Reinforced fabric elevator belt with improved internal wear resistance
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsScott Alan Eastman, Daniel A. Mosher, Wenping Zhao, John P. Wesson, Brad Guilani
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Abstract
A belt (30) for suspending and/or driving an elevator car (14) includes a plurality of tension elements (32) extending longitudinally along a length of the belt, at least one tension element of the plurality of tension elements having one or more tension element coating layers (46) applied thereto. A plurality of fibers are interlaced with the plurality of tension elements forming a composite belt structure. A belt coating (44) at least partially encapsulates the composite belt structure.
Claims20
A belt for suspending and/or driving an elevator car, comprising:
- a plurality of tension elements extending longitudinally along a length of the belt, at least one tension element of the plurality of tension elements having one or more tension element coating layers applied thereto;
- a plurality of fibers interlaced with the plurality of tension elements forming a composite belt structure;
- and
- a belt coating at least partially encapsulating the composite belt structure.
A method of forming a belt for suspending and/or driving an elevator car comprising:
- forming a plurality of tension elements;
- applying one or more coating layers to at least one tension element of the plurality of tension elements;
- interlacing a plurality of fibers with the plurality of tension elements to form a composite belt structure;
- applying a belt coating to at least partially encapsulate the composite belt structure.
An elevator system, comprising:
- a hoistway;
- a drive machine having a traction sheave coupled thereto;
- an elevator car movable within the hoistway;
- a counterweight movable within the hoistway;
- at least one belt connecting the elevator car and the counterweight, the belt being arranged in contact with the traction sheave such that operation of the drive machine moves the elevator car between a plurality of landings, the at least one belt including:
- a plurality of tension elements extending longitudinally along a length of the belt;
- one or more tension element coating layers applied to a least one tension element of the plurality of tension elements;
- a plurality of fibers interlaced with the plurality of tension elements forming a composite belt structure;
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- a belt coating at least partially encapsulating the composite belt structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.