-12-23 2006-01-31 Inventio Ag Cable elevator with a drive plate
WO1999033742A1 (en) * 1997-12-23 1999-07-08 Inventio Ag Cable elevator with a drive plate
CN100347068C (en) * 1998-02-26 2007-11-07 奥蒂斯电梯公司 Elevator system having drive motor located between elevator car and hoistway sidemall
CN1329273C (en) * 1998-02-26 2007-08-01 奥蒂斯电梯公司 Elevator system with overhead drive motor
WO1999043589A1 (en) * 1998-02-26 1999-09-02 Otis Elevator Company Elevator system having drive motor located between elevator car and hoistway sidewall
EP1676807A3 (en) * 1998-02-26 2009-04-08 Otis Elevator Company Elevator system with overhead drive motor
EP1676807A2 (en) * 1998-02-26 2006-07-05 Otis Elevator Company Elevator system with overhead drive motor
WO1999043593A1 (en) * 1998-02-26 1999-09-02 Otis Elevator Company Elevator system with overhead drive motor
US9352935B2 (en) 1998-02-26 2016-05-31 Otis Elevator Company Tension member for an elevator
EP1066213B1 (en) * 1998-02-26 2006-06-07 Otis Elevator Company Elevator system with overhead drive motor
EP1215157A1 (en) * 1998-07-13 2002-06-19 Inventio Ag Assembly of the elevator driving gear
EP0985627A3 (en) * 1998-09-08 2002-10-02 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Location of the controlling system
EP0985627A2 (en) * 1998-09-08 2000-03-15 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Location of the controlling system
WO2000015535A1 (en) * 1998-09-15 2000-03-23 Kone Corporation Elevator arrangement
US7874404B1 (en) 1998-09-29 2011-01-25 Otis Elevator Company Elevator system having drive motor located between elevator car and hoistway sidewall
US7299896B1 (en) 1998-09-29 2007-11-27 Otis Elevator Company Elevator system having drive motor located adjacent to hoistway door
US6860367B1 (en) 1998-09-29 2005-03-01 Otis Elevator Company Elevator system having drive motor located below the elevator car
US6305499B1 (en) 1998-09-30 2001-10-23 Otis Elevator Company Drum drive elevator using flat belt
US6138799A (en) * 1998-09-30 2000-10-31 Otis Elevator Company Belt-climbing elevator having drive in counterweight
US6039152A (en) * 1998-10-30 2000-03-21 Otis Elevator Company Elevator system with controller located under elevator landing
US6478117B2 (en) 1998-10-30 2002-11-12 Otis Elevator Company Elevator system having governor positioned under controller in hoistway at top floor level
US6848543B2 (en) 1998-10-30 2005-02-01 Otis Elevator Company Single wall interface traction elevator
US6325177B1 (en) 1998-12-22 2001-12-04 Otis Elevator Company Elevator machine with counter-rotating rotors
US6085874A (en) * 1998-12-22 2000-07-11 Otis Elevator Company Rail-climbing elevator counterweight having flat machines
US6345695B1 (en) 1998-12-22 2002-02-12 Otis Elevator Company Elevator system with counter-rotating drive sheaves
US6202793B1 (en) 1998-12-22 2001-03-20 Richard N. Fargo Elevator machine with counter-rotating rotors
US7246688B2 (en) 1998-12-23 2007-07-24 Otis Elevator Company Elevator door system
US8448751B2 (en) 1998-12-23 2013-05-28 Otis Elevator Company Elevator door system
KR100935900B1 (en) * 1999-01-27 2010-01-07 코네 코퍼레이션 Traction sheave elevator
US6691833B1 (en) 1999-02-05 2004-02-17 Inventio Ag Elevator without a machine room
EP1026116A1 (en) * 1999-02-05 2000-08-09 Inventio Ag Access to drive unit of an elevator without machine-room
EP1623948A2 (en) * 1999-06-03 2006-02-08 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Positioning of a hoisting machine
EP1557391A2 (en) * 1999-06-03 2005-07-27 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Positioning of a hoisting machine
EP1623948A3 (en) * 1999-06-03 2006-05-10 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Positioning of a hoisting machine
EP1557391A3 (en) * 1999-06-03 2006-07-26 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Positioning of a hoisting machine
DE19931396C2 (en) * 1999-07-07 2003-02-13 Schmitt & Sohn Aufzugwerke Cable-lift system
GB2352221A (en) * 1999-07-19 2001-01-24 Lg Ind Systems Co Ltd Elevator system
GB2352221B (en) * 1999-07-19 2002-05-22 Lg Ind Systems Co Ltd Elevator system without machine room
ES2156833A1 (en) * 1999-10-15 2001-07-16 Autur S A Improved lift
DE19963297A1 (en) * 1999-12-27 2001-07-12 Aufzugfabrik Wilhelm Nunn Gmbh Elevator has guide rails fixed to wall of elevator shaft used for supporting fixing frame to which at least one free end of elevator cable is attached
DE19963297B4 (en) * 1999-12-27 2005-02-24 Aufzugfabrik Wilhelm Nunn Gmbh & Co. elevator
AT410784B (en) * 2000-10-12 2003-07-25 Manfred Grubbauer Aufzuege Ges LIFT
US6672013B1 (en) 2000-11-02 2004-01-06 Otis Elevator Company Method of installing elevator rails
EP1422183A1 (en) * 2001-08-29 2004-05-26 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Elevator
WO2003020628A1 (en) 2001-08-29 2003-03-13 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Elevator
EP1422183A4 (en) * 2001-08-29 2010-06-16 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Elevator
GB2383791B (en) * 2001-11-05 2004-04-21 Otis Elevator Co Modernization of hydraulic elevators
GB2383791A (en) * 2001-11-05 2003-07-09 Otis Elevator Co Modernisation of hydraulic elevators
GB2411887B (en) * 2001-11-05 2005-12-14 Otis Elevator Co Modernization of hydraulic elevators
GB2395191B (en) * 2001-11-05 2005-10-19 Otis Elevator Co Traction sheave elevators
GB2411887A (en) * 2001-11-05 2005-09-14 Otis Elevator Co Lift retrofitting set
EP1312575A1 (en) * 2001-11-16 2003-05-21 Inventio Ag Elevator with machine and controller arranged in the hoistway
EP1577247A4 (en) * 2002-12-24 2010-12-22 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Elevator
EP1577247A1 (en) * 2002-12-24 2005-09-21 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Elevator
US7178636B2 (en) * 2003-03-25 2007-02-20 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Elevator system
DE102005002607A1 (en) * 2005-01-20 2006-08-10 System Antriebstechnik Dresden Gmbh Elevator, with a cabin riding between guide rails, has the machine and emergency brake in a cube structure mounted at the top of the shaft with an angle carrier at the shaft wall and roof
DE102005060838B3 (en) * 2005-12-20 2007-03-01 Aufzugswerke M. Schmitt & Sohn Gmbh & Co. Cable lift comprises a drive having a drive plate connected to a drive motor on a crosspiece which has guiding elements on opposite-lying ends for lifting the crosspiece on guiding rails

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
FI96198B (en) 1996-02-15
GR3034264T3 (en) 2000-12-29
ES2148402T5 (en) 2007-02-01
DK0710618T3 (en) 2000-09-04
EP0710618A3 (en) 1997-05-28
JPH08208152A (en) 1996-08-13
ATE194588T1 (en) 2000-07-15
DE69517915T2 (en) 2000-11-09
SI0710618T2 (en) 2006-12-31
ES2148402T3 (en) 2000-10-16
DE69517915D1 (en) 2000-08-17
JP3014952B2 (en) 2000-02-28
DK0710618T4 (en) 2006-08-14
FI945171A0 (en) 1994-11-03
SI0710618T1 (en) 2000-10-31
DE69517915T3 (en) 2007-04-19
PT710618E (en) 2000-12-29
FI96198C (en) 1996-05-27
EP0710618B2 (en) 2006-06-21
EP0710618B1 (en) 2000-07-12

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP0710618B2 (en) Traction sheave elevator
FI94123B (en) Pinion Elevator
EP1353869B1 (en) Elevator
KR100853662B1 (en) Traction sheave elevator
EP1112955B1 (en) Traction sheave elevator
EP0749931B1 (en) Traction sheave elevator
CA2385569C (en) Rope elevator
US7025177B1 (en) Elevator system without machine
JPH0840675A (en) Space for traction sieve elevator hoisting winch and machine
CN101626970A (en) Be installed in the machine in the Machineroom-less elevator system
JP4882195B2 (en) Elevator equipment
US6619433B1 (en) Elevator system using minimal building space
KR101245570B1 (en) Method for installing an elevator, and elevator
JP4255525B2 (en) Elevator
JPH1160117A (en) Elevator
EP1520831B1 (en) Elevator with reduced head and pit, even without machine room
US6068087A (en) Belt-climbing elevator having drive in counterweight and common drive and suspension rope
JP2000086126A (en) Traction elevator
KR20000025369A (en) Method for roping of elevator
EP1113975B1 (en) Elevator arrangement
KR19990027217A (en) Elevator with hoist and control panel arranged in pit of hoistway
JP2007137681A (en) Elevator
JP2004196468A (en) Elevator device
JP2002160876A (en) Elevator device
AU2005247035B2 (en) Method of modernising a drive in a lift installation

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A2

Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Free format text: LT PAYMENT 951117;LV PAYMENT 951117;SI PAYMENT 951117

RAX Requested extension states of the european patent have changed

Free format text: LT PAYMENT 951117;LV PAYMENT 951117;SI PAYMENT 951117

PUAL Search report despatched

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A3

Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Free format text: LT PAYMENT 951117;LV PAYMENT 951117;SI PAYMENT 951117

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 19970926

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 19971216

RAP1 Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)

Owner name: KONE CORPORATION

GRAG Despatch of communication of intention to grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS AGRA

GRAG Despatch of communication of intention to grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS AGRA

GRAH Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRA

GRAH Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRA

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Free format text: LT PAYMENT 19951117;LV PAYMENT 19951117;SI PAYMENT 19951117

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 194588

Country of ref document: AT

Date of ref document: 20000715

Kind code of ref document: T

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: NV

Representative=s name: DIPL.-ING. ETH H. R. WERFFELI PATENTANWALT

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: EP

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: FG4D

ET Fr: translation filed
REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 69517915

Country of ref document: DE

Date of ref document: 20000817

ITF It: translation for a ep patent filed
REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DK

Ref legal event code: T3

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: FG2A

Ref document number: 2148402

Country of ref document: ES

Kind code of ref document: T3

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: PT

Ref legal event code: SC4A

Free format text: AVAILABILITY OF NATIONAL TRANSLATION

Effective date: 20000918

PLBQ Unpublished change to opponent data

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS OPPO

PLBI Opposition filed

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009260

PLBF Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS OBSO

26 Opposition filed

Opponent name: SCHMITT & SOHN GMBH & CO. AUFZUGSWERKE

Effective date: 20010412

NLR1 Nl: opposition has been filed with the epo

Opponent name: SCHMITT & SOHN GMBH & CO. AUFZUGSWERKE

PLBF Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS OBSO

PLBF Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS OBSO

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: IF02

RDAH Patent revoked

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS REVO

APAC Appeal dossier modified

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS NOAPO

APAC Appeal dossier modified

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS NOAPO

APBY Invitation to file observations in appeal sent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNOBA2O

APCA Receipt of observations in appeal recorded

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNOBA4O

APBU Appeal procedure closed

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNNOA9O

APAA Appeal reference recorded

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS REFN

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: SI

Ref legal event code: IF

APAH Appeal reference modified

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSCREFNO

PUAH Patent maintained in amended form

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009272

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: PATENT MAINTAINED AS AMENDED

27A Patent maintained in amended form

Effective date: 20060621

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B2

Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Extension state: LT LV SI

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: AEN

Free format text: AUFRECHTERHALTUNG DES PATENTES IN GEAENDERTER FORM

NLR2 Nl: decision of opposition

Effective date: 20060621

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DK

Ref legal event code: T4

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: NV

Representative=s name: ABACUS PATENTANWAELTE KLOCKE SPAETH BARTH

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: SE

Ref legal event code: RPEO

NLR3 Nl: receipt of modified translations in the netherlands language after an opposition procedure
REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GR

Ref legal event code: EP

Ref document number: 20060404380

Country of ref document: GR

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: DC2A

Date of ref document: 20060810

Kind code of ref document: T5

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: PT

Payment date: 20130429

Year of fee payment: 19

Ref country code: LU

Payment date: 20131024

Year of fee payment: 19

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DK

Payment date: 20141022

Year of fee payment: 20

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20141022

Year of fee payment: 20

Ref country code: SE

Payment date: 20141021

Year of fee payment: 20

Ref country code: ES

Payment date: 20141020

Year of fee payment: 20

Ref country code: GB

Payment date: 20141021

Year of fee payment: 20

Ref country code: GR

Payment date: 20141014

Year of fee payment: 20

Ref country code: IE

Payment date: 20141024

Year of fee payment: 20

Ref country code: MC

Payment date: 20141014

Year of fee payment: 20

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 20141022

Year of fee payment: 20

Ref country code: CH

Payment date: 20141021

Year of fee payment: 20

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: NL

Payment date: 20141021

Year of fee payment: 20

Ref country code: AT

Payment date: 20141022

Year of fee payment: 20

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Payment date: 20141028

Year of fee payment: 20

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: BE

Payment date: 20141021

Year of fee payment: 20

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: PT

Ref legal event code: MM4A

Free format text: LAPSE DUE TO NON-PAYMENT OF FEES

Effective date: 20150427

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LU

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20141027

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: LT

Ref legal event code: MM9D

Effective date: 20141027

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: PT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20150427

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R071

Ref document number: 69517915

Country of ref document: DE

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: NL

Ref legal event code: MK

Effective date: 20151026

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: PL

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DK

Ref legal event code: EUP

Effective date: 20151027

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: PT

Ref legal event code: MM4A

Free format text: MAXIMUM VALIDITY LIMIT REACHED

Effective date: 20151027

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: PL

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: PE20

Expiry date: 20151026

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: MK9A

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: AT

Ref legal event code: MK07

Ref document number: 194588

Country of ref document: AT

Kind code of ref document: T

Effective date: 20151027

Ref country code: SE

Ref legal event code: EUG

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF EXPIRATION OF PROTECTION

Effective date: 20151027

Ref country code: GB

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF EXPIRATION OF PROTECTION

Effective date: 20151026

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: FD2A

Effective date: 20160203

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GR

Ref legal event code: MA

Ref document number: 20060404380

Country of ref document: GR

Effective date: 20151028

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: PT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF EXPIRATION OF PROTECTION

Effective date: 20151104

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: ES

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF EXPIRATION OF PROTECTION

Effective date: 20151028

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: PT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF EXPIRATION OF PROTECTION

Effective date: 20141027