Elevator installation and method for operating a vertical elevator shafts arranged adjacent to one another
AssigneeInventio AG
InventorsThomas Duenser, Philipp Angst
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Abstract
An elevator installation has at least three vertical elevator shafts arranged adjacent to one another, at least one boarding zone and a plurality of individually movable elevator cars. At least two directly adjacent changeover zones are provided in the region of the boarding zone and enable horizontal displacement of the elevator cars between the elevator shafts.
Claims12
A method of operating an elevator installation with vertical elevator shafts and with a plurality of individually movable elevator cars traveling in the shafts, wherein changeover zones are provided which enable displacement of the elevator cars between the elevator shafts, the elevator installation having at least three of the vertical elevator shafts arranged adjacent to one another and at least two of the changeover zones arranged directly adjacent to one another below or above a boarding zone, comprising the steps of:
- a. moving selected ones of the elevator cars to a boarding zone in the elevator shafts for loading and transporting;
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- b. moving another one of the elevator cars from one of the changeover zones to the boarding zone after one of the elevator cars has left the boarding zone to travel in one of the elevator shafts while preventing loading and unloading of the elevator cars in the changeover zones whereby a procedure of loading and unloading the elevator cars is decoupled from a procedure of a shaft change of the elevator cars.
An elevator installation comprising:
- at least three adjacent vertical elevator shafts sharing a boarding zone for loading and unloading passengers;
- a plurality of elevator cars individually movable horizontally and vertically;
- and
- at least two adjacent changeover zones being arranged below or above said boarding zone enabling horizontal displacement of said elevator cars between said elevator shafts, and preventing loading and unloading of said elevator cars in the changeover zones whereby a procedure of loading and unloading said elevator cars is decoupled from a procedure of a shaft change of said elevator cars.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.