An elevator system includes at least one car and at least one counterweight. At least two support means having different physical properties are arranged between the at least one car and the at least one counterweight.

A car for an elevator in an elevator shaft is suspended substantially in the center of gravity thereof at least in a ratio of 2:1 by a carrying apparatus guided via pulleys and is guided through car guides. The car has a car base, a car roof and car walls that define a passenger space. For using the car in a machine room-free elevator, to provide a shaft cross-section as large as possible and to reduce the required shaft pit depth and/or the required shaft head height, at least a first part of one of the pulleys is located between the car base and the car roof and a second part of the pulley is located in the car base or at the same height as the car base or in the car roof or at the same height as the car roof.

A lifting member for an elevator system includes a rope formed from plurality of load carrying fibers extending along a length of the lifting member. The plurality of load carrying fibers including a plurality of aromatic polyester based fibers. A coating layer at least partially encapsulates the rope. An elevator system includes a hoistway, an elevator car disposed in the hoistway and movable therein, and a lifting member operably connected to the elevator car to suspend and/or drive the elevator car along the hoistway. The lifting member includes a rope formed from plurality of load carrying fibers extending along a length of the lifting member. The plurality of load carrying fibers including a plurality of aromatic polyester based fibers. A coating layer at least partially encapsulates the rope.

A car transport unit for a car of a passenger transport system includes the car, a shaft segment of the passenger transport system, and a plurality of detachable transport devices. The car is arranged in the shaft segment and is connected to the shaft segment in a safe-to-transport manner using the transport devices.

An elevator load bearing member includes a plurality of load bearing wires, a polymer-based conductive adhesive coating on each of the plurality of the wires, and a jacket surrounding the wires. The jacket is adhered to the wires by the polymer-based conductive adhesive coating. A method of making a load bearing member for an elevator system is also disclosed.

An elevator system includes at least one car and at least one counterweight. At least two support means having different physical properties are arranged between the at least one car and the at least one counterweight.

A lifting member for an elevator system includes a rope formed from plurality of load carrying fibers extending along a length of the lifting member. The plurality of load carrying fibers including a plurality of aromatic polyester based fibers. A coating layer at least partially encapsulates the rope. An elevator system includes a hoistway, an elevator car disposed in the hoistway and movable therein, and a lifting member operably connected to the elevator car to suspend and/or drive the elevator car along the hoistway. The lifting member includes a rope formed from plurality of load carrying fibers extending along a length of the lifting member. The plurality of load carrying fibers including a plurality of aromatic polyester based fibers. A coating layer at least partially encapsulates the rope.

A car for an elevator in an elevator shaft is suspended substantially in the center of gravity thereof at least in a ratio of 2:1 by a carrying apparatus guided via pulleys and is guided through car guides. The car has a car base, a car roof and car walls that define a passenger space. For using the car in a machine room-free elevator, to provide a shaft cross-section as large as possible and to reduce the required shaft pit depth and/or the required shaft head height, at least a first part of one of the pulleys is located between the car base and the car roof and a second part of the pulley is located in the car base or at the same height as the car base or in the car roof or at the same height as the car roof.

An elevator includes an elevator car and a counterweight; a first roping between the elevator car and counterweight and including at least one rope; a second roping between the elevator car and counterweight and including at least one rope; and a rope wheel arrangement, having at least one rope wheel, around which the at least one rope of the second roping passes. The longitudinal force transmission capability of the at least one rope of the second roping is based essentially on non-metallic fibers and is a belt-like rope having at least one contoured side provided with guide rib(s) and/or guide groove(s) oriented in the longitudinal direction of the rope, the side being fitted to pass against a contoured circumference of a rope wheel of the rope wheel arrangement, the circumference being provided with guide rib(s) and/or guide groove(s) so as to form a counterpart for the contoured side of the rope.

An elevator system includes a suspension traction device guided over at least one pulley and at least one counter pulley located adjacent to the pulley. The suspension traction device is guided between the pulley and the at least one counter pulley.