Safety device for use in an elevator system including a triggering member for activating a safety brake

An elevator system, comprising:

• an elevator car that is vertically moveable;
• at least one safety brake that moves vertically as the elevator car moves, the safety brake selectively preventing vertical movement of the elevator car;
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• a triggering member that is supported at a selected height and is selectively moveable into a stopping position where the triggering member contacts a portion of the safety brake to prevent vertical movement of the elevator car responsive to the elevator car moving relative to the triggering member into a selected vertical position, wherein the triggering member is moveable in a first direction relative to the base between the stopping and retracted positions and in a second, different direction relative to the base responsive to contact between the triggering member and the safety brake.

A safety device for use iii an elevator system, comprising:

• a triggering member that is adapted to engage a safety brake associated with an elevator car as the elevator car approaches a selected vertical position when the triggering member is in a stopping position;
• an actuator that selectively controls a position of the triggering member;
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• a base adapted to be supported in a fixed location in an elevator hoistway and wherein the triggering member is supported on the base for movement relative to the base in a first direction for movement into or out of the stopping position and for movement in a second, different direction relative to the base responsive to contact between the triggering member and a safety brake.

An elevator system, comprising:

• an elevator car that is vertically moveable;
• at least one safety brake that moves vertically as the elevator car moves, the safety brake selectively preventing vertical movement of the elevator car;
• a triggering member that is supported at a selected height and is selectively moveable into a stopping position where the triggering member triggers the safety brake to prevent vertical movement of the elevator car responsive to the elevator car moving into a selected vertical position;
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• a base that is fixed at the selected height and wherein the triggering member is moveable relative to the base between the stopping position and a retracted position, wherein the triggering member is moveable in a first direction relative to the base between the stopping and retracted positions and in a second, different direction relative to the base responsive to contact between the triggering member and the safety brake.