Elevator arrangement and method
AssigneeKone Corporation
InventorsJori Hägg, Gabriel Ciuculescu
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Abstract
An elevator arrangement, in particular a construction time elevator arrangement, includes a hoistway; an elevator car mounted in the hoistway; and a vertically movable support structure in the hoistway for supporting the elevator car, the movable support structure being mounted above the elevator car in the hoistway. The vertically movable support structure includes a first working platform, having a planar working area, and a protective cover above the first working platform for protecting elevator components and/or people below it from falling objects. The protective cover covers most of the cross section of the hoistway.
Claims19
An elevator arrangement, comprising:
- a hoistway;
- an elevator car mounted in the hoistway;
- and
- a vertically movable support structure in the hoistway for supporting the elevator car, the movable support structure being mounted above the elevator car in the hoistway, the vertically movable support structure comprising:
- a first working platform, having a planar working area;
- and
- a protective cover above the first working platform for protecting elevator components and/or people below the first working platform from falling objects, the protective cover covering most of the cross section of the hoistway,
- wherein the protective cover comprises one or more displaceable cover parts forming part of the periphery of the protective cover, the displaceable cover parts being displaceable for increasing free space beside the protective cover, for creating a gap between the protective cover and an adjacent side wall of the hoistway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.