Transporting apparatus, in particular escalator or moving walkway

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10364129-B2
Application number	US-201615745785-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 22, 2016
Priority date	Jul 24, 2015
Publication date	Jul 30, 2019
Grant date	Jul 30, 2019

Abstract

A transporting apparatus such as an escalator or a moving walkway may include a truss. A first support angle may be disposed at a first end of the truss, and a second support angle may be disposed at a second end of the truss. The first support angle may be fitted on a building via a fixed bearing. The first support angle may have a hole, and a first fixing element fastened on the building may pass through the hole. The second support angle may be fitted on the building via a floating bearing. The second support angle may have a slot, and a second fixing element fastened on the building may pass through the slot.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A transporting apparatus comprising:
a truss with a first end and a second end, wherein a first support angle is disposed at the first end and a second support angle is disposed at the second end;
a fixed bearing by which the first support angle is fitted on a building, wherein the first support angle includes a hole, wherein a first fixing element that is fastened on the building passes through the hole; and
a floating bearing by which the second support angle is fitted on the building, wherein the second support angle includes a slot, wherein a second fixing element that is fastened on the building passes through the slot.

2. The transporting apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:
a first locking element disposed on the first fixing element; and
a second locking element disposed on the second fixing element.

3. The transporting apparatus of claim 2 wherein at least one of the first locking element or the second locking element is configured as a disc, a nut, a lock ring, or a split pin.

4. The transporting apparatus of claim 2 wherein at least one of:
the first locking element is configured as a first disc, a width of which first disc is greater than a width of the hole of the first support angle, or
the second locking element is configured as a second disc, a width of which second disc is greater than a width of the slot of the second support angle.

5. The transporting apparatus of claim 2 wherein the first locking element and the first fixing element form a structural unit, and/or the second locking element and the second fixing element form a structural unit.

6. The transporting apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first fixing element or the second fixing element is configured as at least one of a pin or a threaded bolt.

7. The transporting apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least one of:
the first fixing element and the second fixing element are substantially cylindrical, or
the hole of the first support angle is substantially circular.

8. The transporting apparatus of claim 7 wherein the hole of the first support angle has substantially a same diameter as the first fixing element.

9. The transporting apparatus of claim 7 wherein a width of the slot of the second support angle substantially corresponds to a diameter of the second fixing element.

10. The transporting apparatus of claim 7 wherein a length of the slot of the second support angle is between 100 mm and 350 mm longer than a diameter of the second fixing element.

11. The transporting apparatus of claim 7 wherein a length of the slot of the second support angle is between 140 mm and 280 mm longer than a diameter of the second fixing element.

12. The transporting apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first end of the truss is an upper end of the truss, wherein the second end of the truss is a lower end of the truss.

13. A method for installing a transporting apparatus in a building, the method comprising:
fitting a first support angle, which is disposed at a first end of a truss of the transporting apparatus, on the building via a fixed bearing, wherein a first fixing element is passed through a hole in the first support angle and fastened to the building; and
fitting a second support angle, which is disposed at a second end of the truss of the transporting apparatus, on the building via a floating bearing, wherein a second fixing element is passed through a slot in the second support angle and fastened to the building.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the first end of the truss is an upper end of the truss, wherein the first support angle is fitted on an upper floor of the building via the fixed bearing.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the second end of the truss is a lower end of the truss, wherein the second support angle is fitted on a lower floor of the building via the floating bearing.

Assignees

• Thyssenkrupp Elevator Ag
• Thyssenkrupp Ag

Inventors

• Landsbeck Patrick
• Fernández González Covadonga
• Krämer Reinhardt

Classifications

• 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

• B66B21/04

  linear type · CPC title

• B66B23/00 Primary

  Component parts of escalators or moving walkways · CPC title