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US 11,235,951 B2Granted
Openable elevator car wall panels
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsEmmanuel Convard, Christele Gressien
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Abstract
Elevators and elevator car wall panel systems are provided herein. The systems include an elevator car frame, at least two wall panels pivotally connected to the frame, a connecting element operably connecting the at least two wall panels, and an actuation element operably connected to the connecting element, wherein the actuation element is operable to transition the at least two wall panels from a closed state to an open state.
Claims17
An elevator car wall panel system comprising:
- an elevator car frame;
- at least two wall panels pivotally connected to the frame;
- a connecting element operably connecting the at least two wall panels;
- and
- an actuation element operably connected to the connecting element, wherein the actuation element is operable to transition the at least two wall panels from a closed state to an open state,
- wherein each wall panel is pivotally connected to the connecting element by a respective connector.
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An elevator car comprising:
- an elevator car frame;
- an elevator car wall panel system having:
- at least two wall panels pivotally connected to the frame;
- a connecting element operably connecting the at least two wall panels;
- and
- an actuation element operably connected to the connecting element, wherein the actuation element is operable to transition the at least two wall panels from a closed state to an open state,
- wherein each wall panel is pivotally connected to the connecting element by a respective connector.
4 more elements
An elevator system comprising:
- an elevator car having an elevator car frame;
- an elevator car wall panel system having:
- at least two wall panels pivotally connected to the frame;
- a connecting element operably connecting the at least two wall panels;
- and
- an actuation element operably connected to the connecting element, wherein the actuation element is operable to transition the at least two wall panels from a closed state to an open state,
- wherein the elevator car is positioned within an elevator shaft of the elevator system, and
- wherein each wall panel is pivotally connected to the connecting element by a respective connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.