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US 7,350,627 · App. 11/593,557 · Granted Apr 1, 2008

Elevator arrangement

Assignee: KONE Corporation
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,350,627
App. No.
11/593,557
Granted
Apr 1, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a safety device arrangement for an elevator door opening, said safety device arrangement comprising at least a toe guard ( 3 ) placed substantially at the lower edge of the elevator car and a safety circuit ( 21 ) connected to the elevator system. The safety device arrangement comprises a safety circuit switch ( 16 ) placed on the toe guard ( 3 ) and a bypass switch ( 17 ) connected to the safety circuit ( 21 ), said bypass switch being fitted to bypass the safety circuit switch ( 16 ) at least when the elevator is at or close to the lowest landing floor.

Claims (10)

1. A safety device arrangement for an elevator door opening, said safety device arrangement comprising:

at least a toe guard placed substantially at the lower edge of an elevator car;

a safety circuit connected to an elevator system;

a safety circuit switch placed on the toe guard; and

a bypass switch connected to the safety circuit, said bypass switch being fitted to bypass the safety circuit switch by closing a bypass circuit around switch at least when the elevator car is at or close to the lowest landing floor,

wherein the toe guard comprises an upper part and a lower part moving in a telescoping manner relative to the upper part, said lower part being fitted to slide upwards inside the upper part when it meets an obstacle, and the safety circuit switch comprised in the toe guard is fitted to break the safety circuit when the lower part moves in relation to the upper part.

2. The safety device arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein between the upper part and the lower part is a safety circuit switch which together with the bypass switch is connected to the elevator safety circuit in such manner that, when the lower part of the toe guard rises upwards inside the upper part, the safety circuit stops the motion of the elevator car except at the lowest landing floor.

3. The safety device arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the bypass switch is placed on the elevator car, and that the counterpart of the bypass switch is placed on the wall of the elevator shaft at or close to the lowest landing floor.

4. The safety device arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the bypass switch is placed in the lower part of the elevator car, and the counterpart of the bypass switch is placed on the wall of the elevator shaft at or close to the lowest landing floor.

5. The safety device arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the bypass switch is placed on the wall of the elevator shaft at or close to the lowest landing floor, and the counterpart of the bypass switch is placed on the elevator car.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2007
From: KETONEN, ARI; KETOVILTA, SEPPO; VAINIO, VELI-MATTI
To: KONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018733/0406 →
Priority Claims (1)
FI 20040777 · Jun 7, 2004 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTFI200500022900 · May 18, 2005
Related Publication 20070181377A1 · Aug 9, 2007