Elevator car ceiling access system
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsVinothkumar R, Vivek T, Venkatesh R, Bruno Joseph, Arnaud Caze, Patrice DeGardin, Jean-Baptiste Dubreuil, Gilles Bruno
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Abstract
Elevator systems and elevator ceiling access systems include a ceiling panel of an elevator car and a platform assembly removably attached to the ceiling panel. The platform assembly includes a platform, a first ladder, and a second ladder. The platform assembly is deployable from a stowed state to a deployed state. In the deployed state, the first ladder and the second ladder support the platform and the platform assembly is detachable from the ceiling panel.
Claims20
An elevator ceiling access system comprising:
- a ceiling panel of an elevator car;
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- a platform assembly removably attached to the ceiling panel, the platform assembly comprising a platform, a first ladder, and a second ladder,
- wherein the platform assembly is deployable from a stowed state to a deployed state, wherein in the deployed state, the first ladder and the second ladder support the platform and the platform assembly is detachable from the ceiling panel.
An elevator system comprising:
- an elevator car having a floor, a ceiling, and side walls defining an interior of the elevator car;
- a ceiling frame defining an opening in the ceiling of the elevator car;
- a ceiling panel arranged to cover the opening and configured to be opened to expose the opening;
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- a platform assembly releasably attached to the ceiling panel, and stored in a position outside of the interior of the elevator car in a stowed state, the platform assembly comprising a platform, a first ladder, and a second ladder, and wherein the platform assembly is deployable from a stowed state to a deployed state, wherein in the deployed state, the first ladder and the second ladder support the platform and the platform assembly is detachable from the ceiling panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.