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US 2020/0048043 A1Published application
Load bearing traction members and method
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorChen Qian Zhao
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Abstract
A lifting member for an elevator system is disclosed, including a rope formed from a plurality of strands comprising liquid crystal polymer fibers, with the strands extending along a length of the lifting member. A first polymer coating is disposed on outer surfaces of the fibers or on outer surfaces of the strands. A second polymer coating disposed over the first polymer coating.
Claims20
A lifting member for an elevator system, comprising
- a rope formed from a plurality of strands comprising liquid crystal polymer fibers, said strands extending along a length of the lifting member;
- a first polymer coating on outer surfaces of the fibers or on outer surfaces of the strands;
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- a second polymer coating disposed over the first polymer coating.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.