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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2000
Chester J. Slabinski, New Hartford, CT (US);
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
An elevator machine and control system includes a drive shaft with a motor and brake. A rope, usually a steel cable or belt, is attached at one end to an elevator car and at the other end to a counterweight. The rope is reeved around a traction sheave connected to the drive shaft. At least one torque sensor is integrated into the machine's drive shaft between the brake and the traction sheave. A controller operates the motor based in part upon a feedback signal received from the torque sensor. Depending on the location of the brake vis a vis the motor and traction sheave, either one sensor or two sensors are required to produce a feedback signal which is indicative of a load in the elevator car.