Multicar zoned elevator system
AssigneeThyssenkrupp Elevator AG
InventorsRory S. Smith, Randolph W. Huff, Richard D. Peters, Bruce Powell, Gerhard Thumm
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Abstract
An elevator system includes at least two independently operable elevator cars in each elevator shaft of the system. The elevator shaft may include a first and a second region, with the first region extending from a ground level to sub-ground levels, and with the second region extending from the ground level to a top floor. A first elevator car may move within the first region and a second elevator car may move within the second region, in the same shaft independently of each other.
Claims5
An elevator system having two elevator cars within each elevator shaft for passenger transportation to a plurality of floors of a building, the elevator system comprising:
- a. at least one elevator shaft comprising a first region and a second region, the first region extending downwardly from a lobby level to a plurality of sub-lobby levels, and the second region extending upwardly from the lobby level to a higher floor of the building;
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- b. a first and a second elevator car for moving within the at least one elevator shaft, the first elevator car moving within the first region and the second elevator car moving within the second region, wherein the first and the second elevator car are moveably controlled independently of each other within the at least one elevator shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.