US 11,738,968 B2
Automatic fault clearing for elevators, escalators and automatic doors
Matti Mustonen, Helsinki (FI); and Shaun Sequeira, Helsinki (FI)
Assigned to KONE CORPORATION, Helsinki (FI)
Filed by Kone Corporation, Helsinki (FI)
Filed on Oct. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/499,092.
Application 17/499,092 is a continuation of application No. 15/986,092, filed on May 22, 2018, granted, now 11,180,343.
Claims priority of application No. 17176020 (EP), filed on Jun. 14, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0041405 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B66B 1/34 (2006.01); B66B 25/00 (2006.01); B66B 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC B66B 1/3453 (2013.01) [B66B 1/3407 (2013.01); B66B 1/3461 (2013.01); B66B 5/0025 (2013.01); B66B 5/0031 (2013.01); B66B 5/0087 (2013.01); B66B 25/00 (2013.01); B66B 25/006 (2013.01); B66B 1/3492 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for controlling an apparatus, the apparatus being an elevator, an escalator or an automatic door, the method comprising:
detecting whether a fault is present in the apparatus;
determining whether to perform an automatic fault clearing in response to detecting the fault is present; and
performing the automatic fault clearing in response to determining to perform the automatic fault clearing, the automatic fault clearing including clearing a fault,
wherein the determining whether to perform the automatic fault clearing determines to perform the automatic fault clearing in response to detecting a run command is not present in the apparatus.