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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 1986
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arnold M Morris, Chester Township, Morris County, NJ (US);
Kim E Morris, Chester Township, Morris County, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
187 22 ; 254287 ; 254371 ; 254396 ; 226 24 ; 226174 ;
Abstract
Traction enhancement for a traction elevator system has an elevator car and counterweight connected by a plurality of wire ropes reeved about a drive sheave with a predetermined angle of wrap. An arcuate frame having a plurality of rollers has one end pivotally and adjustably fixed, while its other end biases the rollers against the ropes in the angle of wrap with a tension spring. Over travel of the elevator car releases the bias to allow the ropes to slip should the counterweight reach an end of its travel path.