Patent ID: 6068107
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: B66B

Abstract:
A transfer device for transferring pedestrians between a first pedestrian moving-surface and a conveyer belt having a longitudinal axis and longitudinal ribs and defining a second pedestrian-moving surface, the pedestrian-moving surfaces being substantially disposed in a common plane, said first pedestrian moving-surface having a speed varying element for altering the speed of the pedestrians between a speed of said second pedestrian-moving surface and a different speed, the device comprising:a platform disposed substantially in said plane and in series between the speed varying element and an end of said second pedestrian-moving surface, and having a plate mounted on said platform, said plate defining a comb for slidably meshing between the longitudinal ribs of said second pedestrian-moving surface, wherein the comb is unitary construction and includes a plurality of teeth engageable between the longitudinal ribs of the second pedestrian-moving surface;first rollers rotatably housed in said platform and protruding therefrom, said first rollers defining a first bearing-surface substantially disposed in the common plane, said first rollers allowing the low-friction displacements of pedestrians between the first and second pedestrian-moving surfaces; andsecond rollers rotatable housed in said plate and protruding therefrom defining a second bearing surface substantially disposed in the common plane, said second rollers allowing the low-friction displacement of pedestrians between the first bearing-surface and the second pedestrian-moving surface.