Clamp for coated elevator rope

Abstract

The invention relates to a clamp or termination for a coated elevator rope in an elevator. When coated elevator ropes are used electrostatic charge may build up in the ropes due to the insulating coating. These charges generate repelling or attracting forces between the parallel ropes, which hampers the correct miming of the ropes in the pulleys and in extreme cases may derail the coated elevator ropes. The wedge and socket clamps according the invention discriminate themselves from prior art wedge and socket clamps in that the piercing instruments are provided in the low tension zone of the clamp. These piercing instruments can take the form of pins, fins or other protrusions and establish an electrical connection between the wedge and the conductive tensile member. Such an elevator clamp allows to leak static electricy being build up or allows wear detection per elevator rope.

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