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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2015
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Jun Ma, Farmington, CT (US);
Peter Keyo, Canton, CT (US);
Brad Guilani, Woodstock Valley, CT (US);
Gopal R. Krishnan, Wethersfield, CT (US);
David J. Lanesey, Harwinton, CT (US);
John P. Wesson, West Hartford, CT (US);
David R. Polak, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Vijay Jagdale, South Windsor, CT (US);
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A belted elevator system () includes a hoistway () and an elevator car () suspended in the hoistway () via a suspension member () and drivable along the hoistway (). The suspension member () is routed over a plurality of sheaves (). A sheave () of the plurality of sheaves includes a shaft () defining a central axis of the sheave (), the sheave () rotatable about the central axis. A sheave outer member () is operably connected to the shaft () and rotatable about the central axis. The sheave outer member () includes a sheave outer surface () interactive with the suspension member (). The sheave outer member () is formed from a molded plastic material.