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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2015
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Reinhard Henkel, Berlin, DE;
Reinhard Henkel, Berlin, DE;
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A conveyor drive unit (), which is configured for driving a conveyor, comprises: a motor (); an adaptive power supply unit (), which is configured for supplying electrical energy to the motor (); a safety chain/circuit (), comprising at least one safety device () and being configured for ensuring a safe operation of the conveyor. The conveyor drive unit () further comprises an initialization switch (), which is configured for selectively connecting the adaptive power supply unit () electrically with the motor () for initialization of the adaptive power supply unit () without bypassing or deactivating the safety chain/circuit ().