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US 12,729,097 B2Granted
Rope and elevator
AssigneeKone Corporation
InventorsPetteri Valjus, Juha Helenius, Tapani Talonen, Erkka Kiviaho, Tarvo Viita-Aho, Petri Kere
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Abstract
A rope and an elevator. The rope comprises a core, an outer layer of strands, comprising at least four outer strands, and an elastomeric coating creating at least the outer surface of the rope.
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A rope, comprising
- a core comprising an elastomeric material, the core having a core strand embedded therein,
- an outer layer of strands surrounding the core, the outer layer of strands including at least four outer strands, and
- an elastomeric coating creating at least an outer surface of the rope,
- wherein the core has an outer shape that fills space between the at least four outer strands, and
- the elastomeric coating is a multi-layer coating comprising an outer elastomeric coating layer having a Shore hardness in a range of Shore 70D-92A, and an inner elastomeric coating layer having a Shore hardness in a range of Shore 92A-95A.
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A rope, comprising
- a core comprising an elastomeric material, the core having a core strand embedded therein,
- an outer layer of strands surrounding the core, the outer layer of strands including at least four outer strands,
- a plurality of filler strands surrounding the outer layer of strands, and
- an elastomeric coating creating at least an outer surface of the rope,
- wherein
- the plurality of filler strands have a diameter smaller than a diameter of the at least four outer strands, and
- the plurality of filler strands are spaced apart from the outer layer of strands, between the outer layer of strands and the outer surface of the rope along a radial direction from the core.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.