Escalator or moving walkway with at least one access module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10189681-B2
Application number	US-201615747540-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 15, 2016
Priority date	Jul 28, 2015
Publication date	Jan 29, 2019
Grant date	Jan 29, 2019

Abstract

An escalator or moving walkway comprises two access areas. The escalator or the moving walkway comprises components generating thermal losses that are arranged in at least one of the access areas in a component room. The escalator or the moving walkway comprises at least one walkable access module, which is arranged adjacent to the component compartment. The access module comprises a cavity, wherein at least one opening exists between the component compartment and the cavity, through which the thermal energy of the components generating thermal losses can be transferred from the component compartment to the cavity.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An escalator or moving walkway comprising:
two access areas by which the escalator or the moving walkway can be entered or respectively exited;
components generating thermal losses arranged in at least one of the access areas in a component compartment below a walkable cover;
at least one walkable access module, which is arranged adjacent to the component compartment on an outside side of the component compartment;
wherein the walkable access module has a walkable area and a cavity, and wherein at least one opening is present between the component compartment and the cavity through which the thermal energy of the components generating thermal losses can be transferred from the component compartment to the cavity.

2. The escalator or moving walkway according to claim 1 , wherein the walkable area of the access module comprises heat-conducting material and the walkable area is the ceiling of the cavity.

3. The escalator or moving walkway according to claim 1 , wherein at least some of the components generating thermal losses comprise cooling elements, wherein the cooling elements pass through the at least one opening and protrude into the cavity.

4. The escalator or moving walkway according to claim 3 , wherein a cross section of the at least one opening is adapted to a cross section of the cooling elements so that the at least one opening is closed by the cooling elements that pass through it.

5. The escalator or moving walkway according to claim 3 , wherein the air present in the cavity and serving as a transport medium of the thermal energy between the cooling elements and the walkable area can be conveyed by at least one blower arranged in the access module.

6. The escalator or moving walkway according to claim 1 , wherein an air exchange takes place between the component compartment and the cavity by an air flow which is created because air heated by components generating thermal losses flows into the cavity from the component compartment through at least one opening, and cooler air flows from the cavity into the component compartment through at least one other opening.

7. The escalator or moving walkway according to claim 6 , wherein the air flowing through the opening can be conveyed by at least one blower arranged in the access module.

8. The escalator or moving walkway according to claim 6 , wherein the air flowing through the opening is conveyed by means of a blower arranged in the access area below the walkable cover.

9. The escalator or moving walkway according to claim 6 , wherein the components generating thermal losses comprise a frequency converter or a frequency inverter, and the air flowing through the opening can be conveyed by at least one blower arranged in the frequency converter or the frequency inverter.

10. The escalator or moving walkway according to claim 1 , wherein at least one flow baffle is arranged in the cavity of the access module.

11. The escalator or moving walkway according to claim 10 , wherein at least a section of a flat extension of the at least one flow baffle is arranged at a parallel distance to the walkable area.

12. The escalator or moving walkway according to claim 11 , wherein the flat extension of the at least one flow baffle is arranged vertically relative to the movable area.

13. The escalator or moving walkway according to claim 1 , wherein the walkable area of the at least one walkable access module is designed as a ramp or stairs.

14. A method for modernizing an existing escalator or an existing moving walkway, wherein the existing escalator or the existing moving walkway is provided with at least one walkable access module that is adjacent to a component compartment of the existing escalator or the existing moving walkway on an outside side of the component compartment, and that the at least one walkable access module comprises a walkable area and a cavity, wherein at least one opening is created between the component compartment and the cavity, through which thermal energy of components generating thermal losses can be transferred from the component compartment to the cavity.

15. The escalator or moving walkway according to claim 2 , wherein at least some of the components generating thermal losses comprise cooling elements, wherein the cooling elements pass through the at least one opening and protrude into the cavity.

16. The escalator or moving walkway according to claim 4 , wherein the air present in the cavity and serving as a transport medium of the thermal energy between the cooling elements and the walkable area can be conveyed by at least one blower arranged in the access module.

17. The escalator or moving walkway according to claim 7 , wherein the air flowing through the opening is conveyed by means of a blower arranged in the access area below the walkable cover.

18. The escalator or moving walkway according to claim 7 , wherein the components generating thermal losses comprise a frequency converter or a frequency inverter, and the air flowing through the opening can be conveyed by at least one blower arranged in the frequency converter or the frequency inverter.

19. The escalator or moving walkway according to claim 8 , wherein the components generating thermal losses comprise a frequency converter or a frequency inverter, and the air flowing through the opening can be conveyed by at least one blower arranged in the frequency converter or the frequency inverter.

Assignees

• Inventio Ag

Inventors

• Burri Jürg
• Matheisl Michael

Classifications

• B66B23/00 Primary

  Component parts of escalators or moving walkways · CPC title

• B66B21/04

  linear type · CPC title

• B66B21/10

  Moving walkways · CPC title

• B66B29/00

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