Otis Elevator Company

Adrian D West

Daryl J Marvin

Zbigniew Piech

Harold Terry

Richard N Fargo

Brad Guilani

James Leo Hubbard

Justin Billard

A brake for machine and method of using the brake is disclosed. The brake may comprise first and second brake linings configured to be frictionally engageable with a rail, a first biasing member configured to urge the first brake lining to engage the rail, and a first actuator configured to move the first brake lining () to disengage the rail when the first actuator is energized. The brake may be configured to be mounted on a machine, floor or the like.

Brake

A brake () for an elevator system () and method of using the brake () is disclosed. The brake () may comprise first and second brake linings () configured to be frictionally engageable with a rail () of the elevator system (), a first biasing member () configured to urge the first brake lining () to engage the rail (), and a first actuator () configured to move the first brake lining () to disengage the rail () when the first actuator () is energized. The brake () may be configured to be mounted on an elevator car () of the elevator system ().

Elevator brake

A roller apparatus is provided. The roller apparatus may include a bearing wheel configured to rotatably couple the roller apparatus to a roller shaft, and a resilient member radially disposed about the bearing wheel and configured to contact a guiderail at different magnitudes of loads. The resilient member may include a first section of a first diameter and a second section of a second diameter. The first section may be caused to deflect in response to loads within a first load range, while the second section may be caused to deflect in response to loads within a second load range. The resilient member may exhibit a stepwise increase in stiffness with a gradual increase in load.

Non-linear stiffness roller assembly

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New Britain, CT, United States of America

Adrian D West