The invention discloses an expansion driving type hoisting and lifting mechanism, which comprises an expansion device, a driving device, a guide wheel, a
rope unreeling reel, a lifting hook group and a fixed
pulley group. The expansion device is provided with a wheel shaft, a plurality of expansion wheels, a bracket and a displacement device laterally moving back to a driving end, wherein the driving device comprises a gear motor, a driving wheel, a driving shaft, a bearing and a bearing support; a steel
wire rope is crosswise wound between the driving device and the expansion device; one end of the steel
wire rope,
coming out from the driving device, is wound through the lifting hook group and the fixed
pulley group and then fixed on a steel structure having a supporting effect; the other end of the steel
wire rope,
coming out from the expansion device, is fixedly wound on a
rope containing reel through the guide wheel; and the driving wheel of the driving device and the
rope containing reel simultaneously rotate anticlockwise or
clockwise, so as to drive the lifting hook group to be lifted or descended. The mechanism is particularly suitable for occasions with large lifting heights and narrow installation spaces, has a simple structure, and is low in cost and beneficial to modular designs.