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EP0803464B1 - Transfer device, in particular for pedestrians, positioned between two transporting elements placed one after the other and carrier provided with such a device - Google Patents

Transfer device, in particular for pedestrians, positioned between two transporting elements placed one after the other and carrier provided with such a device Download PDF

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EP0803464B1
EP0803464B1 EP96401779A EP96401779A EP0803464B1 EP 0803464 B1 EP0803464 B1 EP 0803464B1 EP 96401779 A EP96401779 A EP 96401779A EP 96401779 A EP96401779 A EP 96401779A EP 0803464 B1 EP0803464 B1 EP 0803464B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B1/00—Control systems of elevators in general
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  • the present invention relates to a device for transfer, in particular for pedestrians, between two transport elements arranged in extension one of the other, as well as an equipped pedestrian transporter of such a transfer device.
  • Such carriers require, between the entry of the conveyor belt and the fixed input floor, a accelerator element for bringing pedestrians gradually walking speed normal at higher belt speed conveyor and between the exit of the belt conveyor and fixed outlet floor, one element decelerator allowing to gradually bring back pedestrians at normal walking speed.
  • the present invention provides a device for transfer between two transport elements as well as a transporter equipped with such a device, allowing to eliminate the above drawback of carriers known.
  • the transfer device of the invention especially for pedestrians, between a first element transport and a second transport element arranged in extension of each other, each element comprising a pedestrian transport surface substantially flat and means for moving the pedestrians on the transport surface following a longitudinal direction, is characterized in that it includes a tray transfer element, the pedestrian support surface, located substantially in the same plane common to the transport surfaces of the two transport elements, includes rolling means allowing frictionless movement of pedestrians from the first transport element to the second transport element transport, or vice versa.
  • the transfer element includes a tooth plate forming a comb respectively engaging in longitudinal grooves of one and / or the other of transport elements, fixed to the plate of the transport element transfer and whose pedestrian support surface, located on the same plane as that of the plateau, is also made up of rolling means.
  • the means of bearing include rotating housed balls in corresponding blind holes in the tray transfer element and comb plate projecting from the plate and the plate forming comb so as to define the bearing surfaces above mentioned pedestrians.
  • the above-mentioned balls are maintained in the corresponding blind holes in the tray the transfer element by a plate secured to the tray and including through holes respectively by the balls and a diameter smaller than the diameter of the balls and the balls of the comb plate are held in their holes corresponding blinds respectively with washers flat with central frustoconical holes.
  • the means of said bearings include rollers mounted at rotation transverse to the direction of travel pedestrians in corresponding accommodation approximately semi-cylindrical from the transfer element and comb plate protruding from this tray from this plate from so as to define the abovementioned bearing surfaces of the pedestrians.
  • the tray of the transfer element is on the one hand pivotally supported on a chassis support by support legs and other fixed to support frame by two tie rods located on each side of the tray outside the bearing surface thereof so as to allow a tilt angle adjustment to a position according to which the support surface of the plate is located in the plane common to the transport surfaces of the two transport elements.
  • the support feet of the tray the transfer element have their free ends housed respectively in inclined grooves transverse to the longitudinal direction of movement of pedestrians and carried out respectively in support parts integral with the chassis of the support, said transverse grooves allowing a transverse displacement by sliding of the element of transfer of a small quantity, of the order of a few millimeters, when the longitudinal grooves of one and / or the other of the transport elements strike the teeth of the comb plate.
  • Each tie member has a threaded end anchored in a tapped hole of a first axis transverse supported by a fork fixed to the plate of the transfer element and its other end threaded crossing with clearance a bore of a second axis transverse supported by a yoke integral with a support piece attached to the support frame, two nuts on either side of the second axis transverse joining the other threaded end of the pulling element in an axial clearance so to allow the element to pivot upwards transfer around the ends of the support legs when an object gets caught between the grooves longitudinal of one or other of the elements of transport and the teeth of the comb plate.
  • Each support piece of the clevis of the second axis transverse includes a transverse inclined groove of support of the end of a support bracket the transfer element.
  • the invention also provides a transporter, in particular for pedestrians, comprising an element of main conveyor belt type transport extended at each of its ends by an element transport able to function as an element acceleration or deceleration between the element of main transport and a fixed loading floor or unloading pedestrians, and which is characterized in that it includes a transfer device such as previously defined and arranged between the element acceleration or deceleration and the element of main transport.
  • the transporter of the invention will be described in application to pedestrian transport, but it is good understood that it can also apply to transport objects, such as goods, luggage, etc.
  • the conveyor belt shown in Figure 1, arranged between two fixed floors 1, 2, is of the type comprising a substantially flat strip 3 make it possible to carry pedestrians in the direction indicated by arrow F, i.e. in the direction longitudinal of the strip, and winding on two extreme drums 4, one of which is motor, arranged transversely to the direction of movement of pedestrians.
  • Conveyor belt 3 moves at a higher speed higher than the normal walking speed of a pedestrian.
  • the transporter also includes an acceleration element 5 arranged between the fixed entrance floor 1 and the entrance to the conveyor belt 3 defined relative to the meaning of displacement thereof and a deceleration element 6 disposed between the outlet of the conveyor belt 3 and the fixed exit floor 2.
  • the acceleration or deceleration element is known in itself and can be achieved as described in the document EP-A-0 509 861. More specifically, the element acceleration 5 or deceleration element 6 includes series of parallel nested rollers into each other so as to constitute a continuous transport area for pedestrians, and means for driving the rollers so that their speed gradually increases from one input roller from acceleration element 5 to a roller exit of this element or gradually decreases to from an element entry roller deceleration 6 to an output roller therefrom.
  • Figure 3 shows schematically the element acceleration 5 including the nested rollers 7 into each other and defining the surface of S1 pedestrian transport.
  • a transfer element 8 is arranged between the acceleration element 5 and the strip conveyor 3 or between conveyor belt 3 and the deceleration element 6.
  • each element of transfer 8 comprises a plate 9, the surface of which S2 pedestrian support is located substantially in a same plane common to the transport surface S1 of the acceleration 5 or deceleration 6 element and at the transport surface of the conveyor belt 3 and includes rolling means 10 allowing the virtually frictionless movement of pedestrians from the acceleration element 5 to the conveyor belt or from the conveyor belt 3 to the deceleration element 6.
  • the transfer element 8 comprises a comb plate 11, the teeth 12 of which respectively engage in longitudinal grooves 13 of the strip conveyor 3 defined between ribs 14 of this one.
  • the comb plate 11 is fixed on the plate 9 of the transfer element 8, for example by fixing screws 15 and its support surface S3 pedestrians located in the same plane as the support surface S2 of plate 9 and also consists of means bearing 16 allowing movement practically without friction of pedestrians of the comb plate 11 to the conveyor belt 3, or vice versa.
  • the rolling means of the plate 9 and of the comb plate 11 are constituted by balls 10, 16, the balls 10 being housed in corresponding blind holes 17 of the plate 9, while that the balls 16 are housed in blind holes correspondents 18 of the comb plate 11 as this is best illustrated in Figure 5.
  • the balls 10, 16 are held in their holes respective 17, 18 projecting from the plate 9 and the comb plate 11 so as to define the support surfaces S2 and S3 and rotate on themselves in these homes when pedestrians cross.
  • the balls 10 are held in their corresponding blind holes 17, made in a plate 9a added to the plate 9 of the element transfer 8 and fixed to it by screws 9b, by a plate 19 fixed to the plate 9a, for example by fixing screw 20, the plate 19 comprising holes 21 crossed respectively by the balls 10 and of a diameter less than the diameter thereof.
  • the balls 16 are held in the blind holes correspondents 18 of the comb plate 11 respectively by flat washers 22, each housed in a counterbore 23 machined in the plate 11, each washer 22 having its frustoconical central hole 22a in support on the ball 16.
  • the rolling means 10, 16 can be constituted by rollers mounted transversely to the direction longitudinal of the conveyor belt 3 in corresponding semi-cylindrical housings of plate 9 of transfer element 8 and from the comb plate 11 projecting from the plate 9 and plate 11 so as to define the pedestrian S2 and S3 bearing surfaces.
  • the plate 9 of the transfer element 8 is pivotally supported on a chassis support 24 by support legs 25 arranged symmetrically to the longitudinal axis XX 'of the strip 3 and whose free ends 25a are housed respectively in inclined grooves 26 support parts 27, 28 respectively of the chassis 24, the grooves 26 being aligned transversely to the longitudinal axis XX 'of the strip conveyor 3.
  • Two support pieces 27 are arranged symmetrically to the longitudinal axis XX 'of the band 3 and are fixed on a wing of a cross member 29 in L inverted by fixing screws 30, cross-member 29 being integral, for example by welding, with the chassis 24.
  • each transfer element 8 is bilaterally fixed to the support frame 24 by two tie-rod elements 31 arranged symmetrically at the axis XX 'outside the bearing surface S2 of the platform 9 so as to allow tilt adjustment of this tray to a position where the surface support S2 is located in the plane common to the surfaces transport respectively of the acceleration element 5 or deceleration 6 and the conveyor belt 3.
  • Each drawing element 31, parallel to the axis XX ′, has a threaded end part 31a anchored in a corresponding tapped hole 32a crossing a transverse axis 32 supported by a yoke 33 secured to an end part 9c of the plate 9 of the transfer element 8, which part 9c also includes a support tab 25, the lower free end of which is engaged in the groove 26 of the corresponding support piece 28 fixed to the cross-member 29 by fixing screws (not shown) .
  • the drawing element 31 has its other threaded end portion 31b passing through a hole 34a made through another transverse axis 34 supported by a yoke 35 of the support piece 28.
  • Two nuts 36, 37 are screwed onto the threaded part 31b of the pulling element 31 on either side of the transverse axis 34 so as to secure this threaded part to the axis 34.
  • the nut 37 is not fully tightened against the axis 34 and leaves a clearance j of approximately 2 millimeters so as to allow a slight pivoting of the transfer element 8 around the free ends of the support legs 25 in a direction tending to spread upwards, in view of the Figure 3, the comb plate 11 of the conveyor belt 3.
  • Such pivoting occurs when an object gets caught between the longitudinal grooves 13 of the conveyor belt 3 and the teeth 12 of the comb plate 11 and allowing the transport element 8 to actuate a contactor element intended to control the stopping of the drive roller 4 for driving the conveyor belt 3.
  • the transfer element 8 is held in a fixed position by the tie-rod elements 31 which each comprise a central nut 31c making it possible to precisely adjust the position of the bearing surfaces S2 and S3 of the transfer element 8 relative to the transport surfaces of the acceleration element 5 or deceleration element 6 and of the conveyor belt 3.
  • FIG. 3 shows that the bearing surfaces S2, S3 of each transfer element 8 can be offset below the transport surface of the conveyor belt 3 to a value of approximately 5 millimeters without an imbalance being inflicted on pedestrians crossing the very small transition zone between the end of the comb plate 11 and the conveyor belt 3.
  • each transverse axis 34 is mounted in two oblong holes (not shown) of the yoke 35 extending parallel to the axis XX 'of the conveyor belt 3.
  • the above described transfer device the invention is of an extremely simple structure, does not requires no level change in the area of transition between an acceleration element or a deceleration element and the conveyor belt and allows reversibility of operation of the conveyor belt, i.e. the displacement of the conveyor belt can be done in one direction or in the other.
  • the transfer device the invention can be used in conveyors called "moving walkways", where the conveyor belt is made up of elements linked to each other.
  • the transfer device of the invention can be installed between two aligned conveyor belts in extension of one another or offset one by relation to each other by forming an angle in which would be arranged the transfer device, the latter comprising two end plates forming a comb, the teeth are engaged in the grooves longitudinal respectively of the two bands conveyors.

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The pedestrian transfer element (8) operates between first (5) and second (3) longitudinal pedestrian movable walkways. It comprises a plate (9) with a pedestrian support surface (S2) located in the same common plane as the walkways. It is supported by ball bearings (10). A plate (11), fixed to the pedestrian support plate has teeth (12) forming a comb which engage longitudinal grooves in one or other of the walkways. This comb plate has its pedestrian support surface (S3) located in the same plane as the support plate (9) and also has ball bearings (16). The ball bearings are housed in blind holes (17,18) in the support plate and the comb plate.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif de transfert, en particulier pour piétons, entre deux éléments de transport disposés en prolongement l'un de l'autre, ainsi qu'un transporteur pour piétons équipé d'un tel dispositif de transfert.The present invention relates to a device for transfer, in particular for pedestrians, between two transport elements arranged in extension one of the other, as well as an equipped pedestrian transporter of such a transfer device.

Le document FR-A-2 693 446 constitue l'état de la technique le plus proche.Document FR-A-2 693 446 constitutes the state of the closest technique.

On connaít des transporteurs comprenant une bande transporteuse continue réalisée en une matière déformable ou par une succession d'éléments à surface de transport sensiblement plane, permettant de transporter les piétons à une vitesse de transport supérieure à celle de la marche normale des piétons.We know carriers comprising a band continuous conveyor made of a material deformable or by a succession of elements on the surface substantially flat transport, allowing transport pedestrians at transport speed greater than that of normal pedestrian walking.

De tels transporteurs nécessitent, entre l'entrée de la bande transporteuse et le plancher fixe d'entrée, un élément accélérateur permettant d'amener progressivement les piétons de la vitesse de marche normale à la vitesse plus élevée de la bande transporteuse et, entre la sortie de la bande transporteuse et le plancher fixe de sortie, un élément décélérateur permettant de ramener progressivement les piétons à la vitesse de marche normale.Such carriers require, between the entry of the conveyor belt and the fixed input floor, a accelerator element for bringing pedestrians gradually walking speed normal at higher belt speed conveyor and between the exit of the belt conveyor and fixed outlet floor, one element decelerator allowing to gradually bring back pedestrians at normal walking speed.

Le document EP-A-0 509 861 décrit un transporteur du genre défini ci-dessus. Comme mentionné dans ce document antérieur, pour franchir la zone de transition entre la sortie de l'élément accélérateur et l'entrée de la bande transporteuse ou entre la sortie de la bande transporteuse et l'entrée de l'élément décélérateur, on prévoit une dénivelée permettant de franchir sans contact chaque zone de transition.The document EP-A-0 509 861 describes a transporter for genre defined above. As mentioned in this previous document, to cross the transition zone between the output of the accelerator element and the input conveyor belt or between the exit of the conveyor belt and element entry decelerator, there is a vertical drop allowing cross each transition zone without contact.

Cependant, une telle dénivelée occasionne au piéton une perte d'appui extrêmement gênante notamment pour des personnes à mobilité réduite, telles que des personnes handicapées. However, such a vertical drop causes the pedestrian a extremely annoying loss of support especially for people with reduced mobility, such as people disabled.

La présente invention propose un dispositif de transfert entre deux éléments de transport ainsi qu'un transporteur équipé d'un tel dispositif, permettant d'éliminer l'inconvénient ci-dessus des transporteurs connus.The present invention provides a device for transfer between two transport elements as well as a transporter equipped with such a device, allowing to eliminate the above drawback of carriers known.

A cet effet, le dispositif de transfert de l'invention, en particulier pour piétons, entre un premier élément de transport et un deuxième élément de transport disposés en prolongement l'un de l'autre, chaque élément comprenant une surface de transport des piétons sensiblement plane et des moyens de déplacement des piétons sur la surface de transport suivant une direction longitudinale, est caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un élément de transfert à plateau, dont la surface d'appui des piétons, située sensiblement dans un même plan commun aux surfaces de transport des deux éléments de transport, comprend des moyens de roulement permettant le déplacement sans frottement des piétons du premier élément de transport au deuxième élément de transport, ou inversement.To this end, the transfer device of the invention, especially for pedestrians, between a first element transport and a second transport element arranged in extension of each other, each element comprising a pedestrian transport surface substantially flat and means for moving the pedestrians on the transport surface following a longitudinal direction, is characterized in that it includes a tray transfer element, the pedestrian support surface, located substantially in the same plane common to the transport surfaces of the two transport elements, includes rolling means allowing frictionless movement of pedestrians from the first transport element to the second transport element transport, or vice versa.

L'élément de transfert comprend une plaque à dents formant peigne s'engageant respectivement dans des rainures longitudinales de l'un et/ou de l'autre des éléments de transport, fixée au plateau de l'élément de transfert et dont la surface d'appui des piétons, située sur le même plan que celle du plateau, est également constituée de moyens de roulement.The transfer element includes a tooth plate forming a comb respectively engaging in longitudinal grooves of one and / or the other of transport elements, fixed to the plate of the transport element transfer and whose pedestrian support surface, located on the same plane as that of the plateau, is also made up of rolling means.

Selon un mode de réalisation préféré, les moyens de roulement comprennent des billes logées tournantes dans des trous borgnes correspondants du plateau de l'élément de transfert et de la plaque formant peigne en faisant saillie du plateau et de la plaque formant peigne de manière à définir les surfaces d'appui précitées des piétons.According to a preferred embodiment, the means of bearing include rotating housed balls in corresponding blind holes in the tray transfer element and comb plate projecting from the plate and the plate forming comb so as to define the bearing surfaces above mentioned pedestrians.

Avantageusement, les billes précitées sont maintenues dans les trous borgnes correspondants du plateau de l'élément de transfert par une plaque solidaire du plateau et comprenant des perçages traversés respectivement par les billes et d'un diamètre inférieur au diamètre des billes et les billes de la plaque formant peigne sont maintenues dans leurs trous borgnes correspondants respectivement par des rondelles plates à trous centraux tronconiques.Advantageously, the above-mentioned balls are maintained in the corresponding blind holes in the tray the transfer element by a plate secured to the tray and including through holes respectively by the balls and a diameter smaller than the diameter of the balls and the balls of the comb plate are held in their holes corresponding blinds respectively with washers flat with central frustoconical holes.

Selon un autre mode de réalisation, les moyens de roulement précités comprennent des rouleaux montés à rotation transversalement à la direction de déplacement des piétons dans des logements correspondants approximativement semi-cylindrique du plateau de l'élément de transfert et de la plaque formant peigne en faisant saillie de ce plateau de cette plaque de manière à définir les surfaces d'appui précitées des piétons.According to another embodiment, the means of said bearings include rollers mounted at rotation transverse to the direction of travel pedestrians in corresponding accommodation approximately semi-cylindrical from the transfer element and comb plate protruding from this tray from this plate from so as to define the abovementioned bearing surfaces of the pedestrians.

Par ailleurs, le plateau de l'élément de transfert est d'une part supporté de façon pivotante sur un châssis de support par des pieds de support et d'autre fixé au châssis de support par deux éléments formant tirants situés de chaque côté du plateau à l'extérieur de la surface d'appui de celui-ci de façon à permettre un réglage d'inclinaison du plateau à une position selon laquelle la surface d'appui du plateau est située dans le plan commun aux surfaces de transport des deux éléments de transport.Furthermore, the tray of the transfer element is on the one hand pivotally supported on a chassis support by support legs and other fixed to support frame by two tie rods located on each side of the tray outside the bearing surface thereof so as to allow a tilt angle adjustment to a position according to which the support surface of the plate is located in the plane common to the transport surfaces of the two transport elements.

Avantageusement, les pieds de support du plateau de l'élément de transfert ont leurs extrémités libres logées respectivement dans des gorges inclinées transversales à la direction longitudinale de déplacement des piétons et réalisées respectivement dans des pièces de support solidaires du châssis du support, lesdites gorges transversales permettant un déplacement transversal par glissement de l'élément de transfert d'une faible quantité, de l'ordre de quelques millimètres, lorsque les rainures longitudinales de l'un et/ou de l'autre des éléments de transport heurtent les dents de la plaque formant peigne.Advantageously, the support feet of the tray the transfer element have their free ends housed respectively in inclined grooves transverse to the longitudinal direction of movement of pedestrians and carried out respectively in support parts integral with the chassis of the support, said transverse grooves allowing a transverse displacement by sliding of the element of transfer of a small quantity, of the order of a few millimeters, when the longitudinal grooves of one and / or the other of the transport elements strike the teeth of the comb plate.

Chaque élément formant tirant a une extrémité filetée ancrée dans un trou taraudé d'un premier axe transversal supporté par une chape solidaire du plateau de l'élément de transfert et son autre extrémité filetée traversant avec jeu un perçage d'un second axe transversal supporté par une chape solidaire d'une pièce de support fixée au châssis de support, deux écrous situés de part et d'autre du second axe transversal solidarisant l'autre extrémité filetée de l'élément formant tirant suivant un jeu axial de façon à permettre le pivotement vers le haut de l'élément de transfert autour des extrémités des pieds de support de celui-ci lorsqu'un objet se coince entre les rainures longitudinales de l'un ou l'autre des éléments de transport et les dents de la plaque formant peigne.Each tie member has a threaded end anchored in a tapped hole of a first axis transverse supported by a fork fixed to the plate of the transfer element and its other end threaded crossing with clearance a bore of a second axis transverse supported by a yoke integral with a support piece attached to the support frame, two nuts on either side of the second axis transverse joining the other threaded end of the pulling element in an axial clearance so to allow the element to pivot upwards transfer around the ends of the support legs when an object gets caught between the grooves longitudinal of one or other of the elements of transport and the teeth of the comb plate.

Chaque pièce de support de la chape du second axe transversal comprend une gorge inclinée transversale de support de l'extrémité d'une patte de support de l'élément de transfert.Each support piece of the clevis of the second axis transverse includes a transverse inclined groove of support of the end of a support bracket the transfer element.

L'invention propose également un transporteur, en particulier pour piétons, comprenant un élément de transport principal du type à bande transporteuse prolongé, à chacune de ses extrémités, par un élément de transport pouvant fonctionner comme élément d'accélération ou de décélération entre l'élément de transport principal et un plancher fixe de chargement ou de déchargement des piétons, et qui est caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un dispositif de transfert tel que défini précédemment et disposé entre l'élément d'accélération ou de décélération et l'élément de transport principal.The invention also provides a transporter, in particular for pedestrians, comprising an element of main conveyor belt type transport extended at each of its ends by an element transport able to function as an element acceleration or deceleration between the element of main transport and a fixed loading floor or unloading pedestrians, and which is characterized in that it includes a transfer device such as previously defined and arranged between the element acceleration or deceleration and the element of main transport.

L'invention sera mieux comprise et d'autres buts, caractéristiques détails et avantages de celle-ci apparaítront plus clairement dans la description explicative qui va suivre faite en référence aux dessins schématiques annexés donnés uniquement à titre d'exemple illustrant un mode de réalisation de l'invention et dans lesquels :

  • La figure 1 est une vue schématique d'un transporteur du type à bande conforme à l'invention.
  • La figure 2 est une vue demi-vue détaillée de dessus suivant la flèche II du transporteur de la figure 1.
  • La figure 3 est une vue en coupe suivant la ligne III-III de la figure 2.
  • La figure 4 est une vue en coupe suivant la ligne IV-IV de la figure 2.
  • La figure 5 est une vue agrandie de la partie supérieure de l'élément de transfert représenté en figure 3.
    • The invention will be better understood and other aims, characteristics, details and advantages thereof will appear more clearly in the explanatory description which follows, made with reference to the appended schematic drawings given solely by way of example illustrating an embodiment of the invention and in which:
  • Figure 1 is a schematic view of a belt type conveyor according to the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a detailed half-view from above according to arrow II of the conveyor of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional view along line III-III of FIG. 2.
  • Figure 4 is a sectional view along line IV-IV of Figure 2.
  • FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the upper part of the transfer element shown in FIG. 3.

    • Le transporteur de l'invention va être décrit en application au transport de piétons, mais il est bien entendu qu'il peut s'appliquer également au transport d'objets, tels que des marchandises, des bagages, etc.The transporter of the invention will be described in application to pedestrian transport, but it is good understood that it can also apply to transport objects, such as goods, luggage, etc.

    Le transporteur à bande représenté en figure 1, disposé entre deux planchers fixes 1, 2, est du type comprenant une bande sensiblement plane 3 permettent de transporter de piétons suivant la direction indiquée par la flèche F c'est-à-dire suivant la direction longitudinale de la bande, et s'enroulant sur deux tambours extrêmes 4, dont l'un est moteur, disposés transversalement à la direction de déplacement des piétons.The conveyor belt shown in Figure 1, arranged between two fixed floors 1, 2, is of the type comprising a substantially flat strip 3 make it possible to carry pedestrians in the direction indicated by arrow F, i.e. in the direction longitudinal of the strip, and winding on two extreme drums 4, one of which is motor, arranged transversely to the direction of movement of pedestrians.

    La bande transporteuse 3 se déplace à une vitesse plus élevée que la vitesse normale de marche d'un piéton. Afin d'amener les piétons de leur vitesse normale de marche à la vitesse relativement élevée de la bande 3 et de ramener les piétons de la vitesse de la bande 3 à leur vitesse normale de marche, le transporteur comprend également un élément d'accélération 5 disposé entre le plancher fixe d'entrée 1 et l'entrée de la bande transporteuse 3 définie relativement au sens de déplacement de celle-ci et un élément de décélération 6 disposé entre la sortie de la bande transporteuse 3 et le plancher fixe de sortie 2.Conveyor belt 3 moves at a higher speed higher than the normal walking speed of a pedestrian. In order to bring pedestrians from their normal speed of walking at the relatively high speed of web 3 and bring pedestrians back from band 3 speed to their normal walking speed, the transporter also includes an acceleration element 5 arranged between the fixed entrance floor 1 and the entrance to the conveyor belt 3 defined relative to the meaning of displacement thereof and a deceleration element 6 disposed between the outlet of the conveyor belt 3 and the fixed exit floor 2.

    L'élément d'accélération ou de décélération est connu en soi et peut être réalisé comme décrit dans le document EP-A-0 509 861. Plus précisément, l'élément d'accélération 5 ou l'élément de décélération 6 comprend des séries de rouleaux parallèles s'imbriquant les uns dans les autres de façon à constituer une surface de transport continue des piétons, et des moyens d'entraínement des rouleaux de façon que leur vitesse augmente progressivement d'un rouleau d'entrée de l'élément d'accélération 5 jusqu'à un rouleau de sortie de cet élément ou diminue progressivement à partir d'un rouleau d'entrée de l'élément de décélération 6 jusqu'à un rouleau de sortie de celui-ci.The acceleration or deceleration element is known in itself and can be achieved as described in the document EP-A-0 509 861. More specifically, the element acceleration 5 or deceleration element 6 includes series of parallel nested rollers into each other so as to constitute a continuous transport area for pedestrians, and means for driving the rollers so that their speed gradually increases from one input roller from acceleration element 5 to a roller exit of this element or gradually decreases to from an element entry roller deceleration 6 to an output roller therefrom.

    La figure 3 représente schématiquement l'élément d'accélération 5 comprenant les rouleaux 7 imbriqués les uns dans les autres et définissant la surface de transport S1 des piétons.Figure 3 shows schematically the element acceleration 5 including the nested rollers 7 into each other and defining the surface of S1 pedestrian transport.

    Pour permettre aux piétons de franchir sans perte d'équilibre la zone de transition située entre l'élément d'accélération 5 et la bande transporteuse 3 ou entre la bande transporteuse 3 et l'élément de décélération 6, un élément de transfert 8 est disposé entre l'élément d'accélération 5 et la bande transporteuse 3 ou entre la bande transporteuse 3 et l'élément de décélération 6.To allow pedestrians to cross without loss to balance the transition zone between the acceleration element 5 and the conveyor belt 3 or between the conveyor belt 3 and the element of deceleration 6, a transfer element 8 is arranged between the acceleration element 5 and the strip conveyor 3 or between conveyor belt 3 and the deceleration element 6.

    Conformément à l'invention, comme représenté en particulier aux figures 2 et 3, chaque élément de transfert 8 comprend un plateau 9, dont la surface d'appui S2 des piétons est située sensiblement dans un même plan commun à la surface de transport S1 de l'élément d'accélération 5 ou de décélération 6 et à la surface de transport de la bande transporteuse 3 et comprend des moyens de roulement 10 permettant le déplacement pratiquement sans frottement des piétons de l'élément d'accélération 5 à la bande transporteuse ou de la bande transporteuse 3 à l'élément de décélération 6.According to the invention, as shown in particular to Figures 2 and 3, each element of transfer 8 comprises a plate 9, the surface of which S2 pedestrian support is located substantially in a same plane common to the transport surface S1 of the acceleration 5 or deceleration 6 element and at the transport surface of the conveyor belt 3 and includes rolling means 10 allowing the virtually frictionless movement of pedestrians from the acceleration element 5 to the conveyor belt or from the conveyor belt 3 to the deceleration element 6.

    L'élément de transfert 8 comprend une plaque en peigne 11, dont les dents 12 s'engagent respectivement dans des rainures longitudinales 13 de la bande transporteuse 3 définies entre des nervures 14 de celle-ci. La plaque formant peigne 11 est fixée sur le plateau 9 de l'élément de transfert 8, par exemple par des vis de fixation 15 et a sa surface d'appui S3 des piétons située dans le même plan que la surface d'appui S2 du plateau 9 et est également constituée de moyens de roulement 16 permettant le déplacement pratiquement sans frottement des piétons de la plaque formant peigne 11 à la bande transporteuse 3, ou inversement.The transfer element 8 comprises a comb plate 11, the teeth 12 of which respectively engage in longitudinal grooves 13 of the strip conveyor 3 defined between ribs 14 of this one. The comb plate 11 is fixed on the plate 9 of the transfer element 8, for example by fixing screws 15 and its support surface S3 pedestrians located in the same plane as the support surface S2 of plate 9 and also consists of means bearing 16 allowing movement practically without friction of pedestrians of the comb plate 11 to the conveyor belt 3, or vice versa.

    De préférence, les moyens de roulement du plateau 9 et de la plaque formant peigne 11 sont constitués par des billes 10, 16, les billes 10 étant logées dans des trous borgnes correspondants 17 du plateau 9, tandis que les billes 16 sont logées dans des trous borgnes correspondants 18 de la plaque formant peigne 11 comme cela ressort mieux de la figure 5.Preferably, the rolling means of the plate 9 and of the comb plate 11 are constituted by balls 10, 16, the balls 10 being housed in corresponding blind holes 17 of the plate 9, while that the balls 16 are housed in blind holes correspondents 18 of the comb plate 11 as this is best illustrated in Figure 5.

    Les billes 10, 16 sont maintenues dans leurs trous respectifs 17, 18 en faisant saillie du plateau 9 et de la plaque formant peigne 11 de manière à définir les surfaces d'appui S2 et S3 et tournent sur elles-mêmes dans ces logements lors du passage des piétons.The balls 10, 16 are held in their holes respective 17, 18 projecting from the plate 9 and the comb plate 11 so as to define the support surfaces S2 and S3 and rotate on themselves in these homes when pedestrians cross.

    Plus précisément, les billes 10 sont maintenues dans leurs trous borgnes correspondants 17, réalisés dans une plaque 9a rapportée dans le plateau 9 de l'élément de transfert 8 et fixée à celui-ci par des vis 9b, par une plaque 19 fixée à la plaque 9a, par exemple par des vis de fixation 20, la plaque 19 comprenant des perçages 21 traversés respectivement par les billes 10 et d'un diamètre inférieur au diamètre de celles-ci.More specifically, the balls 10 are held in their corresponding blind holes 17, made in a plate 9a added to the plate 9 of the element transfer 8 and fixed to it by screws 9b, by a plate 19 fixed to the plate 9a, for example by fixing screw 20, the plate 19 comprising holes 21 crossed respectively by the balls 10 and of a diameter less than the diameter thereof.

    Les billes 16 sont maintenues dans les trous borgnes correspondants 18 de la plaque formant peigne 11 respectivement par des rondelles plates 22, chacune logée dans un lamage 23 usiné dans la plaque 11, chaque rondelle 22 ayant son trou central tronconique 22a en appui sur la bille 16.The balls 16 are held in the blind holes correspondents 18 of the comb plate 11 respectively by flat washers 22, each housed in a counterbore 23 machined in the plate 11, each washer 22 having its frustoconical central hole 22a in support on the ball 16.

    Selon une variante de réalisation non représentée, les moyens de roulement 10, 16 peuvent être constitués par des rouleaux montés transversalement à la direction longitudinale de la bande transporteuse 3 dans des logements correspondants approximativement semi-cylindriques du plateau 9 de l'élément de transfert 8 et de la plaque formant peigne 11 en faisant saillie du plateau 9 et de la plaque 11 de manière à définir les surfaces d'appui S2 et S3 des piétons.According to a variant embodiment not shown, the rolling means 10, 16 can be constituted by rollers mounted transversely to the direction longitudinal of the conveyor belt 3 in corresponding semi-cylindrical housings of plate 9 of transfer element 8 and from the comb plate 11 projecting from the plate 9 and plate 11 so as to define the pedestrian S2 and S3 bearing surfaces.

    Par ailleurs, le plateau 9 de l'élément de transfert 8 est supporté de façon pivotante sur un châssis de support 24 par des pieds de support 25 disposés symétriquement à l'axe longitudinal XX' de la bande 3 et dont les extrémités libres 25a sont logées respectivement dans des gorges inclinées 26 respectivement de pièces de support 27, 28 solidaires du châssis 24, les gorges 26 étant alignées transversalement à l'axe longitudinal XX' de la bande transporteuse 3. Deux pièces de support 27 sont disposées symétriquement à l'axe longitudinal XX' de la bande 3 et sont fixées sur une aile d'une traverse 29 en L inversé par des vis de fixation 30, la traverse 29 étant solidaire, par exemple par soudage, du châssis 24.Furthermore, the plate 9 of the transfer element 8 is pivotally supported on a chassis support 24 by support legs 25 arranged symmetrically to the longitudinal axis XX 'of the strip 3 and whose free ends 25a are housed respectively in inclined grooves 26 support parts 27, 28 respectively of the chassis 24, the grooves 26 being aligned transversely to the longitudinal axis XX 'of the strip conveyor 3. Two support pieces 27 are arranged symmetrically to the longitudinal axis XX 'of the band 3 and are fixed on a wing of a cross member 29 in L inverted by fixing screws 30, cross-member 29 being integral, for example by welding, with the chassis 24.

    Le plateau 9 de chaque élément de transfert 8 est bilatéralement fixé au châssis de support 24 par deux éléments formant tirants 31 disposés symétriquement à l'axe XX' à l'extérieur de la surface d'appui S2 du plateau 9 de façon à permettre un réglage d'inclinaison de ce plateau à une position selon laquelle la surface d'appui S2 est située dans le plan commun aux surfaces de transport respectivement de l'élément d'accélération 5 ou de décélération 6 et de la bande transporteuse 3.The plate 9 of each transfer element 8 is bilaterally fixed to the support frame 24 by two tie-rod elements 31 arranged symmetrically at the axis XX 'outside the bearing surface S2 of the platform 9 so as to allow tilt adjustment of this tray to a position where the surface support S2 is located in the plane common to the surfaces transport respectively of the acceleration element 5 or deceleration 6 and the conveyor belt 3.

    Chaque élément formant tirant 31, parallèle à l'axe XX', a une partie d'extrémité filetée 31a ancrée dans un trou taraudé correspondant 32a traversant un axe transversal 32 supporté par une chape 33 solidaire d'une partie extrême 9c du plateau 9 de l'élément de transfert 8, laquelle partie 9c comporte également une patte de support 25 dont l'extrémité libre inférieure est engagée dans la gorge 26 de la pièce de support correspondante 28 fixée sur la traverse 29 par des vis de fixation (non représentées). L'élément formant tirant 31 a son autre partie d'extrémité filetée 31b traversant avec jeu un perçage 34a réalisé à travers un autre axe transversal 34 supporté par une chape 35 de la pièce de support 28. Deux écrous 36, 37 sont vissés sur la partie filetée 31b de l'élément formant tirant 31 de part et d'autre de l'axe transversal 34 de façon à solidariser cette partie filetée à l'axe 34. Cependant, l'écrou 37 n'est pas totalement serré contre l'axe 34 et laisse subsister un jeu j d'environ 2 millimètres de façon à permettre un léger pivotement de l'élément de transfert 8 autour des extrémités libres des pattes de support 25 dans un sens tendant à écarter vers le haut, au vu de la figure 3, la plaque formant peigne 11 de la bande transporteuse 3. Un tel pivotement se produit lorsqu'un objet se coince entre les rainures longitudinales 13 de la bande transporteuse 3 et les dents 12 de la plaque formant peigne 11 et permettant à l'élément de transport 8 d'actionner un élément contacteur destiné à commander l'arrêt du rouleau moteur 4 d'entraínement de la bande transporteuse 3. Autrement, l'élément de transfert 8 est maintenu en position fixe par les éléments formant tirants 31 qui comprennent chacun un écrou central 31c permettant de régler précisément la position des surfaces d'appui S2 et S3 de l'élément de transfert 8 relativement aux surfaces de transport de l'élément d'accélération 5 ou de décélération 6 et de la bande transporteuse 3. La figure 3 montre que les surfaces d'appui S2, S3 de chaque élément de transfert 8 peuvent être décalées en dessous de la surface de transport de la bande transporteuse 3 jusqu'à une valeur d'environ 5 millimètres sans qu'un déséquilibre soit infligé aux piétons franchissant la très petite zone de transition entre l'extrémité de la plaque formant peigne 11 et la bande transporteuse 3.Each drawing element 31, parallel to the axis XX ′, has a threaded end part 31a anchored in a corresponding tapped hole 32a crossing a transverse axis 32 supported by a yoke 33 secured to an end part 9c of the plate 9 of the transfer element 8, which part 9c also includes a support tab 25, the lower free end of which is engaged in the groove 26 of the corresponding support piece 28 fixed to the cross-member 29 by fixing screws (not shown) . The drawing element 31 has its other threaded end portion 31b passing through a hole 34a made through another transverse axis 34 supported by a yoke 35 of the support piece 28. Two nuts 36, 37 are screwed onto the threaded part 31b of the pulling element 31 on either side of the transverse axis 34 so as to secure this threaded part to the axis 34. However, the nut 37 is not fully tightened against the axis 34 and leaves a clearance j of approximately 2 millimeters so as to allow a slight pivoting of the transfer element 8 around the free ends of the support legs 25 in a direction tending to spread upwards, in view of the Figure 3, the comb plate 11 of the conveyor belt 3. Such pivoting occurs when an object gets caught between the longitudinal grooves 13 of the conveyor belt 3 and the teeth 12 of the comb plate 11 and allowing the transport element 8 to actuate a contactor element intended to control the stopping of the drive roller 4 for driving the conveyor belt 3. Otherwise, the transfer element 8 is held in a fixed position by the tie-rod elements 31 which each comprise a central nut 31c making it possible to precisely adjust the position of the bearing surfaces S2 and S3 of the transfer element 8 relative to the transport surfaces of the acceleration element 5 or deceleration element 6 and of the conveyor belt 3. FIG. 3 shows that the bearing surfaces S2, S3 of each transfer element 8 can be offset below the transport surface of the conveyor belt 3 to a value of approximately 5 millimeters without an imbalance being inflicted on pedestrians crossing the very small transition zone between the end of the comb plate 11 and the conveyor belt 3.

    Les gorges transversales 26 des pièces de support 27 et 28 permettent un déplacement transversal de l'élément de transfert 8 par glissement des extrémités libres 25a des pattes de support 25 dans ces gorges d'une faible quantité, de l'ordre de quelques millimètres, lorsque les rainures longitudinales 13 de la bande transporteuse 3 heurtent les dents 12 de la plaque formant peigne 11. Ce léger flottement transversal de l'élément de transfert 8 permet de compenser une dérive latérale éventuelle au-delà de la valeur de décalage d (figure 2) entre la bande transporteuse 3 et le rouleau correspondant 4. Pour permettre un tel déplacement transversal, chaque axe transversal 34 est monté dans deux trous oblongs (non représentés) de la chape 35 s'étendant parallèlement à l'axe XX' de la bande transporteuse 3.The transverse grooves 26 of the support pieces 27 and 28 allow transverse movement of the transfer element 8 by sliding the free ends 25a of the support legs 25 in these grooves of a small amount, of the order of a few millimeters, when the longitudinal grooves 13 of the conveyor belt 3 strike the teeth 12 of the comb plate 11. This slight transverse floating of the transfer element 8 makes it possible to compensate for any lateral drift beyond the offset value d (FIG. 2) between the conveyor belt 3 and the corresponding roller 4. To allow such transverse movement, each transverse axis 34 is mounted in two oblong holes (not shown) of the yoke 35 extending parallel to the axis XX 'of the conveyor belt 3.

    Le dispositif de transfert ci-dessus décrit de l'invention est d'une structure extrêmement simple, ne nécessite aucun changement de niveau dans la zone de transition entre un élément d'accélération ou un élément de décélération et la bande transporteuse et permet une réversibilité de fonctionnement du transporteur à bande, c'est-à-dire que le déplacement de la bande transporteuse peut s'effectuer dans un sens ou dans l'autre. Le dispositif de transfert de l'invention peut être utilisé dans des transporteurs dit "trottoirs roulants", où la bande transporteuse est constituée d'éléments s'enchaínant les uns aux autres. Enfin, le dispositif de transfert de l'invention peut être implanté entre deux bandes transporteuses alignées en prolongement l'une de l'autre ou décalées l'une par rapport à l'autre en formant un angle dans lequel serait disposé le dispositif de transfert, ce dernier comprenant deux plaques extrêmes formant peigne dont les dents sont engagées dans les rainures longitudinales respectivement des deux bandes transporteuses.The above described transfer device the invention is of an extremely simple structure, does not requires no level change in the area of transition between an acceleration element or a deceleration element and the conveyor belt and allows reversibility of operation of the conveyor belt, i.e. the displacement of the conveyor belt can be done in one direction or in the other. The transfer device the invention can be used in conveyors called "moving walkways", where the conveyor belt is made up of elements linked to each other. Finally, the transfer device of the invention can be installed between two aligned conveyor belts in extension of one another or offset one by relation to each other by forming an angle in which would be arranged the transfer device, the latter comprising two end plates forming a comb, the teeth are engaged in the grooves longitudinal respectively of the two bands conveyors.

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    1. A transfer device, in particular for pedestrians, the device comprising a first transport element (5; 6) and a second transport element (3) disposed in line with each other, each element (3, 5, 6) having a pedestrian transport surface that is substantially plane and means for moving pedestrians on the transport surface in a longitudinal direction, and being characterized in that it further comprises a transfer device (8) having a platform (9) situated between the first and second transport elements (5, 6; 3), in which transfer device the pedestrian support surface (S2) situated substantially in a single plane common to the transport surfaces of the two transport elements (5, 3; 3, 6) comprises roller means (10) enabling pedestrians to be moved without friction from the first transport element (5; 6) to the second transport element (3), or vice versa.
    2. A device according to claim 1, characterized in that the transfer device (8) comprises a plate (11) having comb-forming teeth (12) that engage in respective longitudinal grooves (13) of one and/or the other of the transport elements, the plate being fixed to the platform (9) of the transfer element (8) and having its pedestrian support surface (S3) situated in the same plane as that of the platform (9) likewise constituted by roller means (16).
    3. A device according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the above-mentioned roller means comprise balls (10; 16) rotatably received in corresponding blind holes (17; 18) of the platform (9) and of the comb-forming plate (11), the balls projecting from the platform (9) and the comb-forming plate (11) so as to define the above-mentioned pedestrian support surfaces.
    4. A device according to claim 3, characterized in that the above-mentioned balls (10) are held in the corresponding blind holes (17) of the platform (9) of the transfer element by means of a plate (19) secured to the platform (9) and having bores (21) through which respective balls (10) pass and of a diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the balls (10).
    5. A device according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the above-mentioned balls (16) are held in the corresponding blind holes (18) of the comb-forming plate (11) by respective flat holding washers (22) having frustoconical central openings (22a).
    6. A device according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the above-mentioned roller means comprise rollers rotatably mounted transversely to the travel direction of pedestrians in corresponding approximately semicylindrical housings of the platform (9) of the transfer device (8) and of the comb-forming plate (11), the rollers projecting from said platform and said plate in such a manner as to define the above-mentioned pedestrian support surfaces.
    7. A device according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the platform (9) of the transfer device (8) is supported firstly to pivot on a support frame (24) by support feet (25) and secondly is fixed to the support frame (24) by two tiebolt-forming elements (31) situated on either side of the platform (9) outside the support surface thereof so as to enable the tilt of the platform (9) to be adjusted to a position in which the support surface is situated in the plane common to the transport surfaces of the two above-mentioned transport elements.
    8. A device according to claim 7, characterized in that the support feet (25) of the platform (9) of the transfer device (8) have their free ends received in respective inclined grooves extending transversely to the longitudinal direction of pedestrian travel and implemented respectively in support parts (27, 28) secured to the support frame (24), said transverse grooves (26) enabling the transfer device (8) to move transversely by sliding a short distance, of the order of a few millimeters, when the longitudinal grooves (13) of one and/or the other of the transport elements encounter the teeth (12) of the comb-forming plate (11).
    9. A device according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that each tiebolt-forming element (31) has a threaded end (31a) anchored in a tapped hole of a first transverse pin (32) supported by a clevis (33) secured to the platform (9) of the transfer device (8) and has its other end (31b) threaded and passing with clearance through a bore (34a) of a second transverse pin (34) supported by a clevis (35) secured to a support part (28) fixed to the support frame (24), two nuts (36, 37) situated at opposite ends of the second transverse pin (34) securing the other threaded end (31b) of the tiebolt-forming elements (31) with axial clearance so as to enable the transfer device (8) to pivot upwards relative to the conveyor belt (3) about the free ends of the support feet (25) thereof when an object becomes jammed between the longitudinal grooves (13) of one or other of the transport elements and the teeth (12) of the comb-forming plate (11).
    10. A device according to claim 9, characterized in that each support part (28) of the clevis (35) of the second transverse pin (34) has a transverse inclined groove (26) for supporting the end of a support tab (25) of the transfer device (8).
    11. A transporter, in particular for pedestrians, comprising a main transport element (3) of the conveyor belt type which is extended at each of its ends by a respective transport element (5; 6) capable of operating as an acceleration element (5) or as a deceleration element (6) between the main transport element (3) and a stationary loading floor (1) or a stationary unloading floor (2) for pedestrians, the transporter being characterized in that it includes a transfer device as defined in any one of claims 1 to 10 that is disposed between the accelerator element (5) or the decelerator element (6) and the main transport element (3).
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