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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
May. 12, 2017
Applicant:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Sandeep Sudi, Unionville, CT (US);
Sally Day Mahoney, New Hartford, CT (US);
Frank Higgins, Burlington, CT (US);
Assignee:
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 1/34 (2006.01); B66B 5/00 (2006.01); B66B 13/30 (2006.01); B66B 5/02 (2006.01); B66B 9/00 (2006.01); B66B 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 5/0025 (2013.01); B66B 5/0018 (2013.01); B66B 5/02 (2013.01); B66B 9/00 (2013.01); B66B 13/00 (2013.01); B66B 13/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
Elevator systems and methods for inspection having an elevator car within an elevator shaft are described. A plurality of landing doors are located at respective landings within the elevator shaft and a landing door gib is located on one of the landing doors and subject to inspection. The landing door gib includes an indicator element thereon, and an inspection system is arranged with a detector located on an exterior of the elevator car and arranged to detect the presence of the indicator element in an inspection region.