Run-in guide rail for escalators or moving walkways and passenger conveyance device having a run-in guide rail of this kind
AssigneeThyssenkrupp Elevator AG
InventorsReinhardt Krämer, Gerrit Brand
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Abstract
A run-in guide rail for escalators or moving walkways. The run-in guide rail is configured to support a step chain with buffer rollers arranged internally and track rollers arranged externally during the run-in into a sprocket. The run-in guide rail has a first support surface for supporting the buffer rollers and a second support surface, arranged alongside the first support surface, for supporting the buffer rollers. In addition, a passenger conveyance device comprising step chains, sprockets and at least one aforementioned run-in guide rail is disclosed.
Claims16
A run-in guide rail for escalators or moving walkways, the run-in guide rail configured to support a step chain with buffer rollers arranged internally and track rollers arranged externally during the run-in into a sprocket;
- the run-in guide rail comprising:
- a first support surface configured to support buffer rollers;
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- a second support surface disposed alongside the first support surface, the second support surface configured to support track rollers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.