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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2015
Applicant:
Thyssenkrupp Elevator Ag, Essen, DE;
Inventor:
Eduard Steinhauer, Nürtingen, DE;
Assignee:
THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR AG, Essen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 9/00 (2006.01); B66B 1/36 (2006.01); B66B 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 9/003 (2013.01); B66B 1/36 (2013.01); B66B 11/0407 (2013.01);
Abstract
An elevator system may include at least two elevator shafts and at least one elevator car. A vertically extending rail may be disposed in each elevator shaft, and the elevator car may travel along the vertically extending rail. Each rail may be formed with a rotatable segment such that the rotatable segments can be aligned relative to one another in a transfer plane. Thereafter, the elevator car may travel between the elevator shafts along the segments. In some cases, the vertically extending rail may form part of a linear drive that causes the elevator car to move without the use of cables.