Machine-room-less elevator

A machine-room-less elevator comprising:

• a hoisting machine that is disposed in an upper portion inside a hoistway, the hoisting machine comprising a driving sheave;
• a suspending body that is wound around the driving sheave;
• a car that is suspended by the suspending body on a first side of the driving sheave;
• a counterweight that is suspended by the suspending body on a second side of the driving sheave;
• first and second counterweight guide rails that are disposed inside the hoistway, the first and second counterweight guide rails guiding ascent and descent of the counterweight;
• a counterweight suspending sheave that is disposed on the counterweight, the suspending body being wound around the counterweight suspending sheave;
• and
• a counterweight speed governor that detects if a speed of the counterweight reaches an overspeed,
• wherein:
• the hoisting machine is disposed directly above the counterweight;
• the first counterweight guide rail is disposed closer to a corner portion of the hoistway than the second counterweight guide rail;
• the counterweight speed governor is disposed higher than a position of the counterweight if the car descends to a floor portion of the hoistway and the counterweight jumps upward;
• and
• when viewed from directly above, at least a portion of the counterweight speed governor is disposed at an identical position to the first counterweight guide rail in a width direction of the counterweight, and is disposed at an identical position to a portion of the suspending body between the driving sheave and the counterweight suspending sheave in a direction that is perpendicular to the width direction of the counterweight.