Elevator apparatus

Claim 1

In an elevator apparatus comprising a reduction gear unit having a reduction mechanism of rotary parts of parallel axial gears, an input shaft and an output shaft as main parts; a main rope suspending a car and a counterweight; a traction sheave which is directly connected to said output shaft and on which said main rope is wound; and a traction motor for rotating said input shaft of said reduction gear unit, an improvement comprising a friction device for imparting pushing force to said rotary parts of said reduction gear unit; wherein said friction device comprises a body which is fitted on the outer surface of said reduction gear unit and which holds an electromagnetic coil inside; a friction member whose one end is placed to face the side surface of said rotary parts of said reduction gear unit and whose other end is inserted in said electromagnetic coil; wherein said improvement further comprises control means for actuating said electromagnetic coil for pushing said friction member into contact with said rotary parts each time that said traction motor accelerates or decelerates said car, wherein said electromagnetic coil is actuated by balancing a weight of said car and a load to a weight of said counterweight whereby said friction member imparts pushing force to said rotary parts of said reduction gear unit.