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EP 1172321 B1 20090121 - ELEVATOR DEVICE

Title (en)

ELEVATOR DEVICE

Title (de)

AUFZUGSVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ELEVATEUR

Publication

EP 1172321 B1 20090121 (EN)

Application

EP 00904099 A 20000222

Priority

JP 0001008 W 20000222

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1172321A1] In an elevator apparatus, a car is raised and lowered by a gear-less type driving machine in which a traction sheave is directly rotated by a motor. The driving machine is disposed at an upper portion in a hoistway. A portion of the driving machine is disposed inside an area on which the car is projected in its raising and lowering direction. <IMAGE>

IPC 8 full level

B66B 7/00 (2006.01); B66B 11/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B66B 11/0045 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1172321 A1 20020116; EP 1172321 A4 20060419; EP 1172321 B1 20090121; CN 1178843 C 20041208; CN 1348427 A 20020508; DE 60041439 D1 20090312; WO 0162654 A1 20010830

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00904099 A 20000222; CN 00806619 A 20000222; DE 60041439 T 20000222; JP 0001008 W 20000222