公开(公告)号：US20170355565A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-14

申请号：US15179512

申请日：2016-06-10

Applicant: Otis Elevator Company

Inventor： Arthur Hsu ,  Tadeusz Pawel Witczak

IPC: B66B11/02 ,  B66B9/00 ,  B66B3/00

CPC classification number: B66B11/0226 ,  B66B3/00 ,  B66B9/003 ,  B66B11/0206

Abstract: A transportation system for a building includes a horizontal travel lane, a vertical travel lane, and a transportation cab configured for travel along the horizontal travel lane and vertical travel lane, a cab floor of the transportation cab orientable such that the cab floor is non perpendicular to a gravitational force acting on the transportation cab. A method of operating a transportation system for a building includes locating a transportation cab at a travel lane positioned at a building, accelerating the transportation cab in a non-vertical direction along the travel lane and orienting a cab floor of the transportation cab to be non-perpendicular to a gravitational force acting on the transportation cab during non-vertical acceleration of the transportation cab.

公开(公告)号：US20170327344A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-16

申请号：US15523839

申请日：2015-09-03

Applicant: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY

Inventor： Stephen K. Richmond ,  Alan Matthew Finn ,  Arthur Hsu ,  Hui Fang

IPC: B66B5/00 ,  B66B1/24 ,  B66B1/46

CPC classification number: B66B5/0012 ,  B66B1/2408 ,  B66B1/3476 ,  B66B1/468 ,  B66B2201/4607 ,  B66B2201/4638 ,  B66B2201/4661

Abstract: A passenger conveyance passenger tracking control system that controls operation of a passenger conveyance, e.g., an elevator car, includes at least one call request device, e.g., a call request panel, configured to receive at least one input from at least one passenger located at a occupancy depth grid. At least one passenger position three-dimensional (3-D) depth-sensing sensor is configured to track a position of the at least one passenger located at the occupancy depth grid. The passenger conveyance passenger tracking control system further includes an electronic control module in signal communication with the at least one call request device and at least one passenger position 3-D depth-sensing sensor. The electronic control module is configured to control operation of the passenger conveyance based on the position of the at least one passenger.

公开(公告)号：US20170100609A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-13

申请号：US15314743

申请日：2015-05-29

Applicant: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY

Inventor： Arthur Hsu ,  Sunil Ahuja ,  Ritesh Khire

IPC: A62B3/00 ,  B66B25/00

CPC classification number: A62B3/00 ,  A62C37/40 ,  B66B25/003 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/33 ,  F24F2110/50 ,  F24F2120/10 ,  F24F2120/12 ,  F24F2120/14 ,  F24F2130/40 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G08B7/066 ,  G08B17/02 ,  G08B17/10 ,  G08B17/12 ,  G08B17/125 ,  G08B25/00

Abstract: A method and system to direct a plurality of occupants during an evacuation of a building includes receiving at least one occupancy parameter of the plurality of occupants via at least one occupancy sensor, and controlling at least one occupancy actuator in response to the at least one occupancy parameter via an occupancy controller.

公开(公告)号：US20170057791A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-02

申请号：US15243422

申请日：2016-08-22

Applicant: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY

Inventor： Arthur Hsu ,  Suman Dwari

IPC: B66B11/04 ,  B66B9/00 ,  H02J50/10 ,  B66B11/00

CPC classification number: B66B11/0407 ,  B66B7/00 ,  H02J50/10

Abstract: An elevator system may include an elevator car having an electrically powered car subsystem and a guide rail constructed and arranged to guide the elevator car along a hoistway and in a direction of travel. Primary windings of the system are positioned along the hoistway, and a permanent magnet assembly is coupled to the elevator car. Together, the primary windings and the permanent magnet assembly define a linear motor for imparting motion to the elevator car in response to a drive signal. A secondary winding assembly of the elevator system is coupled to the elevator car and is located adjacent to the permanent magnet assembly along the direction of travel. In operation, the secondary winding assembly generates a current to power the car subsystem.

Abstract translation: 电梯系统可以包括具有电动汽车子系统的电梯轿厢和构造和布置成沿着电梯井道和行进方向引导电梯轿厢的导轨。 系统的初级绕组沿着井道定位，并且永磁体组件联接到电梯轿厢。 一起，初级绕组和永磁体组件限定一个线性电动机，用于响应于驱动信号向电梯轿厢施加运动。 电梯系统的次级绕组组件耦合到电梯轿厢，并且沿着行进方向定位成与永磁体组件相邻。 在操作中，次级绕组组件产生电流以为汽车子系统供电。

公开(公告)号：US11345566B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-31

申请号：US16100381

申请日：2018-08-10

Applicant: Otis Elevator Company

Inventor： Jannah A. Stanley ,  Arthur Hsu

IPC: B66B1/24

Abstract: According to an aspect, a method includes receiving a passenger request to reserve an elevator car of an elevator system to travel to a targeted destination. At least two different travel options to the targeted destination are determined based on a plurality of elevator car travel plans comprising at least two elevator cars having different travel ranges. The at least two different travel options are output to an interactive display. At least one of the at least two elevator cars is reserved responsive to a user selection of one of the at least two different travel options.

公开(公告)号：US10934130B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-02

申请号：US15754066

申请日：2016-08-24

Applicant: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY

Inventor： Shashank Krishnamurthy ,  Jose Miguel Pasini ,  David Ginsberg ,  Arthur Hsu

IPC: B66B1/30 ,  B66B11/04 ,  B66B1/24 ,  B66B9/02 ,  B66B1/34 ,  B66B3/00 ,  B66B9/00

Abstract: An elevator system includes a first elevator car (28) constructed and arranged to move in a first lane (30, 32, 34) and a first propulsion system (40) constructed and arranged to propel the first elevator. An electronic processor of the elevator system is configured to selectively control power delivered to the first propulsion system (40). The electronic processor includes a software-based power estimator configured to receive a first weight signal and a nm trajectory signal for calculating a power estimate and comparing the power estimate to a maximum power allowance. The electronic processor is configured to output an automated command signal if the power estimate exceeds the maximum power allowance.

公开(公告)号：US20200031613A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-30

申请号：US16100381

申请日：2018-08-10

Applicant: Otis Elevator Company

Inventor： Jannah A. Stanley ,  Arthur Hsu

IPC: B66B1/24

Abstract: According to an aspect, a method includes receiving a passenger request to reserve an elevator car of an elevator system to travel to a targeted destination. At least two different travel options to the targeted destination are determined based on a plurality of elevator car travel plans comprising at least two elevator cars having different travel ranges. The at least two different travel options are output to an interactive display. At least one of the at least two elevator cars is reserved responsive to a user selection of one of the at least two different travel options.

公开(公告)号：US20190389699A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-26

申请号：US16561076

申请日：2019-09-05

Applicant: Otis Elevator Company

Inventor： Arthur Hsu ,  David Ginsberg ,  Jose Miguel Pasini

IPC: B66B11/04 ,  B66B5/00 ,  B66B5/02 ,  B66B9/00 ,  B66B1/24

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of operating an elevator system having at least one lane is provided. The method comprising: detecting a failure in the elevator system; detecting a location of the failure within the elevator system; determining a traffic pattern of the elevator car in response to the location of the failure, the traffic pattern operable to direct the elevator car to avoid the location of the failure; and moving the elevator car in accordance with the traffic pattern selected.

公开(公告)号：US20190389689A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-26

申请号：US16433502

申请日：2019-06-06

Applicant: Otis Elevator Company

Inventor： Zhen Jia ,  Hui Fang ,  Arthur Hsu ,  Alan Matthew Finn ,  Luca F. Bertuccelli

IPC: B66B1/24 ,  B66B1/46 ,  B66B5/00 ,  B66B1/28

Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling elevator systems are provided. The methods include receiving inputs from at least one interactive input device, wherein the inputs include elevator call requests, tracking one or more people located within a monitored area using at least one sensor, assigning elevator assignments to the one or more people based on at least one of the inputs from the at least one interactive input device and a grouping algorithm based on the tracking of the one or more people, and scheduling operation of at least one elevator car based on the elevator assignments.

公开(公告)号：US10513415B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-24

申请号：US15089609

申请日：2016-04-04

Applicant: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY

Inventor： Hui Fang ,  Arthur Hsu ,  Alan Matthew Finn ,  Zhen Jia

IPC: B66B1/34 ,  B66B1/46 ,  B66B13/14 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/52 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06T7/60 ,  G06T7/73 ,  G06T7/593 ,  G06T7/10 ,  G06T7/246 ,  G06T7/194 ,  G06K9/46

Abstract: A passenger conveyance system includes a depth-sensing sensor for capturing depth map data of objects within a field of view adjacent a passenger conveyance door. A processing module in communication with the depth-sensing sensor to receive the depth map data, the processing module uses the depth map data to track an object and calculate passenger data associated with the tracked object, and a passenger conveyance controller to receive the passenger data from the processing module, wherein the passenger conveyance controller controls a passenger conveyance dispatch control function in response to the passenger data.