Gap-reducing sill assembly for an elevator car
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorGuohong HU
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Abstract
An illustrative example elevator sill assembly includes a sill plate and at least one support arm secured to the sill plate. A mounting bracket is configured to be mounted to an elevator car. The support arm is supported on the mounting bracket to allow the support arm to pivot relative to the mounting bracket. At least one linear actuator has a moving portion that moves in a vertical direction to cause the at least one support arm to pivot relative to the mounting bracket to thereby cause the sill plate to pivot from a stored position to an actuated position.
Claims16
An elevator sill assembly, comprising:
- a sill plate;
- at least one support arm secured to the sill plate;
- a mounting bracket configured to be mounted to an elevator car, the at least one support arm being supported on the mounting bracket to allow the at least one support arm to pivot relative to the mounting bracket;
- and
- at least one linear actuator having a moving portion that moves in a vertical direction to cause the at least one support arm to pivot relative to the mounting bracket to thereby cause the sill plate to pivot from a stored position to an actuated position.
An elevator car assembly, comprising:
- a cab;
- at least one door that is moveable to open or close an opening into the cab;
- a sill beneath the at least one door;
- a sill plate;
- at least one support arm secured to the sill plate;
- a mounting bracket configured to be mounted to an elevator car, the at least one support arm being supported on the mounting bracket to allow the at least one support arm to pivot relative to the mounting bracket;
- and
- at least one linear actuator having a moving portion that moves in a vertical direction to cause the at least one support arm to pivot relative to the mounting bracket to thereby cause the sill plate to pivot from a stored position at least partially beneath the sill to an actuated position where the sill plate is aligned with the sill.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.