Patent ID: 8360212
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: B66B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for fixing compensating ropes of an elevator to an elevator car and a counterweight, wherein the elevator comprises at least a hoisting machine and hoisting roping, on which the elevator car and counterweight are arranged and suspended to travel in a respective vertical direction, and between the elevator car and the counterweight compensating ropes are fixed such that first ends of the compensating ropes are fixed to the counterweight, from where the compensating ropes are led downwards, to pass below a compensating pulley, after which the compensating ropes are led upwards to the elevator car, where second ends of the compensating ropes are fixed in connection with the elevator car by wedge housings, wherein when fixing the ends of the compensating ropes in connection with the elevator car or with the counterweight, the wedge housings are pivoted into an inclined attitude with respect to the vertical direction, before disposing the ends of the compensating ropes in the wedge housings.