Elevator connector with angled interface
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorAntonio Martins
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Abstract
A connector assembly includes a connector body and a suspension member. The suspension member extends along a center axis and comprises a plurality of tension members encased in a jacket. The suspension member has one end received within the connector body, and this one end has an end face extending at an angle relative to the center axis with ends of the plurality of tension members being exposed. A plurality of contact members are supported within the connector body, and each contact member contacts an exposed end face of at least one tension member to establish electrically conductive connections with the plurality of tension members.
Claims17
A connector assembly comprising:
- a connector body;
- at least one tension member encased in a jacket, the at least one tension member having one end received in the connector body and an exposed end face extending at an angle relative to a center axis of the jacket;
- and
- at least one contact member supported within the connector body, the at least one contact member in contact with the exposed end face of the at least one tension member to establish an electrically conductive connection with the at least one tension member.
An elevator system, comprising:
- an elevator car;
- at least one belt supporting the elevator car, the at least one belt comprising a jacket encasing at least one tension member;
- a connector body that receives one end of the jacket, the at least one tension member having an exposed end face extending at an angle relative to a center axis of the jacket;
- and
- at least one contact member supported within the connector body, the at least one contact member in contact with the exposed end face of the at least one tension member to establish an electrically conductive connection with the at least one tension member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.