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Elevator Parts

The document describes the main parts and mechanisms of elevators, including the elevator car, hoistway, counterweight, motor, control system, safety brake, cables/ropes, pulleys/sheaves, governor, guide rails, doors, and emergency communication system.

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Elevator Parts

The document describes the main parts and mechanisms of elevators, including the elevator car, hoistway, counterweight, motor, control system, safety brake, cables/ropes, pulleys/sheaves, governor, guide rails, doors, and emergency communication system.

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ELEVATOR PARTS

and mechanisms
DESCRIPTION
elevator is a vertical transportation device found in buildings, designed to
move people or goods between different floors. It consists of a car or
platform that travels within a shaft or hoistway, guided by rails or a guide
system. Elevators are powered by electric motors and controlled by
sophisticated systems to ensure safe and efficient operation. They feature
various safety mechanisms, such as emergency brakes and door
interlocks, and are equipped with features like call buttons and floor
selection panels for passenger convenience. Overall, elevators provide a
convenient and reliable means of vertical transportation within buildings,
enhancing accessibility and efficiency.

Elevator Car: Pulleys and Sheaves:


Safety Brake:
The enclosed platform where Part of the hoisting system,
Engages if the elevator moves
passengers or goods are guiding cables responsible for
too quickly or encounters a
transported. lifting and lowering the car.
system failure to prevent falls.
Hoistway:
Motor: Cables or Ropes:
Also known as the shaft, the
Provides mechanical Attached to the elevator car,
vertical passageway in which
power to move the elevator driven by the motor to lift and
the elevator car moves.
car and counterweight. lower it.
Counterweight: Control System: Governor: Detects elevator car
Balances the load of the Manages elevator operations, speed and triggers safety brakes
elevator car to reduce including starting, stopping, and if necessary.
energy consumption. floor selection.

Guide Rails: Emergency Communication


Doors (Car and Hoistway):
Vertical rails mounted on each System: Enables passengers to
Allows passengers to enter and
side of the hoistway that guide contact building personnel or
exit the elevator car safely.
the elevator car and prevent emergency services in
swaying. emergencies.
ESCALATOR PARTS
and mechanisms

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