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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
May. 05, 2022
Applicant:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
James Tilsley Auxier, Bloomfield, CT (US);
Randy Roberts, Hebron, CT (US);
Assignee:
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 11/02 (2006.01); B66B 1/34 (2006.01); B66B 9/00 (2006.01); B66B 17/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 11/0226 (2013.01); B66B 1/34 (2013.01); B66B 9/003 (2013.01); B66B 17/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
An illustrative example embodiment of an elevator system includes an elevator car that is configured for movement along a path. An elevator car power supply is supported for movement with the elevator car and includes a plurality of power sources. An exchange station near the path is configured to remove, from the elevator car supply, a selected number of the power sources that have a capacity below a selected level and replace each of the removed number of the power sources with a replacement power source having a capacity above the selected level.