Schindler
Winding-Drum Machine
Agen, France
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This Schindler elevator was installed in 1968 in a hotel in the South of France
The town is called Agen...it is Jonathan's hometown
The rated load is 180 Kg (397 pounds) - a relatively small cabin (car) with 5 stops
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The controller...
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The winding-drum machine...
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The governor...looks like a friction type
Please note the contacts above the roller arm. The roller rides on the lobes of the
governor rope sheave and bounces higher as the car/governor speed increases.
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Another view of the governor...
I believe that elbow is a lubrication point.
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The main brake...looks a bit complicated!
The brake is shown in the released position...
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A similar view - the brake is now in the set position...
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The AC motors...
Adjacent to the red flywheel is the low (slow) speed motor
the smaller diameter motor is the fast (high) speed motor
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The data plate for the high (fast) speed motor...
1500 U/min = 1500 RPM
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The data plate for the low (slow) speed motor...
250 U/min = 250/RPM
This elevator has a 6:1 speed reduction
The rated speed is 0.63 m/s (124 FPM) so the
leveling speed would be about 0.11 m/s (21 FPM).
Please note the frequency is listed as 50 hz.
At 60 hz we might see a rated speed of 0.76 m/s (150 FPM)
with a leveling speed of 0.13 m/s (25 FPM)
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The selector...
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Another view...
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Another view still...
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The selector is driven by the machine...not the car
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The winding-drum and the machine final (fin de course)...
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A close-up of the machine final (machine stop switch or machine stop final)
A17.1/CSA B44 - 2007 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators
'2.25.3.3.2 - Winding drum machine elevators shall have two sets of final terminal
stopping switches, one located on and operated by the driving machine, and the
other located in the hoistway and operated by cams attached to the car.'
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The machine final driving mechanism at the end of the winding-drum shaft...
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The triggering mechanism...
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It appears that the vertical bar is treaded and travels horizontally between the cam stops.
If the car travels past either terminal landing the cam stop will engage the bar and
turn the mechanism which will open contacts in series with the 'mainline circuit.'
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An interesting rope hitch...
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A close-up view of the slack/broken rope switch...
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The top of car operating device...
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This elevator operated without car doors prior to 2003 (1968 - 2003...35 years!)
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