Kone Corporation

Reetta Ranne

Ari Hänninen

Marja-Liisa Siikonen

Jukka Salmikuukka

Janne Sorsa

Jarmo Parkkinen

Nithil Karimpanackal Natarajan

Jussi Hiltunen

Pekka Korhonen

Jukka Turpeinen

Hannu Kuoppala

Hannu Nousu

Claus Ingman

Kirsi Nyrhinen

Liina Poropudas

Cristina Bianchi

Tuukka Muroke

Timo Saarnio

A method and a system for the evacuation of buildings providing an elevator system includes at least one elevator car and an elevator shaft. The system includes a device to detect an incident or a device to receive an emergency signal in this regard, a device for determining the floor of this incident, and at least one sealing element (positioned in the elevator shaft and constructed to seal the elevator shaft, so that the elevator shaft is divided in at least two sections.

Device and method for the evacuation of buildings

An elevator system includes at least one elevator, call-giving appliances in elevator lobbies, and a device configured to detect contact patterns in an identification area on a floor surface of at least one elevator lobby. A user to be connected to a call given from the elevator lobby is classified based on the contact pattern, the type data of the call is associated with the call based on the classification, and the call and the type data is transmitted to the control system of the elevator system to control the elevators.

Elevator systems and methods to control elevator based on contact patterns

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Espoo, Finland

Reetta Ranne