CAR GUIDE RAILS

The guide rails are the backbone of the elevator. This is the component that
runs the entire length of the hoistway and guides the elevator. A well-installed guide
rail system will give you a smooth, noise-free ride. When a passenger rides an elevator
and feels a slight movement or sway, that’s likely the result of a less-than-perfect rail
installation.
 CAR

The cab is the enclosure that a passenger stands in when riding the elevator.
This enclosure can be custom designed to shoot each owner's taste.
 COUNTERWEIGHT GUIDE RAILS

Used as a safety barrier when personnel are on top of the elevator. This is used
to prevent a person from falling or being struck by objects when the elevator car is in
motion. There are many older units that are not equipped with this safety feature.

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 COUNTERWEIGHTS

The counterweight is made to eliminate

additional wear on the elevator machine and motor.
By balancing the weight of the car and passengers,
the counterweight means that the motor and
machine only need to lift the difference between the
two weights, not the entire weight of the elevator
car.

SUBMITTED BY: CHRISTIAN R. PASTRANA

 ENTRANCE PROTECTION SYSTEM

This is the door that creates a barrier for passengers when the car is in motion,
ensuring a safe ride for the passengers. The elevator will not move when the door is
open. The microprocessor-controlled system continuously scans for interrupted
beams. If any beam in the curtain is broken, the system reopens the elevator door
instantly – without touching passengers.

MAJOR COMPONENTS OF A TRACTION-TYPE

ELEVATOR
 DOOR OPERATOR

This is the device that mechanically opens the car and hall doors to allow
passengers into and out of the elevator.

SUBMITTED TO: AR. JENNIFER BANGAYAN

 TRAVELING CABLES

This is the cable that supplies power and communicates control demands from
the elevator car back to the main elevator controller. It is suspended from the bottom
of the elevator car and attached to a mid way point in the elevator hoistway. From
there it is fed back into the main controller. This cable is specially designed to freely
hang under the car.
 HOIST ROPES

Also known as cables, these are most commonly steel cables. They suspend the
elevator car in the hoistway. The cables wrap around the drive sheave usually in the
machine room. Most commonly one end is attached to the elevator car crosshead and
the other is attached to the counter weight.
 MOTOR

This is the electrical piece of equipment that drives the elevator giving it the
ability to move by rotating the cables attached to the car.
 CAR BUFFER

The buffer is a safety function of an elevator that can allow for dramatic force
to be applied to limit damage to the car in high speed impact.
 GOVERNOR

This device is both a mechanical and electrical device. If the elevator

overspeeds the governor will activate stopping the governor cable in its tracks and
engaging the elevator safeties.
 ELEVATOR CONTROL SYSTEM

The controller is the brains of any vertical transportation equipment. This is

the system responsible for controlling the elevator’s integrated functions. It controls
everything from floor selection to the speed of the elevator. The more innovation
occurs and time passes, the more complex the elevator controller becomes.
 ELEVATOR PIT

The pit is the area underneath the elevator. It is the lowermost section of the
hoistway/shaft. This is often only occupied by an elevator technician to check the condition
of the underside of the elevator car and any hoistway equipment that can be observed. The
pit is also the location of many of the hoistway switches. Most pits are equipped with a ladder
and a drain for water drainage. The majority of elevator pits have a stop switch to allow the
elevator service provider the ability to shut down the elevator before entering underneath
it.
 SHAFT

The void or space that the elevator moves vertically in.