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US 5,704,464 AGranted
Passenger sensor for an escalator or moving walk
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsHermann W. Ahls, Detlev Abraham, Oliver Stoxen, Dietmar Kruger
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AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsHermann W. Ahls, Detlev Abraham, Oliver Stoxen, Dietmar Kruger
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A passenger sensor for a conveyor includes a transmitter assembly that is positioned within a channel in the conveyor balustrade. The transmitter assembly includes a plurality of transmitters that are spaced along a cable to form a transmitter chain. Each transmitter includes a module and a connector attached thereto. The transmitter assembly is disposed within the channel without the need for mounting hardware or openings within the balustrade for the passage of the cable. In a particular embodiment, a receiver assembly is disposed in a channel in the opposite balustrade in a similar manner.
A passenger sensor for a passenger conveyor, the passenger conveyor including a passenger conveying platform traveling longitudinally, and a pair of balustrades extending along the sides of the platform, each balustrade including a longitudinally extending, externally facing channel, the passenger sensor including a transmitter assembly disposed within one of the channels and having a plurality of transmitters, each transmitter including a module generating a signal and a connector attached thereto, the module sized to fit within the channel, the plurality of connectors interconnected by a cable disposed within the channel to form a transmitter chain encompassed by the channel.
A method of installing a passenger sensor for a passenger conveyor, the passenger conveyor including a passenger conveying platform traveling longitudinally, and a pair of balustrades extending along the sides of the platform, each balustrade including a profile with a longitudinally extending channel, the passenger sensor including a plurality of transmitters and a cable for interconnecting the transmitters, each transmitter including a module that generates a signal and a connector, the method including the steps of:
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