IL272793B2 - An elevator rescue system through an upper rescue door - Google Patents
An elevator rescue system through an upper rescue doorInfo
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- IL272793B2 IL272793B2 IL272793A IL27279320A IL272793B2 IL 272793 B2 IL272793 B2 IL 272793B2 IL 272793 A IL272793 A IL 272793A IL 27279320 A IL27279320 A IL 27279320A IL 272793 B2 IL272793 B2 IL 272793B2
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- rescue apparatus
- manually operable
- escape door
- elevator
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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Description
272793/ A RESCUE APPARATUS FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to rescue apparatuses. More specifically, the present invention relates to elevator rescue apparatuses.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Elevator accidents may seem rare, but these incidents do happen and cause a range of serious injuries or death.
There are several reasons why an elevator may fail to work properly. When injuries do occur, they are typically attributed to a failure to properly service and maintain the elevator. The majority of elevator accidents involve sudden falls or elevator cars landing incorrectly above or below floors due to inadequate inspection and maintenance.
In 2020 a man and woman drowned in a flooded elevator in Israel due to heavy rainfall.
The elevator got stuck in the basement as a result of an electric short circuit.
Shortly thereafter came the wave of flooding water, which left the two people trapped inside the elevator as it filled with rainwater.
This tragedy could have been avoided if the elevator included escape routes.
Example of such escape routes are described in the following prior-art references: CN204454125U describes a sedan-chair top fixed with ladder box provided with rescue rope ladder in the ladder box. The rescue rope ladder is fixed on hook with safety tong. The apparatus structure solves the security window rescue of elevator or inconvenient problem of saving oneself, and when the stranded elevator of the situations such as unexpected stop or fire that occur, passenger can be made to withdraw fast. 272793/ CN206599355U is related to a kind of elevator malfunction and a call for help in a rescue system, including a car provided with hand-operated electricity generation device, emergency light, hammer, calling for help warning device, and a rope lader.
The mentioned prior-art references fail to describe a rescue apparatus that can be easily and quickly operated by both adults and small children.
Therefore, an aim of the present invention is to provide an improved, simple, and easy to use apparatus for an escape route from a malfunctioning elevator.
A rescue apparatus that is suitable for adults as well as for small children.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, there is thus provided a mechanically operable rescue apparatus for evacuation from an electrically malfunctioning elevator car comprising: at least one escape door located over an opening in the ceiling of the elevator car, said at least one escape door comprising at least one handle to be gripped by a person stuck in the elevator car to pull down/push to the sides the at least one escape door, a ladder stored on top of the at least one escape door, and a releasable ramp situated adjacent to one of the elevator walls or to a bottom surface of said elevator, said releasable ramp is usable by a child/short person in order to reach and grab the at least one handle for opening the at least one escape door and for evacuating from said malfunctioning elevator car, said ramp is either an elevating surface removably-situated adjacent to one of the elevator walls or a telescopically extendable/collapsible assembly comprised of multiple collapsible sections extendable/retractable mechanically by pulling/pushing the multiple collapsible sections, 272793/ wherein opening the at least one escape door allowing the ladder to be opened/released downwards into the elevator car, and wherein said ramp is usable by the child/short person to rise to a sufficient height to reach and grab the at least one handle of the at least one escape door, and to pull down said at least one escape door, whereby, said mechanically operable rescue apparatus is usable to evacuate passengers in the event of electrical malfunction.
Furthermore, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, said at least one handle is pullable downwards to pull down the at least one escape door.
Furthermore, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, said at least one escape door is made of metal, wood, polymer(s), or a combination thereof.
Furthermore, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, said at least one escape door is made of stainless steel.
Furthermore, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, said at least one handle is made of metal, wood, polymer(s) or a combination thereof.
Furthermore, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, said at least one handle is made of galvanized iron.
Furthermore, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, said ladder having a frame and steps, said frame is made of a stiff material or from a rope and said steps are made of a rope.
Furthermore, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, said stiff material is selected from wood, metal, polymer(s) or a combination thereof. 272793/ Furthermore, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, said ramp is attached to the wall or to the bottom surface of the elevator by attaching means.
Furthermore, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, said ramp is attached to the wall or to the bottom surface of the elevator by at least one hook.
Furthermore, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, said ramp is made of metal, wood, polymer(s), or a combination thereof.
Furthermore, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, said rescue apparatus further comprises an alert device for sending automatic alert(s).
Furthermore, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, said alert device for sending automatic alert(s) to a near-by fire department and/or to at least one tenant.
Furthermore, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, said alert device is operated via electricity/battery.
Furthermore, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, said rescue apparatus further comprises a camera activated automatically in malfunctioning elevator car.
Furthermore, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, said camera showing the interior of the elevator car and people present in said elevator car.
Furthermore, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, said camera broadcasting to a near-by fire department and/or to at least one tenant.
Furthermore, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, the rescue apparatus comprises two escape doors each of which having a safety tong, when said escape doors are closed, the safety tongs are attached to one 272793/ another, when the handles are pulled, the safety tongs detach from each other and allow the escape doors to open.
Furthermore, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, when the at least one escape door is opened, the alert device is activated to send at least one alerts to a fire department and/or to at least one tenant.
Furthermore, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, when the at least one escape door is opened, the camera is activated to broad cast to a fire department or to at least one tenant in the building.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES Fig. 1 illustrates an elevator car equipped with a rescue apparatus suitable for adults as well as for small children in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a top view of the rescue apparatus in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES Fig. 1 illustrates an elevator car equipped with a mechanically operable rescue apparatus 100 suitable for adults as well as for small children for use to evacuate passengers in case of electrical malfunction, for instance, in case of water flooding resulting from heavy rains and the like in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.
The rescue apparatus 100 of the present invention comprises at least one escape door ], such as, for instance, escape door 102A and escape door 102B, a ladder 104, such as a rope ladder, and a ramp 106.
In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, the at least one escape door is located over an opening 108 in the ceiling of the elevator car 110. 272793/ The at least one escape door, escape door 102A and escape door 102B , comprises at least one handle , such as, for instance, handle 112A and handle 112B, to be gripped by the person in the elevator car.
The rope ladder 104 is stored on top of the at least one escape door , and opening the at least one escape door allows the rope ladder 104 to be opened downwards into the elevator car 110.
In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, the at least one handle, for instance, handle 112A and handle 112B, may be gripped and pulled downwards to pull down the at least one escape door, for instance, escape door 102A and escape door 102B, and thus to have a free pathway through the opening 108.
Alternatively, the at least one handle, for instance, handle 112A and handle 112B, can be pushed to the sides to slide the at least one escape door, for instance, escape door 102A and escape door 102B, to the sides to have a free pathway through the opening 108.
In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, the at least one escape door may be made of metal such as stainless steel, wood, polymer(s), a combination thereof and the like.
Fig. 2 is a top view of the rescue apparatus 100 in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.
In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention and as seen in the figure, the rescue apparatus 100 comprises at least one escape door such as, for instance, escape door 102A and escape door 102B. Each one of escape door 102A and escape door 102B having a safety tong, safety tong 103A and safety tong 103B. When the escape doors, escape door 102A and escape door 102B, are closed, the safety tongs 103A&B are attached to one another. When pulling the handles, for instance, handle 112A and handle 112B, the safety tongs 103A&B will detach from each other and will allow the escape doors, for instance, escape door 102A and escape door 102B to open. 24 . 11 . 20 24 . 11 . 20 22 272793/ In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, the at least one handle may be made of metal such as galvanized iron, wood, polymer(s) and the like.
In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, the rope ladder 104 may have a frame made of a stiff material such as wood, metal, polymer(s) or a combination thereof, and steps made of ropes. Alternatively, the frame and the steps may be made of ropes.
In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, the rescue apparatus 100 may further comprise a ramp 114 to be used when a person stuck in the elevator can not reach the at least one handle, for instance, handle 112A and handle 112B. For instance, a child stuck in an elevator car may climb the ramp to get to the at least one handle, for instance, handle 112A and handle 112B, of the at least one escape door, for instance, escape door 102A and escape door 102B.
The ramp 114 may be an elevating surface removably-situated adjacent to one of the elevator walls. The elevating surface may have a handle for easily releasing and positioning the ramp 114 as needed.
Alternatively, the ramp 114 may be a hand-operated telescopic ramp, e.g., a telescopically extendable and collapsible assembly comprised of multiple collapsible sections which may be extended/retracted mechanically by pulling/pushing the multiple collapsible sections.
Such telescopically extendable and collapsible assembly may be situated adjacent to one of the elevator walls or to the bottom surface.
The ramp 114 may be attached to the wall or to the bottom surface of the elevator by attaching means such as, for instance, at least one hook, so that it can be easily and quickly released by moving the hook when needed.
In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, the ramp 1 may be made of metal, wood, polymer(s), a combination thereof, and the like. 24 . 11 . 20 22 24 . 11 . 20 24 . 11 . 20 24 . 11 . 20 22 272793/ In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, the rescue apparatus 100 may further comprise an alert device for sending automatic alert(s), for instance, to a near-by fire department, to at least one tenant in the building and the like. By pressing an alert button, the device is activated and alert(s) are being sent. The device may be operated via electricity/chargeable battery.
In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, the rescue apparatus 100 may further comprise a camera activated automatically in malfunctioning elevator car. The camera shows the interior of the elevator car, the people present in it and broadcasts to a near-by fire department, to at least one tenant in the building and the like.
In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, when the at least one escape door is opened, the alert device is activated to send at least one alerts, for instance, to a fire department, to at least one tenant and the like, and/or the camera may be activated to broad cast to a fire department or to at least one tenant in the building.
Thus, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, a person stuck in a malfunctioning elevator car may easily grab the at least one handle, for instance, handle 112A and handle 112B, to open the at least one escape door, for instance, escape door 102A and escape door 102B, and to release the rope ladder 104 into the elevator car for climbing the rope ladder 104 out of the doors. The person may press the alert button to call for help, and at the same time, the camera may broadcast to a near-by fire department, to at least one tenant in the building the interior of the elevator car, the people present in it and the like.
In case a child/short person is stuck in the elevator car, he/she may use the ramp to allow him/her to rise to a sufficient height so that he/she can reach the at least one handle, for instance, handle 112A and handle 112B.
Claims (20)
1. A manually operable rescue apparatus for evacuation from an electrically malfunctioning elevator car comprising: at least one escape door located over an opening in the ceiling of the elevator car, said at least one escape door comprising at least one handle to be gripped by a person stuck in the elevator car to pull down/push asaide the at least one escape door, a ladder stored on top of the at least one escape door, and a releasable ramp situated adjacent to one of the elevator walls or to a bottom surface of said elevator, said releasable ramp is usable by a child/short person in order to reach and grab the at least one handle for opening the at least one escape door and for evacuating from said malfunctioning elevator car, said ramp is either an elevating surface removably-situated adjacent to one of the elevator walls or a telescopically extendable/collapsible assembly comprised of multiple collapsible sections extendable/retractable manually by pulling/pushing the multiple collapsible sections, wherein opening the at least one escape door allowing the ladder to be opened/released downwards into the elevator car, and wherein said ramp is usable by the child/short person to rise to a sufficient height to reach and grab the at least one handle of the at least one escape door, and to pull down said at least one escape door, whereby, said manually operable rescue apparatus is usable to evacuate passengers in the event of electrical malfunction. 272793/
2. The manually operable rescue apparatus of claim 1, wherein said at least one handle is pullable downwards to pull down the at least one escape door.
3. The manually operable rescue apparatus of claim 1, wherein said at least one escape door is made of metal, wood, polymer(s), or a combination thereof.
4. The manually operable rescue apparatus of claim 3, wherein said at least one escape door is made of stainless steel.
5. The manually operable rescue apparatus of claim 1, wherein said at least one handle is made of metal, wood, polymer(s) or a combination thereof.
6. The manually operable rescue apparatus of claim 5, wherein said at least one handle is made of galvanized iron.
7. The manually operable rescue apparatus of claim 1, wherein said ladder having a frame and steps, said frame is made of a stiff material or from a rope and said steps are made of a rope.
8. The manually operable rescue apparatus of claim 7, wherein said stiff material is selected from wood, metal, polymer(s) or a combination thereof.
9. The manually operable rescue apparatus of any one of claims 1, and 9- 10, wherein said ramp is attached to the wall or to the bottom surface of the elevator by attaching means.
10. The manually operable rescue apparatus of claim 9, wherein said ramp is attached to the wall or to the bottom surface of the elevator by at least one hook.
11. The manually operable rescue apparatus of claim 1, wherein said ramp is made of metal, wood, polymer(s), or a combination thereof.
12. The manually operable rescue apparatus of any one of claims 1-11, wherein said rescue apparatus further comprises an alert device for sending automatic alert(s). 272793/
13. The manually operable rescue apparatus of claim 12, wherein said alert device for sending automatic alert(s) to a near-by fire department and/or to at least one tenant.
14. The manually operable rescue apparatus of claim 13, wherein said alert device is operated via electricity/battery.
15. The manually operable rescue apparatus of any one of claims 1- wherein said rescue apparatus further comprises a camera activated automatically in malfunctioning elevator car.
16. The manually operable rescue apparatus of claim 15, wherein said camera showing the interior of the elevator car and people present in said elevator car.
17. The manually operable rescue apparatus of claim 16, wherein said camera broadcasting to a near-by fire department and/or to at least one tenant.
18. The manually operable rescue apparatus of claim 1, wherein the rescue apparatus comprises two escape doors each of which having a safety tong, when said escape doors are closed, the safety tongs are attached to one another, when the handles are pulled, the safety tongs detach from each other and allow the escape doors to open.
19. The manually operable rescue apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the at least one escape door is opened, the alert device is activated to send at least one alerts to a fire department and/or to at least one tenant.
20. The manually operable rescue apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the at least one escape door is opened, a camera is activated to broad cast to a fire department or to at least one tenant in the building.
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