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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2009
Applicants:
Herbert Bachmann, Lucerne, CH;
Tobias Noseda, Buchs, CH;
Inventors:
Herbert Bachmann, Lucerne, CH;
Tobias Noseda, Buchs, CH;
Assignee:
Inventio AG, Hergiswil, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 1/06 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); B66B 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 7/1215 (2013.01); B66B 7/1238 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for determining the degree service life end of a support cable of an elevator, wherein the support cable is routed over a drive sheave and/or one or more return pulleys and connects a car to a counterweight, includes the steps of: the support cable is subdivided into a plurality of sections; and for each of the sections, a determination is made as to whether the section passes over the drive sheave and/or one or more of the return pulleys during a trip, and if this is the case, a usage level representing the degree of service life use is increased accordingly.