Abstract: Traction sheave elevator comprising a drive machine (10), a traction sheave (7) connected to the drive machine, two diverting pulleys (5,6), an elevator car (1), a counterweight (2) and a hoisting rope rigging (3) on which rigging the elevator car and its counterweight are suspended. Each deflection of a hoisting rope in the rigging (3) takes place along a circular path determined by a rope groove on the traction sheave (7) or a diverting pulley (5 and 6), occurs in essentially the same direction with respect to the direction of the shafts of the traction sheave and diverting pulleys.

Abstract: Traction sheave elevator has a drive machine (1) and, coupled with it, a traction sheave (3) provided with a rope groove (2), the hoisting rope (4) running over the traction sheave, an elevator car (6) and its counterweight (7) suspended on the hoisting rope and moving in an elevator shaft (6). The elevator uses at least two diverting pulleys (8,9) which causes the hoisting rope going to the traction sheave (3) and the hoisting rope coming from the traction sheave (3) to run crosswise with respect to each other. The diverting pulleys and the traction sheave are placed so that the planes of rotation of the diverting pulleys (8,9) lie on different sides of the plane of rotation of the traction sheave (3).

Abstract: Rope arrangement for an elevator car. There is a hoisting machine and hoisting ropes moving the elevator car, in which a rope arrangement of the hoisting ropes of the elevator run over rope pulleys placed under the elevator car. The hoisting ropes run over the rope pulleys so that the transmission ratio between the speed of the elevator car and the rotational speed of the hoisting machine is at least 1:4.