An elevator car has a balustrade arranged on a roof of the elevator car, wherein the balustrade includes posts, that are attached on a horizontal upper side of the roof, and post-connecting crossmembers. For each post, a docking element is arranged on the upper side of the roof, and the post can be docked on the docking element. The docking element has form-fitting elements in the form of fingers for accommodating the post in a form-fitting manner and the post has slots or apertures, that are complementary to the fingers, the fingers engaging in the slots or the apertures. The docking element is a flattened component made up of two stacked plates and is screwed to the roof. The balustrade is secured by obliquely running supporting profiles extending between the handrail and the roof.

An elevator car includes a roof deck; a plurality of walls; a floor; one or more doors; and a transport space bordered by the roof deck, the plurality of walls, the floor, and at least one openable and closable door for allowing access to said transport space. The roof deck is vertically movable from a first normal use position upwards to a second cargo use position for increasing the height of the transport space, and from the second position downwards back to the first position for reducing the height of the transport space. An elevator and a method implementing the elevator car are also disclosed.

An adjustable handrail system for a top region of an elevator car includes a first stationary post fixed to a top surface of the elevator car and extending upwardly therefrom along a first longitudinal axis. Also included is a second stationary post fixed to the top surface of the elevator car and extending upwardly therefrom along a second longitudinal axis, the first and second stationary posts spaced from each other and oriented parallel to each other. Further included is an adjustable handrail panel translatable between a first position and a second position, the adjustable handrail panel operatively coupled to the first stationary post and the second stationary post and translatable perpendicularly relative to the first and second longitudinal axes and parallel to the top surface of the elevator car.

An elevator includes a car movable in an elevator shaft and a counterweight movable together with the car in the elevator shaft in a direction of movement opposite to the direction of movement of the car. The car has a car roof and a balustrade arranged on the car roof at a side of the car facing toward the counterweight. The balustrade can be pivoted between a first fall protection position and a second fall protection position. In each of these fall protection positions the balustrade can be secured in order to prevent unintended movement of the balustrade. In the first fall protection position, the balustrade has an inclined orientation. In the second fall protection position, the balustrade has a vertical orientation.

A working device for carrying out fitting or maintenance work in an elevator shaft includes at least one working platform having a standing surface and a railing. The standing surface affords space for at least one person and the railing at least partially encloses the standing surface. The working device also includes at least one additional platform that is attachable to the railing of the working platform, and wherein the additional platform affords an additional standing surface for at least one person. The additional standing surface is arranged above the railing of the working platform.

An elevator having a car with a car roof includes a barrier on the roof for anti-fall safety purposes. The barrier has a toeboard, and at least some of the cables for the cabin electrical system are routed within the toeboard.

In an elevator controlling panel, an opening portion of a front surface of a case is opened and closed by a front cover. A bent portion is disposed on a first end portion in a width direction of the front cover. A slit is disposed on the bent portion. A shaft member that guides opening and closing operations of the front cover by being moved relatively along the slit, and that also stops the front cover from dislodging from the case, is disposed on a side surface of the case. The slit has a shape such that the opening portion is opened by sliding the front cover forward relative to the controlling panel main body and then upward.

A top extensible section and an operating method thereof, an elevator car assembly, and an elevator system. The top extensible section is installed above a top plate of the elevator car when in use. The top extensible section includes a top wall and a plurality of side walls, and has an unfolded state and a folded state; in the unfolded state, the top wall and the plurality of side walls of the top extensible section define an expansion space which communicates with an inner space of the elevator car to provide an additional top space; and in the folded state, the top wall of the top extensible section is lowered to be substantially flush with the top plate of the elevator car, and the plurality of side walls are folded to provide an operating space on the plurality of side walls.

A handrail assembly, a car and an elevator. The handrail assembly includes a fixing portion and a moving portion, the fixing portion comprises a plurality of first vertical posts arranged in a vertical direction, wherein the first vertical posts are configured to be hollow; the moving portion comprises: a plurality of lifting portions each comprising a plurality of second vertical posts movable into the first vertical posts and horizontal posts attached between the second vertical posts, wherein each lifting portion is configured to move at least between the extended position and the retracted position, the horizontal post is adjacent to the fixing portion when in the retracted position, and the horizontal post is away from the fixing portion when in the extended position; a limiting component to make each lifting portion ascend or descend in sequence in the vertical direction; and a sensing mechanism.

A top extensible section and an operating method thereof, an elevator car assembly, and an elevator system. The top extensible section is installed above a top plate of the elevator car when in use. The top extensible section includes a top wall and a plurality of side walls, and has an unfolded state and a folded state; in the unfolded state, the top wall and the plurality of side walls of the top extensible section define an expansion space which communicates with an inner space of the elevator car to provide an additional top space; and in the folded state, the top wall of the top extensible section is lowered to be substantially flush with the top plate of the elevator car, and the plurality of side walls are folded to provide an operating space on the plurality of side walls.