Slides Perpendicular To Path Of Support Patents (Class 187/365)
  • Patent number: 9919898
    Abstract: A safety brake device at a load receiving component of an elevator installation includes brake equipment that co-operates with a guide rail of the load receiving component. The brake equipment includes a cam disc that is rotatable about a cam disc axis and for activation of the safety brake device is set into a rotation through an activation rotational angle by an activating mechanism, wherein as a consequence of such rotation the cam disc comes into contact with the guide rail, whereby the guide rail moving relative to the safety brake device when the load receiving component is travelling rotates the cam disc into a position in which the brake equipment and thus the safety brake device produce an intended braking action relative to the guide rail. The activating mechanism includes a pivotally mounted activating lever driven by an activating spring to rotate the cam disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: INVENTIO AG
    Inventors: Faruk Osmanbasic, Miriam Heini, Quirin Kollros, Simon Barmettler
  • Patent number: 9616796
    Abstract: A lift gate system having a first upright including a first track; a second upright including a second track, wherein the second upright is parallel to the first upright; a cross member coupled to the first upright and coupled to the second upright; a receiver bar coupled to the cross member, wherein the receiver bar is configured for detachable coupling to a receiver tube; a first carrier coupled to the first upright, wherein the first carrier is coupled to the first upright, wherein the first carrier is configured to move along the first track; a second carrier coupled to the second upright, wherein the second carrier is coupled to the second upright, wherein the second carrier is configured to move along the second track; a platform coupled to the first carrier and the second carrier; and a drive mechanism coupled to the first carrier and to the second carrier, wherein the first carrier and the second carrier move at a same velocity when the drive mechanism is activated, whereby the platform is raised and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Liftmasters, LLC
    Inventors: Justin Russo, Martin Affentranger, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7299898
    Abstract: A progressive safety device for an elevator includes a brake unit and an actuating unit. The brake unit has a first brake shoe with first spring assemblies and a triangular rotatable support with second and third brake shoes. The actuating unit has an electromagnetic actuator with a locking bolt, a guide bolt with a coaxial compression spring and an actuating arm. On actuation, the compression spring moves the actuating arm against a guide rail whereby grooves on the actuating arm create a frictional engagement with the guide rail turning the actuating arm about a swivel bearing and through a follower turning the support. With the turning motion and the engagement of one of the second and third brake shoes with the guide rail, the first brake shoe is guided against the guide rail and generates the necessary braking force on the guide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventor: Josef Husmann
  • Patent number: 6164418
    Abstract: An elevating work platform structure for use in constructing an elevator channel before and after the elevator car has been placed into the elevator channel includes a horizontal beam, two side posts connected to two ends of the horizontal beam, two upper platforms integrally connected to two upper side ends of the two side posts respectively, two lower platforms integrally connected to two lower side ends of the two side posts respectively, and two safety brake arrangements provided at a lower front portion of each of the side posts for providing an instant emergency brake if the suspension cable holding up said elevating work platform structure breaks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Inventors: Ching Hung Chen, Pei Ping Huang, Pei Kai Huang