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GB/T 5023.6-2006 · IEC 60227-6:2001 · EN 50214:2024
Flat Elevator Traveling Cable TVVB Steel Rope Reinforced
Flat PVC-insulated traveling cable for the moving loop between the elevator car and the machine room or controller — reinforced with a 6×19+IWS galvanised steel rope so long hoistway loops hang on steel, not on copper.
300/500 V
Cores up to 1mm²
−15 … +70°C
Mobile Install Range
Class 5
Bare Copper
2–66
Cores, Parallel / Quincunx
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GB/T 5023.6-2006 / IEC 60227-6
6×19+IWS steel rope reinforced
Sample orders available
OEM core counts & colours
FLAT ELEVATOR TRAVELING CABLE
GB/T 5023.6-2006Lift & flexible-connection cables
IEC 60227-6:2001Identical (IDT) basis
EN 50214:2024H05VVH6-F / H07VVH6-F
IEC 60228 Class 5Fine-stranded bare copper
−15°C … +70°CMobile installation
Key Specifications
The essentials, at a glance
What a lift engineer checks first on a traveling cable — before reading the full specification below.
300/500 V
Cores up to 1 mm²; 450/750 V above
Class 5
Bare copper to IEC 60228
+70°C
Max. conductor temperature
2 – 66
Cores, parallel / quincunx
12.4 kN
Steel rope min. breaking force
≤ 10 m/s
Travel speed with steel rope
Product Overview
The flat loop that follows the car up and down
The TVVB is a flat, flexible PVC-insulated and PVC-sheathed traveling cable that hangs in the hoistway and moves with the elevator car. It is specified to GB/T 5023.6-2006, the Chinese lift-cable standard that is identical (IDT) to IEC 60227-6:2001. Sizes of 1 mm² and below also fall under JB/T 8734.6-2016, and the European equivalent standard is EN 50214:2024, whose type designations are H05VVH6-F and H07VVH6-F.
The steel-rope-reinforced version — written TVVBG or TVVB(G) — carries a 6×19+IWS galvanised steel rope of 4.0+0.4 mm nominal diameter with a minimum breaking force of 12.4 kN laid into the flat section alongside the cores. The rope takes the weight of the hanging loop, which is what allows the cable to travel long distances without stretching the copper. The letter G stands for that steel load-bearing element; it is not a ground conductor.
Cores are fine-stranded bare copper, Class 5 to IEC 60228 / VDE 0295. Two arrangements are produced: a parallel, one-row layout from 2 to 24 cores, and a quincunx laid-up layout from 12 to 66 cores, which is the usual choice above 24 cores because it keeps the flat section compact. At 0.75 mm² the maximum DC conductor resistance is 26.0 Ω/km at 20°C, matching the IEC 60228 Class 5 maximum.
Rated voltage follows the core size: 300/500 V up to 1 mm² and 450/750 V above 1 mm², with a 2 500 V test voltage. The maximum continuous conductor temperature is +70°C (160°C for 5 seconds under short circuit), the mobile-installation ambient range is −15°C to +70°C, and the cable is not normally installed below 0°C. Without a load-bearing element the published limits are ≤35 m at ≤1.6 m/s in parallel layout and ≤80 m at ≤4 m/s in quincunx layout; with the steel rope the loop can exceed 80 m and run at up to 10 m/s.
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Key Features
Eight features that matter in a hoistway
GB/T 5023.6-2006 / IEC 60227-6
Specified to the Chinese lift-cable standard, which is identical (IDT) to IEC 60227-6:2001; sizes of 1 mm² and below also meet JB/T 8734.6-2016.
6×19+IWS Steel Rope Core
A galvanised steel rope of 4.0+0.4 mm nominal diameter with 12.4 kN minimum breaking force and <1.0% elongation is laid into the flat section to carry the hanging loop.
Flat, Space-Saving Profile
4.6 mm thick in parallel layout and 9.0 mm in quincunx layout, so the cable fits the narrow gap between the car and the shaft wall without a cable chain.
Class 5 Fine-Stranded Copper
Bare copper to IEC 60228 / VDE 0295 Class 5 — 30/0.18 mm at 0.75 mm² and 32/0.20 mm at 1.0 mm² — so the cores keep flexing around the sheave instead of work-hardening.
2 – 66 Cores
Parallel layout from 2 to 24 cores, quincunx layout from 12 to 66 cores, 0.75 mm² standard and up to 25 mm² in the 450/750 V sizes; shielded and video versions available.
Long Suspension, High Speed
≤35 m at ≤1.6 m/s parallel and ≤80 m at ≤4 m/s quincunx without a load-bearing element; with the steel rope, beyond 80 m at up to 10 m/s.
Flame Retardant & Oil Resistant
Flame propagation to IEC 60332-1-2 / EN 60332-1-2, oil resistance to EN 60811-2-1, water jets AD5 and impact AG2 for dirty, wet shafts.
Halogen-Free Option
WDZ-TVVB and WDZ-TVVBG variants use an LSOH sheath for halogen-free, low-smoke installations such as metro, airport and hospital shafts.
Applications
Where this traveling cable is used
Anywhere a flat cable has to follow a moving carriage — not only in lifts.
01
Passenger & Goods Lifts
The car-to-controller mobile loop in passenger and freight elevators, hanging freely in the hoistway.
02
Hospital Bed & Service Lifts
Bed lifts, dumbwaiters and service elevators where long cables handle many short, frequent trips.
03
Panoramic & Observation Lifts
Glass shafts, atriums and scenic lifts where the loop is long, visible and continuously exposed.
04
Construction Hoists
Builder's lifts and site hoists working in dust, grit and weather, where sheath toughness decides service life.
05
Cranes, Hoists & Trolleys
Travelling cranes, plating cranes, trolleys and flaw-detection carriages with repeated back-and-forth motion.
06
Transfer & Production Lines
Transfer machines, automated production lines and warehouse handling equipment with moving carriages.
07
Cold Store, Mine & Special Lifts
Cold-store, explosion-proof, mine, ship and vehicle lifts — the variants where the sheath compound is specified separately.
08
Powered Doors & Drag Chains
Car and landing door operators, plus festoon and drag-chain runs where the cable is guided and bent repeatedly.
Technical Specifications
Full specification sheet
The complete parameter set — with the steel-rope-reinforced dimensions, not the plain TVVB figures.
Table 1 TVVBG flat dimensions — quincunx (twisted) layout, 0.75 mm²
| Core count × mm² | Flat width mm | Thickness mm | Approx. weight kg/km |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 × 0.75 | 40.9 | 9.0 | 651 |
| 36 × 0.75 | 52.6 | 9.0 | 878 |
| 48 × 0.75 | 65.9 | 9.0 | 1125 |
| 54 × 0.75 | 72.1 | 9.0 | 1233 |
| 66 × 0.75 | 84.4 | 9.0 | 1447 |
The 24 × 0.75 mm² row is highlighted — it is the size this page is usually quoted on. Width, thickness and weight are the steel-rope-reinforced (TVVBG) values published by one manufacturer and are given here from that single source so the figures are consistent; intermediate core counts and other arrangements are produced on request. The same construction without the steel rope is smaller and lighter — for the 24 × 0.75 mm² quincunx size, 31.9 mm and 505 kg/km against 40.9 mm and 651 kg/km here — so a plain TVVB dimension table must never be used for a reinforced cable.
Table 2 Parallel (one-row) layout, 0.75 mm², steel rope reinforced
| Core count × mm² | Flat width mm | Thickness mm | Approx. weight kg/km |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 × 0.75 | 13.5 | 4.6 | 112 |
| 6 × 0.75 | 23.9 | 4.6 | 198 |
| 12 × 0.75 | 39.0 | 4.6 | 324 |
| 24 × 0.75 | 70.9 | 4.6 | 591 |
The parallel layout keeps the cable thin but grows quickly in width — 24 cores in one row is 70.9 mm wide against 40.9 mm in the quincunx layout. Above about 24 cores the quincunx layout is normally specified.
Table 3 Conductor construction and DC resistance by cross-section
| Nominal cross-section mm² | Conductor construction no. × Ø mm | Max. DC resistance at 20°C, Ω/km |
|---|---|---|
| 0.75 | 30 / 0.18 | 26.0 |
| 1.0 | 32 / 0.20 | 19.5 |
| 1.5 | 48 / 0.20 | 13.3 |
| 2.5 | 47 / 0.26 | 7.98 |
| 4 | 77 / 0.26 | 4.95 |
| 6 | 112 / 0.26 | 3.30 |
| 10 | 182 / 0.26 | 1.91 |
| 16 | 301 / 0.26 | 1.21 |
| 25 | 456 / 0.26 | 0.78 |
The 0.75 mm² row is highlighted. Construction and resistance are the manufacturer's published TVVB values and agree step for step with the IEC 60228 / GB/T 3956 Class 5 maxima for each size, which is the cross-check that fixes the conductor class.
Table 4 Construction and performance parameters
| General Information | |
| Product Name | Flat elevator traveling cable, TVVBG / TVVB(G) — flat PVC insulated and sheathed, steel rope reinforced |
| Primary Standard | GB/T 5023.6-2006 — lift cables and cables for flexible connections (identical, IDT, to IEC 60227-6:2001) |
| Further Standards | JB/T 8734.6-2016 for the 300/500 V sizes; European equivalent EN 50214:2024 (H05VVH6-F / H07VVH6-F) |
| Rated Voltage | 300/500 V for cores up to 1 mm²; 450/750 V above 1 mm² |
| Test Voltage | 2 500 V; 3 000 V for the European H07VVH6-F equivalent |
| Core Count | 2–24 cores in the parallel layout; 12–66 cores in the quincunx laid-up layout |
| Cross Sections | 0.75 mm² standard for the steel-rope-reinforced construction; 0.5–2.5 mm² parallel and 0.5–0.75 mm² quincunx across the family; 450/750 V sizes up to 25 mm² |
| Arrangement | Parallel (one-row) or quincunx ("plum-blossom") laid-up |
| Sheath Colour | Grey RAL 7001 or black RAL 9005; European flat cables of this type are commonly black |
| Conductor | |
| Conductor Material | Bare copper, fine stranded |
| Conductor Class | Class 5 to IEC 60228 / VDE 0295; the European H07VVH6-F equivalent uses Class 6 from 1.5 mm² and returns to Class 5 from 10 mm² |
| Conductor Construction | 0.75 mm²: 30/0.18 mm; 1.0 mm²: 32/0.20 mm — full table in Table 3 |
| Max. DC Resistance | 0.75 mm²: 26.0 Ω/km at 20°C (all sizes in Table 3) |
| Steel Rope Reinforcement | |
| Load-Bearing Element | High-strength galvanised aviation steel rope, 6×19+IWS, laid into the flat section — the "G" in TVVBG (not a ground conductor) |
| Rope Nominal Diameter | 4.0 + 0.4 mm, with a non-loosening diameter increase below 0.43 mm |
| Min. Breaking Force | 12.4 kN for the rope, with elongation below 1.0% |
| Rope Lay & Coating | Right-hand alternate lay with the centre strand opposed to the outer strands; galvanised layer 15–25 g/m² |
| Insulation & Sheath | |
| Insulation | PVC, colour-coded; European construction uses PVC type TI2 to EN 50363-3 |
| Sheath / Jacket | Flexible PVC; European construction uses PVC type TM2 to EN 50363-4-1 |
| Bedding / Inner Sheath | None |
| Core Identification (China) | Five-colour code to GB/T 5023.6 — yellow, white, orange, light green and pink — plus numeric marking; no green/yellow earth core |
| Core Identification (Europe) | HD 308 / EN 50334 — 4 cores brown / black / grey / green-yellow, 6 cores and above black with white numbers; VDE 0293-308 in the LAPP construction |
| Ripcord | Available in the European construction, to open the sheath without nicking the cores |
| Mechanical Ratings | |
| Free Suspension Length | ≤35 m parallel and ≤80 m quincunx without a load-bearing element; beyond 80 m with the steel rope |
| Travel Speed | ≤1.6 m/s parallel; ≤4 m/s quincunx; up to 10 m/s with the steel rope |
| Min. Bending Radius | 4 × thickness fixed, 5 × thickness free movement, 10 × thickness over pulleys and in festoon use; alternatively ≥4D for D ≤25 mm and ≥6D for D >25 mm, or not less than 6 × the smaller side of the flat section |
| Installation | Free suspension only; overlaying (stacking) cables on top of each other is not recommended |
| Temperature & Environment | |
| Max. Conductor Temperature | +70°C continuous |
| Max. Short-Circuit Temperature | +160°C for a maximum of 5 seconds |
| Ambient — Mobile Installation | −15°C to +70°C |
| Ambient — Fixed Installation | −30°C to +70°C |
| Min. Installation Temperature | 0°C — the cable is not normally installed below 0°C |
| Cold Flexibility | Dedicated cold-flexible PVC sheath remains flexible down to −15°C |
| Flame Performance | IEC 60332-1-2 / EN 60332-1-2; GB/T 18380.1 (referenced by GB/T 5023.6-2006) or GB/T 18380.12-2008 (referenced by JB/T 8734.6-2016) |
| Oil Resistance | EN 60811-2-1 |
| Water Resistance | AD5 — water jets from any direction |
| Impact Resistance | AG2 — medium severity |
| UV Resistance | Good; long-term discolouration of the sheath is possible |
| Halogen Content (PVC) | Low halogen emission, chlorine content below 15% |
| Halogen-Free Variant | WDZ-TVVB / WDZ-TVVBG with LSOH sheath — halogen-free, low smoke, flame retardant to IEC 60332-1 |
| RoHS | Free of harmful substances to RoHS II, Directive 2011/65/EU and Delegated Directive (EU) 2015/863 |
| Packaging & Logistics | |
| Packaging | Wooden drum / coil |
| Standard Length | 50 m / 100 m per coil, customizable |
| MOQ | 100 m, sample negotiable |
| Lead Time | 7–15 working days |
Where sources differ, this page states the majority figure and notes the alternative: the 300/500 V / 450/750 V split is published as 1 mm² by four sources and as 1.5 mm² by one; the parallel-layout suspension limit is published as 35 m and 1.6 m/s by three sources and as 40 m and 2 m/s by one. A Chinese elevator-industry draft standard for traveling cables proposes a maximum free suspension length of 300 m. Final selection depends on travel height, speed, sheave diameter, number of starts per hour and the local lift code — send us the duty and we will confirm the construction, the rope and the core count.
Certificates & Standards
Verify before you buy — we make it easy
GB/T 5023.6-2006 / IEC 60227-6:2001
The standard this construction is specified to and the identical IEC basis behind it. Declaration of conformity for the delivered construction available on request.
Request declaration of conformity →EN 50214:2024 — H05VVH6-F / H07VVH6-F
The European flat flexible cable standard for lifts and hoists. European type designations are H05VVH6-F up to 1 mm² and H07VVH6-F from 1.5 mm².
Request EN 50214 documents →Flame, Oil & Water Performance
IEC 60332-1-2 / EN 60332-1-2 flame propagation, EN 60811-2-1 oil resistance, AD5 water jets and AG2 impact — the performance set specified for wet, dirty hoistways.
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Transparency note: certification status and exact scope should always be confirmed against the certificate for the selected cable construction. Market-entry marks such as CCC or CE are only claimed where a valid certificate exists for the construction actually being delivered — ask for the documents and we will send the scans.
Quality & Factory
Made in a real cable factory, tested before it ships
Every drum of traveling cable is produced under controlled processes and released against the applicable GB/T 5023.6-2006 requirements.
- 1Incoming material control — bare copper wire, PVC compounds and the galvanised steel rope are checked before production starts.
- 2In-line process monitoring — flat width, thickness, core pitch and insulation eccentricity are tracked during extrusion and laying-up.
- 3Routine electrical tests — on-line spark test plus finished-cable voltage and conductor-resistance tests per the applicable requirements.
- 4Batch documentation — conductor resistance, flat dimensions, rope details and test records are retained for every production batch.
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How to Order
From inquiry to loaded drum in 5 steps
Send Inquiry
Tell us core count, cross-section, arrangement, suspension height and destination market.
Confirm Construction
We confirm the flat dimensions, the steel rope, core identification and quotation within one working day.
Sample Evaluation
Sample for lift qualification — standard sizes within a few working days.
Bulk Production
7–15 working days lead time with batch test documentation.
Delivery & Support
Wooden drum or coil packing to your length, shipping documents and after-sales support.
FAQ
Questions buyers ask before ordering
TVVB is the flat PVC insulated and sheathed traveling cable; TVVBG — often written TVVB(G) — is the same cable with a load-bearing element inside it, in this case a galvanised steel rope. The naming rule is simple: the cable with the load-bearing element is TVVBG, the one without it is TVVB. That is why the two types have different width and weight tables — a 24 × 0.75 mm² quincunx cable is 40.9 mm wide and 651 kg/km as TVVBG, and 31.9 mm and 505 kg/km without the rope. Always check which table a supplier is quoting from.
A free-hanging loop carries its own weight, and that load lands on the copper cores if nothing else takes it. The steel rope inside a TVVBG takes that load instead, which is what makes long suspension practical and protects the conductor from being stretched over years of movement. The rope used in this construction is 6×19+IWS galvanised steel, 4.0+0.4 mm nominal diameter, with a minimum breaking force of 12.4 kN. As a rule of thumb, above 35 m and 1.6 m/s in parallel layout, or above 80 m and 4 m/s in quincunx layout, a load-bearing element should be specified.
Two arrangements are produced. The parallel one-row layout runs from 2 to 24 cores and stays thin but grows wide — 4.6 mm thick, up to 70.9 mm wide at 24 cores. The quincunx laid-up layout runs from 12 to 66 cores and stays compact — 9.0 mm thick, 40.9 mm wide at 24 cores and 84.4 mm at 66 cores. The steel-rope-reinforced construction is standard at 0.75 mm²; across the family the parallel arrangement covers 0.5–2.5 mm², the quincunx arrangement 0.5–0.75 mm², and the 450/750 V sizes go up to 25 mm². Mixed cross-sections, shielded versions and video coax versions are made to order.
Rated voltage follows the core size, not the cable family: 300/500 V for cores of 1 mm² and below, and 450/750 V above 1 mm², with a 2 500 V test voltage. The maximum continuous conductor temperature is +70°C, with +160°C permitted for a maximum of 5 seconds under short-circuit conditions. The ambient range is −15°C to +70°C for mobile installation and −30°C to +70°C for fixed installation. The cable is not normally installed below 0°C, although the dedicated cold-flexible sheath stays flexible down to −15°C in service.
No. In this family the letters describe the construction: T is for the lift, V is PVC insulation, the second V is the PVC sheath, B means flat, P means a shield and G means the steel load-bearing element. TVVBPG is therefore a flat shielded cable with a steel rope — not "shielded plus ground". The Chinese designation spells it out as flat PVC insulated, PVC sheathed, shielded, reinforced-core lift cable. If you need a green/yellow earth core in the Chinese five-colour system, note that the GB/T 5023.6 colour code does not include one; tell us and we will confirm what your lift code requires.
Without a load-bearing element, the published limits are 35 m of free suspension at up to 1.6 m/s for the parallel layout, and 80 m at up to 4 m/s for the quincunx layout. Those figures are also the trigger point for reinforcement: beyond them a steel rope should be specified, and with the rope the cable is rated for suspension beyond 80 m and travel speeds up to 10 m/s. A Chinese elevator-industry draft standard for traveling cables proposes a maximum free suspension length of 300 m. Send us the travel height, rated speed, sheave diameter and starts per hour and we will confirm the construction.
Yes. The PVC construction is flame retardant to IEC 60332-1-2 / EN 60332-1-2, oil resistant to EN 60811-2-1, and rated AD5 for water jets from any direction with AG2 impact resistance — which is what a shaft with lubricant, condensation and grit demands. Where the project calls for halogen-free, low-smoke material — metro, airport, hospital and similar public buildings — the WDZ-TVVB and WDZ-TVVBG variants use an LSOH sheath with the same construction. Note that the rope-reinforced cable must not be stacked on top of other cables in the shaft: overlaying is not recommended.
A traveling cable only suits the moving loop. For the stationary control, signal and measurement wiring in the machine room, the controller cabinet and the shaft, the right product is our Multi-core Highly Flexible Anti-interference Control Cable, which adds a shield for drives and encoder circuits. If the loop also has to carry video or intercom, tell us — the coax and shielded-pair versions are built as TVVBPS / TVVBPGS and TVVBPG-TV rather than as a plain TVVB.
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