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US 8,677,726 B2Granted
Method of making an elevator belt
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsJohn P. Wesson, Mark R. Gurvich
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Abstract
An exemplary method of making a load bearing elevator traction belt includes applying individual coatings of a jacket material to each of a plurality of tension members such that each tension member is individually coated separately from the other tension members. A portion of the individual coatings are joined together to secure the tension members into a desired alignment and to form a single jacket that establishes a geometry of the belt.
Claims17
A method of making an elevator belt, comprising the steps of:
- applying individual coatings of a jacket material to each of a plurality of tension members such that each tension member is individually coated separately from the other tension members, each of the individual coatings having an at least partially generally rectangular cross-section that is consistently oriented along a length of the corresponding tension member;
- aligning the tension members in a generally linear orientation such that a centerline of each tension member is in line with every other tension member centerline;
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- joining a portion of the individual coatings together to secure the tension members into a desired alignment and to form a single jacket that establishes a geometry of the belt, the geometry of the belt being at least partially generally rectangular in cross-section.
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