Patent ID: 7493989

Claim:
A suspension arrangement for an elevator, the suspension arrangement comprising: a hoisting machine; hoisting ropes; a stiffener; a first bearing; and a pulley; wherein the hoisting machine includes: a stator frame; and an assembly; wherein the stator frame is adapted to be secured in an elevator shaft, wherein the assembly includes: a traction sheave; and a rotor frame; wherein the traction sheave is fixed to the rotor frame, wherein the assembly is adapted to rotate with respect to the stator frame, wherein the hoisting machine is secured to the stiffener bracing the stator frame so that the assembly is between the stator frame and the stiffener, wherein the stiffener includes a first support adapted to mount the first bearing, wherein the first bearing is adapted to mount the pulley, wherein the pulley, the first bearing, the hoisting machine, and the stiffener are adapted to automatically align the pulley with the traction sheave when the pulley is mounted on the first bearing and the hoisting machine is secured to the stiffener, and wherein the suspension arrangement is adapted to suspend an elevator without a counterweight.