Elevator car overload warning system and method
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1. An elevator car overload warning system, comprising:
- a weight sensor for sensing the weight of a load in said car;
a control unit connected to said sensor for detecting signals emitted from said sensor and thereby computing the weight of a load in said car; and
an annunciator connected to said control unit and positioned within said car for annunciation to passengers within said car that the load limit of said car has been exceeded.
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Abstract
An elevator car overload warning system which includes a weight sensor for sensing the weight of a load in the elevator car, a control unit connected to the sensor for detecting signals emitted from the sensor and thereby computing the weight of the load in the car and an annunciator connected to the control unit and positioned within the car for annunciation to passengers within the car that the load limit of car has been exceeded.
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1. An elevator car overload warning system, comprising:
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a weight sensor for sensing the weight of a load in said car; a control unit connected to said sensor for detecting signals emitted from said sensor and thereby computing the weight of a load in said car; and an annunciator connected to said control unit and positioned within said car for annunciation to passengers within said car that the load limit of said car has been exceeded. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for warning of an elevator car overload condition, comprising;
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sensing the weight of a load in said car; detecting signals emitted from said sensor and thereby computing the weight of a load in said car; and annunciating an overload condition to passengers within said car. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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