Emergency button

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10053336-B2
Application number	US-201715587776-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 5, 2017
Priority date	May 25, 2016
Publication date	Aug 21, 2018
Grant date	Aug 21, 2018

Abstract

An emergency button for an escalator or a moving sidewalk, wherein the emergency button comprises a button main body and a stripe plate; the button main body is mounted in a stripe plate hole of the stripe plate; the stripe plate is embedded between two adjacent supporting side plates of the escalator or the moving sidewalk; the stripe plate and the button main body have a color different from that of the supporting side plates.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An emergency button for an escalator or a moving sidewalk, comprising:
a button main body; and
a stripe plate, the stripe plate having a stripe plate hole,
wherein said button main body is mounted the stripe plate hole of the stripe plate such that a top surface of the button main body is lower than an external surface of the stripe plate so as to form a recess, and
wherein said stripe plate is embedded between two adjacent supporting side plates of the escalator or the moving sidewalk.

2. The emergency button according to claim 1 , wherein:
the color of the button main body and the stripe plate is different from the color of the supporting side plate.

3. The emergency button according to claim 1 , wherein:
the length of the stripe plate is substantially equal to the height of the supporting side plates; and
the stripe plate is anodized extruded aluminum with red color.

4. The emergency button according to claim 1 , wherein:
the button main body is anodized extruded aluminum with red color;
a “STOP” sign or “ ” sign in Chinese is marked on the button main body; and
the “STOP” sign or “ ” sign in Chinese is in white color.

5. The emergency button according to claim 4 , wherein:
said emergency button further comprising a button bezel in which the button main body is mounted; and
said button bezel is made of white opaque plastic.

6. The emergency button according to claim 1 , wherein:
said emergency button further comprising a button bezel in which the button main body is mounted;
said button bezel is mounted in the stripe plate hole of the stripe plate; and
said button bezel is in white color.

7. The emergency button according to claim 1 , wherein:
said emergency button is mounted on one of an inner side and an outer side of the supporting side plate on either side of the escalator or the moving sidewalk.

8. The emergency button according to claim 1 , wherein:
said emergency button is located close to an entrance or exit of the escalator or the moving sidewalk.

9. The emergency button according to claim 1 , wherein:
said emergency button further comprises a button mounting unit; and
said button main body is mounted on the stripe plate via the button mounting unit.

10. The emergency button according to claim 9 , wherein:
said stripe plate is provided with a bulge portion along a longitudinal direction thereof;
said bulge portion is provided for accommodating the button mounting unit and projecting outwardly with respect to the outer side of the supporting side plate; and
a portion of the stripe plate which is opposite the bulge portion is substantially flush with the inner side of the supporting side plate.

11. A people conveyor comprising the emergency button according to claim 1 .

12. A people conveyor comprising the emergency button according to claim 2 .

13. A people conveyor comprising the emergency button according to claim 3 .

14. A people conveyor comprising the emergency button according to claim 4 .

15. A people conveyor comprising the emergency button according to claim 6 .

16. A people conveyor comprising the emergency button according to claim 7 .

17. A people conveyor comprising the emergency button according to claim 8 .

18. A people conveyor comprising the emergency button according to claim 9 .

19. An emergency button for an escalator or a moving sidewalk, comprising:
a button main body; and
a stripe plate,
wherein said button main body is mounted in a stripe plate hole of the stripe plate, and
wherein said stripe plate is embedded between two adjacent supporting side plates of the escalator or the moving sidewalk,
wherein said emergency button further comprises a button mounting unit,
wherein said button main body is mounted on the stripe plate via the button mounting unit,
wherein said stripe plate is provided with a bulge portion along a longitudinal direction thereof,
wherein said bulge portion is provided for accommodating the button mounting unit and projecting outwardly with respect to the outer side of the supporting side plate, and
wherein a portion of the stripe plate which is opposite the bulge portion is substantially flush with the inner side of the supporting side plate.

20. A people conveyor comprising the emergency button according to claim 19 .

Assignees

• Kone Corp

Inventors

• Shi yi min
• Saari Aapo
• Rauta Visa

Classifications

• B66B29/00 Primary

  Safety devices of escalators or moving walkways (walkways of variable speed type B66B21/12; handrails of variable speed type B66B23/26) · CPC title

• B66B23/00

  Component parts of escalators or moving walkways · CPC title

• G05G1/02

  Controlling members for hand actuation by linear movement, e.g. push buttons · CPC title