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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2011
Etienne Delachatre, Saint Benoit, FR;
Juan Antonio Quiles Manzanas, Madrid, ES;
Agustin Jimenez-gonzalez, Madrid, ES;
Antonio DE Miguel Urquijo, Madrid, ES;
Etienne Delachatre, Saint Benoit, FR;
Juan Antonio Quiles Manzanas, Madrid, ES;
Agustin Jimenez-Gonzalez, Madrid, ES;
Antonio de Miguel Urquijo, Madrid, ES;
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
An exemplary elevator assembly includes an elevator car having a frame member. At least one toe guard panel is moveable between a first position and a second position. In the first position the toe guard panel is situated to provide a vertical surface beneath the elevator car and the toe guard panel has an end spaced a first distance from the elevator car. In the second position the toe guard panel is situated with a second, shorter distance between the end and the elevator car. A moving mechanism coupled with the toe guard panel selectively moves the toe guard panel from the first position into the second position. An instigator member situated in a selected vertical position interacts with the moving mechanism to begin movement of the toe guard panel from the first position when the frame member of the elevator car is approximately at the selected vertical position.