Electronic catching device that can be easily reset

A catching device for an elevator system, the elevator system having a car that is movable along a rail, the catching device comprising:

• a first braking element;
• a second braking element;
• a first guide element;
• a second guide element;
• an actuating element;
• wherein the first braking element and the second braking element are movable into contact with the rail for braking the car;
• a first linear bearing being formed between the first braking element and the first guide element;
• a second linear bearing being formed between the second braking element and the second guide element;
• wherein the first and second guide elements are movable between a rest position and a braking initial position;
• wherein the actuating element when activated moves the first and second guide elements from the rest position into the braking initial position;
• a housing with the first guide element pivotably mounted on the housing in a first bearing;
• wherein the first bearing is pivotable about an associated pivot axis, the pivot axis being aligned parallel to braking surfaces of the first and second braking elements and the pivot axis being substantially perpendicular to a sliding direction of the first linear bearing;
• and
• wherein the first bearing is arranged on the first guide element between a first region of the first guide element, on which first region the first braking element is guided, and a second region of the first guide element with which the actuating element engages, and/or wherein the second guide element is pivotably mounted on the housing in a second bearing arranged on the second guide element between a first region of the second guide element, on which first region the second braking element is guided, and a second region of the second guide element with which the actuating element engages.