enow.com Web Search

  1. Ads

    related to: elevator system

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Elevator - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elevator

    Climbing elevator. A climbing elevator is a self-ascending elevator with its own propulsion. The propulsion can be done by an electric or a combustion engine. Climbing elevators are used in guyed masts or towers, in order to make easy access to parts of these constructions, such as flight safety lamps for maintenance.

  3. Paternoster lift - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paternoster_lift

    A paternoster in Prague Paternoster elevator in The Hague, when it was still in operation. A paternoster (/ ˌ p eɪ t ər ˈ n ɒ s t ər /, / ˌ p ɑː-/, or / ˌ p æ-/) or paternoster lift is a passenger elevator which consists of a chain of open compartments (each usually designed for two people) that move slowly in a loop up and down inside a building without stopping.

  4. List of elevator manufacturers - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_elevator_manufacturers

    The Mitsubishi Electric-owned Solae Test Tower (173 m) in Inazawa City, Japan is the world's 4th tallest elevator testing tower after Hyundai elevator test tower at Icheon plant (205 m) South Korea, the Kone Tytyri test tower (235 m) and the Rottweil Test Tower (246 m)

  5. Counterweight - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterweight

    Elevator In traction (non-hydraulic) elevators, a heavy counterweight counterbalances the load of the elevator carriage, so the motor lifts much less of the carriage's weight (specifically, the counterweight is the weight of the carriage plus 40-50% of its rated capacity). The counterweight also increases the ascending acceleration force and ...

  6. Inclined elevator - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inclined_elevator

    An inclined elevator is a form of cable railway. Users with mobility and disability challenges often use an incline platform lift to climb staircases in their home with their mobility scooter or motorized wheelchair. Outdoor inclined elevators are used to access steep hillside property where stairs are not a preferred option for conveying ...

  7. Schindler Group - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schindler_Group

    Schindler is a Swiss multinational company which manufactures escalators, moving walkways, and elevators worldwide, founded in Switzerland in 1874. Schindler produces, installs, maintains and modernizes lifts and escalators in many types of buildings including residential, commercial and high-rise buildings. The company is present in over 140 ...

  1. Ads

    related to: elevator system