WIRELESS ELEVATOR HALL FIXTURES INTEGRAL WITH HALL DOOR FRAME
First Claim
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).
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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).
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12 Claims
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1. An integral doorway (13) for a landing (14) of an elevator having a controller, and a car with at least one door, comprising:
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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). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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