EP0858966A1 - Trottoir roulant à vitesse variable - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0858966A1
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: articulated; moving; network; drive; section
Prior art date: 1997-02-14
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Andrzej Stawniak

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Inventio AG

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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
- B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
- B66B21/00—Kinds or types of escalators or moving walkways
- B66B21/10—Moving walkways
- B66B21/12—Moving walkways of variable speed type

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the present invention relates to a moving walk for the Promotion of people with different sections Speeds and with sections with changing Speeds formed from articulated and driven beams, the longitudinal distances between the Carriers are changeable and in on each other Running direction of the moving walkway overlapping and in the running direction of the Moving walkways with sliding elements available are, and with a horizontal at the end of the moving walk Deflection of the tread elements and carrier is provided.
US 3,939,959 describes an accelerating and decelerating moving walk of the type described at the beginning with in Longitudinally overlapping and mutually displaceable Foot plates, which are on one side on roller-guided carriers are held.
the straps are via articulated lever and chain connected to each other, with backdrop-guided roles on the Articulated levers the variable distance between the beams according to the current backdrop geometry.
the tread plates have grooved surfaces.
the Grooves result from their interlocking of two neighboring ones
Step plates have a surface that is as free of sales as possible.
EP 0 225 213 discloses a solution with telescopic in the Wide changeable straps.
the carriers are above one another a flexible organ and a pair of articulated levers connected. Lateral Guides determine the length or width of the beams and hence the distances between them. Torn apart straps cause a small distance and compressed straps one large distance between these.
the present invention is based on the object, the structure and to simplify driving an accelerating moving walk.
the invention is characterized in that several carriers Link chains arranged in parallel in the longitudinal direction are provided which are cross-connected at the joints by means of tread plates are a variable in length and width and with the Form a loadable, hexagonal articulated network.
the delicate structure of the moving moving surface in the The shape of a scale carpet ensures a pleasant and safe Feeling kicked by users.
the parts of the joint net and the tread plates are each in very large quantities required, so that investments for a pay for fully automatic production of these parts quickly.
the moving walk has lateral guide rails, in which with guide rollers connected to the articulated network run, the shape and the course of the guide rails causes the Tread plates in the acceleration section parallel to each other stay.
the pushing together and stretching of the network inevitably due to the speed difference between the slow and fast part causes.
tread plates that serve as cross-connecting lugs are longitudinal and slidably overlapping each other across the direction of travel arranged and form a with the joint network as a base delicate, rolling scale carpet.
the spherical bearings have a movable on their underside embedded ball, which is generally multifunctional as Load support, as a roll on a smooth surface and as a driver serves on an appropriately structured document.
tapered rollers are provided, between which the balls the spherical plain bearing snap into place and, radially aligned, carried along will.
the tapered rollers can also have special toothing have, in which the balls of the spherical bearings snap into place.
an articulated network is designated 1 and laterally arranged guide rollers 8 connected, which in lateral Guides 7 run.
the guides 7 have the greatest distance to each other in the slow speed section, whereby the articulated network 1 is pushed together in the longitudinal direction.
With 3 is schematically a drive belt in the acceleration section indicated and with 4 the drive belt for the high-speed section.
the articulated network 1 led around a center 13, the outer chain links of the Articulated network 1 stretched and the inner chain links be pushed together.
the degree of stretching and Collapse is through the radii for the inner and outer Guided tour 7.
the deflection section is designated F1.
Section F1 is running the articulated network 1 in the deflecting part as tapered rollers 6 designated rotating and deflecting devices and will entry and exit of this deflecting part from a band 5 supported and driven.
the tapered rollers 6 are shown in the Example arranged radially around the center 13 and can with the running joint network 1 run or be driven yourself.
This is followed by a slow speed section A1 with a drive belt 2 for slip-free drive.
the next acceleration section B1 is driven by a drive belt 3 with partly positive and partly negative slip moved or supported, and the Subsequent high-speed section C1 is by a Drive belt 4 driven without slip.
the articulated network 1 consists of a number individual articulated chains 15 arranged in parallel in the longitudinal direction.
the articulated chains 15 in turn are made of articulated bearings 14 and these movably connecting link plates 11 formed.
the spherical bearings 14 contain a low-friction embedded on their underside Ball 10.
the contour of the tread plates 9 is scale-like and the thickness towards the narrow front end decreasing.
the 3a / b show the situation of the articulated network 1 in section B1, in which the balls 10 are located on the drive belt 3 and due to its smooth surface, the necessary relative movements can execute.
the drive belt 3 has a speed on the middle between the small and the large Conveying speed is.
FIGS. 4a and 4b show the situation of the articulated network 1 in the Slow speed section A1.
the articulated network 1 is closed here pushed together and therefore points at the lowest speed the greatest width.
the assigned drive belt 2 has Cross grooves 16 with the narrowest pitch and there is a smallest longitudinal distance "b" over three spherical bearings 14 of the Link chain 15.
5a and 5b show the situation of the articulated network 1 in the High-speed section C1.
the articulated network 1 is stretched and therefore shows the smallest width at maximum speed on.
the associated drive belt 4 has transverse grooves 17 with the widest division and there is a greatest longitudinal distance "a" via three link bearings 14 of the link chain 15.
FIG. 6 shows an overall view of the moving walk according to the invention and is used specifically for the following functional description.
the "first redirection" function is located in sections F1 and the mechanical device of the "first deflection" below one Boarding / alighting platform 12.1.
the moving walk is over this Enter the boarding / alighting platform.
the first step on the moving part of the moving walk takes place in section A1, in which the completely pushed together step plates 9 move the articulated network 1 at a constant slow speed.
This measure is opposite known systems as additional security and as larger Evaluate comfort.
Section C1 is the actual conveyor section of the moving walk, which is almost a can have any length.
the boarding / alighting platform 12.2 reached and from this the moving walk.
Fig. 7 shows that the useful width of the moving walk in the entrance and Exit sections A1, E1, A2 and E2 is larger than in the High-speed sections C1 and C2. So that in the in and Exit sections A1, E1, A2 and E2 generous Space created, which is what with heavy passenger traffic It is easier to enter and leave the moving walk.
FIG. 8 shows the disposition of a conventional one Accelerating moving walk with only in the direction of travel movable tread plates, i.e. without widened inputs and Exit zones. Assume that the people 19 easily staggered towards the moving walk, so you can compare with 7 easily recognize that the inventive Accelerating moving walk compared to that in Fig. 8 at same walkway width has 50% more capacity. This is, as the two representations clearly show justified because the passengers according to Fig. 8 only use the moving walk in can enter a two-column and according to Fig.7 in a triple column, which is precisely this difference in the Funding capacity. When accelerating on the Moving walk according to Fig. 7 no crowds among passengers, because they are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction.
the drive belts 2 are an effective drive for the moving walk and 4 with the transverse grooves 16 and 17 responsible (Fig. 4 and 5).
the transverse grooves 16 and 17 result with the balls 10 engaging the spherical bearing 14 a positive connection with the drive and thus a slip-free movement transfer to the Articulated network 1.
the drive belt 3 also driven with the smooth surface has a speed which is approximately in the middle of the two speeds of drive belts 2 and 4 lies. It is the task of this drive belt 3, in addition to Support function, the relative movements of the balls 10 to it Keep the surface as small as possible. These relative movements result from those caused by acceleration and deceleration Speed changes.
the drive speeds of drive belts 2 and 4 are matched to one another in such a way that the articulated network 1 in High-speed section C fully stretched and in sections A and E is fully pushed together.
the difference between the two Velocity is therefore a constant, through the mechanics given size and therefore independent of the absolute size of the two speeds.
the redirections in sections F1 and F2 are radial arranged tapered rollers 6 by the driven joint network 1 taken away.
the tapered rollers 6 have the task of Locking the balls 10 between the tapered rollers 6, the Articulated network 1 to be arranged radially around the center 13.
the rotating tapered rollers 6 are in the deflection range of 180 ° arranged in a plane and are not in front of the drive belt 5 shown type, obliquely downwards, and after a 180 ° angular movement led back to the deflection level.
the tapered rollers 6 can be provided with a drive if necessary.
the drive belt 5 has a similar function like the drive belt 3. By a small narrowing of the guides 7 before the deflection are relative movements of the balls 10 again on the likewise smooth surface of the belt 5, the consequence and thus its speed is based on comparable criteria dimensioned like that of the drive belt 3.
the tread plates 9 have low friction in the overlapping area Surfaces, cross-sectional shapes and contours on which one Pushing one over the other with the smallest possible load Frictional forces allowed. That in sections D and C in Crosswise adjacent tread plates 9 pushed over each other can be made possible that the tread plates 9 in Are arranged offset in the longitudinal direction about a hinge plate 11. This results in the stretched joint network 1 in section C. by about half the length of the tread plate in the longitudinal direction leading tread plates 9 for the subsequent neighboring ones Foot plates 9 insertable cavities (Fig.3 and 5).
tread plates 9 are advantageous in mass production Injection molding technology manufactured, with any metals and / or plastics that can be processed by injection molding Material combinations come into question. More for one Inexpensive mass production of suitable parts are all elements 10, 11 and 14 of the link chain 15.
the drive belts 2, 3, 4 and 5 consist, as usual, of flexible Materials and, according to their function, have a structured (transverse grooves 16, 17) or smooth surface. With Support devices, not shown, for example roles the undersides, the transport loads are absorbed.
the tapered rollers 6 in the deflections F1 and F2 can by any other means that are the same can be replaced Functions - radial alignment and orderly deflection of the Articulated network 1 - meet.
a flexible, radially grooved and flexible disc are provided with or without a guide on the outer edge.
this disc have a perforated pattern, the grid of which the Balls 10 corresponds.
Executed moving walks can be used for all common passage widths and transport distances are manufactured.

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US3465689A (en) *	1967-01-17	1969-09-09	Robert Underwood Ayres	Moving sidewalk
US3651763A (en) *	1969-03-29	1972-03-28	Toyoda Automatic Loom Works	Conveying apparatus
US3580383A (en) *	1969-09-29	1971-05-25	Jurjen Van Der Wal	Variable pitch chain assembly
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