Passenger conveyor
US9181066B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66B31/006
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A passenger conveyor comprising an endless conveyor track, a power source configured to supply power to said endless conveyor track, an entrance allowing a passage to the conveyor track, an exit allowing a passage away from the conveyor track, and a balustrade beside the conveyor track. Guide elements are positioned at the entrance/exit on a floor at proximity of an end of the balustrade. The guide elements are laterally elongated, and are configured to guide rolling or moving objects to/from the conveyor without contacting or being obstructed by the balustrade. The guide elements include a source of electromagnetic waves which radiate the electromagnetic waves to an entrance/exit zone of the passenger conveyor.
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