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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2006
Andres Monzon, Madrid, ES;
Jose Miguel Aguado, Madrid, ES;
Juan Manuel Oronoz, Guipuzcoa, ES;
Juan Martin, Madrid, ES;
Antonio Sanchez, Madrid, ES;
Jose Sevilleja, Madrid, ES;
Andres Monzon, Madrid, ES;
Jose Miguel Aguado, Madrid, ES;
Juan Manuel Oronoz, Guipuzcoa, ES;
Juan Martin, Madrid, ES;
Antonio Sanchez, Madrid, ES;
Jose Sevilleja, Madrid, ES;
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
An elevator machine () includes a machine shaft () and a sheave () that rotates with the machine shaft (). A motor () selectively rotates the machine shaft (). A brake () having at least one brake armature () selectively moves a brake rotor () coupled for rotation with the shaft () between a braking position and a released position. The brake rotor () selectively contacts a braking surface () formed directly on a housing () to resist rotation of the machine shaft ().