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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2010
Shari R. Parillo, Berlin, CT (US);
Paul C. Hoppie, Florence, SC (US);
Steven D. Coste, Berlin, CT (US);
Robert Mazzamauro, Meriden, CT (US);
Ronnie E. Thebeau, Haddam, CT (US);
Leslie C. Watterson, Unionville, CT (US);
Peter Herkel, Berlin, DE;
Shari R. Parillo, Berlin, CT (US);
Paul C. Hoppie, Florence, SC (US);
Steven D. Coste, Berlin, CT (US);
Robert Mazzamauro, Meriden, CT (US);
Ronnie E. Thebeau, Haddam, CT (US);
Leslie C. Watterson, Unionville, CT (US);
Peter Herkel, Berlin, DE;
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
An elevator safety system including a controller, and a hoistway safety node arranged at a pit portion of an elevator hoistway. The hoistway node is operatively connected to one of a pit safety device and a lower hoistway device arranged at the elevator pit. A first bus links the hoistway node and the controller. The first bus passes communication signals directly from the hoistway node to the controller. A car node is arranged in an elevator car. The car node is operatively connected to a car safety device arranged at the elevator car. A second bus links the car node and the controller. The second bus passes communication signals directly from the car node to the controller.