Elevator system
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsTatsuya Jinno, Takumi Shiiyama
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Abstract
An elevator system provided in an existing apartment building, includes a motor that is a drive source for a lifting mechanism of an elevator car, a power storage device configured to store power supplied to the motor, and a charger configured to charge the power storage device with power supplied from a power grid. A traveling motor, an in-vehicle power storage device, and an in-vehicle charger of a used vehicle are diverted to the motor, the power storage device and the charger. The power storage device is used as a normal power supply of the elevator system. The motor is driven by power supplied from not the power grid but the power storage device.
Claims6
An elevator system provided in an existing apartment building, comprising:
- a motor that is a drive source for a lifting mechanism of an elevator car;
- a power storage device configured to store power supplied to the motor;
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- a charger configured to charge the power storage device with power supplied from a power grid,
- wherein a traveling motor, an in-vehicle power storage device, and an in-vehicle charger of a used vehicle are diverted to the motor, the power storage device and the charger of the elevator system,
- the in-vehicle power storage device is used as a power supply of the elevator system in case of an emergency of a power failure, and
- the motor is driven by power supplied from not the power grid but the in-vehicle power storage device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.