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).
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Publication number: 20150024891Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventors: 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
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Publication number: 20100133046Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2008Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: INVENTIO AGInventors: 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
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Patent number: 7533868Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 1, 2004Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Inventio AGInventors: Andrzej Cholinski, Heinrich Küttel
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Patent number: 7533762Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 23, 2007Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Inventio AGInventors: Heinrich Kuttel, Danilo Peric
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Publication number: 20080041668Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2007Publication date: February 21, 2008Inventors: Heinrich Kuttel, Danilo Peric
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Patent number: 7316295Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 12, 2003Date of Patent: January 8, 2008Assignee: Inventio AGInventors: Andrzej Cholinski, Heinrich Küttel
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Patent number: 7261187Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 19, 2006Date of Patent: August 28, 2007Assignee: Inventio AGInventors: Daniel Fischer, Heinrich Kuttel
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Publication number: 20060260879Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2006Publication date: November 23, 2006Applicant: INVENTIO AGInventors: Daniel Fischer, Heinrich Kuttel
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Patent number: 7083026Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 10, 2003Date of Patent: August 1, 2006Assignee: Inventio AGInventors: Andrzej Cholinski, Heinrich Küttel
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Patent number: 6942067Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 11, 2003Date of Patent: September 13, 2005Assignee: Inventio AGInventors: Andrzej Cholinski, Heinrich Küttel
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Publication number: 20050103574Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2004Publication date: May 19, 2005Inventors: Andrzej Cholinski, Heinrich Kuttel
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Patent number: 6729597Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 13, 2003Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Assignee: Inventio AGInventors: Andrzej Cholinski, Heinrich Küttel
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Publication number: 20030155184Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2003Publication date: August 21, 2003Inventors: Andrzej Cholinski, Heinrich Kuttel
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Publication number: 20030155188Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2003Publication date: August 21, 2003Inventors: Andrzej Cholinski, Heinrich Kuttel
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Publication number: 20030155186Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2003Publication date: August 21, 2003Inventors: Andrzej Cholinski, Heinrich Kuttel
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Publication number: 20030155480Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2003Publication date: August 21, 2003Inventors: Andrzej Cholinski, Heinrich Kuttel