US 12,330,913 B2
Method of constructing elevator and construction-time elevator arrangement
Matti Rasanen, Helsinki (FI); Markku Haapaniemi, Helsinki (FI); Otto Lanz, Helsinki (FI); Janne Laine, Helsinki (FI); Aki Haikonen, Helsinki (FI); Jorma Mustalahti, Helsinki (FI); and Sakari Korvenranta, Helsinki (FI)
Assigned to Kone Corporation, Helsinki (FI)
Filed by Kone Corporation, Helsinki (FI)
Filed on Sep. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/464,534.
Application 18/464,534 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2021/057143, filed on Mar. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0416055 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. B66B 19/02 (2006.01); B66B 19/04 (2006.01)
CPC B66B 19/02 (2013.01) [B66B 19/04 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of constructing an elevator comprising:
providing an elevator car in a hoistway, said elevator car comprising a cabin frame, and a temporary pulley beam assembly detachably mounted on the cabin frame;
mounting, as a first mounting, a hoisting machine in a first position at a first vertical level in the hoistway;
suspending, as a first suspending, the elevator car with a hoisting roping from the hoisting machine via the temporary pulley beam assembly;
moving, as a first moving, the elevator car in the hoistway with the hoisting machine in the first position and suspended by the roping via the temporary pulley beam assembly;
mounting, as a second mounting, the hoisting machine in a second position at a second higher vertical level than the first position inside a machine room located above the hoistway;
removing the temporary pulley beam assembly from the elevator car, comprising detaching the temporary pulley beam assembly from the cabin frame;
suspending, as a second suspending, the elevator car with the hoisting roping from the hoisting machine mounted in the second position via the cabin frame without the temporary pulley beam assembly;
moving, as a second moving, the elevator car in the hoistway with the hoisting machine in the second position and the elevator car being suspended via the cabin frame without the temporary pulley beam assembly.