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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 13/14 (2006.01); B66B 13/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 13/146 (2013.01); B66B 13/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A door operation controller for an elevator includes at least one sensor arranged in a doorway at a landing for detecting moving direction and/or moving speed of a person or an object in or near the doorway during a time period from when the elevator door is opened until when the elevator door is closed at the landing. The controller is configured to control door operation in response to the detection of a person's or object's movement in or near the doorway at the landing.