A method of manufacturing an elevator includes installing a movable supporting platform and an elevator car in the elevator hoistway; taking the elevator car into use to serve passengers and/or to transport goods; removing the elevator car from use; changing the service range of the elevator car to reach higher up in the elevator hoistway by lifting the supporting platform higher up in the elevator hoistway; and taking the elevator car back into use. The elevator is reeved to include construction-time hoisting roping, which includes one or more ropes, the longitudinal power transmission capacity of which is based at least essentially on non-metallic fibers in the longitudinal direction of the rope. In the method, guide rails to be fixed with guide rail brackets can additionally be installed by the aid of an installation device. An elevator arrangement can be used to perform the method.

A method of manufacturing an elevator includes installing a movable supporting platform and an elevator car in the elevator hoistway; taking the elevator car into use to serve passengers and/or to transport goods; removing the elevator car from use; changing the service range of the elevator car to reach higher up in the elevator hoistway by lifting the supporting platform higher up in the elevator hoistway; and taking the elevator car back into use. The elevator is reeved to include construction-time hoisting roping, which includes one or more ropes, the longitudinal power transmission capacity of which is based at least essentially on non-metallic fibers in the longitudinal direction of the rope. In the method, guide rails to be fixed with guide rail brackets can additionally be installed by the aid of an installation device. An elevator arrangement can be used to perform the method.

An arrangement for replacing an elevator suspension rope comprises an elevator shaft; and an elevator with a car, a hoisting machinery, one or more suspension ropes, and a counterweight; the car and the counterweight being suspended by said one or more ropes which are adapted to be guided over a traction sheave comprised by the machinery for moving the car along the elevator shaft; wherein the car and the counterweight are arranged at any vertical height in the shaft when replacing said one or more ropes. A method for replacing an elevator suspension rope in said arrangement.

An arrangement for replacing an elevator suspension rope comprises an elevator shaft; and an elevator with a car, a hoisting machinery, one or more suspension ropes, and a counterweight; the car and the counterweight being suspended by said one or more ropes which are adapted to be guided over a traction sheave comprised by the machinery for moving the car along the elevator shaft; wherein the car and the counterweight are arranged at any vertical height in the shaft when replacing said one or more ropes. A method for replacing an elevator suspension rope in said arrangement.

A method for providing a rope end block on an end of a coated rope includes providing a rope including one or more elongated load bearing members embedded in a coating; and processing an end section of the rope, said processing including removing from the end section of the rope material of the coating from around said one or more load bearing members; and molding a rope end block around the processed end section of the rope. One or more electrically conductive connectors can be embedded in the end block, A method for manufacturing a rope terminal arrangement, a rope terminal arrangement of an elevator as well as to an elevator are also disclosed.

A method for providing a rope end block on an end of a coated rope includes providing a rope including one or more elongated load bearing members embedded in a coating; and processing an end section of the rope, said processing including removing from the end section of the rope material of the coating from around said one or more load bearing members; and molding a rope end block around the processed end section of the rope. One or more electrically conductive connectors can be embedded in the end block, A method for manufacturing a rope terminal arrangement, a rope terminal arrangement of an elevator as well as to an elevator are also disclosed.

A rope lifting tool for belt-shaped ropes provided with an uneven surface pattern on one or both of its opposing wide sides, includes a first guide for guiding the rope lifting tool along a first guide rail; a second guide for guiding the rope lifting tool along a second guide rail; an upright plate, and an inclined plate at an acute angle relative to the upright plate, the upright plate and the inclined plate having a wedge shaped space between them; and a plurality of wedge members placed adjacent each other inside the wedge-shaped space. A rope gap for receiving an end of a belt-shaped rope is formed between each wedge member and the upright plate, which rope gap is narrowable by wedging of the wedge member in the wedge shaped space. A rope lifting arrangement includes the rope lifting tool. Each rope gap is delimited by a vertical face of a wedge member and a vertical face of the upright plate or a vertical face of a liner attached thereon, and the vertical face of the wedge member and/or the vertical face of the liner is provided with an uneven surface pattern forming a counterpart for the uneven surface pattern of the belt-shaped rope.

An assembly for controlling a vertically extending member includes a device (22) having a stop member (34) and a speed control member (36) for controlling movement of the vertically extending member such as an elevator load bearing member (32) during a roping procedure. In a disclosed example, the stop member (34) is biased into a stop position where the vertically extending member (32) is locked between a brake pad (60) and a guiding member (54) so that the vertically extending member (32) cannot move relative to the device (22). An example input member for moving the stop member (34) out of the stop position comprises a foot pedal (70) that can be manipulated to control a position of the stop member (34). Absent manual manipulation of the input member, the stop member (34) prevents movement of the vertically extending member (32). In a disclosed example, a speed control member (36) comprises a pad (80) that selectively engages a vertically extending member (32) responsive to manual manipulation of a handle (84) for moving the pad (80) relative to a base (40) of the device (22).

An assembly for controlling a vertically extending member includes a device (22) having a stop member (34) and a speed control member (36) for controlling movement of the vertically extending member such as an elevator load bearing member (32) during a roping procedure. In a disclosed example, the stop member (34) is biased into a stop position where the vertically extending member (32) is locked between a brake pad (60) and a guiding member (54) so that the vertically extending member (32) cannot move relative to the device (22). An example input member for moving the stop member (34) out of the stop position comprises a foot pedal (70) that can be manipulated to control a position of the stop member (34). Absent manual manipulation of the input member, the stop member (34) prevents movement of the vertically extending member (32). In a disclosed example, a speed control member (36) comprises a pad (80) that selectively engages a vertically extending member (32) responsive to manual manipulation of a handle (84) for moving the pad (80) relative to a base (40) of the device (22).

The invention relates to a rope storage unit, comprising a rope reel, formed by a rope wound in a spiral form and having a central axis, and delimiting a central space inside the rope reel, the rope having an end protruding from the inner rim of the rope reel; and a support body provided with an inner space inside which the rope reel is positioned, the support body comprising a side face plate, which side face plate delimits the inner space in axial direction of the rope reel and comprises an opening extending through it; and a guide collar for guiding the rope end away from the central space without contacting the side face plate, which guide collar is mounted on the side plate and borders the opening thereof, the guide collar delimiting a guide opening that leads away from the central space of the rope reel. The invention relates to a method for installing an elevator rope implementing said rope storage unit.