Equipment for determining elevator car position
US6877587B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66B1/3492
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Equipment for determining a position of an elevator car movable along a guide flange of a guide rail in an elevator installation with a code carrier extending in a travel direction along a length of the guide rail in a groove includes a mount attached to the elevator car, a code reading sensor system attached to the mount, and a plurality of guide rollers rotatably attached to the mount and rolling on the guide flange to maintain the code reading sensor system at a predetermined spacing from the code carrier along two axes.
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