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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2021
Applicant:
Kone Corporation, Helsinki, FI;
Inventors:
Juha-Matti Aitamurto, Helsinki, FI;
Ari Kattainen, Helsinki, FI;
Assignee:
KONE Corporation, Helsinki, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 5/00 (2006.01); B66B 1/24 (2006.01); B66B 5/02 (2006.01); B66B 9/00 (2006.01); B66B 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 5/0031 (2013.01); B66B 1/24 (2013.01); B66B 5/02 (2013.01); B66B 9/003 (2013.01); B66B 11/0407 (2013.01);
Abstract
An elevator safety system includes an elevator car safety unit arranged on or at least in mechanical connection, preferably in fixed manner, with an elevator car; at least one distance measurement target; and a distance measurement device mounted on the elevator car for determining a distance between the distance measurement target and the distance measurement device. The elevator car safety unit is arranged in connection with the distance measurement device and is configured to generate an output signal based on the determined distance.