Patent ID: 11970364
Assignee: INVENTIO AG
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A passenger transport system, comprising:
a conveyor belt;
at least one balustrade extending substantially in parallel with the conveyor belt, the balustrade having a first end and a second end;
a handrail which is guided circumferentially along the balustrade between the first end and the second end, wherein at least one handrail end curve is located at the first end and at the second end;
a fastening device for mounting a protective device, wherein the fastening device for the protective device is positioned in proximity to the handrail end curve;
at least one sensor for detecting the presence of the protective device;
a control unit connected to the at least one sensor for controlling the direction of travel of the conveyor belt and the handrail, which control unit is designed to operate the passenger transport system in different directions of travel, wherein the control unit blocks the operation of the passenger transport system in one direction of travel on the basis of the sensor signal, such that, if there is at least one protective device in proximity to the handrail end curve, the direction of travel in which the handrail runs into the protective device is blocked.