Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electronic test nodes for automatic check of a safety chain
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Application No.: US16953475Application Date: 2020-11-20
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Publication No.: US11565911B2Publication Date: 2023-01-31
- Inventor: Peter Herkel , Norbert Diwisch
- Applicant: Otis Elevator Company
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: Otis Elevator Company
- Current Assignee: Otis Elevator Company
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Priority: EP19211342 20191125
- Main IPC: G01R31/327
- IPC: G01R31/327 ; B66B5/00 ; H01H9/00

Abstract:
An electronic test node (1) for a safety chain (22) in a passenger conveyor system includes an electrical connection (2) for an associated safety switch (4). A processor (6) is configured to monitor a signal carried by the electrical connection (2) so as to detect whether the associated safety switch (4) is open or closed. The electronic test node (1) further includes a test switch (8) connected in series with the electrical connection (2), wherein the processor (6) is configured to run a test by selectively opening the test switch (8) and monitoring for a change in the signal carried by the electrical connection (2).
Public/Granted literature
- US20210155455A1 ELECTRONIC TEST NODES FOR AUTOMATIC CHECK OF A SAFETY CHAIN Public/Granted day:2021-05-27
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