Elevator car system with movable partition wall

By installing movable partitions inside the elevator car to divide it into passenger and robot compartments, the problems of safe isolation and space utilization between robots and human passengers are solved, achieving safe and flexible car space management.

CN121626802APending Publication Date: 2026-03-10SHANGHAI MITSUBISHI ELEVATOR CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2026-01-16
Publication Date
2026-03-10

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Technical Problem

Existing technologies cannot effectively isolate robots from human passengers, posing safety hazards. Robots carry the risk of spreading pollutants, and the use of cabin space is inflexible.

Method used

The elevator car is divided into a passenger compartment and a robot compartment by a movable partition wall. The size of the compartment is adjusted by a control device, and limit devices and locking mechanisms are set up to ensure safety and independent space.

Benefits of technology

It achieves safe isolation between robots and human passengers, avoiding collisions and the spread of pollutants, and can dynamically adjust the cabin space according to demand, improving the utilization efficiency of the cabin.

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Abstract

The invention discloses an elevator car system with a movable partition wall. The elevator car system comprises a car, a car door and the partition wall. The partition wall is movably arranged in the lift car and horizontally divides the lift car into a first cabin and a second cabin; the first cabin is used for carrying passengers, and the second cabin is used for carrying a robot. The stable exclusive space can be continuously provided for different elevator taking bodies, and the safety risk caused by mixed taking of robots and human passengers is effectively avoided; and the space sizes of the human passenger cabin and the robot cabin can be dynamically adjusted according to actual requirements, and the space of the lift car is reasonably distributed according to different elevator taking conditions.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of elevator technology, in particular to an elevator car system with a movable partition wall. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the rapid development of artificial intelligence and robot technology, robots are increasingly widely used in various fields. When the elevator demand of the robot meets the elevator demand of the human passenger, the scenario of the robot and the human passenger sharing the elevator may occur. The robot usually operates according to the preset program and route, and may carry goods or perform specific tasks. Sharing the car with the passenger may have safety hazards such as collision and goods falling, which may cause inconvenience and concern when the passenger and the robot share the car. Therefore, how to isolate the passenger and the robot when taking the elevator is a technical problem currently faced.

[0003] Chinese patent document (CN116891175A) discloses an elevator car with a cabin partition system, which isolates the robot and the passenger by setting a partition system in the middle of the car cabin, but it has the following problems: 1. When the robot has an emergency such as failure or fire during the elevator process, the proposed solution cannot completely block and has relatively limited protection capability, which leads to the spread of danger to the passenger area.

[0004] 2. The robot may carry dust, stains or even special working substances during the working process. Even if the proposed solution lowers the isolation barrier, the robot may still spread the pollutants to the passenger area during the entry and exit process, especially in the area near the isolation barrier; 3. The car space cannot be flexibly used, and the size of the human elevator space and the robot elevator space cannot be adjusted according to the actual dynamic demand. SUMMARY

[0005] To solve the above technical problems, the present application provides an elevator car system with a movable partition wall, which comprises a car, a car door and a partition wall; the partition wall is movably arranged in the car, horizontally dividing the car into a first cabin and a second cabin; the first cabin is used to carry passengers, and the second cabin is used to carry robots.

[0006] Preferably, the car comprises a limiting device for limiting the minimum space of the first cabin.

[0007] Preferably, a control device is arranged in the first cabin; the control device controls the movement of the partition wall to change the size of the first cabin and the second cabin.

[0008] Preferably, a track is arranged in the car, which is used to guide the partition wall.

[0009] Preferably, the partition wall is provided with a cabin partition door.

[0010] Preferably, the cabin partition door has a locking mechanism; when the elevator stops, the locking mechanism is in an unlocked state, and the cabin partition door can be opened; when the elevator is running, the locking mechanism is in a locked state, and the cabin partition door cannot be opened.

[0011] Compared with the prior art, the present application has the following technical effects: 1) It can continuously provide stable exclusive space for different elevator users, effectively avoiding the safety risks caused by the mixed riding of robots and human passengers; 2) The space size of the human passenger cabin and the robot cabin can be dynamically adjusted according to actual needs, and the car space can be reasonably allocated according to different elevator conditions. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0012] The present application will be further described in detail below in combination with the drawings and specific embodiments: Figure 1 It is a front structure schematic diagram of the elevator car system of Example 1. Figure 2 It is a side view schematic diagram of the partition wall of Example 1. Figure 3 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the elevator car system of Example 1. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0013] The embodiments of the present application will be described below through specific specific embodiments, and those skilled in the art can fully understand other advantages and technical effects of the present application from the disclosure of the present specification. The present application can also be implemented or applied through different specific embodiments, and each detail in the present specification can be applied based on different viewpoints, and various modifications or changes can be made without departing from the general design idea of the present application. It should be noted that the following embodiments and features in the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict. The following exemplary embodiments of the present application can be implemented in various forms, and should not be interpreted as being limited to the specific embodiments described herein. It should be understood that these embodiments are provided to make the disclosure of the present application complete and complete, and to fully convey the technical solutions of these exemplary embodiments to those skilled in the art. Example 1

[0014] As Figure 1As shown, this embodiment provides an elevator car system with a movable partition wall, including a car, a left car door 1, a right car door 4, and a partition wall 5; the partition wall 5 is movably installed inside the car, horizontally dividing the car into a first compartment 2 and a second compartment 3; the first compartment 2 is used to carry passengers, and the second compartment 3 is used to carry robots. The partition wall 5 completely separates the first compartment 2 and the second compartment 3.

[0015] like Figure 2 As shown, the car includes a car top 10 and a car bottom 9. The partition wall 5 has four rollers 8, which can slide in the tracks of the car bottom 9 and the car top 10, thereby adjusting the size of the first compartment 2 and the second compartment 3.

[0016] like Figure 3 As shown, a control device 11 is installed on the car wall in the first compartment to control the movement of the car partition wall. When the button on the left side of the control device 11 is pressed, the partition wall 5 moves to the left; when the button on the right side of the control device 11 is pressed, the partition wall 5 moves to the right. When the partition wall 5 moves to the left, the space in the first compartment 2 becomes smaller and the space in the second compartment 3 becomes larger; when the partition wall 5 moves to the right, the space in the first compartment 2 becomes larger and the space in the second compartment 3 becomes smaller.

[0017] To ensure the minimum space requirement of the passenger compartment, i.e., the first compartment 2, a protruding limiting device 6 is included in the track at the bottom of the car. When the partition wall 5 moves to this limiting device 6, the limiting device 6 blocks the partition wall 5 so that it can only move to this point and cannot continue to move to the left, thus ensuring the minimum space requirement of the first compartment 2.

[0018] The partition wall 5 is equipped with a compartment partition door 7. The compartment partition door 7 has a locking mechanism; when the elevator is stopped, the locking mechanism is in the unlocked state, and the compartment partition door 7 can be opened; when the elevator is running, the locking mechanism is in the locked state, and the compartment partition door 7 cannot be opened. If passengers or robots enter the wrong compartment while riding the elevator, the compartment partition door 7 can be opened to allow different groups of passengers to enter the correct compartment.

[0019] The elevator car system with movable partitions provided in this embodiment spatially separates passengers and robots, ensuring that the passenger compartment and robot compartment maintain their own independent spaces and effectively avoiding the safety risk of collisions caused by passengers and robots sharing the same space. Furthermore, the size of the two compartments can be adjusted by moving the partitions according to actual needs. For example, during peak hours, in places like office buildings where robot delivery tasks are few but passenger flow is high, the partitions can be moved towards the robot compartment to expand the passenger compartment space and meet the needs of more passengers. During off-peak hours, or in places with high robot transportation demand such as logistics parks, the partitions can be moved towards the passenger compartment to increase the robot compartment space, facilitating more robots to simultaneously transport goods using the elevator.

[0020] The application has been described in detail by specific implementation and examples, but these do not constitute a limitation on the application. Many modifications and improvements can also be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principles of the application, and these should also be considered as within the scope of protection of the application.

Claims

1. An elevator car system with a movable partition wall, characterized in that, The elevator car includes a car, a car door, and a partition wall; the partition wall is movably arranged in the car, horizontally divides the car into a first cabin and a second cabin; the first cabin is used for carrying passengers, and the second cabin is used for carrying robots.

2. The elevator car system of claim 1, wherein, The car includes a limiting device for limiting the minimum space of the first cabin.

3. The elevator car system of claim 1, wherein, A control device is arranged in the first cabin; the control device controls the movement of the partition wall to change the space size of the first cabin and the second cabin.

4. The elevator car system of claim 1, wherein, A track is arranged in the car for guiding the partition wall.

5. The elevator car system of claim 1, wherein, A cabin partition door is arranged on the partition wall.

6. The elevator car system of claim 1, wherein, The cabin partition door has a locking mechanism; when the elevator stops, the locking mechanism is in an unlocked state, and the cabin partition door can be opened; when the elevator runs, the locking mechanism is in a locked state, and the cabin partition door cannot be opened.

Citation Information

Patent Citations

  • Elevator system with cabin divider

    CN116891175A