Elevator belt surface protection for installation
A belt of an elevator system includes one or more tension elements extending longitudinally along a length of the belt, and an elastomeric jacket at least partially enveloping the one or more tension elements. The jacket defines a traction side configured to be interactive with a traction sheave of the elevator system and a back side opposite the traction side. A protective tape is applied to the elastomeric jacket at the back side. A method of assembling an elevator system includes forming a belt, and installing the belt in a hoistway of the elevator system. One or more additional components of the elevator system are installed in the hoistway. A protective tape is removed from a jacket of the belt after installation of the one or more additional components is completed.
1. A belt of an elevator system, comprising:
one or more tension elements extending longitudinally along a length of the belt;
an elastomeric jacket at least partially enveloping the one or more tension elements, the jacket defining a traction side configured to be interactive with a traction sheave of the elevator system and a back side opposite the traction side; and
a protective tape applied to the elastomeric jacket at the back side; wherein the protective tape includes:
a protective layer configured to be one or more of abrasion resistant, scuff resistant or break resistant; and
an adhesive layer disposed between the protective layer and the jacket to secure the protective tape to the jacket.
2. The belt of claim 1 , wherein the protective tape is a clean peel tape, which is removable leaving no adhesive residue on the elastomeric jacket.
3. The belt of claim 1 , wherein the protective layer includes a high strength polymer material with reinforcement.
4. The belt of claim 3 , wherein the protective layer includes a polypropylene with glass yarn reinforcement.
5. The belt of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive layer has multiple layers.
6. An elevator system, comprising:
a hoistway;
an elevator car movable along the hoistway;
a belt operably connected to the elevator car to move the elevator car along the hoistway, the belt including:
one or more tension elements extending longitudinally along a length of the belt;
an elastomeric jacket at least partially enveloping the one or more tension elements, the jacket defining a traction side configured to be interactive with a traction sheave of the elevator system and a back side opposite the traction side; and
a protective tape applied to the elastomeric jacket at the back side; wherein the protective tape includes:
a protective layer configured to be one or more of abrasion resistant, scuff resistant or break resistant; and
an adhesive layer disposed between the protective layer and the jacket to secure the protective tape to the jacket.
7. The elevator system of claim 6 , wherein the protective tape is a clean peel tape, which is removable leaving no adhesive residue on the elastomeric jacket.
8. The elevator system of claim 6 , wherein the protective layer includes a high strength polymer material with reinforcement.
9. The elevator system of claim 8 , wherein the protective layer includes a polypropylene with glass yarn reinforcement.
10. The elevator system of claim 6 , wherein the adhesive layer has multiple layers.
11. A method of assembling an elevator system, comprising:
applying a protective tape to an elastomeric jacket at a back side of a belt, the belt including:
one or more tension elements extending longitudinally along a length of the belt; and
an elastomeric jacket at least partially enveloping the one or more tension elements, the jacket defining a traction side configured to be interactive with a traction sheave of the elevator system and a back side opposite the traction side;
wherein the protective tape includes:
a protective layer configured to be one or more of abrasion resistant, scuff resistant or break resistant; and
an adhesive layer disposed between the protective layer and the jacket to secure the protective tape to the jacket.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the protective tape is applied to the jacket via one of a roll or a precut length of protective tape.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the protective tape is a clean peel tape, which is removable leaving no adhesive residue on the elastomeric jacket.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the protective layer includes a high strength polymer material with reinforcement.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the protective layer includes a polypropylene with glass yarn reinforcement.
16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the adhesive layer has multiple layers.
17. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
installing the belt in a hoistway of the elevator system;
installing one or more additional components of the elevator system in the hoistway; and
removing the protective tape from the jacket after installation of the one or more additional components is completed.