Patent ID: 9718645
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: B66B

Claim:
1. A damping unit for an elevator, for reduction of vertical oscillations of an elevator car during a standstill thereof, comprising: brake shoe retainers provided with brake shoes, that lie opposite one another, and which are moved between a resting position and an active position by an actuator, wherein the brake shoes can move, in the resting position during travel by the car, along a guide rail without making contact therewith, and during a standstill of the car can be pressed against the guide rail in the active position; the brake shoe retainers being connected to the actuator by a gear mechanism; a housing in which the brake shoe retainers are positioned; and a spring device attached to the housing and adapted to be attached to the car, the spring device configured to couple the housing to the car, wherein the spring device is a flexible spring made of metal.