Seat systems for moving walkways

A seat system for a moving walkway, the seat system comprising:

• multiple seat apparatuses for a moving walkway, each seat apparatus includes a seat;
• a propulsion system for propelling the seat apparatuses on a passenger side and a return side of a loop track the seat apparatuses travel around, the propulsion system includes a linear motor attached to each seat apparatus that interacts with magnets that are supported by a frame to propel the seat apparatuses around at least a portion of the loop track;
• and
• a frame for supporting the seat system and enclosing the return side for the seats.

A seat system for a moving walkway, the seat system comprising:

• multiple seat apparatuses for a moving walkway, each seat apparatus includes a seat;
• a propulsion system for propelling the seat apparatuses on a passenger side and a return side of a loop track the seat apparatuses travel around;
• a frame for supporting the seat system and enclosing the return side for the seats;
• and
• wherein the moving walkway is a modular moving walkway wherein each module of the moving walkway includes a separate linear motor for each passenger side of the loop track, or
• wherein the loop track is horizontally disposed and the passenger side of the loop track provides seats to passengers going a first direction on a first moving walkway and the return side of the loop track provides seats to passengers going a second direction on a second moving walkway, or
• wherein the seat of the seat apparatuses are folded up for the return side, or
• wherein the seats can be oriented to face the direction the moving walkway is traveling or perpendicular to the direction the moving walkway is traveling, or
• wherein the moving walkway includes two seat systems to provide seats to passengers on both sides of the moving walkway moving in a same direction, or
• wherein the loop track includes transition zones to allow the seat apparatuses to move from the linearly disposed passenger side to the linearly disposed return side and from the linear disposed return side to the linearly disposed passenger side, each transition zone includes a rotary wheel that interacts with a portion of each seat apparatus to facilitate movement of the seat apparatuses from the linearly disposed passenger side to the linearly disposed return side and from the linear disposed return side to the linearly disposed passenger side, or
• wherein the loop track includes transition zones to allow the seat apparatuses to move from the linearly disposed passenger side to the linearly disposed return side and from the linear disposed return side to the linearly disposed passenger side, each transition zone includes a curved linear motor to propel the seat apparatuses around the transition zone.