MUMBAI, India, Aug. 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202514110912 A) filed by Otis Elevator Company on November 13, 2025, for Contact Switch, Safety Door And Elevator System.
Inventors include Hu, Jie; Zhang, Hua; Li, Shan; Wang, Haibo; and Li, Guowei.
The application for the patent was published on August 28, 2026, under issue no. 35/2026.
Abstract: The present disclosure provides a contact switch, a safety door and an elevator system. The contact switch comprises a plug and a socket, the plug comprising a contact head configured in a plate shape, the socket comprising a housing, an elastic member and a contact point arranged in the housing, where the elastic member comprises an avoidance portion and a free end extending toward the contact head relative to the avoidance portion, and the contact point is fixed to the free end and extends toward the contact head relative to the free end, wherein, when the plug is inserted into the socket, the contact head contacts the contact point to turn on the contact switch and to be spaced apart from the avoidance portion. The contact switch according to the embodiments of the present disclosure effectively prevents the increase in resistance caused by the contact between the contact head and the elastic member when the plug is engaged with the socket in a cost-effective manner.
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