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US 2008/0190704 A1Published application
Evacuation Systems and Methods
AssigneeEscape Rescue Systems, Ltd.
InventorsEyal Moses, Tal Gordon, Andrey Bochkariov
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Abstract
An evacuation system for a building (102) including at least one vertical transporter (108) with a number of platforms (106) for selectable communication (124) with multiple floors for operating the at least one transporter to lower persons from the multiple floors to a level for safe egress.
Claims26
An evacuation system for a building comprising:
- at least one generally vertical transporter arranged for selectable communication with multiple floors of said building;
- and
- at least one controller for operating said at least one transporter to lower persons from said multiple floors to a level at which egress of persons may safely occur,
- said at least one generally vertical transporter including a plurality of platforms, and
- said at least one controller being operative in an ingress mode of operation to position said plurality of platforms simultaneously at different ones of said multiple floors of said building and being operative in a pre-egress mode of operation to vertically mutually reposition said plurality of platforms to lie at least partially alongside each other at an egress location.
2 more elements
An evacuation system for a building comprising:
- at least one generally vertical transporter arranged for selectable communication with multiple floors of a building;
- and
- at least one controller for operating said at least one transporter to lower persons from said multiple floors to a level at which egress of persons may safely occur,
- said at least one generally vertical transporter including a plurality of platforms, and
- said at least one controller being operative in a first selectable ingress mode of operation to position said plurality of platforms simultaneously at different ones of said multiple floors of said building and being operative in a second selectable ingress mode of operation to position said plurality of platforms simultaneously on a single floor of said building.
2 more elements
11-25. (canceled)
An evacuation system for a building comprising:
- at least one generally vertical transporter arranged for selectable communication with at least one floor of a building and comprising a platform including a plurality of openings facing an outer surface of said building and being arranged for permitting simultaneous ingress to said platform through multiple emergency exits located on a given floor of said building;
- and
- at least one controller for operating said at least one transporter to lower persons to a level at which egress of persons may safely occur.
An evacuation system for a building comprising:
- at least one generally vertical transporter arranged for selectable communication with at least one floor of a building having a building cross section and comprising a platform having a non-rectangular configuration which conforms to a non-rectilinear portion of said building cross section;
- and
- at least one controller for operating said at least one transporter to lower persons to a level at which egress of persons may safely occur.
28-35. (canceled)
An evacuation system for a building comprising:
- at least one generally vertical transporter arranged for selectable communication with at least one floor of said building having at least one building setback and comprising at least one platform;
- at least one building mounted stabilizing element cooperating with said transporter for stabilizing said transporter against lateral forces, said at least one building mounted stabilizing element including at least one non-vertical portion arranged at said building setback,
- said at least one transporter being operative to lower persons along said at least one building mounted stabilizing element including said at least one non-vertical portion arranged at said building setback to a level at which egress of persons may safely occur.
An evacuation system for a building comprising:
- at least one generally vertical transporter arranged for selectable communication with at least one floor of said building and comprising at least one platform including a bottom support surface, a peripheral enclosure and an enclosure pressurizer and associated air filter operative to reduce the ingress of smoke and noxious gases thereto;
- and
- at least one controller for operating said at least one transporter to lower persons to a level at which egress of persons may safely occur.
38-51. (canceled)
An evacuation method for emergency evacuation of persons from a building comprising:
- providing at least one generally vertical transporter, including a plurality of platforms, arranged for selectable communication with multiple floors of said building;
- and
- operating said at least one transporter to lower persons from said multiple floors to a level at which egress of persons may safely occur, in an ingress mode of operation to position said plurality of platforms simultaneously at different ones of said multiple floors of said building and in a pre-egress mode of operation to vertically mutually reposition said plurality of platforms to lie at least partially alongside each other at an egress location.
An evacuation method for emergency evacuation of persons from a building comprising:
- providing at least one generally vertical transporter, including a plurality of platforms, arranged for selectable communication with multiple floors of a building;
- and
- operating said at least one transporter to lower persons from said multiple floors to a level at which egress of persons may safely occur, in a first selectable ingress mode of operation to position said plurality of platforms simultaneously at different ones of said multiple floors of said building and in a second selectable ingress mode of operation to position said plurality of platforms simultaneously on a single floor of said building.
54-60. (canceled)
An evacuation method for emergency evacuation of persons from a building comprising:
- providing at least one generally vertical transporter comprising a platform including a plurality of openings facing an outer surface of said building for selectable communication with at least one floor of said building;
- permitting simultaneous ingress to said platform through multiple emergency exits located on a given floor of said building and via said plurality of openings;
- and
- operating said at least one transporter to lower persons to a level at which egress of persons may safely occur.
1 more element
An evacuation method for emergency evacuation of persons from a building comprising:
- providing at least one generally vertical transporter, comprising a platform having a non-rectangular configuration which conforms to a non-rectilinear portion of a cross section of said building;
- and
- operating said at least one transporter for selectable communication with at least one floor of said building at said non-rectilinear portion of said cross section of said building and for lowering persons to a level at which egress of persons may safely occur.
63-67. (canceled)
An evacuation method for emergency evacuation of persons from a building comprising:
- providing at least one generally vertical transporter including a platform arranged for selectable communication with at least one floor of a building having at least one building setback;
- providing at least one building mounted stabilizing element for stabilizing said transporter against lateral forces, said at least one building mounted stabilizing element including at least one non-vertical portion arranged at said building setback;
- and
- operating said at least one transporter to lower persons along said at least one building mounted stabilizing element, including said at least one non-vertical portion arranged at said at least one building setback, to a level at which egress of persons may safely occur.
1 more element
An evacuation method for emergency evacuation of persons from a building comprising:
- providing at least one generally vertical transporter, including at least one platform including a bottom support surface, a peripheral enclosure and an enclosure pressurizer and associated air filter, arranged for selectable communication with at least one floor of said building;
- operating said enclosure pressurizer to reduce the ingress of smoke and noxious gases into said at least one platform;
- and
- operating said at least one transporter to lower persons to a level at which egress of persons may safely occur.
1 more element
70-73. (canceled)
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