Technical data and dimensions

Every DICTATOR Homelift DHM 500 is made to measure, always making the best possible use of the space available for the customer. This sets DICTATOR’s solution apart from its standard products offered by most competitors.

Technical data

Functional principle	hydraulic lift, indirect, rope reeving 2:1
Nominal load	250 kg per sqm of car surface area, max. 500 kg
Travel speed	0.15 m/s
Minimum height of pit	80 mm (depending on configuration)
Minimum height of shaft head	2300 mm (depending on configuration)
Conveying height	max. 17 m
Door types	hinged landing doors; telescopic sliding doors; folding car doors
Door width	400 - max. 1100 mm, depending on door type
Operation	Exterior calls with self-propelled function, travel commands from the car with dead man's system, self-propelled function can also be implemented with optionally available car doors

Dimensions

The Homelift DHM 500 shows its unmatched flexibility in space usage wherever other systems cannot. This applies both to the excellent ratio of car size to shaft dimensions and to the minimal requirements placed on the shaft pit and shaft head, regardless of the great stability of the construction.

The production of the DICTATOR Homelift DHM 500 is always customer specific. In contrast to most competitor products, there are no predefined standard dimensions; rather, the system is tailor-made to suit the space available. This results in an optimal cabin size for each individual installation site.

Possibilities

The achievable load capacity of up to 500 kg with cabin footprints of up to 2 sqm leaves nothing to be desired. But DICTATOR also finds the perfect solution for any space, no matter how small.

Depending on the desired dimensions and equipment of the system, a shaft pit of only 80 mm and a shaft head starting at 2,300 mm are often enough. If necessary, we can adjust the width and depth of the cabin to the millimeter. And the fact that we can even provide access to the cabin from three sides at the same time, if necessary, is something that nobody else can match.

The standard booth height with suspended stainless steel louvered ceiling is 2,035 mm, without suspended ceiling it is 2,085 mm. Special heights between 1,900 mm and 2,300 mm can be easily accommodated – provided that the shaft dimensions are appropriate.

Limitations

However, there are some technical limitations that need to be observed. Unfortunately even DICTATOR cannot provide an all-in-one solution suitable for every purpose.

For structural reasons, the maximum permissible dimension of the car, measured from the side where the rails are, is 1200 mm (in the drawing the width of the car). However, in this case usually a pit depth of at least 80 mm is necessary.
The second car dimension, parallel to the rail side (in the drawing the depth of the car), can be up to 2000 mm, provided the measurements of the pit and shaft head allow it.
The specified minimum dimensions for pit and shaft head can only be achieved for cars in basic designs and maximum possible dimensions of 1,100 mm x 1,400 mm. Larger cars or special equipment that increases the weight (e.g. car doors, glazed car walls, floorings supplied by the customer, etc.) require other specifications.

Examples of custom solutions

Homelift DHM 500 for a very narrow stair well – with folding door in the car

A DHM 500 with DICTATOR shaft system was designed for retrofitting into an existing stairwell. Despite the very tight space, it was possible to implement the folding door requested by the customer. This enables the user to operate the car as self-propelled, i.e. the button for the desired floor only has to be pressed briefly – instead of the standard dead-man operation (the button for the desired floor has to remain pressed until the elevator has reached it).

Homelift DHM 500 with a base area of 2 sqm and a working load of 500 kg

Due to the overall stability of the Homelift DHM 500 and the robust supporting frame, the Homelift DHM 500 is suitable for loads of up to 500 kg for car floor areas of up to 2 square meters.

In this case, the Homelift DHM 500 was additionally equipped with automatic doors to achieve the highest level of operating comfort.

Homelift DHM 500 with glass car walls in extremely narrow stairwell

Despite the extremely narrow depth of this stairwell (790 mm), the customer wanted a glazed cabin. The DICTATOR shaft system was used as the shaft, with glass panels, in order to keep the stairwell open and as airy as possible.

To achieve the required stability, a third guide rail was used here.

Homelift DHM 500 in triangular stairwell

The extremely high flexibility of the DICTATOR Homelift DHM 500 and shaft system is clearly illustrated by this solution. In order to be able to accommodate a car with enough space in the triangular stairwell, both the shaft system and the car were designed and manufactured in a pentagonal shape.