Abstract: An elevator guide having a base attached to an elevator component, a guide riding along a portion of a rail and a spring biasing the guide in contact with the rail. The guide includes one or more of the following: (i) a guide support member operably associated with the guide for movably supporting the guide so that the guide can move toward and away from a corresponding surface of the rail member wherein the guide support member has a plurality of spring engagement sections configured to vary a system effective spring rate; (ii) a roller including a non-metallic rim molded about a bearing; (iii) two independently adjustable stops and, (iv) an opening adjustment member mounted about a notch in the base to vary the distance between the base and the rail. The opening adjustment member has a width and/or depth greater than a width and/or depth of the notch.

Abstract: A stairlift includes a rail and a carriage. The carriage includes a frame, a central drive unit mounted to the frame, the central drive unit including a drive motor and a drive gear, a yoke assembly pivotably mounted to the frame, and a first bogie unit attached to the yoke assembly and a second bogie unit attached to the yoke assembly, wherein each bogie unit includes a bogie socket mounted to the yoke assembly, and a bogie ball spherically pivotable within the bogie socket, the bogie ball including a plurality of bogie ball rollers configured to hold the bogie ball to the rail, and further wherein the plurality of bogie ball rollers are configured to maintain the bogie ball in a generally perpendicular travel orientation relative to the rail.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a guide device for an elevator car, and an elevator system. The guiding device includes: a roller guide frame; and at least one roller rotatably mounted to the roller guide frame, the roller being configured to roll on an elevator guide rail when the elevator car is moving; wherein the guiding device further includes a braking device which inhibits the rotation of the roller when activated. The device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure has a simple and compact structure.

Abstract: A lift for relocating a toolbox includes a base plate attached to a truck bed having a lifting mechanism mounted thereon. The lifting mechanism is attached to a rectangular support frame that is dimensioned and configured to cradle and grip the bottom wall of a given toolbox. When actuated, the lifting mechanism rotates within a ninety-degree range to move the toolbox from a lowered position, adjacent and parallel to the truck cab, to a raised position, adjacent and parallel to the bed sidewall.

Abstract: A roller system, a roller brake device and an elevator system. The roller brake device is used for the roller system. The elevator system includes the roller system. The roller system comprises a roller assembly and a roller brake device, the roller brake device includes: a body, the roller brake device is mounted to the roller assembly by the body; an actuation device mounted to the body; and a brake connected to the body in a pivotable manner, and the actuation device can move the brake from a rest position to a brake position, wherein the brake engages and brakes a roller in the roller assembly at the brake position, and the brake is disengaged from the roller at the rest position.

Abstract: The elevator guide rail element comprises a guide rail element having a first jointing clamp attached to a lower end of the guide rail element and a second jointing clamp attached to an upper end of the guide rail element. The first and the second jointing clamp forms a plug-in joint between the first and the second jointing clamp and thereby between two consecutive guide rail elements when the first and the second jointing clamp are connected to each other.

Abstract: The arrangement comprises at least one travelling cable, a guide rail extending from a pit floor at least to a middle of an elevator shaft, an intermediate fixing point positioned in connection with the guide rail, the at least one travelling cable being fixedly attached in said intermediate fixing point, a travelling cable keeper being movably supported on the guide rail so that the travelling cable keeper is movable upwards and downwards along the guide rail, the at least one travelling cable being movably supported in support points on the travelling cable keeper, a path of the at least one travelling cable through the support points in the travelling cable keeper being curved, the at least one travelling cable being movable through the support points.

Abstract: An elevator guide having a base attached to an elevator component, a guide riding along a portion of a rail and a spring biasing the guide in contact with the rail. The guide includes one or more of the following: (i) a guide support member operably associated with the guide for movably supporting the guide so that the guide can move toward and away from a corresponding surface of the rail member wherein the guide support member has a plurality of spring engagement sections configured to vary a system effective spring rate; (ii) a roller including a non-metallic rim molded about a bearing; (iii) two independently adjustable stops and, (iv) an opening adjustment member mounted about a notch in the base to vary the distance between the base and the rail. The opening adjustment member has a width and/or depth greater than a width and/or depth of the notch.

Abstract: A combined guide rail for an elevator system includes a car guide rail portion to guide an elevator car along an elevator car travel path and a counterweight guide rail portion to guide a counterweight of the elevator system along a counterweight travel path. A connecting portion extends from the car guide rail portion to the counterweight guide rail portion. The car guide rail portion, the counterweight guide rail portion and the connecting portion are formed together as a single unitary structure from a single piece of material.

Abstract: An elevator system is provided that includes a car guiderail, a first counterweight guiderail, a second counterweight guiderail, an elevator machine, a first guiderail mount and a second guiderail mount. The elevator machine includes a frame, a motor, a brake and a sheave. The first guiderail mount structurally connects the frame to the first and the second counterweight guiderails. The second guiderail mount structurally connects the frame to the car guiderail independent of the first guiderail mount.

Abstract: A guide rail for an elevator car in a hoistway includes a base connectable with a wall of the hoistway. A web portion is connected to and extends from the base to a rail tip. The web portion includes a closed cross-section defining a web cavity extending along a length of the guide rail. The closed cross-section is formed of a sheet metal material to improve the torsional stiffness of the rail. A filler strip is located in the closed web cavity to prevent damage to the closed cross-section under braking forces applied to the guide rail.

Abstract: A guide rail straightness tester is provided. The guide rail straightness tester includes a first rail clamp assembly attached to a guide rail. An opposing second rail clamp assembly is attached to the guide rail. A sensor assembly is positioned between the first and second rail clamp assemblies and configured for slidable seating on the guide rail. The sensor assembly includes a sensor plate. A line extends from the first rail clamp assembly through an aperture in the sensor plate and is connected to the second rail clamp assembly. The sensor assembly is configured to determine the straightness of the guide rail during movement of the sensor assembly along the guide rail.

Abstract: An adjustable roller-guide shoe for guiding an elevator car or a counterweight of an elevator installation contains a roller carrier, which can be fastened on the car or the counterweight, a guide roller and a roller spindle, which is arranged in the roller carrier and accommodates the guide roller. The roller spindle is positioned in the roller carrier by an adapter having an installation contour which matches a corresponding accommodating contour of the roller carrier. The adapter is configured to be fixed in different installation positions in relation to the roller carrier, and thus the roller spindle can be placed in different positions in the roller carrier, depending on the installation position of the adapter. It is thus possible for the roller-guide shoe to be operated with different roller diameters or to be adapted to different rail-web dimensions.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for a suspension comprising a spring having a threaded member at a first end for providing axial movement to the spring as the spring is rotated and the threaded member moves relative to a second component. In one embodiment, the system includes a damper for metering fluid through a piston and a rotatable spring member coaxially disposed around the damper and rotatable relative to the damper.

Abstract: A roller guide according to the present invention includes a frame mount surface portion and a roller mount surface portion to be mounted to a car, which are formed by plastically deforming a single steel plate. Thus, the number of components is reduced to significantly shorten assembly time. In addition, processing costs are also significantly lowered.

Abstract: A roller apparatus is provided. The roller apparatus may include a bearing wheel configured to rotatably couple the roller apparatus to a roller shaft, and a resilient member radially disposed about the bearing wheel and configured to contact a guiderail at different magnitudes of loads. The resilient member may include a first section of a first diameter and a second section of a second diameter. The first section may be caused to deflect in response to loads within a first load range, while the second section may be caused to deflect in response to loads within a second load range. The resilient member may exhibit a stepwise increase in stiffness with a gradual increase in load.

Abstract: An elevator roller guide configured to ride along a rail having a base member and a rail member. The rail member has a front face, a first side and a second side. The rail member further extends substantially perpendicular to the base member. The elevator roller guide preferably includes a car movement compensation member configured to maintain the face roller in contact with the front face of the rail member when the elevator car moves a first distance in a direction transverse to the rail member wherein the first distance is a distance that would cause the face roller to slide off or lose meaningful and/or substantial contact with the front face of the rail member without the car movement compensation member.

Abstract: An elevator car (1) which moves vertically along the hoistway is provided with a roller guide assembly (3) guided by a guide rail (2). The roller guide assembly (3) is provided with a horizontal fixing shaft (8) which is fixed to a base member (6) and rollers (5a, 5b, 5c) which are supported by the horizontal fixing shaft (8). The rollers (5a, 5b, 5c) are each provided with a roller outer circumference section (10), a rolling bearing (9), an annular rubber (11), and an inner cylinder (12). The configuration eliminates the need for a conventional spring or a conventional damper mechanism because the rubber (11) deforms elastically.

Abstract: The invention concerns a lift having a drive unit. The invention further concerns a wind power installation having a lift. To reduce the costs of the lift and thus make the lift economically more attractive the lift of the kind set forth in this specification is characterized by a cupboard used as the lift car. In that respect the invention is based on the realization that a cupboard in its basic structure with bottom, side walls and a door does not differ from a lift car produced specifically for a lift. Naturally there are differences, for example in suspension and operation of the door, but those differences can be removed insofar as they are an obstacle to use of a cupboard as a lift car so that the complication and expenditure overall is always still less than the complication and expenditure for a lift car constructed specifically for the lift.

Abstract: An exemplary elevator guiderail includes a metal sheet bent into a configuration that establishes at least one mounting portion configured to facilitate mounting the guiderail within an elevator hoistway. At least one guiding portion is configured to guide movement of an elevator car along the guiderail. The metal sheet includes an exterior surface treated to resist corrosion. A cover over at least some of the guiding surface has an exterior that is different than the exterior surface of the metal sheet. The cover is configured to establish a coefficient of friction to facilitate brake engagement with the cover for resisting movement of an elevator car along the guiderail.

Abstract: The invention relates to a well carcass (102) for an elevator installation (103), which well carcass may be arranged so as to be free-standing and/or in an elevator well (100) and serves for receiving a load suspension means (200) which is moved upward and downward in the well carcass (102) with the aid of carrying means, in particular a traction device (208), via at least one drive shaft (204) connected to a drive motor (126) and mounted horizontally on the well carcass (102) or in the elevator well (100). The object on which the invention is based is to produce the well carcass and the associated elevator installation in a simple and cost-effective way, along with optimal space utilization for the load suspension means.

Abstract: A method for forming a tubular construction element built up of longitudinally extending segments joined together in a side-by-side relationship, wherein the length in the longitudinal direction of the tubular construction element is greater than the diameter thereof.

Abstract: Connection system, with self-alignment, for elevator guides, in which the front surfaces thereof maintain a perfect 90° angle with respect to the longitudinal axis (e) of each guide (1) and there is a connection plate (2) that forms through-holes (241) that are offset and in correspondence with holes (141) in the wings (14), such that, when connection means (3) are mounted therein, a front self-alignment pressure is created between the two guides (1).

Abstract: The invention relates to a load lifting assembly to lift and transport the loads. The assembly comprises a fixed pole and a lifting unit capable of moving longitudinally along the pole. The assembly further comprises a load transporting unit coupled to the lifting unit and a driving unit to provide the motive force to the load transporting unit.

Abstract: A method of making a guide rail for an elevator system method comprising the steps of: providing a guide rail; applying a protective layer to the guide rail for corrosion protection; and removing at least a portion of the protective layer. A sheet metal guide rail for an elevator system comprises a base portion; and a blade portion extending from the base portion. The blade portion includes: a first section for engaging a guiding device and/or a safety of the elevator system; and a second section for engaging a guiding device and/or a safety of the elevator system. The second section contacts the first section. The sheet metal guide rail could be made using the aforementioned method.

Abstract: An exemplary mounting arrangement for an elevator machine comprises a first portion (32) and a second portion (34). The first portion and the second portion are moveable relative to each other between a shipping position and a deployed position in which the first portion and the second portion are generally perpendicular to each other.

Abstract: An elevator system includes two or more hoistways. One or more elevator cars are located in a first of the two or more hoistways and movable to a second hoistway of the two or more hoistways. The system further includes one or more elevator car transfer mechanisms including a transfer cage receptive of an elevator car of the one or more elevator cars and one or more transfer rails extending from the first hoistway to the second hoistway. The transfer cage is connected to the one or more transfer rails and is configured to transfer the elevator car received in the transfer cage by movement of the transfer cage along the one or more transfer rails from the first hoistway to the second hoistway.

Abstract: An elevator car (1) which moves vertically along the hoistway is provided with a roller guide assembly (3) guided by a guide rail (2). The roller guide assembly (3) is provided with a horizontal fixing shaft (8) which is fixed to a base member (6) and rollers (5a, 5b, 5c) which are supported by the horizontal fixing shaft (8). The rollers (5a, 5b, 5c) are each provided with a roller outer circumference section (10), a rolling bearing (9), an annular rubber (11), and an inner cylinder (12). The configuration eliminates the need for a conventional spring or a conventional damper mechanism because the rubber (11) deforms elastically.

Abstract: An elevator alignment tool includes a longitudinal frame having rollers being configured to run along the surface of a guide rail of an elevator construction, which frame includes a bias device for biasing the frame against the guide rail and a connecting part configured to be connected to an elevator car or an installation time platform, which tool further includes a laser mounted to the frame. This alignment tool allows an easy alignment of new guide rails to be installed during elevator installation or an easy verification of the guide rail alignment of a ready built elevator construction.

Abstract: An elevator system has at least one common pair of guide rails for guide shoes of an elevator car, running along the common pair of guide rails, and for guiding elements of a counterweight, running along the same pair of guide rails. The guide shoes of the elevator car follow a straight trajectory and the guiding elements of the counterweight are deflectable by at least one deflecting element within a crossing region for the elevator car and the counterweight.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lift guide with a symmetry axis OY, consisting of a mushroom-shaped element and two flanges, each side of the mushroom element being provided with a side braking and guiding surface for the lift-braking and -guiding elements. The invention is characterized in that the mushroom element includes a head which limits movement of the braking and/or guiding elements along the axis. The head of the mushroom element has: two side braking and/or rolling surfaces, on either side of the symmetry axis, which converge toward one another in the direction of the interior or exterior of the mushroom element; and larger dimensions along the OX axis than the side braking/guiding surfaces.

Abstract: Equipment is provided for joining elevator guide rails, for connecting consecutive guide rails of an elevator to each other, which equipment includes a fish plate, which fish plate is an elongated angle plate profile piece including a plurality of plate sections that are beside each other and in the length direction of the fish plate, and longitudinal bends between the plate sections that are beside each other, and which plate section plurality including a planar support plate section, against which support plate section the rear sides of the ends of consecutive guide rails can be supported to lean, and which plate section plurality also includes stiffening plate sections bent away from the plane of the support plate section. A joint arrangement is provided for the guide rails of an elevator and an elevator, in which arrangement and elevator the joining equipment is used.

Abstract: A device and a method for measuring an elevator hoistway, includes at least one or more laser aligners and a measuring element. The measuring element is provided with an essentially long handle for extending the measuring element into the laser beams transmitted by the laser aligners.

Abstract: A guide rail (14) for an elevator system (10) includes a base (20) connectable with a wall of a hoistway (12) of the elevator system (10) and a web section (24) connected to and extending from the base (20). A tip section (26) is located at an end of the web section (24) and is operably connectable to an elevator car (16) of the elevator system (10). The base (20), the web section (24) and the tip section (26) are formed of one or more thicknesses (28) of sheet metal material. An elevator system (10) includes an elevator car (16) located in a hoistway (12) and a guide rail (14) extending along the hoistway (12) and operably connected to the elevator car (16) for guiding the elevator car (16) along the hoistway (12). The guide rail (14) is configured such that braking forces applied to the guide rail (14) by a braking mechanism (36) successfully reduce the speed of the elevator car (16) without resulting in failure of the guide rail (14).

Abstract: Guide rail of an elevator, for guiding an elevator car and/or the counterweight of an elevator, which guide rail comprises an elongated metal profile piece that continues essentially the same in its cross-sectional shape, which metal profile piece comprises a continuous inside space for at least essentially the whole length of the guide rail.

Abstract: An elevator has at least one elevator body which can be displaced along a track and has at least one guide element, which is guided by a plurality of counter-pieces of the guide element connected in a stationary manner to the track and lying atop one another in a vertical manner. The guide element is always engaged by at least two of the counter-pieces.

Abstract: A device for surveying an enclosed structure (10) includes a platform (24) configured to longitudinally traverse the structure (10), at least one first distance) sensor (48) connected to the platform (24) and configured to measure a lateral distance between a point on the platform (24) and a wall of the structure (10), at least one second distance sensor (50) connected to the platform (24) and configured to measure a longitudinal distance between a point on the platform (24) and a first end of the structure (10), and a transport machine (22) configured to move the platform (24) substantially longitudinally within the structure (10).

Abstract: The present general inventive concept provides an elevator system and method that provides minimal vibration during use thereof, simplified installation and maintenance, and a machine to power the system supported by a machine-support structure mounted between counterweight guide rails.

Abstract: A device for surveying an enclosed structure (10) includes a platform (24) configured to longitudinally traverse the structure (10), at least one first distance) sensor (48) connected to the platform (24) and configured to measure a lateral distance between a point on the platform (24) and a wall of the structure (10), at least one second distance sensor (50) connected to the platform (24) and configured to measure a longitudinal distance between a point on the platform (24) and a first end of the structure (10), and a transport machine (22) configured to move the platform (24) substantially longitudinally within the structure (10).

Abstract: The object of the invention is a method for installing an elevator, in which method the guide rails of the car are installed by fixing the guide rail sections into position from the bottom upwards.

Abstract: A device for generating shaft data in an elevator installation includes an information transmitter and a mount. The mount has a first limb, a back and a second limb, the first limb has a first section and a second section and the second limb includes elements for receiving the information transmitter. The second section of the first limb lies, in a use state, substantially between the first section of the first limb and the second limb.

Abstract: A lifting device is provided in a wall corner of a room in a building at an intersection of a first wall and a second wall. The device includes a vertical guide rail mounted to the first wall right angle corner point and to a second wall right angle corner point. A corner guide rail is mounted to the wall corner. A lift container has the configuration of a right triangle with the first side wall being one leg of the triangle and the second side wall being the other leg of the triangle. A door opening is provided along the hypotenuse of the triangle. The lift container has guide members positioned on each of three corner points thereon to guide the lift container along the guide rails. A drive motor located on the top in the center of the triangular form moves the container vertically upward and downward.

Abstract: An exemplary elevator door frame includes a sill member and a header member. A plurality of jamb members are generally perpendicular to the sill member and the header member. A plurality of guide rail brackets are supported on at least one of the sill member, the header member or one of the jamb members. The guide rail brackets are configured to receive a portion of a guide rail.

Abstract: A shaft element for a shaft of an elevator system comprising a longitudinal strand element and a connection to a shaft, wherein the shaft element is divided into a plurality of partitions to each of which a function is assigned is presented.

Abstract: The invention relates to a well carcass (102) for an elevator installation (103), which well carcass may be arranged so as to be free-standing and/or in an elevator well (100) and serves for receiving a load suspension means (200) which is moved upward and downward in the well carcass (102) with the aid of carrying means, in particular a traction device (208), via at least one drive shaft (204) connected to a drive motor (126) and mounted horizontally on the well carcass (102) or in the elevator well (100). The object on which the invention is based is to produce the well carcass and the associated elevator installation in a simple and cost-effective way, along with optimal space utilization for the load suspension means.

Abstract: An exemplary elevator system comprises a machine support (30) including a first portion (32) situated in a generally horizontal position at least partially within a hoistway (24). A second portion (34) is oriented generally perpendicular to the first portion. The second portion has one end supported by a support surface (52) adjacent the hoistway such that a portion of a load of the machine support is transferred to the support surface. One end of the first portion (32) is supported by the second portion (34) and another end of the first portion is supported by a structural member at least partially in the hoistway such that a remainder of the load of the machine support is transferred to the structural member.

Abstract: An elevator installation includes a guide rail and brake equipment for guiding, holding and braking the elevator installation. The brake equipment has a brake lining which co-operates with a brake surface, advantageously with the brake surface of the guide rail, for the purpose of the braking and holding. The brake surface has at least one longitudinal wedge groove or wedge elevation which is oriented in the braking direction and on which the brake lining acts in case of need. An amplification of the braking force is achieved by the longitudinal wedge groove or wedge elevation.

Abstract: An elevator system has at least one common pair of guide rails for guide shoes of an elevator car, running along the common pair of guide rails, and for guiding elements of a counterweight, running along the same pair of guide rails. The guide shoes of the elevator car follow a straight trajectory and the guiding elements of the counterweight are deflectable by at least one deflecting element within a crossing region for the elevator car and the counterweight.

Abstract: An amusement ride includes a support structure generally having the shape of a vertical standing arch that spans from a first ground base to a second ground base. Movably supported on the support structure is at least one vehicle for carrying one or more passengers at least partially along a length of the support structure from an initial loading position at one of the first and second ground bases. The vehicle is hereby lifted by a lifting device from the initial loading position upwards along the support structure and slowed down by a braking mechanism when it travels from an elevated position in a downward direction along the support structure.

Abstract: A method of controlling noise noticeable within an elevator car (22) includes intentionally introducing noise into the elevator car (22) at a noise level that depends on the position of the car within a hoistway (24). A disclosed example includes using existing elevator system components for generating compensating noise at different levels corresponding to different positions of the car within the hoistway. One disclosed example includes increasing introduced noise as the car descends further away from a machine responsible for moving the car. The introduced noise reduces or eliminates changes in noticeable noise within the elevator car as the car moves relative to the machine. The disclosed examples have particular usefulness in machine roomless elevator systems although they are not necessarily limited to such systems.