Ropeless elevator system

An elevator system comprising:

• a hoistway including a first hoistway portion and a second hoistway portion;
• a first car disposed within the first hoistway portion;
• a first stationary stator disposed in the first hoistway portion;
• a second stationary stator disposed in the second hoistway portion;
• a first mover mounted on the first car, the first car propelled in the first hoistway portion by only the interaction of the first mover with the first stationary stator, the first car propelled in the second hoistway portion by only the interaction of the first mover with the second stationary stator;
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• a first guiderail disposed in the first hoistway portion, wherein the first hoistway portion is free of other guiderails;
• the first car includes a first car inner vertical corner, wherein the first mover is mounted on the first car inner vertical corner;
• wherein the first guiderail is disposed diagonally opposite to the first mover when the first car is disposed in the first hoistway portion.

An elevator system comprising:

• a hoistway including a first hoistway portion and a second hoistway portion;
• a first guiderail disposed in the first hoistway portion, the first hoistway portion free of other guiderails;
• a second guiderail disposed in the second hoistway portion, the second hoistway portion free of other guiderails;
• a first stationary stator disposed in the first hoistway portion opposite to the first guiderail;
• a second stationary stator disposed in the second hoistway portion opposite to the second guiderail;
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• a plurality of elevator cars, each car having a mover mounted to the car and a guide portion mounted to the car, the guide portion disposed on an opposite side of the elevator car as the mover, wherein the mover interacts with only the first stationary stator and the guide portion interacts with only the first guiderail, when the car is in the first hoistway portion, and wherein the mover interacts only with the second stationary stator and the guide portion interacts with only the second guiderail, when the car is in the second hoistway portion.

An elevator system comprising:

• a hoistway including a first hoistway portion and a second hoistway portion;
• a first guiderail disposed in the first hoistway portion, the first hoistway portion free of other guiderails;
• a second guiderail disposed in the second hoistway portion, the second hoistway portion free of other guiderails;
• a first stationary stator disposed in the first hoistway portion opposite to the first guiderail;
• a second stationary stator disposed in the second hoistway portion opposite to the second guiderail;
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• a plurality of elevator cars, each car having a mover mounted to the car and a guide portion mounted to the car, the guide portion disposed opposite to the mover, wherein the mover interacts with only the first stationary stator and the guide portion interacts with only the first guiderail, when the car is in the first hoistway portion, and wherein the mover interacts only with the second stationary stator and the guide portion interacts with only the second guiderail, when the car is in the second hoistway portion;
• each car includes an inner vertical corner, wherein the mover is mounted on the inner vertical corner of the car;
• wherein the first guiderail is diagonally opposite to the mover when the car is in the first hoistway portion, and the second guiderail is diagonally opposite to the mover when the car is in the second hoistway portion.

An elevator system comprising:

• a hoistway including a first hoistway portion and a second hoistway portion;
• a first guiderail disposed in the first hoistway portion, the first hoistway portion free of other guiderails;
• a second guiderail disposed in the second hoistway portion the second hoistway portion free of other guiderails;
• a first stationary stator disposed in the first hoistway portion opposite to the first guiderail;
• a second stationary stator disposed in the second hoistway portion opposite to the second guiderail;
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• a plurality of elevator cars, each car having a mover mounted to the car and a guide portion mounted to the car, the guide portion disposed opposite to the mover, wherein the mover interacts with only the first stationary stator and the guide portion interacts with only the first guiderail, when the car is in the first hoistway portion, and wherein the mover interacts only with the second stationary stator and the guide portion interacts with only the second guiderail, when the car is in the second hoistway portion;
• a support column generally vertically disposed between the first and second hoistway portions (12, 16), wherein the first and second stationary stators (44a, 44b) are mounted on the support column.

An elevator system comprising:

• a hoistway including a first hoistway portion and a second hoistway portion;
• a car disposed within the first hoistway portion, the car operably moveable from the first hoistway portion to the second hoistway portion, the car having a plurality of sides (30, 32, 34, 36), wherein all of the sides (30, 32, 34, 36) of the car are non-curvilinear;
• a first mover mounted on the car;
• a first stationary stator disposed in the first hoistway portion;
• a second stationary stator disposed in the second hoistway portion, wherein the first mover interacts with the first stationary stator to propel the car when the car is in the first hoistway portion, and wherein the first mover interacts with the second stationary stator to propel the car when the car is in the second hoistway portion;
• wherein the car is rotatable about an axis of rotation (X, Y) from the first hoistway portion to the second hoistway portion;
• wherein the axis of rotation is a vertical axis Y.

An elevator system comprising:

• a hoistway including a first hoistway portion and a second hoistway portion;
• a car disposed within the first hoistway portion, the car operably moveable from the first hoistway portion to the second hoistway portion the car having a plurality of sides, wherein all of the sides of the car are non-curvilinear;
• a first mover mounted on the car;
• a first stationary stator disposed in the first hoistway portion;
• a second stationary stator disposed in the second hoistway portion, wherein the first mover interacts with the first stationary stator to propel the car when the car is in the first hoistway portion, and wherein the first mover interacts with the second stationary stator to propel the car when the car is in the second hoistway portion;
• a transfer stator disposed in the hoistway wherein the transfer stator is rotatable with the car about an axis of rotation from the first hoistway portion to the second hoistway portion;
• wherein the axis of rotation X is an axis of symmetry with respect to the first mover position relative to the car.