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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
May. 08, 2006
Applicants:
Weidong Zhu, Elridge, MD (US);
Yan Chen, Baltimore, MD (US);
Inventors:
Weidong Zhu, Elridge, MD (US);
Yan Chen, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 7/06 (2006.01); B66B 5/00 (2006.01); B66D 1/00 (2006.01); B66C 13/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vibration damped elevator system is provided that includes a damper or dampers attached to the elevator cable. The damping coefficients of the damper or dampers are chosen to provide optimum dissipation of the vibratory energy in the elevator cable. A method of determining the optimum placement of the damper or dampers and their respective damping coefficients is also provided.