Elevator systems are provided. The systems include an elevator car movable along an elevator shaft, the shaft having a pit floor and a shaft top, the elevator car having an elevator car door sill. A plurality of landings are arranged along the elevator shaft, wherein each landing has a landing door. A car apron assembly is provided that includes a car apron attached to the elevator car at the elevator car door sill, a first triggering element connected to at least one landing door, and a second triggering element operably connected to the car apron. The car apron is deployable from a stowed state to a deployed state when the first triggering element engages and actuates the second triggering element.

The elevator comprising a car moving upwards and downwards in a well, a controller controlling the elevator, and a well lighting. The method comprises detecting a manual unlocking or a manual opening of a landing door, activating the well lighting automatically when the controller detects a manual unlocking or a manual opening of a landing door.

The composite assembly of the steel structure for lifting equipment comprised of the lifting system, into which the lower parts of vertically connected pillars connected to one another by cross-beams are fixed, with a levelling lifting system comprised of lifting plates (11) that are anchored into a concrete recess using chemical bonds via openings (15), with the structure levelling system comprising an adjusting screw (14), adjusting load-bearing nut (12), and safety nut (13), where the adjusting screw (14) passes through the opening in the lifting plate (10) welded onto the lower part of the lowermost pillar (1) of the structure. The vertical connections (3) of individual pillars (1), on the inner sides of both ends fitted with sets of openings mutually arranged at the angle of 90 degrees, are realized by inner connecting pieces (18) with fixed nuts (21), attached by Allen head screws (20) with safety washers having high resistance to spontaneous releasing due to vibrations via a set of openings. Connection of the cross-beam (2) and pillar (1), fitted with fixed integrated nuts (17), screw connections (4) is realized in the front part of the cross-beam (2) closed by the plate (4b) via oval openings (4a) on the inner side of the structure by Allen head screws (4c), supported by safety washers (4d) with high resistance to spontaneous releasing due to vibrations. The connections (4) are also fitted with mechanical protection by safety plates (7), attached by Allen head screws (22) to the fixed nuts (19) attached into the inside of the section on the side of the cross-beams (2), with corner reinforcements (6) ensuring the stability and perpendicularity of the connection (4) of the pillars (1) and cross-beams (2), further comprising a system for seating the brackets of the guide rails consisting of an oval opening (8) and a T-bolt (16), having a rectangular block (16b) in the rear part and a square block (16a) on the top of it for fixing and levelling the attached elements of the elevator.

A floor for use with a glass elevator is provided. The floor includes an upper major surface, a lower major surface opposing the upper major surface, a first side edge, a second side edge, the first and second side edges extending from the upper major surface to the lower major surface. The floor includes one or more front edges and one or more rear edges. The one or more front edges and one or more rear edges extend from the upper major surface to the lower major surface. The floor is formed from a unitary, continuous, solid plate material.

A wall securing assembly is integrated into an elevator shaft wall for securing a guide rail to the wall. The wall has a first concrete region that is reinforced with reinforcements and a second concrete region that is not reinforced. The second region covers the first region and has a surface that is exposed to the surroundings. The securing assembly has an elongated profile of C-shaped cross-section embedded solely into the second region and oriented in the vertical direction of the wall. Since tensile forces acting on a guide rail in an elevator shaft are very low, it is acceptable to secure the guide rail to the profile that is cast into the second region covering the reinforcement. The profile is anchor element-free and can be arranged in the wall vertically whereby guide rail holding consoles can be secured to the profile at any height.

An elevator system (10) includes a hoistway (14) having a plurality of landing floors (34) each landing floor (34) having a landing floor door (36). An elevator car (12) is positioned in and drivable along the hoistway (14). A controller (38) restricts operation of the landing floor doors (36) based on a position of the elevator car (12) along the hoistway (14). A method of operating an elevator system (10) includes driving an elevator car (12) along a hoistway (14) of the elevator system (10) and determining a position of the elevator car (12) in the hoistway (14). Operation of a plurality of hoistway landing floor doors (36) is controlled based on the position of the elevator car (12) in the hoistway (14).

An elevator system may include upper and lower shuttle cars in a first shaft. The shuttle cars are at least at times fixedly coupled to one another and can move vertically upward and downward together. Upper and lower distribution cars in a second shaft may be movable vertically upward and downward separately. The upper shuttle and upper distribution cars may each comprise a stopping point at an upper shuttle level. The lower shuttle and lower distribution cars may each comprise a stopping point at a lower shuttle level. The second shaft may include a first stop element that can selectively limit a driving range of the upper distribution car to the upper shuttle level and a range vertically above it. A second stop element in the second shaft may selectively limit a driving range of the lower distribution car to the lower shuttle level and a range vertically below it.

The present invention provides a compensation chain stabilizing apparatus and method, and an elevator shaft and elevator system having the same. The compensation chain stabilizing apparatus for an elevator includes a magnetic field generating device, which is configured to generate a magnetic field to limit shaking of the compensation chain. The elevator shaft and elevator system according to embodiments of the present invention include the compensation chain stabilizing apparatus according to the embodiments of the present invention. The apparatuses and methods of the present invention can suppress shaking of the compensation chain as much as possible, and avoid other problems related to the shaking of the compensation chain.

A modular transfer station for a passenger conveyance system including a multiple of modular transfer station modules, each of the multiple of modular transfer station modules includes a static structure. A method of assembling a modular transfer station for a passenger conveyance including assembling a first interface lane alignment module to a second a second modular transfer station parking module, wherein each of the multiple of modular transfer station modules includes a generally equivalent static structure.

An elevator system (1) comprises: a hoistway (4) extending between a plurality of landings (8, 9); at least one hoistway door (10, 11) allowing access to the hoistway (4); an elevator car (6), which is configured to move along the hoistway (4); at least one safety (16), which is attached to the elevator car (6) and configured to stop any movement of the elevator car (6) when activated; an electronic safety actuator (18), which is configured to activate and deactivate the at least one safety (16); and a door safety switch (20), which is configured to monitor the at least one hoistway door (10, 11) and which is connected with the electronic safety actuator in order to allow activating the at least one safety (16), if the door safety switch (20) detects that the at least one hoistway door (10, 11) is not closed.