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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2020
Applicant:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventor:
Wei Wei, Unionville, CT (US);
Assignee:
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 13/14 (2006.01); B66B 13/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 13/14 (2013.01); B66B 13/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
An illustrative example embodiment of an elevator door lock includes a latch that is moveable between a locking position and a released position. The latch includes a locking surface configured to engage a stop when the latch is in the locking position. A magnet is situated to magnetically attract a portion of the latch to selectively move the latch from the locking position into the released position.