Global Patent Index - EP 1110900 A1

EP 1110900 A1 20010627 - Shaft safety system for an elevator

Title (en)

Shaft safety system for an elevator

Title (de)

Schachtsicherheitssystem für Aufzug

Title (fr)

Système de sécurité pour cage d'ascenseur

Publication

EP 1110900 A1 20010627 (EN)

Application

EP 99204429 A 19991220

Priority

EP 99204429 A 19991220

Abstract (en)

The elevator comprising a car inside an elevator shaft, a landing door to open and close an entrance of the elevator shaft which entrance provides access to a work environment in the elevator shaft. The elevator further comprises a shaft safety system for safeguarding a maintenance worker in the work environment from the car. The shaft safety system comprises a device which is arranged to be automatically activated when said landing door is opened or released to be opened and deactivated by manually reset and a control system for controlling the movement of the car. The device is connected to the control system and the control system is brought in a safely mode wherein the control system prevents the car to move beyond a predetermined position in the shaft in the direction of the work environment if said device is activated. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B66B 5/00

IPC 8 full level

B66B 5/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B66B 5/005 (2013.01); B66B 13/16 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1110900 A1 20010627; EP 1110900 B1 20050720; EP 1110900 B2 20110727; AT E299835 T1 20050815; AU 3244201 A 20010703; CN 1227150 C 20051116; CN 1434784 A 20030806; DE 69926244 D1 20050825; DE 69926244 T2 20060524; DE 69926244 T3 20120105; WO 0146058 A1 20010628; WO 0146058 A9 20020906

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99204429 A 19991220; AT 99204429 T 19991220; AU 3244201 A 20001220; CN 00819120 A 20001220; DE 69926244 T 19991220; NL 0000936 W 20001220