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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2012
Applicant:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Richard N. Fargo, Plainville, CT (US);
Robert Wheeler, Bloomfield, CT (US);
Assignee:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 11/00 (2006.01); B66B 7/02 (2006.01); F16F 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 11/0045 (2013.01); B66B 7/023 (2013.01); B66B 7/027 (2013.01); F16F 15/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An elevator system is provided that includes a car guiderail, a first counterweight guiderail, a second counterweight guiderail, an elevator machine, a first guiderail mount and a second guiderail mount. The elevator machine includes a frame, a motor, a brake and a sheave. The first guiderail mount structurally connects the frame to the first and the second counterweight guiderails. The second guiderail mount structurally connects the frame to the car guiderail independent of the first guiderail mount.