An elevator installation and a method for displaying an operational status of components

Abstract

An elevator installation (100) including an elevator car (102), and an elevator controller (105). The elevator car (102) has a Cabin Operating Panel (102-a). Further, the elevator controller (105) is coupled to the elevator car (102) and configured to control one or more operations associated with the one or more components of the elevator installation (100). At least one remote indicator panel (122) is adapted to be communicatively coupled to the elevator controller (105) using a remote attachment port (124) located at, at least one of a roof (102-1) of the elevator car (102), the COP (102a) of the elevator car (102), or inside the elevator pit (114) of the elevator installation (100). The at least one remote indicator panel (122) is adapted to be connected to the remote attachment port (124) via a travelling cable (120) and / or an elevator pit monitoring bus (126).

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to elevators and more particularly, to an elevator installation and a method for displaying in real-time an operational status of one or more components of the elevator installation.

[0002] Elevators are an essential part of multi-storey buildings, such as commercial or residential buildings, for transporting persons / goods between different floors. An elevator includes an elevator shaft disposed along the multiple floors of a building. Further, the elevator includes an elevator car adapted to be displaced along the elevator shaft between the multiple floors by using a drive unit. The elevator shaft includes an elevator pit disposed below the lowermost floor of the building. Further, the elevator includes an elevator controller positioned at a top floor of the building where the elevator is installed. The elevator controller indicates an operational status of one or more components of the elevator with the help of a display unit of the elevator controller.

[0003] Such elevators usually require periodic maintenance and inspection to ensure optimal operation of the elevators without any breakdowns. Currently, during the inspection of the elevator, a technician checks the operational status of the one or more components through the display unit installed on the top floor. After inspection, the technician calls the elevator car to the top floor and places a request for the elevator car to move downwards from the top floor to the floor where the maintenance of the one or more components is required. In that case, the technician has to repeat the process of going to the top floor to check the display unit and then coming back to the floor for the maintenance of the one or more components to ensure proper maintenance of the one or more components.

[0004] However, the process as mentioned above has disadvantages that the technician has to continuously travel between the top floor and the floor where the maintenance of the one or more components is required. This increases the maintenance time of the one or more components and also provides discomfort to the passengers relying on the elevators. Further, there is a possibility that a plurality of technicians is assigned for the maintenance and inspection of the elevator. One of the technicians may be positioned near the display unit and another technician may be in the elevator car. So, in that case, the technician in the elevator car may communicate with the technician positioned near the display unit to obtain status information about the one or more components which may be required during the maintenance. This process also requires increased manual labour for the maintenance of the one or more components and optimal functioning of the elevator car.

[0005] JP6717783B2 discloses a maintenance terminal device and an elevator maintenance system designed to restrict certain maintenance activities based on the operational location of the terminal device. The elevator maintenance terminal device includes a radio wave intensity measuring unit, a position specifying unit, and a maintenance content limiting unit. The radio wave intensity measuring unit features an antenna with predetermined directivity and measures the intensity of radio waves transmitted from multiple wireless transmission / reception devices positioned throughout the elevator. The position specifying unit determines the current location of the maintenance device based on the radio field intensity data collected. Subsequently, the maintenance content limiting unit restricts the maintenance activities that can be performed at that specific location, as identified by the position specifying unit. However, the disclosed device and system have notable drawbacks. They can be cumbersome for multiple technicians to use, requiring additional manual labor due to the involvement of several personnel for operation and oversight. Additionally, such systems are prone to delays in data transmission, which can further hinder efficiency and responsiveness during maintenance activities.

[0006] Therefore, there is an immense desire to develop an elevator installation that can eliminate one or more of the above-mentioned shortcomings associated with the elevators.

[0007] It is the object of the present invention to provide an elevator installation and a method for displaying in real-time an operational status of one or more components of the elevator installation. The elevator installation and the method enable a technician to check the operational status of the one or more components in real-time, while eliminating the need to go to a top floor of the building to check the operational status via an elevator controller unlike existing art. Further, this also reduces the maintenance time of the one or more components, thus providing comfort to the passengers. According to the invention, this object is solved by the elevator installation having the features of claim 1 to 6 and the method having features of claim 7.

[0008] According to a first aspect of the invention, an elevator installation is disclosed. The elevator installation includes an elevator car, and an elevator controller. The elevator car has a Cabin Operating Panel. Further, the elevator controller is coupled to the elevator car and configured to control one or more operations associated with the one or more components of the elevator installation. At least one remote indicator panel is adapted to be communicatively coupled to the elevator controller using a remote attachment port located at, at least one of a roof of the elevator car, the COP of the elevator car, or inside the elevator pit of the elevator installation. The at least one remote indicator panel is adapted to be connected to the remote attachment port via a travelling cable and / or an elevator pit monitoring bus.

[0009] According to a second aspect of the invention, a method of displaying in real-time an operational status of one or more components of an elevator installation. The method includes communicatively coupling at least one remote indicator panel of the elevator installation with an elevator controller of the elevator installation. The method includes receiving, in real-time, by the at least one remote indicator panel, an operational status of at least one parameter associated with one or more components of the elevator installation from the elevator controller. The method includes displaying, by the at least one remote indicator panel, in real-time, the received operational status of the at least one parameter. The at least one remote indicator panel is adapted to be communicatively coupled to the elevator controller using a remote attachment port located at, at least one of a roof of an elevator car , the COP of the elevator car, or inside an elevator pit of the elevator installation. The at least one remote indicator panel is adapted to be connected to the remote attachment port via at least one of a travelling cable and / or an elevator pit monitoring bus.

[0010] Possible features and advantages of embodiments / aspects of the invention can be considered, among other things, and without limiting the invention, to be dependent upon the concepts and findings described below.

[0011] The advantage of the proposed method and the elevator installation is that the technician can easily access the operational status of the at least one parameter of the one or more components of the elevator installation, even if the technician is on the elevator car, inside the elevator pit, etc. This configuration reduces the maintenance time of the one or more components, and overall, the elevator installation. Further, the proposed method and the elevator installation also eliminate the requirement of travelling to the top floor of the building to access the operational status of the one or more components, by the technician, and then coming down to a floor to perform the maintenance of the one or more components as required. This configuration also ensures ease of accessibility of the operational status in the real-time while providing ease of maintenance to the technician. Further, the present configuration also reduces the need of additional manual efforts unlike the existing art.

[0012] In particular, the at least one remote indicator panel is communicatively coupled to the elevator controller using the remote attachment port via the travelling cable and / or the elevator pit monitoring bus. Thus, the elevator controller transmits the operational status of the one or more component to the at least one remote indicator panel. Therefore, with the mentioned connection, the at least one remote indicator panel receives the operational status and displays the same, in real time, to the technician. Thus, the technician is able to check the operational status even if the technician is on the elevator car, inside the elevator pit, etc. Moreover, the remote attachment port on the travelling cable and / or the elevator pit monitoring bus, enables the technician to connect the at least one remote indicator panel to the elevator controller with minimalist change in the existing infrastructure and ease.

[0013] In one or more embodiments, the at least one remote indicator panel is adapted to be detachably and temporarily connected to the remote attachment port. The remote attachment port is an integral part of a car control unit. In one embodiment, the car control unit is positioned on a roof of the elevator car. In another embodiment, the car control unit is positioned inside the elevator pit. In yet another embodiment, the remote attachment port is an integral part of the COP.

[0014] The advantage of above-mentioned embodiment is that the above-mentioned embodiment ensures positioning of the at least one remote indicator panel in a proximity of the at least one car control unit, where the at least one car control unit is positioned on the roof, inside the elevator pit, or the COP. This implies that the at least one remote indicator panel is also positioned on the roof, inside the elevator pit, or the COP in the proximity of the at least one car control unit. This ensures that the at least one remote indicator panel is accessible to the technician, even if the technician is on the elevator car, inside the elevator pit, and the COP.

[0015] In one or more embodiments, the elevator controller comprises a display panel adapted to indicate an operational status of at least one parameter associated with the one or more components, and the at least one remote indicator panel receives the operational status of the at least one parameter from the elevator controller such that the at least one remote indicator panel displays in real-time the operational status of the at least one parameter associated with the one or more components of the elevator installation.

[0016] The advantage of the above-mentioned embodiment is that the at least one remote indicator panel receives the operational status from the elevator controller, where the elevator controller displays in real-time the operational status of the at least one parameter via the display panel on the top floor of the building. Further, the at least one remote indicator panel indicates in real-time the operational status of the at least one parameter to the technician, even if the technician is on the elevator car, inside the elevator pit, etc. This eliminates the requirement of travelling to the top floor by the technician, to check the operational status, in real-time, of the at least one parameter, thus reducing the maintenance time of the elevator installation.

[0017] In one or more embodiments, the operational status includes at least one error code associated with the at least one parameter during maintenance of the elevator installation.

[0018] As explained earlier, the at least one remote indicator panel indicates in the real-time the operational status of the at least one parameter to the technician, even if the technician is on the elevator car, inside the elevator pit, etc. The operational status indicates the at least one error code. This eliminates the requirement of travelling to the top floor by the technician, to check the at least one error code, in real-time, of the at least one parameter, thus reducing the maintenance time of the elevator installation.

[0019] In one or more embodiments, the at least one parameter comprises a travelling speed of the elevator car, a broken link in a safety chain of the elevator installation, a door-status of the elevator installation, or a power supply to the elevator installation.

[0020] As explained earlier, the at least one remote indicator panel indicates in the real-time the operational status of the at least one parameter to the technician, even if the technician is on the elevator car, inside the elevator pit, etc. The at least one parameter includes the travelling speed of the elevator car, broken link in the safety chain of the elevator installation, the door-status of the elevator installation, or the power supply to the elevator installation. This eliminates the requirement of travelling to the top floor by the technician, to check the operational status, in real-time, of the at least one parameter as mentioned, thus, ensuring efficient maintenance of the at least parameter while reducing the maintenance time of the elevator installation.

[0021] In one or more embodiments, the at least one remote indicator panel displays one of a numeric or an alpha numeric data indicating in real-time the operational status of the at least one parameter.

[0022] The advantage of displaying one of the numeric and the alpha numeric data is by the at least one remote indicator panel is that this configuration provides ease of accessibility / understanding of the operational status of the at least one parameter to the technician. This eliminates the requirement of travelling to the top floor by the technician to check the operational status, in real-time, of the at least one parameter as mentioned, thus ensuring efficient maintenance of the at least parameter while reducing the maintenance time of the elevator installation.

[0023] In one or more embodiments, the method includes operational status includes at least one error code associated with the at least one parameter during maintenance of the elevator installation.

[0024] This ensures that the at least one remote indicator panel indicates, in the real-time, the at least one error code associated with the at least one parameter to the technician, even if the technician is on the elevator car, inside the elevator pit, etc. This eliminates the requirement of travelling to the top floor by the technician, to check the at least one error code, in real-time, of the at least one parameter, thus reducing the maintenance time of the elevator installation.

[0025] In one or more embodiments, the method includes the at least one remote indicator panel which is adapted to be detachably and temporarily connected to the remote attachment port. The remote attachment port is an integral part of at least one of a car control unit box positioned on the roof, inside the elevator pit, or the COP.

[0026] The ensures that the at least one remote indicator panel is positioned in a proximity of the at least one car control unit, where the at least one car control unit is positioned on the roof, inside the elevator pit, or the COP. This implies that the at least one remote indicator panel is also positioned on the roof, inside the elevator pit, or the COP in the proximity of the at least one car control unit. This ensures that the at least one remote indicator panel is accessible to the technician, even if the technician is on the elevator car, inside the elevator pit, and the COP.

[0027] In one or more embodiments, the method includes the at least one parameter comprising a travelling speed of the elevator car, a broken link in a safety chain of the elevator installation, a door-status of the elevator installation, or a power supply to the elevator installation.

[0028] As explained earlier, the at least one remote indicator panel indicates in the real-time the operational status of the at least one parameter to the technician, even if the technician is on the elevator car, inside the elevator pit, etc. The at least one parameter includes the travelling speed of the elevator car, broken link in the safety chain of the elevator installation, the door-status of the elevator installation, or the power supply to the elevator installation. This eliminates the requirement of travelling to the top floor by the technician, to check the operational status, in real-time, of the at least one parameter as mentioned, thus, ensuring efficient maintenance of the at least parameter while reducing the maintenance time of the elevator installation.

[0029] In one or more embodiments, the method includes the at least one remote indicator panel displaying one of a numeric or an alpha numeric data indicating in real-time the operational status of the at least one parameter.

[0030] The advantage of displaying one of the numeric and the alpha numeric data is by the at least one remote indicator panel is that this configuration provides ease of accessibility / understanding of the operational status of the at least one parameter in the real-time to the technician. This eliminates the requirement of travelling to the top floor by the technician to check the operational status, in real-time, of the at least one parameter as mentioned, thus ensuring efficient maintenance of the at least parameter while reducing the maintenance time of the elevator installation.

[0031] The term "elevator car" is referred to as a completely enclosed compartment that moves within the building.

[0032] The term "Cabin Operating Panel" is referred to as a panel that allows users to operate the elevator car.

[0033] The term "elevator controller" is referred to as an electronic device responsible for regulating the movement of the elevator car and responsible for displaying the operational status, in the real-time, of the one or more components of the elevator installation.

[0034] The term "elevator pit" is referred to as an enclosed space formed below a lowermost floor.

[0035] The term "remote indicator panel" is referred to as an alternate display panel that displays the operational status of the one or more components, as received from the elevator controller.

[0036] The term "car control unit box" is referred to as a control unit that controls movement and operation of the elevator car.

[0037] Further advantages, features and details of the invention will become apparent from the following description of the embodiment as illustrated in the drawings, in which identical or functionally identical elements are denoted with identical reference signs. The drawings are merely schematic and not to scaled. Figure 1 illustrates a schematic view of an elevator installation depicting an elevator car and an elevator controller; Figure 2 illustrates a block diagram of the elevator installation as shown in Figure 1; Figure 3 illustrates the elevator installation, as shown in Figure 1, depicting a travelling cable, an elevator pit monitoring bus; and Figure 4 illustrates a flowchart depicting a method for displaying in real-time an operational status of one or more components of the elevator installation as shown in Figure 1.

[0038] Figure 1 illustrates a schematic view of an elevator installation 100 depicting an elevator car 102 positioned at a floor 101-3. The elevator installation 100 is adapted to be installed in a building having a plurality of floors 101-1, 101-2, 101-3, 101-4 for transporting persons / goods between different floors. The elevator installation 100 includes, but is not limited to, the elevator car 102, a counterweight 104, an elevator controller 105, and a drive machine 106. The elevator car 102 is adapted to be moved within an elevator shaft 110 between the plurality of floors 101-1, 101-2, 101-3, 101-4 of the building. Further, the elevator installation 100 includes an elevator pit 114 formed below a lowermost floor, i.e., 101-1, of the building. The elevator pit 114 is embodied as an enclosed space defined by a plurality of walls for accommodating various sub-components including, but not limited to, buffer springs, hydraulic or electrical jacks, ladders, and electrical wirings, of the elevator installation 100.

[0039] The counterweight 104 is adapted to counterbalance a sum of a load of the elevator car 102 and a predetermined load associated with a payload capacity of the elevator car 102. The counterweight 104 is movably coupled to the elevator car 102 via a plurality of traction members 112. The plurality of traction members 112 is embodied as one of a rope and a belt, without departing from the scope of the present invention. The elevator car 102 and the counterweight 104 is coupled to each other via the plurality of traction members 112. Further, the drive machine 106 is adapted to move the plurality of traction members 112 to control the movement and position of the elevator car 102 and the counterweight 104 within the elevator shaft 110.

[0040] As would be gathered from the illustrated embodiment of the present disclosure, the elevator installation 100 is shown to include the counterweight 104. However, as would be appreciated by a person skilled in the art, the present invention is equally applicable for elevator installations without the counterweight, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of the present disclosure cannot be limited to the elevator installations having the counterweight 104.

[0041] Referring to Fig. 1, the elevator car 102 includes a Cabin Operating Panel (COP) 102a. The elevator car 102 is moved via the COP 102a located within a cabin of the elevator car 102 and a Landing Operating Panel (LOP) (not shown) located at each floor 101-1, 101-2, 101-3, 101-4. The LOP and / or the COP 102a is operated to move the elevator car 102 to one of the floors 101-1, 101-2, 101-3, 101-4 such that the landing door 107 of such a floor 101 aligns with a door (not shown) of the elevator car 102, and thereby allowing egress and / or ingress of passengers from the cabin of the elevator car 102. When the elevator car 102 reaches one of the floors 101-1, 101-2, 101-3, 101-4 based on the operation of the LOP and / or the COP 102a, the door of the elevator car 102 and the landing door 107 at the respective floor 101 opens to allow the passengers to ingress and / or egress from the cabin.

[0042] Further, to ensure the proper working of the elevator installation 100, one or more maintenance operations are required to be periodically performed. In order to perform any inspection / maintenance operations in the elevator installation 100, a technician is required to go to a top floor of the building to check the operational status of one or more components of the elevator installation 100 through a display panel 105a (as shown in Figure 4) of the elevator controller 105. Particularly, the display panel 105a is adapted to be indicate the operational status of the one or more parameters associated with the one or more components. The elevator controller 105 is coupled to the elevator car 102. The elevator car 102 is configured to control the one or more operations associated with one or more components of the elevator installation 100. The one or more components includes, but are not limited to, the elevator car 105, a door of the elevator installation, etc. Thereafter, the technician calls the elevator car 102 to go downwards to the floor where the maintenance of the one or more components is required.

[0043] Now, to ensure comfort of the technician during the maintenance and to reduce the maintenance time unlike the existing art, the present disclosure discloses the elevator installation 100 including a remote indicator panel 122 (as shown in Figure 2). The remote indicator panel 122 is positioned in such a way in the elevator installation 100 that the positioning eliminates the requirement to go to the top floor to check the operational status by the technician. The constructional and operational detail of the at least one remote indicator panel 122 is explained in subsequent paragraphs.

[0044] Figure 2 illustrates a block diagram of the elevator installation 105 depicting a plurality of remote indicator panels 122. Figure 3 illustrates the elevator installation 100 depicting a travelling cable 120, and an elevator pit monitoring bus 126.

[0045] Referring to Fig. 2, the plurality of remote indicator panels 122 is adapted to be communicatively coupled to the elevator controller 105. The plurality of remote indicator panels 122 is communicatively coupled to the elevator controller using a remote attachment port 124. The remote attachment port 124 is located one of a roof 102-1 of the elevator car 102, the COP 102a, or inside the elevator pit 114. The plurality of remote indicator panels 122 is adapted to be detachably and temporarily connected to the remote attachment port 124. The remote attachment port 124 is an integral part of the at least one of the car control unit (CCU) box 128 positioned on the roof 102-1, inside the elevator pit 114, and the COP 102a

[0046] The plurality of remote indicator panels 122 is adapted to be connected to the remote attachment port 124 via the travelling cable 120 and / or the elevator pit monitoring bus 126. The plurality of remote indicator panels 122 receives the operational status of the at least one parameter from the elevator controller 105. The plurality of remote indicator panels 122 displays in real-time the operational status of the at least one parameter associated with the one or more components of the elevator installation 100. The operational status includes at least one error code associated with the at least one parameter during the maintenance of the elevator installation 100. Further, the at least one parameter includes at least one of a travelling speed of the elevator car 102, a broken link in a safety chain of the elevator installation 100, a door-status of the elevator installation 100, or a power supply of the elevator installation 100.

[0047] In one example, the plurality of remote indicator panels 122 displays one of a numeric or an alpha numeric data indicating in real-time the operational status of the at least one parameter. Particularly, the plurality of remote indicator panels 122 supports, but is not limited to, 4 Light Emitting Diodes with 7 segment displays. In another example, the plurality of remote indicator panels 122 supports dot-matrix display as a scrolling display, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. The plurality of remote indicator panels 122 is adapted to convert CAN / BioBus protocol and is also an extended provision to Bluetooth to interface. In an example, the plurality of remote indicator panels 122 indicates, but are not limited to, the operational state of the elevator car 122 on last two digits of the plurality of remote indicator panels 122, the travelling speed of the elevator car 102 on the three digits of the plurality of remote indicator panels 122, direction of travel, indication of fire, earthquake, blinking display in case of an emergency, etc.

[0048] Now, when the technician come for the maintenance and inspection purpose, in that case, the technician needs to check the operational status of the at least one parameter. Further, the technician checks the operational status in real-time in different scenarios, while eliminating the need of going to the top floor of the building to check the operational status via the elevator controller 102. In one scenario, when the technician calls the elevator car 102 and go inside the elevator car 102 for the maintenance purpose, in that case, the technician checks the operational status through one of the plurality of remote indicator panels 102 located on the COP 102a. The remote indicator panel 122 is located in the proximity of the COP 102a, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Particularly, the remote attachment port 124 is an integral part of the CCU box 128 positioned on the COP 102a. Further, the plurality of remote indicator panels 122 is detachably and temporarily connected to the at least one remote attachment port 124, implying the plurality of remote indicator panels 122 is also located on the COP 102a and is visible to the technician. Further, the plurality of remote indicator panels 122 receives the operational status in real-time from the elevator controller 105 using the remote attachment port 124 via the travelling cable 120. Thus, the technician is able to check the operational status on the COP 102a itself via the plurality of remote indicator panels 122.

[0049] In another scenario, the technician calls the elevator car 102 and go inside the elevator car 102 such that the technician accesses the roof 102-1 of the elevator 102 for the maintenance purpose. In that case, the technician checks the operational status through one of the plurality of remote indicator panels 122 located on the roof 102-1 of the elevator car 102, thus eliminating the requirement to go on the top floor to check the operational status. In another case, the plurality of remote indicator panel 122 is located in the proximity of the roof 102-1, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Particularly, the remote attachment port 124 is the integral part of the CCU box 128 positioned on the roof 102-1. Further, the plurality of remote indicator panels 122 is detachably and temporarily connected to the at least one remote attachment port 124, implying that the plurality of remote indicator panels 122 is also located on the roof 102-1 and is visible to the technician. Further, the plurality of remote indicator panels 122 receives the operational status in real-time from the elevator controller 105 using the remote attachment port 124 via the travelling cable 120. Thus, the technician is able to check the operational status on the roof 102-1 via the plurality of remote indicator panel 122.

[0050] In yet another scenario, the technician calls the elevator car 102 and go inside the elevator car 102 such that the technician is able to reach inside the elevator pit 114 for the maintenance purpose. In that case, the technician checks the operational status through one of the plurality of remote indicator panels 122 located inside the elevator pit 114, thus eliminating the requirement to go on the top floor to check the operational status. In another case, one of the plurality of remote indicator panels 122 is located in the proximity of the elevator pit 114, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Particularly, the remote attachment port 124 is the integral part of the CCU box 128 positioned inside the elevator pit 114. Further, the plurality of remote indicator panel 122 is detachably and temporarily connected to the at least one remote attachment port 124, implying the plurality of remote indicator panels 122 is also located inside the elevator pit 114 and is visible to the technician. Further, the plurality of remote indicator panels 122 receives the operational status in real-time from the elevator controller 105 using the remote attachment port 124 via the elevator pit monitoring bus 126. Thus, the technician is able to check the operational status inside the elevator pit 114 via the plurality of remote indicator panels 122.

[0051] Figure 4 illustrates a method 400 performed in the elevator installation 100 for displaying in real-time the operational status of the one or more components of the elevator installation 100.

[0052] The method 400 can be performed by programmed computing devices, for example, based on instructions retrieved from non-transitory computer-readable media. The computer-readable media can include machine-executable or computer-executable instructions to perform all or portions of the described method. The computer-readable media includes, for example, digital memories, magnetic storage media, such as magnetic disks and magnetic tapes, hard drives, or optically readable data storage media.

[0053] The method 400 includes a series of operations shown at step 402 through step 412 of Figure 4. The method 400 is performed in the elevator installation 100 in conjunction with the at least one remote indicator panel 122, the details of which are explained in conjunction with Figures 1 to 3, and the same are not repeated here for the sake of brevity in the present disclosure. The method 400 begins at step 402.

[0054] At step 402, the method 400 includes communicatively coupling the at least one remote indicator panel 122 of the elevator installation 100 with the elevator controller 105 of the elevator installation 100.

[0055] At step 404, the method 400 includes receiving, in real-time, by the at least one remote indicator panel 122, the operational status of the at least one parameter associated with one or more components of the elevator installation 100 from the elevator controller 105.

[0056] At step 406, the method 400 includes displaying, by the at least one remote indicator panel 122, in real-time, the received operational status of the at least one parameter. The at least one remote indicator panel 122 is adapted to be communicatively coupled to the elevator controller 105 using the remote attachment port 124 located at, at least one of the roof 102-1 of the elevator car 102, the COP 102a of the elevator car 102, or inside the elevator pit 114 of the elevator installation 100. The at least one remote indicator panel 122 is adapted to be connected to the remote attachment port 124 via at least one of a travelling cable 120 and / or the elevator pit monitoring bus 126.

[0057] The operational status includes the at least one error code associated with the at least one parameter during maintenance of the elevator installation.

[0058] The at least one remote indicator panel 122 is adapted to be detachably and temporarily connected to the remote attachment port 124. The remote attachment port 124 is an integral part of at least one of the car control unit box 128 positioned on the roof 102-1, inside the elevator pit 114, or the COP 102a. The at least one parameter includes at least one of the travelling speed of the elevator car 102, the broken link in a safety chain of the elevator installation 100, the door-status of the elevator installation 100, or the power supply to the elevator installation 100. Further, the at least one remote indicator panel 122 displays one of the numeric or the alpha numeric data indicating in real-time the operational status of the at least one parameter.

[0059] While specific language has been used to describe the present subject matter, any limitations arising on account thereto, are not intended. As would be apparent to a person in the art, various working modifications is made to the method in order to implement the inventive concept as taught herein. The drawings and the foregoing description give examples of embodiments. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that one or more of the described elements may well be combined into a single functional element. Alternatively, certain elements may be split into multiple functional elements. Elements from one embodiment may be added to another embodiment.

Claims

1. An elevator installation (100) comprising: an elevator car (102) having a Cabin Operating Panel (COP) (102a); an elevator controller (105) coupled to the elevator car (102) and configured to control one or more operations associated with the one or more components of the elevator installation (100), characterized in that: at least one remote indicator panel (122) adapted to be communicatively coupled to the elevator controller (105) using a remote attachment port (124) located at, at least one of a roof (102-1) of the elevator car (102), the COP (102a) of the elevator car (102), or inside an elevator pit (114) of the elevator installation (100), wherein the at least one remote indicator panel (122) is adapted to be connected to the remote attachment port (124) via a travelling cable (120) and / or an elevator pit monitoring bus (126).

2. The elevator installation (100) according to claim 1, wherein the at least one remote indicator panel (122) is adapted to be detachably and temporarily connected to the remote attachment port (124), wherein the remote attachment port (124) is an integral part of at least one of a car control unit box (128) positioned on the roof (102-1), inside the elevator pit (114), or the COP (102a).

3. The elevator installation (100) according to claim 1, wherein: the elevator controller (105) comprises a display panel (105a) adapted to indicate an operational status of at least one parameter associated with the one or more components, and the at least one remote indicator panel (122) receives the operational status of the at least one parameter from the elevator controller (105) such that the at least one remote indicator panel (122) displays in real-time the operational status of the at least one parameter associated with the one or more components of the elevator installation (100).

4. The elevator installation (100) according to claim 2, wherein the operational status includes at least one error code associated with the at least one parameter during maintenance of the elevator installation (100).

5. The elevator installation (100) according to claim 3, wherein the at least one parameter comprises a travelling speed of the elevator car (102), a broken link in a safety chain of the elevator installation (100), a door-status of the elevator installation (100), or a power supply to the elevator installation (100).

6. The elevator installation (100) according to claim 1, wherein the at least one remote indicator panel (122) displays one of a numeric or an alpha numeric data indicating in real-time the operational status of the at least one parameter.

7. A method (400) of displaying in real-time an operational status of one or more components of an elevator installation (100), comprising: communicatively coupling at least one remote indicator panel (122) of the elevator installation (100) with an elevator controller (105) of the elevator installation (100); receiving, in real-time, by the at least one remote indicator panel (122), an operational status of at least one parameter associated with one or more components of the elevator installation (100) from the elevator controller (105); and displaying, by the at least one remote indicator panel (122), in real time, the received operational status of the at least one parameter, wherein the at least one remote indicator panel (122) is adapted to be communicatively coupled to the elevator controller (105) using a remote attachment port (124) located at, at least one of a roof (102-1) of an elevator car (102), a COP (102a) of the elevator car (102), or inside an elevator pit (114) of the elevator installation (100), wherein the at least one remote indicator panel (122) is adapted to be connected to the remote attachment port (124) via at least one of a travelling cable (120) and / or an elevator pit monitoring bus (126).

8. The method (200) according to claim 7, wherein the operational status includes at least one error code associated with the at least one parameter during maintenance of the elevator installation (100).

9. The method (200) according to claim 7, wherein the at least one remote indicator panel (122) is adapted to be detachably and temporarily connected to the remote attachment port (124), wherein the remote attachment port (124) is an integral part of at least one of a car control unit box (128) positioned on the roof (102-1), inside the elevator pit (114), or the COP (102a).

10. The method (200) according to claim 7, wherein the at least one parameter comprises a travelling speed of the elevator car (102), a broken link in a safety chain of the elevator installation (100), a door-status of the elevator installation (100), or a power supply to the elevator installation (100).

11. The method (200) according to claim 7, wherein the at least one remote indicator panel (122) displays one of a numeric or an alpha numeric data indicating in real-time the operational status of the at least one parameter.

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