Inclined elevator with single rail
US4534451A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 1983 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66B9/06
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to an elevator, especially an inclined elevator, with a rigid runway on single poles, a load transportable between stations, a motor-driven traction element and if necessary a counterweight. It consists in principle of a single rail (1) used as a runway, said rail being a hollow-tube profile, preferably having a square profile, whose diagonal is in vertical position and in that inside the rail (1) if necessary the counterweight (8) is guided, that the load (11) to be moved and if necessary also the counterweight (8) are suspended on a circular steel chain (5) which is turned by approximately 180.degree. around a sprocket (6) connected to a drive (7).
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