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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hideyo Ujihara, Inazawa, JP;
Izumi Nanya, Inazawa, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
187380 ; 187 38 ;
Abstract
In a program of running direction determination steps wherein the presence of a call signal, which is based on activation of floor call buttons provided in a cage of an elevator of hall buttons disposed at halls of respective floors, is repeatedly monitored so as to determine the running direction of the cage of the elevator. This program includes the cage running direction determination step of reversing the running direction of the cage with preference over any other call signal when a floor call in the rear of the cage has been registered anew while the cage is at rest at any of the halls.