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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2015
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Christophe Taudou, La Bussiere, FR;
Nicolas Fonteneau, Vitry aux Loges, FR;
Clement Schach, Orléans, FR;
Raphael Picard, Gien, FR;
Thierry Chopineau, Gien, FR;
Patrice Degardin, Chatillon sur Loire, FR;
Alexandre Renard, Gien, FR;
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
An elevator system () includes a hoistway () having a plurality of landing floors () each landing floor () having a landing floor door (). An elevator car () is positioned in and drivable along the hoistway (). A controller () restricts operation of the landing floor doors () based on a position of the elevator car () along the hoistway (). A method of operating an elevator system () includes driving an elevator car () along a hoistway () of the elevator system () and determining a position of the elevator car () in the hoistway (). Operation of a plurality of hoistway landing floor doors () is controlled based on the position of the elevator car () in the hoistway ().