Elevator guide rail bracket and method for securing a guide rail

A method for securing a guide rail section to a base by at least one guide rail bracket via a counterpart secured to an elevator shaft, the at least one guide rail bracket including a face, a pair of fixed claws, and a fastener, the face configured to connect to the counterpart such that the face is attached to a top surface of the counterpart and extends downwards from the top surface of the counterpart, the pair of fixed claws including planar parts parallel to the face and slanted edges, the slanted edges being separated from each other by a first distance corresponding to a width of a flange of the guide rail section, the method comprising:

• fitting the pair of fixed claws onto the width of the flange of the guide rail section when the guide rail bracket is in a fitting position where the slanted edges are parallel to each other with respect to a longitudinal direction of the guide rail section such that the at least one guide rail bracket is held between the slanted edges;
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• securing the pair of fixed claws to the guide rail section by turning the guide rail bracket in plane along the longitudinal direction of the guide rail section and parallel to the width of the flange of the guide rail section to a retaining position where the pair of fixing claws of the at least one guide rail bracket are offset from each other with respect to the longitudinal direction of the guide rail section such that a first one of the pair of fixed claws is relatively higher in the elevator shaft than a second one of the pair of fixed claws and a claw coupling is formed between the pair of fixed claws and the guide rail section while the first distance between the slanted edges remains same in the fitting position and the retaining position.

An arrangement for securing guide rails to a base, the arrangement comprising

• at least one guide rail configured to guide a movable elevator via guiding elements in an elevator shaft, the at least one guide rail being constructed from at least one guide rail section;
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• at least one guide rail bracket including,
• a face configured to connect to the counterpart secured to an elevator shaft such that the face is attached to a top surface of the counterpart and extends downwards from the top surface of the counterpart,
• a pair of fixed claws arranged into the face, the pair of fixed claws including planar parts parallel to the face and slanted edges, the slanted edges being separated from each other by a first distance corresponding to a width of a flange of the guide rail section, the pair of fixing claws configured to secure the at least one guide rail bracket to the guide rail section by (i) fitting onto the width of the flange of the guide rail section when the guide rail bracket is in a fitting position where the slanted edges are parallel to each other with respect to a longitudinal direction of the guide rail section such that the guide rail bracket is held between the slanted edges, and (ii) subsequently securing to the guide rail section when the guide rail bracket is turned in a plane along the longitudinal direction of the guide rail section and parallel to the width of the flange of the guide rail section to a retaining position where the pair of fixing claws of the at least one guide rail bracket are offset from each other with respect to the longitudinal direction of the guide rail section such that a first one of the pair of fixed claws is relatively higher in the elevator shaft than a second one of the pair of fixed claws and the first distance between the slanted edges remains same in the fitting position and the retaining position, and
• a fastener configured to fasten the guide rail bracket to a counterpart.