SG11201905575TA - Floor cover arrangement for covering an underfloor space of a passenger conveyor - Google Patents

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WO 18/ 13 407 8 Al (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 26 July 2018 (26.07.2018) WIP0 I PCT omit VIII °nolo 01110111 Ho iflo oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/134078 Al (51) International Patent Classification: B66B 23/00 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/EP2018/050408 (22) International Filing Date: 09 January 2018 (09.01.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 17151824.4 17 January 2017 (17.01.2017) EP (71) Applicant: INVENTIO AG [CH/CH]; Seestrasse 55, 6052 Hergiswil (CH). (72) Inventors: LIU, Lisa; Room 1702, 48 Unit., 802 Lane Qiu Zu Road, Jiading Distract Shanghai 21, 201800 (CN). NO- VACEK, Thomas; Bergzeile 12, 2320 Schwechat (AT). XU, Bill; Room 603, No. 10, Lane 97, Yong Ji Road, Yang- pu District, Shanghai, 200000 (CN). YAO, Cui; Room 302, No. 39,36, Lane, Shangpu Road, Pudong New District, 21 Shanghai, 344700 (CN). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (54) Title: FLOOR COVER ARRANGEMENT FOR COVERING AN UNDERFLOOR SPACE OF A PASSENGER CONVEYOR (57) : A floor cover arrangement (5) for covering an underfloor space (3) of a passenger conveyor (1) is proposed. The floor cover arrangement (5) comprises: a multiple number of cover plates (9) configured to be correctly installed such that the cover plates (9) adjoin each other in a sequence along a longitudinal direction (8) of the underfloor space (3) and the cover plates (9) form a walking surface (7) covering the underfloor space (3); a frame (12) comprising at least one frame rail (27) extending underneath the multiplicity of cover plates (9) in the longitudinal direction (8); and a multiple number of connectors (19), each connector (19) being configured for fixedly connecting one of the cover plates (9) with the frame (12). Therein,the cover plates (9), the frame (12) and the connectors (19) are configured such that -each connector (19) cooperates with one frame rail (27) in a form-fitting manner such that the connector (19) is displaceable in the longitudinal direction (8) and is fixed in both directions orthogonal to the longitudinal direction(8), and [Continued on next page] WO 2018/134078 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIREEMOMMIIMONIEHMEHOIMI (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(ii)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) -each connector (19), when arranged at a fixation location associated to one of the cover plates (9), cooperates with the associated cover plate (9) in a form-fitting manner such that the cover plate (9) is fixed in a direction orthogonal to the walking surface (7). The connectors (19) in the floor cover arrangement (5)reliably fixe the cover plates (9) even against upward directed forces and are easy to be installed and removed.