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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2016
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
David M. Hughes, East Hampton, CT (US);
James M. Collins, Burlington, CT (US);
Jannah A. Stanley, Portland, CT (US);
Paul A. Stranieri, Bristol, CT (US);
Ronnie E. Thebeau, Haddam, CT (US);
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A method of operating an elevator system including: receiving an evacuation call from a first evacuation floor; moving an elevator car to the first evacuation floor; opening doors of the elevator car when the elevator car arrives at the first evacuation floor; monitoring, using a sensor system, a remaining capacity of the elevator car; and closing the doors of the elevator car when at least one of a first selected period of time has passed and the remaining capacity is equal to a selected remaining capacity.