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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2022
Applicant:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Randy Roberts, Hebron, CT (US);
George Scott Copeland, Wethersfield, CT (US);
Patricia Derwinski, Farmington, CT (US);
Assignee:
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 7/12 (2006.01); B66B 1/28 (2006.01); B66B 1/34 (2006.01); B66B 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 7/1215 (2013.01); B66B 1/28 (2013.01); B66B 1/3492 (2013.01); B66B 5/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An illustrative example embodiment of system includes at least one detector that detects a horizontal position of elevator roping at a selected vertical location. The detector provides an indication of the horizontal position at the selected vertical location in two dimensions. A processor determines at least an amplitude and a frequency of sway of the elevator roping in each of the two dimensions at the selected vertical location based on the indication from the detector.