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In the course of years the production plant in Suzhou, China was steadily enlarged and by now more than 650,000 elevator doors are produced there on a yearly basis (2013). [ 3 ] In 2000, Wittur gained a foothold on the South American continent by acquiring SOIMET (today Wittur S.A. ) in Argentina and establishing Wittur Ltda. in Brazil .
2.5 cm from elevator cabin. 3.0 cm from elevator lobby. 50 cm for door horizontal sensing. 1.8 m for door vertical sensing. Should not fail if any fail-safe related to safety device fails. Response time of the sensing device should be less than 50 milliseconds. Stopping time of the door should be less than 200 milliseconds.
Dual door open and door close buttons, in an elevator with two sets of doors, found on a ThyssenKrupp elevator from the 2010s In case of dual doors, there may be two sets of door open and door close buttons, with one pair controlling the front doors, from the perspective of the console, typically denoted <> and ><, with the other pair ...
A paternoster in Prague Paternoster elevator in The Hague, when it was still in operation. A paternoster (/ ˌ p eɪ t ər ˈ n ɒ s t ər /, / ˌ p ɑː-/, or / ˌ p æ-/) or paternoster lift is a passenger elevator which consists of a chain of open compartments (each usually designed for two people) that move slowly in a loop up and down inside a building without stopping.
To open the door, the motor turns the pulley, which in turn turns the belt, which in turn drags the door. To close the door, the reverse occurs. Historically, elevator doors were opened using simple harmonic motion by a set of mechanical linkages; the motor, geared down, would rotate linked arms, which in turn would drive the door.
The dihedral synchro-helix actuation door system is a type of door with a hinge mechanism which allows the doors to rotate 90° by sweeping outwards and upwards at the hinge. [1] It was designed and developed by Christian von Koenigsegg on behalf of high-performance sports cars manufacturer, Koenigsegg Automotive AB . [ 2 ]
Henry, 6, from Altadena boy stands with his family as he recounts the terrifying moments leading to the loss of his home and all that he holds dear.
Alexander Miles (May 18, 1838 – May 7, 1918) was an African American inventor and businessman, known for being awarded a patent for automatically opening and closing elevator doors. He was awarded U.S. patent 371,207 on October 11, 1887.