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US 12,715,739 B2Granted
Elevator car ceiling access system
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsAntonio Martins, Yingxin Gao
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Abstract
Elevator cars including a movable platform defining an elevator car floor, a ceiling access panel located in a ceiling of the elevator car, and a ceiling panel access system. The ceiling panel access system includes at least one movable support arranged within a vertical frame member and the at least one movable support is connected to the movable platform and arranged to move the movable platform vertically within the elevator car.
Claims17
An elevator car comprising:
- a movable platform defining an elevator car floor;
- a ceiling access panel located in a ceiling of the elevator car;
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- a ceiling panel access system comprising:
- at least one movable support arranged within a vertical frame member, wherein the at least one movable support is connected to the movable platform and arranged to move the movable platform vertically within the elevator car;
- a removable frame cover configured to cover the vertical frame member and defining a lower frame cover covering a lower portion of the vertical frame member;
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- an upper frame cover arranged to cover an upper portion of the vertical frame member, wherein the upper frame cover defines a stop to prevent vertical movement of the movable platform beyond a maximum vertical position defined by a lower end of the upper frame cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.