Elevator safety arrangement and elevator
US-2019241399-A1 · Aug 8, 2019 · US
Safety element of an elevator system
US10843899B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10843899-B2 |
| Application number | US-201615763891-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 29, 2016 |
| Priority date | Sep 30, 2015 |
| Publication date | Nov 24, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2020 |
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An elevator system includes a car which can move in an elevator shaft and has a car roof which has a walkable region. A safety element is arranged in the region of a roof edge of the car roof for reducing the gap between the elevator shaft wall and the car in order to protect people from falling into the elevator shaft. The safety element has a toe board section for creating a toe protection and for laterally bordering the walkable region, wherein the toe board section is arranged such that it is inwardly offset in relation to an outer edge of the safety element and in relation to the roof edge by a safety distance.
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The invention claimed is: 1. An elevator system including a car which can move in an elevator shaft and has a car roof with a walkable region, and at least one safety element arranged in a region of a roof edge of the car roof for reducing a gap between the elevator shaft wall and the car to protect people from falling into the elevator shaft, wherein the at least one safety element protrudes over the roof edge by a horizontal supernatant away from the car, comprising: the at least one safety element includes stop means that jut away from the car roof in an approximately vertical direction and laterally limiting the walkable region, whereby the stop means is inwardly offset in relation to the roof edge; wherein the horizontal supernatant portion of the at least one safety element includes a downward inclined canopy section. 2. The elevator system according to claim 1 wherein the stop means is inwardly offset by a safety distance in relation to the roof edge. 3. The elevator system according to claim 1 wherein the at least one safety element includes a toe board section forming the stop means. 4. The elevator system according to claim 1 wherein a region of the at least one safety element adjacent to an outside of the stop means is configured to be non-walkable by a person. 5. The elevator system according to claim 1 wherein the at least one safety element includes a holding part supporting the canopy section. 6. The elevator system according to claim 1 wherein the at least one safety element is constructed from several parts. 7. The elevator system according to claim 1 wherein a plurality of separate ones of the at least one safety element is provided along at least one roof edge of the car roof. 8. The elevator system according to claim 1 wherein the at least one safety element, in a region protruding from the roof edge, includes an open or semi-open free space permitting components in the elevator shaft to be guided through the free space past the at least one safety element. 9. The elevator system according to claim 1 wherein the at least one safety element has an L shape in a top view.
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- B66B5/0081Primary
by preventing falling by means of safety fences or handrails, being operable or not, mounted on top of the elevator car · CPC title
Maintenance features (devices facilitating maintenance in general B66B5/0087) · CPC title
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- An elevator system includes a car which can move in an elevator shaft and has a car roof which has a walkable region. A safety element is arranged in the region of a roof edge of the car roof for reducing the gap between the elevator shaft wall and the car in order to protect people from falling into the elevator shaft. The safety element has a toe board section for creating a toe protection an…
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- Primary CPC classification B66B5/0081. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Tue Nov 24 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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