Passenger transfer double deck multi-elevator shuttle system

摘要

Double deck elevator cars (10-12) are moveable in corresponding adjacent overlapping hoistways (7-9). Passengers who have entered the bottom deck (39) of a first elevator (12) from a ground landing (41) are transferred into the bottom deck (47) of a second elevator (11) as passengers in the upper deck (46) of the second elevator are transferred to the upper deck (38) of the first elevator. Passengers in the lower deck (31) of a third elevator (10) are transferred to a lower landing (33) as passengers in an upper landing (32) enter an upper deck (30) of the third elevator. Passengers are thereafter transferred in the same fashion between the second elevator and the third elevator at a second transfer level (49).