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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Kone Corporation, Helsinki, FI;
Inventors:
Mikko Puranen, Helsinki, FI;
Tuomo Ropponen, Hyvinkää, FI;
Assignee:
KONE CORPORATION, Helsinki, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 1/34 (2006.01); B66B 5/02 (2006.01); B66B 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 5/02 (2013.01); B66B 7/068 (2013.01); B66B 5/022 (2013.01); B66B 7/064 (2013.01); B66B 7/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
An arrangement is provided for damping lateral sways of a rope fixed to a movable elevator unit, such as an elevator car in an elevator hoistway, the bottom end of which rope has an upward opening bottom loop. The arrangement includes a freely hanging damper supported on the top surface of the bottom loop, which damper includes a device for measuring acceleration and/or twisting of said rope.