Safety brake for an escalator or a moving walkway
AssigneeInventio AG
InventorsMichael Berger, Robert Schulz, Michael Matheisl, Thomas Illedits, Werner Eidler
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Abstract
A safety brake of an escalator or moving walkway includes at least one locking member, which is arranged so as to adopt a release setting or locking setting by means of a pivot movement. The locking member in the locking setting engages in at least one moved part of the escalator or the moving walkway and blocks this. In addition, the safety brake comprises a linear guide by which the locking member is linearly guided between a first position and a second position. The linear guide is mounted on a stationary part of the escalator or the moving walkway by a pivot axle.
Claims17
A safety brake for an escalator or a moving walkway, the safety brake comprising:
- a locking member, the locking member being configured to adopt a release setting or a locking setting through a pivot movement about a pivot axle, the locking member being configured to, in the locking setting, engage and block a moved part of the escalator or of the moving walkway;
- a linear guide, the linear guide being mounted on a stationary part of the escalator or of the moving walkway by the pivot axle, the linear guide being configured to linearly guide the locking member, relative to the pivot axle, between first and second positions;
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- a resilient member being arranged between the pivot axle and the locking member, the resilient member positioning the locking member relative to the pivot axle in the first position.
An escalator or moving walkway, comprising:
- a stationary part, the stationary part comprising
- a support structure with a first deflecting region and a second deflecting region, and
- a moved part, the moved part comprising a deflecting wheel pair rotatably mounted in the second deflecting region;
- an endless step belt or plate belt, the step belt or plate belt being arranged between the first and second deflecting regions and deflectable by the deflecting wheel pair;
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- a safety brake, the safety brake comprising,
- a locking member, the locking member being configured to adopt a release setting or a locking setting through a pivot movement about a pivot axle, the locking member being configured to, in the locking setting, engage and block the moved part,
- a linear guide, the linear guide being mounted on the stationary part by the pivot axle, the linear guide being configured to linearly guide the locking member, relative to the pivot axle, between first and second positions, and
- a resilient member being arranged between the pivot axle and the locking member, the resilient member positioning the locking member relative to the pivot axle in the first position.
A safety brake for an escalator or a moving walkway, the safety brake comprising:
- a locking member, the locking member being configured to adopt a release setting or a locking setting through a pivot movement about a pivot axle, the locking member being configured to, in the locking setting, engage and block a moved part of the escalator or of the moving walkway;
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- a linear guide, the linear guide being mounted on a stationary part of the escalator or of the moving walkway by the pivot axle, the linear guide being configured to linearly guide the locking member, relative to the pivot axle, between first and second positions and being positioned in the locking member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.