What are the types of elevators or lifts?

How many types of elevators or lifts

How many types of elevators or lifts?


* There are usually many types of elevators.
But in practical terms, there are two types of elevators.
1. Passenger lift
2. Goods lift

1. Passenger lift: An elevator in which people travel is called a passenger elevator or passenger lift.
2. Goods lift: The lift in which goods are carried is called goods lift or goods elevator.
 
* There are also many types of elevators depending on the structure.

Such as capsule elevator, dumbwaiter lift, escalator lift , bed lift, scissor lift etc.

Depending on the lift door, the lift has different names like manual door or collapsible door lift, automatic door or auto door lift, swim door lift, telescopic door lift etc.

Also depending on the machine room of the lift, the name of the lift is MR (Machine Room) lift, MRL (Machine Room Less) lift.

* There are also several other types of lifts such as hydraulic lifts, ropeways, crane, out door lifts etc. These are all types of passenger lift or goods lift.






What is Lift or Elevators?

What is Lift or Elevator?

 What is Lift or Elevators?

An elevator or lift is a cable-assisted, hydraulic cylinder-assisted, or roller-track assisted machine that transports people or goods within a structure. which moves from one place to another, top to bottom or bottom to top. In very simple terms, an elevator is a machine that moves people or goods from one place to another or up and down with the help of a cabin.