To provide a device and a method for supporting a counterweight capable of easily and efficiently supporting the counterweight by less number of support members without requiring troublesome operations that the support members are joined to each other.
In this support device for supporting the counterweight 2 by the pit part 1a of the hoistway 1 of an elevator, support devices 12 are horizontally installed between the lower parts of a pair of guide rails 3 for guiding the lifting of the counterweight 2. A pair of support members 10 each formed of a bar-like article are disposed between the guide rails 3. The bottom ends of the support members 10 are abutted on the floor surface of the pit part 1a, and the intermediate part thereof is supported and vertically erected by the support devices 12. In this state, the counterweight 2 is lowered along the guide rails 3, and abutted on the top ends of the erected support members 10 for supporting.
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河野 哲
中村 誠
蔵田 昌俊
峰 隆司
福原 淑弘
村松 貞男
橋本 良郎