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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2019
Applicant:
Kone Corporation, Helsinki, FI;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kone Corporation, Helsinki, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 1/24 (2006.01); B66B 1/34 (2006.01); B66B 1/46 (2006.01); B66B 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 1/2466 (2013.01); B66B 1/3423 (2013.01); B66B 1/468 (2013.01); B66B 9/003 (2013.01); B66B 2201/104 (2013.01); B66B 2201/4653 (2013.01);
Abstract
An operational entity for controlling movement of a plurality of elevator cars of a multicar elevator system includes a user interface having a first input element and a second input element. The user interface generates, on the basis of the first input element, an indication of selection of at least one elevator car from among the plurality of elevator cars to be moved; and generates, on the basis of the second input element, one or more control signals indicative of a request to control the movement of the selected at least one elevator car in a predefined direction. A multicar elevator system including the operational entity is provided.