Product Specifications

The governor, which is located in the machine room or overhead depending on the elevator design, is a speed monitoring device on traction elevators that triggers the safety mounted on the car frame when the elevator over-speeds in either direction. The governor rope runs over the governor sheave and down to the elevator car and is attached to the safety trip mechanism. The governor rope continues to the pit and runs over a pit mounted sheave and turns back to the governor sheave located in the machine room or overhead. This governor rope arrangement forms a continuous loop while the elevator moves up and down the hoistway.