Patents by Inventor Heinrich Kuttel

Heinrich Kuttel 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: 20150024891
    Abstract: An elevator system includes a car or platform to transport passengers and/or goods as well as a counterweight, which are arranged as traversable or movable along a travel path, and which are coupled and/or with a drive by a suspension element interrelating their motion. The suspension element is guided and/or driven by a traction sheave and/or a drive shaft and/or a deflecting pulley. The suspension element is a sheathed and/or belt-type, with a first layer made of a first plasticizable and/or elastomeric material and a second layer with a connection plane formed between the first and second layers. At least one tension member—rope-type, tissue-type, or comprising a multitude of partial elements—is embedded in an area of the connection plane, a majority of a surface of said at least one tension member directly contacting said first layer. A manufacturing procedure for one of the suspension elements is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Anke Allwardt, Adrian Attinger, Daniel Fischer, Ernst Ach, Phillipe Henneau, Andre' Kreiser, David Risch, Urs Baumgartner, Hans Blochle, Joseph Muff, Nicolas Gremaud, Steffen Grundmann, Karl Weinberger, Hans Kocher, Guntram Begle, Heinrich Kuttel
  • Publication number: 20100133046
    Abstract: An elevator system with a car or platform to transport passengers and/or goods as well as with a counterweight, which are arranged as traversable or movable along a travel path, and which are coupled and/or with a drive by a suspension element interrelating their motion. The suspension element is guided and/or driven by a traction sheave and/or a drive shaft and/or a deflecting pulley. The suspension element is sheathed and/or belt-type, with a first layer made of a first plasticizable and/or elastomeric material, containing a first exterior surface, and with at least one tension member—rope-type, tissue-type, or comprising a multitude of partial elements—that is embedded in the first layer of the suspension element. A manufacturing procedure for one of the suspension elements is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: INVENTIO AG
    Inventors: Anke Allwardt, Adrian Attinger, Daniel Fischer, Ernst Ach, Phillipe Henneau, Andre' Kreiser, David Risch, Urs Baumgartner, Hans Blochle, Joseph Muff, Nicolas Gremaud, Steffen Grundmann, Karl Weinberger, Hans Kocher, Guntram Begle, Heinrich Kuttel
  • Patent number: 7533868
    Abstract: A drive unit has at least one motor, a motor stand, a bearing block, a drive pulley and a counter-roller attachment. The drive pulley is mounted at the motor stand and at the bearing block by a shaft. A respective brake is arranged at the bearing block at each side. Webs connect the motor stand with the bearing block. The motor stand, the bearing block and the webs form a stable structure without an engine frame carrying the motor stand and the bearing block being necessary. A counter-roller attachment consisting of side plates and a counter-roller is arranged directly at the motor stand and the bearing block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventors: Andrzej Cholinski, Heinrich Küttel
  • Patent number: 7533762
    Abstract: A lift has a lift cage movable in a lift shaft and is connected with a counterweight by means of at least one support means. The lift cage or counterweight moves by means of at least one drive means separate from the support means. One end of the drive means engages the upper end of the counterweight, is guided by way of a drive pulley and by way of a deflecting roller, and engages at its other end with the lower end of the counterweight. A drive unit drives the drive pulley. The drive means consists of a drive part and a tension part of different characteristics, wherein the drive and tension parts are connected by means of a drive means connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventors: Heinrich Kuttel, Danilo Peric
  • Publication number: 20080041668
    Abstract: A lift has a lift cage movable in a lift shaft and is connected with a counterweight by means of at least one support means. The lift cage or counterweight moves by means of at least one drive means separate from the support means. One end of the drive means engages the upper end of the counterweight, is guided by way of a drive pulley and by way of a deflecting roller, and engages at its other end with the lower end of the counterweight. A drive unit drives the drive pulley. The drive means consists of a drive part and a tension part of different characteristics, wherein the drive and tension parts are connected by means of a drive means connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Heinrich Kuttel, Danilo Peric
  • Patent number: 7316295
    Abstract: An elevator drive unit includes an engine, an engine stand, a bearing block, a traction sheave and an engine frame with a counter-roller base. The stator of the electric drive is bolted, by means of a flange, to the engine stand. The rotor of the electric drive sits on a free end of a shaft bearing the traction sheave. The shaft is mounted to the bearing block and the engine stand. The traction sheave is mounted to the engine stand bearing block by means of the shaft. A brake is located within the engine stand and is protected by the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventors: Andrzej Cholinski, Heinrich Küttel
  • Patent number: 7261187
    Abstract: A deflecting module has deflecting elements that are displaceable relative to one another. The deflecting elements are mutually supported, wherein at each side the outermost deflecting element is carried by a bearing plate. Each deflecting element has a housing which carries an axle and, for the mutual displaceability, has on one side a groove and on the other side a cog. A deflecting roller is rotatably arranged on the axle for guiding and deflecting elevator car and counterweight support elements, for example a flat belt, and producing a change of direction of the support elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventors: Daniel Fischer, Heinrich Kuttel
  • Publication number: 20060260879
    Abstract: A deflecting module has deflecting elements that are displaceable relative to one another. The deflecting elements are mutually supported, wherein at each side the outermost deflecting element is carried by a bearing plate. Each deflecting element has a housing which carries an axle and, for the mutual displaceability, has on one side a groove and on the other side a cog. A deflecting roller is rotatably arranged on the axle for guiding and deflecting elevator car and counterweight support elements, for example a flat belt, and producing a change of direction of the support elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Applicant: INVENTIO AG
    Inventors: Daniel Fischer, Heinrich Kuttel
  • Patent number: 7083026
    Abstract: An engine frame and counter-roller support assembly provides for adjustable positioning of the support with respect to the engine frame, thus allowing differing cable-line spacing to be accommodated. The support includes a pair of carrier elements. The counter-roller is supported on an axle in the bore holes of the carrier elements. The carrier elements are identical and each are in the form of a plate with a headliner and reinforcement ribs. The headliner has a contact surface with a number of two-stage bore-holes which serve for the fastening of the counter-roller support to the engine frame. The bore-holes are arranged such that the counter-roller support can be fastened in different positions, according to the required cable-line spacing between cab cables and counterweight cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventors: Andrzej Cholinski, Heinrich Küttel
  • Patent number: 6942067
    Abstract: An emergency drive is a toothed element such as a gear rim, is arranged on a traction sheave of an elevator drive. During emergency operation, the gear rim is driven by means of a pinion of an auxiliary engine. The engine is installed on the elevator drive only during an emergency operation. After emergency operation, the engine is removed from the drive unit. The gear rim may be composed of several layers of interlocked segments. The layers are mutually shifted in a circumferential direction. Each segment consists of laminated/interlocked sheet metal segments, which are, as mass-produced goods, cheaply producible through cutting and punching procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventors: Andrzej Cholinski, Heinrich Küttel
  • Publication number: 20050103574
    Abstract: A drive unit has at least one motor, a motor stand, a bearing block, a drive pulley and a counter-roller attachment. The drive pulley is mounted at the motor stand and at the bearing block by a shaft. A respective brake is arranged at the bearing block at each side. Webs connect the motor stand with the bearing block. The motor stand, the bearing block and the webs form a stable structure without an engine frame carrying the motor stand and the bearing block being necessary. A counter-roller attachment consisting of side plates and a counter-roller is arranged directly at the motor stand and the bearing block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Andrzej Cholinski, Heinrich Kuttel
  • Patent number: 6729597
    Abstract: A lift drive unit support apparatus consists of multiple height-adjustable mounts, which conduct the forces of the drive unit to a foundation, fasten the drive unit in an earthquake-proof manner, and isolate it in terms of solid-borne sound from the foundation. The drive unit can be levelled in height by means of a tool, such as a shaft spanner, by way of an adjusting sleeve screwed into the engine frame. A foot plate inserted below the adjusting sleeve transmits vertical forces from the adjusting sleeve to a damping element. Horizontal forces are transmitted from the adjusting sleeve by way of a tube to a base plate and from there to an anchor bolt, which also prevents upward lift-off of the drive unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventors: Andrzej Cholinski, Heinrich Küttel
  • Publication number: 20030155184
    Abstract: An elevator drive unit includes an engine, an engine stand, a bearing block, a traction sheave and an engine frame with a counter-roller base. The stator of the electric drive is bolted, by means of a flange, to the engine stand. The rotor of the electric drive sits on a free end of a shaft bearing the traction sheave. The shaft is mounted to the bearing block and the engine stand. The traction sheave is mounted to the engine stand bearing block by means of the shaft. A brake is located within the engine stand and is protected by the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Andrzej Cholinski, Heinrich Kuttel
  • Publication number: 20030155188
    Abstract: An engine frame and counter-roller support assembly provides for adjustable positioning of the support with respect to the engine frame, thus allowing differing cable-line spacing to be accommodated. The support includes a pair of carrier elements. The counter-roller is supported on an axle in the bore holes of the carrier elements. The carrier elements are identical and each are in the form of a plate with a headliner and reinforcement ribs. The headliner has a contact surface with a number of two-stage bore-holes which serve for the fastening of the counter-roller support to the engine frame. The bore-holes are arranged such that the counter-roller support can be fastened in different positions, according to the required cable-line spacing between cab cables and counterweight cables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Andrzej Cholinski, Heinrich Kuttel
  • Publication number: 20030155186
    Abstract: An emergency drive is a toothed element such as a gear rim, is arranged on a traction sheave of an elevator drive. During emergency operation, the gear rim is driven by means of a pinion of an auxiliary engine. The engine is installed on the elevator drive only during an emergency operation. After emergency operation, the engine is removed from the drive unit. The gear rim may be composed of several layers of interlocked segments. The layers are mutually shifted in a circumferential direction. Each segment consists of laminated/interlocked sheet metal segments, which are, as mass-produced goods, cheaply producible through cutting and punching procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Andrzej Cholinski, Heinrich Kuttel
  • Publication number: 20030155480
    Abstract: A lift drive unit support apparatus consists of multiple height-adjustable mounts, which conduct the forces of the drive unit to a foundation, fasten the drive unit in an earthquake-proof manner, and isolate it in terms of solid-borne sound from the foundation. The drive unit can be levelled in height by means of a tool, such as a shaft spanner, by way of an adjusting sleeve screwed into the engine frame. A foot plate inserted below the adjusting sleeve transmits vertical forces from the adjusting sleeve to a damping element. Horizontal forces are transmitted from the adjusting sleeve by way of a tube to a base plate and from there to an anchor bolt, which also prevents upward lift-off of the drive unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Andrzej Cholinski, Heinrich Kuttel