Commercial Dumbwaiter That elevator in your office building is seldom empty. What do you do when various objects need to be transported from floor to floor? Relying on a basic passenger elevator is a risk and will take longer.
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Rather, a dumbwaiter, a small freight elevator designed solely for objects, is helpful. Dumbwaiters can support from 100 to 1000 pounds, with the latter amount being ideal for commercial designs.
Nearly all types of commercial buildings will benefit from a dumbwaiter. Most models are used for moving food, dishes, clothing, books, documents, and carts between various floors.
Restaurants, for example, often use dumbwaiters to move food up from a kitchen to a dining area on a second or third floor. Some brands, such as Jeeves, make commercial dumbwaiters designed specifically for restaurants; one of these models is designed with shelves insides to support food and dishes. Libraries, banks, hospitals, courthouses, museums, and laboratories are other common commercial locations for dumbwaiters. No matter if the dumbwaiter is used in a commercial setting or in a home, it consists of a movable frame inside a shaft. Suspended from a rope attached to a pulley, the cab moves up and down the shaft by rails. Originally manual, dumbwaiters today use a motor to go between floors of a building. If you're considering adding a, a licensed elevator technician can install one into your building.
After installation, however, the commercial dumbwaiter needs to comply with ASME codes, many of which overlap with those for passenger elevators. Jeeves dumbwaiters, sold through Nationwide Lifts, are designed for commercial buildings. Each model consists of a powder-coated steel cab with a gate, uses interlock door safety devices, can move up to 35 feet per minute, and includes an LCD display that indicates the location of the cab. All Jeeves commercial dumbwaiters are the only UL-certified systems in the United States.
Silent Servant: Choosing Your Manual Dumbwaiter In the past, dumbwaiters used wooden guide rails mounted on two opposing side walls. This arrangement of the guide rails often leads to alignment problems and inhibited performance as the building settles. Our designs incorporate metal guide rails and bearing quality guide shoes. This has greatly improved the overall performance of the dumbwaiter and has simplified the installation process.
In addition, our guide rail system guides both the dumbwaiter car and the counterweight. This is an important feature because by making it so that only one side wall is required for the dumbwaiter mechanics, our dumbwaiters can have openings on three sides rather than on only two. Perhaps more importantly, our implementation of the guide rail mechanism prevents the potential long-term problems associated with guide rail alignment in the traditional dumbwaiters. Our dumbwaiters are offered in both residential and high-capacity commercial configurations.
Both our residential and commercial lines span a range of standard sizes and dimensions. Each of our models is available with openings in the front, front & rear, and front & side (corner post style). If you are unable to find a standard size model appropriate to your needs, our highly skilled engineering staff is glad to discuss the design of a custom unit to fit your needs. © 1999 Miller Manufacturing Metal guide rails & precision molded bearing quality guide shoes. Opens on up to three sides ORDER TOLL FREE 800. 232. 2177.