Elevator alarm device

• US 20040231929A1
• Filed: 05/10/2004
• Published: 11/25/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Otis Elevator Company (Otis Worldwide Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Otis Elevator Company (Otis Worldwide Corp.)
• Inventors: Saso, Hideaki, Sasaki, Hiromitsu
• Granted Patent: US 7,284,639 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 187/391
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 5/025 where the abnormal operating condition is caused by human behaviour or misbehaviour, e.g. forcing the doors

Abstract

A signal for warning of danger in the car is sent to a monitoring chamber without a suspect noticing, and the interior of the car is monitored without alarming the suspect. A call for service is registered upon activating the car manipulating panel and an alarm is registered upon further activation of the car manipulating panel.

Claims

1. An alarm device for an elevator system including an elevator car and a remote monitoring location, the alarm device comprising:

an information transmission device; and

,

a car manipulating panel comprising a call registration device, wherein upon activation of the call registration device a call for service is entered and upon further activation of the call registration device a signal is transmitted to the remote monitoring location.

2. The alarm device of claim 1 comprising a monitoring device comprising one of a camera and a microphone for monitoring the elevator car.

3. The alarm device of claim 1, the information transmission device further comprising one of a monitor and a voice synthesis device for communicating with passengers in the elevator car.

4. The alarm device of claim 1, the call registration device further comprising an indicating means for providing a first indication upon actuation and a second indication upon further actuation.

5. The alarm device of claim 4, the indicating means further comprising a visual indicator.

6. The alarm device of claim 4 the first indication comprising a first color and the second indication comprising a second color.

7. The alarm device of claim 4, the first indication comprising a first pattern of illumination and the second indication comprising a second pattern of illumination.

8. The alarm device of claim 1 the call registration device comprising a first button for activation and further activation.

9. The alarm device of claim 1, the call registration device comprising a first button for activation and a second button for further activation.

10. The alarm device of claim 1 wherein the call activation device is activated by a manipulation and is further activated by an extended manipulation.

11. The alarm device of claim 1 further comprising a user identification device for identifying permitted passengers to prevent the transmission of false alarms.