Abstract: A braking device may include first and second brake pads disposed opposite one another about a guide rail, for developing braking forces when the brake pads engage the guide rail. The first brake pad has a wedge shape and may taper in a wedge direction. A front side of the first brake pad facing the guide rail is aligned parallel to the guide rail, and a rear side of the first brake pad is angled corresponding to the wedge shape. The rear side of the first brake pad lies in a sliding manner against a contact surface of a first brake pad seat disposed at an angle corresponding to the first brake pad. In a first setting a locking device unblocks a sliding movement of the first brake pad, and in a second setting the locking device blocks the sliding movement of the first brake pad.

Abstract: An elevator system may include at least one elevator shaft, at least one elevator car that is displaceable in the at least one elevator shaft, and at least one service vehicle configured to receive an elevator car of the elevator system that is located at a stop floor. The elevator car may be displaced into the service vehicle along a direction of extraction perpendicular to a direction of extent of the at least one elevator shaft. Upon receiving the elevator car, the service vehicle may extract the elevator car from the at least one elevator shaft. A rotatable portion of a rail extending in the shaft along which the elevator car travels may be rotatable so as to align with a rail of the service vehicle.

Abstract: An elevator system, including at least one elevator cab, which can be moved at least in the vertical direction in an elevator shaft. A first drive device is provided for moving the at least one elevator cab. A platform device is provided, said platform device including a platform and a second drive device for moving the platform, wherein the platform is movable in the vertical direction and in at least one horizontal direction in the elevator shaft, wherein the second drive device is independent of the first drive device.

Abstract: A guide rail for an elevator system may include at least one rail element that is fastened by at least one fastening means to at least one shaft wall of the elevator system. The at least one rail element may be mounted in a movable manner in relation to at least one shaft wall. The at least one rail element can be moved in relation to the at least one shaft wall such that a space behind the at least one rail element and the shaft wall is accessible for inspection purposes. In some cases, the fastening means includes a hinge by which the rail element can swivel relative to the shaft wall.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a guide rail to guide the car of an elevator system. The guide rail is designed as a section with a cavity (2a-2f) and/or integrated cooling fins to cool the guide rail.

Abstract: A guide rail for an elevator system may comprise at least two rail elements that together form a guide rail portion having a functional running track that extends in a travel direction. Each of the rail elements may be connected to a shaft wall of the elevator system. Furthermore, the at least two rail elements may be adjacent and spaced such that the at least two rail elements can thermally expand freely in the travel direction. Additionally, the at least two rail elements in a region of the functional running track may have mutually opposite borders that have complementary profiles. An arbitrary cross section of the guide rail portion perpendicular to the travel direction in the region of the functional track may run through at least one of the two adjacent rail elements.

Abstract: A guide rail for an elevator system may include at least one rail element that is fastened by at least one fastening means to at least one shaft wall of the elevator system. The at least one rail element may be mounted in a movable manner in relation to at least one shaft wall. The at least one rail element can be moved in relation to the at least one shaft wall such that a space behind the at least one rail element and the shaft wall is accessible for inspection purposes. In some cases, the fastening means includes a hinge by which the rail element can swivel relative to the shaft wall.

Abstract: A method for operating an elevator system including at least one elevator car for conveying people from a starting stop to a destination stop, wherein a route for conveying the people from the starting stop to the destination stop is determined. In this case, different elevator components of the elevator system are actuated in order to move the at least one elevator car along the determined route, as a result of which actions of these elevator components are triggered. Specific elevator components are selected from amongst these elevator components of the elevator system, and the actions of the selected elevator components are simulated by means of a reproduction apparatus located in the at least one elevator car. The disclosure further relates to an elevator system which is designed for executing a method of this kind.

Abstract: An elevator system may include at least two elevator cars that are movable along a common rail section on a wall. The common rail section may comprise a plurality of rail segments arranged consecutively along a direction of travel of the elevator cars. Furthermore, the rail section may comprise at least one first rotary segment. A first rail segment of the plurality of rail segments may be arranged adjacent to the first rotary segment. The first rail segment may be fixed to the wall via a first fixed bearing such that the first rail segment is fixed in all three directions in space with respect to the wall. The first fixed bearing may be positioned at an end of the first rail segment that faces the first rotary segment.

Abstract: An elevator car may comprise a sliding carriage for moving an elevator car along guide rails of an elevator installation designed as part of a linear motor, a receiving means disposed on the sliding carriage, and a load space with a load space floor that is supported by the receiving means. The load space may be vibration-related decoupled by way of one or more damping elements from the sliding carriage. The elevator car may also comprise a controllable actuating element disposed on the elevator car such that when activated the controllable actuating element enables a relative movement of the load space floor to the sliding carriage.

Abstract: An elevator may include a brake apparatus such as a safety apparatus or a service brake, for example. The brake apparatus may be designed to generate a stepped braking force for braking an elevator car of the elevator. A plurality of brake cylinder assemblies may be configured so as to supply different braking forces. The brake cylinder assemblies may in some cases include a piston, a spring, and a brake pad. Moreover, a valve assembly may be utilized by one or more of the brake cylinder assemblies. Additional features of the brake apparatus may involve a compressor, a pressure accumulator, a pressure regulating valve.

Abstract: An elevator with a brake device may be configured to provide a variable brake force, from a minimum brake force up to a maximum brake force (Vmax). The brake device may include a first energy store that provides the maximum brake force and a second energy store that provides an adjustable counterforce. The adjustable counterforce may be directed in an opposed manner with respect to the maximum brake force provided from the first energy store. Further, the variable brake force may amount to a difference between the maximum brake force and the adjustable counterforce. In some cases, the first energy store may comprise a compression spring for providing the maximum brake force.

Abstract: A braking device may include first and second brake pads disposed opposite one another about a guide rail, for developing braking forces when the brake pads engage the guide rail. The first brake pad has a wedge shape and may taper in a wedge direction. A front side of the first brake pad facing the guide rail is aligned parallel to the guide rail, and a rear side of the first brake pad is angled corresponding to the wedge shape. The rear side of the first brake pad lies in a sliding manner against a contact surface of a first brake pad seat disposed at an angle corresponding to the first brake pad. In a first setting a locking device unblocks a sliding movement of the first brake pad, and in a second setting the locking device blocks the sliding movement of the first brake pad.

Abstract: A drive unit may be employed by an elevator system with vertical guide rails in two shafts, a horizontal guide rail that connects the vertical guide rails in the two shafts, independently movable elevator cars guided via guide rollers, and a rotatable rail segment configured to be transferred by the drive unit from a vertical alignment into a horizontal alignment so that the elevator cars may be transferred between shafts. The drive unit may include a first interface for at least indirectly fastening the rotatable rail segment to the drive unit, and a second interface for at least indirectly fastening the drive unit to a shaft wall in the first or second elevator shafts.

Abstract: An elevator system may include a plurality of elevator banks that extend vertically over stories of a building, a plurality of cabs that are movable in the plurality of elevator banks and may change between elevator shafts of the plurality of elevator banks, and one or more cab-accommodating shafts for accommodating one or more of the cabs. The cab-accommodating shafts may extend vertically over fewer stories than one of the elevator shafts of the plurality of elevator banks. In some cases, elevator banks may be separated by a shaft-free intermediate space, and the cab-accommodating shafts may extend over the shaft-free intermediate space to connect multiple elevator shafts.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a guide rail to guide the car of an elevator system. The guide rail is designed as a section with a cavity (2a-2f) and/or integrated cooling fins to cool the guide rail.

Abstract: A device may be employed to damp vibrations in elevator installations. The device may include two metal plates that are spaced apart from one another by an insulator made of an elastomer. An inner side of at least one of the two metal plates may have a structure that is formed by projections. In some cases, both of the metal plates may include such structures, and the projections of each metal plate may engage with one another. Due to the flexibility of the insulator, the insulator can fit in the structure formed by the projections. Geometric sizes of the projections, arrangement of the projections, shapes of the projections, and spacings between the projections can all affect a level of damping.

Abstract: An elevator may include a braking device such as a safety gear system or a service brake, for instance. The braking device may include a hydraulically-acting brake for braking an elevator car of the elevator. The braking device may further include a hydraulic unit with a pump assembly, a brake cylinder assembly, and a valve assembly for ventilating the brake. Further, the hydraulic unit may be fastened to the braking device.

Abstract: A guide rail for an elevator system may comprise at least two rail elements that together form a guide rail portion having a functional running track that extends in a travel direction. Each of the rail elements may be connected to a shaft wall of the elevator system. Furthermore, the at least two rail elements may be adjacent and spaced such that the at least two rail elements can thermally expand freely in the travel direction. Additionally, the at least two rail elements in a region of the functional running track may have mutually opposite borders that have complementary profiles. An arbitrary cross section of the guide rail portion perpendicular to the travel direction in the region of the functional track may run through at least one of the two adjacent rail elements.

Abstract: An elevator with a brake device may be configured to provide a variable brake force, from a minimum brake force up to a maximum brake force (Vmax). The brake device may include a first energy store that provides the maximum brake force and a second energy store that provides an adjustable counterforce. The adjustable counterforce may be directed in an opposed manner with respect to the maximum brake force provided from the first energy store. Further, the variable brake force may amount to a difference between the maximum brake force and the adjustable counterforce. In some cases, the first energy store may comprise a compression spring for providing the maximum brake force.