Lifting systems for high-rise buildings

Abstract

Elevators for use during construction, maintenance and emergency evacuation which ride on rails on the outside perimeter of buildings are proposed. The rails can be on flat or curved walls. Building setbacks may have movable rail sections connecting the setback wall with the outer perimeter wall for the elevator to travel up the side of the building. Trusses on the elevators can support a crane. A turntable on the elevator can work in conjunction with the elevator and the crane to install or remove trusses for supporting the crane. During emergencies people can escape buildings and fire fighting equipment and personnel can enter building using the outside elevators. Construction safety may be improved by use of the easy to assemble, disassemble and move crane. The elevator cars may be easily attached to rails on the outside of buildings when needed and removed, transported and stored when not needed.

1 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings comprising, a first rail vertically mounted on a first wall on a building first perimeter, a second rail vertically mounted on a second wall on a building second perimeter, the first wall and the second wall separated by a horizontal plateau on the building, a moveable rail vertically mounted on a horizontally transportable wall section for transporting the movable rail from the first wall first rail to the second wall second rail, a hoisting tackle for attachment to any of the rails.  
     
     
         2 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 1  wherein, the hoisting tackle has two groups of support wheels for attaching the hoisting tackle to one of the rails, each rail has at least one longitudinal axis having a bearing area, each group of support wheels consists of at least one wheel having a rotation axis, the rotation axis of the support wheels are perpendicular to at least one plane, in which at least one longitudinal axis of a rail is located; the wheels of the first group are provided with the opportunity to contact a first bearing area of the rail, which area is opposite to a second bearing areas of the rail, and the wheels of the second group are provided with opportunity to contact the second bearing area of the rail.  
     
     
         3 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 2  wherein, the hoisting tackle has a the third group of wheels, rotation axes of which are perpendicular to at least one plane, in which at least one longitudinal axis has a bearing area on the a rail, and the support wheels of the third group are contact the third bearing area of the rail and angled from the second load bearing area.  
     
     
         4 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 1  wherein, hoisting tackle has a cog-wheel connected to a drive, the cog wheel having teeth which engage a corresponding tooth engaging portion on the rail.  
     
     
         5 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 2  wherein, at least one support wheel is a cog wheel having teeth and the rail has a corresponding tooth engaging portion on the rail.  
     
     
         6 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 3  wherein, at least one support wheel is a cog wheel having teeth and the rail has a corresponding tooth engaging portion on the rail.  
     
     
         7 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 5  wherein, each rail has a uniform cross-section and the corresponding tooth engaging portion comprises a rack rigidly fastened to the rail, the rack with teeth provided along its length.  
     
     
         8 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 6  wherein, each rail has a uniform cross-section and the corresponding tooth engaging portion comprises a rack rigidly fastened to the rail, the rack with teeth provided along its length.  
     
     
         9 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 1  wherein, the hoisting tackle has a rubber-bonded wheel connected to a drive, the rubber-bonded wheel pressed on the rail with sufficient force to prevent slippage.  
     
     
         10 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 2  wherein, the hoisting tackle support wheels have a rubber-bonding and the support wheels have a means to press them against the rail with sufficient force to prevent slippage of the wheel against the rail.  
     
     
         11 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 3  wherein, the hoisting tackle support wheels have a rubber-bonding and the support wheels have a means to press them against the rail with sufficient force to prevent slippage of the wheel against the rail.  
     
     
         12 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 1  wherein, the hoisting tackle has a safety brake.  
     
     
         13 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 1  wherein, the system has a second hoisting tackle attached to either of the rails.  
     
     
         14 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 1  wherein, a stop attached to at least one end of one of the rails, to prevent the hoisting tackle from running off the end of the rail.  
     
     
         15 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 14  wherein, actuators on the stops to move the stops from the open position to let the hoisting tackle pass to the closed position to stop the hoisting tackle from running off the rail.  
     
     
         16 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 1  wherein, the rails have an H-shaped profile.  
     
     
         17 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 1  wherein, the hoisting tackle has a platform.  
     
     
         18 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 1  wherein, the horizontal transportable wall has a linear drive.  
     
     
         19 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 1  wherein, the horizontally transportable wall section has a support section which moves horizontally between the first and second rails.  
     
     
         20 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 19  wherein, the support section has at least one wheel which rides on at least one guide attached to the building for transporting the rail on the horizontally transportable wall section between the first and second rails.  
     
     
         21 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 1  wherein, a self-contained traveling vehicle supports the moveable rail and transports it for connection with either the first rail r the second rail.  
     
     
         22 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 1  wherein, a self-contained traveling vehicle having a means for fastening and detaching the hoisting tackle to a rail on the building.  
     
     
         23 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings comprising, a metal load-bearing skeleton installed in a well inside the high-rise building's perimeter, on which a vertically-positioned rail is fastened and at least one hoisting tackle connected to the rail.  
     
     
         24 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 23  wherein, the load-bearing skeleton is connected with the load-bearing skeleton of the building by a plurality of damping buckles.  
     
     
         25 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 23  wherein, the rail is fastened to the load-bearing skeleton by a metal sheath.  
     
     
         26 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 23  wherein, a free clearance between the load-bearing skeleton and the well acts as an air cushion.  
     
     
         27 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 23  wherein, an expanding fold along the length of the well encloses the load bearing skeleton and the rail to protect them from the elements.  
     
     
         28 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 23  wherein, the metal load-bearing skeleton comprises a plurality of autonomous sections.  
     
     
         29 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 28  wherein, the autonomous sections have evacuation stairways in the building connected thereto.  
     
     
         30 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 23  wherein, a heat-resistant casing covers at least a portion of the metal load-bearing skeleton.  
     
     
         31 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 30  wherein, a doorway provides access to the building from the load bearing skeleton, and a hermetic elastic seal is laid along the perimeter of the adjacent doorways.  
     
     
         32 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 31  wherein, a door provides access to the building from the load bearing skeleton, the door hermetically sealed and the door made of heat-resistant material.  
     
     
         33 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 30  wherein, evacuation exits of the building are provided in the heat-resistant casing of the metal load- bearing skeleton in the areas of the rail location.  
     
     
         34 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 33  wherein, the evacuation exits are have hermetically closed doors made of heat-resistant material.  
     
     
         35 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 28  wherein, the autonomous sections are isolated from each other with hermetic heat-resistant wall partitions and inter-stairway walls.  
     
     
         36 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 35  wherein, the wall partitions are provided with hermetically closed doors made of heat-resistant material.  
     
     
         37 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 28  wherein, the autonomous section has a take-up casing, for attaching the autonomous section to the hoisting tackle.  
     
     
         38 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 37  wherein, a supporting element positioned within the guiding casings of the autonomous section extending into the take-up casing of the hoisting tackle.  
     
     
         39 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 37  wherein, the guiding casings with the supporting elements inside are provided at every level of the building along the length of the vertical rail and the take-up casings are provided at every level of the building along the length of the vertical rail.  
     
     
         40 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings comprising, a vertically-positioned rail mounted on an outer surface of a building, at least one hoisting tackle attached to the rail, and a power source in the hoisting tackle to drive the hoisting tackle on the rail, a vertical t truss on the hoisting tackle, the truss having a turntable on the top thereof, an outrigger on the turntable, an operator's cabin on the outrigger and a hauling and lifting mechanism on the outrigger.  
     
     
         41 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 40  wherein, at least two hoisting tackles are attached to the rail and rigidly connected to each other.  
     
     
         42 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 41  wherein, the vertical truss comprises assembled sections and the hoisting tackle has an outside horizontal surface with mounting pads on which the assembled sections are mounted.  
     
     
         43 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 42  wherein, the assembled sections have grooves and on end, the hoisting tackle has an upper surface with removable mounting pins which fit into grooves in the assembled sections.  
     
     
         44 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 1  wherein, the hoisting tackle has a lower room and an upper room, one on top of the other, divided by a floor-ceiling, a hatch in the floor-ceiling allows communication between the lower and upper rooms.  
     
     
         45 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 44  wherein, a ladder in the lower room is used to reach the upper room through the hatch.  
     
     
         46 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 23  wherein, a tambour provided on the outside surface of the hoisting tackle mates with an exit door on the building, to facilitate escape routes from the building.  
     
     
         47 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 1  wherein, the hoisting tackle has a door on one side.  
     
     
         48 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 1  wherein, the moveable rail has an actuator for moving it between a fist and a second position.  
     
     
         49 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 48  wherein, the movable rail has a pullout frame installed in a compartment in the building and connected to a screw-jack for moving the pullout frame beyond the outer dimensions of the building.  
     
     
         50 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 49  wherein, the pullout frame has support wheels which contact guides provided in the surfaces of the compartment.  
     
     
         51 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 49  wherein, the pullout frame has a take-up panel with a right and a left overlay guide.  
     
     
         52 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 51  wherein, the movable rail section has a mounting panel.  
     
     
         53 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings as in  claim 1  wherein, a transfer junction having guides and support wheels thereon on the horizontal plateau of the building moves the moveable rail by a self propelled movable rail unit.  
     
     
         54 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings comprising, a vertically-positioned rail mounted on an outer surface of a building and at least one hoisting tackle running on the rail, a turntable having a pivotable platform, attached to the hoisting tackle for receiving and holding truss segments.  
     
     
         55 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings having a curvilinear outer surface contour comprising, at least one vertically positioned rail mounted on the curvilinear outer surface of the building, the rail having a curve to match the curvilinear outer surface of the building a hoisting tackle on each rail, the hoisting tackle having a platform, a dolly on the hoisting tackle for movably adjusting the platform angle relative to the rail.  
     
     
         56 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings having a curvilinear outer surface contour as in  claim 56  wherein, an elastic corrugated jacket is provided between t dolly and the platform.  
     
     
         57 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings having a curvilinear outer surface contour as in  claim 55  wherein, the building has a circular cross section in the horizontal plane and the hoisting tackle is connected to two angularly separated rails on the circumference of the building.  
     
     
         58 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings having a curvilinear outer surface contour as in  claim 55  wherein, the rails have the H-shaped profile.  
     
     
         59 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings having a curvilinear outer surface contour as in  claim 58  wherein, the hoisting tackle having two groups of support wheels, each of which consists of at least one wheel, and the rotation axes of the support wheels are perpendicular to at least one plane, in which at least one longitudinal axis of a rail is located; the wheels of the first group contact a first bearing area of the rail, which area is opposite to at least one of a second bearing area of the rail, and the wheels of the second group contact the second bearing area of the rail.  
     
     
         60 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings having a curvilinear outer surface contour as in  claim 58  wherein, the hoisting tackle has a third group of wheels, rotation axes of which are perpendicular to at least one plane, in which at least one longitudinal axis of a rail, and the support wheels of the third group contact at least one third bearing area of the rail, mated with one of the second bearing areas of the rail and located on the angle to the said second bearing area of the rail.  
     
     
         61 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings having a curvilinear outer surface contour as in  claim 59  wherein, the support wheels are fastened to the dolly by springs.  
     
     
         62 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings having a curvilinear outer surface contour as in  claim 55  wherein, the hoisting tackle is equipped with heat-resistant hermetically-closed windows and doors.  
     
     
         63 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings having a curvilinear outer surface contour as in  claim 55  wherein, a rail is mounted on metal consoles.  
     
     
         64 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings having a curvilinear outer surface contour as in  claim 63  wherein, rails are fixed on the metal consoles via damping elements.  
     
     
         65 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings having a curvilinear outer surface contour as in  claim 55  wherein, the rails have rail sections and temperature- compensating inserts are inserted between the rail secretions.  
     
     
         66 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings having a curvilinear outer surface contour as in  claim 55  wherein, the hoisting tackle has a roof with a fence on the perimeter of the roof.  
     
     
         67 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings having a curvilinear outer surface contour as in  claim 55  wherein, the hoisting tackle has a cabin with a roof and hatches are provided in the roof of the hoisting tackle, a ladder inside the cabin provides access to the roof by way of the hatch.  
     
     
         68 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings having a curvilinear outer surface contour as in  claim 55  wherein, the hoisting tackle has mechanical safety brakes that enables deceleration and stopping of the hoisting tackle on the rail.  
     
     
         69 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings having a curvilinear outer surface contour as in  claim 55  wherein, the bottom rail sections are fastened on a concrete foundation.  
     
     
         70 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings having a curvilinear outer surface contour as in  claim 55  wherein, the rail on a stanchion goes through openings in a permanent riggings of the building.  
     
     
         71 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings having a curvilinear outer surface contour as in  claim 55  wherein, the rails are installed on stanchions on a metal skeleton of the building.  
     
     
         72 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings having a curvilinear outer surface contour as in  claim 71  wherein, the metal skeleton's stanchions, together with rails fastened on them, are assembled on metal consoles installed along the rail on the building surface.  
     
     
         73 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings having a curvilinear outer surface contour as in  claim 71  wherein, that sections of the metal skeleton's stanchions are fastened by their bottom parts at least on a concrete foundation of the building.  
     
     
         74 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings having a curvilinear outer surface contour as in  claim 71  wherein, sections of the metal skeleton's stanchions are grouped into a single stanchion, which goes through the permanent riggings of the high-rise building, through opening provided in the floors of rigging bodies.  
     
     
         75 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings having a curvilinear outer surface contour as in  claim 71  wherein, the metal skeleton's stanchions have temperature-compensating inserts therebetween.  
     
     
         76 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings having a curvilinear outer surface contour as in  claim 71  wherein, support elements at the base of the metal skeleton's stanchions provide support for the stanchions.  
     
     
         77 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings having a curvilinear outer surface contour as in  claim 55  wherein, the building has pipelines and a electric cables running adjacent the rails to provide power and fluids to the hoisting tackle along the height of the building.  
     
     
         78 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings having a curvilinear outer surface contour as in  claim 77  wherein, terminals are connected to stand-alone systems of pipelines and electric cables, which terminals are located on the building's facade at a distance that enables access to at least one terminal from an individual hoisting tackle when it is positioned at any altitude level of the building.  
     
     
         79 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings having a curvilinear outer surface contour as in  claim 55  wherein, the rails and the metal skeleton's stanchions have heating elements.  
     
     
         80 . A lifting system for servicing of high-rise buildings having a curvilinear outer surface contour as in  claim 55  wherein, vertical bearing elements at ground level are attached to and support the rail sections for additional support of the rails.