(19)
(11) EP 0 957 059 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
20.12.2000 Bulletin 2000/51

(43) Date of publication A2:
17.11.1999 Bulletin 1999/46

(21) Application number: 99500075.9

(22) Date of filing: 11.05.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B66B 5/22
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 13.05.1998 ES 9800998

(71) Applicant: ORONA S. Coop.
20120 Hernani, Gipuzkoa (ES)

(72) Inventor:
  • Madoz Michaus, Miguel A.
    29120 Hernani, Gipuzkoa (ES)

   


(54) Safety braking device for an elevator


(57) The cabin braking device (1) is the caliper type (3), which straddles the rail (21) and has its housing (20) secured to the cabin. It is operated by a lever (10) in both the upward and downward direction in the event of overspeed, and it is provided with a mechanism (5,11,12,13) for operating the caliper (3), a pivoting wedge (6) moved by roller (5) in ore direction or the other, and roller (5) travel stops (3a) and springs (9) to adjust the braking force in either direction independently. The braking device components form a single and indivisible active part (2) in the housing (20), which moves (22) in relation to the latter.






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