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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1998
Leandre Adifon, Farmington, CT (US);
Richard J. Ericson, Southington, CT (US);
David Wayne Jones, Mentone, AU;
Armando Servia, Madrid, ES;
Jose Sevilleja, Madrid, ES;
Leandre Adifon, Farmington, CT (US);
Richard J. Ericson, Southington, CT (US);
David Wayne Jones, Mentone, AU;
Armando Servia, Madrid, ES;
Jose Sevilleja, Madrid, ES;
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
An elevator system includes a hoistway having a plurality of hoistway doors. An elevator car and counterweight are provided in the hoistway. A drive motor is drivingly coupled to the elevator car and counterweight, and is located adjacent to either the top or bottom portion of a hoistway door so as to eliminate the need to provide a machine room above the hoistway ceiling.