Patent ID: 8046890
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: B66B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A roping method for replacing, installing and/or re-roping a hoisting rope of a traction sheave elevator, comprising: securing an elevator car in position; fitting a rope feed apparatus to act on an old hoisting rope; releasing both ends of the old hoisting rope from anchorages; joining a new rope to one end of the old rope with a slice; feeding the new rope to the elevator and pulling out the old hoisting rope by means of the rope feed device; fastening ends of the new hoisting rope to final anchorages; wherein the old hoisting rope is arranged to be collected in a collecting container and the old hoisting rope is pushed into the collecting container so that the collecting container is caused to rotate about a rotational axle by the thrust of the old hoisting rope.