Elevator cab and construction method thereof
OwnerAgnaldo Bizarria Santosinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides an elevator cab comprising at least one wall formed from two or more panels, each panel having a front surface forming an interior surface of the elevator cab, a female connector and a male connector attached to opposing edges of the front surface, respectively. The male connector includes a projection which is parallel to but transversely displaced from the front surface and the female connector defines a slot which is parallel to, but transversely and laterally displaced from, the front surface. The slot has an opening facing towards the front surface. The projection of one wall panel is laterally inserted through the opening and into the slot of a neighbouring panel and a securing element is transversely inserted between the two wall panels.
Claims15
An elevator cab, comprising at least one wall formed from two or more panels, each panel having a front surface forming an interior surface of the elevator cab, a female connector and a male connector attached to opposing edges of the front surface respectively, wherein the male connector includes a projection which is parallel to but transversely displaced from the front surface,
- characterized in that the female connector defines a slot which is parallel to but transversely and laterally displaced from the front surface and has an opening facing towards a rear of the front surface,
- the projection of one panel is insertable through the opening and into the slot of a neighbouring panel, and
- a securing element is insertable between the one and neighbouring panels.
A method for constructing an elevator cab, comprising the steps of:
- providing two or more panels, each panel having a front surface forming an interior surface of the elevator cab, a female connector and a male connector attached to opposing edges of the front surface, respectively, wherein the male connector includes a projection which is parallel to but transversely displaced from the front surface;
- providing the female connector with a slot which is parallel to but transversely and laterally displaced from the front surface and having an opening (30) facing towards the rear of the front surface;
- inserting the projection of one wall panel through the opening and into the slot of a neighbouring panel to prevent relative transverse movement therebetween, and
- inserting a securing element between the one and neighbouring panels to prevent relative lateral movement therebetween.
The method according to claim further comprising the step of making final positional adjustments to the individual panels before the securing elements are inserted between the panels.
An elevator cab wall panel assembly, comprising:
- first and second panels, each panel having a front surface forming an interior surface of the elevator cab, a female connector and a male connector attached to opposing edges of the front surface respectively, wherein the male connector includes a projection which is parallel to but transversely displaced from the front surface, the female connector having a slot which is parallel to but transversely and laterally displaced from the front surface and has an opening facing towards a rear of the front surface,
- the projection of the male connector of the first panel being dimensioned and constructed to be insertable through the opening and into the slot of the female connector of the second panel, and
- a securing element insertable between the first and second panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.