在厂矿企事业单位中,有一类电气设备——电梯,它们的使用也是非常普遍的。从用途来分,有客梯、货梯和客、货两用电梯;从行驶方向看,有垂直上下及斜坡自动扶梯两种。有的设有专职司机操作,有的由使用者自行操作。在我国,比较普遍的是轿厢手柄开关或按钮带显示控制自平自开门电梯。进入改革开放以来,电梯要货数量迅速上升,除厂矿外,宾馆、百货大楼、购物中心、车站、码头都安装了许多电梯。本文编集了国外的一些新型电梯,由此可见其今后的发展动向。 Among the factories and mines and enterprises, there is one type of electrical equipment, elevators, and their use is very common. From the use of points, there are passenger elevators, freight elevators and passenger and cargo elevators; from the driving direction, there are two vertical escalators up and down. Some have full-time drivers and some are operated by users themselves. In our country, it is more common that the car handle switch or the button display controls the self-leveling self-opening door elevator. Since entering the reform and opening up, the number of goods required for elevators has risen rapidly. Apart from factories and mines, many elevators have been installed in hotels, department stores, shopping centers, stations, and terminals. This article compiles some new types of elevators abroad, which shows its future development.