US 12,071,322 B2
Method, a multicar elevator system, and an operational entity for controlling movement of two or more 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. 16/598,041.
Claims priority of application No. 18204494 (EP), filed on Nov. 6, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0140234 A1, May 7, 2020
Int. Cl. B66B 9/00 (2006.01); B66B 1/24 (2006.01); B66B 1/28 (2006.01); B66B 9/16 (2006.01)
CPC B66B 1/2491 (2013.01) [B66B 1/28 (2013.01); B66B 9/003 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for controlling movement of two or more elevator cars of a multicar elevator system, wherein the method comprises:
selecting a specific elevator car to be moved from among a plurality of elevator cars to obtain a selected elevator car, the selecting being performed based on an identity of the specific elevator car input manually via a user interface of an operational entity;
controlling movement of one or more other elevator cars away from a driving area of the selected elevator car, the one or more other elevator cars being among the plurality of elevator cars, and the one or more other elevator cars not including the selected elevator car; and
controlling movement of the selected elevator car via the user interface contemporaneous with the movement of the selected elevator car in the driving area.