US 12,330,907 B2
Operational entity and a multicar elevator system for controlling movement of a plurality of elevator cars of a multicar elevator system
Antti Kallioniemi, Helsinki (FI); Antti Saarelainen, Helsinki (FI); and Paul Karlstedt, Helsinki (FI)
Assigned to Kone Corporation, Helsinki (FI)
Filed by Kone Corporation, Helsinki (FI)
Filed on Oct. 10, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/598,227.
Claims priority of application No. 18204495 (EP), filed on Nov. 6, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0140233 A1, May 7, 2020
Int. Cl. B66B 1/24 (2006.01); B66B 1/34 (2006.01); B66B 1/46 (2006.01); B66B 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC B66B 1/2466 (2013.01) [B66B 1/3423 (2013.01); B66B 1/468 (2013.01); B66B 9/003 (2013.01); B66B 2201/104 (2013.01); B66B 2201/4653 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An operational entity for controlling movement of a plurality of elevator cars of a multicar elevator system, the operational entity having a user interface comprising a first input element and a second input element, the user interface is configured to:
generate, based on continuous activation of the first input element, an indication of selection of at least one elevator car from among the plurality of elevator cars to be moved, and
generate, in response to continuous activation of the second input element simultaneously with the continuous activation of the first input element, one or more control signals indicative of a request to control movement of the selected at least one elevator car in a predefined direction.