Fujitec Co., Ltd.

Yosuke Goda

Kenichi Yamamoto

Mamoru Harada

The invention provides an elevator apparatus comprising a cagedisposed inside a path of upward or downward movement vertically movably, a counterweightvertically movable with the upward or downward movement of the cage, and a lift drive mechanism for driving the cageupward or downward. The drive mechanism comprises a sheavedisposed inside the path, ropesextending along a route around the sheave, and a drive devicein engagement with the ropes. The drive devicecomprises a belt transmission provided alongside the ropesand revolvingly movable along the rope extension route, a mechanism for pressing a belt surface of the belt transmission into contact with the ropes, and a drive motor for driving the belt transmission. The cage can be driven upward or downward without using any traction sheave, while the cage can be reduced in weight.

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Ibaraki, Japan

Yosuke Goda