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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2018
Thyssenkrupp Elevator Ag, Essen, DE;
Thyssenkrupp Ag, Essen, DE;
Jeffrey Duvall, Woodstock, GA (US);
THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR AG, Essen, DE;
THYSSENKRUPP AG, Essen, DE;
Abstract
Elevator braking systems. The elevator braking system comprises a wedge having a curved wedge bearing race and a clamping jaw having a curved jaw bearing race. The elevator braking system includes a roller bearing assembly. The assembly has two cages and a spacer maintains a space between the two cages. A plurality of rollers is rotatably coupled to the two cages. Each of the plurality of rollers is barrel shaped. A first side of the roller bearing assembly is configured to be coupled to the wedge via the curved wedge bearing race. A second side of the roller bearing assembly is configured to be coupled to the clamping jaw via the curved jaw bearing race.