A method remotely recovers at least one peripheral device of a people conveyor system. The method includes controlling at least one network element, into which the at least one peripheral device is connected, to control power supply of the at least one peripheral device to remotely recover the at least one peripheral device. The invention relates also to a remote monitoring unit and a remote monitoring system for remotely recovering at least one peripheral device of a people conveyor system.

A method remotely recovers at least one peripheral device of a people conveyor system. The method includes controlling at least one network element, into which the at least one peripheral device is connected, to control power supply of the at least one peripheral device to remotely recover the at least one peripheral device. The invention relates also to a remote monitoring unit and a remote monitoring system for remotely recovering at least one peripheral device of a people conveyor system.

A people mover includes an endless conveying band and a control system. The control system includes a controller, a detecting arrangement for detecting people on the endless conveying band, and a signaling arrangement for providing visual and/or audio signals to people on the endless conveying band. The controller is configured to: determine based on output of the detecting arrangement, in particular based on signals and/or data generated by the detecting arrangement, whether a distance 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 a distance between detected people on the endless conveying band is below a minimum allowed distance.

A conveyor chain for a pallet belt of a moving walkway is described. The conveyor chain comprises multiple elongate chain links, which are arranged behind one another at a chain pitch, and which can be subjected to a tensile load by link pins and are coupled so as to be pivotable about a longitudinal center axis of the respective link pin transverse to the longitudinal direction. The conveyor chain furthermore comprises multiple elongate connecting elements that are likewise arranged behind one another and pivotably coupled to one another. Each of the connecting elements is coupled to an associated first link pin with a front end and coupled to an associated second link pin with a rear end. In this case, a connecting element pitch between the first and the second link pin amounts to an integer multiple of the chain pitch.

A conveyor chain for a pallet belt of a moving walkway is described. The conveyor chain comprises multiple elongate chain links, which are arranged behind one another at a chain pitch, and which can be subjected to a tensile load by link pins and are coupled so as to be pivotable about a longitudinal center axis of the respective link pin transverse to the longitudinal direction. The conveyor chain furthermore comprises multiple elongate connecting elements that are likewise arranged behind one another and pivotably coupled to one another. Each of the connecting elements is coupled to an associated first link pin with a front end and coupled to an associated second link pin with a rear end. In this case, a connecting element pitch between the first and the second link pin amounts to an integer multiple of the chain pitch.

A people conveyor (2) comprises at least one belt (4) extending in a longitudinal conveying direction, a plurality of webs (6) attached to the belt (4), and a plurality of transportation elements (14). Each of the transportation elements (14) comprises at least one connection portion (20). The connection portions (20) extend laterally from the transportation elements (14) and are configured for being connected with at least one of the webs (6) for attaching the respective transportation element (14) to the belt (4).

A transport system which is suited for providing a number of person-transport services has a conveyor arrangement, a number of stationary stations and a controllable drive arrangement. A control unit system controls operation of the drive arrangement. The control unit system is configured to control a multitude of person-transport services which are requestable via an interface arrangement by non-touch, acoustical or electromagnetic signals. The number of such services is at least 50% of the person-transport services which may be provided by the transport system.

A fixing module (2) for fixing a pallet (8) of a pallet conveyor, in particular a people conveyor, to a pallet chain (40; 50; 90) comprises a pallet side (4) comprising a connection portion (6), which is configured to be fixed in a non-rotatable manner to a pallet (8) of a pallet conveyor; a pallet chain side (10), which is configured for facing the pallet chain (40; 50; 90) and for receiving at least one fixing element (47) protruding from the pallet chain (40; 50; 90); and a securing mechanism (12, 14, 16), comprising at least one moveable securing element (12) which is configured for securing the at least one fixing element (47) within the fixing module (2) so that the fixing module (2) is non-rotatably fixed to the pallet chain (40; 50; 90).

A pallet conveyor (70), in particular a people conveyor, comprises a plurality of pallets (8) interconnected to form an endless pallet band which is moveable in a conveying direction, and a pallet chain (50) drivingly coupled to the pallet band. The pallet chain (50) comprises a plurality of pallet chain links (42; 44); the pitch of the pallet band is larger than the pitch of the pallet chain (50); and each pallet is (8) non-rotatably connected to or integrally formed with at least one of the pallet chain links (42; 44).

A passenger transport system includes a three-phase drive motor, a control device and an inverter module having power semiconductor switches. The gate electrodes of the power semiconductor switches are driven directly by the control device. The inverter module is connected on the input side to a DC source and on the output side to the three-phase drive motor. Between the DC source and the inverter module there is a DC circuit, wherein drive signals that can be modulated on the DC circuit can be generated by the control device, and the inverter module has a demodulator, by which demodulator the drive signals can be converted into control voltages assigned to the individual gate electrodes of the power semiconductor switches.