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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2020
Applicant:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Kyle B. Martin, Avon, CT (US);
James L. Hubbard, Kensington, CT (US);
Assignee:
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 5/00 (2006.01); B66B 3/00 (2006.01); B66B 15/02 (2006.01); G01V 8/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 5/0025 (2013.01); B66B 3/002 (2013.01); B66B 5/0031 (2013.01); B66B 15/02 (2013.01); G01V 8/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
An illustrative example embodiment of an elevator sheave wear monitoring device includes at least one detector situated to detect a position of elevator roping that is indicative of a condition of a sheave that the roping at least partially wraps around, the at least one detector providing an output corresponding to the detected position of the elevator roping and indicating an amount of wear of the sheave that exceeds at least one threshold.