Elevator virtual aerodynamic shroud

US10246300B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY · US

Inventors

• David R. Polak · Glastonbury, US
• Ray-Sing Lin · Glastonbury, US
• David E. Parekh · Farmington, US
• Mark S. Thompson · Tolland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 17, 2016
• Grant date: Apr 2, 2019
• Expiry date: Feb 3, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B66B19/007
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An elevator car (20) comprises: a cab (24) having a top, a bottom, a left side, a right side, a front, and a back, the front having a door (50); and a frame (22) supporting the cab. The cab comprises a perimeter shroud (120; 320; 420; 620) protruding above a surface of the top and leaving a well (130) exposing a central portion of an upper surface (60) of the top; the perimeter shroud protrudes above the upper surface; and the perimeter shroud has, in vertical section, a curved portion.