Course 1: Unit 1 Flashcards
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Early rope hydraulic elevators could operate at speeds up to:
A. 500 ft/min.
B. 700 ft/min.
C. 150 ft/min.
D. 700 ft/s.
B. 700 ft/min.
During the Industrial Revolution, the improvement in lifting devices including elevators were closely related to:
A. Steam engine
B. Electric motor
C. Wire rope
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Early hydraulic elevators were made practical by:
A. The “U” leather packing
B. Steel frame cars
C. Steel guide rails
D. Development of sheaves
A. The “U” leather packing
The first person to demonstrate elevator “Safety” was:
A. George Westinghouse
B. Thomas Edison
C. Elisha Otis
D. Benjamin Franklin
C. Elisha Otis
The person credited with development of tpractical wire rope was:
A. John Roebling
B. Thomas Edison
C. George Westinghouse
D. Nicola Tesla
A. John Roebling
In 1887, William Baxter is credited with installing the first ______ in Baltimore.
A. Escalator
B. Electric elevator
C. Moving walk
D. Rope hydraulic elevator
B. Electric elevator
The first fully automatic elevators were installed in the mid ____.
A. 1950s
B. 1920s
C. 1890s
D. 1970s
A. 1950s
The fist person to patent a moving incline ramp was:
A. George Westinghouse
B. Elisha Otis
C. Jesse Reno
D. Henry Ford
C. Jesse Reno
The first flat-step escalator was exhibited in Paris in 1900 and later returned to the U.S. and installed in:
A. Macy Department Store in NYC
B. Sears Roebuck Store in Chicago
C. Gimble Brothers Store in Philidelphia
D. None of the above
C. Gimble Brothers Store in Philidelphia
The first ASME Elevator Code was published in:
A. 1915
B. 1955
C. 1921
D. 1896
C. 1921
The ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators is published:
A. Annually
B. Every three years, with annual addenda.
C. Every five years, with annual addenda.
D. Whenever changes are needed.
B. Every three years, with annual addenda.
The oldest known hoisting machine still in existence is located in which country?
A. U.S.A.
B. England
C. France
D. Egypt
C. France
__________ is the name of the system introduced in the 1870s that would stop and hold the elevator if the speed exceeded a predetermined rate for any reason.
A. Overspeed governor and safety system
B. Electric motor
C. Windlass
D. Teagle
A. Overspeed governor and safety system
The electric motor replaced _____ as the power source for elevators. This innovation led to the commercial use of elevators.
A. Natural gas
B. Steam
C. Cruse oil
D. Coal
B. Steam
The liquid in modern hydraulic elevators is usually _______.
A. Supercritical fluid
B. Water
C. Ethyl ammonium nitrate
D. Oil
D. Oil
The first “moving sidewalk” patent was issued in 1859, and one was installed at the World’s 1893 Columbian Exposition in the city of _______.
A. Chicago
B. Bogota
C. Barcelona
D. New York
A. Chicago
When the ASME A17.3 “Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators” is adopted by the Athority Having Juridiction it applies to:
A. All new installations
B. All installations designated by the QEI-1 inspector
C. All existing elevators with less stringent requirement
D. All existing installations with more stringent requirement
C. All existing elevators with less stringent requirement
Oil buffers are required below:
A. The car only
B. The counterweight only
C. Both car and counterweight
D. Both car and counterweight for rated speed over 200 ft/min.
D. Both car and counterweight for rated speed over 200 ft/min.
The final limit switch:
A. Is actuated every time the car arrives at a terminal landing.
B. Only operates if other controls fail.
C. Is not required for winding drum elevator.
D. Is at each floor.
B. Only operates if other controls fail.
The purpose of the governor is to:
A. Control the speed of the elevator.
B. Cause the power to be removed and the safety to set when overspeed occurs.
C. Assure that the elevator is operating as fast as possible.
D. Signal the controller to cause the elevator to move.
B. Cause the power to be removed and the safety to set when overspeed occurs.
The purpose of the compensating rope is to:
A. Compensate for the weight of the car.
B. Compensate for the weight of the counterweight.
C. Connect the governor rope to the safety.
D. Compensate for the change in balance due to the weight of the suspension ropes.
D. Compensate for the change in balance due to the weight of the suspension ropes.
The brake on the driving machine:
A. Serves to stop the elevator.
B. Only sets when the mainline switch is opened.
C. Is released, electric power is removed and applied by spring force.
D. Is attached to the crosshead.
C. Is released, electric power is removed and applied by spring force.
The selector serves to:
A. Select the floor to stop at
B. Select the speed to travel
C. Provide signal to the controller on car position
D. Select the operation of the safety
C. Provide signal to the controller on car position
The purpose of the traveling cables is to:
A. Provide power and signal to the elevator car
B. Travel with the counterweight
C. Provide compensation for the car and counterweight
D. None of the above
A. Provide power and signal to the elevator car