Otis Elevator Company

Shenhong Wang

BiChun Li

Siqi Ma

Fu Qi

Qirui Wang

Yu Zhang

Kai Lin Li

Qiang Chen

Enrico Manes

Hui Chen

Gang Huang

Jianfeng Wu

Haofeng Hou

Nicholas Cope

Xiaodong Shang

Kai Li

Yang Yang

Yunru Chen

Stephen Richard Nichols

A calibration method and system for virtual buttons, an elevator, and a storage medium. The method includes: receiving a first designation regarding a layout of the virtual buttons in a virtual keypad zone; receiving a second designation regarding a number of the virtual buttons; and determining a position of each of the virtual buttons in the virtual keypad zone according to the first designation and the second designation.

Calibration method and system for virtual buttons, elevator and storage medium

A communication system for an elevator system, a communication method for an elevator calling system, and a computer-readable storage medium for implementing the method. A communication system includes at least two communication node groups, each of the communication node groups comprising wireless modules deployed at a plurality of locations of the elevator system, one of the wireless modules in each of the communication node groups is set as the first node and the other wireless modules are set as the second node; a master node, which can be configured to establish a communication connection with one of the first nodes as designed, the first node in each of the communication node groups can be configured to establish a wireless communication connection with the second node belonging to the same communication node group and establish a wireless communication connection with the first node in the adjacent communication node group.

Communication system and method for elevator system

A method for controlling a robot to take elevator, a system for controlling a robot to take elevator, an elevator system, a robot system, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method for controlling a robot to take elevator includes receiving an elevator-taking request from a robot; acquiring current passenger information in at least one elevator car; and determining whether the elevator car meets a pre-set carrying condition according to the acquired current passenger information: if yes, instructing the robot to board the elevator car in response to the elevator-taking request; otherwise, rejecting the elevator-taking request.

Method and system for controlling robot to take elevator, elevator, robot system and storage medium

A system and method for adjustably positioning elevator guide rail. The system includes: an adjustment device arranged on a moving platform and having a clamping portion and a powering portion, the clamping portion being arranged to be capable of clamping an elevator guide rail to be installed through a power output from the powering portion and moving in a first, a second and/or a third directions, and the moving platform being capable of moving up and down in the first direction; a detection device arranged to detect current movement characteristics of the clamping portion when the elevator guide rail is not clamped or has been clamped by the clamping portion; and a control device connected to the detection device and the adjustment device, and arranged to adjust the position of the clamping portion in place by controlling the powering portion according to the movement characteristics.

System and method for adjustably positioning of elevator guide rail

A communication network switching system for an elevator system, a communication network switching method for an elevator system, and an elevator system are disclosed. The communication network switching system includes at least two communication networks, and the at least two communication networks are respectively arranged in different areas of the elevator system and a building where the elevator system is located, and are configured to provide a communication link for a movable device in the areas, in which the communication network switching system is configured to enable the communication link of the movable device to be switched from one of the at least two communication networks to the other of at least two communication networks according to current movement characteristics of the movable device.

Communication network switching system and method for elevator system, and elevator system

A docking mechanism, an elevator shaft module, and an elevator system. The elevator shaft module and elevator system includes the docking mechanism. The docking mechanism includes a first docking element having a first adjusting element; and a second docking element having a second adjusting element, the first docking element is adapted to dock the second docking element in an adjustable manner, and the first adjusting element is adapted to engage the second docking element, such that a docking position between the first docking element and the second docking element is changeable by adjusting one of the first adjusting element and the second adjusting element.

Connecting mechanism, elevator shaft module and elevator system

A Bluetooth module in an elevator system in the field of elevator intelligent control technologies. The Bluetooth module according to the present invention is arranged substantially corresponding to a mounting hole of a first physical button/second physical button of the elevator system, such that a Bluetooth signal broadcast by the Bluetooth module can be propagated from at least part of the mounting hole to a landing zone/the interior of an elevator car. The first physical button is a physical button arranged on an elevator call panel assembly in the landing zone of the elevator system. The second physical button is a physical button arranged on an elevator call panel assembly of the elevator car of the elevator system. Embodiments can be easily implemented by transforming the existing elevator system and can achieve good coverage of Bluetooth signals in the landing zone and/or the interior of the elevator car.

Bluetooth module of elevator system

A passenger guidance system, elevator system, and passenger guidance method for elevators. The passenger guidance system includes: a sensor, arranged to collect object feature data of a passenger going towards an elevator; a processing device, in communication with the sensor and an elevator system, for receiving the object feature data and comparing the object feature data with stored passenger information to learn information of a target floor of a successfully matched passenger, and learning a target elevator currently dispatched corresponding to the target floor according to elevator running information of the elevator system; and a guidance device, in communication with the processing device, for forming a sign to at least guide the successfully matched passenger to go towards the target elevator. The present invention can be applied to humanistically and intelligently guide the passenger to reach the target elevator, and bring good elevator taking experience to users.

Passenger guiding system for elevator, elevator system and passenger guiding method

Provided are a wireless signal apparatus and an elevator service request system and method, which belong to the field of intelligent elevator control technologies. In the elevator service request system of the present invention, a corresponding wireless signal is broadcast by a wireless signal apparatus of an elevator system and the wireless signal is received by a personal mobile terminal. The personal mobile terminal is provided with an elevator service request application component running at an application layer of an operating system thereof. The wireless signal apparatus includes a location notification unit used for broadcasting corresponding location marker data. The elevator service request system includes a wake-up module running at a system layer of the operating system of the personal mobile terminal. The wake-up module is used for waking up the elevator service request application component in response to reception of the location marker data.

Wireless signal device, system and method for elevator service request

The present disclosure provides a guide device for an elevator car, and an elevator system. The guiding device includes: a roller guide frame; and at least one roller rotatably mounted to the roller guide frame, the roller being configured to roll on an elevator guide rail when the elevator car is moving; wherein the guiding device further includes a braking device which inhibits the rotation of the roller when activated. The device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure has a simple and compact structure.

Guide device for an elevator car and elevator system

An elevator guide rail installation bracket and installation method thereof, a positioning tooling, a bracket adjustment tooling, and an elevator system. The elevator guide rail installation bracket includes a guide rail bracket having a guide rail installation surface and a first adjustment surface that form a bend, a fixed guide rail installation position is provided on the guide rail installation surface; and a hoistway bracket having a hoistway installation surface and a second adjustment surface that form a bend; the first adjustment surface is adjustably connected to the second adjustment surface to adjust the relative position between the guide rail installation surface and the hoistway installation surface.

Mounting bracket for guiding rail of elevator and mounting method thereof, locating apparatus, bracket adjusting apparatus and elevator system

A holding brake monitoring circuit system, an elevator system, and a holding brake monitoring method. The holding brake monitoring circuit system includes a plurality of opening sensors corresponding to holding brakes, wherein the number of the opening sensors is an even number greater than 3, and the opening sensors are configured to be paired to form at least two working groups, and each of the working groups is configured to output an output signal for judging status of the holding brake(s).

Brake monitoring circuitry, elevator system and brake monitoring method

A modular elevator assembly and a guide rail. The modular elevator assembly includes: a bottom module; a top module; at least one intermediate module being configured to be removably stacked between the bottom module and the top module; and wherein each of the bottom module, the top module and the intermediate module includes a plurality of guide rails, and the cross section of the guide rail includes: a first section extending along a length direction of the guide rail; a second section extending in parallel to the first section and being attached to the first section; and a transition portion connecting between the first section and the second section and being configured to provide a cross-sectional profile that transits between the first section and the second section; and wherein the guide rail further includes a connection structure, the connection structure is configured to connect the guide rails.

Modular elevator assembly and rail

A roller system, a roller brake device and an elevator system. The roller brake device is used for the roller system. The elevator system includes the roller system. The roller system comprises a roller assembly and a roller brake device, the roller brake device includes: a body, the roller brake device is mounted to the roller assembly by the body; an actuation device mounted to the body; and a brake connected to the body in a pivotable manner, and the actuation device can move the brake from a rest position to a brake position, wherein the brake engages and brakes a roller in the roller assembly at the brake position, and the brake is disengaged from the roller at the rest position.

Roller system, roller braking device and elevator system

A wireless signal device, a system and a method for an elevator service request are provided, which belong to the field of elevator technologies. The wireless signal device according to the present invention is mounted in a landing zone and receives an elevator service request command from a personal mobile terminal. The wireless signal device comprises a service control unit configured to, in an elevator dispatching service process arranged in response to a first elevator service request command received previously, disable the elevator controller from responding to a second elevator service request command received later for controlling the elevator dispatching service in the elevator dispatching service process if the second elevator service request command has the same elevator call direction as the first elevator service request command.

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Shanghai, China

Shenhong Wang