Patent ID: 6336523
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: B66B

Abstract:
An elevator comprising:a hoisting device configured to drive a cage installed in a shaft, a counter weight installed in the shaft, a cable configured to connect said counter weight and said cage via said hoisting device, a guide rail configured to guide said cage or said counter weight vertically, a controlling device installed in a door pocket provided at a certain elevator hall and configured to control the operation of said cage, an auxiliary controlling device configured to operate an auxiliary function of said controlling device, provided in the vicinity of an elevator component provided in the vicinity of said door pocket of said elevator hall, where said controlling device is installed; and a maintenance operation device including a detecting unit configured to detect whether said cage has approached to a position by a certain distance from a mounting position of said auxiliary controlling device, and a stopping unit configured to stop said cage when said detecting unit is operated.