Elevator system assigning cars to floor groups

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10196233
APP PUB NO 20160297640A1
SERIAL NO

15101135

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A ropeless elevator system may include a plurality of elevator cars, a first hoistway, a second hoistway, an upper transfer station, and a lower transfer station. Movement of each of the plurality of elevator cars may be controlled according to a predetermined assignment in which: a plurality of floors is divided into a plurality of floor groups, each of the plurality of elevator cars is assigned to at least one of the plurality of floor groups, and each of the plurality of elevator cars is dispatched only to floors within the at least one floor group assigned thereto.

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OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYONE CARRIER PLACE FARMINGTON CT 06032

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Piech, Zbigniew Cheshire, US 78 600
Witczak, Tadeusz Lodz, PL 12 88

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