Traction sheave elevator, hoisting unit and machine space

Patent · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2000

OSTI ID:873385

Hakala, Harri ^[1]; Mustalahti, Jorma ^[1]; Aulanko, Esko ^[2]

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1. Hyvinkaa, FI
2. Kerava, FI

Traction sheave elevator consisting of an elevator car moving along elevator guide rails, a counterweight moving along counterweight guide rails, a set of hoisting ropes (3) on which the elevator car and counterweight are suspended, and a drive machine unit (6) driving a traction sheave (7) acting on the hoisting ropes (3) and placed in the elevator shaft. The drive machine unit (6) is of a flat construction. A wall of the elevator shaft is provided with a machine space with its open side facing towards the shaft, the essential parts of the drive machine unit (6) being placed in the space. The hoisting unit (9) of the traction sheave elevator consists of a substantially discoidal drive machine unit (6) and an instrument panel (8) mounted on the frame (20) of the hoisting unit.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• Assignee: Kone OY (Helsinki, FI)
• Patent Number(s): US 6148962
• OSTI ID: 873385
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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