Electromechanical safety actuation of elevator governors

An elevator system comprising:

• an elevator car configured to travel within an elevator shaft, the elevator car configured with a safety brake;
• a counterweight operably connected to the elevator car and configured to travel within the elevator shaft, the counterweight configured with a safety brake;
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• an elevator system governor operably connected to one of the elevator car and the counterweight and connecting said elevator car or counterweight to a respective safety brake, the elevator system governor comprising:
• a traction pulley having an engagement surface;
• a cable extending along the elevator shaft and wound about the traction pulley, wherein the traction pulley is configured to travel along the cable;
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• an electromechanical locking mechanism configured to selectively engage with the traction pulley to cause operation of the respective safety brake, wherein the electromechanical locking mechanism comprises:
• a hub assembly having an inner engagement hub and an outer engagement hub;
• the inner engagement hub comprises an actuator connector configured to connect to a safety linkage that connects to the respective safety brake;
• the outer engagement hub comprises an engagement surface configured to selectively engage with the engagement surface of the traction pulley;
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• an actuator is configured to selectively apply force to the outer engagement hub to transition the outer engagement hub from a disengaged position to an engaged position wherein the engagement surface of the outer engagement hub and the engagement surface of the traction pulley are engaged, and to cause rotation of the inner engagement hub to actuate the respective safety brake.