Arrangement of a monitoring sensor in an escalator or in a moving walkway
US9850100B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B50/00
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An escalator or a moving walkway has two access regions, each with a comb plate, and a conveying region arranged between the access regions. The conveying region extends between the two comb plates of the access regions. At least one projection projects into the conveying region at at least one stationary part of the escalator or moving walkway. At least one monitoring sensor is arranged at least partly in the at least one projection.
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