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Elevator with a brake device

US10351387B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation · US
thyssenkrupp AG · DE

Inventors

Eduard Steinhauer · Jeffery Road, DE
Thomas Kuczera · Echterdingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 26, 2015
Grant date	Jul 16, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 21, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB66D5/26
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An elevator with a brake device may be configured to provide a variable brake force, from a minimum brake force up to a maximum brake force (Vmax). The brake device may include a first energy store that provides the maximum brake force and a second energy store that provides an adjustable counterforce. The adjustable counterforce may be directed in an opposed manner with respect to the maximum brake force provided from the first energy store. Further, the variable brake force may amount to a difference between the maximum brake force and the adjustable counterforce. In some cases, the first energy store may comprise a compression spring for providing the maximum brake force.

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