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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2016
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Brad Guilani, Woodstock Valley, CT (US);
Richard N. Fargo, Plainville, CT (US);
Daniel A. Mosher, Glastonbury, CT (US);
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A belt for an elevator system including a plurality of tension members arranged along a belt width and a jacket material at least partially encapsulating the plurality of tension members defining a traction surface interactive with a traction sheave of an elevator system and a back surface opposite the traction surface. The back surface includes a belt guide feature extending along a belt length and interactive with a complimentary guide sheave feature of a guide sheave of the elevator system to orient the belt to a selected location during operation of the elevator system.