| ThyssenKrupp Elevator Capital Corporation Patent applications |
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| 20120006629 | ELEVATOR CAR DOOR INTERLOCK - An apparatus for use with an elevator car is operable to selectively lock an elevator car door. The apparatus verifies that the elevator car door is closed, locks the elevator car door, and verifies that a lock is engaged. Once conditions are met, the apparatus signals an elevator controller that the elevator car can move through a hoistway. The apparatus further ensures that passengers can safely disembark from the elevator car by detecting the position of the elevator car relative to a designated landing zone within the hoistway, and confirming the elevator car is stopped at a landing zone prior to disengaging the lock. The apparatus thus ensures that the elevator car door remains closed while the elevator car is in motion or between landing zones. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20110132695 | Elevator Apparatus Yielding No Reverse Rope Bend - Provided is an elevator apparatus that may be mounted horizontally in an upper portion of an elevator hoistway. Such an elevator apparatus may comprise a drive machine, a deflector sheave, a support frame, and a roping system. The roping system may be configured to eliminate reverse rope bend to improve the rope life of the system. | 06-09-2011 |
