Detachable panel for an elevator panel assembly
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorJuan Cortes Rodriguez
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Abstract
An elevator panel assembly comprises a detachable panel (4), for covering a front surface of an elevator car panel (2b), and a separation member (7). The separation member (7) comprises a head portion (7a) received against a back surface of the detachable panel (4). The detachable panel (4) is magnetically attachable to the elevator car panel (2b) and comprises a through hole (9) which is smaller than the head portion (7a) of the separation member (7) and arranged to sit directly over the head portion (7a). The separation member (7) is configured so that a tool inserted through the through hole (9) engages with the head portion to apply a mechanical force, causing the head portion (7a) to push against the back surface of the detachable panel (4).
Claims15
An elevator panel assembly, comprising:
- a detachable panel (4) for covering a front surface (12b) of an elevator car panel (2b), wherein the detachable panel (4) is magnetically attachable to the elevator car panel (2b);
- a separation member (7) comprising a head portion (7a) received against a back surface (12a) of the detachable panel (4);
- wherein the detachable panel (4) comprises a through hole (9) which is smaller than the head portion (7a) of the separation member (7) and arranged to sit directly over the head portion (7a);
- and
- wherein the separation member (7) is configured so that a tool inserted through the through hole (9) engages with the head portion (7a) to apply a mechanical force, causing the head portion (7a) to push against the back surface of the detachable panel (4).
A method of detaching a detachable panel (4) from a front surface (12b) of an elevator car panel (2b) to which a back surface (12a) of the detachable panel (4) is magnetically attached,
- wherein a separation member (7) comprising a head portion (7a) is received against the back surface (12a) of the detachable panel (4) and the detachable panel (4) comprises a through hole (9) which is smaller than the head portion (7a) of the separation member (7) and arranged to sit directly over the head portion (7a),
- the method comprising:
- inserting a tool through the through hole (9) in the detachable panel (4);
- and
- engaging the tool with the head portion (7a) of the separation member (7) to apply a mechanical force, causing the head portion (7a) to push against the back surface (12a) of the detachable panel (4) and thereby create a separation from the front surface (12b) of the elevator car panel (2b).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.