Elevator car wall panel systems and methods of installation including a wall panel having at least one first panel engagement element at a first end and at least one second panel engagement element at a second end, a frame having at least one frame engagement element configured to engage with the at least one first panel engagement element to removably engage the wall panel to the frame, and a panel securing assembly configured to engage with the at least one second panel engagement element to removably secure the wall panel to the frame.

A support unit for the fastening of a diverting roller to a support structure can be used for supporting a car in an elevator installation. The support unit has two yoke beams and a bearing for the diverting roller. The yoke beams are arranged parallel to one another for fastening to the support structure. On the support unit there are at least two restraint devices that are fastened to the yoke beams and which project into the intermediate space between the yoke beams such that, in the event of failure of the bearing, the restraint devices form a stop to prevent the diverting roller from moving in a support direction under the action of the support force. The support unit is stable, is of simple construction and is of space-saving design.

The invention is an elevator car, with a door system, for with a bottom-driven elevator, where it does not play a structural role in lifting, but provides aesthetics and safety to the passengers. The elevator car comprises lightweight materials. The car comprises a frame and a door system. The door system comprises at least one elevator door and at least one pulley system. The pulley system is attached to the frame and the elevator door is attached to the pulley system, such that the elevator door rotates horizontally around the frame when the pulley system is engaged. The elevator door comprises a pliable material, such as ballistic nylon. The elevator car can have one, two, three, or four door openings, including two adjacent door openings. Finally, the system may also include at least one light curtain that transmits signals to an elevator control system.

This elevator car includes: a car frame having a pair of vertical frames and a lower frame linking lower ends of the pair of vertical frames; a floor support beam supporting a car floor and supported on the lower frame; an under-car pulley disposed below the car floor; a pulley support member fixed to the floor support beam and rotatably supporting the under-car pulley; and a linking member linking the vertical frames and the floor support beam. The elevator car has a structure in which an upward force exerted on the pulley support member and the floor support beam by a main rope that is wound around the under-car pulley is received by the linking member and the vertical frames.

A floor for use with a glass elevator is provided. The floor includes an upper major surface and a lower major surface opposing the upper major surface. The floor also includes a first side edge and a second side edge opposing the first side edge. A first front edge extends from the first side edge to a first front edge recess. A second front edge extends from the second side edge to a second front edge recess. A first rear edge extends from the first side edge to a rear edge recess. A second rear edge extends from the second side edge to the rear edge recess. The upper and lower major surfaces extend in a continuous, uninterrupted form from the first side edge to the second side edge and from the first and second front edges to the first and second rear edges.

An exemplary elevator system includes an elevator car having an integrated cabin and car frame structure including a platform thickness between a floor surface in the cabin and a lowermost surface on a support beam used for supporting the car beneath the floor surface. A sheave assembly is supported beneath the floor surface. The sheave assembly includes a plurality of sheaves and a plurality of subframe beams. The sheaves and subframe beams fit within the platform thickness such that the subframe beams and the sheaves are no lower than the lowermost surface on the support beam. A plurality of isolation members are between the sheave assembly and the elevator car for isolating an interior of the cabin from vibrations associated with movement of the sheaves.

The disclosure is related to systems and methods regarding transit and movement of people. The Articulated Funiculator is a continuous and connected system of trains that moves people in mass. The trains lie horizontal at specific floor levels (designated as stations) in tall buildings or underground levels (designated as stations) in mining operations and underground subway stations. The Articulated Funiculator transitions from horizontal alignments at the stations to vertical, slanted or curved alignments between the stations, albeit the passengers remain horizontal in a standing position. The Articulated Funiculator captures the energy from the braking, dynamic braking of the trains and stores it. The stored energy is then used to accelerate the Articulated Funiculator. This re-use of energy makes the Articulated Funiculator sustainable.

An exemplary elevator system includes an elevator car (22) having an integrated cabin and car frame structure including a platform thickness (T) between a floor surface in the cabin and a lowermost surface on a support beam used for supporting the car beneath the floor surface. A sheave assembly (26) is supported beneath the floor surface. The sheave assembly includes a plurality of sheaves and a plurality of subframe beams. The sheaves and subframe beams fit within the platform thickness (T) such that the subframe beams and the sheaves are no lower than the lowermost surface on the support beam. A plurality of isolation members are between the sheave assembly and the elevator car for isolating an interior of the cabin from vibrations associated with movement of the sheaves (26).

An elevator car includes a suspension device for supporting the elevator car in the elevator hoistway and a car box. A floor, vertical beam, and roof beam elements form a load-bearing frame structure of the car box. A plurality of planar elements of rectangular shape are fixed side-by-side to the frame structure and extend essentially from one edge side of the car box to another. The frame structure and/or said planar elements of said car box comprises one or more sandwich type beam and/or plate elements comprising a first skin and a second skin and one or more core elements. The core elements are formed from the first skin by cutting and bending or by punching through one or more core members from the cutting edge of the first skin towards the second skin and by joining the core members to the second skin of the beam and/or plate element.

An elevator in which hoisting ropes pass under first and second diverting pulleys, in which a suspension device crosses a line between guide rails. The first and second diverting pulleys may be mounted on the suspension device such that the first and second diverting pulleys may be on a first side and a second side, respectively, in which the sides being opposite, of the line between the guide rails. A frame of the elevator car may be mounted on the suspension device which is supported by a first suspension point and a second suspension point. The first suspension point and the second suspension point may be at a horizontal distance from each other and on opposite sides of each other, and that the first and second suspension points may be on a line between the guide rails or on a line parallel with the guide rails.