US 12,187,578 B2
Protector for an elevator car
Javier Muñoz Sotoca, Madrid (ES); and Borja de Diego Restrepo, Madrid (ES)
Assigned to OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed by Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed on Nov. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/519,988.
Claims priority of application No. 23382443 (EP), filed on May 12, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0375914 A1, Nov. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. B66B 11/02 (2006.01)
CPC B66B 11/0253 (2013.01) [B66B 11/0233 (2013.01); B66B 11/024 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A protector (200) for an elevator car (102), the protector (200) comprising:
a protective panel (202); and
one or more magnets (204) mounted to the protective panel (202),
wherein the one or more magnets (204) are configured to be attracted to an internal wall (106) of a passenger compartment (104) of the elevator car (102) so as to retain the protective panel (202) against the internal wall (106);
a lighting device (240) configured to emit light upwardly into the passenger compartment (104) of the elevator car (102), the lighting device positioned vertically above the one or more magnets (204);
a light diffuser (260) positioned vertically above the lighting device (240).