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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 1981

Filed:

Dec. 27, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:

Wu S Shung, South Windsor, CT (US);

J Mark Deric, Johnson City, TN (US);

Assignee:

Otis Elevator Company, Hartford, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
187 / ; 187 31 ; 318266 ;
Abstract

An elevator employing a microprocessor-based cab controller, for controlling, among other things, the opening and closing of the elevator car door, provides a pair of dictated door velocity profile signals and selects the one having the lesser value, to dictate motor current in accordance with the selected desired door motion profile. A first one of the profiles includes acceleration up to a desired maximum velocity, and a second one of the door motion profiles consists of a deceleration profile generated as a function of the distance from the door to a desired target position. An exemplary elevator system and cab controller, along with an exemplary door control program for the cab controller, establishing an environment in which the invention may suitably be practiced, and detailed program steps for effecting the present invention in such an environment are disclosed.


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