Elevator
AssigneeKone Corporation
InventorsJanne MIKKONEN, Jorma Mustalahti, Veijo Manninen
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The elevator comprises guide rails extending along a height of a shaft, a car and/or a counterweight moving upwards and downwards in the shaft and being glidingly supported on the guide rails. A stop block is attached to at least one guide rail in order to prevent movement of the car and/or the counterweight beyond the level of the stop block. The stop block comprises a buffer attached to a bottom plate. The buffer comprises a slot receiving a guide portion of the guide rail. The bottom plate supports the buffer on the guide rail.
Claims14
An elevator comprising guide rails extending along a height of a shaft, a car and/or a counterweight moving upwards and downwards in the shaft and being glidingly supported on the guide rails, a stop block being attached to at least one guide rail in order to prevent movement of the car and/or the counterweight beyond the level of the stop block, wherein the stop block comprises a buffer attached to a bottom plate, the buffer comprising a slot receiving a guide portion of the guide rail, whereby the guide portion of the guide rail becomes enclosed within the buffer, the bottom plate supporting the buffer on the guide rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.