Installation Manual: Basic field practices for installation of elevator and escalator equipment

Front Cover
......Page 1
Preface
......Page 4
Officers
......Page 6
Members
......Page 7
Foreword
......Page 9
Contents
......Page 11
1  Introduction
......Page 12
a1  History of Vertical Transportation
......Page 13
a2  Elevator Installation - General Outline, One Elevator
......Page 25
a3  Elevator Installation - General Outline, Elevator in a "Bank"
......Page 33
2  Safety
......Page 38
a1  General
......Page 39
b1  Clothing and Equipment
......Page 41
c1  Methods
......Page 45
d1  Tools - Manual
......Page 46
d2  Tools - Small (Power)
......Page 49
d3  Tools - Heavy (Power) - Skips - Scaffolds
......Page 51
3  Handling Materials, Rigging and Hoisting
......Page 55
a1  General
......Page 56
a2  Tools
......Page 58
b1  Rigging
......Page 63
c1  Hoisting
......Page 65
4  Drawings and Miscellaneous Papers
......Page 70
a1  General
......Page 71
b1  Mechanical Drawing Symbols
......Page 73
b2  Preliminary Drawings
......Page 78
b3  Final Layout
......Page 81
b4  Detail Drawings
......Page 86
c1  Wiring Diagram - Symbols
......Page 88
c2  Wiring Diagram - Conduit Layout
......Page 107
c3  Field Wiring Diagram
......Page 109
c4  Straight Wiring Diagrams
......Page 111
d1  Standard and Tables
......Page 115
Table No. 1 - Thread Dimensions and Tap Drill Sizes
......Page 116
Table No. 2 - Wood Screws and Nails
......Page 117
Table No. 3 - Machine Screws and Bolts
......Page 118
Table No. 4 - Steel Mill Stock
......Page 119
5  Guide Rails
......Page 120
a1  General
......Page 121
b1  Plumbing Hoistways - General
......Page 123
b2  Plumbing Hoistways - Steel Structures, One Elevator
......Page 125
b3  Plumbing Hoistways - Steel Structures, Elevators in Banks
......Page 129
b4  Plumbing Hoistways - Steel Structures, Corner-Post Elevators
......Page 130
b5  Plumbing Hoisywats - Concrete Structures, One Elevator
......Page 133
c1  Bracket Fastenings - General
......Page 136
c2  Bracket Fastenings - Steel Structures
......Page 138
c3  Bracket Fastenings - Concrete Structures, Steel Inserts
......Page 139
c4  Bracket
Fastenings - Concrete Structures, Malleable Inserts......Page 142
c5  Bracket Fastenings - Concrete Structures, Self-Drilling Anchors
......Page 144
c6  Bracket Fastenings - Concrete Structures, Expansion Shells
......Page 146
c7  Bracket Fastenings - Concrete Strcutures, Bolts in Concrete
......Page 147
c8  Bracket Fastenings - Brick Structures, Steel Inserts
......Page 149
- Wood Structures, Through or Log Bolts (or Screws)
......Page 150
d1  Setting Brackets - Channel Type
......Page 151
d2  Setting Brackets
- Bent Steel Types......Page 154
d3  Setting Brackets - Angle Types
......Page 156
e1  Erecting Guides - Conventional Method
......Page 159
e2  Erecting Guides - "False" Car Method (Working Platform)
......Page 165
e3  Erecting Guides - European Method
......Page 167
f1  Rail Gauges - Distance Boards
......Page 169
f2  Aligning and Filing Guides
......Page 172
6  Machine Room and Overhead Work
......Page 178
a1  General
......Page 179
b1  Beam Types
......Page 181
b2  Steel Structures - Machine Beams
......Page 184
b3  Concrete Structures - With or Without Steel Machine Beams
......Page 186
b4  Machine Foundations - Machine Below
......Page 188
b5  Installaing Overhead Beams - Machine Below
......Page 190
c1  Installing Machines - Geared
......Page 192
c2  Installing Machines - Base Frames for Geared Machines
......Page 196
c3  Installing Machines - Gearless
......Page 197
c4  Installing Machines - Drum Type
......Page 200
d1  Deflector and Secondary Sheaves - General
......Page 204
d2  Deflector and Secondary Sheaves - Sheaves Turning ON Shafts
......Page 205
d3  Deflector and Secondary Sheaves - Sheaves Turning WITH Shafts
......Page 209
e1  Controllers
......Page 211
f1  Motor Generators - Exciters
......Page 214
g1  Starting Panels, Relay Panels and Scheduling Equipment
......Page 216
h1  Installing Governors - Vertical Centrifugal Type
......Page 220
h2  Installing Governors - Flyball Type
......Page 223
i1  Installing Selectors, Floor Controllers, Verniers and Tape Sheaves
......Page 225
7 
Pit Structures......Page 229
a1  Pit Work - General
......Page 230
b1  Assembling Channels for Spring Buffers
......Page 232
b2  Oil Buffer Assemblies
......Page 234
c1  Governor Tension Sheaves
......Page 237
c2  Tension Sheaves for Selector and Floor Controller Drives
......Page 240
c3  Compensating Rope Sheaves
......Page 243
8  Car and Counterweight Assemblies
......Page 247
a1  General
......Page 248
b1  Installing Carframes
......Page 255
c1 
Installing Car Platforms - Unit Type......Page 260
c2  Installing Car Platforms - Frame Type (Sound Isolated)
......Page 262
d1  Assembling Car Enclosures - Passenger
......Page 263
d2  Assembling Car Enclosures - Freight
......Page 266
e1  Laying Car Floors - Rubber Tile
......Page 267
e2  Laying Car Floors - Asphalt Tile
......Page 269
e3  Laying Car Floors - Vinyl Tile
......Page 271
f1  Assembling Counterweight - Frame Type
......Page 272
f2  Assembling Counterweight - Sash Type
......Page 276
9  Cables and Ropes
......Page 278
a1  Ropes - General
......Page 279
b1  Ropes - Handling and Seizing
......Page 282
c1  Hoist Ropes - Single Wrap Traction, 1:1 Roping
......Page 287
c2  Hoist Ropes - Traction, 2:1 Roping
......Page 291
d1  Governor Ropes - Installing, Car at Bottom
......Page 292
d2  Governor Ropes - Installing, Car Running
......Page 294
e1  Compensating Ropes
......Page 295
e2  Compensating Chains
......Page 297
f1  Rope Tension
......Page 299
10  Construction Wiring
......Page 300
a1  General
......Page 301
a2  Wiring Tools
......Page 310
b1  Machine Room - Conduit
......Page 313
b2  Machine Room - Troughing
......Page 316
b3  Hoistway Wiring - Conduit
......Page 319
b4  Hoistway Wiring - Troughing
......Page 323
b5  Car Wiring - Conduit
......Page 325
b6  Car Wiring - Troughing
......Page 327
c1  Machine Room - Pulling Wires
......Page 329
c2  Hoistway Wiring - High Rise with Conduit Risers
......Page 333
c3  Hoistway Wiring - High Rise with Trough Risers
......Page 338
c4  Hoistway Wiring - Low Rise
......Page 341
c5  Car Wiring - Handling Wires
......Page 344
c6  Ringing Out
......Page 345
d1  Hoistway Wiring - Traveling Cables
......Page 348
11  Doors and Operators
......Page 354
a1  General
......Page 355
b1  Hoistway Entrance Sills - General
......Page 358
b2  Hoistway Entrance Sills - Templates
......Page 361
b3  Hoistway Entrance Sills - Installations
......Page 363
c1  Headers and Supports - Sliding Doors
......Page 366
d1  Landing Entrance Frames - Installation
......Page 367
e1  Hoistway Door Panels - Sliding Type, Installing
......Page 370
e2  Hoistway Doors - Swing Type
......Page 373
f1  Closers - Manual
......Page 375
f2  Closers - Manual with Sill Trip
......Page 379
g1  Electric Operators
......Page 381
h1  Vertical Travel Gates and Doors
......Page 388
i1  Toe Guards and Facias
......Page 393
12  Accessory Parts and Scheduling Systems
......Page 395
a1  General
......Page 396
b1  Car - Interior Accessories
......Page 397
b2  Car - Exterior Accessories
......Page 403
b3  Hoistway Switches
......Page 409
c1  Landings - Hall Buttons, Lanterns and Miscellaneous
......Page 411
c2  Landings - Position Indicators and Starter's Panels
......Page 415
c3  Landing Switches
......Page 419
c4  Scheduling Devices
......Page 420
13  Adjustments
......Page 424
a1  General
......Page 425
b1  Brakes - General
......Page 427
b2  Brakes
- A.C.......Page 429
b3  Brakes - D.C.
......Page 431
c1  Controller - A.C.
......Page 433
c2  Controller - D.C.
......Page 436
c3  Floor Controllers, Leveling Switches
......Page 438
c4  Generators
......Page 441
d1  FInal Limits
......Page 444
d2  Stopping Limits
......Page 448
d3  Intermediate (Floor Stop) Limits
......Page 449
d4  Stopping Switches
......Page 450
e1  Safety Governors
......Page 453
14  Hydraulic Elevators
......Page 455
a1  General
......Page 456
a2  Preparatory Work
......Page 459
b1  Guide Rails
......Page 465
b2  Installing Outer Casings, Cylinders and Plungers
......Page 466
b3  Installing Machine-Room Equipment and Piping
......Page 478
b4  Car Entrances, Hoistway Doors and Wiring
......Page 480
c1  Inspection and Test
......Page 481
15  Escalators
......Page 483
a1  General
......Page 484
b1  Escalator Equipment
......Page 488
c1  Handling Materials
......Page 492
c2  Installation - Truss
......Page 495
c3  Installation - Drives, Machine, Controller, Lower Tension Device, Balustrades, Sub-Decking and Handrail Guides
......Page 504
c4  Installation - Incline Wiring, Track Brackets and Tracks, Skirt Guard Panel Brackets, Handrails, Lubricators, Step Chains and Steps, Comb and Floor Plates
......Page 512
c5  Test, Adjustments and Installation of Final Parts
......Page 518
16  The Elevator Industry
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a1  The Elevator Industry
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Back Cover
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