摘要 |
An elevator hoist unit installed within a machine room disposed in the vicinity of a hoistway for moving an elevator car travelling along the hoistway comprising an electric motor, a reduction gear device having a rotatable input shaft connected to the electric motor and an output shaft for outputting at a reduced rate of rotation compared to the input shaft. The reduction gear device includes a gear for increasing the rotational speed of an auxiliary shaft connected to the gear and having an end projecting outwardly of the reduction gear device. The unit further comprises a brake wheel fixedly mounted on the projecting end of the auxiliary shaft, and braking system disposed about the brake wheel for braking or releasing the brake wheel. |