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Traction sheave elevator with drive machine below

US5469937A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 23, 1994
Grant dateNov 28, 1995
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Expiry dateJun 23, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB66B11/0045
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a traction sheave elevator with drive machine below, comprising an elevator car (1) moving along elevator guide rails (10), a counterweight moving along counterweight guide rails (11), a set of hoisting ropes (3) supporting the elevator car and the counterweight, and in the bottom part of the elevator shaft a drive machine unit (6) comprising a traction sheave (7) driven by the drive machine and engaging the hoisting ropes (3). The drive machine unit (6) of the elevator is placed below the path of the counterweight (2). In the direction of the thickness of the counterweight, the drive machine unit (6) is placed substantially inside the shaft space extension required by the counterweight (2) on its path, including the safety distance.

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