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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Kone Corporation, Helsinki, FI;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KONE CORPORATION, Helsinki, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 11/0273 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for balancing an elevator car including a frame; a cabin box mounted on the frame; and a plurality of elastic members, such as springs, in vertical direction between the frame and the cabin box, via which elastic members the cabin box rests on the frame. The method includes measuring the vertical distance between the frame and the cabin box in several horizontally spaced apart locations with distance sensors; and adjusting the weight distribution of the cabin box by adding and/or removing weight elements on the cabin box. An arrangement for balancing an elevator car is provided to implement the method.