Passenger conveyor drive machine

US7168547B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY · US

Inventors

• Dietmar Thaler · Bückeburg, DE
• Richard N. Fargo · Plainville, US
• Helmut Meyer · Bückeburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 7, 2003
• Grant date: Jan 30, 2007
• Expiry date: Feb 7, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B66B23/028
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Passenger conveyor (2) including an endless conveyor band (6) connected to a drive chain (8) at each lateral edge thereof and driven by a conveyor band drive (40) including an electric motor (48) and one drive output device (42) at each lateral edge of the conveyor band (6) for driving the respective drive chain (8), characterised in that the conveyor band drive (40) is arranged laterally outside of the conveyor band (6).