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US 10,472,211 B2Granted
People conveyor
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorChan-Jong Park
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Abstract
A people conveyor (10) comprises a conveying band (12) including a plurality of conveying elements (13); a truss (8) supporting the conveying band (12); a motor (24), which is mounted to the truss (8) and which is configured for driving the conveying band (12); and a force sensor (26). The force sensor (26) is arranged between the motor (24) and the truss (8) and is configured for measuring a force which is exerted by the motor (24) on the truss (8).
Claims12
People conveyor comprising:
- a conveying band including a plurality of conveying elements;
- a truss supporting the conveying band;
- a motor, which is mounted to the truss and which is configured for driving the conveying band;
- at least one force sensor, which is arranged between the motor and the truss and configured for measuring a force which is exerted by the motor on the truss;
- an evaluation unit, which is configured for evaluating the force measured by the at least one force sensor for calculating the load of the motor;
- wherein the evaluation unit is configured for evaluating the force measured by the at least one force sensor for calculating the load of passengers residing on the conveying band.
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Method of determining a load of a people conveyor comprising a conveying band including a plurality of conveying elements;
- a truss supporting the conveying band;
- and a motor, which is mounted to the truss and configured for driving the conveying band;
- wherein the method comprises measuring a force which is exerted by the motor on the truss when driving the conveying band;
- wherein the method comprises installing a force sensor between the motor and the truss;
- wherein the method comprises using an evaluation unit configured for evaluating the force measured by the at least one force sensor for calculating the load of passengers residing on the conveying band.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.