Abstract: An illustrative example elevator door interlock includes a base, a plurality of interlock bumpers supported on the base, and a latch supported on the base for movement relative to the base between a door locking position and a released position. The plurality of interlock bumpers are supported on the base with a gap between the plurality of interlock bumpers. Each of the interlock bumpers includes a contact surface configured to contact at least one vane supported on an elevator car door. Each of the interlock bumpers remains rotationally fixed relative to the base. The latch includes a latch bumper that is situated relative to the gap such that the at least one vane contacts the latch bumper and urges the latch into the released position when the at least one vane is at least partially in the gap.

Abstract: An illustrative example elevator door interlock includes a base, a plurality of interlock bumpers supported on the base, and a latch supported on the base for movement relative to the base between a door locking position and a released position. The plurality of interlock bumpers are supported on the base with a gap between the plurality of interlock bumpers. Each of the interlock bumpers includes a contact surface configured to contact at least one vane supported on an elevator car door. Each of the interlock bumpers remains rotationally fixed relative to the base. The latch includes a latch bumper that is situated relative to the gap such that the at least one vane contacts the latch bumper and urges the latch into the released position when the at least one vane is at least partially in the gap.

Abstract: An illustrative example elevator door interlock includes a base, a plurality of interlock bumpers supported on the base, and a latch supported on the base for movement relative to the base between a door locking position and a released position. The plurality of interlock bumpers are supported on the base with a gap between the plurality of interlock bumpers. Each of the interlock bumpers includes a contact surface configured to contact at least one vane supported on an elevator car door. Each of the interlock bumpers remains rotationally fixed relative to the base. The latch includes a latch bumper that is situated relative to the gap such that the at least one vane contacts the latch bumper and urges the latch into the released position when the at least one vane is at least partially in the gap.

Abstract: An illustrative example elevator door interlock includes a base, a plurality of interlock bumpers supported on the base, and a latch supported on the base for movement relative to the base between a door locking position and a released position. The plurality of interlock bumpers are supported on the base with a gap between the plurality of interlock bumpers. Each of the interlock bumpers includes a contact surface configured to contact at least one vane supported on an elevator car door. Each of the interlock bumpers remains rotationally fixed relative to the base. The latch includes a latch bumper that is situated relative to the gap such that the at least one vane contacts the latch bumper and urges the latch into the released position when the at least one vane is at least partially in the gap.

Abstract: A door coupling assembly for an elevator system. The coupling assembly includes a first vane, including a first surface extending longitudinally vertically to the elevator car door and a second vane, including a second surface and a third surface extending longitudinally vertically in parallel with the first vane; wherein the second surface is laterally spaced to the first surface by a first vane length, and the third surface is laterally spaced to the first surface by a second vane length.

Abstract: A door coupling assembly for an elevator system. The coupling assembly includes a first vane, including a first surface extending longitudinally vertically to the elevator car door and a second vane, including a second surface and a third surface extending longitudinally vertically in parallel with the first vane; wherein the second surface is laterally spaced to the first surface by a first vane length, and the third surface is laterally spaced to the first surface by a second vane length.

Abstract: An elevator hoistway entrance (20) invention includes a snap-fit connection (38) that secures a first hoistway entrance member (32, 40) to a second hoistway entrance member (34, 42) in a desired structural relation. In disclosed embodiments, the snap-fit connection (38) includes at least one receiver (56) and at least one securing member (44) that is at least partially received in the receiver (56) in a first position and is moveable into a second position to secure the first hoistway entrance member (32, 40) to the second hoistway entrance member (34, 42). The securing member (44) is moved in a first direction (66) into an insertion portion (60) of the receiver (56) and then moved into a securing portion (62) to secure the first hoistway entrance member (40) to the second hoistway entrance member (42).