Piston-type passenger conveying system

A piston-type passenger conveying system includes at least three cabs to move between two floors. A control moves the cabs such that a cab is always waiting at each of said floors, and another cab is always moving to a floor. In this way, the system achieves the passenger flow benefits of an escalat...

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Hauptverfasser: ROW GORDON D, RUSH DANIEL E, DRAUDT GREGG, JUDSON JARED, SANSEVERO FRANK, FARGO RICHARD N
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Zusammenfassung:A piston-type passenger conveying system includes at least three cabs to move between two floors. A control moves the cabs such that a cab is always waiting at each of said floors, and another cab is always moving to a floor. In this way, the system achieves the passenger flow benefits of an escalator with the inherent benefits of an elevator system.