WIRELESS ELEVATOR HALL FIXTURES INTEGRAL WITH HALL DOOR FRAME

• US 20100294599A1
• Filed: 03/20/2003
• Published: 11/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Otis Elevator Company (Otis Worldwide Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Otis Elevator Company (Otis Worldwide Corp.)
• Inventors: Zacchio, Joseph, Stucky, Paul, Zepke, Bruce, Bellamy, Dennis, Bacellar, Luiz, Bacellar, Adriana, Crenella, David, Haas, Deborah C., Gozzo, Michael, Netter, Christian, Vecchiotti, Alberto, Veronesi, William
• Granted Patent: US 8,356,698 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 187/325
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/3446 Data transmission or communication within the control system
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/46 Adaptations of switches or switchgear switches or switchgear in general, applications of switches or switchgear for floor-levelling purpose H01H; panels for boards or switching arrangements H02B1/015
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/468 Call registering systems
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 19/007 method for modernisation of elevators
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 3/00 Applications of devices for indicating or signalling operating conditions of elevators

Abstract

Fixtures (22, 27) at a doorway (13) of a landing (14) are formed integrally with a door frame (17, 17a). The fixtures include electronic modules (42, 46, 54) and energy storage devices (43, 47, 55). Power may be supplied by a generator (32) rotated by a pinion (34) in response to a rack (35) on a hoistway door (20), or by electrical contacts (58) disposed on the hoistway side of the door frame which touch contacts (65) on an elevator car door (63) when the door is open, thereby receiving power over a line (66) from the elevator car; or power may be provided by an inductive coupler (70). The fixtures (22, 27) may be within the profile of the door frame (17), or extend outwardly from the profile of the door frame (17a).

Claims

1. An integral doorway (13) for a landing (14) of an elevator having a controller, and a car with at least one door, comprising:

a door frame (17);

at least one hoistway door;

a lantern fixture (27) integral with said door frame;

a hall call button fixture (22) integral with said door frame;

at least one of said fixtures having an electronic module (43, 46, 54) for control over said fixtures and for providing communication between said fixtures and said controller;

at least one of said fixtures having an energy storage device (43, 47, 55) for providing operational power to said one or more electronic modules and lighting power to said fixtures;

means operative in response to said elevator servicing said landing to transfer energy from said elevator to said at least one energy storage device; and

wiring disposed within said door frame for interconnecting said power means with said fixtures, said at least one electronic module, and said at least one storage device (between).

2. A doorway according to claim 1 having one said storage device located within one of said fixtures.

3. A doorway according to claim 1 having one said electronic module located within one of said fixtures.

4. A doorway according to claim 1 wherein said power means comprises a generator moved in response to motion of a door.

5. A doorway according to claim 4 wherein said power means comprises a generator moved in response to a pinion interconnected with a rack disposed on one of said hoistway doors.

6. A doorway according to claim 4 wherein said power means comprises contacts disposed on the hoistway side of said door frame and contacts disposed on said elevator car, said contacts providing power from said elevator car to said door frame through said contacts.

7. A doorway according to claim 6 wherein said power means comprises electrical contacts on an elevator car door which make a connection with electrical contacts at said landing.

8. A doorway according to claim 6 wherein said power means comprises electrical contacts on an elevator car door which make contact when said door is open.

9. A doorway according to claim 1 wherein said power means comprises inductive coupling means for coupling power from the elevator car to the door frame when the elevator car is stopped at said landing.

10. A doorway according to claim 1 wherein said fixtures are disposed within said door frame.

11. A doorway according to claim 1 wherein said fixtures are joined to and extend outwardly from said door frame.

12. A doorway according to claim 1 wherein said fixtures are integral with said door frame.