Patent Application
20250108997
This application claims priority from a Patent application filed in India having patent application No. 202341006420, filed on Feb. 1, 2023, and titled “A STRUCTURE FOR CONSTRUCTING AN ELEVATOR SHAFT”.
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of elevators and more particularly to a structure for constructing an elevator shaft.
An elevator is a machine which transports people and freights between different levels of a structure. The structure may include a building, a maritime vessel and the like. The elevator may include a number of components, such as a cabin, cables, counterweights, guide rails and a motor. The cabin may be used for transporting the people and the freights in an enclosed manner. The motor may be coupled to the cabin via the cables to move the cabin. The guide rails may guide the cabin during motion and the counterweights may provide stability and balance to the cabin during the motion.
For mounting the counterweights, the cables, the guide rails, the cabin, and the motor, a support structure may be required. The support structure may include at least one of a reinforced cement concrete wall and a masonry wall of a predefined thickness. Construction of the support structure is a laborious task which may require skilled labors. Also, construction of the support structure may be a time consuming task. Further, the support structure may hamper aesthetics of the structure. Moreover, portability of the support structure is another point of concern.
Hence, there is a need for an improved structure for constructing an elevator shaft to address the aforementioned issue(s).
In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, a structure for constructing an elevator shaft is provided. The structure includes a first column adapted to withstand stress acting in one or more directions. The first column is constructed by coupling a first groove to a plurality of ‘L’ shaped sections positioned adjacent to the first groove. The plurality of ‘L’ shaped sections are interconnected by a semicircular section forming at least one slot at a junction of coupling between the plurality of ‘L’ shaped sections and the semi-circular section. The structure also includes a second column positioned inside the first column. The second column is adapted to provide reinforcement to the first column. The second column includes at least five sides including a first side, a second side, a third side, a fourth side and a fifth side. The first side and the fifth side are in contact with at least one flange of the plurality of corresponding ‘L’ shaped sections. The second side, third side, and the fourth side are adapted to form an enclosed space with the semicircular section. The third side includes a second groove adapted to accommodate a first plurality of fasteners to secure the second column to the first column. The structure further includes a base plate mechanically coupled to the second column. The base plate includes a plurality of projections adapted to secure the second column to the base plate via a second plurality of fasteners. The structure also includes a plurality of beams located above the base plate and mechanically coupled to the first column. The plurality of beams includes a corresponding third groove and a corresponding fourth groove. The corresponding third groove and the corresponding fourth groove are adapted to receive a corresponding covering plate and a corresponding right angled section respectively to mount a corresponding sheet in between the corresponding covering plate and the corresponding right angled section. The corresponding sheet is adapted to form an enclosed elevator shaft, thereby forming the structure for constructing the elevator shaft.
To further clarify the advantages and features of the present disclosure, a more explicit description of the disclosure will follow by reference to specific embodiments thereof, which are illustrated in the appended figures. It is to be appreciated that these figures depict typical embodiments of the disclosure and are therefore not to be considered limiting in scope. The disclosure will be described and explained with additional details with the appended figures.
The disclosure will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail with the accompanying figures in which:
Further, those skilled in the art will appreciate that elements in the figures are illustrated for simplicity and may not have necessarily been drawn to scale. Furthermore, in terms of the construction of the device, one or more components of the device may have been represented in the figures by conventional symbols, and the figures may show only those specific details that are pertinent to understanding the embodiments of the present disclosure so as not to obscure the figures with details that will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art having the benefit of the description herein.
To promote an understanding of the principles of the disclosure, reference will now be made to the embodiment illustrated in the figures and specific language will be used to describe them. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the disclosure is thereby intended. Such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated system, and such further applications of the principles of the disclosure as would normally occur to those skilled in the art are to be construed as being within the scope of the present disclosure.
The terms “comprises”, “comprising”, or any other variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process or method that comprises a list of steps does not include only those steps but may include other steps not expressly listed or inherent to such a process or method. Similarly, one or more devices or sub-systems or elements or structures or components preceded by “comprises . . . a” does not, without more constraints, preclude the existence of other devices, sub-systems, elements, structures, components, additional devices, additional sub-systems, additional elements, additional structures, or additional components. Appearances of the phrase “in an embodiment”, “in another embodiment” and similar language throughout this specification may, but not necessarily do, all refer to the same embodiment.
Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this disclosure belongs. The system, methods, and examples provided herein are only illustrative and not intended to be limiting.
In the following specification and the claims, reference will be made to a number of terms, which shall be defined to have the following meanings. The singular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” include plural references unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a structure for constructing an elevator shaft. The structure includes a first column adapted to withstand stress acting in one or more directions. The first column is constructed by coupling a first groove to a plurality of ‘L’ shaped sections positioned adjacent to the first groove. The plurality of ‘L’ shaped sections are interconnected by a semicircular section forming at least one slot at a junction of coupling between the plurality of ‘L’ shaped sections and the semi-circular section. The structure also includes a second column positioned inside the first column. The second column is adapted to provide reinforcement to the first column. The second column includes at least five sides including a first side, a second side, a third side, a fourth side and a fifth side. The first side and the fifth side are in contact with at least one flange of the plurality of corresponding ‘L’ shaped sections. The second side, third side, and the fourth side are adapted to form an enclosed space with the semicircular section. The third side includes a second groove adapted to accommodate a first plurality of fasteners to secure the second column to the first column. The structure further includes a base plate mechanically coupled to the second column. The base plate includes a plurality of projections adapted to secure the second column to the base plate via a second plurality of fasteners. The structure also includes a plurality of beams located above the base plate and mechanically coupled to the first column. The plurality of beams includes a corresponding third groove and a corresponding fourth groove. The corresponding third groove and the corresponding fourth groove are adapted to receive a corresponding covering plate and a corresponding right angled section respectively to mount a corresponding sheet in between the corresponding covering plate and the corresponding right angled section. The corresponding sheet is adapted to form an enclosed elevator shaft, thereby forming the structure for constructing the elevator shaft.
Further, the first column 20 is constructed by coupling a first groove 30 to a plurality of ‘L’ shaped sections 40 positioned adjacent to the first groove 30. In one embodiment, the first groove 30 may be located in between the plurality of ‘L’ shaped sections 40. The plurality of ‘L’ shaped sections 40 are interconnected by a semicircular section 50 forming at least one slot 60 at a junction of coupling between the plurality of ‘L’ shaped sections 40 and the semi-circular section 50. The structure 10 also includes a second column 70 positioned inside the first column 20. The second column 70 is adapted to provide reinforcement to the first column 20.
Furthermore, the second column 70 includes at least five sides including a first side 80, a second side 90, a third side 100, a fourth side 110 and a fifth side 120. The first side 80 and the fifth side 120 are in contact with at least one flange of the plurality of corresponding ‘L’ shaped sections 40. The second side 90, third side 100, and the fourth side 110 are adapted to form an enclosed space with the semicircular section 50. The third side 100 includes a second groove 130 adapted to accommodate a first plurality of fasteners 300 to secure the second column 70 to the first column 20. The structure 10 further includes a base plate (
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Moreover, in one embodiment, the corresponding sheet 210 may include, but not limited to, a poly carbonate sheet, an acrylic sheet and the like. In one embodiment, the right angled section 200 may include a track 230 including a liner 240 adapted to interface the sheet 210 with the right angled section 200. In one embodiment, the liner 240 may include, but not limited to, a hot liner, a dry liner, a finned liner and the like. The corresponding sheet 210 is adapted to form an enclosed elevator shaft, thereby forming the structure 10 for constructing the elevator shaft.
Various embodiments of the structure for constructing the elevator shaft described above enable various advantages. Construction of the elevator shaft using the first column, the second column, the base plate, and the plurality of beams provides modularity to the elevator shaft, thereby enabling effortless mounting of the elevator shaft in an optimum time duration. The elevator shaft is capable of being assembled onsite which may further reduce transportation cost and complexity of installation. Presence of mechanical coupling between the right angled section and the at least one slot reduces the number of fasteners required to construct the elevator shaft, thereby reducing formation of the mechanical vibrations on the structure along with ensuring structural strength. The work force required for constructing the elevator shaft is minimal, thereby enabling further cost reduction. The first column, the second column, the base plate, and the plurality of beams are made up of lightweight materials, thereby reducing overall weight of the elevator shaft. The elevator shaft is capable of providing superior aesthetics to the structure. Further, the elevator shaft is capable of being assembled and dismantled multiple times, thereby ensuring portability of the same. Additionally, the elevator shaft is capable of being retrofitted to any of the structures that are already existing.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory of the disclosure and are not intended to be restrictive thereof. While specific language has been used to describe the disclosure, any limitations arising on account of the same are not intended.
The figures and the forgoing description give examples of embodiments. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that one or more of the described elements may well be combined into a single functional element. Alternatively, certain elements may be split into multiple functional elements. Elements from one embodiment may be added to another embodiment. For example, the order of processes described herein may be changed and is not limited to the manner described herein. Moreover, the actions of any flow diagram need not be implemented in the order shown; nor do all the acts need to be necessarily performed. Also, those acts that are not dependent on other acts may be performed in parallel with the other acts. The scope of embodiments is by no means limited by these specific examples.
