Hydraulic Buffers
Hydraulic Buffers
Hydraulic Buffers
ELEVATOR
Safety Buffers
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LEADING THE WORLD IN ENERGY ABSORPTION
C onte nt s
Elevator Safety
Passenger/Residential Elevators
Express Elevators
Commercial Elevators
Freight/Service Elevators
Vehicle Elevators
Modernisation
Special Applications
Data Sheets
Product Sheets
LB Series
LSB Series
MLB Series
SEB Series
XLB Series
HSL Series
Keeping
People Safe
Oleo leads the world in energy absorption in
many critical applications, often as the last
line of protection for people and equipment.
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Research and Development
Our purpose is to provide the highest levels of protection in
order to keep people safe. We pride ourselves on being
innovative in response to both industry standards and
customer demands. Continuous investment in research and
development, state of the art technology and modern
manufacturing processes has made Oleo leading experts in
energy absorption.
Simulation
Complex mathematical algorithms developed by our
dedicated simulations team are used in combination with FEA
modelling and CFD software enabling Oleo to develop
products with optimised performance characteristics that
ensure maximum passenger safety. Moreover, our ability to
simulate buffer performance in conjunction with other
elevator components allows us to work closely with elevator
manufacturers to ensure the ultimate level of protection for
equipment and passengers.
Consultancy
Consultancy is a growing part of our business. We regularly
undertake projects to produce bespoke energy absorption
solutions for customers including design, analysis and
testing services.
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Global Presence
The elevator industry is a global business, but a local
presence is required to ensure the highest levels of customer
satisfaction and reduce the total elevator cost.
Global Certification
Documentation and certification form an important part of
customers’ requirements in the elevator industry. To make life
simple Oleo products are available with all the necessary
documents required to ensure a smooth transition from order
to installation.
WORLDWIDE COMPLIANCE
E-commerce
Convenience at your fingertips – placing orders for elevator
buffers has never been easier!
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Products selected using Oleo’s Configurator
can be purchased immediately using our
E-Commerce platform on the Oleo website.
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KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE
Elevator Safety
Elevator buffers are safety devices which are Our hydraulic buffers are classified as ‘energy dissipation
required to be mounted at the base of an elevator buffers’ and they dissipate the energy from an impact
shaft underneath the elevator car or counterweight. in the form of heat during the travel of the buffer. This
As with any safety device, elevator buffers have to type of buffer can be used for all rated speeds, but are
meet detailed specifications in order to satisfy generally used for speeds of 1.0m/s or over.
international standards.
The buffers are specified for installation in accordance
Since the very early days of elevators, a variety of with the rated speed and mass of the elevator.
safety systems have been employed to ensure that the
elevator will not free fall. The purpose of elevator Buffer performance criteria – energy dissipation buffers
buffers is to provide protection against the Performance criteria in all the standards is governed
malfunction of an elevator control system resulting in by two underlying rules which state that the buffer
the lift continuing to travel past the lowest stop to the must arrest a freefalling mass travelling at 115% of the
base of the elevator shaft. rated speed of the elevator:
The most important aspect of the global standards is • With an average deceleration not exceeding 1g.
the manner in which the buffers must bring an • Without exceeding a deceleration of 2.5g for a time
impacting elevator car to rest. There are differences period greater than 0.04 seconds.
between the various technical standards however all
employ the same basic performance criteria. A further requirement states that the buffer stroke must
be at least as great as the free fall distance required to
Although freefall is not a realistic event for an reach 115% of the rated elevator velocity. It is this
elevator, the specification and code requirements are requirement that dictates the stroke and subsequently
based on the assumption of freefall as this is worst the installation height of elevator buffers. Due to
case scenario. customer demands, Oleo elevator buffers do not
deviate far from the minimum stroke requirement.
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Oleo Buffer Performance
The minimum stroke for an elevator buffer is specified performance is not achievable for the range of elevator
(within EN81-20 and ASME A17.1), as the necessary masses that are encountered in the real world where
distance to bring an impacting mass, travelling at 115% the elevator car mass varies with passenger load.
of the buffer's rated speed, to rest with a uniform
deceleration of 1g. However, this is only true if the buffer In the elevator application, where there is a need to
exerts a constant retardation force over its entire stroke. protect passenger safety, it is important to try to
minimise the deceleration experienced during
A hydraulic buffer can be designed to closely match stopping. This can be easily resolved when the
this idealised performance. This is achieved by precise elevator is fully loaded but at low loads the same
control of hydraulic oil flow across an orifice retardation force will slow the elevator more quickly
throughout the buffer stroke. However, this can only be and therefore initially result in higher deceleration
achieved for one specific impact mass. The same for the passenger.
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10.00 Fully loaded elevator
Elevator Speed 3m/s
9.0 Maximum Mass 5500kg
Oleo MLB25
8.0 Alternative Supplier
The performance of the Oleo and the alternative supplier’s elevator buffer is similar.
7.0
Lightly loaded elevator
6.0 Elevator Speed 3m/s
Minimum Mass 450kg
5.0 Oleo MLB25
G Force
Alternative Supplier
4.0 The performance of the Oleo buffer design shows its benefits with a much lower peak
deceleration force of 2.6g in comparison to 10g for the alternative supplier’s elevator buffer.
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
-1.0
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35
Time in seconds
The graph above compares test data from two very high instantaneous g-forces occur and the effects
hydraulic buffers that both meet the elevator code on elevator passengers are unproven.
specification requirement being used to stop an
elevator car travelling at 3m/s. This shows the g-force Oleo has an overall passenger safety aware approach
that will be experienced by passengers travelling in and seeks to avoid the passenger discomfort that may
fully and lightly loaded conditions. arise from instantaneous deceleration that may even
exceed 10g in some circumstances. Many years of
Oleo units incorporate special metering designs that in-house testing and the development of mathematical
allow the energy to be dissipated in a controlled fashion. algorithms that accurately simulate the performance of
hydraulic buffers enable Oleo to provide buffers with
In both load conditions both buffers keep the average unsurpassed energy absorption performance.
deceleration below 1g and do not allow 2.5g for more
than 40 milliseconds and therefore are
both fully compliant with elevator code
specification requirements.
Plunger
The limiting of peak deceleration force is
not required by any elevator code or Gas spring
industry specification.
Mechanical spring
Oleo refine the metering design to ensure energy is absorbed evenly through an impact.
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Passenger/Residential Elevators
Passenger elevators are commonly
found in low rise residential buildings,
normally operating at low speed with
low passenger loads.
Express Elevators
With buildings getting ever taller,
express elevators are in increasing
demand. These elevators are
designed to move people quickly
from the ground floor directly to the
sky lobby, observation deck or
penthouse apartment.
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Commercial Elevators
Service elevators are primarily found in commercial Shopping malls, airports, stadiums, office blocks and
buildings such as office and mixed use structures, convention centres are all typical locations to find
industrial and large residental buildings. service elevators, where it is essential to move large
amounts of people quickly and efficiently.
They are similar in design to passenger elevators with
regard to ride comfort but need to operate at higher Oleo has a full range of buffers covering all the speed
capacities and often faster speeds. Service elevators can and load requirements of service elevators.
have more than one elevator car working in a single
shaft to improve people flow through a large building,
thus increasing the working mass of a single shaft.
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Freight/Service Elevators
Freight elevators are typically
heavy duty elevators, designed
for very high masses, meaning
they are strong in structure,
moving at slow speed.
Primarily these elevators are
used in commercial buildings
including offices, retail, hotel,
public transportation and
airport facilities.
Vehicle Elevators
Vehicle elevators are fast becoming a
popular choice in heavily populated
areas and high end residential
complexes.
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Modernisation
After many years in operation your elevator may Oleo can help you by offering solutions to replace your
require replacing or modernising. This can be a current buffers in order to allow improved speed and
challenging process to install a new elevator system capacity of the lifts, helping the end customer to
which has to satisfy the latest legal requirements whilst increase the efficiency of people flow in their building.
increasing carrying capacity, and improving comfort
and efficiency at higher speeds.
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Special Applications
There are, of course, many other applications where
external or non–standard requirements have to be
considered and these have a significant bearing on
the design and potential performance of the buffer.
TOWER OF TERROR
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
MARINE VESSELS
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LB Series
Product features
incorporates gas spring
technology to provide a
premium and robust • Minimum G-force experience
passenger safety solution for (increased passenger protection)
medium to high speed, high • Lowest possible compressed
mass elevators. height for specified mass range
The units are designed and • Globally certified to EN81-20/50,
manufactured according to strict ASME17.1, GB7588, EAC, KC
engineering principles and are
• Fully compliant with lift
universally approved and
directive 2014/33/EU
globally certified.
• Wide mass range 500-8330 kg
compressed condition to save • Self contained, maintenance
space and reduce transportation free (except statutory
costs. The units have been inspections) unit
installed into thousands of
• Gas spring return
landmark buildings since they
were introduced more than 30 • All supporting
years ago. documentation
available online
Model LB 16 LB 18 LB 20 LB 25 LB 32 LB 35 LB 40
Passenger
Express
Commercial
Modernisation
Freight
Vehicle
Special Applications
Model
Stroke ‘S’ (min.) m
Height ‘H’ max.
m
(extended)**
Height ‘C’ min.
m
(compressed)**
Weight no oil (dry) Kg
Oil volume Litres
**The max and min figures provided take account of the extremes of the tolerance to provide absolute maximum and absolute minim
um dimensions.
201mm
152mm
C
250mm
301mm
12 mm
Range Overview
10000
HSL58 LB60 HSL72 HSL87
9500
9000
8500
8000 LB16 LB18 LB20 LB25 LB32 LB35 LB40
HSL101 HSL115
7500
LB50 LB55
7000
6500
6000
5500
Mass kg
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
1.0 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.5 3.2 3.5 4.0 5.0 5.5 5.8 6.0 7.2 8.7 10.1 11.5
Speed m/s
Passenger
Express
Commercial
Modernisation
Freight
Vehicle
Special Applications
Model LSB 10 LSB 16 LSB 18
Stroke ‘S’ (min.) m
Height ‘H’ max.
m
(extended)**
Height ‘C’ min.
m
(compressed)**
Weight no oil (dry) Kg
Oil volume Litres
**The max and min figures provided take account of the extremes of the tolerance to
provide absolute maximum and absolute minimum dimensions.
120 mm
85 mm
85mm
H 120 mm
150mm
103mm
12mm
103mm
Ø48mm er design may vary
This area must be supported across range from pictured 150mm
Range Overview
10000
HSL58 LB60 HSL72 HSL87
9500
9000
8500
8000 LB16 LB18 LB20 LB25 LB32 LB35 LB40
HSL101 HSL115
7500
LB50 LB55
7000
6500
6000
5500
Mass kg
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
1.0 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.5 3.2 3.5 4.0 5.0 5.5 5.8 6.0 7.2 8.7 10.1 11.5
Speed m/s
Passenger
Express
Commercial
Modernisation
Freight
Vehicle
Special Applications
Model MLB 13 MLB 16 MLB 18 MLB 20 MLB 25 MLB 32 MLB 35 MLB 40
Stroke ‘S’ (min.) m 0.1213 0.1743 0.2203 0.2803 0.4363 0.6803 0.8809 1.1409
Height ‘H’ max.
m 0.4103 0.5323 0.6343 0.7823 1.1643 1.7305 2.1079 2.6929
(extended)**
Height ‘C’ min.
m 0.2754 0.3444 0.4004 0.4884 0.7144 1.0340 1.2093 1.5343
(compressed)**
Weight no oil (dry) Kg 9.81 11.15 12.67 15.02 21.05 29.72 61.45 75.66
Oil volume Litres 1.02 1.41 1.74 2.18 3.32 5.19 19.50 25.00
**The max and min figures provided take account of the extremes of the tolerance to provide absolute maximum and absolute minim
um dimensions.
103mm
125mm
151mm
H
151mm
201mm
152mm
12mm
250mm
Ø69.65mm er design may vary
This area must be supported across range from pictured 301mm
Range Overview
10000
HSL58 LB60 HSL72 HSL87
9500
9000
8500
8000 LB16 LB18 LB20 LB25 LB32 LB35 LB40
HSL101 HSL115
7500
LB50 LB55
7000
6500
6000
5500
Mass kg
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
1.0 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.5 3.2 3.5 4.0 5.0 5.5 5.8 6.0 7.2 8.7 10.1 11.5
Speed m/s
Passenger
Express
Commercial
Modernisation
Freight
Vehicle
Special Applications
Model SEB 16 SEB 18 SEB 20 SEB 25
Stroke ‘S’ (min.) m
Height ‘H’ max.
m
(extended)**
Height ‘C’ min.
m
(compressed)**
Weight no oil (dry) Kg
Oil volume Litres
**The max and min res provided take account of the extremes of the tolerance to provide absolute
maximum and absolute minimum dimensions.
151mm
10 3mm
C
10 3mm
151mm
12mm
Ø65mm er design may vary
This area must be supported across range from pictured
10000
HSL58 LB60 HSL72 HSL87
9500
9000
8500
8000 LB16 LB18 LB20 LB25 LB32 LB35 LB40
HSL101 HSL115
7500
LB50 LB55
7000
6500
6000
5500
Mass kg
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
1.0 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.5 3.2 3.5 4.0 5.0 5.5 5.8 6.0 7.2 8.7 10.1 11.5
Speed m/s
Model LB 50 LB 55 LB 60
Passenger
Express
Commercial
Modernisation
Freight
Vehicle
Special Applications
Model LB 50 LB 55 LB 60
Stroke ‘S’ (min.) m 1.7410 2.1100 2.5050
Height ‘H’ max.
m 4.2144 5.0374 6.1796
(extended)**
Height ‘C’ min.
m 2.4395 2.8935 3.5975
(compressed)**
Weight no oil (dry) Kg 202.6 235.2 458.1
S
Oil volume Litres 27.80 33.30 73.00
**The max and min res provided take account of the extremes of the tolerance to
provide absolute maximum and absolute minimum dimensions.
250mm
200mm
C
200mm
250mm
25mm
Ø140mm (L B 50, 55) * er design may vary
Ø180mm (L B 60) across range from pictured
This area must be supported
Range Overview
10000
HSL58 LB60 HSL72 HSL87
9500
9000
8500
8000 LB16 LB18 LB20 LB25 LB32 LB35 LB40
HSL101 HSL115
7500
LB50 LB55
7000
6500
6000
5500
Mass kg
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
1.0 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.5 3.2 3.5 4.0 5.0 5.5 5.8 6.0 7.2 8.7 10.1 11.5
Speed m/s
The more compact design also makes the • Wide mass range 4000-10000 kg
units ideal for use in premium • Gas spring return
modernisation projects where elevators
• Multistage telescopic
with higher speeds are installed into
dissipation system
buildings where space restrictions from
the original installation remain in place. • Minimum possible
extended height
The units are designed and manufactured
according to Oleo’s strict engineering • All supporting documentation
principles and are approved and can available online
be specifically certified to suit each
project location.
Passenger
Express
Commercial
Modernisation
Freight
Vehicle
Special Applications
Model HSL 58 HSL 72 HSL 87 HSL 101 HSL 115
Stroke ‘S’ (min.) m 2.3420 3.6448 5.1920 6.9730 9.1264
Height ‘H’ max.
m 4.9655 7.4147 10.2950 12.5700 14.9190
(extended)**
Height ‘C’ min.
m 2.5225 3.6725 5.1835 4.1830 5.7011
(compressed)**
Weight no oil (dry) Kg 779 1249 1450 3000 3497
Oil volume Litres 98 144 207 275 490
375 mm
500mm
374 mm
H
550mm
600mm
50mm 55mm
Ø600mm
Ø250mm
This area must be supported This area must be supported
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