CHAPTER 6 - ELEVATORS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS AND MOVING WALKS

450 10.00 8.9

500 1.25 9.15 a. By individual tapered babbitted rope
600 1.7 9.5 sockets; or
700 11.0 9.8
1000 11.55 10.3 b. By other tytes of rope fastening, if approved
1s00 11.9 10.55 by the enferrcing authority, on the basis of
adequate tensile'and fatigue tests made by
NOTE:
a qualified laboratory provided that:
m/s' = fpmx0.00508
1. such fastenings conform to the
6.4.13.10 Suspension Rope Equalizers. Suspension
rope equalizers, where provided, shall be of
requirement of Section 6.4'13'15
and 6.4.13.16.
the individual-compression spring type.

Exception: Equalizers of other types may

2. the rope socketing shall be such as
to develoP at least 80% of the
be used with traction elevators provided the
ultimate breaking strength to the
equalizers and their fastenings are approved
strongest roPe to be used in such
by the enforcing authority on the basis of
fastenings,; and
adequate tensile and fatigue tests made by
a qualified laboratory. Such tests shall show
the ultimate strength of the equalizer and its
3. U-bolt type rope clips (clamps) shall
not be used for such fastenings.
fastenings in its several pahs and assembly,
which shall be not less than 10% in excess
6.4.13.15 Adiustable Shackle Rods. The car ends,
of the strength of suspension ropes as or the car or counterweight dead ends
required by Sec. 6.4.13.8, provided that
equalizers of the single-bar type, or springs
where multiple roping is used, of all
in tension, shall not be used to attach suspension wire ropes of traction type
elevators shall be provided with shackle
suspension ropes to cars or counterweights
rods of a design which will permit individual
or to deadened hitchPlates.
adjustment of the rope lengths. Similar
of Suspension Wire Ropes to shackle rods shall be provided on the car or
6.4.13.11 Securing
Drums. Suspension wire ropes of counterweight ends of compensating ropes.
Winding
winding-drurn machines shall have the drum
6.4.13.16 General Design Requirements. Wire rope
ends of the ropes secured on the inside of
fastenings shall conform to the following:
the drum by clamps or by tapered babbitted
sockets, or by.other means approved by the
enforcing authbrity.
The portion of the rope fastenings which
holds the wire rope (rope socket) and the
t'
6.4.13.12Spare rope-Turns on Winding Drums. shackle rod may be in one piece (unit
construction), or they may be separate.
Suspension wire ropes of winding-drum
machines shall have not less than one turn
of the rope on the drum when the car is b. The rope socket shall be either cast or
resting on the fully compressed buffers.
forged steel provided that where the rope
socket and the shackle rod are in one piece
(unit construction), the entire fastening shal
6.4.13.13 Splicing and Replacement of Suspension
Ropes. Suspension wire ropes shall not be be of forged steel.
lengthened or repaired by splicing. lf one
rope of a set is worn or damaged and c. Where the shackle rod and rope socket are
required replacement, the entire set of roPes, not in one piece, the shackle rod shall be d
forged or rolled steel.
shall be replaced.

6.4.13.14 Type of Rope Fastenings. The car and
countenrveight ends of suspension wire
ropes, or the stationary hitch-ends where
multiple roping is used, shall be fastened in
such a manner that all portions of the rope
except the portion inside the rope sockets
shall be readily visible. Fastening shall be:
d. Cast of forged steel rope sockets, shackle
rods and their connections shall be made d
unwelded steel, having an elongation of nd
less than 20% in a length of 51 mm,
conforming to ANSI/ASTM A668, Class B
for forged steel and ANSI/ASTM M7,

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