公开(公告)号：US20210284485A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-16

申请号：US17100538

申请日：2020-11-20

Applicant: Otis Elevator Company

Inventor： Stephen Richard Nichols ,  Michael P. Keenan, JR. ,  Enrico Manes ,  Nicholas Cope ,  Yu Zhang ,  Shenhong Wang

IPC: B66B1/24 ,  B66B1/28 ,  B66B1/46 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: A method of controlling a first elevator system comprising a first elevator car is including: receiving a first elevator call from a first robot for the first elevator system to transport the first robot from a first elevator bank on a landing to a destination landing; and adjusting operation of at least one of the first robot and the first elevator system.

公开(公告)号：US10988348B1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-27

申请号：US16883206

申请日：2020-05-26

Applicant: Otis Elevator Company

Inventor： Walter Thomas Schmidt ,  Charles C. Coffin ,  Shihemn Chen ,  Enrico Manes ,  Paul R. Braunwart ,  Anais Espinal ,  Kishore K. Reddy ,  Soumalya Sarkar

IPC: B66B25/00 ,  B66B21/02 ,  B66B29/00 ,  B66B23/12

Abstract: Disclosed is an escalator system that has: an escalator step; and load sensors secured to the escalator step, wherein the load sensors are configured to: sense an escalator loading; and transfer, to an escalator controller, sensor data indicative of the escalator loading.

公开(公告)号：US10927915B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-23

申请号：US15843781

申请日：2017-12-15

Applicant: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY

Inventor： Enrico Manes ,  Robert A. Barth ,  Xiaodong Luo ,  Shihemn Chen ,  Daryl J. Marvin ,  Michael A. Klecka ,  Luke A. Mishler

IPC: F16F1/18 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  B66B5/22

Abstract: An illustrative example spring includes a curved shape body having a length. The body includes a cavity that extends along at least a majority of the length. The body has a cross-section across the length that is different at a plurality of locations on the body along the length.

公开(公告)号：US10766739B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-08

申请号：US15545192

申请日：2016-01-19

Applicant: Otis Elevator Company

Inventor： Richard N. Fargo ,  Xiaodong Luo ,  Enrico Manes

IPC: B66B1/32 ,  B66B5/00 ,  B66B5/16 ,  B66B9/00

Abstract: An assembly 28 for actuating and controlling braking of a car of an elevator system is provided. The assembly includes at least one braking device 20 mounted on the car, supported between the car and a hoistway for movement with the car within the hoistway, and configured to apply a braking force to the car. The assembly also includes at least one corresponding actuator 34 supported by the hoistway and configured to selectively engage the braking device to prevent movement of the car.

公开(公告)号：US10450168B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-22

申请号：US15871237

申请日：2018-01-15

Applicant: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY

Inventor： Zaffir A. Chaudhry ,  Enrico Manes ,  Walter Thomas Schmidt

IPC: B66B11/02 ,  B66F7/06

Abstract: An illustrative example elevator assembly includes a frame having vertically oriented beams and horizontally oriented beams connected to the vertically oriented beams. A first elevator cab is supported within the frame between the vertically oriented beams. A pantograph linkage includes a plurality of links. The pantograph linkage is supported on one of the horizontally oriented beams. The pantograph linkage is connected with the first elevator cab such that different positions of the first elevator cab relative to the frame correspond to different relative positions of the links. A second elevator cab is suspended by the pantograph linkage beneath the frame. The different relative positions of the links place the second elevator cab in different positions relative to the frame.

公开(公告)号：US10427913B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-01

申请号：US15100740

申请日：2013-12-05

Applicant: Otis Elevator Company

Inventor： Jagadeesh Tangudu ,  William A. Veronesi ,  Enrico Manes

IPC: B66B11/04 ,  B66B17/12 ,  H02K41/03 ,  B66B9/00

Abstract: A linear propulsion machine and system (10) is disclosed that includes a stator (30) having a plurality of teeth (34) and a mover (32) moveable in a linear direction along the stator (30). The mover may include a plurality of spaced apart ferromagnetic strata (40), a plurality of slots (42), a plurality of wire coils (44), and a plurality of magnet layers (46). Each of the slots (42) may be adjacent to at least one of the strata (40). Each coil (44) may be disposed in a slot (42). Each magnet layer (46) may be sandwiched between strata (40) and disposed inside one of the plurality of coils (44). Each coil (44) is disposed perpendicularly to the direction of magnetic flux of the magnet layer (46) around which the coil (44) is wound. In an embodiment, the teeth (34) or the magnet layer (46) may be disposed at an angle.

公开(公告)号：US10211676B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-19

申请号：US15245932

申请日：2016-08-24

Applicant: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY

Inventor： Suman Dwari ,  Enrico Manes

IPC: H02J50/12 ,  B66B11/04

Abstract: An elevator system includes an elevator car having an electrically powered car subsystem. A guide rail of the elevator system is constructed and arranged to guide the elevator car along a hoistway and in a direction of travel. An electromechanical propulsion system includes plurality of primary windings positioned along the hoistway, and a permanent magnet coupled to the elevator car for imparting motion to the elevator car in response to a drive excitation. A secondary winding is coupled to the elevator car and disposed adjacent to the permanent magnet along the direction of travel, and wherein the secondary winding is configured to utilize an excitation switching frequency ripple to generate a current to power the car subsystem.

公开(公告)号：US10138091B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-27

申请号：US15181208

申请日：2016-06-13

Applicant: Otis Elevator Company

Inventor： Walter Thomas Schmidt ,  Enrico Manes ,  Beata I. Wawrzyniak ,  Thomas M. Yun ,  Shihemn Chen ,  Jagadeesh Tangudu

IPC: B66B11/04 ,  H02K41/03 ,  H02K1/12 ,  H02K1/34

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to an elevator system having a hoistway, an elevator car to travel in the hoistway, a first motor portion mounted to one of the elevator car and the hoistway, the first motor portion having at least one coil, a second motor portion mounted to the other of the elevator car and the hoistway, the second motor portion having at least one permanent magnet, and a gap between the first motor portion and the second motor portion.

公开(公告)号：US20180215587A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-02

申请号：US15748839

申请日：2016-08-05

Applicant: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY

Inventor： Ram Ranjan ,  Enrico Manes ,  Bryan Robert Siewert ,  Zbigniew Piech

IPC: B66B11/04 ,  H02K41/03 ,  H02K9/18 ,  H02K9/22

CPC classification number: B66B11/0407 ,  H02K9/18 ,  H02K9/22 ,  H02K41/03

Abstract: An elevator system includes an elevator car constructed and arranged to travel in a hoistway. A linear propulsion system of the elevator system is configured to impart a force upon the elevator car to control movement of the car. The linear propulsion system includes a secondary portion mounted to the elevator car and having a plurality of magnets. A first primary portion of the linear propulsion system includes a mounting assembly, a plurality of coils engaged to the mounting assembly, and a first cooling device including at least one conduit projecting outward from the mounting assembly and into the hoistway for transferring heat.

公开(公告)号：US20180044138A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-15

申请号：US15537068

申请日：2015-12-17

Applicant: Otis Elevator Company

Inventor： Randall Keith Roberts ,  Zbigniew Piech ,  Adam Marian Myszkowski ,  Cezary Jedryczka ,  Wojciech Szelag ,  Tadeusz Witczak ,  Enrico Manes ,  Richard N. Fargo ,  Bryan Robert Siewert

IPC: B66B9/00 ,  B66B5/00 ,  B66B1/34 ,  B66B11/02

CPC classification number: B66B9/003 ,  B66B1/2491 ,  B66B1/3446 ,  B66B5/0031 ,  B66B11/0226 ,  B66B11/0407

Abstract: A method and system for managing an elevator system (10), includes providing a plurality of elevator cars (14) to travel in a hoistway (11), and selectively introducing and removing at least one of the plurality of elevator cars (14) to and from the hoistway (11) via a loading station (50).