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Elevator System

Kaczmarczyk, S. and Smith, R. (2016) Elevator System. United Kingdom, Switzerland, Austria, Ireland, Germany. 21 September 2016. Patent number EP2913289 B1.

Item Type: Patent
Abstract: The invention relates to an elevator system comprising an elevator car, a counterweight, a compensation rope affixed at a first end to the elevator car and at a second end to the counterweight, and a compensation sheave, the compensation rope being wrapped around the compensation sheave, wherein a traction sheave, drives at least one support means supporting the elevator car and the counterweight, the traction sheave being provided with tension means for inducing a variation of the tension of the compensation rope.
Subjects: T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery > TJ1370 Elevators
Creators: Kaczmarczyk, Stefan and Smith, Rory
Patent Applicant: ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Arts, Science & Technology
Date: 21 September 2016
Date Type: Publication
Number of Pages: 11
Language: English
Status: Published / Disseminated
URI: http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/9097

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