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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventor:
Gilles Bruno, Chateauneuf sur Loire, FR;
Assignee:
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 5/00 (2006.01); B66B 1/34 (2006.01); B66B 5/02 (2006.01); B66B 9/00 (2006.01); B66B 13/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 5/0093 (2013.01); B66B 1/3461 (2013.01); B66B 5/0012 (2013.01); B66B 5/0037 (2013.01); B66B 5/02 (2013.01); B66B 9/00 (2013.01); B66B 13/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for testing an elevator car door interlock and deterrent mechanism in an elevator system is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: ensuring that no passengers are in the elevator car and closing the elevator car door; operating the elevator car to move it away from the selected landing; commanding the elevator car door to open for a predetermined duration and measuring the displacement of the elevator car door from a closed position; and closing the elevator car door and operating the elevator car to return to a landing.