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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventor:
Richard N. Fargo, Chatham, NH (US);
Assignee:
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 5/00 (2006.01); B66B 5/16 (2006.01); B66B 7/12 (2006.01); B66B 1/32 (2006.01); B66B 7/02 (2006.01); B66B 5/18 (2006.01); B66B 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 1/32 (2013.01); B66B 5/0031 (2013.01); B66B 5/06 (2013.01); B66B 5/16 (2013.01); B66B 5/18 (2013.01); B66B 7/02 (2013.01); B66B 7/1246 (2013.01);
Abstract
A safety actuation device for an elevator system including an elevator car and a guide rail includes a safety brake disposed on the car and adapted to be forced against the guide rail when moved from a non-braking state to a braking state. An electronic safety actuator is operably connected to the safety brake. The electronic safety actuator includes at least one sensor configured to monitor one or more parameters associated with a ride quality of the elevator car.