Elevator governor
CA 1214841 A · Owner: Otis Elevator Company · Inventors: Koppensteiner, Werner
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Elevator Governor, A flywheel or disc rotates around a circular stationary surface, for example, a shaft the disc is, configured relative to the stationary surface so as to define the tapered area or gap at diametrically opposite positions. Two flyweights that are mounted on the disc and mechanically interconnected pivot on the disc radially outward as the disc speed increases. A pair of rollers are located in the space between the disc and the stationary surface, and, as the weights move radially outward, are progressively forced into the tapered area or gap, eventually contacting the stationary surface where they are wedged in the gap abruptly stopping the rotation of the disc. The …
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- Granted December 2, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 2, 2003.
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