A brake device for an elevator hoisting machine includes: a rod movable in an axial direction; a plurality of pistons provided to the rod so as to be arranged side by side in the axial direction; a cylinder configured to accommodate each of the pistons therein and including a pressure control chamber formed between the cylinder and each of the pistons; a lining provided to the rod so as to be capable of coming into contact with a contacted body; and a spring device configured to press the pistons in a direction in which the lining is pressed against the contacted body. Gaps are respectively formed between at least one of the plurality of pistons and the rod and between pistons adjacent to each other. Each of the pistons is configured to be driven by a change in air pressure in the pressure control chamber.

A hydraulic lowering device for a safety brake of lifting equipment includes a fluid reservoir (1), a fluid outlet port (18), a pressurized fluid accumulator (2), a pump (3, 3) connected to the fluid reservoir for injecting pressurized fluid from the fluid reservoir into the pressurized fluid accumulator, and a three-way pressure regulator (4) including a mechanical control input, actuated via a handwheel (5), for setting a setpoint value, a fluid inlet connected to the pressurized fluid accumulator (2), a fluid outlet connected to the fluid outlet port (18), and a drain connected to the fluid reservoir (1). The three-way pressure regulator (4) enables precise and completely safe control of the release, reinforcement and attenuation of braking. The dissociation between establishing, by pumping, a reserve of energy into the pressurized fluid accumulator (2) and controlling the lowering via the three-way pressure regulator (4) facilitates control.

A hydraulic lowering device for a safety brake of lifting equipment includes a fluid reservoir (1), a fluid outlet port (18), a pressurized fluid accumulator (2), a pump (3, 3) connected to the fluid reservoir for injecting pressurized fluid from the fluid reservoir into the pressurized fluid accumulator, and a three-way pressure regulator (4) including a mechanical control input, actuated via a handwheel (5), for setting a setpoint value, a fluid inlet connected to the pressurized fluid accumulator (2), a fluid outlet connected to the fluid outlet port (18), and a drain connected to the fluid reservoir (1). The three-way pressure regulator (4) enables precise and completely safe control of the release, reinforcement and attenuation of braking. The dissociation between establishing, by pumping, a reserve of energy into the pressurized fluid accumulator (2) and controlling the lowering via the three-way pressure regulator (4) facilitates control.

A winch includes a rotary drum, a cable which can be wound on the drum in multiple layers, and a brake for braking the rotation of the drum, the brake being calibrated to permit the rotation of the drum beyond a variable torque which decreases as the length of the cable wound on the drum increases.

A winch includes a rotary drum, a cable which can be wound on the drum in multiple layers, and a brake for braking the rotation of the drum, the brake being calibrated to permit the rotation of the drum beyond a variable torque which decreases as the length of the cable wound on the drum increases.