Patent ID: 7568557

Claim:
An elevator car movable in an elevator shaft of an elevator installation, the car including a car floor, side walls, at least one car entrance and a car roof, the car roof forming a pan with a closed bottom, the car roof comprising: an apparatus space integrated in the pan, said apparatus space occupying only a portion of the pan and being positioned along a lateral boundary of the car roof, wherein said lateral boundary of the car roof forms a boundary of said apparatus space and said apparatus space is accessible for maintenance from a top of the pan, wherein said apparatus space extends substantially over an entire depth of the car roof from a front boundary of the car roof to a rear boundary of the car roof; a portion of a car electrical system mounted in said apparatus space, wherein said portion of the car electrical system includes control elements for the elevator installation for at least one of controlling service operation, switching from normal to service operation, and enabling connection of service tools; and a movable cover for selectively closing said apparatus space, wherein said movable cover extends in a plane of a top of the car roof when said cover is closed.