Elevator system door frame that supports guide rails
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsRobin Mihekun Miller, Leandre Adifon, Mark Steven Thompson, Harold Terry, Richard J. Ericson, Stephen R. Nichols, Daryl J. Marvin
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Abstract
An exemplary elevator door frame includes a sill member and a header member. A plurality of jamb members are generally perpendicular to the sill member and the header member. A plurality of guide rail brackets are supported on at least one of the sill member, the header member or one of the jamb members. The guide rail brackets are configured to receive a portion of a guide rail.
Claims21
An elevator door frame, comprising:
- a sill member;
- a header member;
- a plurality of jamb members between the sill member and the header member;
- and
- a plurality of guide rail brackets supported on at least one of the sill member, header member or one of the jamb members, the guide rail brackets being configured to receive a portion of a guide rail.
An elevator system in a hoistway, comprising:
- a plurality of door frames including a sill member, a header member and jamb members associated with the header member and the sill member, the door frames being supported at selected locations along a selected wall of the hoistway such that there is vertical spacing between one of the header members at a first landing and an adjacent one of the sill members at a second, different landing;
- and
- a plurality of guide rails supported by the door frames in desired positions along the selected wall.
A method of installing elevator system components, comprising the steps of:
- installing door frames that each include a header member, a sill member and jamb members in selected locations along a selected wall of a hoistway;
- and
- securing guide rails in desired positions along the selected wall by supporting the guide rails on the installed door frames.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.