Global Patent Index - EP 2522616 A1

EP 2522616 A1 20121114 - Elevator apparatus

Title (en)

Elevator apparatus

Title (de)

Aufzugsvorrichtung

Title (fr)

Appareil élévateur

Publication

EP 2522616 A1 20121114 (EN)

Application

EP 11165847 A 20110512

Priority

EP 11165847 A 20110512

Abstract (en)

The invention describes an elevator apparatus (1) comprising an elevator cage (10); a guiding means (11) for guiding the elevator cage (10) along a ladder (2); a drive belt (13) comprising a plurality of climb pins (14, 14'), wherein a climb pin (14, 14') is realised to engage with a rung (20) of the ladder (2); and a motor (12) arranged on the elevator cage (10), which motor (12) is realised to drive the drive belt (13). The invention further describes a method of constructing a hollow tower (4), which method comprises the steps of constructing a lower region (40) of the tower (4); arranging a lower ladder section (24) of a ladder (2) at the level of the lower tower region (40); arranging such an elevator apparatus (1) on the lower ladder section (24); constructing an upper region (40') of the tower (4) on the lower tower region (40); and connecting an upper ladder section (24') of the ladder (2) to the lower ladder section (24) such that the elevator apparatus (1) can move an elevator cage (10) along the connected ladder sections (24, 24'). The invention also describes a hollow tower (4) comprising such an elevator apparatus (1) arranged on a ladder (2), which ladder (2) is arranged in the interior of the tower (4).

IPC 8 full level

B66B 9/02 (2006.01); E06C 7/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B66B 9/02 (2013.01); E06C 7/12 (2013.01); E06C 9/02 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2522616 A1 20121114

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11165847 A 20110512