Elevator car assembly

Inventors: Aurelien Fauconnet (Isdes, FR); Vincent Lopez (Gien, FR); Bi Xiong (Châtillon-sur-Loire, FR); Fabrice Boniface (Châtillon sur Loire, FR); Thibault Anquez (Gien, FR)

Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY

B66B1/50 B66B1/467 B66B11/0226 H01R13/74 B66B2201/4623

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Quick Facts

Patent No.: US 12692124
App. No.: 17/984,764
Granted: Jul 28, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

An elevator car assembly ( 100 ). The elevator car assembly ( 100 ) includes: an elevator car operating panel ( 106 ) including a user interface ( 124 ) on a front surface ( 108 ) and a first connector portion ( 112 ) on a rear surface ( 110 ); and an elevator cab ( 102 ) including a plurality of elevator cab walls ( 104 ) including at least one elevator cab wall ( 104 ) for mounting the elevator car operating panel ( 106 ) thereon, the at least one elevator cab wall ( 104 ) including a second connector portion ( 114 ). The first connector portion ( 112 ) is configured to form a releasable electrical connection with the second connector portion ( 114 ).

Claims (26)

1 . An elevator car assembly ( 100 ) comprising:

an elevator car operating panel ( 106 ) comprising a user interface ( 124 ) on a front surface ( 108 ) and a first connector portion ( 112 ) on a rear surface ( 110 ); and

an elevator cab ( 102 ) comprising a plurality of walls ( 104 ) comprising at least one elevator cab wall ( 104 ) for mounting the elevator car operating panel ( 106 ) thereon, the at least one elevator cab wall ( 104 ) comprising a second connector portion ( 114 );

wherein the first connector portion ( 112 ) is configured to form a releasable electrical connection with the second connector portion ( 114 );

wherein the elevator car operating panel ( 106 ) comprises a mechanical coupling ( 116 ) configured to releasably couple with a corresponding coupling ( 118 ) on the at least one elevator cab wall ( 104 );

wherein the mechanical coupling ( 116 ) comprises a first part of a hinge mechanism, and the corresponding coupling comprises a second part of a hinge mechanism, wherein the first part of the hinge mechanism is configured to cooperate with the second part of the hinge mechanism such that the elevator car operating panel ( 106 ) hinges with respect to the at least one elevator cab wall ( 104 ).

2 . The elevator car assembly ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein one of the first and second connector portion ( 112 , 114 ) is a male connector portion and the other of the first and second connector portion ( 112 , 114 ) is a female connector portion.

3 . The elevator car assembly ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the first connector portion ( 112 ) is configured for insertion into the second connector portion ( 114 ).

4 . The elevator car assembly ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the first connector portion ( 112 ) comprises at least one pin contact ( 130 ) and the second connector portion ( 114 ) comprises at least one receptacle contact ( 128 ) configured to cooperate with the at least one pin contact ( 130 ), or wherein the first connector portion ( 112 ) comprises at least one receptacle contact ( 128 ) and the second connector portion ( 114 ) comprises at least one pin contact ( 130 ) configured to cooperate with the at least one receptacle contact ( 128 ).

5 . The elevator car assembly ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the first connector portion ( 112 ) and the second connector portion ( 114 ) are configured to push fit together.

6 . The elevator car assembly ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the first connector portion ( 112 ) is further configured to form a releasable data connection with the second connector portion ( 114 ).

7 . The elevator car assembly ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the elevator car operating panel ( 106 ) comprises a printed circuit board between the front surface ( 108 ) and the rear surface ( 110 ), and the first connector portion ( 112 ) is electrically coupled to the printed circuit board.

8 . The elevator car assembly ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the second connector portion ( 114 ) is electrically coupled to circuitry on the elevator cab ( 102 ).

9 . The elevator car assembly ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the elevator car operating panel ( 106 ) is configured for releasably mounting onto the at least one elevator cab wall ( 104 ).

10 . The elevator car assembly ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one securing element configured to secure the elevator car operating panel ( 106 ) in a mounted position with respect to the at least one elevator cab wall ( 104 ).

11 . The elevator car assembly ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the user interface ( 124 ) comprises at least one elevator control comprising at least one of a switch, a button, and a display, each accessible through or disposed upon the front surface ( 108 ) of the elevator car operating panel ( 106 ).

12 . An elevator cab ( 102 ) comprising:

a plurality of elevator cab walls ( 104 ) comprising at least one elevator cab wall ( 104 ) for mounting an elevator car operating panel ( 106 ) thereon, the at least one elevator cab wall ( 104 ) comprising a second connector portion ( 114 );

wherein the second connector portion ( 114 ) is configured to form a releasable electrical connection with a first connector portion ( 112 ) provided on a rear surface ( 110 ) of the elevator car operating panel ( 106 );

13 . An elevator car operating panel ( 106 ) comprising:

a user interface ( 124 ) on a front surface ( 108 ) of the elevator car operating panel ( 106 ) and a first connector portion ( 112 ) on a rear surface ( 110 ) of the elevator car operating panel ( 106 );

wherein the first connector portion ( 112 ) is configured to form a releasable electrical connection with a second connector portion ( 114 ) provided on at least one wall ( 104 ) of an elevator cab ( 102 );