(19)
(11) EP 0 539 238 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
09.06.1993 Bulletin 1993/23

(43) Date of publication A2:
28.04.1993 Bulletin 1993/17

(21) Application number: 92309787.7

(22) Date of filing: 26.10.1992
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: B66B 7/06, B66B 11/08
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 25.10.1991 JP 87670/91

(71) Applicant: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
Farmington Connecticut 06032 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Kawarasaki, Masashi
    Narashino-shi, Chiba-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: Tomlinson, Kerry John 
Frank B. Dehn & Co. European Patent Attorneys Imperial House 15-19 Kingsway
London WC2B 6UZ
London WC2B 6UZ (GB)


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    (54) Roping method of an elevator


    (57) An elevator is provided having a car, with a ceiling defined by a width and a depth, a counterweight, a plurality of ropes, a pair of first sheaves, a pair of second sheaves, and a pair of third sheaves. The car and the counterweight are connected by a plurality of ropes extending from the car to the first sheave, and then to the second sheave, then to the third sheave, and finally to the counterweight. The sheaves are positioned inside the hoistway, outside of the projected horizontal area of the ceiling of the car and therefore not directly above the ceiling in the hoistway.






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