Conveyor system for the transport of passengers/goods

a conveyor system and passenger technology, applied in the direction of conveyors, escalators, transportation and packaging, etc., can solve the problems of inability to reduce the dimensions of the conveyor system, the contact between the chain link of the linear actuation system and the chain link connected to the steps or pallets is not easy, and the conveyor system is not easy to operate. the effect of reducing the height of the upper and lower end sections, improving the comfort and safety of passengers

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-06-04
THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR ES PBB
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[0005]A conveyor system, such as a moving walkway designed according to this invention, which can operate in both directions of transport improves the comfort and safety of the passenger, reduces the height of the upper and lower end sections of the conveyor system, reduces the cost of the conveyor system, eliminates the need for extensive civil construction job to create a pit and enable a portable moving walkway system.

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Given that the gap between two consecutive pallets is limited to meet safety requirements, the transition radius in inclined walkways is limited.
Nevertheless, the metal to metal contact between the chain of the linear actuation system and the chain links connected to the steps or pallets makes noise.
The general configuration proposed in these documents does not allow the possibility of reducing the dimensions of the conveyor.

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[0064]The invention will be described as being applied to a moving walkway. However, it must be understood that the concepts described in this specification can also be applied to other types of conveyor systems. It must also be indicated that the system of the invention can operate in both directions of transport of a load / people.

[0065]FIG. 1 shows a moving walkway having a supporting structure comprising an upper end section or head (1), a lower end section or head (2) and an intermediate section (3). A worm belt is made up of a series of links (100) which are connected by shafts-pins (4). These links (100) are held by bearing rollers (200) which are led by means of guides (230) designed in the bearing profile of the moving walkway. The guides (230) comprise an upper return section (211) and a lower return section (210) leading the links (100) at both ends of the system. The radiuses of the upper return section (211) and of the lower return section (210) can be small, greatly redu...

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The invention relates to a pallet actuation system moving the pallets of a moving walkway through drive chains directly engaging the lower part of the chains of traction links. The drive chain has separate drive rollers which are made of deformable and elastic materials. The links of the traction chains are connected together by connecting shafts and have teeth and claws in the lower part to mesh with the drive chain and the rollers.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The invention relates to a passenger or goods conveyor system and, more particularly to a moving walkway pallet actuation system.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Conventional passenger conveyor devices such as mechanical stairs or moving walkways include a chain of steps or pallets which shift in a loop to provide continuous movement along a specific trajectory. The steps or pallets are connected to said chain link loop of steps or pallets acting together with an actuation system. The actuation system normally consists of a chain of steps or pallets, actuation gear wheels, a shaft and an electric drive motor. The drive motor actuates the drive gear wheel which conveys movement to the links of the chain of steps or pallets. While the links of this chain move, the steps or the pallets move as desired.[0003]To assure small speed fluctuation and to minimize the polygon effect in the conventional conveyor system, a large number of teeth are required on the act...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65G23/02
CPCB66B23/028B65G23/16
Inventor GONZALEZ ALEMANY, MIGUEL ANGELGONZALEZ PANTIGA, JUAN DOMINGOOJEDA ARENAS, JOSE
Owner THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR ES PBB
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