Misalignment monitoring in a people conveyor
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorChan-Jong Park
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Abstract
A people conveyor (1) comprises a truss (2) extending between two landing portions (20, 21); a band (12) of conveyance elements (13) forming a closed loop extending in a conveyance direction between the two landing portions (20, 21); a drive machine (25) configured for driving the band (12) of conveyance elements (13); and at least two magneto-inductive sensors (36a, 36b, 36c) mounted to the truss (2). The at least two magneto-inductive sensors (36a, 36b, 36c) are configured for providing sensor signals which allow determining the position and orientation of the drive machine (25) with respect to the truss (2).
Claims17
People conveyor comprising:
- a truss extending between two landing portions;
- a band of conveyance elements forming a closed loop extending in a conveyance direction between the two landing portions;
- a drive machine configured for driving the band of conveyance elements;
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- at least two magneto-inductive sensors mounted to the truss and configured for detecting the position and/or the orientation of the drive machine with respect to the truss.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.