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Retro Elevator Terms and Mechanics
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Across
  • 1. Safety device that halts the elevator when needed
  • 3. Wheel that supports and directs the hoisting ropes
  • 4. A toothed wheel mechanism preventing backward motion
  • 5. Short term for the elevator car itself
  • 7. Pit area beneath the elevator shaft
  • 10. An older term for an elevator conductor or operator
  • 13. Rails that keep the elevator car aligned
  • 14. Weight used to balance the elevator car
  • 16. Device preventing elevator doors from opening improperly
Down
  • 2. The compartment carrying passengers in an elevator
  • 6. Grooved wheel over which elevator cables run
  • 8. Signal device indicating elevator arrival
  • 9. The shaft or vertical passage where the elevator moves
  • 11. Control panel housing elevator switches and buttons
  • 12. Rope or chain supporting the elevator car
  • 15. Device that limits elevator speed for safety
  • 17. The motor system that powers elevator movement
  • 18. Switch that stops elevator at designated floors
  • 19. Machine converting electrical energy to mechanical power

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