Elevator door sill guide

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This is a guide to elevator door sills. This can be used to identify elevator brands, or figure out the age of an elevator. This list will only list any elevator companies that make elevator door components. For any elevator door components which generic elevator companies used, please refer to the generic elevator component door sill guide.

A&P. Steven

Scissor gate door sills

1930s?

1930s? A&P. Steven door sill (Swing door outside)

Applegate

To be added.

Armor

1950s

1950s? Armor door sill (Center open doors)

1950s? Armor door sill (Center open doors)

Atlas

To be added.

Baker Iron Works

To be added.

DomusLift

2000s to present

2000s DomusLift door sill (manual swing door)

Dong Yang

Note that from the 1970's to 1990's, Dong Yang made elevators under license from Toshiba and thus the door sills type that were used by the company are from Toshiba. They continued using the same type even after both companies ended their partnership.

Automatic solid door sills

1980's to 2003

1989 Dong Yang door sill (center opening doors)

1989 Dong Yang door sill, slimmer type (center opening doors)

1991 Dong Yang door sill, wider type with three lines on the outer side and two lines on the inner side (two speed telescopic sliding doors)

2002 Dong Yang door sill, slimmer type (center opening doors)

Dover

1960s to 1990s

1960s? Dover door sill (logo on inside, single slide doors)

1970s? Dover (with General name) door sill (center opening doors)

1980s-1990s Dover door sill (single sliding door?)

1993 Dover door sill (center opening doors)

1990s Dover door sill (credits to YouTube user TleFlip)

Dover door sill with logo (logo on inside, single slide doors)

Elevadores Atlas

Scissor gate door sills

1940s

1942 Elevadores Atlas door sill in Brazil (Credit to Instagram user "kikocorreia")

Elevator Electric

Automatic solid door sills

Elevator Electric door sill on an elevator from c. 1960 (logo is on the outside) (center opening doors)

Elevators Pty. Ltd. (EPL)

EPL usually used door sills that are identical to Express Lift's door sills minus the nameplates. Nameplates are sometimes featured on EPL elevators, but not consistently.

Automatic solid door sills

Unknown year to 1990s

Old EPL door sill, unknown year (center open doors)

1977 EPL door sill (two speed center opening doors)

Express Lift

Automatic solid door sills

1980s-2000

1995 Express Lift door sill (center opening doors)

Fujitec

Automatic solid door sills

Fujitec door sill from the United States (top of photo is the outside) (center opening doors)

General

To be added.

GoldStar

Automatic solid door sills

1970s-1994

1984 GoldStar door sill (center opening doors)

1994 GoldStar door sill (low-rise, center opening doors)

1994 GoldStar door sill (mid-rise, center opening doors)

1994 GoldStar door sill (two-speed telescopic side opening doors)

Haughton

Automatic solid door sills

?-Around 1967

?-Around 1967 Haughton door sill (logo not on doorsill version, two speed side opening doors)

?-Around 1967 Haughton door sill (logo not on doorsill version, two speed center opening doors)

?-Around 1967 Haughton door sill (logo on doorsill version, two speed side opening doors)

?-Around 1967 Haughton door sill (logo on doorsill version, center open doors)

Haughton door sill without logo (top is outside, single slide doors)

Haughton door sill without logo (top is outside, two speed doors)

Around 1967-1978

Around 1967-1978 Haughton door sill (center open doors)

Around 1967-1978 Haughton door sill with missing logo (from exact same elevator as previous image, but a more recent photo) (top of photo is the outside, center open doors)

Around 1967-1978 Haughton door sill (two speed doors)

Hitachi

1970s-1990s

1979 Hitachi door sill (center opening doors). Note that some Hitachi elevators may not have the logo plate on the sill.

Hyundai

Automatic solid door sills

1980s

1980s Hyundai door sill (center opening doors)

1990s

1993 Hyundai door sill (center opening doors)

2000s-Present

2000s Hyundai door sill (center opening doors)

Indolift

Automatic solid door sills

1980s to 1990s

1988 Indolift door sill (center open doors)

1990s Indolift door sill (center open doors)

1980s-1990s Indolift door sill (center opening doors)

1990s Indolift door sill (two speed telescopic doors). This type of door sill was also used in some KONE-branded Indolift elevators in the 1990s.

Johns Perry

Automatic solid door sills

1974-1986

1974-1986 Johns Perry door sill (center open doors)

Johns & Waygood

Automatic solid door sills

1950s?-1974

1950s?-1974 Johns & Waygood door sill (center-opening doors).

Kleemann

2000s to present

2000s Kleemann door sill (two speed telescoping doors) (Credit to YouTube user PostTower)

2019 Kleemann (using Fermator Group doors) (centre-opening)

Kone

For the Kone section, this will applied only the countries other than America unless otherwise stated.

Manual door sills

1960s-1970s

1977 Kone door sill (manual door) (Credit to YouTube user Heritage Elevators/ATITANIC1992)

Automatic solid door sills

1980s-1990s

The Kone door sill belongs with their ADB 3 door operator. This also applied to their ADC door operator (built in 1996).

1985 Kone door sill (center opening doors) (Credit to YouTube user Heritage Elevators/ATITANIC1992)

1991 Kone door sill (center opening doors) (Credit to YouTube user Heritage Elevators/ATITANIC1992)

1996 Kone marine elevator door sills, center opening type.

1998-present (outside America)

Kone's door component department was taken over by Wittur Group in 2000. Their AMD door operators (including AMD-1 and AMD-2) are manufactured by Wittur Group.

2007 Kone door sill (center opening doors with AMD-1 door operator)

2020 Kone door sill (center opening doors)

2000-present (in America)

Kone provide 3 types of door operators: G2M (GAL door operators replacement), AMD (supplied by Wittur Group) and MAC.

Kone door sill used on American Kone Alta elevators, belongs with their AMD-1 door operator.

LG

Automatic solid door sills

1995 to 1999

1995 LG door sill (center opening doors)

1997 LG door sill (center opening doors)

Maspero

2000s-present

2010s Maspero door sill (center opening door)

Closer look of the 2010s Maspero door sill (center opening door)

Mitsubishi

Automatic solid door sills

1960s?

1960s? Mitsubishi door sill in Tokyo, Japan. (two speed doors)

1970s-Mid 1990s

1970s-mid 1980s Mitsubishi door sill (two speed telescopic opening door)

1970s-mid 1980s Mitsubishi door sill in Tokyo, Japan. (center open doors)

1970s-1980s Mitsubishi door sill (center opening doors)

1970s-1980s Mitsubishi door sill (center opening doors) (Credit to YouTube user Eiffel Valentino)

1970s-1980s Mitsubishi door sill (two speed doors)

1980s-Early 1990s Mitsubishi door sill (Japan and the United States) (center open doors)

1980s-Early 1990s Mitsubishi door sill (Japan and the United States) (center open doors) (Credit to YouTube user Eiffel Valentino)

1980s-Early 1990s Mitsubishi door sill (Japan and the United States) (two speed center open doors) (Credit to YouTube user Eiffel Valentino)

1990 Mitsubishi door sill (center opening doors)

Mid 1990s Mitsubishi door sill (center opening doors)

Mitsubishi door sill with logo in the United States (logo on inside, center opening doors)

Late 1990s-Present

Mitsubishi door sill in the United States (bottom is outside, two speed doors)

Montgomery

1940s?

1940s? Montgomery door sill (two speed side opening doors)

1960s?

1960s? Montgomery door sill with logo (logo on the inside) (center opening doors)

1970s?

1970s? Montgomery door sill with logo (logo on the inside) (center opening doors)

Oliver & Williams

Automatic solid door sills

Oliver & Williams Electro-Data door sill (logo is on the inside) (single slide doors)

Otis

This also includes Waygood Otis door sills.

No inner doors door sills

Late 1910s? Otis door sill (Single speed sliding door outside)

Otis door sill (Single speed sliding door outside)

Otis door sill on elevator from c. 1914 (Two speed sliding door outside)

Otis door sill (Two speed sliding door outside)

Scissor gate door sills

Late 1890s?-Early 1900s?

Late 1890s?-Early 1900s? Otis door sill (Single speed sliding door outside, exterior door sill might not be original)

Mid 1900s?-Late 1900s?

Mid 1900s?-Around 1913 Otis door sill (Single speed sliding door outside)

Early 1910s?-Around 1913?

Early 1910s-Around 1913? Otis door sill (Swing door outside)

Around 1913-Late 1910s?

Around 1913-Late 1910s? Otis door sill (Single speed sliding door outside)

1916 Otis door sill (scissor gate inner door)

Early 1920s?-Around 1926

Mid 1900s?-Around 1913 Otis door sill (Swing door outside)

Early 1920s? Waygood-Otis door sill (Unknown door outside)

Around 1927-Around 1928

Around 1927-Around 1928 Otis door sill (Swing door outside)

Around 1929-Early 1930s

Around 1929-Early 1930s Otis door sill (Two speed sliding door outside)

Around 1929-Early 1930s Otis Micro-Drive door sill (Two speed sliding door outside, damaged)

Mid 1930s-1940s

Mid 1930s-1940s Otis door sill (Non-original swing door outside)

Barred gate door sills

Around 1914?-Early 1930s?

Around 1914?-Early 1930s? Otis door sill (Swing door outside)

Automatic solid door sills

Around 1925-Around 1975

Around 1925-Around 1975 Otis door sill (Two speed doors)

Otis door sill on an elevator from c. 1979 (logo on inside, is not covered when doors are closed, Center opening doors)

Otis door sill on an elevator from 1951 (logo on inside, Center opening doors)

Otis door sill on an elevator from 1950s (two logos on inside, two speed doors)

Otis door sill on an elevator from c. 1969 (two logos on inside, two speed doors)

Otis door sill on an elevator from c. 1965 (different hoistway door sill) (two logos on inside, center opening doors)

Otis door sill on an elevator from c. 1968 (two logos on inside, single slide doors)

Otis door sill on an elevator from c. 1981 (logo on inside, two speed doors)

Otis door sill with 3 lines next to Otis text on an elevator from c. 1952 (two logos on inside, center opening doors)

Otis door sill on an elevator from c. 1953 (logo on inside, two speed side opening doors)

Australia/New Zealand/United Kingdom Around 1925-1935? Waygood-Otis door sill (Design 1, center open doors)

Australia/New Zealand/United Kingdom Around 1925-1935? Waygood-Otis door sill (Design 2, center open doors)

Australia/New Zealand/United Kingdom Around 1925-1935? Waygood-Otis door sill (Design 3, Side/center open doors)

United Kingdom 1970s? Otis door sill (Center open doors)

United Kingdom Mid-Late 1970s? Otis door sill (Two speed doors)

1970 Otis door sill in Jakarta, Indonesia (center opening doors)

1970s Otis door sill (center opening doors) in Hong Kong, China.

1974 Otis door sill (two speed telescopic doors) in Hong Kong, China.

Around 1975-Late 1970s

Around 1975-Late 1970s Otis door sill (Side open doors)

Around 1975-Late 1970s Otis door sill (Two speed doors)

Around 1975-Late 1970s Otis door sill (Center open doors)

Different Around 1975-Late 1970s Otis door sill (Center open doors)

1976 Otis door sill with replaced OTIS logo plates in the 1980s (center opening doors)

1970s Otis door sill in Japan (two speed doors) (Credit to YouTube user Eiffel Valentino)

1975 Otis door sill (two speed center opening doors)

1970s Otis door sill (two speed telescopic doors)

1980s-Present

1980s-Mid 1990s Otis door sill (Center open doors) (Credit to Instagram user rxunltd)

1980s-Mid 1990s Otis door sill (Center open doors)

1983 Otis door sill (center opening).

Early 1990s Asian Otis door sill (center opening doors)

Late 1990s-Present Otis door sill with logo (Center open doors)

Mid 1990s-Present Otis door sill without logo (Side open doors)

Mid 1990s-Present Otis door sill without logo (Center open doors)

European 1980s?-Present? Otis door sill (Two speed doors)

European 1980's?-Present? Otis door sill (Center opening doors) However, the Otis logo is upside down.

1996 Otis 2000 door sill (center opening doors) (Credit to YouTube user Heritage Elevators/ATITANIC1992)

1996 Otis 2000 VF door sill (two speed telescopic doors) in Macau, China.

1997 Otis 2000 VF door sill (center opening doors)

Asia/New Zealand 2000s-Present Otis door sill (Center open doors)

Asia/Australia/New Zealand 2007 Otis Gen2 door sill (center opening doors)

Asia/Australia/New Zealand 2000s-present Otis door sill (center opening doors) (Credit to YouTube user Eiffel Valentino)

2010s-present Otis door sill (top is outside, single slide door)

Pacific

Scissor gate door sills

1900s?-1920s?

1900s?-1920s? Pacific door sill (swing door outside, most likely not original)

1900s?-1920s? Pacific off center name door sill (Swing door outside)

Pacific Coast Elevator Co.

Automatic solid door sills

Pacific Coast Elevator Co. door sill on elevator from c. 1938 (logo on inside, two speed doors)

Schindler

Automatic solid door sills

1960s-1970s

In this period, Schindler were using their QKS6, QKS7 and QKS8 door operator. The door sills design are same as later Schindler elevators with QKS9 door operator.

UK 1960s-1970s Platt-Schindler door sill (two speed doors, credit: Beno.org.uk)

Hong Kong 1960's Schindler door sill (center open doors).

Hong Kong 1968 Schindler door sill (center opening doors)

1960s? Schindler door sill (center opening doors) (Credit to Instagram user 3enjamin5cot)

1970s Schindler door sill (center opening doors) in Hong Kong, China.

1980s-1990s

In the 1980s-1990s, Schindler were mostly using their QKS9 door operator for center opening doors, therefore the doors are looking quite similar. This not applied in America.

1985 Schindler (worldwide) door sill (two speed telescopic opening doors)

1986 Schindler door sill, used on a Doppelmayr elevator in Austria (two speed telescoping doors)

1980s Schindler Haughton door sill (center open door)

1980s? American Schindler door sill (Center opening doors) (Credit to Instagram user milesweber)

1990s American Schindler door sill (Center opening doors) (Credit to Instagram user reydawei)

1990s Schindler (worldwide) door sill (Telescopic center opening doors)

1990 Schindler (worldwide) door sill (center opening doors)

1990s American Schindler door sill (center opening doors) (Credit to Instagram user tomtomtarntarn)

1990s American Schindler door sill (unknown door type) (Credit to Instagram user pancakesombrero)

2000s-Present

Beginning in the 2000s, Schindler choose Sematic Group (for 2400, 2500, 2600, optional feature of the 3300, 5400, 5500 and is a standard feature of the 7000) as their door component supplier. They also use door components provided by Wittur Group (usually for 300 P and both 5400 AP and 7000 installed under the project from Hong Kong Housing Authority in Hong Kong) and Fermator (for 3100, 3300, 6200 and 6300 elevators) for some installations. Their QKS9 door component is still used but is now quite rare for new installations, while the Schindler 400A elevators in North America are using QKS16 VF door operator.

2000s-Present Schindler (Sematic) door sill (center-opening doors, 5400 AP MRL).

2000's Schindler Varidor 30 door sill (center opening doors, EuroLift).

Schindler door sill with logo (on a Schindler 330A elevator) in the United States. (logo on inside, center opening doors)

Schindler door sill (on a Schindler 330A elevator) in the United States. (top is outside, single slide doors)

Schindler 3100, 3300, 6200 and 6300 elevators use Fermator door equipment with direct drive, regardless of region. The size of both the shaft and cab side of the door sill/track is slim. Sematic door equipment can also be used on some 3300 AP elevators as an option, usually for glass doors.

Schindler 3300 door sill in the United States. (bottom is outside)

2013 Schindler (Fermator) door sill (center opening doors, 3300 AP)

2013 Schindler (Fermator) door sill (center opening doors, 3300 AP)

2000s-present Schindler (Fermator) door sill (center opening doors, 3300 AP). Notice that both the shaft and cab side sills are slim and about the same size as each others.

For Schindler 5500, it uses door components made by Sematic Group. The doors makes a very unique "futuristic" movement sound when opening and closing, this is because Sematic doors use geared drive. For the sill size, the shaft side sill is always bigger than the cab side sill.

2015 Schindler (Sematic) door sill (center opening doors, 5500). Notice the shaft side sill (above) is bigger than the cab side sill (below).

Schindler 5500 door sill.jpg

2013-Present Schindler (Sematic) door sill (center-opening doors, 5500).

For Schindler 7000, it uses door components made by Sematic Group. The doors makes a very unique "futuristic" movement sound when opening and closing (but different than 5500), this is because Sematic doors use geared drive. For the sill size, the shaft side sill is always bigger than the cab side sill.

Manual door sills

1950s to 1960s

1950s Schindler door sill in the Netherlands (manual outer swing door)

1966 Schindler manual door sill (swing door type) in Hong Kong. This elevator is equipped with an automatic two speed telescopic door inside.

Schindler-Haughton

Automatic solid door sills

Schindler Haughton door sill with logo (logo on inside, center opening doors)

Sigma

Automatic solid door sills

2000s to present

2003 Sigma door sill (two speed side opening telescopic doors).

2007 Sigma door sill (center opening doors)

2000s Sigma Muse door sill (center opening doors)

2015 Sigma door sill (center opening doors)

Spencer

Scissor gate door sills

1900s?-1920s?

1900s?-1920s? Spencer door sill (swing door outside)

1900s?-1920s? Spencer door sill (manual two speed side opening door outside)

Staley

To be added.

Toshiba

Automatic solid door sills

1980s-1990s

1980s-1990s Toshiba door sill (center open doors).

1985 Toshiba door sill (center opening door)

1990s Toshiba door sill (center opening doors)

1990s Toshiba door sill without logo (center opening doors).

1980's Toshiba door sill, wider type (center opening doors)

1980's Toshiba door sill in Tokyo, Japan, wider type (center opening doors)

U.S. Elevator

Automatic solid door sills

U.S. Elevator door sill with logo (logo on inside, single slide door)

Van Emon

Early 1910s?

Early 1910s? Van Emon door sill (Single slide manual door outside)

Westinghouse

Automatic solid door sills

1950s

1950s Westinghouse door sill (center open doors)

1950s Westinghouse door sill (two speed center-opening doors).

1950s Westinghouse door sill (center open doors) (Credit to Instagram user gabethenycexplorer)

1960s

1960s Westinghouse door sill (two speed center-opening doors).

thyssenkrupp

ThyssenKrupp ISIS door sill (single slide doors)

ThyssenKrupp ISIS door sill (center opening doors)

ThyssenKrupp door sill on an elevator from (Similar to Dover's but no logo) c. 2018 (single slide doors, top is outside)

See also

• Generic elevator component door sill guide
• Escalator landing plate guide
• Elevator doors
• Elevator nameplate guide

External links

• Langer & Laumann - Lift Door Manufacturers (for searching corresponding door operator to determine how old of the door sills is)

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