Conveyor, especially autowalks for persons
AssigneeO&K Orenstein & Koppel Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsHelmut Heusler, Emil Braun, Peter Hofling
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Abstract
Conveyor, especially autowalks for persons, with endless inner and outer link chains and pallet carriages arranged between these chains and having opposite ends respectively connected to these chains. Both chains are driven in synchronism either by two coaxial gears or by a reversing gear pertaining to the inner chain and deviating gears pertaining to the outer chain and intermediate gear means between the reversing gear for the inner chain and one of the deviating gears for the outer chain.
Claims10
A conveyor, especially roller foot path, for conveying persons, which includes:
- a first endless link chain movable in one and the same plane and with one section of said link chain movable in one direction and the other section of said link chain simultaneously movable in the opposite direction, a second endless link chain movable in one and the same plane and with one section of said link chain movable in a first direction and the other section of said link chain simultaneously movable in the opposite direction to said first direction, driving means drivingly connected to said first and second link chains for driving the same in the same direction and in synchronism with each other, and a plurality of pallet carriages having opposite end portions respectively connected to said first and second link chains, said first link chain forming the inner chain while said second link chain forms the outer chain, and ball joints and hinge joints being interposed between said first chain and the respective adjacent end portions of said pallet carriages, said last mentioned end portions of said pallet carriages being connected to said first chain by said ball joints and said hinge joints.
A conveyor, especially roller foot path, for conveying persons, which includes:
- a first endless link chain movable in one and the same plane and with one section of said link chain movable in one direction and the other section of said link chain simultaneously movable in the opposite direction, a second endless link chain movable in one and the same plane and with one section of said link chain movable in a first direction and the other section of said link chain simultaneously movable in the opposite direction to said first direction, driving means drivingly connected to said first and second link chains for driving the same in the same direction and in synchronism with each other, and a plurality of pallet carriages having opposite end portions respectively connected to said first and second link chains, one end of said pallet carriages being connected to said first chain by hinge means and by ball joints and bolts, said ball joints and bolts being spaced from said hinge means in the direction of movement of said first chain, and the other end of said pallet carriages having the bottom side thereof equipped with supporting means provided with adhesive elastic material resting on said second chain.
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