Elevator system rails
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsRichard N. Fargo, Walter Schmidt
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Abstract
An elevator system includes one or more elevator cars configured to travel along a hoistway. One or more rails extend along the hoistway and are operably connected to the one or more elevator cars to guide the one or more elevator cars along the hoistway. Each rail of the one or more rails includes a plurality of rail segments arranged end to end. Each rail segment is affixed to a hoistway wall to transfer vertical loads from the rail segment to the hoistway wall. Each rail segment is secured to the hoistway wall via a plurality of rail support brackets. The vertical loads are transferred from the rail segment to the hoistway wall via at least one rail support bracket of the plurality of rail support brackets.
Claims20
An elevator system comprising:
- one or more elevator cars configured to travel along a hoistway;
- and
- one or more rails extending along the hoistway and operably connected to the one or more elevator cars to guide the one or more elevator cars along the hoistway, each rail of the one or more rails including a plurality of rail segments arranged end to end, each rail segment affixed to a hoistway wall via a plurality of rail support brackets;
- wherein the vertical loads are transferred from the rail segment to the hoistway wall via at least one rail support bracket of the plurality of rail support brackets.
A guide rail assembly for an elevator system comprising:
- a plurality of rail segments arranged end to end;
- and
- a rail support bracket affixed to each rail segment to transfer vertical loads from the rail segment to a hoistway wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.