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US 2026/0167460 A1Published application
Elevator car ceiling access system
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsVinothkumar R, Venkatesh R, Vivek T, Jagadeesh Mandi
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Abstract
Elevator ceiling access systems include a ceiling panel of an elevator car and a platform assembly movably attached to the ceiling panel. The platform assembly includes a platform and a ladder that is deployable from the platform. The platform assembly is deployable from a stowed state to a deployed state, and in the deployed state a position of the platform is adjustable within the elevator car and the platform is supported on one side by the ladder and on an opposite side by the ceiling panel.
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An elevator ceiling access system comprising:
- a ceiling panel of an elevator car;
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- a platform assembly movably attached to the ceiling panel, the platform assembly comprising a platform and a ladder that is deployable from the platform,
- wherein the platform assembly is deployable from a stowed state to a deployed state, wherein in the deployed state a position of the platform is adjustable within the elevator car and the platform is supported on one side by the ladder and on an opposite side by the ceiling panel.
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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 movably attached to the ceiling panel, the platform assembly comprising a platform and a ladder that is deployable from the platform, wherein the platform assembly is deployable from a stowed state to a deployed state, wherein in the deployed state a position of the platform is adjustable within the elevator car and the platform is supported on one side by the ladder and on an opposite side by the ceiling panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.