US 12,280,986 B2
Elevator door sensor arrangement
David Kelly, Waikato (NZ)
Assigned to AVIRE LIMITED, Berkshire (GB)
Filed by AVIRE LIMITED, Berkshire (GB)
Filed on Feb. 1, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/430,327.
Application 18/430,327 is a continuation of application No. 16/297,165, filed on Mar. 8, 2019, granted, now 11,912,531.
Claims priority of application No. 1814019 (GB), filed on Aug. 29, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0166472 A1, May 23, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B66B 5/00 (2006.01); B66B 13/24 (2006.01); G01V 8/00 (2006.01); G01V 8/10 (2006.01)
CPC B66B 13/24 (2013.01) [B66B 5/0018 (2013.01); G01V 8/005 (2013.01); G01V 8/10 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An elevator door sensor arrangement including:
an auxiliary sensor configured to monitor for an object in a sensing region outside of an elevator car, the region being an approach to the elevator car; and
a door sensor controller configured to output a signal to a door controller indicating that an object has been sensed by the auxiliary sensor in the sensing region.