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US 2025/0353705 A1Published application
Elevator car with retractable apron and elevator system comprising such an elevator car
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorFranck Rivoiret
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Abstract
An elevator car (6) includes a retractable apron (12), which is movable between an extended position and a retracted position, and a retraction mechanism (14), which is configured for retracting the apron (12) from the extended position into the retracted position when the elevator car (6) approaches the bottom (4a) of a hoistway (4), so that the apron (12) does not contact the bottom (4a) of the hoistway (4).
Claims14
An elevator car (6) comprising:
- a retractable apron (12), which is movable between an extended position and a retracted position;
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- a retraction mechanism (14), which is configured for retracting the apron (12) from the extended position to the retracted position when the elevator car (6) approaches the bottom (4a) of a hoistway (4), so that the apron (12) does not contact the bottom (4a) of the hoistway (4).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.