Kone Corporation

Timo Muukkonen

Matti Räsänen

Petri Pukkila

A toe guard () for an elevator car (), said toe guard comprising a movable panel (). The panel () comprises a first panel part () which, being guided and supported by guide tracks (), is movable substantially between a drawn-out position on a landing floor and a stowed-away position under the car. In addition, the panel comprises a second panel part () which, guided by the first panel part (), is telescopically movable between a retracted extreme position where the first and second panel parts are disposed in a mutually nested and/or superposed relationship, and an extended extreme position where the first and second panel parts are disposed substantially in a mutually adjacent relationship. When the toe guard is moved from the stowaway position into the operative position, it assumes steplessly a suitable length between the aforesaid retracted extreme position and the aforesaid extended extreme position, depending in each case on the height position (h) of the elevator car () having stopped between floors relative to the landing floor ().

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Hyvinkaa, Finland

Timo Muukkonen