Drive systems for people conveyors
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsThomas Illedits, Alexander Turek
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Abstract
A drive system (8) for a belt-driven people conveyor (2) is provided which includes a drive motor (10) arranged to drive an input shaft (16); a belt drive pulley (12) for driving a drive belt (6); and a gear system (20) arranged to couple the input shaft (16) to the belt drive pulley (12) such that there is a speed reduction from the input shaft (16) to the belt drive pulley (12). The gear system (20) comprises an output gear (40) directly connected to or formed integrally with the belt drive pulley (12) and at least part of the gear system (20) is located within the belt drive pulley (12).
Claims15
A drive system (8) for a belt-driven people conveyor (2) comprising:
- a drive motor (10) arranged to drive an input shaft (16);
- a belt drive pulley (12) for driving a drive belt (6);
- and
- a gear system (20, 900, 1000) arranged to couple the input shaft (16) to the belt drive pulley (12) such that there is a speed reduction from the input shaft (16) to the belt drive pulley (12), the gear system (20, 900, 1000) comprising an output gear (40, 906, 1006) directly connected to or formed integrally with the belt drive pulley (12);
- wherein at least part of the gear system (20, 900, 1000) is located within the belt drive pulley (12).
A drive system (8) for a belt-driven people conveyor (2) comprising:
- a drive motor (10) arranged to drive an input shaft (16);
- a belt drive pulley (12) for driving a drive belt (6);
- and
- a gear system (20, 900, 1000) arranged to couple the input shaft (16) to the belt drive pulley (12) such that there is a speed reduction from the input shaft (16) to the belt drive pulley (12), the gear system (20, 900, 1000) comprising an output gear (40, 906, 1006) directly connected to or formed integrally with the belt drive pulley (12);
- wherein at least part of the gear system (20, 900, 1000) is located within the belt drive pulley (12);
- further comprising a second belt drive pulley (12) for driving a second drive belt (6).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.