ELEVATOR SYSTEM
First Claim
1. Elevator system (2) comprising:
- at least one elevator car (6) comprising at least one elevator car entrance (12) and configured for traveling along a hoistway (4) between a plurality of landings (8);
a plurality of landing doors (11) located at the landings (8) and providing access to the hoistway (4) from the landings (8);
a plurality of landing door switches (10); and
at least one landing door sensor (20);
wherein each landing door switch (10) is configured for monitoring the open/closed state of an associated landing door (11), in particular of at least one associated landing door panel (22); and
wherein each landing door sensor (20) is attached to the at least one elevator car (6) and configured for monitoring the open/closed state of a landing door panel (22) currently located opposite to the landing door sensor (20).
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Abstract
An elevator system (2) comprises at least one elevator car (6) configured for traveling along a hoistway (4) between a plurality of landings (8); a plurality of landing doors (11) with one or more landing door panels (22) located at the landings (8) and providing access to the hoistway (4) from the landings (8); a plurality of landing door switches (10) and at least one landing door sensor (20). Each landing door switch (10) is configured for monitoring the closed/open state of at least one associated landing door panel (22), respectively. Each landing door sensor (20) is attached to the at least one elevator car (6) and configured for monitoring a closed/open state of a landing door panel (22) located opposite to the landing door sensor (20).
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15 Claims
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1. Elevator system (2) comprising:
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at least one elevator car (6) comprising at least one elevator car entrance (12) and configured for traveling along a hoistway (4) between a plurality of landings (8); a plurality of landing doors (11) located at the landings (8) and providing access to the hoistway (4) from the landings (8); a plurality of landing door switches (10); and at least one landing door sensor (20); wherein each landing door switch (10) is configured for monitoring the open/closed state of an associated landing door (11), in particular of at least one associated landing door panel (22); and wherein each landing door sensor (20) is attached to the at least one elevator car (6) and configured for monitoring the open/closed state of a landing door panel (22) currently located opposite to the landing door sensor (20). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Method of monitoring an elevator system (2) comprising:
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at least one elevator car (6) configured for traveling along a hoistway (4) between a plurality of landings (8); and a plurality of landing doors (11) located at the landings (8) and providing access to the hoistway (4) from the landings (8); wherein the method includes detecting, when the elevator car (6) is positioned at a landing, whether all landing doors (11) are in a defined state, and in case not all landing doors (11) are in the defined state, detecting whether a landing door (11) located at the current position of the elevator car (6) is in the defined state.
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Specification