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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2005
Applicants:
Herbert Horbruegger, Berlin, DE;
Reinhard Henkel, Berlin, DE;
Inventors:
Herbert Horbruegger, Berlin, DE;
Reinhard Henkel, Berlin, DE;
Assignee:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Method for monitoring at least part of a comb-line () of a comb plate () having a plurality of teeth (), of a people conveyor () having a movable transportation band () and the comb plate () located at the transition () between the movable transportation band () and the stationary comb plate (), wherein the method includes (a) taking a picture of the comb-line () with a camera (); (b) comparing the picture with a reference picture; (c) determining the safety state of the comb-line () based on such comparison.