Elevator system having a car apron supportable on guide rails
AssigneeInventio AG
InventorGilles Trottmann
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Abstract
An elevator system includes a car that can be moved along guide rails in an elevator shaft and a car apron attached to the car. The car apron is supported on the guide rails. The car apron is collapsible with two flat apron elements hinged together at a horizontal fold line. For the support, the car apron has a support structure that adjoins a lower end of the lower flat apron element and includes guide elements that engage the guide rails.
Claims14
An elevator system comprising:
- a car guided by and movable along car guide rails in an elevator shaft of the elevator system;
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- a car apron arranged below the car and having a support structure at a bottom end adapted to be laterally supported on the guide rails.
A car apron for a car, the car being guided by and movable along car guide rails of an elevator system, the car apron comprising a support structure adjoined to a bottom end of the car apron, the support structure is guided by and movable along the guide rails when the car apron is arranged below the car.
A car apron for a car movable along guide rails in an elevator shaft of the elevator system, the car apron comprising:
- two partial car aprons adapted to be arranged below the car and supported on the guide rails;
- wherein the partial car aprons move relative to the car by folding or collapsing when arranged below the car;
- wherein each of the partial car aprons has two flat apron elements hinged together at a horizontal fold line;
- a locking means actuatable for securing the partial car aprons against movement when completely unfolded;
- wherein the locking means includes pivotable bolt parts that engages in bolt receiving parts when the partial car aprons are completely unfolded;
- at least one guide element that is guided along an associated one of the guide rails to support the car apron on the guide rails;
- wherein the at least one guide element has a cutout that surrounds a web-like guide portion of the associated guide rail;
- wherein the at least one guide element is a part of a support structure that adjoins a lower end of a flat apron element of each of the partial car aprons;
- where in the support structure includes a support frame;
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- wherein when the car apron is arranged below the car, one of the partial car aprons is located on a front side of the car and another of the partial car aprons is located on a rear side of the car opposite the front side, the partial car aprons being mechanically coupled to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.