Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reinforced jacket for belt
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Application No.: US15871596Application Date: 2018-01-15
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Publication No.: US11584619B2Publication Date: 2023-02-21
- Inventor: Scott Alan Eastman , Peter J. Walsh , Brad Guilani , Daniel A. Mosher
- Applicant: Otis Elevator Company
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: Otis Elevator Company
- Current Assignee: Otis Elevator Company
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Main IPC: B66B7/06
- IPC: B66B7/06 ; F16G1/10 ; D07B1/16 ; D07B5/00 ; D07B1/22

Abstract:
A belt includes one or more tension members extending along a length of the belt, and a jacket at least partially enclosing the plurality of tension members. The jacket includes an elastomeric material and a plurality of reinforcing elements located in the elastomeric material to improve fatigue cracking performance of the belt. An elevator system includes a hoistway, an elevator car located in the hoistway, and an elevator belt operably connected to the elevator car to suspend and/or drive the elevator car along the hoistway. The elevator belt includes one or more tension members extending along a length of the belt and a jacket at least partially enclosing the plurality of tension members. The jacket includes an elastomeric material and a plurality of reinforcing elements located in the elastomeric material to improve fatigue cracking performance of the belt.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190218061A1 REINFORCED JACKET FOR BELT Public/Granted day:2019-07-18
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