The present application relates to a continuously conveying passenger transport system which can be walked on and is designed as an escalator or moving walkway and a mobile device charging device for wirelessly electrically charging at least one mobile device during a passenger transport.

A plate conveyor includes a conveyor belt that is formed of interconnected segments which are guided on tracks, and a handrail which is guided on a handrail guide. The conveyor belt has a longitudinal extent, and the handrail runs, at least in sections, in the direction of the longitudinal extent along the conveyor belt. The handrail guide has at least one length compensation element. A length (L) of the compensation element, measured in the direction of the longitudinal extent, is adjustable between a maximumength (Lmax) and a minimum length (Lmin).

A plate conveyor includes a conveyor belt that is formed of interconnected segments which are guided on tracks, and a handrail which is guided on a handrail guide. The conveyor belt has a longitudinal extent, and the handrail runs, at least in sections, in the direction of the longitudinal extent along the conveyor belt. The handrail guide has at least one length compensation element. A length (L) of the compensation element, measured in the direction of the longitudinal extent, is adjustable between a maximumength (Lmax) and a minimum length (Lmin).

A handrail tension monitoring device for a passenger transport system designed as a moving walkway or escalator can include a distance sensor and a signal processing unit. Measurement signals detected by the distance sensor can be processed and evaluated in the signal processing unit. A vibration frequency of a scanned handrail of the passenger transport system can be determined from the signal curve of the measurement signals and the vibration frequency can be compared with a lower threshold value or upper threshold value. An alarm signal can be generated if the lower threshold value is not reached and a warning signal can be generated if the upper threshold value is exceeded.

A handrail tension monitoring device for a passenger transport system designed as a moving walkway or escalator can include a distance sensor and a signal processing unit. Measurement signals detected by the distance sensor can be processed and evaluated in the signal processing unit. A vibration frequency of a scanned handrail of the passenger transport system can be determined from the signal curve of the measurement signals and the vibration frequency can be compared with a lower threshold value or upper threshold value. An alarm signal can be generated if the lower threshold value is not reached and a warning signal can be generated if the upper threshold value is exceeded.

A plate conveyor includes a conveyor belt that is formed of interconnected segments which are guided on tracks, and a handrail which is guided on a handrail guide. The conveyor belt has a longitudinal extent, and the handrail runs, at least in sections, in the direction of the longitudinal extent along the conveyor belt. The handrail guide has at least one length compensation element. A length (L) of the compensation element, measured in the direction of the longitudinal extent, is adjustable between a maximum length (Lmax) and a minimum length (Lmin).

A people conveyor (2), which is configured for conveying passengers by at least one conveyance band (8) travelling along a closed loop, comprises at least one handrail element (6) which is configured for moving parallel to the at least one conveyance band (8) along a travel path forming a closed loop; and at least one force sensor (18a, 18b), which is configured for detecting a force (F.sub.S1, F.sub.S2) exerted by the at least one handrail element (6) in a direction transverse to the direction of movement of the at least one handrail element (6) and for providing a corresponding force signal.

A people conveyor (2), which is configured for conveying passengers by at least one conveyance band (8) travelling along a closed loop, comprises at least one handrail element (6) which is configured for moving parallel to the at least one conveyance band (8) along a travel path forming a closed loop; and at least one force sensor (18a, 18b), which is configured for detecting a force (F.sub.S1, F.sub.S2) exerted by the at least one handrail element (6) in a direction transverse to the direction of movement of the at least one handrail element (6) and for providing a corresponding force signal.

An automatic handrail tensioning system and a method for adjusting the tension degree of a handrail, and belongs to the technical field of escalators. The automatic handrail tensioning system of the present invention comprises: a sensor for detecting information that can reflect a tension degree of the handrail; a controller for determining the tension degree information of the handrail according to the information detected by the sensor, and generating a corresponding control instruction for adjusting the tension degree of the handrail based on the tension degree information; and an actuator for driving a tensioning device to adjust the tension degree of the handrail based on the control instruction.

An automatic handrail tensioning system and a method for adjusting the tension degree of a handrail, and belongs to the technical field of escalators. The automatic handrail tensioning system of the present invention comprises: a sensor for detecting information that can reflect a tension degree of the handrail; a controller for determining the tension degree information of the handrail according to the information detected by the sensor, and generating a corresponding control instruction for adjusting the tension degree of the handrail based on the tension degree information; and an actuator for driving a tensioning device to adjust the tension degree of the handrail based on the control instruction.