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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2018
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Brad Guilani, Woodstock Valley, CT (US);
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
An elevator belt includes a plurality of tension members arranged along a belt width and extending longitudinally along a length of the belt. Each tension member includes a core member formed from a composite material, and a plurality of second fibers to enhance temperature resistance of the tension member. A jacket material encapsulates the tension members. An elevator system includes a hoistway, an elevator car located in the hoistway and movable therein and a belt operably connected to the elevator car to suspend and/or drive the elevator car along the hoistway. The belt includes a plurality of tension members arranged along a belt width and extending longitudinally along a length of the belt. Each tension member includes a core member formed from a composite material, and plurality of second fibers to enhance temperature resistance of the tension member. A jacket material at least partially encapsulates the tension members.