US 11,891,277 B2
Elevator system comprising a plurality of differing support means
Florian Dold, Cham (CH); Andreas Egger, Kriens (CH); Marcus Junig, Oberkirch LU (CH); Daniel Meierhans, Sins (CH); Philipp Müller, Sempach (CH); Adrian Steiner, Inwil (CH); and Volker Zapf, Kriens-Obernau (CH)
Assigned to INVENTIO AG, Hergiswil (CH)
Appl. No. 17/757,254
Filed by Inventio AG, Hergiswil (CH)
PCT Filed Dec. 18, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/087226
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 13, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/123310, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 24, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 19218554 (EP), filed on Dec. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0002193 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. B66B 7/06 (2006.01); B66B 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B66B 7/06 (2013.01) [B66B 11/008 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An elevator system comprising:
a car;
two counterweights;
two support means having different physical properties, a first of the support means being connected between the car and one of the counterweights and a second of the support means being connected between the car and another of the counterweights; and
wherein the first and second support means are redundant with regard to a maximum load-carrying capacity to be carried in the elevator system.