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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2017
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Chen Qian Zhao, Newark, DE (US);
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A belt for an elevator system includes a plurality of tension members arranged along a belt width and extending longitudinally along a length of the belt and a jacket at least partially enclosing the plurality of tension members. The jacket defining a traction side of the belt configured to interface with a traction sheave of an elevator system. The jacket includes a base material layer, and a coating layer positioned over the base material layer formed from a self-extinguishing fluoroelastomer material. A method of forming a belt for an elevator system includes forming a plurality of tension members and encapsulating the plurality of tension members in a jacket. The jacket includes a base material layer and a coating layer formed from the self-extinguishing fluoroelastomer material.