Escalator system with safety sensor
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorRavikiran Singaraju
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Abstract
Disclosed is an escalator system including handrail, the system having: a handrail including a handrail base and a handrail cover operationally connected to the handrail base, a first sensor disposed between the handrail base and the handrail cover and a first controller for controlling the first sensor, and wherein the first sensor processes data representing a sensed parameter, whereby the system identifies the occurrence of a trigger event and executes a first responsive measure.
Claims20
An escalator system including handrail, the system comprising:
- a handrail including a handrail base and a handrail cover operationally connected to the handrail base,
- a first sensor disposed between the handrail base and the handrail cover and a first controller for controlling the first sensor, and
- wherein the first sensor processes data representing a sensed parameter, whereby the system identifies the occurrence of a trigger event and executes a first responsive measure.
A method of operating a handrail for an escalator system, the system comprising:
- a handrail assembly including a handrail base and a handrail cover operationally connected to the handrail base,
- a first sensor disposed between the handrail base and the handrail cover and a first controller for controlling the first sensor, and
- wherein the first sensor processes data representing a sensed parameter, whereby the system identifies the occurrence of a trigger event and executes a first responsive measure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.