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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2021
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Uwe Schönauer, Berlin, DE;
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A method of controlling a moving component () approaching a buffer () in a hoistway () of an elevator system () is provided. The method includes: a) calculating, based on a current velocity of the moving component (), a required braking distance to decelerate the moving component () to a maximum buffer impact velocity; b) comparing the required braking distance to a current buffer distance between the moving component () and the buffer () to give a comparison result; c) repeating steps a) and b) one or more times; and d) triggering an emergency stop of the moving component () based on the comparison result.
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