US 12,145,821 B2
People mover
Andrea Zotti Galletti, Helsinki (FI); Benjamin Ekström, Helsinki (FI); Giovanni Hawkins, Helsinki (FI); and Nithil Karimpanackal Natarajan, Helsinki (FI)
Assigned to KONE CORPORATION, Helsinki (FI)
Filed by KONE Corporation, Helsinki (FI)
Filed on Nov. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/993,796.
Application 17/993,796 is a continuation of application No. PCT/FI2020/050430, filed on Jun. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0087024 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. B66B 29/00 (2006.01); B66B 21/10 (2006.01); B66B 27/00 (2006.01); B66B 29/08 (2006.01)
CPC B66B 29/005 (2013.01) [B66B 27/00 (2013.01); B66B 29/00 (2013.01); B66B 21/10 (2013.01); B66B 29/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A people mover, comprising:
an endless conveying band; and
a control system comprising:
a controller;
a detecting arrangement for detecting people on the endless conveying band, the detecting arrangement including a plurality of sensors distributed along a length of the endless conveying band; and
a signaling arrangement for providing visual and/or audio signals to people on the endless conveying band,
wherein the controller is configured to:
determine based on output of the detecting arrangement whether a distance in a longitudinal direction of the endless conveying band between detected people on the endless conveying band is below a minimum allowed distance; and
present to people on the endless conveying band with a signaling arrangement alarm or instruction signals when the distance between the detected people on the endless conveying band is below the minimum allowed distance.