ELEVATOR TENSION MEMBER

• Main Authors: ZHAO, Wenping, WESSON, John P, GURVICH, Mark R
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 07.12.2022
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; CABLES OTHER THAN ELECTRIC; ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS; HAULING; HOISTING; 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

A belt (16) for suspending and/or driving an elevator car includes a tension member (38) extending along a length of the belt (16), the tension member (38) including a plurality of fibers (24) bonded in a first polymer matrix (36), the plurality of fibers (24) extending parallel to and discontinuous...