Patent ID: 11945684
Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An elevator car defining an interior space for accommodating passengers and/or cargo, the elevator car comprising:
a support frame positioned above the interior space;
a working platform moveable between a stowed position, above the interior space, and an operational position, suspended within the interior space; and
at least one suspension arrangement arranged to suspend the working platform from the support frame;
wherein the working platform comprises a platform opening and a platform emergency escape door, wherein the platform emergency escape door is movable between a closed position in which the platform door covers the platform opening and an open position in which the platform emergency escape door at least partially uncovers the platform opening;
further comprising a concealing panel, configured to conceal the working platform when the working platform is in the stowed position;
wherein the concealing panel comprises a panel opening and a panel emergency escape door, wherein the panel emergency escape door is movable between a closed position in which the panel emergency escape door covers the panel opening and an open position in which the panel emergency escape door at least partially uncovers the panel opening, wherein the panel emergency escape door is slidably connected to the concealing panel and slides between the closed position and open position; and
wherein the platform opening and the panel opening are substantially aligned when the working platform is in the stowed position,
wherein the concealing panel is pivotally secured to the support frame, wherein the concealing panel is configured to pivot down to an open position.