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EP 1284232 A1 20030219 - ELEVATOR DEVICE

Title (en)

ELEVATOR DEVICE

Title (de)

AUFZUG

Title (fr)

ASCENSEUR

Publication

EP 1284232 A1 20030219 (EN)

Application

EP 00919162 A 20000424

Priority

JP 0002668 W 20000424

Abstract (en)

In an elevator apparatus, mounting brackets are fixed to top portions of a pair of guide rails, respectively, and a machine base is fixed between the mounting brackets. A hoisting machine for raising and lowering a car and a counterweight is supported by the guide rails by being suspended from the machine base. A bracketing for preventing the hoisting machine from swaying by engaging the guide rail is attached to the hoisting machine. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B66B 7/00; B66B 11/04

IPC 8 full level

B66B 7/02 (2006.01); B66B 11/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B66B 7/02 (2013.01); B66B 7/027 (2013.01); B66B 11/0045 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1284232 A1 20030219; EP 1284232 A4 20060426; EP 1284232 B1 20091223; DE 60043591 D1 20100204; JP 4578753 B2 20101110; WO 0181227 A1 20011101

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00919162 A 20000424; DE 60043591 T 20000424; JP 0002668 W 20000424; JP 2001562917 A 20000424