When purchasing modern elevators, elevator companies often mention some professional terms. It may not be easy for laymen to understand. Therefore, in order to facilitate you to buy a satisfactory elevator faster and more efficiently, this article introduces various terms and definitions of elevator equipment, including the basic structure, operating principle, key components, etc. of modern elevators, so that everyone can better understand the working principle and related terms of elevator equipment and avoid falling into elevator purchase traps.

1. Basic Definitions and Related Equipment

• Elevator: An elevator is a fixed lifting device with a car that operates between at least two vertical or inclined (less than 15 degrees) rigid guide rails to serve designated floors.
• Elevator Lift Height: The vertical distance between the floor surface of the bottom floor and the floor surface of the top floor.

2. Elevator Components and Configuration

• Base Station: The floor station where the car stops when there is no command to initiate operation.
• Floor-to-Floor Distance: The distance between the landing sill of two adjacent floors.
• Shaft Width: The horizontal distance between the inner surfaces of the shaft walls, parallel to the width of the car.
• Shaft Depth: The vertical distance between the inner surfaces of the shaft walls, perpendicular to the shaft width.
• Pit Depth: The vertical distance between the floor of the bottom floor and the floor of the pit in the shaft.
• Car Width: The horizontal distance between the inner surfaces of the car walls at 1 meter above the car floor.
• Car Depth: The horizontal distance between the inner surfaces of the car walls, perpendicular to the car width, measured at 1 meter above the car floor.
• Car Height: The vertical distance from the car floor to the top of the car interior (including the light cover and removable ceiling).

3. Elevator Drive Systems

• Geared Traction Machine: A traction machine where the motor drives the traction wheel through a gear reduction box.

• Gearless Traction Machine: A traction machine where the motor directly drives the traction wheel.

4. Elevator Door Types

• Vertical Split Door: A door where both halves open from the middle, moving upwards and downwards at the same speed.
• Center Split Door: A door where both halves open from the middle, moving left and right at the same speed.
• Side-Hinged Door: A door where the two leaves open at different speeds to one side.
• Left-Hand Door: A door that opens to the left when facing the elevator car.
• Right-Hand Door: A door that opens to the right when facing the elevator car.

5. Escalators and Moving Walkways

• Escalator: A fixed, power-driven device with circulating steps that is used to transport passengers either upwards or downwards at an inclined angle.
• Moving Walkway: A fixed, power-driven device with circulating belts or slabs, used to transport passengers horizontally or at an incline of up to 12 degrees.
• Escalator Rise: The vertical distance between the floor surfaces of the top and bottom of the escalator.
• Theoretical Capacity: The number of passengers an escalator or moving walkway can theoretically transport in one hour.

6. Angles and Direction of Operation

Inclination Angle: The maximum angle between the direction of the steps, tread, or belt of the escalator or moving walkway and the horizontal surface.

The above is all the content about modern elevator terminology. I hope this article can help you buy an elevator that you are satisfied with more quickly.