Otis Elevator Company

Pawel Witczak

Zbigniew Piech

Stephen R Nichols

Benjamin J Watson

Patricia L Driesch

David J Lanesey

HakKi Han

An exemplary method of assembling an elevator machine frame includes situating at least a portion of a motor in a desired position, placing an elevator frame support plate against the portion of the motor, connecting a plurality of support rods to the support plate and connecting another support plate to the support rods such that the support plates are spaced from each other and in a desired alignment with each other.

Method of assembling an elevator machine frame

An elevator door coupler includes a vane member adapted to be supported on one of a hoistway door or an elevator car door. A magnetic coupler device () is adapted to be supported on the other of the hoistway door or the elevator car door to be selectively magnetically coupled with the vane member. The magnetic coupler device includes a plurality of modules () each having a core and at least one coil associated with the core. An insulation material () occupies a space between the modules for substantially insulating adjacent coils from each other and for maintaining a desired alignment of the modules relative to each other.

Magnetic elevator door coupler

An example elevator machine frame assembly () includes a plurality of support plates () configured to support at least selected portions of an elevator machine including a traction sheave (). The support plates each comprise a plurality of mounting surfaces () that are aligned within a plane that intersects with an axis of rotation () of a traction sheave that is supported by the frame assembly. A plurality of support rods () are connected to the support plates (). The support rods maintain a desired spacing between the plates and a desired alignment of the plates relative to each other. In a disclosed example, the support rods include a sound dampening material () such as sand in an interior of the rods.

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Lodz, Poland

Pawel Witczak