Double-deck elevator

US9868616B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9868616-B2
Application numberUS-201214412011-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 14, 2012
Priority dateAug 14, 2012
Publication dateJan 16, 2018
Grant dateJan 16, 2018

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Abstract

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In a double-deck elevator, a car apparatus includes: a main frame; an upper car and a lower car that are disposed inside the main frame so as to be able to move vertically; and a car suspending body that suspends the upper car and the lower car on the main frame so as to counterbalance each other. A stopper sheave is disposed on a lower portion of the main frame. A flexible stopper cord-like body is wound onto the stopper sheave. The stopper cord-like body is connected to the upper car on a first side of the stopper sheave and is connected to the lower car on a second side of the stopper sheave.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A double-deck elevator comprising: a car apparatus including: a main frame; an upper car that is disposed inside the main frame so as to be able to move vertically; a lower car that is disposed inside the main frame below the upper car so as to be able to move vertically; and a car suspending body that suspends the upper car and the lower car on the main frame so as to counterbalance each other, the car apparatus being raised and lowered ins…

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  • B66B11/022Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9868616B2 cover?
In a double-deck elevator, a car apparatus includes: a main frame; an upper car and a lower car that are disposed inside the main frame so as to be able to move vertically; and a car suspending body that suspends the upper car and the lower car on the main frame so as to counterbalance each other. A stopper sheave is disposed on a lower portion of the main frame. A flexible stopper cord-like bo…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kato Kunio, Mitsubishi Electric Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B66B11/022. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 16 2018 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).