Abstract: An elevator for transporting a person between two floors of a building includes at least one carriage and a lifting system. The elevator includes a control system and door sensors detecting the opening and closing of doors covering a hoist way. The control system detects a first opening and closing of a door in front of the carriage and activates the lift system to move the carriage to an opposite floor. Upon detecting a second opening and closing of a door in front of the carriage, the control system places the lift system in a standby state. Upon detecting a third opening and closing of a door in front of the carriage, the control system again activates the lift system to move the carriage to an opposite floor.

Abstract: An elevator for transporting a person between two floors of a building includes at least one carriage and a lifting system. The elevator includes a control system and door sensors detecting the opening and closing of doors covering a hoist way. The control system detects a first opening and closing of a door in front of the carriage and activates the lift system to move the carriage to an opposite floor. Upon detecting a second opening and closing of a door in front of the carriage, the control system places the lift system in a standby state. Upon detecting a third opening and closing of a door in front of the carriage, the control system again activates the lift system to move the carriage to an opposite floor.

Abstract: An elevator for moving a person between two levels. The system includes at least one carriage in a hoist way extending between two floors. A lever arm lifting system moves the carriage. The lever arm may be an articulated lever arm having a primary arm having a first end rotating on a primary shaft supported on the building structure and a primary sprocket wheel fixed to the primary shaft. A secondary arm has a first end rotating on a secondary shaft carried on a second end of the primary arm. A secondary sprocket wheel is also carried on the secondary shaft and is fixed to the secondary arm. The primary and secondary sprocket wheels are coupled by a chain belt. A second end of the secondary arm is coupled to the carriage. An electric motor is coupled to the primary arm to rotate it around the primary shaft, and to thereby move the carriage between the two levels.