ELEVATOR DOOR COUPLER - OTIS ELEVATOR CO

Title:

ELEVATOR DOOR COUPLER

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2006009536

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

An elevator door assembly (20) includes a single vane member (32) associated with a hoistway door (26). A magnetic device (36) on a car door (24) establishes a magnetic coupling with the vane member (32) to cause the hoistway door (26) to move with the car door (24) in at least two opposite directions. In a disclosed embodiment, a control (38) selectively powers the magnetic device (36), which comprises an electromagnet.

Inventors:

SIEWERT BRYAN R (US)
LUO XIAODONG (US)
PENG PEI-YUAN (US)
LELIC MUHIDIN A (US)
ZACCHIO JOSEPH (US)
RENZULLI MARK E (US)
TRACEY MICHAEL (US)
MALONE THOMAS (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2004/019530

Publication Date:

March 23, 2006

Filing Date:

June 21, 2004

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

OTIS ELEVATOR CO (US)
SIEWERT BRYAN R (US)
LUO XIAODONG (US)
PENG PEI-YUAN (US)
LELIC MUHIDIN A (US)
ZACCHIO JOSEPH (US)
RENZULLI MARK E (US)
TRACEY MICHAEL (US)
MALONE THOMAS (US)

International Classes:

(IPC1-7): B66B13/14

Foreign References:

US6070700A	2000-06-06
US3554326A	1971-01-12
US4410067A	1983-10-18

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