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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
May. 08, 2018
Applicant:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventor:
Aurelien Fauconnet, Isdes, FR;
Assignee:
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 5/00 (2006.01); B66B 13/22 (2006.01); B66B 9/00 (2006.01); B66B 13/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 5/0025 (2013.01); B66B 5/0087 (2013.01); B66B 9/00 (2013.01); B66B 13/16 (2013.01); B66B 13/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
Elevator systems and methods including an elevator car within an elevator shaft, at least one component subject to inspection, the at least one component having an indicator element thereon, and an inspection system comprising a detector located on the elevator car and arranged to detect the presence of the indicator element in a detection region such that when the indicator element is detected within the detection region, a notification regarding a state of operation of the at least one component is generated.