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US 10,683,192 B2Granted
Moving walkway
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsMartin Michalke, Alexander Turek
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Abstract
A moving walkway (1) comprises at least one endless belt (12) moving in a conveyance direction along a closed loop; a plurality of pallets (20); and a plurality of linkages (26a, 26b) rotatably connecting adjacent pallets (20) with each other. A mounting portion (20a) of each pallet (20) is rotatably connected to the at least one belt (12).
Claims18
Moving walkway comprising:
- at least one endless belt moving in a conveyance direction along a closed loop, the closed loop comprising a conveyance portion and a return portion extending between two turnaround portions, respectively;
- a plurality of pallets;
- and
- a plurality of linkages rotatably connecting adjacent pallets with each other;
- wherein at least one mounting portion of each pallet is rotatably connected to the at least one belt.
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Moving walkway comprising:
- at least one endless belt moving in a conveyance direction along a closed loop, the closed loop comprising a conveyance portion and a return portion extending between two turnaround portions, respectively;
- a plurality of pallets;
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- a plurality of linkages rotatably connecting adjacent pallets with each other;
- wherein at least one mounting portion of each pallet is rotatably connected to the at least one belt;
- wherein each of the linkages comprises a first linkage element and a second linkage element, wherein the first linkage elements are spaced apart from the second linkage elements in the lateral direction;
- a first linkage axle extending between the first and second linkage elements;
- the first linkage axle fixed to the belt by a fastener extending through an opening formed in a central portion of the first linkage axle and through a mounting element provided at an opposite, toothed side of the belt.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.