Conveyance element for a conveyor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11021345-B2
Application number	US-201916728515-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 27, 2019
Priority date	Jun 3, 2019
Publication date	Jun 1, 2021
Grant date	Jun 1, 2021

Abstract

A conveyance element (20) for a conveyor (1), in particular for a people conveyor such as a moving walkway (2), is configured for being moved in a conveying direction and comprises a body (30) including or supporting a tread plate (28) for supporting passengers; and at least one slider bracket (40) mounted to the body (30). The at least one slider bracket (40) comprises a slider slot (41) configured for slidably accommodating a slider (42).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A conveyance element for a conveyor, in particular for a people conveyor such as a moving walkway,
the conveyance element being configured for being moved in a conveying direction and comprising:
a body including or supporting a tread plate for supporting passengers; and
at least one slider bracket mounted to the body and comprising a slider slot configured for slidably accommodating a slider;

wherein the slider bracket is mounted to the body by at least one of a fixing bolt, a screw and a nut.

2. The conveyance element according to claim 1 , wherein the slider bracket is an extrusion profile.

3. The conveyance element according to claim 1 , wherein the slider bracket is made of aluminum or a synthetic material.

4. The conveyance element according to claim 1 , wherein the slider slot has a rectangular cross-section.

5. The conveyance element according to claim 1 , wherein the slider bracket comprises a protrusion configured to be received within a corresponding opening formed within the body.

6. The conveyance element according to claim 1 , wherein the body comprises at least one metal sheet.

7. The conveyance element according to claim 1 , wherein the body comprises an extrusion profile.

8. The conveyance element according to claim 1 , wherein the body is made of steel, in particular stainless steel, or a synthetic material.

9. The conveyance element according to claim 1 comprising at least two slider brackets spaced apart from each other in a direction transverse to the conveying direction.

10. A combination of two conveyance elements according to claim 9 and an axle extending through the at least one slider arranged in the at least one slider bracket of a first of the two conveyances elements and through at least one roller support mounted to the body of a second of the two conveyance elements.

11. The combination of two conveyance elements according to claim 10 , wherein the axle is rotatably mounted to a tension element which is configured for driving the conveyance elements.

12. The combination of two conveyance elements according to claim 10 , further comprising at least one roller supported by the axle.

13. Conveyor, in particular a people conveyor such as a moving walkway, comprising a plurality of conveyance elements according to claim 1 and a tension element, in particular a conveying chain or a conveying belt, connected with the conveyance elements and configured for driving the conveyance elements.

14. Method of manufacturing conveyance elements for a conveyor, in particular people conveyor such as a moving walkway, wherein the method comprises:
forming an extrusion profile by extruding a material;
cutting the extrusion profile into a plurality of pieces, each of the pieces constituting a slider bracket; and
mounting the slider brackets to bodies of conveyance elements;
wherein the slider brackets are mounted to the bodies of conveyance elements by at least one of a fixing bolt, a screw and a nut.

Assignees

• Otis Elevator Co

Inventors

• Illedits Thomas
• Turek Alexander

Classifications

• B65G21/20

  Means incorporated in, or attached to, framework or housings for guiding load-carriers, traction elements or loads supported on moving surfaces (arrangements for supporting belts B65G15/60; rollers or roller arrangements B65G39/00) · CPC title

• B66B23/10 Primary

  Carrying belts · CPC title

• B66B21/10

  Moving walkways · CPC title

• B66B23/08

  Carrying surfaces · CPC title

• B65G2207/48

  Wear protection or indication features · CPC title