Abstract:
An elevator system includes an elevator car, one or more sheaves, and one or more belts operably connected to the car and interactive with the one or more sheaves for suspending and/or driving the elevator car. The one or more belts include a plurality of wires arranged into one or more cords, and a jacket substantially retaining the one or more cords. A cord ratio, between a smallest sheave diameter (D) of the one or more sheaves of the elevator system that are interactive with the belt and a largest cord diameter (d c ) of the one or more cords, (D/d c ) is less than about 55. A wire ratio, between the smallest sheave diameter (D) and the largest wire diameter (d w ) of the plurality of wires, (D/d w ) is between about 160 and about 315.
Abstract:
A passenger conveyor (20) includes a handrail drive (40) for propelling a handrail (30). A suspension (100) associated with the drive (40) supports a weight of a corresponding portion of the handrail (30) in the vicinity of the drive device (40). In a disclosed example, the suspension (100) includes at least one cantilevered member (104, 120) for engaging a lip portion (64) of an inner surface on the handrail (30). The suspension (100) maintains a corresponding portion of the handrail (30) in close proximity to a drive member (42) such as a toothed belt to ensure proper engagement between the drive member (42) and the handrail (30).
Abstract:
A drive belt (30) includes a body portion having at least a drive surface (32) adapted to engage a member (23) to be driven by the drive belt (30). At least a portion of at least one lateral surface (42) includes a protective layer (50). In a disclosed example, the body of the belt (30) is formed using a first polymer material and the protective layer (50) is formed using a second, different polymer material. The protective layer (50) can have different wear characteristics to resist abrasion, for example, and a different hardness or friction characteristic than the material selected to form the body of the belt including the drive surface (32).
Abstract:
The belt (34) is operable to transfer mechanical power between the first sprocket (30) and the two secondary sprockets (32). The belt (34) defines a first side having one of a first plurality of notches (40) and a first plurality of teeth and an opposing second side having one of a second plurality of notches (42) and a second plurality of teeth. The first sprocket (30) defines the other of the first plurality of notches and the first plurality of teeth (44) and the secondary sprockets (32) define the other of the second plurality of notches and the second plurality of teeth (46). The first plurality of teeth (44) engage the first plurality of notches (40) and the second plurality of teeth (46) engage the second plurality of notches (42), whereby rotation of the first sprocket (30) about the axis of rotation engages the first plurality of teeth (44) with the first plurality of notches (40) and the second plurality of teeth (46) with the second plurality of notches (42) .
Abstract:
A passenger conveyor system (20) includes a drive module (40) that engages a step chain (30) to move steps (22) as desired. A non-metallic drive belt (50) includes a unique configuration of teeth (60) that engage teeth (70, 80) of the step chain (30). In one example, the drive belt teeth (60) include a projection (64) that provides the initial engagement point with the step chain teeth (70, 80). In another example, the teeth (60) include a generally concave step chain link teeth engaging surface (62). The inventive arrangement provides smoother, quieter system operation and minimizes the separating forces that otherwise tend to occur between the belt and the step chain links.
Abstract:
A method for constructing an interface between a sheave and a coated belt or rope of an elevator system, includes determining the surface energy of a surface of a coated belt or rope; and selecting a sheave such that the sheave has a work of adhesion between the coated belt or rope and the sheave, the work of adhesion meeting a defined relationship with a work of adhesion threshold.
Abstract:
A method for applying a coating to a substrate includes obtaining a fluorinated polymer compound, where the fluorine is chemically or covalently bonded to the polymer molecule; and coating the surface of the substrate with the fluorinated polymer compound.
Abstract:
Elevator coated ropes or belts are disclosed. The coated rope or belt may include at least one cord and a jacket retaining the at least one cord. The cord may include a plurality of filaments. The filaments are free of second-order helical structure. In a first embodiment, the filaments includes at least one inner filament and a plurality of outer filaments surrounding the at least one inner filament. The outer filaments are bunched together by forming a first- order helical structure through the length of the cord. In a second general embodiment, the filaments are free of both first- and second-order helical structures. The filaments are bunched together by a restraining loop or adhesive at one or more locations along the length of the cord. Methods of making the tension cord are also disclosed.
Abstract:
An exemplary elongated elevator load bearing member of a traction elevator system includes a plurality of tension elements. A plurality of weave fibers transverse to the tension elements are woven with the tension elements. The weave fibers define at least one traction surface of the load bearing member.
Abstract:
An exemplary assembly includes at least one elongated tension member (32). A jacket covers at least some of the tension member (32). The jacket comprises a polymer material (64, 68) including a friction stabilizer (62) that facilitates maintaining a desired friction characteristic of at least an exterior surface on the jacket.