Elevator system having three combined guiding points for elevator car and counterweight
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorJose Miguel Aguado
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Abstract
An elevator system (1) for transporting goods and/or passengers. The elevator system (1) includes an elevator car (2), a counterweight (3) being motion coupled with the elevator car (2), and several guide rails (4a, 4b, 4c). The guide rails (4a, 4b, 4c) run parallel to each other and guide the elevator car (2) and the counterweight (3) during their up and down movement. In total three guide rails (4a, 4b, 4c) are provided which are distanced from each other and at least one of these guide rails (4a, 4b, 4c) has a first guiding portion (6) receiving the elevator car (2) and a second guiding portion (7) receiving the counterweight (3).
Claims15
An elevator system (1) for transporting goods and/or passengers, the elevator system (1) comprising:
- an elevator car (2),
- a counterweight (3) being motion coupled with the elevator car (2), and
- several guide rails (4a, 4b, 4c) that run parallel to each other and that guide the elevator car (2) and the counterweight (3) during their up and down movement,
- characterized in that
- in total three guide rails (4a, 4b, 4c) are provided which are distanced from each other and at least one of these guide rails (4a, 4b, 4c) has a first guiding portion (6) receiving the elevator car (2) and a second guiding portion (7) receiving the counterweight (3).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.