Elevator Interior Illumination Method and Assembly
AssigneeMan-D-Tec, Inc.
InventorsTerry Roy Mandy, Dalton John Mandy, Brandon Roy Mandy
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Abstract
An elevator interior illumination system for adjustably illuminating the interior of an elevator passenger compartment. The system may include a lamp housing mountable in an elevator and a lamp supported within the lamp housing in a position to emit light from the housing through an opening in the housing into a passenger compartment of the elevator. The lamp includes at least one LED that's removable from the assembly from within the elevator passenger compartment.
Claims29
An elevator interior illumination assembly for adjustably illuminating the interior of an elevator passenger compartment, the assembly comprising:
- a lamp housing configured to be mounted in an elevator and having an opening at one end of the housing;
- a lamp supported within the lamp housing in a position to emit light from the housing through the housing opening into a passenger compartment of an elevator when the lamp is energized, and
- the lamp including at least one light-emitting diode (LED) configured to be removable from the assembly from within the passenger compartment of an elevator in which the assembly is installed.
A method for equalizing emitted light levels between interior illumination assemblies that use LEDs to produce light, the method including the steps of:
- providing an elevator with at least two interior illumination assemblies that each comprise at least one LED, and at least one assembly of which comprises an LED dimmer configured to be accessible from within the passenger compartment to adjust the amount of light emitted by the assembly into a passenger compartment of an elevator in which the assembly is installed;
- entering the passenger compartment of the elevator;
- gaining access to the LED dimmer from within the passenger compartment;
- adjusting the light emission level of one of the interior illumination assemblies to generally match that of another of the interior illumination assemblies by adjusting the LED dimmer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.