Elevator notice system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10155639-B2
Application number	US-201615176994-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 8, 2016
Priority date	Jun 8, 2016
Publication date	Dec 18, 2018
Grant date	Dec 18, 2018

Abstract

An elevator notice system for an elevator system includes at least one hoistway defined by a structure having a plurality of areas with each area having at least one gate and at least one car in each of the at least one hoistway. At least one of the at least one gate is associated with a respective hoistway. The elevator notice system includes a controller and a programmable display. The controller is configured to control the display and track the current location and scheduled destination of each of the at least one car in each of the at least one hoistway. The programmable display includes a car identification portion displaying a car identification type associated with a specific car of the at least one car, and is configured to display at least a next area destination associated with the specific car.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An elevator notice system for an elevator system including at least one hoistway defined by a structure including a plurality of areas with each served area having at least one gate with at least one of the at least one gate associated with a respective hoistway, and a plurality of cars in each of the at least one hoistways, the elevator notice system comprising:
a controller configured to track the current location and scheduled destination of each of the at least one car in each of the at least one hoistway; and
a programmable display including a car identification portion configured to display a car identification type associated with a selected specific car of the plurality of cars and configured to display at least a next area destination associated with the specific car, and wherein the controller controls the display, the next area destination is the first of a plurality of successive area destinations displayed, and the display is one of a plurality of displays with each display located proximate to each one of the at least one gate at each one of the plurality of areas.

2. The elevator notice system set forth in claim 1 , wherein the display includes a service indicator portion for selectively displaying at least one of an associated car not being in service and being an exit only car.

3. The elevator notice system set forth in claim 1 , wherein the display includes a service indicator portion for selectively displaying at least one of an associated gate not being in service and being an exit only gate.

4. The elevator notice system set forth in claim 1 , wherein the car identification type is one of a plurality of different car identification types that include at least one of a visual type, an audio type, and a haptic type.

5. The elevator notice system set forth in claim 1 , wherein the display includes an informative portion configured to selectively display no planned stops to a selected destination.

6. The elevator notice system set forth in claim 1 , wherein a car of the at least one car includes two doors with each door associated with a respective gate of the at least one gate.

7. An elevator system comprising:
first and second hoistways defined by a structure;
first and second plurality of cars constructed and arranged to travel in the respective first and second hoistways;
a plurality of areas in the structure and through which the first and second hoistways communicate;
first and second gates located at each area and associated with the respective first and second hoistway;
a display including a gate identification portion displaying a gate identification associated with the first gate and a car identification portion configured to selectively display a car identification associated with a specific car of the first plurality of cars if the gate identification portion displays the first gate, and wherein the car identification portion is associated with the second plurality of cars if the gate identification portion displays the second gate; and
a computer-based controller configured to control at least a portion of the display wherein the computer-based controller is configured to track the current location and scheduled destination of each of the first and second plurality of cars, and the display includes a car destination portion configured to display at least a next area destination associated with any one of the first and second plurality of cars associated with the respective first and second gates.

8. The elevator system set forth in claim 7 , wherein the display includes a present car travel direction portion configured to display a direction of travel of the specific car.

9. The elevator system set forth in claim 7 , wherein the display includes a service indicator portion for displaying at least one of an associated car not being in service and being an exit only car.

10. The elevator system set forth in claim 9 , wherein the display is one of a plurality of displays with each display located proximate to the respective first and second gates at each one of the plurality of areas.

11. The elevator system set forth in claim 7 , wherein the display includes an informative portion configured to selectively display at least one of passengers will be de-boarding, pet on-board, substantially full, and no planned stops to a selected destination.

12. The elevator system set forth in claim 7 further comprising:
a second display proximate to the second gate, and wherein the display is a first display proximate to the first gate, and the first and second displays each include a gate dedication portion configured to selectively indicate at least one of exit only and gate out of service.

13. The elevator system set forth in claim 7 , wherein the plurality of areas is a plurality of floors.

Assignees

• Otis Elevator Co

Inventors

• Witczak Tadeusz Pawel
• Pasini Jose Miguel
• Hsu Arthur
• Ginsberg David

Classifications

• B66B3/02 Primary

  Position or depth indicators · CPC title

• B66B2009/006

  Ganged elevator · CPC title

• B66B9/00

  Kinds or types of lifts in, or associated with, buildings or other structures (characterised by control systems B66B1/00; apparatus for raising or lowering persons on stages of theatres A63J5/12) · CPC title

• B66B3/002 Primary

  Indicators · CPC title

• B66B3/008

  Displaying information not related to the elevator, e.g. weather, publicity, internet or TV · CPC title