CA2025625C - Escalator handrail obstruction device with sensors - Google Patents
Escalator handrail obstruction device with sensorsInfo
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
- B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
- B66B29/00—Safety devices of escalators or moving walkways
- B66B29/02—Safety devices of escalators or moving walkways responsive to, or preventing, jamming by foreign objects
- B66B29/04—Safety devices of escalators or moving walkways responsive to, or preventing, jamming by foreign objects for balustrades or handrails
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
This invention relates to a safety device for use on the reentry housing of an escalator handrail. More particularly, the device of this invention is operable to sense longitudinal and radial forces occurring in the area of the reentry housing, and is further operable to turn the escalator off in appropriate cases.
This invention relates to a safety device for use on the reentry housing of an escalator handrail. More particularly, the device of this invention is operable to sense longitudinal and radial forces occurring in the area of the reentry housing, and is further operable to turn the escalator off in appropriate cases.
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Technical Field This invention relates to a safety device for use ~. on the reentry housing of an escalator handrail. More i'i particularly, the device of this invention is operable :-~
to sense longitudinal and radial forces occurring in the area of the reentry housing, and is further ;10 operable to turn t~le escalator off in appropriate cases.
Background Art The handrail on an escalator is driven over a handrail guide in synchronism with the moving steps of the escalator, or other moving walkway. At the exit landing of the escalator, the handrail reverses its direction of travel, over a curved newel in the more modern escalators, and moves along a hidden return path : :~
of travel. The escalator handrail passes through a reentry housing as it begins its return travel. Care i~ must be taken that objects or materials are not pulled into the reentry housing by the moving handrail lest damage to the mechanism or injury to a passenger may occur.
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Disclosure Of The Invention This invention relates to a device which senses abnormal forces exerted in the area of the reentry housing, which forces are the result of an object being ~ ;
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The device includes a collar that is mounted in the mouth of the reentry housing and through which the ;~ ;-handrail moves. An elastomeric bumper is fitted into the collar and forms the outermost element of the device. The bumper is the element of the device which will ba directly contacted by anything which is on the handrail as the latter enters the reentry housing. A
plurality of pins are mounted on the bumper and extend through and past the collar in the direction of travel of the handrail. The pins are operable to contact a switch mounted in the reentry housing adjacent to the -handrail when the bumper is sufficiently deformed by contact with something on the handrail which is being 3 pushed ~y the handrail into the reentry housing. When the pins contact the switch, the escalator is shut off ¦ 25 and an alarm is sounded. When the cause of the shutdown is removed from contact with the bumper, the latter's inherent resiliency will move the pins away from the switch and the escalator will restart. There ;~
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carried past the bumper by the handrail. Such material will encounter the collar and will jam against the collar. This will cause a radially outwardly directed force against a portion of the bumper d:isposed adjacent ~? 5 to the handrail, which radial force will be detected by the radial pressure sensor. When this occurs, the pressure sensor will shut the escalator off and sound an alarm. After the jam is cleared, the escalator must ~ be manually restarted.
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provide a safety device for use at an escalator ~ ~-handrail reentry housing.
It is a further object of this invention to ?? provide a device of the character described which can shut the escalator off upon the detection of foreign material at the handrail reentry housing.
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provide a device of the character described wherein linear and radial forces imposed on the device are detected and may serve to shut off the escalator.
These and other objects and advantages of the invention will become more readily apparent from the , following detailed description of a preferred embodiment thereof when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIGURE 2 is an exploded sectional view of the device of FIGURE 1;
FIGURE 3 is a front elevational view of the bumper component of the device of FIGURE li :
$i 5 FIGURE 4 is a front elevational view of the pin l~ mounting component of the device;
FIGURE 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 ;~
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FIGURES 6-ll are sectional views of the device and ~; lO the associated handrail showing various stages of the ~
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numeral 2 surrounds the handrail 4 as the latter enters the reentry housing 6 (fragmentally shown in phantom lines). The various components of the device 2 are shown in FIGURE 2. At the handrail entry end of the 3 device 2 is a rubber bumper component 8. The bumper 8 -~ -is elastomeric, and can be formed from a material such 3 as neoprene rubber, or the like. The bumper 8 has a ~ --through passage lO through which the handrail 4 moves i in the direction of the arrow A, and a rounded exposed ~ surface 12 facing the direction from which the handrail ;~ 25 advances. The downstream end of the bumper 8 is formed ~I with an annular boss 14. An annular recess 16 is -~
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formed in the downstream side of the bumper 8 about the I boss 14. The recess 16 includes inner and outer lands ! 18 and 20, respectively. An annular base member 22 is . . :, :-., - ~:
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disposed downstream of the bumper 8. The base 22 has a ~ profiled locking boss 24 of annular configuration which ;! iS snap fitted into the bumper recess 16 and releasably ~ held in place by the lands 18 and 20. The base 22 is j~ 5 also formed with an internal throat 26 which telescopes into the passage 10 of the bumper 8. The throat 26 has -~ an axial bore 28 through which the handrail moves. A
plurality of pins 30 are mounted in the base 22 and -3, extend downstream therefrom. A guide member 32 isdisposed downstream of the base 22 and is formed with a counterbore 34 which telescopes over the outside of the base 22. A boss 36 formed in the counterbore 34 telescopes into a mating portion 38 in the base 22.
~, The pins 30 extend through passages 40 in the guide 32.
The guide members 32 are preferably formed as halves of mating pairs as shown in FIGURE 5 which are held together by the pins 30 when the latter are telescoped into the passages 40. Each guide member 32 has a ~ lateral opening 42 through which a roller 44 can ~-,;~ 20 contact the moving handrail to guide the latter. The rollers 44 are mounted on shafts 46 secured in place by nuts 48. An outer housing or case 50, formed in mating -halves overlies the assembly. The housing part 50 has an upstream flange 52 the nests into an annular l 25 marginal recess 54 in the bumper 8, and a side wall 56 - -i that surrounds the guide 32. Inside of the housing part 50 are lugs 58 that fit into external slots 60 in ~-the guides 32 to secure the two parts together. The ~ ~-~ nuts 48 are accessible through openings 62 in the ;` 30 housing 50. `~
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FIGURES 3 and 4 are front elevatic~nal views of the bumper 8 and base 22, that show clearly the shapes of ``~ these parts. The bumper 8 and base 22 have peripheral gaps 64 and 66, respectively, which allow the handrail to be positioned in the passages 10 and 28, respectively. The shape of the bumper recess 16 and the base locking boss 24 is also clearly shown. The location of the pins 30 in the base 22 is also shown clearly in FIGURE 4.
Referring now to FIGURES 6-11, there is shown a sequence of conditions which may occur at the handrail reentry, and the manner in which these conditions will be dealt with by the device of this invention. FIGURE
6 shows the handrail 4 moving through the device in the direction of the arrow A. The housing part 50 engages a stop 51 fixed to the escalator truss which holds the housing 50 and guide 32 against movement in the direction of the arrow A. Thus the housing 50 and guide 32 are fixed relative to the moving handrail. ~-The bumper 3 and base 22 can slide relative to the ~j housing 50 and guide 32, however the natural resiliency ~ of the bumper 8 and the fact that it engages the flange ;~ 52 on the fixed housing 50, will serve to hold the -~
bumper 8 and base 22 in a neutral position shown in FIGURE 6 wherein the pins 30 are spaced apart from a switch 31 which controls operation of the escalator power source. If the pins 30 actuate the switch 31, then the escalator will shut down. Additionally, there is a radial pressure sensor 15 interposed between the ~;
outer surface of the bumper boss 14 and the inner . . .
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tape consisting inside of material which is .. ~ electrically conductive. The conductivi.ty changes with `~T pressure applied on the surface of the tapeO As ~3 5previously noted, as shown in FIGURE 6 there are no ;31 abnormal forces acting upon the reentrv assembly, and :
the handrail 4 is moving in a normal fashion .~ therethrough.
In FIGURE 7, the device is viewed with a force F
acting upon the surface 12 of the bumper 8, which force F is generated by a foreign object being pulled against ~3 the bumper 8 by the moving handrail 4. The natural 3S resiliency of the bumper 8 will create a counter force .-:
;. F1 between the bumper 8 and the fixed housing flange 52 .~ 15which biases the pins 30 away from the switch 31. So - -.~i long as the force F is less than the biasing force F~
the pins 30 will be held away from the switch 31. Once : ~.
~ the force F exceeds the force Fl, the pins 30 will be --~
:~ moved against the switch 31 to actuate the latter, 3 20 causing the escalator to stop and causing an alarm to sound. This condition is illustrated in FIGURE 8 wherein the net force acting upon the pins 30 is F2, -~
whereby the pins 30 are moved against the switch 31.
~ At this point the source of the pressure on the bumper 3 25 8 can be investigated and removed, whereby F becomes :- .
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.. , :i FIGURES lO and 11 illustrate operation of the device when a foreign object or material is pulled into the device 2 by the handrail ~. The force exerted on -~
the bumper 8 by an object at the interface between the handrail 4 and the bumper 8 is designated by F3, and will have an axial component and a radial component due to its proximity to the handrail 4. When the axial component of the force F3 overcomes the biasing force 1 of the bumper 8, the pins 30 will be moved against the switch 31 and the alarm will sound, and the handrail 4 will stop. If the object is in the bore 10, ~ the radial component of the force F4 will activate the -~ -,.:'!, radial pressure sensor 15 by deforming the bumper boss 14 whereupon, when the force F4 is applied on the sensor 15, the current i will change due to the change of conductivity. This i5 detected by an electronic device which in turn gives a signal that turns off the escalator. 1- .
Once the sensor 15 has been activated, the foreign -body can be removed from inside the device 2, and the escalator then must be manually restarted; i.e. it will ~-~
not restart automatically as it will when only the -switch 31 has been activated. ~ .-j It will be readily appreciated that the device of ij) 25 this invention provides a dual safety function in that `-~
objects impacting the reentry housing may cause the ¦
escalator to turn off, and objects which actually are pulled into the reentry housing by the handrail will s also turn off the escalator. In the former instance, ¦ -the escalator will automatically restart once the -~
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anomaly is removed, and in the latter instance, the ' escalator must be manually restarted. The components of the device are self adjustable and can conform to ~, some degree of handrail wear and dirt buildup on the #~ 5 handrail without losing its ability to function as intended. The component parts of the davice may all be molded from suitable plastics and thus can be accurately mass produced at low cost.
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Technical Field This invention relates to a safety device for use ~. on the reentry housing of an escalator handrail. More i'i particularly, the device of this invention is operable :-~
to sense longitudinal and radial forces occurring in the area of the reentry housing, and is further ;10 operable to turn t~le escalator off in appropriate cases.
Background Art The handrail on an escalator is driven over a handrail guide in synchronism with the moving steps of the escalator, or other moving walkway. At the exit landing of the escalator, the handrail reverses its direction of travel, over a curved newel in the more modern escalators, and moves along a hidden return path : :~
of travel. The escalator handrail passes through a reentry housing as it begins its return travel. Care i~ must be taken that objects or materials are not pulled into the reentry housing by the moving handrail lest damage to the mechanism or injury to a passenger may occur.
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Disclosure Of The Invention This invention relates to a device which senses abnormal forces exerted in the area of the reentry housing, which forces are the result of an object being ~ ;
S pulled into the reentry housing by the handrail, or ~ which forces are the result of an object or the like ¦ being jammed into the reentry housing. When such abnormal forces are detected, the escalator is turned off and a warning alarm is sounded.
The device includes a collar that is mounted in the mouth of the reentry housing and through which the ;~ ;-handrail moves. An elastomeric bumper is fitted into the collar and forms the outermost element of the device. The bumper is the element of the device which will ba directly contacted by anything which is on the handrail as the latter enters the reentry housing. A
plurality of pins are mounted on the bumper and extend through and past the collar in the direction of travel of the handrail. The pins are operable to contact a switch mounted in the reentry housing adjacent to the -handrail when the bumper is sufficiently deformed by contact with something on the handrail which is being 3 pushed ~y the handrail into the reentry housing. When the pins contact the switch, the escalator is shut off ¦ 25 and an alarm is sounded. When the cause of the shutdown is removed from contact with the bumper, the latter's inherent resiliency will move the pins away from the switch and the escalator will restart. There ;~
is also a radial pressure sensor disposed between the bumper and the collar for detecting material which is -~.
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carried past the bumper by the handrail. Such material will encounter the collar and will jam against the collar. This will cause a radially outwardly directed force against a portion of the bumper d:isposed adjacent ~? 5 to the handrail, which radial force will be detected by the radial pressure sensor. When this occurs, the pressure sensor will shut the escalator off and sound an alarm. After the jam is cleared, the escalator must ~ be manually restarted.
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provide a safety device for use at an escalator ~ ~-handrail reentry housing.
It is a further object of this invention to ?? provide a device of the character described which can shut the escalator off upon the detection of foreign material at the handrail reentry housing.
It is an additional object of this invention to -~
provide a device of the character described wherein linear and radial forces imposed on the device are detected and may serve to shut off the escalator.
These and other objects and advantages of the invention will become more readily apparent from the , following detailed description of a preferred embodiment thereof when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIGURE 2 is an exploded sectional view of the device of FIGURE 1;
FIGURE 3 is a front elevational view of the bumper component of the device of FIGURE li :
$i 5 FIGURE 4 is a front elevational view of the pin l~ mounting component of the device;
FIGURE 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 ;~
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FIGURES 6-ll are sectional views of the device and ~; lO the associated handrail showing various stages of the ~
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numeral 2 surrounds the handrail 4 as the latter enters the reentry housing 6 (fragmentally shown in phantom lines). The various components of the device 2 are shown in FIGURE 2. At the handrail entry end of the 3 device 2 is a rubber bumper component 8. The bumper 8 -~ -is elastomeric, and can be formed from a material such 3 as neoprene rubber, or the like. The bumper 8 has a ~ --through passage lO through which the handrail 4 moves i in the direction of the arrow A, and a rounded exposed ~ surface 12 facing the direction from which the handrail ;~ 25 advances. The downstream end of the bumper 8 is formed ~I with an annular boss 14. An annular recess 16 is -~
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formed in the downstream side of the bumper 8 about the I boss 14. The recess 16 includes inner and outer lands ! 18 and 20, respectively. An annular base member 22 is . . :, :-., - ~:
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disposed downstream of the bumper 8. The base 22 has a ~ profiled locking boss 24 of annular configuration which ;! iS snap fitted into the bumper recess 16 and releasably ~ held in place by the lands 18 and 20. The base 22 is j~ 5 also formed with an internal throat 26 which telescopes into the passage 10 of the bumper 8. The throat 26 has -~ an axial bore 28 through which the handrail moves. A
plurality of pins 30 are mounted in the base 22 and -3, extend downstream therefrom. A guide member 32 isdisposed downstream of the base 22 and is formed with a counterbore 34 which telescopes over the outside of the base 22. A boss 36 formed in the counterbore 34 telescopes into a mating portion 38 in the base 22.
~, The pins 30 extend through passages 40 in the guide 32.
The guide members 32 are preferably formed as halves of mating pairs as shown in FIGURE 5 which are held together by the pins 30 when the latter are telescoped into the passages 40. Each guide member 32 has a ~ lateral opening 42 through which a roller 44 can ~-,;~ 20 contact the moving handrail to guide the latter. The rollers 44 are mounted on shafts 46 secured in place by nuts 48. An outer housing or case 50, formed in mating -halves overlies the assembly. The housing part 50 has an upstream flange 52 the nests into an annular l 25 marginal recess 54 in the bumper 8, and a side wall 56 - -i that surrounds the guide 32. Inside of the housing part 50 are lugs 58 that fit into external slots 60 in ~-the guides 32 to secure the two parts together. The ~ ~-~ nuts 48 are accessible through openings 62 in the ;` 30 housing 50. `~
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FIGURES 3 and 4 are front elevatic~nal views of the bumper 8 and base 22, that show clearly the shapes of ``~ these parts. The bumper 8 and base 22 have peripheral gaps 64 and 66, respectively, which allow the handrail to be positioned in the passages 10 and 28, respectively. The shape of the bumper recess 16 and the base locking boss 24 is also clearly shown. The location of the pins 30 in the base 22 is also shown clearly in FIGURE 4.
Referring now to FIGURES 6-11, there is shown a sequence of conditions which may occur at the handrail reentry, and the manner in which these conditions will be dealt with by the device of this invention. FIGURE
6 shows the handrail 4 moving through the device in the direction of the arrow A. The housing part 50 engages a stop 51 fixed to the escalator truss which holds the housing 50 and guide 32 against movement in the direction of the arrow A. Thus the housing 50 and guide 32 are fixed relative to the moving handrail. ~-The bumper 3 and base 22 can slide relative to the ~j housing 50 and guide 32, however the natural resiliency ~ of the bumper 8 and the fact that it engages the flange ;~ 52 on the fixed housing 50, will serve to hold the -~
bumper 8 and base 22 in a neutral position shown in FIGURE 6 wherein the pins 30 are spaced apart from a switch 31 which controls operation of the escalator power source. If the pins 30 actuate the switch 31, then the escalator will shut down. Additionally, there is a radial pressure sensor 15 interposed between the ~;
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tape consisting inside of material which is .. ~ electrically conductive. The conductivi.ty changes with `~T pressure applied on the surface of the tapeO As ~3 5previously noted, as shown in FIGURE 6 there are no ;31 abnormal forces acting upon the reentrv assembly, and :
the handrail 4 is moving in a normal fashion .~ therethrough.
In FIGURE 7, the device is viewed with a force F
acting upon the surface 12 of the bumper 8, which force F is generated by a foreign object being pulled against ~3 the bumper 8 by the moving handrail 4. The natural 3S resiliency of the bumper 8 will create a counter force .-:
;. F1 between the bumper 8 and the fixed housing flange 52 .~ 15which biases the pins 30 away from the switch 31. So - -.~i long as the force F is less than the biasing force F~
the pins 30 will be held away from the switch 31. Once : ~.
~ the force F exceeds the force Fl, the pins 30 will be --~
:~ moved against the switch 31 to actuate the latter, 3 20 causing the escalator to stop and causing an alarm to sound. This condition is illustrated in FIGURE 8 wherein the net force acting upon the pins 30 is F2, -~
whereby the pins 30 are moved against the switch 31.
~ At this point the source of the pressure on the bumper 3 25 8 can be investigated and removed, whereby F becomes :- .
`. zero, and the biasing force Fl becomes the only force acting upon the pins 30, as shown in FIGURE ~. The elasticity of the bumper 8 thus moves the pins 30 away from the switch 31 and the escalator is restarted, and the alarm turned off. .:
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the bumper 8 by an object at the interface between the handrail 4 and the bumper 8 is designated by F3, and will have an axial component and a radial component due to its proximity to the handrail 4. When the axial component of the force F3 overcomes the biasing force 1 of the bumper 8, the pins 30 will be moved against the switch 31 and the alarm will sound, and the handrail 4 will stop. If the object is in the bore 10, ~ the radial component of the force F4 will activate the -~ -,.:'!, radial pressure sensor 15 by deforming the bumper boss 14 whereupon, when the force F4 is applied on the sensor 15, the current i will change due to the change of conductivity. This i5 detected by an electronic device which in turn gives a signal that turns off the escalator. 1- .
Once the sensor 15 has been activated, the foreign -body can be removed from inside the device 2, and the escalator then must be manually restarted; i.e. it will ~-~
not restart automatically as it will when only the -switch 31 has been activated. ~ .-j It will be readily appreciated that the device of ij) 25 this invention provides a dual safety function in that `-~
objects impacting the reentry housing may cause the ¦
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anomaly is removed, and in the latter instance, the ' escalator must be manually restarted. The components of the device are self adjustable and can conform to ~, some degree of handrail wear and dirt buildup on the #~ 5 handrail without losing its ability to function as intended. The component parts of the davice may all be molded from suitable plastics and thus can be accurately mass produced at low cost.
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Claims (7)
1. An escalator safety assembly for use at the reentry housing of a moving handrail on the escalator, said safety assembly comprising:
a) a deformable resilient bumper member for mounting on the reentry housing, said bumper member being configured to surround the handrail and project from the reentry housing in a direction counter to the direction of movement of the handrail;
b) an escalator control switch for mounting in the reentry housing, said switch being operable upon actuation to initiate a shut-off signal to stop the escalator and stop movement of the handrail; and c) actuating means movably mounted between said bumper member and said switch, said actuating means being connected to said bumper member and normally held out of engagement with said switch by reason of the resiliency of said bumper member, and said actuating means being operable to contact and actuate said switch in response to sufficient deformation of said bumper member toward the reentry housing upon engagement between said bumper member and an object on the handrail.
a) a deformable resilient bumper member for mounting on the reentry housing, said bumper member being configured to surround the handrail and project from the reentry housing in a direction counter to the direction of movement of the handrail;
b) an escalator control switch for mounting in the reentry housing, said switch being operable upon actuation to initiate a shut-off signal to stop the escalator and stop movement of the handrail; and c) actuating means movably mounted between said bumper member and said switch, said actuating means being connected to said bumper member and normally held out of engagement with said switch by reason of the resiliency of said bumper member, and said actuating means being operable to contact and actuate said switch in response to sufficient deformation of said bumper member toward the reentry housing upon engagement between said bumper member and an object on the handrail.
2. The escalator safety assembly of Claim 1 wherein said actuating means comprises a rigid housing member configured so as to surround the handrail, and including locking means for snap fitting onto said bumper member, said housing member including a plurality of elongated pin means extending therefrom toward said switch for selective actuating engagement with the latter.
3. The escalator safety assembly of Claim 2 further comprising handrail guide means connected to said housing member for guiding movement of the handrail through said housing member, said guide means including rollers for contacting opposite sides of the handrail.
4. The escalator safety assembly of Claim 2 further comprising radial pressure sensor means interposed between said bumper member and said housing member, said radial pressure sensor means being operable to detect the presence of foreign matter on the handrail between the bumper and the handrail, and operable to turn off power to the escalator when such foreign matter is detected.
5. An escalator safety assembly for use at the reentry housing of a moving handrail on the escalator, said safety assembly comprising:
a) rigid housing means movably mounted in the reentry housing and configured to embrace at least part of the handrail; and b) a deformable electrical conductor type pressure sensor interposed between the handrail and the housing means, said sensor being operable, when sufficiently deformed by contact with foreign matter on the handrail, to change its electrical conductivity to initiate a turn-off signal for the escalator.
a) rigid housing means movably mounted in the reentry housing and configured to embrace at least part of the handrail; and b) a deformable electrical conductor type pressure sensor interposed between the handrail and the housing means, said sensor being operable, when sufficiently deformed by contact with foreign matter on the handrail, to change its electrical conductivity to initiate a turn-off signal for the escalator.
6. The escalator safety assembly of Claim 5 further comprising a resilient bumper member connected to said housing means, said sensor being sandwiched between a portion of said bumper member and said housing means whereby deformation of said sensor results from forces being transmitted from the handrail via the bumper member to the sensor whereupon the sensor is flattened against said housing means.
7. The escalator safety assembly of Claim 6 further comprising an escalator control switch adjacent to said housing means, said control switch being operable, when actuated, to initiate a shut off signal for stopping movement of the escalator and handrail, and actuating means mounted on said housing means for selectively actuating said control switch responsive to deformation of said bumper member sufficient to move said housing means and said actuating means toward said control switch, which deformation occurs in the direction of movement of the handrail as a result of said bumper member being contacted by an object on the handrail.
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US07/414,866 US4924995A (en) | 1989-09-29 | 1989-09-29 | Escalator handrail obstruction device with sensors |
| US414,866 | 1989-09-29 | ||
| US07/414,865 US4976345A (en) | 1989-09-29 | 1989-09-29 | Escalator handrail obstruction device with sensors |
| US414,865 | 1989-09-29 |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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