Patent ID: 9617117
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B66B

Claim:
1. An elevator brake control device, comprising: a relay switch that is associated with a safety chain configured to monitor at least one condition of a selected elevator system component, the relay switch selectively being closed to allow power supply to an electrically activated elevator brake component responsive to the monitored condition having a first status, the relay switch being selectively opened to prevent power supply to the brake component responsive to the monitored condition having a second, different status; a solid state switch in series with the relay switch between the relay switch and the brake component; a driver that selectively controls the solid state switch to selectively allow power to be supplied to the brake component through the relay switch, the driver operating the solid state switch to conduct power depending on a status of the relay switch and only if the relay switch is closed and the monitored condition has the first status.