CHAPTER 6 - ELEVATORS, DUMBWAITERS, ESGALATORS AND MOVING WALKS

impact of the car with rated load, or the 1. Retardation. Oil buffers shal
counterweight, descending at governor develop an average retardation nd
tripping speed. in excess of 9.8i m/s2 and
develop no peak retardation greater
The material used shall be of a type which lhan 24.54 m/s' having a duration
will resist deterioration or be so treated as to exceeding 1125 sec with any load in
resist deterioration. the cat from rated load to a
minimum load of 68 kg when the
d. Construction and Requirements for buffers are struck with an initial
Spring Buffers. speed.

1. Stroke. The stroke of the buffer 2. Factor of Safety for Oil-Buffer

spring, as marked on its marking Parts. The factor of safety of parts
plate, shall be equal to or greater of oil buffers, based on the yield
than as specified in Table 6.D.2.4 point for compression members and
(a). on the ultimate strength and
elongation for other parts, at gravity
2. Marking Plate. Each spring buffer retardation with the maximum load
shall have permanently attached to for which the buffer is designed,
it a metal plate marked in legible shall be not less than the following:
and permanent manner to show its
stroke and load rating. (a) 3 for materials having an
elongation of 20o/o or more in a
Table 6.D.2.4 (a) length of 51 mm.
Minimum Spring Buffer Stroke
(b) 3 112 for materials having an
Rated Car Soeed Minimum Stroke elongation of from 15 to 20o/o in
cm/s mm a length of 51 mm.
0.50 or less 38.1
0.51 to 0.75 63.5 (c) 4 for materials having an
0.76 to 1.20 101.6 elongation of from 10 to 15% in
a length of 51 mm.
Table 6.4.2.5
Minimum Oil Buffer Strokes (d) 5 for materials having an
elongation of less than 10% in a
155% of *Minimum length of 51 mm except that
Rated Speed Rated Soeed Stroke cast iron shall have a factor of
m/s m/s mm safety of 10.
1.02 1.17 69.85
1.14 1.31 88.90
3. Means for Determining Oil Level.
1.27 1.46 107.95
Oil buffers shall be provided with
means for determining that the oil
1.52 1.75 158.75 'level is within the maximum
and
1.78 2.04 209.55
2.03 2.34 279.40
minimum allowable limits. Glass
sight gages shall not be used.
2.29 2.64 349.25
2.54 2.92 431.80 4. Approval of Oil Buffers. Oil buffers
3.05 3.51 628.65 shall be approved by the enforcing
3.56 4.09 857.25t authority subject to the following:
4.06 4.67 1098.55
4.57 5.26 1409.70 (a) The buffer shall be approved on
5.08 5.84 1739.90 the basis of the engineering
tests; made by a qualified
e. Construction and Requirements for Oil testing laboratory or by the
Buffers: manufacturer and witnessed by
a representative of such
qualified testing laboratory.

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