Elevator top of car safety
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsAndrés Monzón-Simón, Julián Cabañas Falcón, Fernando Del Rio Sanz, Antonio De Miguel Urquijo, Francisco Luis Sanz Delgado, Herbert Horbrügger, Peter Leo Herkel, Dirk Heinrich Tegtmeier
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Abstract
An elevator car (2) comprises a cover (14; 40) extending over at least a portion of the top surface of the car (24). The cover (14; 40) is mounted on a resilient support (28, 42). The car (2) further comprises means (32; 44) for detecting displacement of the cover corresponding to the weight of a person being applied to the cover. If such displacement is detected, normal operation of the car (2) is prevented.
Claims11
An elevator car comprising a cover extending over at least a portion of the top surface of the car, said cover being mounted on a resilient support;
- the car further comprising detection means for detecting displacement of the cover corresponding to a weight exceeding a predetermined threshold being applied to the cover, the car being arranged so as to prevent normal operation if said displacement has been detected;
- wherein said cover is provided on a retractable balustrade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.