A moving platform or cage for carrying passengers or freight from one level of a building to another. Elevator
British term for elevatorLift
An elevator exclusively for the use of passengers. Passenger Elevator
An elevator for carrying a heavy cargo, on which the operator and the persons necessary for unloading and loading the freight are permitted to ride. Freight Elevator
A small elevator for conveying food, dishes, r other materials betweel the floors of a building. Dumbwaiter
A row of elevators in a high-rise building, controlled by a common operating system and responding to a single call button. Bank
The vertical distance traversed by an elevator car from the lowest to the highest landing in the hoistway.Rise
An elevator system consisting of a car that is mounted on guide rails, supported by hoisting cables, and driven by electric hoisting machinery.Electric Elevator
A structure housing elevator machinery on the roof of. building. Penthouse
the vertical distance from the top of an elevator car to the nearest overhead obstruction when the car platform is level with the top landing. Top Car Clearance
A vertical enclosed space for the travel of one or more elevators. Hoistway
Also called Traction Elevator.Electric Elevator
Also called Elevator Shaft.Hoistway
The portion of a floor adjacent to an elevator hoistway, used for the receiving and discharge of passengers or freight. Landing
A mechanical device for slowing down and stopping an elevator car in the event of excessive speed of free fall, actuated by a governor and clamping the guide rails by a wedging action. Elevator Car Safety
A door between a hoistway and an elevator landing, normally closed except when an elevator car is stopped at the landing. Hoistway Door
The portion of a hoistway extending from the level of the lowest landing to the floor of the hoistway. Elevator Pit
The vertical distance from the floor of an elevator pit to the lowest part of an elevator car platform when the car rests on fully compressed buffers. Bottom Car Clearance
A box like structure on a roof providing access to a stairwell or an elevator shaft. Bulkhead
A panel containing switches, button, and other equipment for regulating electrical devices. Control Panel
The machinery for raising and lowering an elevator car, consisting of a motor-generator set, traction machine, speed governor, brake, drive shaft, driving sheave, and gears, if used. Hoisting Machinery
A wheel or disk with a grooved rim, used as a pulley for hoisting. Driving Sheave
A pulley for tightening and guiding the hoisting cables of an elevator system. Idle Sheave
Also Called Deflector Sheave. Idle Sheave
One of the heavy steel beams supporting the hoisting machinery for an elevator. Machine Beam
One of the wire cables or ropes used for raising and lowering an elevator car. Hoisting Cable
One of the vertical steel tracks controlling the travel of an elevator car or counterweight. Guide Rail
One of the electric cables connecting an elevator car to a fixed electrical outlet in the hoistway. Traveling Cable
A weight of balancing another weight, as the rectangular cast-iron blocks mounted in a steel frame to counterbalance the loaf placed on the hoisting machine by an elevator car. Counterweight
a switch that automatically is cuts off current to an electric motor when an object move by it, as an elevator car, has passed a given point. Limit Switch
A piston or spring devuce for absorbing the impact of a descending elevator car or counterweight at the extreme lower limit of travel. Buffer
a room housing the hoisting machinery, control equipment, and sheaves for raising and lowering an elevator car. Machine Room
a chair or platform mounted on a steel guide rail and driven by an electric motor, used for raising or lowering a person or goods along a stairway. Inclined Lift
Also called stair lift. Inclined Lift
an elevator system consisting of a car supported by a piston that is moved by or moves against a fluid under pressure. Hydraulic Elevator
the toothed portion of the threshold plate at both ends of an escalator or moving walk, designed to mesh with grooved surface of the moving steps or treadway. Combplate
the load-carrying unit of an elevator, consisting of a car frame, platform, light metal enclosure, and door or gateElevator Car
the structural steel frame of an elevator car to which are attached the platform, guide shoes, elevator car safety, hoisting cables, and control equipment. Car Frame
a light usually over the entrance to an elevator on each floor of a multistory building, that signals the approach of the elevatorLantern
a signaling apparatus in an elevator car or at a landing that displays a visual indication of floor landings. Annunciator
A push button for requesting an elevator. Call Button
a safety device for preventing the operation of an elevator car unless the hoistway door is locked in the closed position. Door Interlock
a safety device for preventing the operation of an elevator car unless it's door or gate is fully closed. Door Contact
Also called gate contact. Door Contact
the horizontal section of railing at the upper or lower end of an escalator. Newel
a power-driven stairway consisting of steps attached to a continuously circulating belt, used for moving passengers up and down between floors. Escalator
Also called moving staircase. Escalator
a power-driven continuously moving surface, similar to a conveyor belt, used for carrying pedestrians horizontally or along low inclines. Moving Sidewalk
any of various forms of mass transit, as moving sidewalks or automated driverless vehicles, used for shuttling people around airports or congested urban areas. People Mover
A moving platform or cage for carrying passengers or freight from one level of a building to another. Elevator
British term for elevatorLift
An elevator exclusively for the use of passengers. Passenger Elevator
An elevator for carrying a heavy cargo, on which the operator and the persons necessary for unloading and loading the freight are permitted to ride. Freight Elevator
A small elevator for conveying food, dishes, r other materials betweel the floors of a building. Dumbwaiter
A row of elevators in a high-rise building, controlled by a common operating system and responding to a single call button. Bank
The vertical distance traversed by an elevator car from the lowest to the highest landing in the hoistway.Rise
An elevator system consisting of a car that is mounted on guide rails, supported by hoisting cables, and driven by electric hoisting machinery.Electric Elevator
A structure housing elevator machinery on the roof of. building. Penthouse
the vertical distance from the top of an elevator car to the nearest overhead obstruction when the car platform is level with the top landing. Top Car Clearance
A vertical enclosed space for the travel of one or more elevators. Hoistway
Also called Traction Elevator.Electric Elevator
Also called Elevator Shaft.Hoistway
The portion of a floor adjacent to an elevator hoistway, used for the receiving and discharge of passengers or freight. Landing
A mechanical device for slowing down and stopping an elevator car in the event of excessive speed of free fall, actuated by a governor and clamping the guide rails by a wedging action. Elevator Car Safety
A door between a hoistway and an elevator landing, normally closed except when an elevator car is stopped at the landing. Hoistway Door
The portion of a hoistway extending from the level of the lowest landing to the floor of the hoistway. Elevator Pit
The vertical distance from the floor of an elevator pit to the lowest part of an elevator car platform when the car rests on fully compressed buffers. Bottom Car Clearance
A box like structure on a roof providing access to a stairwell or an elevator shaft. Bulkhead
A panel containing switches, button, and other equipment for regulating electrical devices. Control Panel
The machinery for raising and lowering an elevator car, consisting of a motor-generator set, traction machine, speed governor, brake, drive shaft, driving sheave, and gears, if used. Hoisting Machinery
A wheel or disk with a grooved rim, used as a pulley for hoisting. Driving Sheave
A pulley for tightening and guiding the hoisting cables of an elevator system. Idle Sheave
Also Called Deflector Sheave. Idle Sheave
One of the heavy steel beams supporting the hoisting machinery for an elevator. Machine Beam
One of the wire cables or ropes used for raising and lowering an elevator car. Hoisting Cable
One of the vertical steel tracks controlling the travel of an elevator car or counterweight. Guide Rail
One of the electric cables connecting an elevator car to a fixed electrical outlet in the hoistway. Traveling Cable
A weight of balancing another weight, as the rectangular cast-iron blocks mounted in a steel frame to counterbalance the loaf placed on the hoisting machine by an elevator car. Counterweight
a switch that automatically is cuts off current to an electric motor when an object move by it, as an elevator car, has passed a given point. Limit Switch
A piston or spring devuce for absorbing the impact of a descending elevator car or counterweight at the extreme lower limit of travel. Buffer
a room housing the hoisting machinery, control equipment, and sheaves for raising and lowering an elevator car. Machine Room
a chair or platform mounted on a steel guide rail and driven by an electric motor, used for raising or lowering a person or goods along a stairway. Inclined Lift
Also called stair lift. Inclined Lift
an elevator system consisting of a car supported by a piston that is moved by or moves against a fluid under pressure. Hydraulic Elevator
the toothed portion of the threshold plate at both ends of an escalator or moving walk, designed to mesh with grooved surface of the moving steps or treadway. Combplate
the load-carrying unit of an elevator, consisting of a car frame, platform, light metal enclosure, and door or gateElevator Car
the structural steel frame of an elevator car to which are attached the platform, guide shoes, elevator car safety, hoisting cables, and control equipment. Car Frame
a light usually over the entrance to an elevator on each floor of a multistory building, that signals the approach of the elevatorLantern
a signaling apparatus in an elevator car or at a landing that displays a visual indication of floor landings. Annunciator
A push button for requesting an elevator. Call Button
a safety device for preventing the operation of an elevator car unless the hoistway door is locked in the closed position. Door Interlock
a safety device for preventing the operation of an elevator car unless it's door or gate is fully closed. Door Contact
Also called gate contact. Door Contact
the horizontal section of railing at the upper or lower end of an escalator. Newel
a power-driven stairway consisting of steps attached to a continuously circulating belt, used for moving passengers up and down between floors. Escalator
Also called moving staircase. Escalator
a power-driven continuously moving surface, similar to a conveyor belt, used for carrying pedestrians horizontally or along low inclines. Moving Sidewalk
any of various forms of mass transit, as moving sidewalks or automated driverless vehicles, used for shuttling people around airports or congested urban areas. People Mover