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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2012
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Adrian D. West, New Britain, CT (US);
Justin Billard, Amston, CT (US);
Harold Terry, New Hartford, CT (US);
Zbigniew Piech, Cheshire, CT (US);
Daryl J. Marvin, Farmington, CT (US);
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A brake () for an elevator system () and method of using the brake () is disclosed. The brake () may comprise first and second brake linings () configured to be frictionally engageable with a rail () of the elevator system (), a first biasing member () configured to urge the first brake lining () to engage the rail (), and a first actuator () configured to move the first brake lining () to disengage the rail () when the first actuator () is energized. The brake () may be configured to be mounted on an elevator car () of the elevator system ().