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US 11,440,769 B2Granted
Automatic elevator inspection systems and methods
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorAurelien Fauconnet
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Abstract
Elevator systems and methods including an elevator car within an elevator shaft, at least one component subject to inspection, the at least one component having an indicator element thereon, and an inspection system comprising a detector located on the elevator car and arranged to detect the presence of the indicator element in a detection region such that when the indicator element is detected within the detection region, a notification regarding a state of operation of the at least one component is generated.
Claims20
An elevator system comprising:
- an elevator car within an elevator shaft;
- a landing within the elevator shaft, the landing having a landing door;
- a landing door lock subject to inspection, the landing door lock having an indicator element thereon, the landing door lock including a first body and a second body arranged to lock the landing door, at least one of the first body and the second body including the indicator element, wherein one of the first body and the second body comprises a securing element and the other of the first body and the second body comprises a locking element, the locking element configured to releasably engage with the securing element to lock the landing door;
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- an inspection system configured to inspect and monitor the landing door lock, the inspection system comprising a detector located on the elevator car and arranged to detect the presence of the indicator element in a detection region such that, when the indicator element is detected within the detection region, a notification regarding a state of operation of the landing door lock is generated.
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A method for inspecting a landing door lock of an elevator system comprising:
- moving an elevator car to a landing within an elevator shaft;
- observing a detection region using a detector located on the elevator car, the detection region being a region of the landing door lock, the landing door lock comprising a first body and a second body with the first body and second body arranged to lock the landing door, wherein at least one of the first body or the second body includes an indicator element, and wherein one of the first body and the second body comprises a securing element and the other of the first body and the second body comprises a locking element, the locking element configured to releasably engage with the securing element to lock the landing door;
- determining if the indicator element is present within the detection region;
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- generating a notification when the indicator element is present within the detection region.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.