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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2017
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Peter Herkel, Berlin, DE;
Dirk Tegtmeier, Berlin, DE;
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
An elevator system () comprises a hoistway () extending between a plurality of landings (); the hoistway () comprising landing portions (A) and intermediate portions (B), wherein each landing portion (A) extends around a corresponding landing () and each intermediate portion (B) is located between two adjacent landing portions (A); an elevator car (), which is configured for traveling along the hoistway (); a first position determining system (), which is configured for determining the current position of the elevator car () while it is located within one of the landing portions (A); and a second position determining system (), which is configured for determining the current position of the elevator car () while it is located within one of the intermediate portions (B).