Patent ID: 7510059

Claim:
Method for functionally testing a rope brake for an elevator car having a movable brake shoe, comprising: moving the brake shoe into a first end position while the car is stationary; moving the brake shoe into a second end position while the car is stationary; and testing switching positions of at least one position switch, the switching positions corresponding to the end positions of the brake shoe; the rope brake comprising: a stop that is immovable in a longitudinal direction of the rope; the movable brake shoe, the rope being led between the stop and the brake shoe, the brake shoe adapted to be moved back and forth between a braking position, pressing the rope against the stop, and a release position, releasing the rope; a linear drive; a releasable coupling for releasably connecting the linear drive to the brake shoe, the brake shoe adapted to be transferred by means of the linear drive into the release position against the action of a braking force acting on the brake shoe in the braking position; wherein the connection between the linear drive and the brake shoe is adapted to be established and interrupted via the releasable coupling.