Comb plate for passenger conveyor with moving flange

US7353931B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY · US

Inventors

• Dave Jarvis · Aberdeen, US
• Frank Sansevero · Glastonbury, US
• Qingdong Jiang · 流花街道, CN
• Yanying Chen · 流花街道, CN
• Dietmar Thaler · Bückeburg, DE
• Ruoming Tian · 流花街道, CN
• Alexander Bellendir · Bad Eilsen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 7, 2003
• Grant date: Apr 8, 2008
• Expiry date: Feb 7, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B66B29/06
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Comb plate (18) for a passenger conveyor (2) with a conveyor band and a moving flange a number of teeth (24) arranged on it essentially parallel to one another across the width of the conveyor band, which mesh in use with grooves (6) provided on the upper surface of the conveyor band characterised by a deflector guard (26) which is arranged at the lateral edge of the comb plate (18) and extends a certain height above the upper surface of the comb plate (18).