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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8083048 | Conveyer apparatus A footstep guide rail (3) (rail body 3a) is arranged so that a level H of a horizontal surface is set at the position obtained by adding a designated offset δ to a tangential line L of a drive sprocket (9) and the footstep guide rail ( | 12/27/2011 |
| 7918325 | Moving staircase with a double step flight A moving staircase (escalator) with two flights of steps (1, 1′), a first flight for resetting one foot and a second flight for resting the other foot, equipped with synchronized reciprocating motion so that when the first flight goes up the second one goes... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7857115 | Device for working on an escalator A device (42) useful for working on an escalator (20) provides a tread surface (50) that is obliquely oriented relative to an incline (I) of the escalator (20) during a maintenance or repair procedure. A disclosed example is useful for sp... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7854311 | Escalator or travelator An escalator or travelator comprising a circulating step belt or panel belt. Each step or panel of a belt is provided on each side respectively with a supporting roller and a chain roller, which are guided on supporting roller rails and chain roller rails in forward... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7597181 | Escalator with comb brushes, step comb of such an escalator, and method for modernizing an escalator The invention relates to an escalator with steps or a moving walk with pallets that has a step comb or pallet comb respectively with comb teeth, wherein comb brushes on the step comb or pallet comb are arranged in approximately parallel direction to the comb teeth. | 10/06/2009 |
| 7431139 | Escalator guide system A compactly constructed guide system has a run surface for guiding the run of the chain rollers. To guide the sides of the steps, a sliding pin arranged on a step rests on a side surface. A counter-surface serves as a counter-guide for the chain rollers and prevents... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7401691 | Conveyer apparatus having footsteps A mountainous or valley-shaped curved part 13 is provided in a part of a footstep guide rail 3 for guiding a movement of footstep rollers 5 linked by a footstep chain 7, the part being positioned in the vicinity of a drive sprocket 9 | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401693 | Moving flange fastening for passenger conveyors A passenger conveyor including an endless conveyor band having a plurality of tread elements connected to and driven by a drive chain at each lateral edge thereof and a moving flange moving in use together with the conveyor band. The moving flange includes a plurali... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7302035 | Scanning arm and train inspection system by imaging through radiation having the scanning arm A train inspection system by imaging through radiation, having a scanning arm positioned away from the track and supported on a construction base, and vibration damping elements positioned between the scanning arm and the construction base. The system includes a det... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7264105 | Escalator with step brushes, step of such an escalator, and method of modernizing an escalator An escalator has steps has steps that have a step-tread surface with a step-tread edge. Step brushes are arranged on the step-tread edge perpendicularly or vertically. Step brushes may also be arranged on the edge of the step's step-riser edge. The brushes provide a... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7232028 | Cleaning unit for cleaning travel equipment, travel equipment with a cleaning unit and method for carrying out a cleaning sequence for cleaning travel equipment A cleaning unit for cleaning travel equipment allows the travel equipment to be shifted from an operating mode to a cleaning mode. The cleaning equipment is an escalator or a moving walkway which has tread units connected with an endless conveyor. The cleaning unit ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7222713 | Step attachment on the step chain of an escalator The invention pertains to an escalator (2) with an endless stair band (6) that is composed of several interconnected steps (4), wherein a step (4) contains a walking surface (16) and a front side (18) and is connected to res... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219784 | Belt drive assembly for a passenger conveyor A passenger conveyor drive belt assembly (40) includes a belt support (60) that facilitates proper engagement between the drive belt (42) and corresponding links (32) of a step chain (30) under selected conditions such as a full br... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204361 | Escalator with riser brushes, step of such an escalator and method of modernizing an escalator An escalator with steps having a tread surface and riser surface has riser brushes arranged at the riser surface. The riser brushes provide a barrier for the gap which is normally present between the tread surface of a first step and the riser surface of an adjacent... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7191890 | Escalator or moving walkway with handrail entry, handrail entry of such an escalator or moving walkway, and method of reducing a gap in the handrail entry An escalator or moving walkway with a handrail and a handrail entryway has a finger contact protection cover, wherein the finger contact protection cover includes corrugated bristles. The corrugated bristles allow the gap between the handrail and the entryway to be ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7168547 | Passenger conveyor drive machine 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 | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159705 | Passenger conveyor device A plurality of steps 33 are connected to a pair of step chains 32 wound around step chain sprockets 30. The step chain sprockets 30 drives the step chains 32 to turn the step chains 32 through a forward path 43a | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140484 | Moving flange for passenger conveyors Passenger conveyor (2) including an endless conveyor band (6) comprised of a plurality of tread elements (4) connected to and driven by a drive chain (8) at each lateral edge thereof, a moving flange moving in use together with the convey... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131522 | Stair lift system A stairs lift system capable of converting stairs climbing operation into a walking movement along a horizontal plane. The system comprises an existing substrate, flight of stairs, and a second, overlying layer of stairs. Each one of the overlying stairs comprises a... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124875 | Escalator with high speed inclined section An escalator with a high speed inclined section, includes link mechanisms, each of which has a first link with a first end rotatably connected to a step link roller shaft, and a second link, a first end of which is rotatably connected to a middle portion of the firs... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7063202 | Moving walkway A moving walkway includes at least one drive belt having one side arranged to engage a synchronizing disk and another side presenting fixing elements spaced apart in a longitudinal direction of the belt. Each of a plurality of pallets has at least one component to d... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7040482 | Bearing life extender for conveyor type rollers Rollers used on conveyors and inside the zinc-pot of a steel-sheet galvanizing line are usually driven by friction between the roller and the belt or sheet. Such rollers operating in high temperature furnaces or in a hot zinc pot of a steel galvanizing line often ha... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6988608 | Drive system for escalators and pedestrian conveyors A drive system for escalators and pedestrian conveyors having a plurality of steps and pallets, respectively, is provided. The drive system includes at least one driving chain including links and joints connecting the links. The driving chain has a chain pitch such ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6955254 | Escalator or moving walkway For reduction in externally excited oscillations there is provided at an escalator or a moving walkway an oscillation damper which is connected with the escalator or the moving walkway within a self-supporting region, preferably at the point of greatest oscillation ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6945379 | Chain segment for personnel conveyor Personnel conveyor (2) featuring endless personnel conveyor belt (6) formed of numerous step elements (4), in which step elements (4) are attached to conveyor chains (8) along both of their sides that are driven around a first and ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6910570 | Transport system for containers, in particular an airport baggage handling system A container transport system includes a first conveyor assembly at one transport plane, and a second conveyor assembly at another transport plane, and a transfer device for moving the containers between the conveyor assemblies. Each of the conveyor assemblies has a ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6868956 | Footboard element fastening for passenger conveyors A passenger conveyor (2) contains an endless passenger conveyor belt (6) that is composed of several interconnected footboard elements (4), wherein the footboard elements (4) are respectively connected to transport chains (8) that ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6834753 | Escalator or moving walkway For reduction in externally excited oscillations there is provided at an escalator or a moving walkway an oscillation damper which is connected with the escalator or the moving walkway within a self-supporting region, preferably at the point of greatest oscillation ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6796416 | High-speed escalator for slope In an escalator with a high speed inclined section, shape of an auxiliary rail is set, in a section between a forward path side horizontal section and a forward path side constant inclined section of a circulation path, such that, of steps adjacent to each other, a ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6758318 | Continuously moving sidewalk pedestrian transport system A continuously moving sidewalk pedestrian transport system includes a railway loop having a pair of continuous parallel rails connected by a plurality of elongated tie rods disposed upon a ground surface. An area defined between the pair of rails and ground surface ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6702094 | Passenger conveyor device An eccentric crankshaft is connected to a rotary driving device, and a rocking unit is connected to the eccentric crankshaft. Pin roller rolling gear teeth, each having a trochoid tooth-shape, are provided in the rocking unit. When the rocking unit rocks ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6685001 | Escalator or moving walkway with overhead support An escalator or moving walkway comprises at least one support structure which is supported between bearings. At least one upstanding support, which may be an arch or column, is provided. The support structure is connected at several points to the arch or ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6685003 | Pulse-free escalator A pulse free escalator system has two spaced apart pulse free turnaround sections and at least one pulse-free transition zone. A method of designing the turnaround sections and the at least one transition zone is described herein. The escalator system has... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6685002 | Method of escalator modernization A method of modernizing an escalator using modular components. The mechanical and electrical parts of an existing escalator are removed, leaving only the structural truss framework and cross members as well as all external parts, such as external panels, ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6655521 | Escalator or moving walkway An escalator or moving walkway includes, divided roller bearings to improve the efficiency of replacement thereof. The roller bearings may be located in the region of the drive axle or deflecting axle of the step chain. The divided roller bearing componen... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6640957 | Racetrack style passenger conveyor A passenger conveyor system is arranged along a path in a racetrack fashion. Drive members associated with lateral edges of each pallet step surface move with the pallets through straight sections of the path to avoid relative movement between the pallets... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6637580 | Telescoping escalator seismic restraint An escalator or moving stairway that is constructed to accommodate oscillation and lateral displacement of a first story relative to a second story of a building between which the escalator or moving stairway extends such as which may occur during an eart... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6595344 | Strip barrier brush assembly A strip brush moving surface guard mounted on a fixed surface and projecting over the edge of the moving surface includes a base for the strip brush and an elongated holder secured to the fixed surface. The holder includes a drop-in recess for the base wi... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6540060 | Belt drive assembly for a passenger conveyor A passenger conveyor drive belt assembly includes a belt support that facilitates proper engagement between the drive belt and corresponding links of a step chain. The belt support preferably is positioned between a drive sheave and an idle sheave within ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6533098 | Escalator or moving walkway with partition walls An escalator construction has a framework, steps and a balustrade at both sides of the steps. The balustrade is fastened to balustrade posts. Clamps for profile tubes are provided at the framework and optionally also at the balustrade posts, U-profile mem... | 03/18/2003 |
