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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7954619 | Load sharing handrail drive apparatus A handrail drive apparatus is provided comprising a first drive wheel assembly configured to drive a handrail and comprising a planetary gear train arranged to be driven by a first driving member. The handrail drive apparatus further comprises a second drive wheel a... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7926641 | Conveyor system for the transport of passengers/goods The invention relates to a pallet actuation system moving the pallets of a moving walkway through drive chains directly engaging the lower part of the chains of traction links. The drive chain has separate drive rollers which are made of deformable and elastic mater... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7918326 | Driving system for passenger transportation A driving and/or reversing system includes a driving and/or reversing element and a chain having a plurality of first and second chain pins connected by chain plates. The driving and/or reversing element has first and second pitch circles. First and second chain pin... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7784598 | Two directions escalator driven by a single machine A bi-directional escalator includes an ascending escalator and a descending escalator arranged in parallel and side-by-side with the ascending escalator. A driving machine drives an ascending driving unit and a descending driving unit at the same time. A controller ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7686152 | Drive system for moving walkways and stairs The invention relates to a drive system for moving walkways and stairs by means of horizontal drive chains, having a drive actuation mechanism and drive chains responsible for causing the movement of the plates of the walkway or steps of the stairs. The drive chains... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7665594 | Passenger conveyor Provided is a passenger conveyor including a plurality of steps (2) having step rollers (6 and 7), a step chain (8) circulatingly moving in conjunction with each of the plurality of steps (2), guide rails (13a, 13 | 02/23/2010 |
| 7665595 | Drive system with step chain or pallet chain for a transportation device and transportation device with a corresponding drive system A transportation system for a transportation device has a transportation chain having a plurality of chain links joined to form an articulated endless chain and with a sprocket to reverse the chain. The transportation chain has several equally-spaced guide elements ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7604108 | Pallet assembly for a transport system for the movement of passengers/goods The invention relates to a pallet assembly (100, 101) for a transport system for the movement of passengers/goods formed by a moving endless belt based on said pallet assemblies (100, 101). Each assembly has: a driven pallet (101) which is drive... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7600627 | Conveyor apparatus A conveyor apparatus is provided that is free of a pulsing motion in the circulating chains so as to provide a comfortable ride quality on its steps. The conveyor apparatus includes a step guide rail, a plurality of steps, a step chain, and a chain driving mechanism... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7597182 | Escalator or moving walk with drive An escalator or moving walk has a drive arranged in a reversing area. The drive drives chain wheels that move the step band or pallet band and include a motor, an axial gear, a first hollow shaft and a second hollow shaft. The motor drives a belt to drive a gear inp... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7451867 | Escalator or moving walk with shaft-bearing and method of mounting and dismounting this escalator An escalator and moving walk shaft mounting construction and method utilizes a truss, a shaft and a shaft-bearing to hold the shaft in the truss. The shaft bearing has a hub and a socket. The hub is affixed to the truss, while the socket interfits with the hub to ho... | 11/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7357240 | Conveyor apparatus A conveyor apparatus comprises step chains which couple a plurality of steps such that the steps, and driving units which drive the chains. Each of the driving units comprises a power unit comprising a motor, and a driving machine including pulleys and belts that re... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353932 | Travelator, moving ramp or escalator A travelator, moving ramp or escalator comprises a conveyor having a driven end driven by a power machine and a non-driven end. At the driven end, a first drive element, in the form of an endless loop, is passed over a first driving pulley rotated by the power machi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7320393 | Conveyor An arrangement for a people mover located near a floor surface comprises a transport conveyor structure including a conveyor and a handrail having a casing. A drive machine is operatively arranged at least for moving the conveyor and the handrail. The drive machine ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311624 | Apparatus for controlling speed of a water pump For enhancement of heating performance of a vehicle, operating speed of a water pump of an engine is varied in accordance with engine operation conditions, so a speed of a coolant temperature increase can be accelerated when needed. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308978 | Drive equipment for escalator step or moving walkway plate An escalator or moving walkway has a step or plate belt with motor-driven steps or plates and free-running steps or plates. A drive frame connected with a frame serves as support for a drive unit of a motor-driven step or plate. The drive unit includes a motor, a tr... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7296671 | Drive system for escalators or moving walkways A drive system for escalators having steps or moving walkways having pallets includes at least one drive motor. A drive chain is driven by the drive motor and is comprised of a plate link chain. The drive chain has such a pitch that a maximum of two links are used f... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7255217 | Wheel for driving a flexible handrail A wheel for driving a flexible handrail of an escalator or moving walk turns about an axis of rotation, and has a tire with a tire cover that may be filled with pressurized gas and a contact surface that is intended to rest against the handrail. The contact surface ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249668 | Positive displacement sorter shoe A positive displacement sorter apparatus and method includes providing a plurality of interconnected slats defining an endless web, an upper run of the web defining a conveying surface. A plurality of pusher shoes are provided, each moving along at least one of the ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7234589 | Conveyor belt and module with a self-adjusting edge A modular conveyor belt with a self-adjusting edge for bearing against a conveyor side rail. An edge pad, which can be made of a durable material for long wear life, pivotably attaches to the side edge of a belt row. The pivotable attachment allows the pad to adjust... | 06/26/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7195552 | Conveyor chain A food processing system for an elongated strand of food product, such as hot dogs or sausage links, provides aligned orientation of conveyor hooks and identical arrival time spacing between adjacent hooks at a reference loading point at a strand producing machine d... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195115 | Modular-belt conveyors with variable-speed drive motors A conveyor system in which a modular belt or chain is driven by a drive element rotated at a predetermined variable angular speed to compensate for speed fluctuations due to chordal action. A speed signal generator generates a speed signal generally inverse to the u... | 03/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7137500 | Passenger conveyor drive module arrangement A passenger conveyor system (20) has a drive module that engages only one side (50) of the step chain loop (30). In a multiple drive module arrangement, at least one of the drive modules (40B) engages both sides (50, 52) of the ste... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7117988 | Positive displacement sorter A positive displacement sorter includes a plurality of interconnected slats defining an endless web, an upper run of the web defining a conveying surface conveying articles in a longitudinal direction. A plurality of pusher shoes move along the slats to laterally di... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7086519 | Positive displacement shoe and slat sorter apparatus and method A positive displacement sorter apparatus and method includes providing a plurality of slats being interconnected in an endless web, an upper run of the web defining a conveying surface, and a plurality of pusher shoes gliding along at least some of the slats to late... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077257 | Drive system for reducing the polygon effect in continuous drive chains of escalators or moving walkways A drive system for an escalator or a moving walkway includes at least one drive motor, at least one drive chain and a reversing element for the drive chain. A device for modifying the speed of the drive chain is arranged in at least an entry or exit area of the reve... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070038 | Escalator chain drive mechanism An escalator having a twin chain drive. Each chain 10, 11 comprises links 13 consisting of two side plates 14 interconnected by hollow sleeves 15, 23. The links are pivotally connected together to form a chain by linking plates 18 ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7032983 | Silent and reduced vibration chainwheel A silent and reduced vibration chainwheel includes a disk, multiple teeth and an energy absorber. The disk has an outer edge, two opposite sides and at least one recess. The teeth are formed radially at and extend out from the outer edge of the disk. The energy abso... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7011207 | Conveying chain guide A conveying chain guide, in which the stick slip phenomenon of a conveying chain, which meshes with a driving sprocket, and a seasickness phenomenon are removed whereby stable conveying of articles can be smoothly realized and the driving force and vibration noise o... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6997302 | Escalator drive mechanism with failure detection and backup An escalator drive assembly includes a backup member (40) that facilitates controlling movement of the escalator (20) even when the normal drive assembly operation is interrupted. A backup member (40) in the form of a flange (42) is assoc... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6991084 | Handrail-drive for escalator or moving walk In an escalator, a handrail is supported medially and reversed by means of a reversing sheave, which rotates about an axle which has approximately the width of a balustrade. The axle is held by at least one supporting cheek. A handrail-drive, which is integrated in ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6974018 | Handrail-drive for an escalator or a moving walk An escalator has a step-band with steps for the transport of persons. The step-band is bounded on its sides by a balustrade held by a balustrade base. A handrail-drive drives the handrails, and has friction-wheels driving the handrails on the outside of the handrail... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971496 | Escalator braking with multiple deceleration rates A braking system for an escalator having multiple rates of deceleration. When electrical protective devices (EPD) indicate that the escalator should be stopped, the main controller makes a determination as to whether the maximum rate of deceleration should be applie... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971497 | Handrail-drive for an escalator or a moving walk A handrail-drive for an escalator or moving walk drives the handrail through frictional contact with an outside surface of the handrail. Press-on rollers engaging the inside of the handrail may be employed to press the handrail against a drive-wheel of the drive. Th... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966420 | Drive unit for escalators or moving sidewalks A passenger conveyor (2) with a running belt (4) contains a frame (6). A main running belt drive (12) is mounted on the frame (6) and contains a drive shaft (10) and at least one running belt driving wheel that is connected ... | 11/22/2005 |
