CPC B66B 7/085 (2013.01) [B66B 7/062 (2013.01); B66B 9/00 (2013.01); B66B 19/02 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. A suspension member for suspending and/or driving an elevator car of an elevator system comprising:
a plurality of tension members extending along a length of the suspension member including a plurality of fibers extending along the length of the suspension member bonded into a polymer matrix;
a jacket substantially retaining the plurality of tension members; and
wherein the suspension member is deformed at a suspension member end when the suspension member end is installed into a termination assembly of the elevator system;
wherein the suspension member is deformed by application of one or more of heat or a solvent material to a selected portion of the suspension member; and
wherein the suspension member is cured to secure the suspension member to the termination after deformation at the termination;
wherein the termination includes an insert disposed at a suspension member outlet of the termination configured to reduce stresses on the suspension member;
wherein the insert is recessed into a termination pocket of the termination.
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