US 2014/0190790 A1Published application

Passenger conveyor

AssigneeKone Corporation

InventorsJinquan FAN, Antti PLATHIN, Yu WEI, Visa RAUTA, Yimin SHI

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Abstract

The invention relates to a passenger conveyor, comprising an endless conveyor track, a power means for moving said conveyor track, an entrance allowing passage to the conveyor track, an exit allowing passage away from the conveyor track, a balustrade beside the conveyor track, a guide element or guide elements, at the entrance and/or at the exit, on the floor at proximity of the end of the balustrade, forming an elongated lateral guide for an object rolling on the floor to/from the conveyor track, so as to guide the rolling object to/from the conveyor without contacting the balustrade. One or more of said guide elements comprises a source of electromagnetic radiation, which is adapted to output electromagnetic radiation to the entrance/exit zone of the passenger conveyor.

Claims22

Dependent claims

A passenger conveyor, comprising

an endless conveyor track,
a power means for moving said conveyor track,
an entrance allowing passage to the conveyor track,
an exit allowing passage away from the conveyor track,
a balustrade beside the conveyor track,
a guide element or guide elements, at the entrance and/or at the exit, on the floor at proximity of the end of the balustrade, forming an elongated lateral guide for an object rolling on the floor to/from the conveyor track, so as to guide the rolling object to/from the conveyor without contacting the balustrade,
a source of electromagnetic radiation or sources of electromagnetic radiation, which is/are adapted to output electromagnetic radiation to the entrance/exit zone of the passenger conveyor,
wherein one or more of said guide elements comprises a source of electromagnetic radiation or sources of electromagnetic radiation, which source/sources of electromagnetic radiation is/are adapted to output electromagnetic radiation to the entrance/exit zone of the passenger conveyor.

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Facts

Application: 14/205,731Filed 12 Mar 2014
Priority: 15 Sep 2011
Published: 10 Jul 2014
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

B66B 23/14
Component parts of escalators or moving walkways: guiding means for carrying surfaces
B66B 23/00
Component parts of escalators or moving walkways
B66B 27/00
Indicating operating conditions of escalators or moving walkways
B66B 29/08
Safety devices of escalators or moving walkways: means to facilitate passenger entry or exit

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Application14/205,731Continuation
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