What is the safety protection design of elevator guide rail components
Information summary:As a key guiding component for elevator operation, the safety protection design of elevator guide rails directly affects the stability of elevator operation and passenger safety. The following provides a detailed analysis of the safety protection design points for elevator guide rail components from multiple dimensions:
As a key guiding component for elevator operation, the safety protection design of elevator guide rails directly affects the stability of elevator operation and passenger safety. The following provides a detailed analysis of the safety protection design points for elevator guide rail components from multiple dimensions:
1、 Safety foundation design of guide rail material and structure
1. Selection of high-strength materials
Material standard: High carbon steel (such as 50Mn, 65Mn) or alloy steel is usually used, with a yield strength of ≥ 300MPa and a tensile strength of ≥ 500MPa, to ensure that plastic deformation does not occur under conditions such as car load and braking impact.
Surface treatment: The working surface of the guide rail needs to be quenched (hardness HRC40-55) to improve wear resistance and reduce wear during long-term operation (the allowable wear limit is generally ≤ 1mm).
2. Structural strength optimization
T-shaped guide rail section: The web and flange dimensions of T-shaped structures (such as T75, T89, T125) are designed according to the elevator load, with web thickness ≥ 10mm and flange width ≥ 70mm, to enhance bending and torsional stiffness.
Guide rail joint design: The joint adopts mortise and tenon structure+bolt connection, and the roughness of the mating surface is ≤ Ra1.6 μ m, ensuring a smooth transition at the joint and a running error of ≤ 0.3mm/500mm.
2、 Safety protection for guide rail installation and fixation
1. Anti vibration design of guide rail bracket
Bracket spacing: The vertical spacing should be ≤ 2.5m, and each guide rail should have at least 2 brackets fixed. The brackets and guide rails should be connected by pressure plates, and the bolt strength grade should be ≥ 8.8.
Shock absorption measures: Install rubber shock absorbers (Shore A 60-70 hardness) between the bracket and the shaft wall to reduce the transmission of operational vibrations and minimize the risk of bolt loosening.
2. Verticality and parallelism control
Installation accuracy: The verticality deviation of the guide rail is ≤ 1mm/5m, and the parallelism deviation of the two columns of guide rails is ≤ 1.5mm. The laser collimator is used for calibration to ensure the fit gap between the car guide shoe and the guide rail (generally 0.5-1mm).
Anti deviation device: Install limit plates at the top and bottom of the guide rail to prevent lateral displacement of the guide rail exceeding 5mm.
3、 Safe fit design between guide shoes and guide rails
1. Protective function of guide shoes
Rigid guide shoe: used for low-speed elevators (≤ 1.0m/s), the shoe lining is made of wear-resistant cast iron or nylon, with a wear limit of ≥ 2mm, and needs to be regularly inspected and replaced.
Elastic guide shoe: suitable for high-speed elevators (>1.0m/s), with built-in springs or rubber buffering elements, capable of absorbing operational impacts and allowing radial displacement of ± 2mm.
Safety clamp linkage: When the elevator exceeds the speed limit, the safety clamp wedge quickly clamps the guide rail, and the braking deceleration is controlled between 0.2-1.0g to avoid severe impact on the car.
2. Lubrication and wear monitoring
Automatic lubrication system: An oil cup or oil box is installed on the top surface of the guide rail, which is continuously supplied with oil through felt or oil rope. The viscosity grade of the lubricating oil is ISO VG 32-68, ensuring a friction coefficient of ≤ 0.15.
Wear detection: Install displacement sensors at the guide shoe, and trigger an alarm when the wear of the shoe lining is ≥ 1.5mm, reminding maintenance and replacement.
4、 Safety protection device for guide rail system
1. Grounding design of guide rail
Grounding resistance: The guide rail needs to be connected to the elevator grounding system through a copper wire with a cross-sectional area of ≥ 4mm 2, with a grounding resistance of ≤ 4 Ω, to prevent static electricity accumulation and leakage risks.
2. Emergency braking auxiliary structure
Groove on the working surface of the guide rail: Some high-speed elevator guide rails have shallow grooves (2-3mm deep) on the top surface, which increase friction and shorten braking distance when matched with safety clamp wedges (such as 10m/s elevator braking distance ≤ 4m).
Buffer coordination: The bottom of the guide rail extends below the installation height of the buffer to ensure that the guide rail can still provide guidance when the car is squatting, avoiding the car from tilting.
3. Anti derailment design
Side guard plate of guide rail: Install a metal guard plate in the easily impacted area of the shaft (such as the opening of the landing door) to prevent foreign objects from getting stuck in the gap between the guide rail and the guide shoe (gap ≤ 3mm).
Anti jumping device for guide shoes: An anti jumping baffle is installed on the top guide shoe, with a gap of ≤ 5mm between the baffle and the top surface of the guide rail, to prevent the guide shoes from detaching from the guide rail when the car is pushed up.
5、 Safety standards and testing verification
1. Relevant standards
GB 7588-2020: It is stipulated that the static load test of the guide rail shall withstand a uniformly distributed load of 2000N/m, with a deformation of ≤ 1mm; the dynamic impact test shall simulate the braking of the safety caliper, and the guide rail shall have no plastic deformation.
EN 81-20/50: It is required that the shear strength at the joint of the guide rail be ≥ 30kN to ensure that the joint does not fail during braking.
2. Regular safety inspections
Non destructive testing: Every year, ultrasonic testing (UT) is used to inspect the internal cracks of the guide rail, and surface magnetic particle testing (MT) is used to detect defects at the joints.
Operation test: The elevator operates under no-load and full load conditions, monitoring the vibration acceleration of the guide rail (≤ 5m/s 2) and noise (≤ 80dB), and troubleshooting when the threshold is exceeded.