Guide assembly for at least one elevator door
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsMichael Tracey, Richard Kulak
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Abstract
An elevator door guide (16) includes at least one elevator door guide member (30, 32) having a first channel (18) and a second channel (64) each for at least partially establishing a direction of door movement. The first channel (18) is open in a first direction (24) and the second channel (64) is open in a second direction (66). In one example, the channel (18) at least partially establishes a direction of door movement and a passage (26) extends through the elevator door guide (16) in a direction (28) that is transverse to the direction of door movement.
Claims20
An elevator door guide assembly comprising:
- at least one elevator door guide member including a first channel and a second channel each for at least partially establishing a direction of door movement, the first channel is open in a first direction transverse to the direction of door movement and the second channel is open in a second, different direction transverse to the direction of door movement.
An elevator door guide assembly comprising:
- an elevator door guide including an elongated channel for at least partially establishing a direction of door movement;
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- a passage extending through the elevator door guide in a direction transverse to the direction of door movement and coextensive with the elongated channel.
An elevator door assembly comprising:
- a first elevator door;
- a second elevator door;
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- an elevator door guide having a first channel facing in a first direction toward at least the first elevator door and a second channel facing in a second, different direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.