elevator

Mechanical apparatus with a car that provides automated movement of people between the levels of a building.

call button

Button that is pressed to summon the elevator car.

car guide rail

Metal bar along which the car slides, preventing it from rocking from side to side.

speed governor

Mechanism that triggers the car safety in the event the car moves too quickly.

car safety

Security device that stops the elevator car in the event that it moves too fast or the hoisting rope is severed or damaged.

counterweight

Mobile unit comprised of a heavy mass whose weight counterbalances that of the elevator car and its passengers.

counterweight guide rail

Metal bar along which the counterweight slides; it prevents the counterweight from rocking from side to side.

limit switch

Switch that allows the elevator car to stop at every floor.

governor tension sheave

Device that serves to keep the speed governor cable taut.

buffer

Piece of equipment that brings the elevator car to a stop and absorbs the impact.

elevator car

The elevator’s mobile compartment, designed to transport passengers.

hoisting rope

Cable that allows the vertical movement of the elevator car.

winch

Mechanism that moves the car by means of the hoisting rope.