Common Elevator Equipment

The information below is a high level overview of each area of an elevator system and the equipment most commonly found in that area. Depending on the type of system your building uses, some of the equipment would not be required in these  specific areas.

Machine Room Equipment (Over Head Geared or Gearless)

 Controller, Dispatcher, Generator, M/G Set, Hoist Motor, Governor, Ac or Dc Main  Line Feed, Selector.

Machine Room Equipment (Basement Traction or Hydraulic)

 Controller, Dispatcher, Selector, Generator, M/G Set, Hoist Motor, Governor, Ac  or Dc Main Line Feeds, Hydraulic Oil Tank, Pumps

Machine Room Secondary

Governor, Secondary Sheave, Deflection Sheave

Elevator Shaft Overhead

Tape Mount, Deflection Sheave, Normal and Final Limits, Shaft Slowdowns

Elevator Shaft & Hoistway

Door tracks and Hangers, Shaft Doors, Elevator Rails, Halfway Box, Traveling  Cables, Floor Landing Magnets, Selector Tape, Counter Weights, Counter  Weight Rails

Elevator Pit

Piston Lift, Pit Stop Switch, Normal and Final Limits, Car Buffer, Counter Weight  Buffer, Tape Mount, Governor Pit Sheav

Elevator CarTop

Rail Guide Shoe, Rollers or Gibbs, Tape Head, Door Operator, Emergency Power  Unit, Escape Hatch, Hoist Rope Shackles, Car Top Sheave, Top of Car Electrical  Box, Header

Elevator Cab

Wall Panels, Ceiling, Flooring, Lighting, Hand Rails, Car Station, Cab Doors, Car  Door Sill, Stop Switch, Floor Call Buttons, Intercom / Phone, Safety Release Hole  

UnderThe Car

Under Car Electrical Box, Traveler Cable Mounts, Car Safety Device, Rail Guide  Shoe, Rollers or Gibbs 

 

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