Passenger and vehicle elevator system

摘要

The passenger and vehicle elevator system includes a plurality of elevator cars arrayed substantially equidistantly and equiangularly from a central shaft of the building. Each elevator car includes a housing and at least one door. The housing has a floor, a ceiling, and at least one sidewall. A linearly translating platform is mounted on the floor of each of the housings. The linearly translating platform is adapted for automatically carrying the vehicle and the at least one passenger through the at least one door. Further, the vehicle may be rotated within the housing by driven rotation of the platform or the floor, allowing for selective angular positioning of the vehicle with respect to the housing. The elevator car ascends and descends within a corresponding elevator shaft in a manner similar to that of a conventional elevator.

主权项

1. A passenger and vehicle elevator system, comprising:
an elevator car having a housing and at least one door, the housing having a floor, a ceiling and at least one sidewall, the housing being adapted for carrying a vehicle and at least one passenger; a linearly translating platform mounted on the floor of the housing, the linearly translating platform being adapted for carrying the vehicle and the at least one passenger through the at least one door; a first carbon monoxide sensor mounted external to the housing; means for preventing the vehicle from entering the housing when the first carbon monoxide sensor detects levels of carbon monoxide indicating an engine of the vehicle is operating; means for selectively rotating the vehicle within the housing; and means for selectively raising and lowering the elevator car.