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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2015
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Emmanuel Convard, La Bussiere, FR;
Frédéric Beauchaud, Coullons, FR;
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A method of operating an elevator system () includes identifying one or more components () in an elevator hoistway () requiring periodic maintenance and/or inspection and programming hoistway component locations of the one or more components into an elevator car control system. The elevator car () is driven to a programmed hoistway component location of a selected component of the one or more components utilizing the hoistway component location programmed into the elevator car control system. The selected component is accessed from inside the elevator car () to perform maintenance and/or inspection of the selected component.