Patent ID: 7984794

Claim:
A device for sealing a gap between facing surfaces of an elevator car door and an adjacent car wall of an elevator car during travel comprising: a sealing strip adapted to be mounted on one of the car door and the car wall, said sealing strip having a movable wall portion for sealing the gap and at least one iron strip, said at least one iron strip being embedded in said sealing strip; and actuator means for selectively moving said wall portion across the gap and into contact with the facing surface of another one of the car door and the car wall whereby the gap is sealed, said actuator means including at least one electromagnet adapted to be mounted on the another one of the car door and the car body and being selectively actuatable for magnetically attracting said at least one iron strip, wherein the elevator car door opens and closes parallel to the car wall, the gap being defined by a distance between the facing surfaces of the elevator car door and the car wall, the distance being substantially constant as the elevator car door opens and closes, the movable wall portion moving at least a remaining portion of the distance between the elevator car door and the car wall when the iron strip is magnetically attracted by the at least one electromagnet to seal the gap.