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US 2022/0177261 A1Published application
Operation systems and methods for hoist elevators
AssigneeDesigned Access LLC
InventorChad Baumgartner
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Abstract
Systems and methods for hoist elevator system operation are provided. Hoist elevator operation systems and methods operate using a wireless network that may include a plurality of wireless technologies. Hoist elevator operation systems include a floor call station installed on a level or floor of a construction site, as well as a car controller paired to an operator panel and installed in a hoist elevator car. A remote server and a base station may also be provided.
Claims20
A hoist elevator operation system comprising:
- a floor call station including an up indicator button, a down indicator button, and a floor call station transmitter that transmits a floor call message when a user activates the up indicator button or the down indicator button;
- a car controller comprising a wireless transceiver, where the wireless transceiver receives the floor call message from the floor call station;
- and
- an operator panel operatively paired to the car controller including a display and a control panel, wherein the display of the operator panel provides a visual indication associated with the floor call message.
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A method of operating a hoist elevator system comprising steps of:
- sending a floor call message from a floor call station via a wireless network to each of a plurality of car controllers, each car controller being associated with one hoist elevator car in the hoist elevator system;
- receiving the floor call message at each car controller, where each car controller sends the floor call message to an operator panel coupled to the car controller;
- displaying the floor call message on a display of each operator panel;
- and
- cancelling the floor call message at an operator panel associated with a hoist elevator car that answers the floor call.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.