Patent ID: 6488125
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: B66B

Abstract:
An elevator having a rope having a first end connected to a top of a car and a second end connected to a top of a counterweight, and the rope being guided and driven by a sheave that is rotated by a motor, comprising:a compensating rope suspended from said car to said counterweight, said compensating rope having a curving portion, a first linear portion on a car side of said curving portion and a second linear portion on a counterweight side of said curving portion; a first guide arranged to guide said first linear portion and said second linear portion; a pair of second guides arranged below said first guide and positioned horizontally spaced apart between vertical lines extending from said first linear portion and said second linear portion for guiding said curving portion; and a frame arranged in an elevator shaft for supporting said first guide and said second pair of guides; wherein said pair of second guides is spaced apart by a distance equal to at least half of a distance between inner guiding surfaces of said first guides.