Passenger transport system and method for operating a passenger transport system
AssigneeInventio AG
InventorsAndreas Drahohs-Föderler, Christoph Eder, Gerhard Stoiber
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Abstract
A passenger transport system having a conveyor belt is described. The passenger transport system comprises at least one handrail and a fastening device for a protective device in the region of the handrail end curve. A control unit blocks the operation of the passenger transport system in one direction of travel on the basis of a sensor signal, such that, if there is at least one protective device in the region of the handrail end curve, the direction of travel in which the handrail runs into the protective device is blocked. A method for controlling a bidirectional passenger transport system is also described.
Claims20
A passenger transport system, comprising:
- a conveyor belt;
- at least one balustrade extending substantially in parallel with the conveyor belt, the balustrade having a first end and a second end;
- a handrail which is guided circumferentially along the balustrade between the first end and the second end, wherein at least one handrail end curve is located at the first end and at the second end;
- a fastening device for mounting a protective device, wherein the fastening device for the protective device is positioned in proximity to the handrail end curve;
- at least one sensor for detecting the presence of the protective device;
- a control unit connected to the at least one sensor for controlling the direction of travel of the conveyor belt and the handrail, which control unit is designed to operate the passenger transport system in different directions of travel, wherein the control unit blocks the operation of the passenger transport system in one direction of travel on the basis of the sensor signal, such that, if there is at least one protective device in proximity to the handrail end curve, the direction of travel in which the handrail runs into the protective device is blocked.
A method for controlling a bidirectional passenger transport system, comprising:
- determining the presence of a protective device in the region of a handrail end curve based on a sensor;
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- preventing the operation of the passenger transport system in a blocked direction of travel based on the determination of the presence of the protective device in the region of a handrail end curve, wherein the blocked direction of travel is defined by the handrail running into the protective device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.