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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2024
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Antonio Martins, Vernon, CT (US);
Yingxin Gao, Farmington, CT (US);
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
An elevator car includes an elevator car floor, a plurality of side walls, and a ceiling defining an interior of the elevator car. A ceiling panel access system includes a drum sheave arranged within one of the side walls, at least one locking pin arranged on a top of the elevator car and configured to releasably engage with a ceiling access panel to lock the ceiling access panel in a locked state and disengage therefrom to cause the ceiling access panel to open into the interior of the elevator car, and at least one cable operably connecting the drum sheave to the at least one locking pin, wherein rotation of the drum sheave causes the at least one cable to wind about the drum sheave and cause retraction of the at least one locking pin from engagement with the ceiling access panel.