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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2019
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Andres Monzon, Madrid, ES;
Fernando Del Rio, Madrid, ES;
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
An elevator system () comprises a hoistway () extending between a plurality of landings (); an elevator car () configured for moving along the hoistway () between the plurality of landings (); a load/weight sensor () configured for detecting the load of the elevator car (); a speed detector () configured for detecting the speed of the elevator car (); and an elevator safety system. The elevator safety system comprises a safety gear () configured for stopping, upon activation, any movement of the elevator car (); and an electronic safety controller () configured for activating the safety gear () when the detected speed of the elevator car () exceeds a set speed limit. The electronic safety controller () is configured for setting the speed limit as a function of the load detected by the load/weight sensor ().