Elevator Stanchion Guide Groove for Rapid Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing elevator well carcass installations face challenges in rapid and cost-effective mounting of stanchions and connecting elements, which complicates the assembly process and increases production costs.
Innovation Solution
The stanchion design includes additional receptacles for connecting guide elements, allowing for easy and quick assembly of the well carcass, with cross struts or transoms used to secure linings like glass panes, and a central guide groove for integrating guide rails, reducing weight and production costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional stanchion designs with separate guide rail connections are used, then the mounting process becomes more complex and time-consuming, but the structural stability is maintained
Solution Approach 1:
The guide groove is integrated directly into the stanchion structure, merging the guide function with the support structure. This eliminates the need for separate guide rail components and their associated mounting operations, thereby simplifying the assembly process and increasing mounting speed while maintaining structural stability
Solution Approach 2:
The stanchion is designed to serve multiple functions: it provides structural support, guides the load suspension means, and enables rapid assembly. The integrated guide groove allows the same component to fulfill both support and guidance roles, reducing the number of parts and simplifying the overall assembly process
2Ease of manufacture
If additional receptacles and guide grooves are integrated into the stanchion, then the manufacturing complexity increases, but the overall production cost decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The guide groove and receptacles are integrated into the stanchion as a single component rather than being separate parts. This reduction in part count simplifies inventory management and assembly operations, offsetting the increased manufacturing complexity of the integrated structure through overall production cost reduction
Solution Approach 2:
The stanchion is designed with distinct functional zones (receptacles for cross struts, guide grooves for guidance) that can be manufactured using standardized processes. This modular functional segmentation allows for efficient manufacturing while maintaining the integrated structure benefits
3Loss of time
If the well carcass is designed for rapid assembly, then the structural stability may be compromised, but the mounting time is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The guide groove is integrated into the stanchion structure itself, creating a unified load path that combines support and guidance functions. This integration ensures that the rapid assembly structure maintains structural stability through optimized load distribution rather than relying on multiple separate components
Solution Approach 2:
The guide groove and receptacles are pre-formed as integral parts of the stanchion during manufacturing. This preliminary integration of guiding and support features eliminates the need for complex field assembly operations while ensuring structural integrity is maintained from installation
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a post (129) for a shaft scaffold (102) of an elevator system (103), said post comprising at least two supports (236) on its exterior sides which extend approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft scaffold (102), to which at least one traverse strut (201) can be connected. The aim of the invention is to produce and design the device, the post and/or the associated connecting elements of the post for a shaft scaffold of an elevator system in such a cost-effective manner that an easy and rapid assembly of a shaft scaffold can be ensured. According to the invention, said aim is achieved by providing, apart from the two supports (236), at least one additional support (236) for the connection of at least one guide element (220).