Belt including fibers
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsWenping Zhao, Gopal R. Krishnan, John P. Wesson
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Abstract
A belt for an elevator system and a method for making the same is provided. The belt includes a plurality of tension members that extend along a length of the belt and a jacket. The jacket substantially retains the plurality of tension members. The jacket maintains a desired spacing and alignment of the tension members relative to each other. The jacket includes a plurality of first fibers and a plurality of second fibers. The jacket defines at least one exterior, traction surface of the belt. The first fibers are at least partially disposed between the tension members and the traction surface of the belt. The second fibers are fill fibers. The first fibers have at least one property that distinguishes them from the second fibers.
Claims20
A belt for an elevator system, comprising:
- a plurality of tension members that extend along a length of the belt;
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- a jacket substantially retaining the plurality of tension members, the jacket comprising a plurality of first fibers and a plurality of second fibers, and the jacket defining at least one exterior, traction surface of the belt;
- wherein the plurality of first fibers are weft fibers that are at least partially disposed between the tension members and the traction surface of the belt;
- wherein the plurality of second fibers are fill fibers that are at least partially disposed between the tension members;
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- wherein the plurality of first fibers are not threaded over and under the tension members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.