(19)
(11) EP 2 014 597 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
published in accordance with Art. 153(4) EPC

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
06.05.2009 Bulletin 2009/19

(43) Date of publication:
14.01.2009 Bulletin 2009/03

(21) Application number: 06745941.2

(22) Date of filing: 01.05.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B66B 7/06(2006.01)
B66B 11/08(2006.01)
 B66B 7/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2006/309090
(87) International publication number:
WO 2007/129385 (15.11.2007 Gazette 2007/46)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE

(71) Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • HASHIGUCHI, Naoki
    Tokyo 100-8310 (JP)

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

   


(54) ELEVATOR DEVICE


(57) In an elevator apparatus, a second car is disposed below a first car. The second car is suspended within a hoistway by a second suspension body and a third suspension body to be raised/lowered by a second hoisting machine. The second suspension body has a second car end connected to the second car on a first lateral surface side thereof. The third suspension body has a third car end connected to the second car on a second lateral surface side thereof. A looping angle adjusting pulley for increasing the looping angle of the second suspension body with respect to a second drive sheave is disposed in an upper portion of the hoistway.