Inventio Ag

Otis Elevator Company

Uwe Hauer

Michael Matheisl

Thomas Illedits

Christoph Makovec

Robert Schulz

Andreas Stuffel

Dietmar Thaler

Richard N Fargo

Thomas Novacek

Frank M Sansevero

Jürg Burri

Werner Eidler

Andreas Vogt

Norbert Frim

Joerg Ostermeier

David Krampl

Bernward Engelke

Wolfgang Neszmerak

Ralph S Stripling

Michael Berger

Ingo Engelhard

Peter Von Riegen

Helmut J W Meyer

Markus Müller

Olaf Märker

Carsten Deseniss

Dirk Gerdau

J&ouml;rg Ostermeier

This application relates to a method for installing a support structure for a passenger transport system in a construction. The support structure comprises a framework made of load-bearing framework components connected to each other. The method includes placing a plurality of individual framework components, having connection openings designed therein, at an installation position within the construction; and assembling the framework on or near the installation position within the construction by connecting the framework components to each other by way of load-bearing connector components, in that a respective connector component is arranged to reach through adjacently arranged connection openings of at least two adjacent framework components and is then deformed in respect of the outside geometry thereof, such that they completely fill out the connection openings they reach through, without play.

Method for installing a support structure for a passenger transport system in a construction

A track module of an escalator or a moving walkway comprises at least two support structures and at least one guide rail. Each support structure includes at least two supports and at least one cross strut, wherein the cross strut is arranged between the at least two supports and connects these together. Each support has a foot fastening region which, in the installed state, is fastened to a carrying structure. Moreover, a balustrade fastening region, to which in the installed state at least a part of a balustrade is fastened, is formed at each support, so that static and dynamic loads acting on the balustrade are transmissible directly to the carrying structure by way of the supports.

Track system for an escalator or moving walkway

An escalator with a step belt or a moving walkway with a plate belt has a first deflecting region and a second deflecting region, wherein the plate belt or the step belt is arranged to circulate between the first deflecting region and the second deflecting region. The escalator or the moving walkway includes at least one guide rail arranged between the deflecting regions for guidance of the step belt or the plate belt, as well as at least one support, which is arranged between the deflecting regions for supporting the at least one guide rail. The at least one support includes a plurality of plug parts that in an assembled state can be plugged together by plug connections to form a box-shaped support base body.

Track system for an escalator or a moving walkway

Travelator

A moving walkway pallet is composed of a series of plates of a plate belt arranged to circulate between two deflecting regions of the walkway. Each plate has a base body with a base surface to which a tread element can be attached. The plates are pivotally connected to each other along pivot axes (SA) extending across a width (B) of the plates. The pivot axis is located either in a plane containing the base surface or above the side of the plane, remote from the base body. The base body has a width base body cross-section having a geometric center of gravity arranged below the base surface.

Pallet of a moving walkway

A component of an escalator, a moving walkway or an elevator includes a fastening device, which includes a spring element, a detent point for detenting the spring element and a support point for support of an attachment to be fastened. The spring element is pivotably arranged at the component, wherein in a stressed state the spring element is detented in the detent point and the attachment is pressed by the stressed spring element against the support point.

Component with a fastening device for attachments

The invention relates to a step () of an escalator or a plate () of a moving walkway. This comprises a tread element () and a support body () with a base (), wherein the tread element () comprises at least two sub-elements () and each sub-element () is bounded in the areal extent thereof by two parallel end sides () extending in the intended direction (X) of movement of the step () or plate () and two edge sides () arranged orthogonally to the end sides (). The at least two sub-elements () are arranged in a predetermined sequence on the base () of the support body (). Sub-elements () arranged adjacent to one another respectively bear against one another by one of the end sides () thereof, wherein a sub-element () previously arranged on the base () is secured to the support body () by the respective sub-element () subsequently arranged on the base ().

Pallet of a moving walkway or step for an escalator

Guide rail for an escalator of a moving walkway, comprising at least one planar base surface with a guide surface for rollers, particularly for guide rollers of a step belt or plate belt of an escalator or a moving walkway, and at least one guide strip with a guide flank for lateral guidance of these rollers, wherein the guide strip is a separate component.

Guide strip for a guide rail of an escalator or a moving walkway

The invention relates to an escalator with a step belt or to a moving walkway with a plate belt. The step belt or plate belt has a link chain which contains engagement points arranged in succession at theoretically equal engagement spacings. The escalator or moving walkway has a first deflecting region and a second deflecting region with chainwheels. The link chain is arranged to circulate between the deflecting regions and the engagement points engage in tooth gaps of the chainwheels. The chainwheels have a pitch circle with a pitch which is referred to the tooth gaps and corresponds with half an engagement spacing of the link chain.

Conveying chain sprocket and/or deflection chain sprocket having an increased service life

An escalator with a step belt or a moving walkway with a plate belt, which step belt or plate belt comprises at least one transport chain that is arranged to circulate between a first and second deflecting region of the escalator or moving walkway. Steps or plates are arranged at the transport chain and connected with the transport chain. In addition, at least one blocking device is arranged in stationary position and has at least one blocking arm. The blocking arm can be brought into a release position or into an engagement position, wherein this blocking arm in the engagement position engages in at least one link intermediate space of the transport chain and the blocking arm is fixable in the respective release position or engagement position.

Escalator or moving walkway with a step-belt or plate-belt blocking device

People mover () comprising an endless tread belt () formed from several tread elements () connected to one another, which is driven by a drive unit about a first and second reversal point (), and a side skirt () moved along with tread belt (), the side skirt () comprising flange elements () joined to the tread element () and bridge elements () connected movably relative to flange elements (). A sensor () is arranged adjacent to the side skirt (), the sensor () having a limited detection range perpendicular to the circulation direction of side skirt (), and a plurality of marking elements are arranged in a line on side skirt () along the circulating direction having a limited width perpendicular to the circulating direction.

Safety monitoring system for a people conveyor

The invention pertains to an escalator () with an endless stair band () that is composed of several interconnected steps (), wherein a step () contains a walking surface () and a front side () and is connected to respective lateral step chains () that are driven around a lower and an upper reversing point () by means of a drive, and wherein a step () contains at least one step roller () that is guided by a step roller guide. The invention is characterized by the fact that the point () at which a step () is fastened to the step chain () is arranged in the vicinity of the front side () of the step ().

Step attachment on the step chain of an escalator

Personnel conveyor () featuring endless personnel conveyor belt () formed of numerous step elements (), in which step elements () are attached to conveyor chains () along both of their sides that are driven around a first and a second reversal element, and in which conveyor chains () are constructed of a multitude of chain links () that are connected to each other at pivots (), and where the segmentation ratio of conveyor chain () to personnel conveyor belt () is 1:1, characterized in that two chain links (), which are equally positioned in relation to a step element (), are connected to each other by means of a through-going connecting axle () attached to chain links () between each two pivoting points of chain links ().

Chain segment for personnel conveyor

A passenger conveyor () contains an endless passenger conveyor belt () that is composed of several interconnected footboard elements (), wherein the footboard elements () are respectively connected to transport chains () that are arranged laterally of the footboard elements and driven around a first and a second reversing point by means of a drive. This passenger conveyor is characterized by the fact that the footboard elements () are detachably connected to the transport chains () by means of one respective lateral holding device ().

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Nienburg, Germany

Uwe Hauer