An illustrative example embodiment of an elevator load bearing member includes a unidirectional weave of a plurality of load bearing fibers including at least a first material and a second material. A melting point of the first material is higher than a melting point of the second material. The plurality of load bearing fibers are bonded together by at least some of the second material that is at least partially melted. A coating covers the plurality of load bearing fibers.

An interactive cord system can include sensing circuitry coupled to a system ground and an interactive cord. The interactive cord can include a plurality of non-conductive lines a plurality of conductive sensing lines at least partially woven with one or more of the plurality of non-conductive lines to form at least one touch-sensitive area along the interactive cord and one or more conductive grounding lines electrically connected with the system ground and extending at least partially along an outer portion of the interactive cord.

A lifting member for an elevator system includes a rope formed from plurality of load carrying fibers extending along a length of the lifting member. The plurality of load carrying fibers including a plurality of aromatic polyester based fibers. A coating layer at least partially encapsulates the rope. An elevator system includes a hoistway, an elevator car disposed in the hoistway and movable therein, and a lifting member operably connected to the elevator car to suspend and/or drive the elevator car along the hoistway. The lifting member includes a rope formed from plurality of load carrying fibers extending along a length of the lifting member. The plurality of load carrying fibers including a plurality of aromatic polyester based fibers. A coating layer at least partially encapsulates the rope.

A method for manufacturing a rope structure comprising providing, around a first roller and a second roller, a loop including a plurality of twisted strands. The method further comprising feeding a plurality of body strands onto the loop, feeding including, with the plurality of body strands connected to the loop, moving the loop about the first roller and the second roller to cause the body strands to lay and be twisted on the plurality of twisted strands.

The invention relates to a rope made of textile fiber material, comprising a rope core and a sheath surrounding the rope core, wherein the sheath, an intermediate sheath located between the sheath and the rope core and/or a reinforcement located between the sheath and the rope core comprise(s) a twine of excess length, the twine of excess length being formed in that it comprises at least a first yarn and a second yarn which are twisted together, the first yarn having a greater length than the second yarn, measured in an untwisted state of a unit length of the twine. In a further aspect, the invention relates to a method of manufacturing a twine of excess length for the above-mentioned rope.

The invention relates to a rope made of textile fiber material, comprising a rope core and a sheath surrounding the rope core, wherein the sheath, an intermediate sheath located between the sheath and the rope core and/or a reinforcement located between the sheath and the rope core comprise(s) a twine of excess length, the twine of excess length being formed in that it comprises at least a first yarn and a second yarn which are twisted together, the first yarn having a greater length than the second yarn, measured in an untwisted state of a unit length of the twine. In a further aspect, the invention relates to a method of manufacturing a twine of excess length for the above-mentioned rope.

An interactive cord system can include sensing circuitry coupled to a system ground and an interactive cord. The interactive cord can include a plurality of non-conductive lines a plurality of conductive sensing lines at least partially woven with one or more of the plurality of non-conductive lines to form at least one touch-sensitive area along the interactive cord and one or more conductive grounding lines electrically connected with the system ground and extending at least partially along an outer portion of the interactive cord.

The present invention provides a metal cord having better adhesion to rubber compared to a conventional one, as well as a metal cord-rubber composite and a conveyor belt, including the same. In a metal cord (10) composed of a plurality of metal filaments (11) twisted together, the surfaces of the metal filaments (11) constituting the outermost layer are each provided with a zinc plating layer (16), and the degrees of crystal orientation of the (002) plane and the (102) plane of the surface of the zinc plating layer (16) are less than 120.

A cable includes a core with a plurality of first wires made of carbon steel and a plurality of strands surrounding the core. Each strand includes a plurality of second wires made of stainless steel. The cable has a maximum cross-sectional dimension less than 2 millimeters.

A suspension wire structure comprises a conductive wire, a plurality of supporting stranded wires and a protective layer. The conductive wire has a first strand made of a first material. The plurality of supporting stranded wires surround the conductive wire, and each of the supporting stranded wires has a plurality of supporting strands made of a second material. The protective layer covers the surface of the conductive wire and is located between the conductive wire and the plurality of supporting stranded wires. The plurality of supporting stranded wires and the protective layer are conductive, and the protective layer is made of a third material. The first material, the second material and the third material are different from each other.