BU Reviewer Part 2

A hoisting and lowering mechanism equipped with a car

or platform which moves in guides in a vertical or

diagonal direction serving two or more floors of a

building or structure.

• Pulley

• Elevator

• Escalator

A hoisting and lowering mechanism equipped with a car. , used exclusively for carrying materials.

• Inclined Lift

• Paternoster

• Dumbwaiter

A chair or platform installed on a steel guide rail and driven by a motor for raising or lowering a person. Often used to increase accessibility

for the disabled. Also known as a Stair Lift.

• Inclined Lift

• Paternoster

• Dumbwaiter

A device which consists of open-

fronted two-person cars suspended by

hoisting chains.

• Dumbwaiter

• Inclined Lift

• Paternoster

Average time spent by passenger(s) between arriving

in the lobby and leaving the lobby in the car.

• Average Lobby (Waiting) Time

• Average Trip/Travel Time (AVTRP)

• Callback

• Car Operating Station/Panel

Average time spent by the passenger in the lobby to

leaving the car at an upper floor.

• Average Lobby (Waiting) Time

• Average Trip/Travel Time (AVTRP)

• Callback

• Car Operating Station/Panel

In contact service, a customer request which requires a

check of an elevator other than scheduled

maintenance.

• Average Lobby (Waiting) Time

• Average Trip/Travel Time (AVTRP)

• Callback

• Car Operating Station/Panel

A panel mounted in the car containing car operating

controls which govern the operations of the elevator,

such as the opening and closing of door(s), alarm

emergency stop, and other required buttons or key

switches.

• Average Lobby (Waiting) Time

• Average Trip/Travel Time (AVTRP)

• Callback

• Car Operating Station/Panel

A control panel on top of an elevator which, when

activated, renders normal service and allows the

elevator to run at inspection speed from the car top

station only.

• Car Top Inspection Station

• Callback

• Car Operating Station/Panel

• Average Lobby (Waiting) Time

A system of regulations pertaining to the design,

manufacture, installation, and maintenance of

dumbwaiters, escalators, and moving walks.

• Car Top Inspection Station

• Code

• Callback

• Average Trip/Travel Time (AVTRP)