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An armor with rollers is provided that enables a user to move in all positions by rolling on a hard and smooth surface while constantly varying his bearing points on the ground.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177036 | Communication of elevator reassignment information in a group elevator system Elevator reassignment information is communicated to passengers in a group elevator system (10). The group elevator system (10) includes a group of elevators (14a, 14b, 14c) that is operable to transport each of the passenge... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177031 | Commissioning of elevator hallway fixtures in a destination entry group elevator system A destination entry input device (30, 35) is commissioned in a group elevator system (10). The destination entry input device (30, 35) is connected to a dispatch controller (20). A network address is input into the destination entry input... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172043 | Elevator cross-dispatching system with inter group relative system response (IRSR) dispatching During elevator modernization, a cross-dispatching system receives hall calls and assigns each hall call to either a group of existing elevator car controllers or a group of new elevator car controllers. The cross-dispatching system creates an inter group relative s... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172042 | Elevator power system A power system (10) operates a plurality of hoist motors (18a, 18b, 18c), each of which controls movement of one of a plurality of elevators (12a, 12b, 12c). The power system ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8162108 | Elevator having a limit switch for controlling power to the drive system as an elevator car approaches a shallow pit or a low overhead The elevator has a car movable vertically within a shaft between lower and upper end positions and a drive system coupled to a traction system for controlling movement of the car. A limit switch which is open when the car is in a selected distance range from one of ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8151950 | Permanent magnet elevator disk brake A brake assembly (18) includes a permanent magnet (36) that generates a first magnetic field (52) in a direction that causes application of a clamping force on a brake disk (22). An electromagnet (38) is energized with current of a... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8146714 | Elevator system including regenerative drive and rescue operation circuit for normal and power failure conditions A system continuously drives an elevator hoist motor during normal and power failure conditions. A regenerative drive delivers power from a main power supply to the hoist motor during normal operation. A rescue operation circuit includes a backup power supply and is... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8141693 | Combined traffic flow and maintenance information display for a passenger conveyor A display device (40) for use with a passenger conveyor (20) provides a traffic flow direction indicator and visible maintenance information. One example includes a display panel (42) supported on a surface (38) that is conveniently posit... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8136795 | Centrifugally actuated governor An assembly (20) for controlling movement of an elevator car (12), which includes a sheave (18), a first mass (32a, 48a), a second mass (32b, 48b), and a coupler (54) that provides a... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136637 | Safety device for securing minimum spaces at the top or bottom of an elevator shaft being inspected, and elevator having such safety devices A safety device for an elevator system includes a retractable element mounted on a support. The retractable element has a stopping position in which a catch portion of the retractable element projects from the support to engage a triggering member of a safety brake ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136636 | Elevator hall call system including a programmable adaptable touch screen Elevator hall call devices have a programmable touch screen which can be programmed to display (a) ten-key destination call buttons, (b) up hall call and down hall call buttons, or (c) N-key destination buttons, as well as buttons which identify utilization of major... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136635 | Method and system for maintaining distance between elevator cars in an elevator system with multiple cars in a single hoistway Controlling the movement of elevator cars (22, 24) within a single hoistway (26) prevents the cars from becoming too close while servicing assigned stops. Example control techniques include controlling door operation of at least one of the elevator car... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132653 | Controlling elevator door orientation during door movement An elevator door assembly (20) includes a positioner (30) for controlling an orientation of an elevator door panel (22) during movement between open and closed positions. The positioner (30) biases the door in a direction generally perpen... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8127894 | Elevator motor drive tolerant of an irregular power source A hoist motor (12) for an elevator (14) is continuously driven from an irregular power supply (16). A regenerative drive (10) delivers power between the power supply (16) and the hoist motor (12). A controller (11) me... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123373 | People conveyor glass balustrade lighting People conveyor (2) having an endless people transportation band (4) and an endless handrail (6), a glass balustrade (8) arranged laterally to the transportation band (4) and supporting the handrail (6), and a profile (10... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123020 | Easily dismantled escalator outer decking An easily dismantled escalator outer decking, the escalator including a handrail system bracket and a balustrade panel, the escalator outer decking including cover plate (1), wherein the escalator outer decking also includes a first bracket (3) mounted... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118139 | Thermoelectric temperature control with convective air flow for cooling elevator components Components of an elevator system are cooled using natural convective airflow in conjunction with thermoelectric heating and cooling. Rising air within the hoistway is funneled into a cold air duct (20) and a warm air duct (22). As air flows vertically ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113333 | Step band guard for a passenger conveyor A step band guard (30) for use of a passenger conveyor (20) includes a first panel (32) comprising a first piece of material. A second panel (34) comprises a second piece of material that is distinct and separate from the first piece of m... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113318 | Elevator machine with integrated brake surface An elevator machine (10) includes a machine shaft (14, 14′) and a sheave (26) that rotates with the machine shaft (14, 14′). A motor (12) selectively rotates the machine shaft (14, 14′). A brake (30) having at l... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8104586 | Elevator motor brake torque measurement device An elevator machine (20) assembly useful in an elevator system (10) includes a motor frame (26) that supports a motor (24) for selectively rotating a motor shaft (28). A brake (36) selectively applies a braking force to resi... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104584 | Elevator drive control strategy An elevator drive assembly (30) includes a voltage regulator (40) that selectively introduces current under certain conditions. In one example, the voltage regulator (40) introduces a negative flux current to an electric motor (32) when t... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100796 | Elevator belt assembly with prestretched cords An elevator load bearing assembly (40) includes a plurality of synthetic or polymer cords (42) within a urethane jacket (44). The cords are prestretched and the jacket prevents the stretched cords from relaxing. The inventive arrangement provide... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8087497 | Compensation in an elevator system having multiple cars within a single hoistway An elevator system (20) includes multiple elevator cars (22, 32) within a hoistway (28). A first compensation member (40) is associated with a first counterweight (24). A second compensation member (50) is associated with a ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8069959 | Elevator active suspension utilizing respulsive magnetic force An elevator includes a car follower associated with each of a pair of guide rails, and carrying electromagnets which are spaced from electromagnets on an elevator car. The electromagnets on the car and car follower create a repulsive force tending to center the car ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069958 | Elevator system and method including a controller and remote elevator monitor for remotely performed and/or assisted restoration of elevator service An elevator (49) includes remote elevator monitoring equipment (50) (REM) connected by a communication linkage (52) to a central elevator monitoring and control station (51). Main, drive, and door controllers (56-58) are int... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069957 | Elevator display system providing an indication of an estimated arrival of an elevator car An elevator target floor registration unit, which displays an estimated amount of time until an assigned elevator car arrives, reduces feelings of uneasiness. Various target floor registration units by which a user may register a target floor are installed on respec... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8061486 | Elevator safety systems including detection of an object in the hoistway An elevator system has a hoistway (4) and an elevator car (2) arranged to travel vertically within the hoistway, the hoistway is provided with a sensing arrangement such as an infrared curtain (10, 12) for detecting the presence of a person on t... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8052820 | Method of making a load bearing member for an elevator system A method of making a load bearing member (30) for an elevator system (20) includes placing at least one tension member (32) adjacent one side (60) of a first layer (36) of a polymer material. A second layer (38), comprising ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8052124 | Elevator brake with composite brake hub An elevator brake (20) rotor for use in an elevator machine (10) includes a non-metallic elevator brake hub (36) and a metal flange (34), both of which have an opening with a splined portion for guiding axial movement of the rotor along a... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051954 | Method and system for communicating with a controller of an elevator The present invention includes a method and a system for communicating with a controller of an elevator car (10). A first input device (40) is inserted between a pair of elevator car sliding doors (12, 14). Energy beams (36) transmitted b... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8047335 | Shock absorbing hitch A shock-absorbing hitch termination (40) includes a terminating member (52) that moves against a first bias (62) responsive to a first level of tension on a load bearing member (26) associated with a car (22) and counterweight (... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047334 | Destination entry group elevator system for facilitating transport of large items Elevators (104) in a group elevator system (100) are controlled to facilitate transport of a large item (LI). A destination entry input device receives an input from a passenger (102) indicating that the passenger (102) has a large item (... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8028809 | Elevator system control providing specialized service features and individual location information An elevator system (20) includes a transceiver (22) that receives at least one wirelessly transmitted signal (24). In one example, a signaling device (26) includes a plurality of switches (28) that can be activated to provide a sig... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8028808 | Retractable stop for maintaining overhead clearance above an elevator car An assembly (30) controls the amount of downward movement of a counterweight (24) within an elevator system (20). By limiting the downward movement of the counterweight (24), a desired overhead clearance above an elevator car (22) ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8028806 | Method of dispatching an elevator car including an expected arrival time of a passenger near an elevator car A method of dispatching an elevator car to a destination requested by a passenger before the passenger enters the car includes determining which trip of the elevator car begins at a time having a desired relationship to an expected arrival time when a passenger is e... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8020672 | Video aided system for elevator control An elevator control system (24) provides elevator dispatch and door control based on passenger data received from a video monitoring system. The video monitoring system includes a video processor (16) connected to receive video input from at least one ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8020668 | Operating less than all of multiple cars in a hoistway following communication failure between some or all cars A plurality of cars (A-C) traveling in the same hoistway (10) send communication check codes (27, 35, 70, 77) to each other over a first communication channel, and if a response is not received (30, 37, 73, 80) within a predetermined time (32... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8016097 | Escalator linear belt handrail drive An escalator handrail drive arrangement includes a drive belt (26) mounted within a drive housing (35). Pressure rollers (30) are mounted in pairs and pivotally attached to the drive housing. The pressure rollers bias a handrail (22) agai... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8011479 | Electrical signal application strategies for monitoring a condition of an elevator load bearing member An elevator load bearing member (30) monitoring device includes a controller (42) that applies a selected electrical signal to tension members (32) of the load bearing member (30). In one example, connectors (40) are associated wit... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8006808 | Managing an encoder malfunction in an elevator drive system An encoder failure in an elevator drive system is detected and managed. A velocity of the elevator drive system is provided by an encoder signal (60) and compared with a minimum velocity threshold (62). An encoder fault timer is incremented when the ve... | 08/30/2011 |
