Active guiding and balance system for an elevator

US9114954B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation · US

Inventors

• Fernando Boschin · Esteio, BR
• Joao Paulo Da Costa Brusque · Porto Alegre, BR
• Marcelo De Fraga Carvalho · Cachoeirinha, BR
• Leoci Rudi Galle · Porto Alegre, BR
• Rory Smith · El Cajon, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 22, 2009
• Grant date: Aug 25, 2015
• Expiry date: Jun 11, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B66B7/044
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An active guiding and balance system that retains the active control of an elevator system in the presence of displacement. This active control may be maintained via the use of an actuator that tailors Lorentz force relative to the level of displacement along a non-linear continuum.