Method for replacing the ropes of an elevator, and an elevator

US9422136B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9422136-B2
Application numberUS-201213528554-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 20, 2012
Priority dateDec 21, 2009
Publication dateAug 23, 2016
Grant dateAug 23, 2016

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Abstract

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A method for replacing the elevator ropes in an elevator provided with at least a hoisting machine, a traction sheave and a counterweight, in which the elevator car is supported with elevator ropes and which elevator comprises compensating ropes. In connection with the first rope replacement the compensating ropes are converted into the hoisting ropes of the elevator and at least a part of the hoisting ropes are converted into the compensating ropes of the elevator.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for replacing elevator ropes in an elevator having at least a hoisting machine, a traction sheave, a counterweight, and an elevator car supported by the elevator ropes, the method comprising: converting, in connection with rope replacement, one of the elevator ropes, which acts as a compensating rope and a hoisting rope of the elevator via: detaching a first end of the rope, which acts as the hoisting rope, from at least one of the elevator c…

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  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

  • B66B19/02Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B66B7/00Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9422136B2 cover?
A method for replacing the elevator ropes in an elevator provided with at least a hoisting machine, a traction sheave and a counterweight, in which the elevator car is supported with elevator ropes and which elevator comprises compensating ropes. In connection with the first rope replacement the compensating ropes are converted into the hoisting ropes of the elevator and at least a part of the …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Alasentie Pentti, Kone Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B66B19/02. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 23 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).