Patent ID: 8660565
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: B66B,G05B,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A system for monitoring for a fault in a stairlift, comprising: a fault detector, located in the stairlift, for detecting a fault in the stairlift; a signal generator, located in the stairlift, for generating a signal representative of the fault; a wireless transmitter, located in the stairlift, for transmitting the fault signal; a wireless receiver, located remotely from the wireless transmitter, for receiving the fault signal; wherein the receiver is further operable for causing an alert to be sent to an operator that the stairlift requires attention; and wherein the fault detector checks whether the stairlift starts moving when instructed to by a user, that it continues moving between a start and an end point, and that it stops at the end point.