An elevator drive apparatus is described which includes a drive unit for driving an elevator car, a brake device for braking a motion of the elevator car, a detector for detecting an electrical operation amount of the drive unit, and a controller. The controller is configured to release the brake device, to compare the detected electrical operation amount with a threshold, and to apply the brake device when the detected electrical operation amount exceeds the threshold. In this way, it is ensured that a speed of the elevator car in case of a rescue situation is within a safety limit.

A belt for suspending and/or driving an elevator car includes a plurality of tension elements extending along a length of the belt and a plurality of belt fibers transverse to the plurality of tension elements and interlaced therewith. The belt fibers define at least one traction surface of the belt. An edge fiber is located at a lateral end of the belt transverse to and secured to the plurality of belt fibers to secure the belt fibers in a selected position.

An elevator car guide wheel system includes a guide wheel located at an elevator car, configured to contact a guide rail of an elevator system. The guide wheel includes a wheel hub located at a guide wheel axis, a wheel rim, and a wheel outer portion located at the wheel rim and configured for contact with the guide rail. A magnetic element is located at the guide wheel, and a sensor is located at the guide wheel and is configured to detect rotational direction and rotational speed of the guide wheel about a guide wheel axis via detecting a magnetic field of the magnetic element.

An elevator car guide wheel system includes a guide wheel located at an elevator car, configured to contact a guide rail of an elevator system. The guide wheel includes a wheel hub located at a guide wheel axis, a wheel rim, and a wheel outer portion located at the wheel rim and configured for contact with the guide rail. A magnetic element is located at the guide wheel, and a sensor is located at the guide wheel and is configured to detect rotational direction and rotational speed of the guide wheel about a guide wheel axis via detecting a magnetic field of the magnetic element.

An elevator, an elevator control unit and a method for transferring data in an elevator arrangement, the elevator arrangement including at least an elevator shaft, an elevator car configured to move in the elevator shaft and at least one wireless communication channel, such as a wireless network, available for communication in the elevator shaft. The method includes determining signal quality and/or data transmission quality of the at least one wireless communication channel in different positions of the elevator car in the elevator shaft, moving the elevator car to a position or area selected based on the determined signal quality and/or the determined data transmission quality, and performing data transfer at the selected area or at the selected position of the elevator car.

The present disclosure refers to an elevator system particularly for high buildings, comprising: an elevator car comprising one or more electrical service appliances; a counterweight; a power source housed into the counterweight; a hoisting cable connected at a first end to the elevator car and at a second end to the counterweight and comprising carbon nanotube (CNT) yarns, wherein the CNT yarns mechanically support the elevator car and the counterweight and are electric conductor from the power source to the electrical service appliances.

The present disclosure refers to an elevator system particularly for high buildings, comprising: an elevator car comprising one or more electrical service appliances; a counterweight; a power source housed into the counterweight; a hoisting cable connected at a first end to the elevator car and at a second end to the counterweight and comprising carbon nanotube (CNT) yarns, wherein the CNT yarns mechanically support the elevator car and the counterweight and are electric conductor from the power source to the electrical service appliances.

A method and a device for monitoring an elevator car door acquire one or more distances based on light emitted toward the car door by a distance measuring device and reflected at the car door as a function of a current closed state of the car door. Information about the current closed state of the car door is derived solely by comparing the acquired distance with a previously acquired reference distance, and a signal which represents the information can be fed to a remotely arranged control center. The monitoring device can be installed as a retrofit component that is capable of working autonomously in existing elevator systems, does not need to receive any data from a controller of the car door or the elevator system and only requires a relatively simple data processing device that only needs to carry out a comparison of detected distance values with reference values.

A method and a device for monitoring an elevator car door acquire one or more distances based on light emitted toward the car door by a distance measuring device and reflected at the car door as a function of a current closed state of the car door. Information about the current closed state of the car door is derived solely by comparing the acquired distance with a previously acquired reference distance, and a signal which represents the information can be fed to a remotely arranged control center. The monitoring device can be installed as a retrofit component that is capable of working autonomously in existing elevator systems, does not need to receive any data from a controller of the car door or the elevator system and only requires a relatively simple data processing device that only needs to carry out a comparison of detected distance values with reference values.

Disclosed is a brake assembly for an elevator system, having: a housing defining a housing cavity, a housing forward end with a forward end opening into the housing cavity, and a housing aft end; a first magnet disposed in the housing cavity, near the forward end opening; a second magnet disposed in the housing cavity, between the first magnet and the housing aft end, and wherein the second magnet is configured to: reduce attraction between itself and the first magnet, whereby the first magnet moves at least partially through the forward end opening to engage a guide rail that is metallic, thereby preventing vertical movement of the first magnet of the brake assembly, when magnetically connected to the rail, relative to the housing; and attract the first magnet to draw the first magnet into the housing cavity.