Lift

Lift for a dwelling between a lower level (3) and an upper level (4) comprising a cabin or horizontal platform (1) able to be translated substantially vertically within a shaft (2) from the lower level to the upper level, and the reverse, using actuating means positioned underneath the platform (1), characterized in that said actuating means comprise firstly at least one pair of scissor-mounted arms (11, 12), i.e. pivoting about a pin (22) in their median part, the free ends of a first arm (11a) of a pair (11) pivoting about a fixed pin (13) secured to shaft (2) and respectively with the platform about a pin sliding along one of the side edges of platform (1), and the free ends of the second arm (11b) pivoting about a fixed pin (16) secured to the side edge of said platform (1) and respectively with the shaft (2) about a sliding pin (17), so that the pivot pin (16) of the second arm (11b) with platform (1), the median pin (22) for pivoting of the arms (11a, 11b) of a first pair (11), and the pivot pin (13) for the first arm (11a) with the shaft are never aligned, and also comprises an actuating member cooperating with at least one (11a) of arms (11a,11b), the actuation of said member causing rotation of the first arm from a first position in which said second arm extends above sliding pin (17) to a second lower position in which said first arm (11a) extends underneath said sliding pin (17) thereby ensuring translation of platform (1) from a first position in which it extends at the upper level (4) of the dwelling to a second position in which it extends at a lower level (3) underneath said sliding pin (17), and the reverse.