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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2003
Applicants:
Andreas Stuffel, Bückeburg, DE;
Georg Warmbold, Rodenberg, DE;
Inventors:
Andreas Stuffel, Bückeburg, DE;
Georg Warmbold, Rodenberg, DE;
Assignee:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 23/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A passenger conveyor including an endless conveyor band having a plurality of tread elements connected to and driven by a drive chain at each lateral edge thereof and a moving flange moving in use together with the conveyor band. The moving flange includes a plurality of discs attached to the tread elements and a plurality of bridges each attached between two consecutive discs. At least one bridge is attached to the drive chain by a pin and socket connection and a resilient locking element is arranged so as to bias in use the bridge against the chain.