Elevator safety device with foreign matter detection using a light beam

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8672098
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13125119

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There is provided an elevator safety device that can prevent a light beam from being looked into. The elevator safety device according to the present invention includes light emitting means for emitting a light beam crossing an entrance; light receiving means for detecting the light beam emitted from the light emitting means; foreign matter detection means for generating a foreign matter detection signal when detection of the light beam by the light receiving means is interrupted; and control means. The control means causes the light emitting means to stop an emission in a fully opened state of car doors, and causes the light emitting means to start the emission at a start of or during a closing operation of the car doors.

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FUJITEC CO LTDHIKONE-SHI SHIGA 522-0003

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fujii, Takuya Shiga, JP 46 363
Hirohata, Keishiro Shiga, JP 2 11
Kashiwakura, Hiroshi Shiga, JP 16 21

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