Gap-reducing sill assembly for an elevator car

An elevator car assembly, comprising:

• a cab;
• at least one door that is moveable to open or close an opening into the cab;
• a sill beneath the at least one door;
• a sill plate;
• at least one support arm secured to the sill plate;
• a mounting bracket configured to be mounted to an elevator car, the at least one support arm being supported on the mounting bracket to allow the at least one support arm to pivot relative to the mounting bracket;
• and
• at least one linear actuator having a moving portion that moves in a vertical direction to cause the at least one support arm to pivot relative to the mounting bracket to thereby cause the sill plate to pivot from a stored position at least partially beneath the sill to an actuated position where the sill plate is aligned with the sill,
• wherein:
• the moving portion of the at least one linear actuator comprises a shaft including an opening in the shaft,
• the at least one support arm is secured to the sill plate near one end of the at least one support arm,
• an opposite end of the at least one support arm includes a post that is at least partially received in the opening in the shaft,
• the mounting bracket comprises an arcuate slot,
• the post is received through the arcuate slot, and
• the post follows the arcuate slot and moves with the moving portion of the at least one linear actuator.

An elevator sill assembly, comprising:

• a sill plate;
• at least one support arm secured to the sill plate;
• a mounting bracket configured to be mounted to an elevator car, the at least one support arm being supported on the mounting bracket to allow the at least one support arm to pivot relative to the mounting bracket, and wherein the mounting bracket includes at least one bracket opening;
• and
• at least one linear actuator having a moving portion that moves in a vertical direction to cause the at least one support arm to pivot relative to the mounting bracket to thereby cause the sill plate to pivot from a stored position to an actuated position,
• wherein:
• the moving portion of the at least one linear actuator comprises a shaft including a shaft opening in the shaft that is at least partially aligned with the at least one bracket opening,
• the at least one support arm is secured to the sill plate near one end of the at least one support arm,
• an opposite end of the at least one support arm includes a post that remains in a fixed position relative to the at least one support arm, and
• the post extends through the at least one bracket opening and is at least partially received in the shaft opening in the shaft, and wherein the post follows a path defined by the at least one bracket opening in response to contact with the moving portion of the at least one linear actuator as the moving portion moves.