Elevator car with working platform stabilization
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsAurelien Fauconnet, Pascal Rebillard
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AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsAurelien Fauconnet, Pascal Rebillard
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An elevator car comprises one or more side walls (4a) defining an interior space for accommodating passengers and/or cargo, and a support frame positioned above the interior space. A working platform (12) is suspendably connected to the support frame and moveable between a stowed position, above the interior space, and an operational position, suspended within the interior space. The working platform (12) comprises at least one stabilizing member (14) and the at least one stabilizing member (14) comprises a first engagement portion (22). At least one side wall (4a) comprises a second engagement portion (6) such as a handrail. When the working platform (12) is in the operational position, the first engagement portion (22) is configured to engage with the second engagement portion (6) so as to stabilize the working platform (12) in the operational position.
An elevator car (1) comprising one or more side walls (4a, 4b) defining an interior space (2) for accommodating passengers and/or cargo, the elevator car (1) comprising:
A method of stabilizing a working platform (12) in an elevator car (1), wherein the elevator car (1) comprises one or more side walls (4a, 4b) defining an interior space (2) for accommodating passengers and/or cargo, and wherein the working platform (12) is suspendably connected to a support frame (8) positioned above the interior space (2), the method comprising:
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