US 12,297,078 B2
Magnetic door coupler
Mikhail Zabran, Farmington, CT (US); and James Chmiel, Suffield, CT (US)
Assigned to OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed by OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed on Jul. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/349,461.
Prior Publication US 2025/0019207 A1, Jan. 16, 2025
Int. Cl. B66B 13/12 (2006.01)
CPC B66B 13/12 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A coupler device of a door coupler engageable with a vane member, the coupler device comprising:
a housing;
a shaft rotatable about an axis; and
at least one rotary magnet arranged within an interior of the housing, the at least one rotary magnet being coupled to the shaft;
wherein the coupler device is transformable between an off configuration and an on configuration in response to rotation of the shaft about the axis and the coupler device is magnetically couplable with the vane member when in the on configuration.