Residential Elevator Buyer’s Guide

The highest quality residential elevator available today, now with Equipment-Room-Free (ERF) Technology

THE REVOLUTION

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THE ELEVATOR COMPANY

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ABOUT THE ELEVATOR COMPANY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

BENEFITS OF AN ELEVATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

MANUFACTURING PROCESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

DRIVE MECHANISMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

EARTH-INTELLIGENT DESIGN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

CAR CONSTRUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

INTERIOR DESIGNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

CONTROLS, HANDRAILS, AND ELECTRONICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

ELEVATOR GATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

ELEVATOR SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

PRODUCT COMPARISONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

BASIC DRAWINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Equipment-Room-Free Elevator System

The Elevator Company’s Equipment-Room-Free (ERF) Revolution

is a state-of-the-art residential elevator system. Through the

development of cutting-edge technology, The Elevator Company has

effectively eliminated the need for an independent equipment room,

thus removing one of the largest elevator related issues facing design

professionals and homeowners - costly consumption of home square

footage. Traditional elevator systems require a minimum 35 square

feet of dedicated space solely to house equipment. Whether new

home cost is $150.00 per square foot, or $1,500.00 per square foot,

at a 35 square foot savings, the homeowner will surely benefi t from

considerable cost savings, or gain valuable space in their homes.

Table of Contents

W elcome to the first comprehensive residential elevator buyer’s guide. This guide was intentionally

created to educate design professionals, contractors, and homeowners on the features, safety,

style options, and construction of residential elevator systems. This publication is comprehensive

in nature; therefore a table of contents is included so that the reader may pinpoint sections that

represent their highest level of interest. The Elevator Company highly recommends an entire

review of this publication from cover to cover, when compiling research on the design or purchase

of a residential elevator system.

ABOUT THE ELEVATOR COMPANY

About The Elevator Company

The Elevator Company’s philosophy began in 1964 with the

founder Larry Hyde, who began selling basic stairway elevators,

vertical platform lifts, and durable medical equipment. Larry

maintained the attitude that no matter what products were

sold, people were his business, and that people deserved

the highest level of service and quality. As the market grew

and evolved, Larry divested the company of all medical

products, and in 1993 focused specifically on residential

elevator systems, continuing to apply the same philosophy.

In 1994, Matthew Hyde (Larry’s son), joined the company as

a partner. Today both very active in the daily operations of

the company. Since 1993, they have dedicated their resources

to the expansion of the residential elevator industry. The

company has grown tremendously, acquiring four companies

in the last three years, and opening a total of eight company

owned stores throughout the country. The Elevator Company

is now operating on a national scale, utilizing a registered and

highly qualified dealer network while adding company stores

on a regular basis.

The People

The Elevator Company recognized many years ago that

quality employees are instrumental in providing a high level

of service and standards. We still live and perform by this

belief. Our employees are recognized as the basic ingredient

contributing to our success. We directly employ over 100

individuals. Our employees in conjunction with dozens of

dealers , are considered the most talented and highly skilled

individuals in the industry. We also retain a full-time Research &

Development department with tenured industry professionals

and knowledgeable mechanical and electrical engineers.

In addition our well-trained project managers assist in all

phases of design, construction and inspection. This added

benefit eliminates client frustration, costly errors and assures

adherence to construction schedule requirements.

The Product

Our Company offers a wide array of products. We strive to

provide the highest quality, safest, most current technology

available. We provide highly trained elevator design professionals

to keep our clients abreast of options and recommended design

features.

■ When our clients requested faster speeds we responded

with the highest speed residential elevator available today

(local variance may be required).

■ When our clients requested larger car sizes, we responded with

cars up to 21 square feet (local variance may be required).

■ When our clients requested an elevator requiring no additional

equipment space, and no added noise as a result, we responded

with the new ERF (Equipment-Room-Free) Revolution.

PLEASE REVIEW THIS BROCHURE IN ITS ENTIRETY TO

ACQUIRE THE GREATEST INSIGHT INTO THE ELEVATOR

COMPANY’S BELIEFS AND BUSINESS PRACTICES.

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PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

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Technical specifi cations

Capacity 950 lbs

■ The most silent elevator available - DB levels less than 20 DBA

■ All components designed per A17 and B44 Codes for residential

elevators

■ 40 Feet per minute or 72 Feet per minute (special provisions and

variances) (All speeds require only single phase power) Local

variance may be required for speeds faster than 40 feet per

minute.

■ Maximum travel 89 ft. Local variance may be required for travel

over 50 feet.

■ Up to 8 maximum stops

■ 230 VAC single phase, 60 Hz or 50Hz, 20 Amps power supply

■ No oil required

■ 12 roller sling system

■ Extruded steel sling system

■ Gate Options: Wood accordion, Collapsible scissor, Child-safe

tambour gate

■ Car size: 10-18 square feet. Local variance may be required for car

size over 15 square feet.

■ Gearless Permanent Magnet Motor (Same technology used in

high rise elevators, , most current technology available (Magnets

are Neodymimium)

■ 3/4 Hp AC Motor, 230Vac, 5 Amps FL and 10 at peak

■ Class F insulation, temperature rise class 80 degrees C.

■ 44 pole motor

■ Encoder 1024 / UVW channels, 5V

■ One Brake for 125% of capacity, 100 V DC coil

■ Fail-safe Breaking system inherent to the motor

■ Fully automatic operation, selective up & down

■ Bi-directional leveling

■ Serial Link COP and call stations

■ Floor selector with encoder

■ Motor performs as self-acting brake in case of emergency power

failure

■ Speed monitoring Governor and Safeties

■ Car lighting timer

■ Speaker telephone standard

■ Uninterrupted power source for operation in up and down

directions in the event of power failure

THE REVOLUTION

MANUFACTURING PROCESS

The Manufacturing Process

Our manufacturing philosophies are to maintain and fund in-house Research & Development with

highly talented engineers, maintain state of the art equipment, and to produce the highest quality

products, using only the most current and consistent processes.

People

We have assembled the most talented and qualified residential elevator team in the industry. With over

100 years of combined experience our craftsman, mechanics and engineers our truly the heart of our

product.

Factory

Our modern manufacturing facility, uses only state-of-the-art tools and processes to create this

revolutionary product.

While the industry standard is to use sheet metal and punches, The Elevator Company uses the process

of precision milling extruded steel, for a more precise and structural result.

MILL SHOPTHE ELEVATOR INDUSTRIES MOST MODERN FACILITYTHE ELEVATOR INDUSTRIES MOST MODERN FACILITY MILL SHOP

ELEVATOR COMPANY FACTORY

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MANUFACTURING PROCESS

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Super Structure

Extruded structural steel

Assembly Line

Sheaves produced from Billet steel 12 Rollers

DRIVE MECHANISMS

The Revolution ERF Residential Elevator System

Technologies never before utilized in residential elevators:

Gearless permanent-magnet motor features:

■ The quietest motor available

■ No gear box required

■ Uses 60% less power than Hydraulic or Gearbox driven systems

■ Fastest drive system available - up to 72 feet per minute - using only single

phase power (40 feet per minute standard) Local variance may be required

for speeds faster than 40 feet per minute.

■ Dynamic polarity-reversing brake built into motor system

■ Disk brake on a low speed shaft assembly

Overhead requirements

■ The Revolution requires no additional overhead while still eliminating of the

equipment room—a first in the elevator industry. The Elevator Company was

able to accomplish this by using a true traction 2:1 machine allowing the entire

drive mechanism to reside behind the car enclosure assembly even when the

elevator is positioned at the fullest extent of its travel. (See Diagram A)

Battery Operation

■ In the event of a power failure, The Revolution runs both in up and down directions,

for up to an hour of constant full load duty – a first in the elevator industry.

Speed monitoring governor system

■ A factory calibrated governor automatically triggers rail safeties (brakes) when

the elevator travels more than 12% above programmed speed. The Governor is

centrifugally activated, so there is never a possibility of failure.

Sling system

■ 12 guide rollers while industry standard is four

■ Widest sling system available- 44 inch width

■ Extruded steel – industry standard is sheet metal

DIAGRAM A

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EARTH-INTELLIGENT DESIGN

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Earth-Intelligent Design

We are thinking “green”! We consciously do everything

in our power to ensure that the products are as

friendly to the environment as possible. We recognize

that your home is your refuge, and strive to provide

merchandise that protects the integrity and livability

of your home and it’s surroundings. Through use of

environmentally friendly technology we are able to

use petroleum free products in our systems, therefore

preserving natural resources.

The Revolution drive system for residential elevators

supports this philosophy. Traditional drive systems

use either harmful hydraulic fluids or axle grease to

drive hydraulic pumps or lubricate large gearboxes

which not only emit odors, but can also contaminate

ground water.

Other concerns stem from issues created by

equipment noise. Even the quietest roped hydraulic

elevators operate at approximately 55 decibels, and

gear box driven elevators run at approximately 65

decibels. (Keep in mind that decibel values increase

exponentially vs. incrementally for each additional

amount of growth.) The Revolution drive system,

however, operates at a level of less than 20 decibels,

providing minimal sound disruption.

CAR CONSTRUCTION

Elevator Car Enclosure

Typically an elevator car is manufactured using particle

board and other low quality products. Even when

manufacturers use plywood, they use screws and an

inferior connection process to create their elevator

cars. By approaching the elevator car enclosure as an

engineering challenge, The Elevator Company has created

new technology that offers a durable, safe, elevator car

enclosure without compromising aesthetics or elevator

system capacities.

11/8” STRUCTURALLY ENGINEERED FLOOR ASSEMBLY

Floor

In addition to using a substantial steel

understructure, The Elevator Company utilizes

fully-engineered 1 1/8 th inch plywood, (“fully-

engineered” meaning 97.5% gap free).

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Structurally Engineer

Our patent pending “boxt

CAR CONSTRUCTION

Bolts not Screws

We surpass industry standards through not using

any screws in the assembly of its cars. Instead, The

Elevator Company uses patent-pending bolt and nut

attachments for ceilings, floors and walls. This provides

stronger, more secure connections at all junctures.

PLEASE CONSULT WITH YOUR DESIGN PROFESSIONAL TO VIEW PHYSICAL SAMPLES AND

GAIN ADDITIONAL INSIGHT INTO THESE AND OTHER PROCESSES THAT THE ELEVATOR

COMPANY USES. SHOWROOM OR FACTORY TOURS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE NATIONALLY.

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Corner Brackets

A patent-pending corner bracket design allows

elevator cars to be manufactured and finished with no

interior corner moldings. This corner bracket extends

from the structural ceiling all the way to the floor of the

car assembly as shown in the photos. This technology

results in an assembly with no remaining gaps.

ed Ceiling

op” design allows for a perfectly square

car assembly. It creates a structurally sound car, and enables the top

of the car to withstand significant static and impact loads, increasing

overall safety for users and service personnel . This perfectly square

“boxtop” design also ensures that gates and door track systems run

dependably and consistently.

Structurally Engineered C

Our patent pending “boxtop” de

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EVERY INTERIOR IS CUSTOM BUILT. ELEVATOR DESIGN PROFESSIONALS AND SKILLED CRAFTSMEN ARE AVAILABLE

TO HELP DETERMINE WHICH OPTIONS BEST MEET THE PERSONALITY, INDIVIDUAL NEEDS, SPECIFIC HOME DESIGN

AND BUDGETARY REQUIREMENTS OF THE END USER.

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Common Misconceptions

One of the most common misconceptions in the residential elevator industry is that the elevator car itself is just a “box”

…which can be “dressed-up” to look nice… and is only one component of the entire system. It is important to understand that,

not only does the car create a tone to complement the home, but it also provides the foundation of elevator safety, details of

manufacture should be carefully evaluated.

FLAT PANEL CAB LEVEL II CAB

FLAT PANEL CAB LEVEL I CAB

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Interior Designs

We take great pride in manufacturing only the highest quality elevator interiors available today. As demonstrated in the featured

gallery, almost any design concept or high end-finish can be created. Every interior is custom built. Elevator design professionals

and skilled craftsmen are available to help determine which options best meet the personality, individual needs, specifi c home

design and budgetary requirements of the end user.

We believe that your elevator should ad value to your home as well as providing a utility purpose. Every cab we build is a custom

cab. Where the industry standard is a standard float wall plastic laminate, we use hardwoods and other high quality materials. We

encourage clients to involve the interior decorator or other design professionals to make the elevator the focal point of the home.

WE ENCOURAGE CLIENTS TO INVOLVE THE INTERIOR DECORATOR OR OTHER DESIGN PROFESSIONALS TO MAKE THE

ELEVATOR THE FOCAL POINT OF THE HOME.

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APPLIED MOLDING LEVEL II WHITE STAIN

STANDARD LEVEL III CAB ADD MAPLE/MAHOGANY

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TONGUE AND GROOVE 8’ CAB STANDARD RAISED PANEL

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CHERRY RAISED PANEL WITH APPLIED DISTRESSED ALDER CUSTOM RECESSED CAB MOLDINGS AND FABRIC INSERTS

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MINE SHAFT CABS

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INTERIOR DESIGNS

HAND CARVED CABS IN ANY DESIGN OR WOOD SPECIES

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Interior Finish and Stain

Each car at The Elevator Company is fully fi nished and

assembled within the Utah Manufacturing facility. It is then

carefully inspected prior to being shipped or installed. The

Elevator Company strongly discourages the purchase of

unfinished elevator cars for the following reasons:

■ It is difficult for finish-work that is performed on-site

to meet the high standards, fi t and finish that can be

accomplished in a state-of-the-art, controlled environment.

Stain and finish work completed in the field are applied

to a pre-assembled car, and therefore, are unable to

create the consistency and quality achieved when applied

to a disassembled car in a booth application setting.

The Elevator Company guarantees a match to the designs

and finishes in the home, Including color and sheen.

■ Wood panels, laminates, steel, and other fi nish materials

installed on-site can directly reduce the capacity of the

elevator system,

as they are in addition to an already completed cab system.

In contrast, a fully fi nished system, completed in the factory,

is engineered knowing the precise total weight of the car,

therefore not reducing performance capacity.

■ Cost implications of finishing a car system in the fi eld are

almost always more expensive than finishing one in the

factory.

■ Factory built and finished cars are lighter in weight as a result

of less layering. For instance, with a raised panel design,

rather than applying raised panels on top of an unfi nished

flat panel car, The Elevator Company’s car walls incorporate

the panels as part of the construction phase, and require no

additional layering. All raised panels used in Utah Factory

built cars are fully floating, which allows them to expand and

contract with changing temperatures.

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TEXTILE DETAIL

BAMBOO CONTEMPORARY BLACK OUT CONTEMPORARY

WITH TEXTILE INSERT

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MAHOGANY AND MAPLE GLASS CAB, GLASS FLOOR, WITH EBONY INLAYS AND GLASS CEILING

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CONTROLS, HANDRAILS, AND ELECTRONICS

Control Panels

Control panels are available in a variety of styles and finishes. Our designs require no additional phone

box, as the phone is built directly into the interior control panel. Please see the following selections of

colors available.

BRUSHED STAINLESS

BRUSHED BRASS

LIGHT OIL RUBBED BRONZE

MEDIUM OIL RUBBED BRONZE

DARK OIL RUBBED BRONZE

Lighting and Hand Rails

Lighting and Hand Rails: The elevator lighting and handrail options featured should be used only as a

guide. The lighting and design of your home should dictate these selections.

Cost of Repair

Many companies use proprietary parts in the construction of the controller. These parts are only

available from the original manufacturer, and are designed for planned obsolescence, resulting in high

replacement cost and a potentially long wait to acquire.

Our revolution is designed using locally available, brand-name parts, making it inexpensive to service

and repair, and allowing The Elevator Company or its qualified dealers to stock most replacement

parts if needed.

In addition to utilizing non-proprietary parts, our Revolution is designed with power supplies, relays

and other component pieces that are not attached directly to a main board. This allows for individual

part replacement, rather than requiring costly replacement of a total board.

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ELEVATOR GATES

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Hardwood Folding Gate

We offer our own variation of the traditional “accordion-style” gate.

Though this style of folding gate does not offer all of the benefits of the

child-safe tambour gate, it is a popular option for residential elevator

systems. We have taken the original “accordion” design, and improved

upon it by incorporating important safety features, higher standards of

quality, durability fi t and fi nish.

We use vinyl shielded steel pegs on every panel to add stability. The

industry standard is to place pegs only on every other panel. The

Elevator Company uses extruded hinges comprised of neoprene and

PVC (instead of vinyl). This design does not becoming brittle or sticky

with age, and is not negatively affected by heat or cold. They also

provide a finished gate that is aesthetically appealing, with hardwood

hinge covers (instead of plastic), and hardwood veneers designed to

be stained and finished in a sheen and color to complement and match

the design of the home.

Metal Collapsible Gate

This style of gate is typically reserved for ornate décor, or specifi cally in

response to a design professional’s request. Additional safety equipment

is generally required to operate this type of gate system, and can be

described in detail by a local elevator design professional. Please refer to

the “your child’s safety” section to understand the benefits of The Elevator

Company’s unique approach to safety and collapsible gate systems.

ELEVATOR GATES

Child-safe Tambour Gate

Since the development of home elevators in the 1920’s, gate

systems have rarely been designed with family or child safety in

mind. Operation and design have been dictated by the cost of

manufacturing. The Elevator Company’s child safe Tambour gate,

however, is designed with the well-being of even the youngest

users in the forefront. By making safety their primary focus, they

have come to develop the safest, highest quality gate constructed

for residential elevator use.

Our child-safe gate offers peace of mind over other types of

residential elevator gates. Unlike folding and collapsible varieties,

the child-safe gate system is fully automated, and designed to

reverse in the presence of any obstruction. It latches independently,

and the elevator only operates once the gate is secured. The

distance between the face of the swing-door and the face of the

tambour gate can be as little as 3/4 inch to maximize rider safety.

(Please refer to the “your child’s safety” section).

This system also provides quality and convenience to the user. It

features bearings and shafts, while other systems use pegs and

bushings. These features allow the elevator to always respond

when called. Other gate options (folding and collapsible styles)

occasionally require the user to walk up or down stairs to another

landing to ensure the gate is closed so the elevator will operate. In

addition, the “Tambour” style of the gate retracts to give a full 36

inch clearance for entrance and exit at each landing.

THE BOTTOM OF EACH PANEL IS SUPPORTED BY TWO BEARING ASSEMBLIES

TAMBOUR ACTION

INNOVATIVE “Y” BEARING DESIGN

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ELEVATOR GATES

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GATE FULLY OPEN CLOSED HALF OPEN

MESH INSERTS GLASS OR LEXAN INSERTS

Tambour Gate Options

ELEVATOR GATES

CLOSED OPEN

Three Speed Doors

We feature full commercial grade sliding doors for our residential elevators. This system eliminates the need for swing doors on

the shaft way. This system also allows fully independent operation for those clients that are physically challenged.

WE FEATURE FULL COMMERCIAL GRADE SLIDING DOORS FOR OUR RESIDENTIAL ELEVATORS. THIS SYSTEM

ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR SWING DOORS ON THE SHAFT WAY. THIS SYSTEM ALSO ALLOWS FULLY INDEPENDENT

OPERATION FOR THOSE CLIENTS THAT ARE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED.

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PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

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Technical specifi cations

Capacity 950 lbs

■ The most silent elevator available - DB levels less than 20 DBA

■ All components designed per A17 and B44 Codes for residential

elevators

■ 40 Feet per minute or 72 Feet per minute (special provisions

and variances) All speeds require only single phase power) Local

variance may be required for speeds faster than 40 feet per

minute.

■ Maximum travel 89 ft. Local variance may be required for travel

over 50 feet.

■ Up to 8 maximum stops

■ 230 VAC single phase, 60 Hz or 50Hz, 20 Amps power supply

■ No oil required

■ 12 roller sling system

■ Extruded steel sling system

■ Gate Options: Wood accordion, Collapsible scissor, Child-safe

tambour gate

■ Car size: 10-18 square feet. Local variance may be required for car

size over 15 square feet.

■ Gearless Permanent Magnet Motor (Same technology used in

high rise elevators, , most current technology available (Magnets

are Neodymimium)

■ 3/4 Hp AC Motor, 230Vac, 5 Amps FL and 10 at peak

■ Class F insulation, temperature rise class 80 degrees C.

■ 44 pole motor

■ Encoder 1024 / UVW channels, 5V

■ One Brake for 125% of capacity, 100 V DC coil

■ Fail-safe Breaking system inherent to the motor

■ Fully automatic operation, selective up & down

■ Bi-directional leveling

■ Serial Link COP and call stations

■ Floor selector with encoder

■ Motor performs as self-acting brake in case of emergency power

failure

■ Speed monitoring Governor and Safeties

■ Car lighting timer

■ Speaker telephone standard

■ Voice enunciating car position indicator standard

■ Uninterrupted power source for operation in up and down

directions in the event of power failure

THE REVOLUTION

ELEVATOR SAFETY

Your Child’s Safety

It is important to recognize that by educating yourself on risks and safety measures, and by

ensuring that your elevator is properly installed with appropriate safety features, accidents

or injury can be avoided.

Main areas of residential elevator safety concerns:

1. Gate functionality

2. Self-escape after entrapment

3. Freefall

1. Gate Functionality

Residential elevators generally use one of two gate systems—accordion style (folding-

panel), or a scissor style (collapsible steel).

Accordion Gates

The following items contribute to safety concerns associated with accordion gates:

■ Manufactured from low quality materials such as Vinyl, which can become brittle with

varying temperatures, and degrade with age. This can result in dangerous openings in

the gate while the car is in motion.

■ Half-hock method of track guidance (one plastic peg, every other panel). This allows the

gate to be spread under pressure. Even mild impact with an object, such as a piece of

luggage, can cause these pegs to break, resulting in the gate swinging free within the

shaft.

■ Gate position is such that the distance between the exterior door and the gate could

allow for a small child to be entrapped between the two. The elevator could still move

with the child entrapped (see photo).

■ Poorly framed opening by framing contractor resulting in increased gaps.

■ Installation by poorly trained, or non-specialized individuals

■ Manual operation, creating opportunity for the gate to close while the door remains

open, allowing potential to put pressure on the gate.

THE LEADING CAUSES OF INJURY OR DEATH FROM RESIDENTIAL ELEVATOR SYSTEMS

RESULTS FROM THE USE OF UNQUALIFIED INSTALLATION TEAMS, THAT ARE EMPLOYED BY

COMPANIES WHICH MAKE SAFETY, TRAINING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE LOW PRIORITIES.

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ELEVATOR SAFETY

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THE ELEVATOR COMPANY STANDARD

INDUSTRY STANDARD

The Revolution Gate Solution

We take pride in having addressed these problems for each

gate style noted above, and in providing the option of an

innovative, high-quality child-safe tambour gate.

The Elevator Company’s Child-Safe Tambour Gate

By far the safest gate system ever designed, this gate

eliminates the possibility of child entrapment. Please review

the gate section in this brochure to find out more about this

innovative design:

■ Fully automated, removing the opportunity for it to be

closed while the door remains open.

■ Eliminates potential of entrapment or injury due to fl ush

mount design, placing the gate as close as 3/4” from the

face of the hoistway door.

■ Auto-reverse obstruction detection.

The Elevator Company’s Accordion Gates

■ Manufactured from the highest quality durable materials.

A mix of PVC and neoprene allows for complete fl exibility

regardless of temperature and age

■ Manufactured using a shielded welded shaft on every panel

reducing gate spread under pressure and added safety

measures. If impact breaks a peg, the gate will not swing

free in the shaft.

■ Reduced distance between the door and the gate, using an

offset hinge system.

■ We provide security, in that a highly qualifi ed project

manager performs on site checks for mistakes and framing

issues, and helps correct associated problem.

■ We only employ the most qualifi ed individuals.

■ We recommend power operation to be added on all

accordion gates.

The Elevator Company’s Scissor Gates

■ We add a “light curtain” in front of all scissor gates, which

stops the elevator if penetration of the gate surface plane is

detected.

■ Our scissor gates extend the full height of the car. (See photo)

■ The Elevator Company and its dealers only employ the most

qualifi ed individuals.

■ We provide security, in that a highly qualifi ed project

manager performs on site checks for mistakes and framing

issues, and helps correct associated problem.

■ Manual operation is the only option for scissor gate

systems.

Scissor Gates

The following items contribute to safety concerns associated with the callable or

“Scissor” gate:

■ Riders are able to reach through the gate, outside the elevator car, while the car

is in motion.

■ Gates do not reach the full height of the car, and their fence-like design can

allow for children to climb over them while the car is in motion.

■ Gates switches, which indicate whether a gate is fully closed, are inadequately

installed.

■ Poorly framed opening by framing contractor resulting in increased gaps.

■ Installation by poorly trained, or non-specialized individuals.

■ Manual operation causing an opportunity to have the gate closed while the

door remains open allowing the opportunity to put pressure on the gate.

ELEVATOR SAFETY

THE BOTTOM LINE IS, THE REVOLUTION DESIGN HAS

MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE

TO EXPERIENCE A FREEFALL SITUATION.

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2. Self-Escape

The following items contribute to concerns about self-escape:

■ Unit purchased from a non-local source, with no ability to

service the product they sell. They typically cannot or will

not respond to emergency escape situations.

a. If power fails, residential elevators take passengers

to the lowest landing before shutting down. There

are documented incidents of elderly or handicapped

passengers being injured while attempting to get out of a

basement or lower floor by trying to use stairs.

b. Potential of elevator phones malfunctioning, creating a

situation where a passenger attempts self escape, falling

down the shaft in the process.

c. Gate systems and door locks allow self escape at any

point in the shaft.

Revolution Solution for self escape entrapment.

■ The Revolution will travel both up and down in the event of a

power failure, and will continue to do so for up to one hour of

continual use.

■ The Revolution uses a built-in, commercial quality speaker

phone that is tamper-proof, and not prone to failure.

■ The Revolution uses a “Gate restrictor” System that will not

allow the gate to be opened unless the car is at a landing.

The door lock systems will not allow for self escape without

the skilled working knowledge of an elevator technician.

■ The Elevator Company and its dealers are always only a

phone call away, and always have local emergency response

representatives wherever their product is sold.

The Bottom Line is, The Revolution design has made it

unnecessary for consumers to self escape. If they are put

in a self escape situation, they can rely on the professional

emergency response team of The Elevator Company, or its

dealers, to assure a safe escape with no falls or injuries.

3. Free Fall Dangers

Residential elevators currently offer two basic drive systems,

hydraulic or gear driven. Both systems utilize technology that

is over 50 years old, and they are still being installed primarily

on the basis of their inexpensive cost of manufacture. A

Downfall of both of these systems, is that they offer a potential

risk of freefall.

Hydraulic Drive systems:

■ Although Hydraulic systems have some freefall protections

engineered into their design, they have no ability to stop in

the event of complete packing failure resulting in freefall. They

have no speed monitoring system to activate any safeties or

brakes. (A packing is found at the top of the Hydraulic jack,

and maintains the pressure in the system.)

Gear box driven systems: (Please be advised that all systems,

including Counterweight traction and Machine roomless

elevators have the following skeletons in their closet.)

■ Freefall in the event of a motor brake failure. Although Gear

box driven systems have some freefall protection engineered

into their design, they have no ability to stop in the event of

a brake failure. This stems from the fact they have no speed

monitoring system to activate any safeties or brakes. The

motor brake is also found on the high speed shaft of the

drive, and makes this type of system highly dependant on

electronic control to prevent failure. Due to this design, these

systems become more prone to freefall as the equipment

ages.

■ Freefall in the event of a gearbox failure. Due to lack of ability

to monitor the speed of descent if a catastrophic gear box

failure occurs, the elevator will freefall.

The Elevator Company has addressed these serious problems

and added a level of safety never before seen in residential

elevator freefall protection.

Revolution Solution Freefall Danger protection

■ In the Revolution System, a packing failure is impossible. No

oils or hydraulics are used in this system.

■ The Revolution’s motor brake is positioned on a low speed

shaft, effectively eliminating wear, and offering simpler

electronic control.

■ In the Revolution System, a catastrophic gearbox failure is

impossible. It does not use a gear box. Rather, a permanent

magnet AC gearless motor is the heart of its silent

technology.

■ The Elevator Company has incorporated a device usually

only seen on commercial elevators, a speed monitoring

governor. This system monitors the actual speed of the

elevator system, and if it travels more than 12% higher than

its programmed speed, it will instantaneously set the brakes.

This system uses centrifugal force, and is not dependent on

electronic programming.

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PRODUCT COMPARISONS

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Specifi cations REVOLUTION Other Units Currently on the Market

Speed (feet per minute) 40-72 foot per minute (Special provisions for up to 150 foot per minute)

Maximum 36 ft/minute

Car Size Up to 18 square feet Up to 15 Square Feet

Capacity 950 lbs. Up to 950 lbs.

Gate Function Automated Gate System Manual gate system

Gate Construction Hardwood Plastic

Car Construction Hardwood, hand-made Prefabricated, plastic and particle board base cab

Car Fabrication Cars engineered using structural calculations and patented attachment mechanisms

Car walls secured by screws, non-structural engineering

Structure fabrication Solid Extruded steel Bent Sheet metal

Parts Warranty 5 years 2 years

Labor Warranty 5 years 90 days

Motor and Pulley Warranty Lifetime 2 years parts, 90 days labor

Noise Output Virtually silent 61-70 decibel noise output

Equipment Room Requirements No Equipment room Required Required 20 square foot equipment room

Freefall Safety Devices 4 separate freefall redundancy safety devices No redundancy freefall safety devices

Battery Operation Option Battery operation in both up and down directions Battery operation in down direction only

Controllers State of the art controller allows technicians to be easily trained on residential systems and easily moved to LULA systems

Antiquated controller technology

Lubricants Earth-intelligent technology Heavy use of lubricants (oil/grease)

Installation True encoder technology reduces install times by 12 hours

Dependent on substantial “fi eld manufacturing”

Seismic Accommodation Double rail allows for up to Seismic 4 standard No seismic offered

PRODUCT COMPARISONS

BASIC DRAWINGS

Basic Drawings

The following drawings are intended for demonstration purposes only. Please be aware that The Elevator

Company does not manufacture a standard size elevator system. These diagrams show minimum,

maximum and other car confi gurations. Please consult your design professional at the local level to

determine codes, variance possibilities and recommended car sizes for your area. Some car sizes shown

may require a variance in your jurisdiction.

THE REVOLUTION

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WARRANTY

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Revolution Residential Elevator

Limited Warranty The Elevator Company and its registered dealers offer the following limited Warranty.

The Revolution, when installed in a residence by qualified dealers, in the manner prescribed by The Elevator Company,

and properly maintained as prescribed in the maintenance schedule of The Elevator Company, will have the following

warranty provisions:

■ The Drive Motor and Sheaves will be warranted in the case of defects in materials and workmanship for the life of the

equipment or 20 years whichever comes first. The provision will cover the cost of the parts. Labor may or may not

be covered by your local representative. (Please check your specific proposal or ask your local representative about

this labor feature availability.)

■ All components on the Revolution will be warranted in the case of defects in materials and workmanship for a period

of 5 years. This provision will begin from the date of home occupancy or 12 months from manufacture whichever

comes first. This portion of the warranty will cover the cost of the parts. Labor will be covered for the first 6 months

and may or may not be available for the remainder of the 5 years. (Please check your specific proposal or ask your

local representative about this labor feature availability.)

■ The Elevator Company and its local representatives will not be responsible for costs associated or any damages

associated with a Revolution elevator not functioning or delayed repair.

Maintenance Schedule Requirements

The Revolution Residential elevator system is required to be maintained and inspected a minimum of twice per year

by a qualified registered representative. This requirement is based on many years and units in different loads and

cycles of use.

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