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Support means end connection for fastening an end of a support means in an elevator installation, an elevator installation with a support means end connection, and a method for fastening an end of a support means in an elevator installation

US7578035B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 21, 2006
Grant dateAug 25, 2009
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Expiry dateJul 8, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T24/3969
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In an elevator installation, an apparatus and a method use a support end connection for fastening a support device to an elevator car, a counterweight and/or a building. The support device has at least one cable or cable strand enclosed by a cable casing and is held in a wedge pocket by a wedge. The cable casing is formed of thermoplastic material or an elastomer and the cable or the cable strand is glued to, fused together with or mechanically connected with the cable casing in the region of the support end connection. A friction force transmitted from the support end connection to the cable casing can then be directly passed on to the load-bearing core of the support device, to the cables or to the cable strands. The tolerable tension force in the support device is increased. The support device is preferably a multiple cable.

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