Patent ID: 11866300
Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B  D | IPC B  D

Claim 0:
1. A belt for suspending and/or driving an elevator car, comprising:
a plurality of tension members extending along a length of the belt, each tension member including:
a core including a plurality of individual load carrying fibers arranged unidirectionally, substantially in a direction parallel to a tension member length and impregnated with a first matrix material; and
an outer layer secured to the core including a plurality of outer fibers arranged around a perimeter of the core, the outer layer including one or more outer fibers arranged off-axis relative to the load carrying fibers of the core; and
a jacket at least partially encapsulating the plurality of tension members to retain the plurality of tension members;
wherein the plurality of outer fibers are braided around the core to form the outer layer;
wherein the plurality of load carrying fibers comprise one or more of glass, nylon, and polymer fibers;
wherein the core has a cross-sectional thickness in the range of 0.5 millimeters to 1.0 millimeters; and
wherein the plurality of outer fibers are impregnated with a second matrix material after forming of the core but prior to the plurality of outer fibers being braided around the core.