Footboard element fastening for passenger conveyors

US6868956B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY · US

Inventors

• Uwe Hauer · Nienburg, DE
• Andreas Stuffel · Porta Westfalica, DE
• Joerg Ostermeier · Bückeburg, DE
• Dietmar Thaler · Bückeburg, DE
• Andreas Vogt · Eitorf, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 15, 2001
• Grant date: Mar 22, 2005
• Expiry date: Dec 5, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B66B23/12
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A passenger conveyor (2) contains an endless passenger conveyor belt (6) that is composed of several interconnected footboard elements (4), wherein the footboard elements (4) are respectively connected to transport chains (8) 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 (4) are detachably connected to the transport chains (8) by means of one respective lateral holding device (34).