(19)
(11) EP 1 378 478 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
21.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/04

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/02

(21) Application number: 03022129.5

(22) Date of filing: 06.12.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B66B 11/00, B66B 11/08
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR NL

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
99957414.8 / 1151955

(71) Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Tokyo 100-8310 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Hayashi, Yoshikatsu
    Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 (JP)
  • Hamaguchi, Shuki
    Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 (JP)
  • Tomidokoro, Makoto
    Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 (JP)
  • Honda, Takenobu
    Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 (JP)
  • Yamakawa, Shigeki
    Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 (JP)

(74) Representative: HOFFMANN - EITLE 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München
81925 München (DE)

   


(54) Elevator apparatus


(57) In an elevator apparatus having no machine room, a thin type traction machine (4) is arranged at a height, from which a top and a pit section of an elevating path are excluded, on a projection face of a horizontal cross-section of the elevating path between a cage (1) and an elevating path wall, and direction-change-pulleys (5a,5b) are arranged at upper positions of the traction machine (4) on a projection face of a horizontal cross-section of the elevating path being inclined with respect to the elevating path wall.






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