Tractive device for an elevator system

1. A traction device for an elevator installation comprising:

a load suspension means comprising:

a travel platform having a shape selected from the group consisting of oval, round, polygonal, rectangular, and square;

a first upright side element connected to the travel platform; and

a second upright side element connected to the travel platform, the second upright side element diagonally opposite the first upright side element,

wherein the load suspension means being configured to be moved upward and downward in a structure comprising:

at least two vertically running longitudinal sides; and

a cross-section having a shape selected from the group consisting of oval, round, polygonal, rectangular, and square;

a pulley block comprising:

an upper deflecting pulley having an axis;

a lower deflecting pulley having an axis;

at least one intermediate deflecting pulley positioned between the upper deflecting pulley and the lower deflecting pulley, the at least one intermediate deflecting pulley connected to the load suspension means, and the at least one intermediate deflecting pulley having an axis; and

wherein the axis of the upper deflecting pulley, the axis of the at least one intermediate deflecting pulley and the axis of the lower deflecting pulley are arranged substantially inline and approximately on a vertically running plane;

a first carrying means engaging the upper deflecting pulley, the at least one intermediate deflecting pulley, and the lower deflecting pulley;

a second carrying means;

a first corner formed by two of the least two vertically running longitudinal sides of the structure and the first upright side element of the load suspension means;

a second corner diagonally opposite the first corner, the second corner formed by two of the at least two vertically running longitudinal sides of the structure and the second upright side element of the load suspension means;

at least one drive shaft connected to a drive motor, the first carrying means, and the second carrying means,

wherein the first carrying means is located in the first corner and the second carrying means is located in the second corner, such that the first carrying means and the second carrying means are arranged diagonally opposite and run in the immediate vicinity of and parallel to vertically running longitudinal sides of the structure which form the first corner and the second corner.

2. The traction device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein

the at least one drive shaft comprises two drive shafts oriented coaxially with one another, the two drive shafts collectively extending between the first corner and the second corner, wherein the first drive shaft of the two drive shafts is operatively connected to the drive motor and the second drive shaft of the two drive shafts is operatively connected to a second drive motor.

3. The traction device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein

the pulley block is designed as a factor pulley block and provided close to the first side element of the load suspension means, and

wherein the traction device further comprises a second pulley block provided close to the second side element of the load suspension means.

4. The traction device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the traction device further comprises

a second pulley block provided in the second corner, diagonally opposite the pulley block located in the first corner.

5. The traction device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the first corner comprises

a free space having an area comprising a triangular shape.

6. The traction device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein

the first carrying meansis assigned to an end of the drive shaft, and runs in the immediate vicinity of and parallel to vertically running longitudinal sides of the structure which form the first corner, and

the second carrying means is diagonally opposite the first carrying means and runs in the immediate vicinity of and parallel to vertically running longitudinal sides of the structure which form the second corner.

7. The traction device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein

the at least one drive shaft comprises an axis of rotation, and

the drive motor comprises an output shaft having an axis of rotation arranged approximately at a right angle to the axis of rotation of the drive shaft.

8. The traction device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein

the travel platform of the load suspension means further comprises a first end region and a second end region, and

wherein first upright side element of the load suspension means stands upright in the first end edge region of the travel platform and is connected to the first carrying means,

and wherein second upright side element of the load suspension means stands upright in the second end region of the travel platform and is connected to the second carrying means.

9. The traction device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein

the first and second carrying means are arranged between the side elements of the travel platform and the longitudinal sides of the structure which form the corner.

10. The traction device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein

the pulley block has a step-up ratio of 1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 4:1, 5:1 or greater.

11. The traction device as claimed in claim 1 ,

further comprising a guide arranged on the structure in at least one of the first corner and an immediate vicinity of the first carrying means,

wherein the load suspension means is guided in the structure with the aid of the guide.

12. The traction device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein

the drive motor, together with the drive shaft, is arranged in at least one of a well head of the structure and a well pit.

13. The traction device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein

the first side element and the second side element of the load suspension means are arranged in the corner of the travel platform in such a way that a free access opening is present on at least four sides.

14. The traction device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the load suspension means further comprises

an access opening on the travel platform configured to be closed with at least one of a car wall and a door.

15. The traction device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a guide rail,

wherein the structure further comprises at least two diagonally opposite vertically running stanchions, and

wherein the carrying means, the guide rail, the upper deflecting pulley and the lower deflecting pulley are arranged on at least one of the at least two vertically running stanchions, and

wherein the first carrying means is bent in only one direction on the upper deflecting pulley and the lower deflecting pulley.

16. The traction device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

an elevator well comprising at least one inner wall,

wherein the structure further comprises:

a cross member;

at least two diagonally opposite vertically running stanchions, and wherein at least one of the diagonally opposite vertically running stanchions and the cross member in the corner of the structure are/is connected indirectly or directly to at least one inner wall of the elevator well.

17. The traction device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

an elevator well comprising at least one wall; and

a guide rail is fastened to the at least one wall of the elevator well.

18. The traction device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first corner comprises a free space framed by two of the at least two vertically running longitudinal sides of the structure and the first upright side element of the load suspension means, and

wherein the second corner comprises a free space framed by two of the at least two vertically running longitudinal sides of the structure and the second upright side element of the load suspension means.

19. The traction device as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the upper deflecting pulley of the pulley block is connected to the drive shaft at a point positioned directly above the free space of the first corner.