Elevator seating system
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsKiron Bhaskar, Randy Roberts
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for an elevator system that includes at least one elevator car including a floor and a plurality of walls, and at least one seat assembly supported on at least one of the plurality of walls or on the floor. A detector is configured to detect when a passenger is on the at least one seat assembly. A passenger retention member is configured to resist movement of a passenger relative to the at least one seat assembly. An indicator is configured to provide an indication regarding a condition of the passenger retention member when the detector detects a passenger on the at least one seat assembly.
Claims20
An elevator system, comprising:
- at least one elevator car including a floor and a plurality of walls;
- at least one seat assembly supported on at least one of the plurality of walls or on the floor;
- a detector configured to detect when a passenger is on the at least one seat assembly;
- a passenger retention member that is configured to resist movement of a passenger relative to the at least one seat assembly;
- and
- an indicator configured to provide an indication regarding a condition of the passenger retention member when the detector detects a passenger on the at least one seat assembly.
A method of controlling at least one elevator car including a floor and a plurality of walls, the at least one elevator car having at least one seat assembly supported on at least one of the plurality of walls or on the floor, and each seat assembly including a passenger retention member that is configured to resist movement of a passenger relative to the at least one seat assembly, the method including:
- detecting when a passenger is on the at least one seat assembly;
- and
- providing an indication regarding a condition of the passenger retention member when a passenger is detected on the at least one seat assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.