Patents by Inventor Fengkun Zhu

Fengkun Zhu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230242377
    Abstract: A turning device includes a hand disc coupled to an input shaft; a reduction gear set accommodated in a housing and connected to the input shaft and an output shaft; and a shaft connector for connecting the output shaft and a motor spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: FengKun Zhu, Hongliang Wu, James L. Hubbard
  • Patent number: 11702321
    Abstract: A tractor assembly and an elevator. The tractor assembly includes: a traction sheave, having a traction means fitting surface and a first transmission surface on a peripheral surface thereof; a plurality of support wheels, configured to support the traction sheave, and each having a second transmission surface on a peripheral surface thereof; and support wheel bases, configured to support the support wheels through support shafts, wherein the first transmission surface of the traction sheave is in transmitting cooperation with the second transmission surfaces of the plurality of support wheels respectively. According to the tractor assembly and elevator of the present application, the support wheels are disposed to achieve the transmitting cooperation of the traction sheave during operation of the elevator and support the traction sheave, thus omitting the load and drive bearings required by a conventional traction sheave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: RuGuang Liu, GuoChen Gao, Fengkun Zhu
  • Patent number: 11667495
    Abstract: A brake disc release device, a turning device, and an elevator rescue package and method. The brake disc release device comprises: an actuating mechanism; a gear connected to a first end of the actuating mechanism; a first slider capable of sliding along a first guide piece and comprising a rack portion for engagement with the gear and a first wedge portion; a second slider capable of sliding along a second guide piece and comprising a second wedge portion for engagement with the first wedge portion of the first slider; and a pulling cable having a first end connected to the second slider and a second end connected to the brake disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: FengKun Zhu, Hongliang Wu, James L. Hubbard
  • Publication number: 20230009007
    Abstract: A brake static plate assembly, a brake and an elevator system. The brake static plate assembly includes a first static plate and a second static plate. The first static plate includes a first outer edge and a second outer edge which are adjacent to each other; a first inner edge provided with a first shaft mounting notch thereon; a first set of coils disposed on a braking surface of the first static plate. The second static plate includes: a third outer edge and a fourth outer edge which are adjacent to each other; the second inner edge which is matched with the first inner edge and is provided with a second shaft mounting notch which forms a shaft mounting hole of the drive shaft together with the first shaft mounting notch; the second set of coils are disposed on the braking surface of the second static plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Fengkun Zhu, Linlin Luo, Xuewei Wang
  • Publication number: 20190337760
    Abstract: A brake disc release device, a turning device, and an elevator rescue package and method. The brake disc release device comprises: an actuating mechanism; a gear connected to a first end of the actuating mechanism; a first slider capable of sliding along a first guide piece and comprising a rack portion for engagement with the gear and a first wedge portion; a second slider capable of sliding along a second guide piece and comprising a second wedge portion for engagement with the first wedge portion of the first slider; and a pulling cable having a first end connected to the second slider and a second end connected to the brake disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: FengKun Zhu, Hongliang Wu, James L. Hubbard
  • Publication number: 20190210841
    Abstract: The present application provides a tractor assembly and an elevator. The tractor assembly includes: a traction sheave, having a traction means fitting surface and a first transmission surface on a peripheral surface thereof; a plurality of support wheels, configured to support the traction sheave, and each having a second transmission surface on a peripheral surface thereof; and support wheel bases, configured to support the support wheels through support shafts, wherein the first transmission surface of the traction sheave is in transmitting cooperation with the second transmission surfaces of the plurality of support wheels respectively. According to the tractor assembly and elevator of the present application, the support wheels are disposed to achieve the transmitting cooperation of the traction sheave during operation of the elevator and support the traction sheave, thus omitting the load and drive bearings required by a conventional traction sheave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: RuGuang Liu, GuoChen Gao, Fengkun Zhu