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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2023
Applicant:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Randy Roberts, Hebron, CT (US);
Johanna Whitwell, Hartford, CT (US);
James Tilsley Auxier, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Kathleen Nicole Moore, West Hartford, CT (US);
Kyler Vensel, Wolcott, CT (US);
Assignee:
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 5/005 (2013.01); B66B 5/0031 (2013.01); B66B 5/0087 (2013.01);
Abstract
An elevator system includes a hoistway; an elevator car configured to travel in the hoistway; a pit located at a bottom of the hoistway; a safety chain configured to enable or disable motion of the elevator car; and a sensor assembly configured to initiate opening the safety chain to disable motion of the elevator car upon detection of a person in the pit.