Patent ID: 7383924
Filing Date: 2008-06-10
Classification: B66B

Abstract:
1. A machine room-less elevator system having an elevator shaft and not having any machine room in an upper part of the elevator shaft, said machine room-less elevator system comprising: a car guided by car guide rails for vertical movement in the elevator shaft; a counterweight guided by counterweight guide rails for vertical movement in a space extending along the rear wall of the elevator shaft behind the car; a traction sheave disposed in a space above the car at the top of the elevator shaft on either the right-hand or the left-hand side of the car; a driving device for driving the traction sheave for rotation; a base frame fixedly supporting the driving device; base frame support means fixed to one of the car guide rails and the counterweight guide rails; and vibration-isolating means interposed between the base frame and the base frame support means, wherein the base frame includes: