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EP 1042211 A1 20001011 - DRUM DRIVE ELEVATOR USING FLAT BELT

Title (en)

DRUM DRIVE ELEVATOR USING FLAT BELT

Title (de)

TROMMELANTRIEBSAUFZUG MIT FLACHSEIL

Title (fr)

SYSTEME D'ASCENSEUR A MECANISME D'ENTRAINEMENT DE TAMBOUR UTILISANT UNE COURROIE PLATE

Publication

EP 1042211 A1 20001011 (EN)

Application

EP 99909521 A 19990219

Priority

US 9903650 W 19990219
US 3110898 A 19980226
US 16367698 A 19980930
US 21899098 A 19981222

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9943599A1] An elevator system (10) includes an elevator car (18) supported for vertical movement on a belt (16) having an end fixed to the hoistway (26) and the other end wound about a drum (32) of a drum drive (12). When the belt (16) is wound or unwound about the drum (32), the elevator car (18) is raised or lowered, respectively.

IPC 1-7

B66B 11/06

IPC 8 full level

B66B 11/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B66B 11/0075 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9943599A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR IT PT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9943599 A1 19990902; EP 1042211 A1 20001011

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9903650 W 19990219; EP 99909521 A 19990219