Patent ID: 6116381
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: B66B

Abstract:
Hall call registering apparatus for a simplex elevator system, comprising:an elevator hoistway door;a call button disposed in said elevator hoistway door;a moveable element disposed on said hoistway door resiliently urged to move along a predetermined path;a latch having a first position in which it engages said member when said member is at a first end of said path, to prevent it from moving along said path, said latch having a second position in which it is disengaged from said member so that said member moves along said path to a second end of said path in response to resilient urging, said latch assuming said second position in response to said call button being pressed;indicator means having a first portion disposed on said hoistway door and a second portion disposed on said member and operative, in response to said member moving along said path to said second end of said path, to provide an indication to a prospective passenger that a hall call requested by pressing said call button has been registered; andsignal means having a first portion disposed on said hoistway door and a second portion disposed on said member for providing a unique wireless signal indicating a hall call request for the floor corresponding to said hoistway door in response to said member moving along said path.