IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,747,137
Granted Patent B2
US 12,747,137 · App. 19/026,618 · Granted Sep 29, 2026

Car of elevator, and elevator

Inventor: Hiroshi Kashiwakura (Shiga, JP)
Assignee: FUJITEC CO., LTD.
B66B13/08
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Patent No.
US 12,747,137
App. No.
19/026,618
Granted
Sep 29, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a car of an elevator, and an elevator that achieve weight reduction for a support frame. The support frame includes brackets at multiple locations on an upper edge, and supports a first pulley, a second pulley, and a door position detection part via the brackets. This eliminates the need to secure an area on a front face of the support frame for arranging the first pulley, the second pulley, and the door position detection part. Therefore, the height dimension of the support frame can be reduced to achieve weight reduction for the support frame.

Claims (73)

1 . A car of an elevator, comprising:

a door rail, supporting a car door to be slidable in a left-right direction;

a first pulley and a second pulley provided to be spaced apart in the left-right direction above the door rail, and a drive belt operatively connected to the car door and being wound around the first pulley and the second pulley;

a door position detection part, detecting that the car door is at a predetermined position; and

a support frame, being a plate-shaped member that is long in the left-right direction, and the support frame comprising: the door rail disposed on a front face of the support frame, and brackets separately disposed at a plurality of locations on an upper edge of the support frame in the left-right direction, wherein the first pulley, the second pulley, and the door position detection part are respectively supported by the brackets separately disposed,

wherein the car door comprises a roller that engages with an upper edge of the door rail from above and rotates, and

the upper edge of the support frame is positioned lower than an uppermost portion of the roller.

2 . The car of the elevator according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a drive motor, directly connected to the first pulley,

wherein the drive motor is supported on the support frame via one of the brackets.

3 . The car of the elevator according to claim 1 , wherein

the support frame is the plate-shaped member that is long in the left-right direction and is arranged along a vertical plane, and

the brackets are attached to a rear face of the support frame.

4 . The car of the elevator according to claim 1 , wherein

the support frame is a member that is long in the left-right direction and is arranged along a vertical plane, and

the first pulley, the second pulley, and the door position detection part are arranged in an open space between a front offset plane and a rear offset plane with reference to the vertical plane of the support frame, above the support frame.

5 . The car of the elevator according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a cover that covers a part or entirety of the open space from front, rear, and above.

6 . A car of an elevator, comprising:

a door rail, supporting a car door to be slidable in a left-right direction;

a first pulley and a second pulley provided to be spaced apart in the left-right direction above the door rail, and a drive belt operatively connected to the car door and being wound around the first pulley and the second pulley;

a door position detection part, detecting that the car door is at a predetermined position; and

a support frame, comprising the door rail on a front face and brackets at a plurality of locations on an upper edge, and the support frame supporting the first pulley, the second pulley, and the door position detection part via the brackets,

wherein the car door comprises a roller that engages with an upper edge of the door rail from above and rotates, and

the upper edge of the support frame is positioned lower than an uppermost portion of the roller,

wherein the car of the elevator further comprises: a drive motor, directly connected to the first pulley,

wherein the drive motor is supported on the support frame via one of the brackets,

wherein

the support frame comprises:

a main body part; and

a front protrusion part that protrudes forward from at least a part of an upper edge of the main body part,

the bracket supporting the drive motor has an upper face in a part, and is attached to the support frame so that the upper face is at the same height position as an upper face of the front protrusion part, and

the drive motor has a base face, and is attached to the bracket so that the base face straddles and contacts the upper face of the front protrusion part and the upper face of the bracket.

7 . The car of the elevator according to claim 1 , wherein

the support frame is the plate-shaped member that is long in the left-right direction and is arranged along a vertical plane, and

the brackets are attached to the support frame using a fastener that is able to be fixed and released by a rotational operation from a side of the front face of the support frame.

8 . The car of the elevator according to claim 1 , wherein

the car door comprises:

a door panel; and

a door hanger that is attached to an upper end portion of the door panel,

the door hanger comprises an extension part where a portion of a main body part of the support frame protrudes and extends upward, and

the car door is connected to the drive belt at the extension part.

9 . The car of the elevator according to claim 8 , wherein

the extension part comprises a detection piece for the door position detection part.

10 . An elevator, comprising the car of the elevator according to claim 1 .

11 . The car of the elevator according to claim 1 , wherein

the support frame comprises:

a main body part; and

a front protrusion part that protrudes forward from at least a part of an upper edge of the main body part, and

the brackets have an upper face in a part, and is attached to the support frame so that the upper face is at the same height position as an upper face of the front protrusion part.

12 . The car of the elevator according to claim 6 , wherein

the drive motor is attached to the bracket so that a tip of the base face aligns with a tip of the upper face of the front protrusion part.

13 . An elevator, comprising the car of the elevator according to claim 6 .

14 . A car of an elevator, comprising:

a door rail, supporting a car door to be slidable in a left-right direction;

a first pulley and a second pulley provided to be spaced apart in the left-right direction above the door rail, and a drive belt operatively connected to the car door and being wound around the first pulley and the second pulley;

a door position detection part, detecting that the car door is at a predetermined position; and

a support frame, comprising the door rail on a front face and brackets at a plurality of locations on an upper edge, and the support frame supporting the first pulley, the second pulley, and the door position detection part via the brackets,

wherein the car door comprises a roller that engages with an upper edge of the door rail from above and rotates, and

the upper edge of the support frame is positioned lower than an uppermost portion of the roller,

wherein

the support frame comprises a pair of brackets spaced apart in the left-right direction on a rear face, and

each of the pair of brackets comprises:

a main body part, attached to the support frame; and

a rear protrusion part, protruding rearward from an upper portion of the main body part,

wherein a lower end of the main body part and a tip of the rear protrusion part are grounded to function as a base of the support frame.

15 . The car of the elevator according to claim 14 , wherein

each of the pair of brackets has a length in an up-down direction that is longer than a length of the support frame in the up-down direction.

16 . The car of the elevator according to claim 14 , wherein

each of the pair of brackets is attached to the support frame so as to be changeable in position in the up-down direction.

17 . The car of the elevator according to claim 14 , wherein

each of the pair of brackets comprises an engaged part for a suspension tool at a location on the rear protrusion part that is behind a center of gravity of an integrated structure of the door rail, the drive motor, the first pulley, the second pulley, and the support frame.

18 . An elevator, comprising the car of the elevator according to claim 14 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2025
From: KASHIWAKURA, HIROSHI
To: FUJITEC CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
JP 2024-036831 · Mar 11, 2024 · national
JP 2024-037821 · Mar 12, 2024 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250282577A1 · Sep 11, 2025
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