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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1993
Filed:
May. 08, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masakatsu Tanaka, Katsuta, JP;
Masayuki Shigeta, Katsuta, JP;
Jun Sugahara, Katsuta, JP;
Masanobu Itoh, Katsuta, JP;
Ichiro Nakamura, Katsuta, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
187 20 ; 187 73 ; 187108 ;
Abstract
An elevator apparatus is provided with a hoisting unit including a drive sheave for winding a rope around it. The hoisting unit includes a rotary member. The rope has a car attached at one end thereof for suspending. A braking force is applied to the rotary member by a biasing unit. The braking force against the rotary member is released by a releasing unit, and is reduced by a reducing unit. In emergency stop of such an elevator apparatus, slipping of the rope is not caused to control the braking force with ease.