ELEVATOR DRIVE UNIT

1 .- 11 . (canceled)

12 . An elevator drive unit, comprising:

a drive shaft, including a drive section configured to drive a drive belt,

an electromotor configured to drive the drive shaft, the electromotor including a stator and a rotor,

a brake configured to brake the drive shaft, and

a frame configured to support the drive shaft, the stator and the brake.

13 . The elevator drive unit of claim 12 wherein the brake includes a rotating first brake partner.

14 . The elevator drive unit of claim 13 wherein the drive unit comprises a brake shield, the brake shield comprising a non-rotating second brake partner interacting with the rotating first brake partner, and wherein the brake shield connects the stator.

15 . The elevator drive unit of claim 14 wherein the brake shield is located axially between the brake and the stator.

16 . The elevator drive unit of claim 12 wherein the frame comprises a bridging section axially bridging the stator, and the bridging section comprises a ventilating opening, on or in which a ventilating unit is provided.

17 . The elevator drive unit of claim 16 wherein the ventilating unit is configured to ventilate the stator.

18 . The elevator drive unit of claim 12 wherein the frame comprises a first bearing support and a second bearing support, each bearing support configured to accommodate a bearing of the drive shaft, the first bearing support located axially between the second bearing support and the stator.

19 . The elevator drive unit of claim 18 wherein the stator is fixed to the frame on a side of the stator axially opposite to the first bearing support and the second bearing support.

20 . The elevator drive unit of claim 12 wherein the frame comprises a bridging section axially bridging the stator.

21 . The elevator drive unit of claim 20 wherein the frame comprises two bridging sections located on a radially opposite side of the stator.

22 . An elevator installation, comprising the elevator drive unit of claim 12 .