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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2021
Applicant:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Kyle B. Martin, Avon, CT (US);
Randy Roberts, Hebron, CT (US);
Assignee:
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 7/12 (2006.01); B66B 1/34 (2006.01); B66B 3/00 (2006.01); B66B 9/00 (2006.01); G01B 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 7/1215 (2013.01); B66B 1/3492 (2013.01); B66B 3/002 (2013.01); B66B 9/00 (2013.01); G01B 11/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
An illustrative example embodiment of an elevator tension member monitor includes an optoelectronic detector configured to be situated near the elevator tension member. The optoelectronic detector provides an output corresponding to a profile of the elevator tension member. A processor receives the output from the optoelectronic detector and determines whether there are any anomalies in the profile of the elevator tension member. The processor reports any determined anomaly in the profile of the elevator tension member.