Kone Corporation

Erno Lehikoinen

Razvan Albu

Niko Forsström

Heidi Sederholm

Petri Pohjoispuro

Jürgen Brucker

An oil collector for a guide rail, its use and a method for collecting lubricating oil from a guide rail are disclosed. The oil collector includes a receiving element for receiving the lubricating oil flowing along the guide rail, the receiving element including a portion formed to be set against the guide rail. The oil collector is wherein the receiving element includes a block of absorbent material absorbing the lubricating oil. The oil collector can further include a releasable fastening member for pressing the block of absorbent material against the guide rail thereby securing the block of absorbent material in place.

Oil collector for guide rails

A counterweight arrangement for an elevator, includes a first vertical guide rail and a second vertical guide rail, the guide rails defining a vertical guide rail plane, a counterweight arranged to travel between the guide rails guided by the guide rails, the counterweight including a frame, which includes a first upright beam and a second upright beam and a cross beam connecting the upper ends of the upright beams, and a diverting pulley mounted between the guide rails on the cross beam of the counterweight frame, the pulley having a vertical plane of rotation, which crosses the guide rail plane. The cross beam is aligned parallel with the plane of rotation of the pulley. An elevator includes the aforementioned counterweight arrangement.

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Saukkola, Finland

Erno Lehikoinen