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US5831227:
Differential magnetic alignment of an elevator and a landing
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Finn, Alan M.; Amston, CT
Cloux, Jean-Noel; Lex Choux, France
Herkel, Peter L.; Berlin, Germany
Pougny, Jean-Pierre; Saint Godon, France
Schroder-Brumloop, Helmut L.; Ville d'Auray, France
Servia, Armando; Madrid, Spain
Spielbauer, Hans-Kilian Josef; Berlin, Germany
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| Assignee: |
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT
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| Published / Filed: |
1998-11-03
/ 1996-12-13
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| Application Number: |
US1996000766922
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
B66B 1/50;
Core:
B66B 1/46;
IPC-7:
B66B 1/34;
B66B 3/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
B66B1/50;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
187/394;
187/291;
187/398;
Original:
187/394;
187/390;
187/291;
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| Field of Search: |
187/390,393,394,283,282,291
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| Priority Number: |
| 1996-12-13 |
US1996000766922 |
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| Abstract: |
An apparatus for determining if an elevator car is level with respect to a landing comprises: a first magnet disposed proximate to the landing; a second magnet disposed proximate to the landing; a sensor for providing a level signal in response to detecting a minimum flux region formed by the first and second magnets; and a processor for determining if the elevator is level with respect to the landing in response to the level signal. Each magnet has a first and second magnetic pole. The first and second magnets are adjacently aligned such that the first magnetic pole of the first magnet is adjacent to the first magnetic pole of the second magnet, and the second magnetic pole of the first magnet is adjacent to the second magnetic pole of the second magnet.
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Nappi, Robert E.;
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. The apparatus for determining if an elevator car is level with respect to a landing in a hoistway said apparatus comprising:
- a first magnet disposed proximate to the landing, the first magnet having a first magnetic pole and a second magnetic pole;
- a second magnet disposed proximate to the landing, the second magnet having a first magnetic pole and a second magnetic pole;
- said first magnet and said second magnet are adjacently aligned such that the first magnetic pole of said first magnet is adjacent to the first magnetic pole of said second magnet, and the second magnetic pole of said first magnet is adjacent to the second magnetic pole of said second magnet wherein a minimum flux region is formed by the first and second magnets;
- a sensor disposed on the elevator car for providing a level signal in response to detecting the minimum flux region; and
- a processor for determining if the elevator is level with respect to the landing in response to the level signal;
- wherein said processor determines that the elevator car is level with respect to the landing if a value of the level signal corresponds to a value stored in memory.
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