Sheave assembly for an elevator system

An elevator system includes guide rail mounted machine ( 16 ) and a sheave assembly ( 32 ) that accommodates a guide rail ( 38 ) within a hoistway. The inventive sheave assembly includes individual sheave portions ( 54 ) rotatable along a common axis. At least two of the sheave portions are spaced a...

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Main Authors PICARD RAPHAEL, PILLIN DAVID, DET FRANCK, REBILLARD PASCAL, BEEUWSAERT MICHEL, DEPEE DAVY, FANIELLE HUGUES, LEGEZ JACOBUS B, RICO FERNANDO, CLOUX JEAN-NOEL
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 10.08.2006
Subjects
ELEVATORS
ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
HAULING
HOISTING
LIFTING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:An elevator system includes guide rail mounted machine ( 16 ) and a sheave assembly ( 32 ) that accommodates a guide rail ( 38 ) within a hoistway. The inventive sheave assembly includes individual sheave portions ( 54 ) rotatable along a common axis. At least two of the sheave portions are spaced apart along a shaft ( 50 ) and a portion of the guide rail extends toward the axis beyond a plane formed tangent to the outside diameter of the sheave portions.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20050535922