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Elevator arrangement and method

US8616340B2 · kind B2 · utility

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25Claims

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Assignee

Kone Corporation · FI

Inventors

Mark Peacock · Lieksa, FI
Matti Eskelinen · Hyvinkää, FI
Zhizhong Yan · Espoo, FI

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 6, 2011
Grant date	Dec 31, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 6, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49947
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Method in the use of a construction-time elevator, in which method the supporting platform that supports the elevator car of the elevator is lifted higher in the elevator hoistway with a hoisting device supported on a support structure. In the method the supporting platform is suspended from the support structure via at least one hoisting device and rope comprised in the hoisting device and the supporting platform is lifted upwards in the elevator hoistway with a lifting ratio of 1:x, where x is greater than 1.

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