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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2004
Andreas Stuffel, Bueckeburg, DE;
Sameh Samdzada, Meerbeck, DE;
Andreas Stuffel, Bueckeburg, DE;
Sameh Samdzada, Meerbeck, DE;
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
Method for compensating the length of a movable handrail () in a passenger conveyor () having a passenger transportation belt () defining at least one passenger transportation surface (), the handrail () is traveling along a closed handrail path which extends through an exposed path () along the passenger transportation belt (), around a turnaround means (), through a return path () and around a further turnaround means (), and which hand rail path defines a handrail plane which is substantially perpendicular to the passenger transportation surface, the method comprising the following steps: (i) turning the handrail () out of the handrail plane; (ii) directing the handrail () through a compensation means (); and (iii) turning the handrail () back into the handrail plane.