Granted Patent B2

US 12,187,578 · App. 18/519,988 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Inventors: Javier Muñoz Sotoca (Madrid, ES); Borja de Diego Restrepo (Madrid, ES)

Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY

B66B11/0253B66B11/0233B66B11/024

Abstract

Claims (37)

1. A protector ( 200 ) for an elevator car ( 102 ), the protector ( 200 ) comprising:

a protective panel ( 202 ); and

one or more magnets ( 204 ) mounted to the protective panel ( 202 ),

wherein the one or more magnets ( 204 ) are configured to be attracted to an internal wall ( 106 ) of a passenger compartment ( 104 ) of the elevator car ( 102 ) so as to retain the protective panel ( 202 ) against the internal wall ( 106 );

a lighting device ( 240 ) configured to emit light upwardly into the passenger compartment ( 104 ) of the elevator car ( 102 ), the lighting device positioned vertically above the one or more magnets ( 204 );

a light diffuser ( 260 ) positioned vertically above the lighting device ( 240 ).

2. The protector ( 200 ) of claim 1 , comprising a support ( 210 ) for mounting at least one of the one or more magnets ( 204 ) to the protective panel ( 202 ),

wherein the support ( 210 ) spaces the one or more magnets ( 204 ) from the protective panel ( 202 ).

3. The protector ( 200 ) of claim 2 , comprising a retainer assembly ( 220 ), wherein the retainer assembly ( 220 ) retains at least one of the one or more magnets ( 204 ) against the support ( 210 ).

4. The protector ( 200 ) of claim 3 , wherein the retainer assembly ( 220 ) comprises first and second retainers ( 222 , 224 ) extending outwardly from the protective panel ( 202 ),

wherein the first and second retainers ( 222 , 224 ) partially overlap the at least one of the one or more magnets ( 204 ) such that the at least one of the one or more magnets ( 204 ) is retained against the support ( 210 ).

5. The protector ( 200 ) of claim 3 , wherein the retainer assembly ( 220 ) comprises a fastener ( 230 ) extending through at least a part of at least one of the one or more magnets ( 204 ) to fix the at least one of the one or more magnets ( 204 ) to the support ( 210 ).

6. The protector ( 200 ) of claim 1 , comprising a component, wherein the component comprises one or more of an air freshener, a sound system, one or more sensors and a conduit for a fluid.

7. The protector ( 200 ) of claim 6 , wherein the component is disposed on a component support ( 242 ) extending away from the protective panel ( 202 ).

8. The protector ( 200 ) of claim 6 , comprising an electrical cable ( 250 ) for powering and/or providing a signal to the lighting device ( 240 ) mounted in a gap defined by the protective panel ( 202 ) and a cable support ( 252 ).

9. An elevator car ( 102 ) comprising:

a passenger compartment ( 104 ) defined by a floor ( 110 ), one or more internal walls ( 106 ) and a ceiling ( 108 ); and

one or more protectors ( 200 ) as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the protective panel ( 202 ) of the or each protector ( 200 ) is retained against an internal wall ( 106 ) of the elevator car ( 102 ) by the one or more magnets ( 204 ).

10. An elevator car ( 102 ) as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the one or more protectors ( 200 ) extend along the one or more internal walls ( 106 ) adjacent to the floor ( 110 ).

11. A method for attaching the protector ( 200 ) of claim 1 to an internal wall ( 106 ) of an elevator car ( 102 ), the method comprising:

installing the protector ( 200 ) adjacent to the internal wall ( 106 ),

wherein the protective panel ( 202 ) is held against the internal wall ( 106 ) by the one or more magnets ( 204 ).

12. A method for removing the protector ( 200 ) of claim 1 from an internal wall ( 106 ) of an elevator car ( 102 ), the method comprising:

using a threaded screw mounted between the protector ( 200 ) and the internal wall ( 106 ) to push the protective panel ( 202 ) away from the internal wall ( 106 ).

13. A protector ( 200 ) for an elevator car ( 102 ), the protector ( 200 ) comprising:

a protective panel ( 202 );

one or more magnets ( 204 ) mounted to the protective panel ( 202 ),

wherein the one or more magnets ( 204 ) are configured to be attracted to an internal wall ( 106 ) of a passenger compartment ( 104 ) of an elevator car ( 102 ) so as to retain the protective panel ( 202 ) against the internal wall ( 106 ):

a support ( 210 ) for mounting at least one of the one or more magnets ( 204 ) to the protective panel ( 202 ),

wherein the support ( 210 ) spaces the one or more magnets ( 204 ) from the protective panel ( 202 ):

a retainer assembly ( 220 ), wherein the retainer assembly ( 220 ) retains at least one of the one or more magnets ( 204 ) against the support ( 210 );

wherein the retainer assembly ( 220 ) comprises first and second retainers ( 222 , 224 ) extending outwardly from the protective panel ( 202 ),

wherein the first and second retainers ( 222 , 224 ) partially overlap the at least one of the one or more magnets ( 204 ) such that the at least one of the one or more magnets ( 204 ) is retained against the support ( 210 ):

wherein the first and second retainers ( 222 , 224 ) each comprise a retainer bracket ( 222 a , 224 a ) and a retainer lip ( 222 b , 224 b ),

wherein the first and second retainer brackets ( 222 a , 224 a ) extend away from the protective panel ( 202 ), and the first and second retainer lips ( 222 b , 224 b ) are disposed at the distal ends of the first and second retainer brackets ( 222 a , 224 a ),

wherein the first and second retainer lips ( 222 b , 224 b ) extend over part of the at least one of the one or more magnets ( 204 ), such that the at least one of the one or more magnets ( 204 ) is retained between the first and second retainer lips ( 222 b , 224 b ) and the support ( 210 ).

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