Title:
TRAVELATOR, MOVING RAMP OR ESCALATOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005075332
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A travelator, moving ramp or escalator for transporting people, comprising a people mover (1); a balustrade (2) extending alongside the people mover throughout its length. The balustrade comprises a handrail belt (3) formed as an endless loop and having an upper handhold portion (4), which the passenger can grasp with a hand for support, a lower return portion (5), and a turn-around portion (6) between the handhold portion and the return portion. The balustrade frame (7) comprises a turn-around guide (8) at the end of the balustrade to form a so-called turn-around to support and guide the turn-around portion (6) of the handrail belt. The turn-around guide (8) comprises a number of pressure rollers (9) arranged as a sequence in the form of a circular arc, spaced by a distance from each other. In addition, a drive assembly (10) is provided to move the handrail belt. The drive assembly comprises a drive belt (11) formed as an endless loop and having a contact portion (12), which is in driving contact with the handrail belt (3) over a predetermined length, and a power means (13) for driving the drive belt. The contact portion (12) of the drive belt (11) is passed over the sequence of pressure rollers (9) between the pressure rollers (9) and the turnaround portion (6) of the handrail belt (3).
Inventors:
AULANKO ESKO (FI)
MUSTALAHTI JORMA (FI)
OSSENDORF MARC (DE)
MUSTALAHTI JORMA (FI)
OSSENDORF MARC (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/FI2005/000043
Publication Date:
December 01, 2005
Filing Date:
January 21, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KONE CORP (FI)
AULANKO ESKO (FI)
MUSTALAHTI JORMA (FI)
OSSENDORF MARC (DE)
AULANKO ESKO (FI)
MUSTALAHTI JORMA (FI)
OSSENDORF MARC (DE)
International Classes:
B66B23/04; (IPC1-7): B66B23/04
Foreign References:
DE2239982A1 | 1974-03-07 | |||
US3283878A | 1966-11-08 |
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