Patent ID: 9592995
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: B66B

Claim:
1. A control system configured to disengage a safety lock of a lift floor door associated with an elevator shaft, said safety lock configured to prevent the lift floor door from opening when the safety lock is engaged, said control system comprising: at least one plate on a lift cabin, the at least one plate being elastically deformable such that the at least one plate is configured to vary between a formed configuration and a deformed configuration in which a center portion thereof protrudes relative to ends thereof, the at least one plate being positioned on an outer wall of the lift cabin such that, when the lift cabin is present and the at least one plate is in the deformed configuration, the center portion of the at least one plate contacts a lever to disengage the safety lock of the lift floor door; a linear actuator configured to deform the at least one plate to the deformed configuration by providing a force thereto; and at least one actuation cable connected between said actuator and the at least one plate, the actuation cable configured to transfer the force to the at least one plate.