Synthetic fiber rope for hoisting in an elevator

An elevator, comprising:

• a drive sheave;
• a power source for rotating the drive sheave;
• an elevator car;
• and
• a hoisting rope system for moving the elevator car by means of the drive sheave, said hoisting rope system comprising:
• at least one hoisting rope connected to the elevator car and having a width that is larger than a thickness in a transverse direction of the hoisting rope, wherein the hoisting rope comprises a load-bearing part made of a composite material, said composite material comprising synthetic reinforcing fibers in a polymer matrix,
• wherein said synthetic reinforcing fibers are substantially mutually non-entangled and oriented in the lengthwise direction of the at least one hoisting rope,
• wherein the hoisting height of the elevator is over 250 meters,
• wherein individual fibers of the synthetic reinforcing fibers are evenly distributed in said polymer matrix, and
• wherein said load-bearing part is substantially quadrilateral in cross-section such that the load bearing part consists of only the composite material within the cross-section.

An elevator, comprising:

• a drive sheave;
• a power source for rotating the drive sheave;
• an elevator car;
• and
• a hoisting rope system for moving the elevator car by means of the drive sheave, said hoisting rope system comprising:
• at least one hoisting rope connected to the elevator car and having a width that is larger than a thickness in a transverse direction of the hoisting rope, wherein the hoisting rope comprises only one to seven load-bearing parts made of a composite material, said composite material comprising reinforcing fibers in a polymer matrix, said reinforcing fibers including carbon fiber or glass fiber,
• wherein said reinforcing fibers are substantially mutually non-entangled and parallel to the lengthwise direction of the at least one hoisting rope,
• wherein, when there are more than one load-bearing parts, the load-bearing parts are spaced from each other,
• wherein individual fibers of the reinforcing fibers are evenly distributed in said polymer matrix, and
• wherein said load-bearing part extends uninterruptedly along an entirety of its length.