Robot-specific elevator systems
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsNick Cope, Arthur Hsu
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Building systems and method of using elevators in buildings are described. The systems include a robot-use elevator system having an elevator car moveable along an elevator shaft of a building, a controller configured to receive requests associated with the elevator system and configured to control operation of the elevator system, and a robot configured in communication with the controller and configured to perform actions within the building, the robot configured to travel within the building in the elevator car. The elevator car is operated using parameters outside limits intended for human use of an elevator car.
Claims20
A building system comprising:
- a robot-use elevator system having an elevator car moveable along an elevator shaft of a building;
- a controller configured to receive requests associated with the elevator system and configured to control operation of the elevator system;
- and
- a robot configured in communication with the controller and configured to perform actions within the building, the robot configured to travel within the building in the elevator car,
- wherein the elevator car is operated using parameters outside limits intended for human use of an elevator car.
A method of controlling an elevator system comprising:
- receiving a request for elevator service from a robot at a controller;
- dispatching an elevator car to a location associated with the request for elevator service;
- and
- operating the elevator car using parameters outside limits intended for human use of an elevator car.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.