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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
May. 01, 2018
Applicant:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Erik Khzouz, Plainville, CT (US);
Michael J. Tracey, Cromwell, CT (US);
Assignee:
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 13/12 (2006.01); B66B 13/20 (2006.01); B66B 13/30 (2006.01); B66B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 13/12 (2013.01); B66B 13/20 (2013.01); B66B 13/30 (2013.01); B66B 19/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An illustrative example method of positioning an elevator door interlock includes positioning an elevator car in a hoistway near the hoistway door so that at an elevator door coupler is aligned with the interlock, opening a door of the elevator car and the hoistway door, accessing an adjustment mechanism supporting the interlock from outside of the hoistway, and using the adjustment mechanism to adjust a position of the interlock relative to the hoistway door from outside the hoistway.