Patent ID: 7770698

Claim:
An elevator apparatus, comprising: a car; and a brake device for stopping the car from running, wherein: the brake device comprises: a braking force generating portion for generating a braking force; a brake opening coil for generating an electromagnetic force for canceling the braking force against the braking force generating portion; a power shutoff portion for shutting supply of power to the brake opening coil in response to a brake actuation command; a brake control portion for monitoring a deceleration of the car and generating a deceleration reduction command when the deceleration of the car becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined value; and a current adjusting portion for supplying the brake opening coil with power while adjusting an amount of current, in response to the deceleration reduction command, the current adjusting portion being capable of supplying the brake opening coil with power even when the supply of power to the brake opening coil is shut off by the power shutoff portion.