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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2022
Filed:
May. 14, 2018
Applicant:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Fanping Sun, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Joseph V. Mantese, Ellington, CT (US);
Walter Thomas Schmidt, Marlborough, CT (US);
Assignee:
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 13/24 (2006.01); B66B 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 13/24 (2013.01); B66B 13/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments include techniques for operating an elevator safety control system and method. The techniques include charging one or more portions of an elevator system, the elevator system includes an elevator door and elevator frame, and monitoring a charge on the one or more portions of the elevator system. In addition, the techniques include detecting a change in the charge on the one or more portions of the elevator system, and responsive to the detection, controlling an operation of the elevator door.