Destination-Oriented Elevators

With destination-oriented elevators, passengers indicate the floor destination when calling an elevator, usually through a keypad. Lobby indicators designate which car to use, which is programmed by the time of arrival. This type of elevator reduces the number of stops per trip. The requirements of §407 apply to destination-oriented elevators, but some provisions or exceptions, which are summarized here, are unique to this type of elevator.

Destination-Oriented Elevators: Call Signals

Destination oriented elevator with details showing hall signals and hoistway signs with floor and car designations that are 2” high min. raised 1/32” min, and separated 3/8” min from braille and raised borders. Notes: Hall Signals (§407.2.2) - Visible and audible signals indicating the arrival of designated car (if the same tone/ announcement in calling a car is used to signal car arrival, then compliance with audible specifications, such as the indication of direction, is not required); Visible and audible signals are not required at each elevator if they include car designation; Visible signals centered 72” min AFF and visible from floor area adjacent to hoistway entrance; Visible signal element 2 ½” min. measured along vertical centerline of element; Audible and visible differentiation of each elevator in a bank. Hoistway Signs (§407.2.3) - Both jambs, 48” – 60” AFF (measured to raised character baseline); Car designation required below floor designation; Characters and symbols raised 1/32” min., sans serif; Compliance with other requirements in 703.2 for raised characters (upper case, style ,character proportion and spacing, stroke thickness, and line spacing); Grade II braille complying with 703.3 below raised characters.

Destination-Oriented Elevators: Car Arrival

Destination-oriented elevator car with details of hall signal and hoistway signs. Notes: Hall Signals (§407.2.2) - Visible and audible signals indicating the arrival of designated car (if the same tone/ announcement in calling a car is used to signal car arrival, then compliance with audible specifications, such as the indication of direction, is not required); 	Visible and audible signals are not required at each elevator if they include car designation; Visible signals centered 72” min AFF and visible from floor area adjacent to hoistway entrance; Visible signal element 2 ½” min. measured along vertical centerline of element; Audible and visible differentiation of each elevator in a bank. Hoistway Signs (§407.2.3) - Both jambs, 48” – 60” AFF (measured to raised character baseline); Car designation required below floor designation; Characters and symbols raised 1/32” min., sans serif; Compliance with other requirements in 703.2 for raised characters (upper case, style ,character proportion and spacing, stroke thickness, and line spacing); Grade II braille complying with 703.3 below raised characters; floor and car designation 2” high min, raised 1/32” min, 3/8” min separation from braille and from raised borders

Destination-oriented elevator car position indicator

Other provisions unique to destination-oriented elevators:

Elevator Door Requirements (§407.3)

Specifications for door and signal timing do not apply (§407.3.4, Ex. 2)

Car Position Indicators (§407.4.8)

Visual display of each floor a car has been programmed to stop at and automatic verbal announcement of each car stop are required
Visual indicators: ½” min. character height, location above control panel/keypad or door, must extinguish when call answered
Automatic verbal announcement (300 – 3,000 Hz, 10dB min. above ambient to 80 dB max.)

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