A modular elevator system has a pit module, one or more shaft modules that are attachable to the pit module and/or to an adjacent shaft module, and a cap module that is attachable to an uppermost shaft module. The pit module, the shaft modules, and the cap module are each pre-fabricated and transported to a site at which a building is under construction for assembly top of the pit module, the remaining shaft modules are secured sequentially on top of each other, and the cap module is secured on top of the uppermost shaft module.

The invention relates to an elevator arrangement comprising an elevator shaft wall; and a guide rail line extending vertically at a distance from the shaft wall, the guide rail line being fixed to said wall with plurality of fixing brackets; and an elevator car vertically movable along at least said guide rail line; and a hoisting machine mounted at a first vertical level between the shaft wall and the guide rail line; and a hoisting roping movable with said hoisting machine, and connected to the elevator car; wherein the guide rail line extends in vertical direction past the hoisting machine the upper end of the guide rail line being higher than said hoisting machine, and said plurality of fixing brackets comprises one or more first fixing brackets higher than said hoisting machine, by which one or more first fixing brackets the portion of the guide rail line which portion is higher than said hoisting machine is fixed to the shaft wall; and wherein the hoisting machine comprising a motor and a rotatable drive wheel. The elevator arrangement comprises an elongated hoisting passage extending vertically between the shaft wall and the guide rail line inside which hoisting passage the hoisting machine fits to be hoisted, each said first fixing bracket being shaped to circumvent the hoisting passage. The invention also relates to a method of constructing an elevator.

A passenger elevator, in particular, a passenger elevator, comprises a car, an inner frame, and an outer frame, wherein the outer frame encloses an elevator shaft and comprises a base plate, a first lateral surface, a second lateral surface lying opposite the first lateral surface, a third lateral surface, and a fourth lateral surface lying opposite the third lateral surface, wherein the inner frame comprises at least one first guide post and a second guide post lying opposite the first guide post, characterized in that the inner frame supports the weight of the car.

A top module for closing off an elevator shaft of an elevator system has a first top module side wall and a top module ceiling, a first guide rail piece fixed by a bracket on the first top module side wall, and a drive unit connected to the first guide rail piece. The top module can assume an operating state and a transport state. In the operating state, the first guide rail piece and the drive unit assume operating positions, and a car of the elevator system can be moved in the elevator shaft closed off with the top module. In the transport state, the first guide rail piece and the drive unit assume transport positions that deviate from the operating positions.

An elevator drive for controlling an elevator system has an electric motor with a housing, the electric motor being a permanent magnet synchronous motor. The electric motor has a motor shaft that, on an axial portion of the shaft lateral surface outside the housing, has a drive zone for coupling to at least one support means of the elevator system. A ratio of a weight of the elevator drive to a nominal payload for which the elevator drive is designed is less than 0.2.

The present invention includes machine room unit hoisters 9a, 9b, 9c by which a machine room unit 6 is suspended from a support member provided in a hoistway so as to be movable in an ascending/descending direction. The machine room unit hoisters 9a, 9b, 9c suspend the machine room unit 6 at suspension points 21a, 21b, 21c. The machine room unit hoisters 9a, 9b, 9c are provided, supported by the support member. When viewed from a virtual horizontal plane over the machine room unit 6, distances from a center G of gravity of the machine room unit 6 to each of the suspension points are substantially equal and the center G of gravity is positioned within a region enclosed by virtual straight lines connecting each of the suspension points 21a, 21b, 21c. When viewed from a virtual horizontal plane over a working platform 5, the respective suspension points 21a, 21b, 21c of the machine room unit 6 are positioned outside a contour of the working platform 5.

An elevator system (1) for transporting goods and/or passengers. The elevator system (1) includes an elevator car (2), a counterweight (3) being motion coupled with the elevator car (2), and several guide rails (4a, 4b, 4c). The guide rails (4a, 4b, 4c) run parallel to each other and guide the elevator car (2) and the counterweight (3) during their up and down movement. In total three guide rails (4a, 4b, 4c) are provided which are distanced from each other and at least one of these guide rails (4a, 4b, 4c) has a first guiding portion (6) receiving the elevator car (2) and a second guiding portion (7) receiving the counterweight (3).

A rack for a machine roomless elevator system, an elevator lifting drive, and an elevator system are disclosed. The rack includes: a base, configured to be fixed to an upper portion within an elevator shaft; a bracket, connected to the base and defining an accommodating space together with the base; and a rotating member, arranged in the accommodating space and rotatably supported on a support portion extending from the base towards the accommodating space, the rotating member having an engagement portion configured to engage a tension member, and rotating after receiving a driving force and driving an elevator traveling device connected to the tension member to travel along the elevator shaft through the tension member.

The present invention relates to a platform lifting system for transporting a person or an object from at least a first level to a second level, wherein the lifting system comprises a compact drive system with a toothed belt and a belt drive. The invention relates to a platform lifting system (100) for transporting a person or an object from at least a first level to a second level, a drive unit (200), a platform (300), at least two vertical columns (400), a drive system (500), and drive system comprises a toothed belt (520) and a belt drive (510). The drive unit (200) is mounted between the two columns (400), said drive unit can be placed anywhere within an area defined by the two columns. The toothed belt (520) and the belt drive (510) are mounted in the vertical column (400). Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for moving a platform of a platform lifting system (100) from at least a first level to second level.

An elevator machine support structure (30) comprises a machine bedplate (32) for supporting an elevator machine (5) on a first side of the machine bedplate (32); and a tension member dead end hitch (36) that is configured for mechanically coupling with an end of at least one elevator tension member (3). The tension member dead end hitch (36) extends from a second side of the machine bedplate (32) opposite to the first side.