Global Patent Index - EP 0912809 A1

EP 0912809 A1 19990506 - A COMBINED STAIRWAY AND LIFT INSTALLATION, AND A RETRACTABLE STAIRWAY

Title (en)

A COMBINED STAIRWAY AND LIFT INSTALLATION, AND A RETRACTABLE STAIRWAY

Title (de)

KOMBINIERTE TREPPEN- UND AUFZUGSEINRICHTUNG SOWIE EINZIEHBARE TREPPE

Title (fr)

SYSTEME COMBINE D'ESCALIERS ET D'ASCENSEUR, ET ESCALIER ESCAMOTABLE

Publication

EP 0912809 A1 19990506 (EN)

Application

EP 97931946 A 19970714

Priority

  • GB 9701931 W 19970714
  • GB 9614868 A 19960715

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9802628A1] A combined stairway and lift installation has a stairway (13) which comprises a stack of horizontally movable step members (14 to 16) whereby the stairway (13) is retractable to expose a lift (18) which is installed in a cavity (19) which is covered by the stairway (13) when the latter is extended. Uncovering of the lift (18) allows it to be operated to raise its load carrying platform to the level of the top of the stairway (13). A chain (63) is anchored by either end (64, 65) in the bottom step member (14). The chain (63) is led from the anchorage up through the step members (14 to 17), alternately clockwise and counter clockwise around guide rollers (43, 49) mounted in each of the movable step members (14 to 16), clockwise around a guide roller (34) and a motor-driven cog wheel (32) in the top step member (17), and back down through the movable step members (14 to 16) to the other anchorage (64) again alternately clockwise and counter clockwise around further guide rollers (44, 48) mounted in each of the movable step members (14 to 16). The motor is reversible so that in one sense it drives the movable step members (14 to 16) to form the stairway (13) and in the other sense it drives them to their retracted position.

IPC 1-7

E04F 11/04; E04H 3/12; B66B 9/08

IPC 8 full level

B66B 9/08 (2006.01); E04F 11/04 (2006.01); E04H 3/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B66B 9/0869 (2013.01); E04F 11/06 (2013.01); E04H 3/123 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9802628A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9802628 A1 19980122; AT E239155 T1 20030515; DE 69721538 D1 20030605; DE 69721538 T2 20040219; EP 0912809 A1 19990506; EP 0912809 B1 20030502; GB 9614868 D0 19960904

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9701931 W 19970714; AT 97931946 T 19970714; DE 69721538 T 19970714; EP 97931946 A 19970714; GB 9614868 A 19960715