US 11,584,620 B1 · Lightweight elevator interior

Abstract

The lightweight elevator interior includes wall panels and a ceiling structure. In the preferred embodiment there is a layered effect created by a first applied layer of trim, partially covered by a second layer of wall panels. The thickness of the wall panels results in a front layer of laminate, and a rear layer of metal trim. The result fully hides the cab interior while maintaining the low profile of the lightweight elevator interior. The trim is preferably constructed from a reflective material, such as stainless steel. Because the trim bridges/crosses the corners of the cab interior, it is laser stitch cut, the trim shipped flat, and then bent to fit on-site. The wall panels are preferably constructed from a lightweight structural plastic panel. On one side is a decorative laminate, on the other side is a double-sided adhesive tape.

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Dependent claims

A system to create a lightweight elevator interior within an elevator cab, the elevator cab including interior walls that meet a floor at a base corner, the interior walls meeting each other at a wall corner, the system comprising:

a collection of individual wall panels, each individual wall panel comprising:
a structural plastic sheet placed between a layer of laminate and a layer of double-sided adhesive;
a collection of temporary spacers, the collection of temporary spacers including:
a base spacer for vertically separating the collection of individual wall panels from the base corner and the wall corner;
a reveal spacer for horizontally separating individual wall panels of the collection of individual wall panels from each other;
a handrail spacer for vertically separating individual wall panels of the collection of individual wall panels from each other;
whereby an installer uses the collection of temporary spacers to locate the collection of individual wall panels across the interior walls of the elevator cab, the collection of temporary spacers then removed.

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A method of installing a lightweight elevator interior comprising the steps of:

placing a base spacer an interior surface of an elevator cab and against a floor of the elevator cab;
placing a reveal spacer against a corner of the elevator cab;
installing a lower wall panel by exposing double-sided adhesive on a rear of the lower wall panel, resting the lower wall panel against the base spacer and the reveal spacer, and pressing the lower wall panel against the interior surface;
placing a handrail spacer above the lower wall panel;
installing an upper wall panel by exposing double-sided adhesive on a rear of the upper wall panel, resting the upper wall panel against the base spacer and the reveal spacer, and pressing the upper wall panel against the interior surface;
removing the reveal spacer and handrail spacer, replacing the reveal spacer against the lower wall panel and upper wall panel;
and
repeating the steps of installing the lower wall panel, placing the handrail spacer, installing an upper wall panel, and removing the reveal spacer and handrail spacer, until the lightweight elevator interior is complete.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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