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US 7,597,182 B2Granted
Escalator or moving walk with drive
AssigneeInventio AG
InventorsThomas Illedits, Michael Matheisl, Alexander Prenner, Michael Berger
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AssigneeInventio AG
InventorsThomas Illedits, Michael Matheisl, Alexander Prenner, Michael Berger
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An escalator or moving walk has a drive arranged in a reversing area. The drive drives chain wheels that move the step band or pallet band and include a motor, an axial gear, a first hollow shaft and a second hollow shaft. The motor drives a belt to drive a gear input shaft that runs coaxial to the first hollow shaft. Arranged at one end of the gear input shaft is an operating brake; the other end of the gear input shaft is connected to the axial gear. A first flange connects a first chain wheel to a truss. A second chain wheel is arranged at one end of the second hollow shaft; the other end of the second hollow shaft is connected to the housing of the axial gear. A second flange connected to a side plate serves as a torque converter bearing for the axial gear.
An escalator or moving walk with at least one drive in a reversing area between incoming and outgoing step bands or pallet bands, respectively, and driving wheels or chain wheels that are connected via shafts driven by means of the drive for driving the step band or pallet band, characterized in that at least one of the drives is arranged substantially in a space formed between side plates of the reversing area and the incoming and outgoing step bands or pallet bands, said at least one drive having an axial gear mounted on the shafts of the drive wheels or chain wheels and positioned between the drive wheels or chain wheels and having a motor that is arranged axially parallel to the shafts of the drive wheels or chain wheels, traction means coupling the motor to a fast-running gear input shaft of the axial gear, a slow-running shaft driving each drive wheel, the slow-running shaft being connected to a housing of the axial gear.
An escalator or moving walk with at least one drive in a reversing area between incoming and outgoing step bands or pallet bands, respectively, and driving wheels or chain wheels that are connected via shafts driven by means of the drive for driving the step band or pallet band, characterized in that at least one of the drives is arranged substantially in a space formed between side plates of the reversing area and the incoming and outgoing step bands or pallet bands, said drive having an axial gear mounted on shaft of the drive and a motor arranged axially parallel to the shaft, wherein traction means couples the motor to a fast-running gear input shaft of the axial gear, a slow-running shaft driving each drive wheel, the shaft being connected to the housing of the axial gear.
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