Control system for multicar elevator system
US10017354B2 · kind B2 · utility
1Cited by
20References
19Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66B11/0407
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An elevator system includes an elevator car to travel vertically in a first lane and a second lane; a propulsion system to impart force to the elevator car; a transfer station to move the elevator car horizontally from the first lane to the second lane; and a control system to supervise travel of the elevator car, the control system to supervise a first intersection between the first lane and the transfer station such that no more than one of vertical elevator car travel and horizontal elevator car travel is permitted at the first intersection at a given time.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.