Patent ID: 6435316
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: B66B

Abstract:
A rope supporting apparatus for an elevator comprising:a guide rail mounted within a hoist way and having a center axis; a column-like body extending along a part of said guide rail, and having upper and lower ends and a length extending between the upper and lower ends, said column-like body being mounted on said guide rail; a rope supporting member fixed to said column-like body for supporting a rope for suspending at least one of a car and a counterweight within the hoist way, said rope supporting member having a length parallel to the center axis of said guide rail; and a load transmitting apparatus located between the upper and lower ends of said column-like body and connecting said column-like body to said guide rail for transmitting a load from said column-like body to said guide rail, and comprising first support bodies transmitting to said guide rail a load only in a direction perpendicular to the center axis of said guide rail and second support bodies transmitting to said guide rail a load only in a direction parallel to the center axis of said guide rail, wherein said first support bodies include upper supports and lower supports located below said upper supports, and said upper supports are separated from said lower supports by a distance larger than the length of said rope supporting member.