Guiderail fishplate
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsJavier Muñoz Sotoca, Luis Mena Rosell
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Abstract
A fishplate (1, 1′) for joining two lengths of guide rail (2a, 2b, 2a′, 2b′) of an elevator system (100), the fishplate (1, 1′) formed from a sheet material, the fishplate (1, 1′) including a first layer (10a, 10a′); and a second layer (10b, 10b′) extending substantially parallel to the first layer (10a, 10a′), wherein the first layer (10a, 10a′) and the second layer (10b, 10b′) are connected along a fold line (12, 12′).
Claims16
A fishplate (1, 1′) for joining two lengths of guide rail (2a, 2b, 2a′, 2b′) of an elevator system (100), the fishplate (1, 1′) formed from a sheet material, the fishplate (1, 1′) comprising:
- a first layer (10a, 10a′) having a first surface and a second surface;
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- a second layer (10b, 10b′) having a third surface and a fourth surface, the third surface and the fourth surface extending substantially parallel to the first layer (10a, 10a′) first surface and the second surface,
- wherein the first layer (10a, 10a′) and the second layer (10b, 10b′) are connected along a fold line (12, 12′).
A method of manufacturing a fishplate (1, 1′) for a guide rail (2a, 2b, 2a′, 2b′) of an elevator system (100), the method comprising:
- folding a sheet material along a fold line (12, 12′) to form a folded piece comprising at least a first layer (10a, 10a′) having a first surface and a second surface and a second layer (10b, 10b′) having a third surface and a fourth surface, the third surface and the fourth surface, extending substantially parallel to the first surface and the second surface.
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