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

Table of contents :
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 ......Page 521
a1 The Elevator Industry ......Page 523
Back Cover ......Page 533