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Elevator ride improvements utilizing smart floor

  • US 6,357,554 B1
  • Filed: 07/11/2000
  • Issued: 03/19/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An elevator system, comprising:

  • a controller;

    a car;

    a floor of said car having a layer comprising a matrix composed of a plurality of distinct elements, there being a plurality of said elements within a single footprint of any passenger at any position on said floor, each element comprising a cell for providing a weight signal proportional to the weight of any passenger disposed above the corresponding element;

    said controller responsive to said weight signals to provide distribution signals indicative of the distribution of weight in said car;

    said car having a hitch connected to a rope engaging a drive sheave, said hitch being moveable in at least one of a fore and aft direction and a side-to-side direction; and

    said controller responsive to said distribution signals to move said hitch in said fore and aft and/or side-to-side direction to cause said hitch to be closer to a vertical line through the present center of gravity of said car.

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