In short: I am searching for information about inclined elevators.
I know there are elevators that run along tracks, like a very steep traintrack or a cable car-like system.
I've also seen smaller elevators that have a slightly tilted shaft.
But I am looking for something bigger, that could be used for high-rise buildings. Does anybody know of elevators that have a slight incline, or does anybody know of the technical specifics that need to be taken into account, such as the maximum inclination that's possible, or the maximum height for an inclined lift? I've been searching the websites of the most common elevator manufacturers, but there's not that much information to be found. Maybe somebody here knows of some information that could come in useful?
It depends, I think. Some floor-plan arrangements venture too far away from the standard "stacked slab"-principle to be solved by standard elevators. I'm pretty sure that it's expensive as hell to do such a thing with an elevator, but I just want to know the potentials before shooting off an idea before it even started to develop.
Well, we have a project in the works right now, a series of towers with the residential portion of it sloped nearly 45 degrees. We are using inclined lifts that run on tracks for it. Youre right though, they are substantially more expensive, and i dont think its really something youre going to find on elevator manufacturers websites. I think its largely a custom job. I can however tell you that Kone is doing the elevators in this particular project. Good Luck
Bjarke Ingels' Mountain Dwelling uses an inclined elevator in the parking garage (second page, images halfway down). In his lecture he said they are very common in Switzerland.
inclined elevators
In short: I am searching for information about inclined elevators.
I know there are elevators that run along tracks, like a very steep traintrack or a cable car-like system.
I've also seen smaller elevators that have a slightly tilted shaft.
But I am looking for something bigger, that could be used for high-rise buildings. Does anybody know of elevators that have a slight incline, or does anybody know of the technical specifics that need to be taken into account, such as the maximum inclination that's possible, or the maximum height for an inclined lift? I've been searching the websites of the most common elevator manufacturers, but there's not that much information to be found. Maybe somebody here knows of some information that could come in useful?
unless the elevator is exposed or has some hotness....i would say that if it's in a core of a building, then it's a waste of space....
It depends, I think. Some floor-plan arrangements venture too far away from the standard "stacked slab"-principle to be solved by standard elevators. I'm pretty sure that it's expensive as hell to do such a thing with an elevator, but I just want to know the potentials before shooting off an idea before it even started to develop.
only thing that comes to mind is the "inclinator" at the luxor, las vegas.
Well, we have a project in the works right now, a series of towers with the residential portion of it sloped nearly 45 degrees. We are using inclined lifts that run on tracks for it. Youre right though, they are substantially more expensive, and i dont think its really something youre going to find on elevator manufacturers websites. I think its largely a custom job. I can however tell you that Kone is doing the elevators in this particular project. Good Luck
St. Louis Arch? I believe the cars pivot to remain vertical as the shaft bends. I'm guessing they're also running on tracks.
Bjarke Ingels' Mountain Dwelling uses an inclined elevator in the parking garage (second page, images halfway down). In his lecture he said they are very common in Switzerland.
I believe you are looking for what we in the mountains call a "funicular"
yes - the good ol funicular. I was recently on a nice one in Germany.
try to figure out what zaha hadid is using for her dancing towers in dubai
lower part of eiffel tower does it too. old now but probably at least quite well documented..
A funicular - which is usually called an "incline" in the US - is really a steeply inclined railway.
The system in the St. Louis Arch is a gimbaled cable lift system - it works something like a Ferris wheel and an elevator combined.
The elevator cars in the Eiffel Tower actually tilt as they go through the sloped legs. They're jerked into alignment repeatedly as they move.
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