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US 11,305,964 B2Granted
Systems and methods for operation of elevators and other devices
OwnerLeandre Adifon, Nino Mario Bianchi +3inventors
InventorsLeandre Adifon, Nino Mario Bianchi, Marco Maria Ceriani, Alessandro Ferraro, Luciano Mozzato
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Abstract
Embodiments of systems and methods for digital control of elevator and other access gateways are described herein. More specifically, embodiments comprise systems and methods for retrofitting or outfitting elevator systems with digital control systems that can be universally applied to virtually every manufacturer's elevator systems.
Claims25
An independent system for upgrading an existing elevator system in a structure, wherein the existing elevator system comprises:
- a plurality of first floor devices with separate first floor devices positioned respectively on individual floors of the structure and each first floor device configured to receive elevator passenger call inputs;
- a first elevator car control input panel
- at least one first elevator vertical position sensing system;
- a first elevator controller which receives signals corresponding to passenger call inputs from the first floor devices;
- which receives signals corresponding to passenger floor destination inputs from the car control input panel;
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- which controls travel and safety operations of the elevator;
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- a first communication system providing communications between the plurality of first floor devices and the first elevator controller;
- the independent system configured to receive signals corresponding to passenger elevator call inputs and passenger floor designation inputs and comprising:
- a plurality of second floor devices with separate ones of the second floor devices positioned respectively on individual floors of the structure and configured to receive elevator passenger call inputs;
- an independent control component in functional communication with the first elevator controller, the second floor devices and an elevator vertical position sensing system and configured to:
- process received signals corresponding to elevator passenger call inputs, passenger floor destination inputs, and elevator vertical position data and generate an elevator car travel itinerary based on the processed signals;
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- generate command signals for transmission to the first elevator controller to cause the first elevator controller to provide elevator car service conforming to the generated elevator car travel itinerary;
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- dispatch the generated command signals to be communicated to the first elevator controller;
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- an independent interface component configured to groom dispatched command signals from the independent control component such that the groomed command signals mimic signals received by the first elevator controller from the first floor devices and the first car control input panel;
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- wherein the independent system is further configured such that the groomed dispatched command signals are communicated to the first elevator controller;
- wherein the first elevator controller maintains direct control over travel and safety operations of the elevator car but also directs the operations of the elevator car in response to the command signals delivered to the first elevator controller from the independent control component;
- wherein at least one of the second floor devices is configured to receive passenger service call requests from an elevator passenger mobile phone;
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- a second elevator car device attached to the elevator car and configured to receive passenger floor destination inputs from an elevator passenger mobile phone.
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An independent system for upgrading an existing elevator system in a structure, wherein the existing elevator system comprises:
- a plurality of first floor devices with separate first floor devices positioned on separate floors of the structure, the first floor devices configured to receive elevator passenger call inputs;
- a first elevator car control input panel at least one first elevator vertical position sensing system;
- a first elevator controller which receives first system signal inputs corresponding to passenger call inputs from the first floor devices;
- which receives first system signal inputs corresponding to passenger floor destination inputs from the car control input panel;
- and which controls travel and safety operations of the elevator;
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- a first communication system providing communications between the plurality of first floor devices and the first elevator controller;
- the independent system comprising:
- a plurality of second floor devices with separate second floor devices positioned on separate floors of the structure and configured to receive elevator passenger call inputs;
- a second communication system configured to provide signal communication between each of the second floor devices and the first elevator controller and to provide signal communication with an elevator vertical position sensor system which reports the vertical position of the elevator;
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- wherein each of the second floor devices is configured to receive passenger service call requests and transmit signals representing the received service requests to the first elevator controller by the second communication;
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- a second elevator vertical position sensor that communicates signals representing elevator vertical position sensed data to the second communication system.
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A method of upgrading a first existing elevator system having a plurality of first floor devices, an elevator control device and a first communications system providing transmission of signals between the plurality of first floor devices and the elevator control device, the method comprising:
- installing a second system at the existing elevator system, the second system comprising a plurality of second floor devices, a second elevator car device, and a second communication system providing transmission of signals between the plurality of second floor devices, the second elevator car device and an elevator vertical position sensing system;
- connecting the second system to the first system
- such that the first system maintains direct control over travel and safety operations of the elevator car and the second system inputs additional elevator user system calls and floor destination signals to the first system;
- such that the first system directs elevator travel under the directions from the second system;
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- wherein the elevator controller dictates travel and safety operations of the elevator car but also directs the operations of the elevator car in response to passenger call inputs or passenger control inputs from the second system.
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