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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventor:
Kyle B. Martin, Avon, CT (US);
Assignee:
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 1/34 (2006.01); B66B 7/08 (2006.01); B66B 7/10 (2006.01); G01G 19/18 (2006.01); F16G 11/04 (2006.01); F16G 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 1/3484 (2013.01); B66B 7/085 (2013.01); B66B 7/10 (2013.01); G01G 19/18 (2013.01); F16G 11/025 (2013.01); F16G 11/046 (2013.01);
Abstract
An illustrative example assembly for determining a load on an elevator car includes a plurality of terminations respectively configured for securing an end of a load bearing member. A plurality of strain gages are respectively secured to a portion of respective ones of the plurality of terminations so that each of the terminations includes at least one of the strain gages. A load determining processor receives indications from the plurality of strain gages and determines a load on the elevator car based on the received indications.