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US 7,201,269 B2Granted
Device for heating escalators or moving walkways
AssigneeKone Corporation
InventorsHans-Werner Büscher, Hans Kleine-Brüggeney
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Abstract
An escalator or moving walkway is provided in combination with a device for heating components of the escalator or moving walkway. The device includes at least one pivotably mounted heating element adapted to direct heated air onto a selected component of the escalator or moving walkway.
Claims15
A combination comprising:
- an escalator or a moving walkway;
- and
- a device for heating components of the escalator or moving walkway, the device including
- at least one pivotably mounted heating element adapted to direct heated air onto a selected component of the escalator or moving walkway, wherein the at least one pivotably mounted heating element further comprises
- a register heater including
- an axial or radial fan having a downstream heating cartridge with pre-determinable power;
- and
- a flexible holding device adapted to position the at least one pivotably mounted heating element with respect to an area to be heated.
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The device according to claim I, wherein the at least one pivotably mounted heating element is placed in an area of a balustrade head of the escalator or moving walkway.
A combination comprising:
- an escalator or a moving walkway;
- and
- a device for heating components of the escalator or moving walkway, the device including at least one heating element adapted to direct heated air onto a selected component of the escalator or moving walkway, wherein the at least one heating element further comprises a register heater including an axial or radial fan having a downstream heating cartridge with pre-determinable power;
- and a flexible holding device adapted to position the at least one heating element with respect to the selected component to be heated;
- the at least one heating element being mounted within a balustrade or a housing adapted to receive a step or pallet band of the escalator or moving walkway.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.