Lift system, and method for delivering parcels

Abstract

The invention relates to a lift system (1) for delivering parcels (6), the lift system (1) comprising: a lift car (2), in particular for transporting passengers; a first lift shaft (3); a parcel carriage (4) for receiving parcels (6); and a second lift shaft (5), the lift car (2) being movable in the first lift shaft (3), and the parcel carriage (4) being movable in the second lift shaft (5). In order to simplify the delivery of parcels, according to the invention the first lift shaft (3) and the second lift shaft (5) are communicatively connected to one another for parcel transfer in order to transfer a parcel (6) received by the parcel carriage (4) into the interior of the lift car (2). The invention also relates to a method for delivering a parcel (6) into a building using a lift system (1).

Description

[0001] Elevator system and method for delivering parcels

[0002] The invention relates to an elevator system for delivering parcels, wherein the elevator system has an elevator car, in particular for transporting persons, a first elevator shaft, a parcel carriage for receiving parcels and a second elevator shaft, wherein the elevator car is movable in the first elevator shaft and wherein the parcel carriage is movable in the second elevator shaft.

[0003] Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for delivering a parcel to a building having an elevator system, wherein the elevator system has an elevator car, a first elevator shaft, a parcel carriage for receiving parcels and a second elevator shaft, wherein the elevator car is movable in the first elevator shaft and wherein the parcel carriage is movable in the second elevator shaft.

[0004] It is known from the prior art to transport parcels to recipients using drones. To enable parcel delivery even when the recipient is not present, drone mailboxes have become popular. In this case, a drone transfers the parcel to the drone mailbox. However, positioning drone mailboxes often proves difficult in multi-story buildings with a large number of apartments.

[0005] This is where the invention comes in. The object of the invention is to provide an elevator system of the type mentioned above, which, when installed in a multi-story building, enables the easy delivery of packages to residents of the building, particularly by drones.

[0006] A further object of the invention is to provide a method of the type mentioned at the outset which makes it easy to deliver parcels to residents of a multi-story building, in particular by drones.

[0007] The object is achieved according to the invention in that, in an elevator system of the type mentioned at the outset, the first elevator shaft and the second elevator shaft are connected to one another in a communicating manner for a parcel transfer in order to transfer a parcel picked up by the parcel carriage into an interior of the elevator car.

[0008] The invention is based on the idea of ​​combining automated parcel receipt and storage with a multi-story building structure. Multi-story buildings typically have an elevator system comprising an elevator shaft and an elevator car that can be moved within the elevator shaft, for transporting people between floors of the building. If the elevator system is made usable for the receipt and storage of delivered parcels, such receipt and storage of parcels can be implemented simply and practically for a multi-story building. This is particularly advantageous when parcels are delivered using aerial drones, since an elevator system typically extends along one height of the building that houses the elevator system, so that parcels can be delivered and / or handed over easily from above, in particular via a roof of the building.

[0009] Because the elevator system has a second elevator shaft and a parcel carriage that can be moved in the second elevator shaft, in order to pick up parcels with the parcel carriage and move them in the second elevator shaft, practical parcel storage can be implemented, usually in the second elevator shaft. The parcel carriage is usually designed to hold multiple parcels so that they can be moved with the parcel carriage in the second elevator shaft. Parcels can be stored on the elevator carriage in the second elevator shaft. The parcel carriage is usually designed to store multiple parcels simultaneously with the parcel carriage. The elevator system usually has the first elevator shaft and the elevator car that can be moved in the first elevator shaft, in order to transport people with the elevator car by moving the elevator car in the first elevator shaft. The elevator system is usually designed as part of a multi-story building.By communicating with each other for a package transfer, in order to transfer a package from the package carriage to the interior of the elevator car, a package can be practically transferred to a person in the elevator car. A recipient can then accept the package in the elevator car. Transferring a package from the package carriage to the interior of the elevator car usually takes place when the elevator car is in a removal position relative to the package carriage. As a rule, in the removal position, the elevator car in the first elevator shaft and the package carriage in the second elevator shaft are positioned relative to each other in such a way that a package picked up by the package carriage and to be transferred to the interior of the elevator car is located at a position, in particular at a height, of the elevator car. The package can then be transferred from the elevator carriage to the interior of the elevator car.As a rule, the parcel can be received from inside the elevator car, in particular removed from the parcel carriage, usually by a person inside the elevator car.

[0010] Typically, the second elevator shaft runs along the first elevator shaft. The first elevator shaft and the second elevator shaft are generally arranged side by side, in particular adjacent to one another. Typically, a longitudinal direction of the first elevator shaft and a longitudinal direction of the second elevator shaft are oriented vertically. The first elevator shaft and the second elevator shaft are usually different elevator shafts. Great installation practicality can be achieved if the second elevator shaft runs predominantly, in particular substantially, within the first elevator shaft. The first elevator shaft and / or the second elevator shaft can each be formed with a channel, in particular as a channel, which is usually tubular. The first elevator shaft and / or the second elevator shaft can each extend over several floors of the building.The elevator car and / or the parcel carriage can be moved within the respective channel, especially across multiple floors of the building, usually by motor drive. Typically, the elevator car and the parcel carriage are each controlled, especially regulated, within the respective elevator shaft.

[0011] The first elevator shaft usually has a plurality of passage openings which, when the elevator shaft is in use, each correspond to a floor of a building having the elevator shaft, so that a person on the respective floor can enter the elevator car via the corresponding passage opening. The person boarding usually takes place when the elevator car is in the first elevator shaft when in the boarding state, and in this boarding state the elevator car is positioned at a position, in particular at the height, of the respective passage opening in the first elevator shaft to allow the person to enter the elevator car through the passage opening. The elevator car usually has one or more entry openings through which the person can enter the elevator car, in particular an interior of the elevator car, when in the boarding state.The entrance openings of the elevator car generally correspond to the passage openings of the first elevator shaft, so that in the boarding state, the person can enter the elevator car through the respective entrance opening and passage opening. In the boarding state, the passage opening and the entry opening are usually arranged overlapping one another. The passage openings are usually spaced apart from one another along a longitudinal direction of the first elevator shaft and are usually oriented in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. Typically, several of the passage openings of the first elevator shaft are located on different floors of the building. The entrance opening of the elevator car is usually oriented in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the first elevator shaft.

[0012] It is practical if the first elevator shaft and the second elevator shaft are connected to each other via a, in particular closable, opening to

[0013] Parcel transfer is in communication in order to transfer a parcel from the parcel carriage into the elevator car via the passage opening. The passage opening can be closed with a passage closure, for example a passage closure door, in particular one that can be opened. The passage opening and / or the passage closure are usually part of the elevator system. The passage opening and / or the passage closure can each be formed with the first elevator shaft or with the second elevator shaft. Preferably, the second elevator shaft has the passage opening, wherein the passage opening opens into the first elevator shaft. As a rule, the passage opening is oriented orthogonally to the longitudinal direction of the first elevator shaft and / or to the longitudinal direction of the second elevator shaft.The through-opening is generally not a passage opening of the first elevator shaft and / or an entry opening of the elevator car. The first elevator shaft and the second elevator shaft are typically connected to each other for parcel transfer, in particular via the through-opening, in such a way that the parcel can be transferred from the parcel carriage into the interior of the elevator car via a transfer path, which transfer path does not lead through a passage opening of the first elevator shaft and / or an entry opening of the elevator car. The first elevator shaft and the second elevator shaft can be directly connected to each other via the through-opening.

[0014] It is advantageous if the elevator system has a control device, which is generally designed to control, in particular to regulate, the elevator system, in particular the elevator car and / or the parcel carriage, and in particular the movement of these. The control device is typically designed to control, in particular to regulate, a relative position between the parcel carriage and the elevator car for assuming the removal position in which a parcel can be transferred from the parcel carriage into the interior of the elevator car.In particular, the control device can be configured to position the parcel carriage and the elevator car relative to one another such that a parcel, picked up by the parcel carriage and to be transferred to the elevator car, is located in the second elevator shaft and the elevator car is located in the first elevator shaft at mutually corresponding, in particular identical, positions, in particular heights, in order to transfer the parcel to be transferred from the parcel carriage to an interior of the elevator car. The control device is typically an electronic control device, generally comprising a microcontroller, wherein the control device, in particular the microcontroller, is configured to control, in particular regulate, the elevator system, in particular the elevator car and the parcel carriage.As a rule, the control device, in particular the microcontroller, is designed to implement the control, in particular the method, of the elevator car and parcel carriage in a computer-implemented manner.

[0015] It has proven useful if the elevator car has a removal opening, in particular a closable one, in order to transfer a package from the package carriage into the interior of the elevator car via the removal opening. As a result, in the removal position, in which the elevator car and the package carriage are positioned relative to one another for transferring a package from the package carriage into the interior of the elevator car, the package can be practically transferred into the interior of the elevator car. The removal opening is usually oriented in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the first elevator shaft. The elevator car usually has a removal opening closure, for example a removal opening door, with which the removal opening can be closed, in particular opened. The removal opening is usually not an entrance opening of the elevator car.As a rule, the removal opening and the inlet opening are oriented at an angle, in particular orthogonally, to one another. The removal opening usually opens into the first elevator shaft. Typically, the elevator car has several side walls, usually oriented in the longitudinal direction of the first elevator shaft, with a first side wall having the inlet opening and a second side wall, adjoining the first side wall, in particular at an angle, usually orthogonally, having the removal opening. Usually, the first side wall forms a front side of the elevator car and the second side wall a lateral side of the elevator car. The side walls usually form a perimeter around an interior of the elevator car. Usually, the first side wall and second side wall each represent one of the side walls.In a cross-section through the elevator car, in particular oriented orthogonally to the longitudinal direction of the first elevator channel, the side walls typically form a mostly rectangular shape enclosing the interior of the elevator car, formed with two opposing first side walls and two opposing second side walls, wherein one of the first side walls has the inlet opening and one of the second side walls has the removal opening. The two first side walls are generally connected to one another by the second side walls. The removal opening usually corresponds to the through-opening in order to transfer the package in the removal position via the through-opening through the removal opening into the interior of the elevator car. In the removal position, the removal opening can adjoin the through-opening or the second elevator shaft.In the removal position, the elevator car is usually positioned in the first elevator shaft in such a way that the package can be transferred from the package carriage through the through-opening and the removal opening into the interior of the elevator. The through-opening and removal opening are usually arranged overlapping one another. The transfer of the package from the package carriage into the elevator car can be automated using a transfer device. Alternatively and / or cumulatively, the transfer can be carried out manually by a person in the elevator car, for example by a person in the elevator car grasping the package or package unit, in particular via the removal opening and / or the transfer opening. The elevator car is usually designed to accommodate and / or transport one or more people inside the elevator car.

[0016] It is space-saving if the parcel carriage is designed to accommodate a plurality of parcel units arranged one above the other, in particular stacked one above the other. The respective parcel unit can be a parcel and / or a receiving container with, in particular in which a parcel can be received or is received. The parcel units can usually be arranged one above the other in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the second elevator shaft. The parcel carriage can have a parcel holder in order to accommodate one or more parcel units with the parcel holder. In particular, the parcel holder can be designed to accommodate a plurality of parcel units stacked one above the other. This is particularly space-saving. It is practical if the parcel carriage has a plurality of parcel holders. The parcel holders can be arranged one above the other, in particular in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the second elevator shaft.The parcel holder can be formed with, in particular by, a receiving surface in order to receive one or more parcel units with the receiving surface. For this purpose, the parcel unit, in particular the parcel units, can be arranged, in particular placed, on the receiving surface. The receiving surface can be oriented transversely, in particular orthogonally, to the longitudinal direction of the second elevator shaft. The respective receiving surface can be a, in particular flat, platform. The respective receiving surface can have a recess in order to receive the parcel unit with at least partial insertion of the parcel unit into the recess with the receiving surface. The respective receiving surface can be designed as part of a receiving chamber in order to receive the parcel unit with the receiving surface when it is inserted into the receiving chamber. The parcel holder can expediently be designed as a receiving chamber in order to receive a parcel unit with the receiving chamber.If the parcel units are formed by receiving containers, it is advantageous for easy transport with the parcel carriage if the receiving containers have the same shape and / or size. In particular, this allows a simple stacking of several receiving containers on top of one another on the parcel carriage. The receiving containers can be designed as part of the elevator system, in particular as part of the parcel carriage. It is advantageous if the parcel carriage is designed to arrange parcel units one above the other in such a way that the parcel units extend in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction, in particular in the vertical direction, over a height which is greater than an average height of the floors of the building over which the second elevator shaft extends.

[0017] It has proven useful if the parcel carriage can accommodate a plurality of parcel units stacked on top of one another to form a stack. It is advantageous if the elevator system has a separating device which is designed to separate a plurality of parcel units, in particular parcels and / or receiving containers, stacked on the parcel carriage to form a stack, in order to enable a specific parcel and / or receiving container to be removed from the stack. The separation can expediently be carried out by spatially dividing the stack in order to be able to remove a parcel and / or a receiving container located within the stack from the stack. The remaining parcel units in the stack can then be reassembled to form a stack. The separating device can be designed to carry out such a conversion.Accordingly, the separating device can be designed to spatially separate an upper stack part of the stack and a lower stack part of the stack from one another, usually in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the second elevator shaft, such that an uppermost package and / or an uppermost receiving container of the lower stack part can be removed from the lower stack part. The remainder of the lower stack part can then be reassembled into a stack using the separating device. The upper stack part is usually arranged upstream of the lower stack part in a vertical direction. The separating device is usually designed to separate the stack between a package and / or receiving container to be removed and the packages and / or receiving containers located in the stack above the package and / or receiving container to be removed.The stacking parts, in particular the upper stacking part and / or the lower stacking part, can each be formed with one or more stacked parcel units. The separating device can be implemented as part of the parcel carriage and / or the second elevator shaft.

[0018] The separating device can be formed with a retaining device, wherein the

[0019] The retaining device is designed to fix a specific package unit of the stack relative to the second elevator shaft. In particular, the separating device can be designed to fix the specific package unit of the stack at a package fixing position in the second elevator shaft. The separating device can be designed to subsequently spatially separate a lower stack part of the stack located below the specific or fixed package unit from the fixed package unit by lowering the lower stack part. The specific package unit is usually a next package unit arranged on a package to be removed from the stack. The lowering can be implemented by moving the package carriage downwards in the second elevator shaft. The fixed package unit, in particular with further package units arranged on it, can form the upper stack part. The separating device can be formed with the retaining device and the package carriage.The separating device can be controlled, in particular regulated, by the control device; in particular, the control device can be designed accordingly. The separating device can be designed to separate the stack into an upper part and a lower stack above the through-opening in the second elevator shaft in order to position the package to be removed from the lower stack at a position in the through-opening, in particular after the lower part of the stack has been lowered. The package fixing position is usually located in the second elevator shaft above the through-opening. To fix the specific package unit with the retaining device, the package carriage is usually positioned such that the specific package unit is at the package fixing position. The package unit is then fixed at the package fixing position using the retaining device.Typically, the control device is configured to receive information indicating which of the packages picked up by the package carriage is the one to be removed, in particular the package to be transferred from the package carriage to the interior of the elevator car. For this purpose, the control device can be configured to identify a package from the package carriage based on an identification code of the package. This information can be transmitted to the control device via an electronic communication means by a person who wishes to receive the package from inside the elevator car.

[0020] It is advantageous if the elevator system has a transfer station which is designed to transfer a parcel to the parcel carriage, in particular in an automated manner. The second elevator shaft can have a shaft opening in order to transfer a parcel to the parcel carriage through the shaft opening using the transfer station. The transfer station is usually arranged outside the first elevator shaft and / or outside the second elevator shaft. It is advantageous if the transfer station is arranged above the first elevator shaft and / or above the second elevator shaft. In particular, the transfer station can be arranged on the first elevator shaft and / or on the second elevator shaft. For example, the transfer station can be arranged on a roof of the building which has the elevator system. The shaft opening usually adjoins an area above the second elevator shaft.The shaft opening can be oriented in a longitudinal direction of the second elevator shaft. A high level of transport safety can be achieved if the transfer station is designed to provide a receiving container in order to transfer the package in the receiving container to the package carriage, in particular in an automated manner. Typically, several receiving containers are provided by the transfer station. The receiving container can form the package unit. The elevator system can have one or more such receiving containers. The transfer station can be designed to insert the package into the receiving container. The package unit can be, in particular as stated above, a package and / or a receiving container in which a package can be arranged or is arranged.

[0021] The transfer station can be configured to receive a parcel from an aerial drone. In particular, the transfer station can have a landing pad for an aerial drone. The transfer station can be configured to receive a parcel from the aerial drone and transfer it to the parcel carriage. The aerial drone can be part of the elevator system. The parcel can be inserted by the aerial drone into the receiving container provided by the transfer station.

[0022] It is advantageous if the transfer station has a conveyor system with which a package transferred from an aerial drone to the transfer station can be transported to the package carriage. The conveyor system can be a continuous conveyor or a discontinuous conveyor. For example, the conveyor system can have a transport means, in particular a movable belt or a roller conveyor, in order to transport the package, in particular to the package carriage, upon depositing the package on the transport means. The transfer station, in particular the conveyor system, can be designed to transfer a package to the package carriage, in particular through the shaft opening, for receiving the package with the package carriage. This usually occurs when the package carriage is in a receiving position in the second elevator shaft.The acceptance position is typically a position of the parcel carriage in the second elevator shaft in which the parcel carriage is positioned in the second elevator shaft in such a way that a parcel can be transferred from the transfer station to the parcel carriage for collection by the parcel carriage, in particular through the shaft opening. For this purpose, for example, the parcel carriage can be positioned in the second elevator shaft in such a way that a receiving area of ​​the parcel carriage, in which the parcel is to be picked up by the parcel carriage, is located in the area of ​​the shaft opening. The parcel can then be transferred through the shaft opening into the receiving area.The receiving area can be formed, for example, with a package holder of the package carriage or with a package unit already received by the package carriage, in order to stack the package to be transferred from the transfer station to the package carriage in the form of a package unit on the already received package unit. The package units can be designed as described above. Control, in particular regulation, of the transfer station and / or transfer of a package from the transfer station to the package carriage can be carried out with the control device; in particular, the control device can be designed for this purpose.

[0023] It is advantageous if a building is implemented with an elevator system, with the elevator system being implemented as described in this document. The building typically has several floors, with the first elevator shaft and the second elevator shaft each extending over several of the floors. The building can be implemented as described in this document.

[0024] The further object is achieved according to the invention in that, in a method of the type mentioned at the outset, the first elevator shaft and the second elevator shaft are communicatively connected to one another for a parcel transfer, wherein a parcel picked up by the parcel carriage is transferred into an interior of the elevator car. The method can be implemented in particular with an elevator system described in this document. With the method, in particular in accordance with the above statements, a delivery of parcels to residents of a building, in particular a multi-story building, can be easily implemented, in particular by means of flying drones. In particular, by using an elevator system, in particular the second elevator shaft, for storing parcels, a simple integration into a building structure can be achieved, and by using the elevator system for handing over parcels to the residents, a simple and practical delivery of the parcels can be achieved.

[0025] The method can be designed according to the features and effects described in this document in the context of an elevator system, in particular above. The same applies to the elevator system with regard to the method.

[0026] It is advantageous if the parcel carriage is supplied with parcels via a delivery route that does not pass through an elevator car of the elevator system. The elevator system is particularly designed for this purpose. It is advantageous if the parcel is transferred from a transfer station located outside the first elevator shaft and outside the second elevator shaft to the parcel carriage via a shaft opening of the second elevator shaft. The transfer station is preferably located above, in particular on, the second elevator shaft.

[0027] High efficiency can be achieved if the package is transported to the transfer station by an aerial drone, after which the package is transferred from the transfer station to the parcel carriage. The package can be transferred from the aerial drone to the transfer station, for example by transferring the package from the aerial drone to a conveyor system at the transfer station for further transport of the package by the conveyor system. The package can be transported by the conveyor system to the parcel carriage. The transfer station is preferably located above the first and / or second elevator shaft. The package can expediently be transferred to the transfer station by the aerial drone above the first elevator shaft and / or above the second elevator shaft. This enables particularly simple delivery of the package to the transfer station, usually from above the building or via the roof of the building.Advantageously, parcel units are arranged one above the other on the parcel carriage, in particular stacked one on top of the other, in order to transport the parcels with the parcel carriage. The parcel unit can be a parcel and / or a receiving container for receiving a parcel, in particular with a parcel received by the receiving container. A respective parcel can be arranged in a receiving container for transport with the parcel carriage.

[0028] It has proven useful if the first elevator shaft and the second elevator shaft communicate with each other via a, in particular closable, through-opening for the transfer of packages, in particular from the package carriage into the elevator car. The package carriage is moved to transfer a specific package, usually held by the package carriage, in such a way that the package is positioned at a position, in particular a height, of the through-opening, after which the package is transferred through the through-opening into the elevator car. The package is usually received from inside the elevator car, in particular by a person located in the elevator car, and is preferably removed from the package carriage through the through-opening.

[0029] An orientation or alignment of an opening described in this document, in particular a feedthrough opening, passage opening, or entry opening, typically refers to a direction in which an object, in particular a package, can be passed through the opening. This direction is generally orthogonal to an opening surface of the opening.

[0030] Further features, advantages, and effects of the invention will become apparent from the following description of an exemplary embodiment. The drawings, to which reference is made, show:

[0031] Fig. 1 shows an elevator system with an elevator car for transporting a person in a first elevator shaft and a parcel carriage for receiving parcels in a second elevator shaft;

[0032] Fig. 2 shows the elevator system of Fig. 1 in a state of a package transfer from the package carriage into an interior of the elevator car; Fig. 3 shows the elevator system of Figs. 1 and 2 in a plan view.

[0033] Fig. 1 schematically shows an elevator system 1 for delivering parcels 6. The elevator system 1 has an elevator car 2 for transporting a person 14, a parcel carriage 4 for receiving parcels 6, a first elevator shaft 3, and a second elevator shaft 5, wherein the elevator car 2 is movable in the first elevator shaft 3 and wherein the parcel carriage 4 is movable in the second elevator shaft 5. The elevator system 1 is typically designed as part of a multi-story building. Typically, the first elevator shaft 3 and the second elevator shaft 5 run along one height of the building over several floors of the building. Practically, the second elevator shaft 5 can be arranged in the first elevator shaft 3. The second elevator shaft 5 runs along the first elevator shaft 3.The parcel carriage 4 is designed to receive a plurality of parcel units 7 arranged one above the other, preferably stacked on top of the other, and to transport them by moving the parcel carriage 4 in the second elevator shaft 5. The respective parcel unit 7 can be formed with a parcel 6 and / or a receiving container 8 in which a parcel 6 can be arranged or is arranged. A parcel 6 delivered to the elevator system 1 can be picked up by the parcel carriage 4 and stored on the parcel carriage 4 in the second elevator shaft for transfer to a recipient. The parcel carriage 4 can, for example, have a parcel holder 9 formed with a receiving surface in order to arrange parcel units 7 for receiving them with the parcel carriage 4 on the receiving surface.

[0034] The first receiving shaft 3 and the second receiving shaft 5 are connected to each other for parcel transfer via a through-opening 10 of the second elevator shaft 5, in order to transfer a parcel 6 received by the parcel carriage 4 via the through-opening 10 into the interior of the elevator car 2. The through-opening 10 can be closed with a through-closing door 11 of the second elevator shaft 5. The elevator car 2 has a removal opening 12 for transferring the parcel 6 via the removal opening 12 into the interior of the elevator car 2. Preferably, the parcel 6 can be removed from the parcel carriage 4 from the interior of the elevator car 2, usually by a person 14 located in the elevator.The transfer of a package 6 from the package carriage 4 into the interior of the elevator car 2 usually takes place in a removal position in which the package carriage 4 and the elevator car 2 are positioned relative to one another such that the package 6 to be transferred from the package carriage 4 to the elevator car 2 and the elevator car 2 are at corresponding, in particular identical, heights in order to transfer the package 6 via the through-opening 10 and the removal opening 12 into the interior of the elevator car 2. In the removal position, the elevator car 2 is usually positioned in the first elevator shaft 3 such that the through-opening 10 and the removal opening 12 are at the same height. The package 6 can, for example, be removed from the package carriage 4 by a person 14 in the elevator via the removal opening 12 and the through-opening 10.The removal opening 12 can be closed with a removal opening closure door 13 of the elevator car 2. The elevator system 1 typically has a control device designed to control, in particular to regulate, the elevator car 2 and the parcel carriage 4 to implement the removal positioning.

[0035] The elevator system 1 has a transfer station 15 arranged above the second elevator shaft 5, which is designed to automatically transfer a package 6 to the package carriage 4. The second elevator shaft 5 has a shaft opening 16, usually oriented in a longitudinal direction of the second elevator shaft 5, through which packages 6 can be transferred from the transfer station 15 via the shaft opening 16 to the package carriage 4. The transfer station 15 is designed to receive a package 6 from an aerial drone 17. This can be achieved by the transfer station 15 providing a receiving container 8 into which the package 6 is deposited by the aerial drone 17, after which the receiving container 8 together with the package 6 is transferred as a package unit 7 from the transfer station 15 to the package carriage 4. The transfer station 15 has a conveyor system 18 to transport the package 6 or the receiving container 8 to the package carriage 4.To transfer the package 6 to the package carriage 4, the package carriage 4 can be positioned relative to the shaft opening 16 such that the package 6 or the receiving container 8 can be deposited on the receiving surface or on a package unit 7 received with the receiving surface. A state of such a positioning of the package carriage 4 is shown as an example in Fig. 1. A corresponding control, in particular regulation, of the transfer station 15 and / or the package carriage 4 can be carried out using the control unit.

[0036] Fig. 2 schematically illustrates the elevator installation 1 of Fig. 1, showing a state of a package transfer from the package carriage 4 into an interior of the elevator car 2. It is advantageous if the package carriage 4 can accommodate several package units 7 stacked on top of one another to form a stack. For easy access to a specific package unit 7, in particular a package 6 to be transferred to an interior of the elevator car 2, the elevator installation 1 can have a separating device, which separating device is designed to spatially divide the stack between the specific package unit 7 and a further package unit 7 arranged on the specific package unit 7.The separating device can expediently be formed with a retaining device 19 of the second elevator shaft 5, which retaining device 19 is designed to secure a parcel unit 7, in particular the further parcel unit 7, of the stack at a parcel securing position in the second elevator shaft 5. The parcel securing position is usually located in the second elevator shaft 5 above the through-opening 10. To secure the further parcel unit 7 with the retaining device 19, the parcel carriage 4 is positioned such that the further parcel unit 7 is located at the parcel securing position. The further parcel unit 7 is then secured at the parcel securing position with the retaining device 19.When the parcel carriage 4 moves downwards after the further parcel unit 7 has been fixed in the parcel fixing position by the retaining device 19, an area above the specific parcel unit 7 is exposed in order to enable access to the specific parcel unit 7, in particular to remove a parcel 6 of the specific parcel unit 7 from the stack. After the parcel 6 of the specific parcel unit 7 has been removed, the fixation of the further parcel unit 7 with the retaining device 19 can be released in order to pick up the further parcel unit 7 again with the parcel carriage 4, usually by moving the parcel carriage 4 upwards. The control device is usually designed to control, in particular to regulate, a parcel removal from the parcel carriage 4, in particular with the separating device.

[0037] Fig. 3 shows a schematic plan view of the elevator installation 1 of Figs. 1 and 2. The transfer station 15 has a conveyor system 18, which can be a roller conveyor, for example, for transporting packages 6 and / or receiving containers 8 for packages 6 to the shaft opening 16, in order to transfer them to the package carriage 4. The conveyor system 18 can have a guide 20, with which a package 6 or transported receiving container 8 transported by the conveyor system 18 is guided to the shaft opening 16. The guide 20 can, for example, be formed by a guide bar, which guides the transported package 6 or the transported receiving container 8 to the shaft opening 16, forming a guide.The conveyor system 18 can expediently have a controllable, in particular adjustable, pushing device 21, for example formed with a linear slide, in order to push a package 6 transported by the conveyor system 18 into a region of the shaft opening 16 into the shaft opening 16 with the pushing device 21, in particular with a movable sliding element of the pushing device 21. In particular, in this way, the receipt of a package 6 delivered by an aerial drone 17 can be practically implemented at the transfer station 15.

[0038] If the elevator installation 1 has a first elevator shaft 3, an elevator car 2 movable in the first elevator shaft 5 for transporting people, a second elevator shaft 5 and a parcel carriage 4 movable in the second elevator shaft 5 for receiving parcels, wherein the first elevator shaft 3 and the second elevator shaft 5 are connected in a communicating manner for a parcel transfer via a through-opening 10 between the first elevator shaft 3 and the second elevator shaft 5 in order to transfer a parcel 6 picked up by the parcel carriage 4 into an interior of the elevator car 2 in a removal position, deliveries to residents of a multi-story building which has the elevator installation 1 can be carried out in a simple manner.If the elevator system 1 has a transfer station 15 which is designed to receive packages 6 from flying drones 17, a particularly simple delivery with flying drones 17 can be implemented, in particular with an arrangement of the transfer station 15 above the first elevator shaft 3 and / or above the second elevator shaft 5.

Claims

Patent claims 1. Elevator system (1) for delivering parcels (6), wherein the elevator system (1) has an elevator car (2), in particular for transporting people, a first elevator shaft (3), a parcel carriage (4) for receiving parcels (6) and a second elevator shaft (5), wherein the elevator car (2) is movable in the first elevator shaft (3) and wherein the parcel carriage (4) is movable in the second elevator shaft (5), characterized in that the first elevator shaft (3) and the second elevator shaft (5) are connected to one another in a communicating manner for a parcel transfer in order to transfer a parcel (6) received by the parcel carriage (4) into an interior of the elevator car (2).

2. Elevator installation (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the second elevator shaft (5) runs along the first elevator shaft (3).

3. Elevator installation (1) according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the first elevator shaft (3) and the second elevator shaft (5) are in communication with each other for package transfer via a, in particular closable, through-opening (10) in order to transfer a package (6) from the package carriage (4) into the elevator car (2) via the through-opening (10).

4. Elevator installation (1) according to claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the elevator installation (1) has a control device, wherein the control device is designed to control, in particular to regulate, a relative position between the package carriage (4) and the elevator car (2) in order to assume a removal position in which a package (6) can be transferred from the package carriage (4) into an interior of the elevator car (2).

5. Elevator installation (1) according to claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the elevator car (2) has a removal opening (12), in particular a closable one, in order to transfer a package (6) from the package carriage (4) into the interior of the elevator car (2) via the removal opening (12). REPLACEMENT SHEET (RULE 26) 6. Elevator installation (1) according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the package carriage (4) is designed to receive a plurality of packages (6) or a plurality of receiving containers (8) for receiving a respective package (6) arranged one above the other, in particular stacked one on top of the other.

7. Elevator installation (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that the elevator installation (1) has a separating device which is designed to separate a plurality of packages (6) and / or receiving containers (8) stacked on the package carriage (4) to form a stack, in order to enable removal of a specific package (6) and / or specific receiving container (8) from the stack.

8. Elevator installation (1) according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the elevator installation (1) has a transfer station (15) which is designed to transfer a package (6) to the package carriage (4), in particular in an automated manner.

9. Elevator installation (1) according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the transfer station (15) is arranged outside the first elevator shaft (3) and / or outside the second elevator shaft (5).

10. Elevator installation (1) according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the transfer station (15) is designed to receive a parcel (6) from a flying drone (17).

11. Building with an elevator system (1), characterized in that the elevator system (1) is designed according to one of claims 1 to 10.

12. Method for delivering a parcel (6) into a building with an elevator system (1), in particular with an elevator system (1) according to one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the elevator system (1) has an elevator car (2), a first elevator shaft (3), a parcel carriage (4) for receiving parcels (6) and a second elevator shaft (5), wherein the elevator car (2) is movable in the first elevator shaft (3) and wherein the parcel carriage (4) is movable in the second elevator shaft (5), characterized in that the first elevator shaft (3) and the second elevator shaft (5) are designed for a parcel transfer REPLACEMENT SHEET (RULE 26) are communicatively connected to one another, wherein a package (6) picked up by the package carriage (4) is transferred into an interior of the elevator car (2).

13. Method according to claim 12, characterized in that the parcel carriage (4) is supplied with parcels (6) via a delivery route which does not pass through the elevator car (2).

14. Method according to claim 12 or 13, characterized in that the parcel (6) is transported by a drone (17) to a transfer station (15) located on the building, after which the parcel (6) is transferred from the transfer station (15) to the parcel carriage (4).

15. Method according to one of claims 12 to 14, characterized in that the first elevator shaft (3) and the second elevator shaft (5) are in communication with each other for package transfer via a, in particular closable, through opening (10), wherein the package carriage (4) is moved to transfer a specific package (6) in such a way that the package (6) is positioned at the level of the through opening (10), after which the package (6) is transferred through the through opening (10) into the elevator car (2). REPLACEMENT SHEET (RULE 26)

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