Patents by Inventor Franz Mittermayr

Franz Mittermayr has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9834413
    Abstract: A device for synchronously actuating and locking elevator doors, which are situated essentially one behind the other in the passage direction—such as a car door and a shaft door; the device includes entraining skids that are fastened to a first door by means of an entraining skid support and whose spacing relative to one another can be changed in order to be able to couple the first door to the second door and move the two doors together and the device is coupled to a linear drive unit that moves the doors in the opening and closing directions, characterized in that the entraining skid support has a plurality of first openings that make it possible to mount at least one, preferably both, of the entraining skids on the entraining skid support in different functional positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Wittur Holding GmbH
    Inventor: Franz Mittermayr
  • Patent number: 9637350
    Abstract: A device for synchronously actuating and locking elevator doors, which are situated essentially one behind the other in the passage direction—such as a car door and a shaft door; the device includes entraining skids that are associated with a first driven door and whose spacing relative to one another can be changed in order to be able to couple the first door to the second door and move them together, characterized in that at least one of the entraining skids is supported in mobile fashion relative to the component, which holds it directly and is preferably embodied in the form of an entraining skid support, and toward the end of the closing movement, is secured so that it disengages from the second door, particularly by coming into contact with a stationary actuating element, which forcibly imparts a lifting movement to the at least one entraining skid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Wittur Holding GmbH
    Inventor: Franz Mittermayr
  • Publication number: 20150329325
    Abstract: A device for synchronously actuating and locking elevator doors, which are situated essentially one behind the other in the passage direction—such as a car door and a shaft door; the device includes entraining skids that are associated with a first driven door and whose spacing relative to one another can be changed in order to be able to couple the first door to the second door and move them together, characterized in that at least one of the entraining skids is supported in mobile fashion relative to the component, which holds it directly and is preferably embodied in the form of an entraining skid support, and toward the end of the closing movement, is secured so that it disengages from the second door, particularly by coming into contact with a stationary actuating element, which forcibly imparts a lifting movement to the at least one entraining skid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventor: Franz Mittermayr
  • Publication number: 20150329326
    Abstract: A device for synchronously actuating and locking elevator doors, which are situated essentially one behind the other in the passage direction—such as a car door and a shaft door; the device includes entraining skids that are fastened to a first door by means of an entraining skid support and whose spacing relative to one another can be changed in order to be able to couple the first door to the second door and move the two doors together and the device is coupled to a linear drive unit that moves the doors in the opening and closing directions, characterized in that the entraining skid support has a plurality of first openings that make it possible to mount at least one, preferably both, of the entraining skids on the entraining skid support in different functional positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventor: Franz Mittermayr
  • Patent number: 7607517
    Abstract: A door coupler provided with coupling elements actuated by means of a linkage so as to engage a counter element provided on the landing door and a locking hook that has a closed position and a released position. The release of the locking hook from the closed position to the released position is allowed when the coupling element meets the counter element. The locking hook and the coupling elements are disposed at a distance from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Kone Corporation
    Inventors: Franz Josef Karner, Franz Mittermayr, Rupert Oberleitner
  • Publication number: 20040079593
    Abstract: A door coupler provided with coupling elements actuated by means of a linkage so as to engage a counter element provided on the landing door and a locking hook that has a closed position and a released position. The release of the locking hook from the closed position to the released position is allowed when the coupling element meets the counter element. The locking hook and the coupling elements are disposed at a distance from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Franz Josef Karner, Franz Mittermayr, Rupert Oberleitner
  • Patent number: 6173815
    Abstract: A door coupler (4) comprising gripping elements (14,15) moved by a linkage (2) and designed to grip a counterpart (17,18) on the landing door, and a lock catch (10) which has a closed position and an open position. The releasing movement of the lock catch (10) from the closed position into the open position is allowed when a gripping element is pressed against a counterpart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Kone Corporation
    Inventor: Franz Mittermayr
  • Patent number: 5988320
    Abstract: In the arrangement in the opening and closing of automatic elevator doors, the door coupler (20) is mounted on the car door so as to be movable in the direction of movement of the car door. The door coupler (20) is connected to a lever (21) whose first end is pivoted on the car door while its second end is pivoted on the door coupler. The power for the opening and closing of the doors is applied to the lever (21,71) via a point between its first end (21a, 71a) and second end (21b, 71b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Kone Corporation
    Inventor: Franz Mittermayr