Otis Elevator Company

Troy R Chicoine

Craig A Buckley

Richard S Blakelock

Valery G Sheynkman

William J Derwin

Douglas B LaBrecque

Jesse R Richter

John Joseph Faup

Wayne L Virkler

Frank P Morrisino

Frank E Dyer

Douglas B LeBrecque

Ali Bozorgzadeh

Thomas R Charney

An assembly for controlling a vertically extending member includes a device having a stop member and a speed control member for controlling movement of the vertically extending member such as an elevator load bearing member during a roping procedure. In a disclosed example, the stop member is biased into a stop position where the vertically extending member is locked between a brake pad and a guiding member so that the vertically extending member cannot move relative to the device. An example input member for moving the stop member out of the stop position comprises a foot pedal that can be manipulated to control a position of the stop member. Absent manual manipulation of the input member, the stop member prevents movement of the vertically extending member. In a disclosed example, a speed control member comprises a pad that selectively engages a vertically extending member responsive to manual manipulation of a handle for moving the pad relative to a base of the device.

Method of installing a vertically extending member in an elevator system

An assembly for controlling a vertically extending member includes a device () having a stop member () and a speed control member () for controlling movement of the vertically extending member such as an elevator load bearing member () during a roping procedure. In a disclosed example, the stop member () is biased into a stop position where the vertically extending member () is locked between a brake pad () and a guiding member () so that the vertically extending member () cannot move relative to the device (). An example input member for moving the stop member () out of the stop position comprises a foot pedal () that can be manipulated to control a position of the stop member (). Absent manual manipulation of the input member, the stop member () prevents movement of the vertically extending member (). In a disclosed example, a speed control member () comprises a pad () that selectively engages a vertically extending member () responsive to manual manipulation of a handle () for moving the pad () relative to a base () of the device ().

Assembly for roping an elevator

A device () useful for working on an escalator () provides a tread surface () that is obliquely oriented relative to an incline (I) of the escalator () during a maintenance or repair procedure. A disclosed example is useful for spanning at least a portion of an escalator () where the normal operating steps () have been removed for purposes of working on the escalator (). A disclosed example includes a tread surface (), a riser portion () that is at least partially generally perpendicular to the tread surface (), a first axle hook () and a second axle hook (). The axle hooks rest upon spaced axles () associated with the escalator for positioning a temporary step () as desired for facilitating working on the escalator.

Device for working on an escalator

Microprocessor-based car door locking system includes an electromechanical door lock for elevator car doors having a latch-type rotary solenoid to move a plunger into locked and unlocked positions. In the locked position, the plunger engages a bracket mounted on the elevator car door. The door lock also includes a controller that integrates the door lock into the elevator system and provides failure management for the door lock. The door lock of the present invention does not require power during either the locked or unlocked state.

Car door locking system

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Granby, CT, United States of America

Troy R Chicoine