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EP 1316526 A1 20030604 - ELEVATOR DEVICE

Title (en)

ELEVATOR DEVICE

Title (de)

AUFZUGSEINRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ELEVATEUR

Publication

EP 1316526 A1 20030604 (EN)

Application

EP 00957005 A 20000907

Priority

JP 0006099 W 20000907

Abstract (en)

In an elevator apparatus, a corbel portion is disposed on a hoistway wall portion in an uppermost portion of a hoistway by increasing a thickness dimension of the hoistway wall portion inside the hoistway. A mount portion of a machine base on a floor portion of a machine room is disposed directly above the corbel portion such that a load acting on the mount portion is supported by the corbel portion. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B66B 11/04; B66B 7/00

IPC 8 full level

B66B 11/00 (2006.01); E04F 17/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B66B 11/004 (2013.01); E04F 17/005 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE FR LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1316526 A1 20030604; EP 1316526 A4 20080806; CN 1387493 A 20021225; WO 0220388 A1 20020314

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00957005 A 20000907; CN 00815405 A 20000907; JP 0006099 W 20000907