elevator
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An elevator is a mechanical device that transports people and goods vertically between different floors of buildings. Elevators matter because they make it practical and efficient to move through tall structures, enabling the development of multi-story buildings that would otherwise be difficult to access.
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- History
- Pre-industrial era
- Industrial era
- Modern elevators era
- Design
- Doors
- Machine room-less (MRL) elevators
- Other facts
- Double-decker elevators
- Traffic calculations
- Round-trip time calculations
- History
- Uppeak calculations
- General analysis
- Simulations
- Dispatcher-based simulation
- Monte Carlo simulation
- Types of hoist mechanisms
- Traction elevators
- Regenerative drives
- Hydraulic elevators
- Electromagnetic propulsion
- Climbing elevator
- Pneumatic elevator
- Controls <span class="anchor" id="Controlling elevators"></span>
- Manual controls
- General controls
- External controls
- Floor numbering
- Elevator algorithm
- Destination control system
- Special operating modes
- Anti-crime protection
- Up-peak
- Down-peak
- Sabbath service
- Independent service
- Inspection service
- Fire service
- Medical emergency or code-blue service
- Riot mode
- Emergency power operation
- Traction elevators
- Hydraulic elevators
- Modernization
- Safety
- Traction elevators
- Hydraulic elevators
- Mine-shaft elevators
- Uses
- Passenger service
- Types of passenger elevators
- Capacity
- Freight elevators
- Sidewalk elevators
- Stage lifts
- Vehicle elevators
- Boat lift
- Aircraft elevators
- For aircraft
- Within aircraft
- Limited use and limited application
- Residential elevator
- Dumbwaiter
- Paternoster
- Scissor lift
- Rack-and-pinion elevator<span class="anchor" id="Rack-and-pinion elevator"></span>
- Material handling belts and belt elevators
- Social impact
- User interface
- Air conditioning
- Methods of removing condensed water
- Atomizing
- Boiling
- Cascading
- Drainage system
- ISO 22559
- U.S. and Canadian standard specifics
- Unique installations
- World statistics
- Eiffel Tower
- Taipei 101
- Gateway Arch
- New City Hall, Hanover, Germany
- Luxor incline elevator
- Radisson Blu, Berlin, Germany
- For urban transport
- IOT elevators
- World's fastest elevators
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Outside of typical elevators, shown in an office building in Portland, Oregon thumb|This elevator to the Berlin Alexanderplatz station|Alexanderplatz U-Bahn station in Berlin is built with glass walls and doors, exposing the inner workings.
An elevator (North American English, Philippine English) or lift (Commonwealth English except Canada) is a machine that vertically transports people or freight between levels. They are typically powered by electric motors that drive traction cables and counterweight systems such as a hoist, although some pump hydraulic fluid to raise a cylindrical piston like a jack.