An elevator includes an elevator shaft defined by surrounding walls and top and bottom end terminals; an elevator car vertically movable in the elevator shaft; elevator hoisting ropes coupled to the elevator car; an elevator hoisting machine including a traction sheave engaged with the elevator hoisting ropes; a traction monitor configured to determine traction of the hoisting machine; an electromechanical brake; a measuring apparatus adapted to provide speed data and position data of the elevator car; and a safety processor associated with the traction monitor and the measuring apparatus. The safety processor includes an ETLS threshold configured to decrease towards the top and/or bottom end terminal in accordance with the position of the elevator car. The ETSL threshold is adjusted on the basis of the traction of the hoisting machine. The safety processor is configured to determine an elevator car slowdown failure if the speed data meets or exceeds the ETSL threshold.

An elevator includes an elevator shaft defined by surrounding walls and top and bottom end terminals; an elevator car vertically movable in the elevator shaft; elevator hoisting ropes coupled to the elevator car; an elevator hoisting machine including a traction sheave engaged with the elevator hoisting ropes; a traction monitor configured to determine traction of the hoisting machine; an electromechanical brake; a measuring apparatus adapted to provide speed data and position data of the elevator car; and a safety processor associated with the traction monitor and the measuring apparatus. The safety processor includes an ETLS threshold configured to decrease towards the top and/or bottom end terminal in accordance with the position of the elevator car. The ETSL threshold is adjusted on the basis of the traction of the hoisting machine. The safety processor is configured to determine an elevator car slowdown failure if the speed data meets or exceeds the ETSL threshold.

Disclosed is a hydraulic buffer energy storage device for an over-discharged hoist skip in a vertical shaft. The hydraulic buffer energy storage device for an over-discharged hoist skip in a vertical shaft comprises a vertical shaft, where a hoist skip is hung on an inner side of the vertical shaft, and a hydraulic buffer mechanism is arranged on the inner side of the vertical shaft; the hoist skip is positioned above the hydraulic buffer mechanism; the hydraulic buffer mechanism is communicated with an accumulator group, a pressure relief part and an oil replenishing part through an oil pipeline; the accumulator group is communicated with an energy storage part through an oil pipeline; the energy storage part, the pressure relief part and the oil replenishing part are respectively communicated with an oil tank through oil pipelines, the hydraulic buffer mechanism is connected with a displacement sensor.

An elevator includes a hoistway; an elevator car vertically movable in the hoistway, the passage to and/or from the elevator car being provided in depth direction of the hoistway; a counterweight vertically movable in the hoistway beside the elevator car in width direction of the hoistway; one or more ropes interconnecting the elevator car and the counterweight and hanging from these; a rope wheel arrangement in the bottom end of the hoistway for guiding the one or more ropes; and a vertically oriented guide rail for guiding the elevator car extending between the elevator car and counterweight. The elevator includes a bridge structure mounted on the floor of the hoistway, the bridge structure including a cross member, wherein the guide rail for guiding the elevator car is mounted on top of the cross member, the bridge structure including a passage for the one or more ropes below the cross member, and the one or more ropes pass from the counterweight downwards to the rope wheel arrangement, and the rope wheel arrangement is arranged to guide the one or more ropes to pass below the cross member via said passage and up to the elevator car.

Disclosed is an elevator system for a multi-level architectural structure, the elevator system having an elevator controller for an elevator in a hoistway, wherein the elevator controller effects a first determination of whether passengers or goods are in the elevator and effects a power mode for the elevator based on the first determination.

Disclosed is an elevator system having a first sensor in communication with an elevator in a multi-level hoistway, wherein during an emergency the elevator instructs the first sensor to sense conditions and transmit sensor data representing the sensed conditions, and the transmitted sensor data is processed to obtain an image representing an intensity of hazard conditions on at least a subset of levels serviced by the multilevel hoistway.

Disclosed is a hydraulic buffer energy storage device for an over-discharged hoist skip in a vertical shaft. The hydraulic buffer energy storage device for an over-discharged hoist skip in a vertical shaft comprises a vertical shaft, where a hoist skip is hung on an inner side of the vertical shaft, and a hydraulic buffer mechanism is arranged on the inner side of the vertical shaft; the hoist skip is positioned above the hydraulic buffer mechanism; the hydraulic buffer mechanism is communicated with an accumulator group, a pressure relief part and an oil replenishing part through an oil pipeline; the accumulator group is communicated with an energy storage part through an oil pipeline; the energy storage part, the pressure relief part and the oil replenishing part are respectively communicated with an oil tank through oil pipelines, the hydraulic buffer mechanism is connected with a displacement sensor.

Disclosed is a hydraulic buffer energy storage device for an over-discharged hoist skip in a vertical shaft. The hydraulic buffer energy storage device for an over-discharged hoist skip in a vertical shaft comprises a vertical shaft, where a hoist skip is hung on an inner side of the vertical shaft, and a hydraulic buffer mechanism is arranged on the inner side of the vertical shaft; the hoist skip is positioned above the hydraulic buffer mechanism; the hydraulic buffer mechanism is communicated with an accumulator group, a pressure relief part and an oil replenishing part through an oil pipeline; the accumulator group is communicated with an energy storage part through an oil pipeline; the energy storage part, the pressure relief part and the oil replenishing part are respectively communicated with an oil tank through oil pipelines, the hydraulic buffer mechanism is connected with a displacement sensor.

An elevator system includes a first elevator car (14A) supported for vertical movement in a lane (11, 13, 15, 17) of a hoistway (11). A second elevator car (14B) is configured to operate and move vertically in the lane (11, 13, 15, 17) below the first elevator car (14A) independently thereof. At least one buffering device (34) is supported on at least one of the elevator cars (14) to absorb energy upon contact between each buffering device (034) and the other elevator car (14).

A buffer device (121) for an elevator system (100), the buffer device (121) including a first contact structure (501) and a second contact structure (503). The first contact structure (501) includes a first contact surface (505), and the second contact structure (503) includes a second contact surface (507). The first contact surface (505) and the second contact surface (507) are arranged for contacting respective vertically offset surfaces of an elevator car (101) or counterweight (109).