Patent ID: 6302239
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: B66B

Abstract:
An elevator apparatus comprising:a hoistway having hoistway walls and a bottom portion;a car which ascends and descends within said hoistway;a hoisting machine having a rotatable drum, said hoisting machine being disposed on the bottom portion of said hoistway so that said hoisting machine, except for a portion of said rotatable drum, is entirely within a car projection region obtained by projecting said car along said hoistway, the portion of said rotatable drum being outside the car projection region;first and second return pulleys disposed within said hoistway;first and second hoisting ropes having respective first ends connected to said car, respective second ends wound around said drum, and intermediate portions wound around said first and second return pulleys and passing through a space between said car and said hoistway walls, wherein said hoistway includes first and second side walls facing each other, said first and second return pulleys are respectively disposed between the car projection region and said first and second side walls, respectively, and the portion of said drum outside the car projection region feeds out and in the first hoisting rope; anda deflector wheel being disposed on the bottom portion of said hoistway for directing said second rope between said second hoistway wall and said car.