Tension member for an elevator

Elevator system, comprising (a) a tension member for providing lifting force to a car, the tension member, being in engagement with a rotatable traction sheave; (b) wherein the tension member includes a plurality of spaced metallic load carrying cords within a coating layer formed from a non-metalli...

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Main Authors MELLO, ARY O, O'DONNELL, HUGH J, BARANDA, PEDRO S
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 16.02.2011
Subjects
AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
CABLES OTHER THAN ELECTRIC
ELEVATORS
ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
HAULING
HOISTING
INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULARARTICLES
LIFTING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
ROPES
ROPES OR CABLES IN GENERAL
SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR
SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS
TEXTILES
TRANSPORTING
WORKING OF PLASTICS
WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Summary:Elevator system, comprising (a) a tension member for providing lifting force to a car, the tension member, being in engagement with a rotatable traction sheave; (b) wherein the tension member includes a plurality of spaced metallic load carrying cords within a coating layer formed from a non-metallic material; (c) wherein the tension member has a ratio of width w relative to thickness t, greater than 1; and (d) wherein the cords each are formed of metallic strands in such a manner that the coating layer fills spaces between adjacent strands.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20100185258