Systems and methods for operation of elevators and other devices
OwnerLeandre Adifon, Nino Mario Bianchi +3inventors
InventorsLeandre Adifon, Nino Mario Bianchi, Marco Maria Ceriani, Alessandro Ferraro, Luciano Mozzato
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Abstract
Embodiments of systems and methods for digital control of elevator and other access gateways are described herein. More specifically, embodiments comprise systems and methods for retrofitting or outfitting elevator systems with digital control systems that can be universally applied to virtually every manufacturer's elevator systems.
Claims20
An independent system for upgrading an existing elevator system in a structure, wherein the existing elevator system comprises:
- a plurality of first floor devices, each of the first floor devices positioned on a separate floor of the structure and configured to receive elevator passenger call inputs;
- a first elevator car control input panel
- at least one first sensing system to sense elevator vertical position;
- a first elevator controller which receives passenger call inputs from the first floor devices and passenger control inputs from the car control input panel and controls travel and safety operations of the elevator;
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- a first communication system providing communications between the plurality of first floor devices, the first sensing system, and the first elevator controller;
- the independent system comprising:
- a plurality of second floor devices, each of the second floor devices positioned on a separate floor of the structure and each of the second floor devices configured to receive elevator passenger call inputs;
- a second communication system configured to provide signal communication between each of the second floor devices and the first elevator controller and to provide signal communication with an elevator vertical position sensor system which reports the vertical position of the elevator;
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- wherein each of the second floor devices is configured to receive passenger service requests and transmit the signals representing the received service requests to the first elevator controller by the second communication system.
The independent system of claim 20, wherein the at least one floor device disposed on the main floor comprises a control interface module that grooms passenger call input signals communicated from the at least one floor device to the first elevator controller to replicate passenger call inputs provided to the first elevator controller from the first floor devices.
A method of upgrading a first existing elevator system having a plurality of first floor devices, an elevator control device and a first communications system providing transmission of signals between the plurality of first floor devices and the elevator control device, the method comprising:
- installing a second system at the existing elevator system, the second system comprising a plurality of second floor devices and a second communication system providing transmission of signals between the plurality of second floor devices and an elevator vertical position sensor;
- connecting the second system to the first system
- such that the first system maintains direct control over travel and safety operations of the elevator car and the second system inputs additional elevator user system calls/directions to the first system;
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- such that the first system directs elevator travel under the directions from the second system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.