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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 27, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sanjay Kamani, Unionville, CT (US);
Patrick Lusaka, Windsor, CT (US);
Ronald R Pepin, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Assignee:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B / ; B66B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
187316 ; 187393 ;
Abstract
An elevator door reversal monitoring apparatus for monitoring an elevator door system comprises: a plurality of sensors for providing sensor signals; a door reversal state machine for providing door reversal data in response to the sensor signals; an output module for capturing the door reversal data; and an output processing module for determining a current state of the elevator door system in response to the captured door reversal data.