Elevator Car and Elevator System
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorHelmut Lothar Schroeder-Brumloop
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Abstract
An elevator car (6) which is configured for traveling along a hoistway (4) extending between a plurality of landings (8a, 8b, 8c), comprises an apron (20) arranged below the elevator car (6). The apron (20) is movable between at least two positions including: a blocking position in which the apron (20) extends downward from a bottom (9) of the elevator car (6) blocking access to the hoistway (4) through an area below the elevator car (6); and an access position, in which the apron (20) allows access to the hoistway (4) through an area below the elevator car (6).
Claims15
Elevator car (6) configured for traveling along a hoistway (4) which extends between a plurality of landings (8a, 8b, 8c),
- the elevator car (6) comprising an apron (20), which is arranged at a bottom (9) the elevator car (6),
- wherein the apron (20) is movable between at least two positions including:
- a blocking position in which the apron (20) extends downward from the bottom (9) of the elevator car (6) such as to block access to the hoistway (4) through an area below the elevator car (6);
- and
- an access position, in which the apron (20) is configured for allowing access to the hoistway (4) through the area below the elevator car (6).
Elevator system comprising:
- a hoistway (4) extending between a plurality of landings (8a, 8b, 8c);
- and
- an elevator car (6) according to any of the previous claims.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.