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Track system for an escalator or a moving walkway

US9944496B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8References

16Claims

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Assignee

INVENTIO AG · CH

Inventors

Michael Matheisl · Lurnfeld, AT
Norbert Frim · Wien, AT
Thomas Illedits · Neufeld, AT
Uwe Hauer · Nienburg, DE
Robert Schulz · Wien, AT
Michael Berger · Pullach, DE
Christoph Makovec · Wiener Neustadt, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 10, 2015
Grant date	Apr 17, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 10, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB66B23/00
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An escalator with a step belt or a moving walkway with a plate belt has a first deflecting region and a second deflecting region, wherein the plate belt or the step belt is arranged to circulate between the first deflecting region and the second deflecting region. The escalator or the moving walkway includes at least one guide rail arranged between the deflecting regions for guidance of the step belt or the plate belt, as well as at least one support, which is arranged between the deflecting regions for supporting the at least one guide rail. The at least one support includes a plurality of plug parts that in an assembled state can be plugged together by plug connections to form a box-shaped support base body.

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