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Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 1999

Filed:

Nov. 07, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:

Garnett Thompson, Bloomfield, CT (US);

Richard N Fargo, Plainville, CT (US);

David K Gentzler, Tucson, AZ (US);

Bennie Murah, Farmington, CT (US);

James P Towey, Jr, Bristol, CT (US);

Michael J Tracey, Cromwell, CT (US);

Assignee:

Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
187336 ; 187316 ;
Abstract

A secondary positioning system for elevator car doors includes three sensors positioned in register with a plurality of openings formed within a door hanger. The unique spacing between the sensors in combination with unique spacing between each of the openings within the door hanger, allows determination of fully closed, fully opened, and intermediate positions and direction of elevator car doors.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Thompson, Garnett. (1999). Secondary positioning system for elevator car doors (U.S. Patent No. 5881844). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5881844

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