Elevator car for a double-deck elevator

An elevator car for a double-deck elevator, wherein the elevator car has two cars arranged one above the other, wherein the cars are each accessible via a different floor in a stop position of the elevator car, the elevator car comprising:

• an elevator car frame having four longitudinal supports extending in a longitudinal direction of the elevator car frame;
• a first support structure arranged in the elevator car frame supporting a lower one of the cars;
• a second support structure arranged in the elevator car frame supporting an upper one of the cars, where the second support structure and the second of the cars are fixed relative to the longitudinal support;
• a linear guide means movably coupling the first support structure to the longitudinal supports wherein the first support structure is moveable along the longitudinal supports relative to the second support structure;
• wherein the linear guide means has four rail elements each fastened to a different one the longitudinal supports and has two coupling elements slidably mounted on the rail elements and fastened to the first support structure;
• wherein the coupling element has a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion mounting the coupling elements on the rail element, the coupling elements each having a fastening portion arranged between the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion and fastening the coupling element to the first support structure, wherein, in an operational state of the elevator car, the first mounting portion is arranged above the first support structure and the second mounting portion is arranged below the first support structure;
• and
• a drive means moving the first support structure relative to the second support structure.