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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2005
Applicants:
Ken-ichi Okamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Yumura, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Ken-ichi Okamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Yumura, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A control apparatus for an elevator has a support device mounted on a car, a detection device for detecting the position of the car, and a control unit for controlling operation of the elevator based on information from the detection device. The support device has a rail holding member, which is displaceable with respect to the car and is guided by a guide rail located in a hoistway in which the car moves. The detection device is located on the rail holding member.