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Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014

Filed:

Apr. 28, 2009
Applicants:

James L. Hubbard, Kensington, CT (US);

Stephen R. Nichols, Unionville, CT (US);

Bruce W. Horne, Cromwell, CT (US);

Zbigniew Piech, Cheshire, CT (US);

Arthur Blanc, Glastonbury, CT (US);

Inventors:

James L. Hubbard, Kensington, CT (US);

Stephen R. Nichols, Unionville, CT (US);

Bruce W. Horne, Cromwell, CT (US);

Zbigniew Piech, Cheshire, CT (US);

Arthur Blanc, Glastonbury, CT (US);

Assignee:

Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 11/08 (2006.01); B66D 1/00 (2006.01); H02K 5/24 (2006.01); B66B 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 11/043 (2013.01);
Abstract

An exemplary elevator machine frame includes a plurality of support surfaces configured to support at least one of a motor or a brake. A plurality of arms between the support surfaces maintain a desired alignment of support surfaces. At least one of the arms has a first cross section taken transverse to a longitudinal direction along a length of the arm at a first longitudinal location on the arm. That same arm has a second, different cross section at a second, different longitudinal location on the arm.


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