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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2020
Applicant:
Kone Corporation, Helsinki, FI;
Inventors:
Ari Kattainen, Helsinki, FI;
Antti Hovi, Helsinki, FI;
Assignee:
Kone Corporation, Helsinki, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 7/12 (2006.01); B66B 5/00 (2006.01); B66B 5/02 (2006.01); B66B 5/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 7/1215 (2013.01); B66B 5/0025 (2013.01); B66B 5/02 (2013.01); B66B 5/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for defining elongation of an elevator car suspension means. The method comprises: obtaining periodically a value representing an overtravel distance of the elevator car, and defining the elongation of the elevator car suspension means on a basis of the periodically obtained values representing the overtravel distance of the elevator car. The invention relates also to an elevator system performing at least partly the method.