Patent ID: 8668055

Claim:
A method for releasing a safety device from an emergency-stopped position after downward travel, the safety device being arranged on a load-carrying apparatus or on a compensating weight of an elevator, the load-carrying apparatus being connected via a suspension device to the compensating weight, and a drive unit including a reversible electric motor and a traction sheave, over which the suspension device is passed, moves the load-carrying apparatus and the compensating weight, comprising the steps of: operating the drive unit to initially apply a predetermined torque (M max ) to the suspension device in a release direction of rotation whereby, if the safety device is arranged on the load-carrying means, to raise the compensating weight, or, if the safety device is arranged on the compensating weight, to raise the load-carrying apparatus; and thereafter operating the drive unit to act in a direction of rotation opposite the release direction to apply the predetermined torque to the suspension device, whereby the raised compensating weight or the raised load-carrying apparatus respectively is moved downward.