ELEVATOR APPARATUS

摘要

An elevator apparatus, comprising a hoistway, a car lifting in the hoistway, car dampers installed in a pit at the lower part of the hoistway to support the car and absorb the impact thereof, a car arm installed on the underside of the car and following the vertical movement of the car, and a switch operating according to the lowering movement of the car arm to stop the car. The switch and the car arm are installed within the vertically projected surface of the car to reduce the cross sectional area of the hoistway.