Electromechanical sensing and safety actuation of elevator governors

An elevator system governor comprising:

• a housing configured to be mounted to a traveling component of an elevator system;
• a first pulley arranged on the housing;
• a second pulley arranged on the housing;
• a cable wound about the first pulley and the second pulley, wherein the first and second pulleys are configured to travel along the cable;
• a target element arranged on at least one of the first pulley and the second pulley;
• a motion sensor assembly arranged to detect the target element and determine if an overspeed condition is present based thereon;
• an electromagnet operably coupled to the motion sensor assembly, wherein the motion sensor assembly is configured to transition the electromagnet from a first electromagnetic state to a second electromagnetic state in response to a detected overspeed condition;
• a trigger arm releasably connected to the electromagnet and operably coupled to a safety brake assembly, wherein the trigger arm is magnetically secured to the electromagnet when the electromagnet is in the first electromagnetic state, and when the electromagnet is transitioned to the second electromagnetic state, the trigger arm is configured to actuate the safety brake assembly;
• and
• a biasing element arranged to bias the trigger arm into an actuated state, wherein a magnetic force of the electromagnet is greater than a biasing force of the biasing element when the electromagnet is in the first electromagnetic state.