Patent ID: 6443266
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: B66B

Abstract:
An elevator comprising:a cage for accommodating passengers and having a front and rear defining a depth direction between the front and the rear, opposed sides defining a width direction between the opposed sides, and a bottom and a top defining a vertical direction between the bottom and the top; a first support plate extending in the width direction of said cage, and attached to a lower portion of said cage; a second support plate coupled to a bottom portion of the first support plate; a base extending in the width direction of said cage and supported by the second support plate; a plurality of car sheaves installed at the base; a cable placed around said car sheaves and configured to suspend said cage; a hoisting machine having a traction sheave configured to drive said cable; a plurality of lower guides attached to the second support plate and configured to move up and down in a shaft along a guide rail with the plurality of guides in engagement with the guide rail; a top support beam secured to the upper portion of said cage; a plurality of upper guides attached to the top support beam and configured to move up and down in a shaft along a guide rail with the plurality of guides in engagement with the guide rail; and a first elastic member lying between said first and second support plates.