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EP 1065165 A3 20020814 - Lighting for escalators or moving walkways

Title (en)

Lighting for escalators or moving walkways

Title (de)

Beleuchtung von Fahrtreppen oder Fahrsteigen

Title (fr)

Eclairage pour escaliers ou tapis roulants

Publication

EP 1065165 A3 20020814 (DE)

Application

EP 00112318 A 20000608

Priority

DE 29911222 U 19990629

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1065165A2] The moving staircase (10) or ramp has a balustrade with an illumination device (14), which emits light along at least part of the balustrade via a series of light-emitting diodes that are evenly spaced apart, e.g. a light-emitting diode band with a width of at least one light-emitting diode.

IPC 1-7

B66B 23/22

IPC 8 full level

B66B 23/22 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B66B 23/225 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[XA] EP 0913354 A1 19990506 - INVENTIO AG [CH]
[XA] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 016, no. 069 (M - 1212) 20 February 1992 (1992-02-20)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 29911222 U1 19990930; EP 1065165 A2 20010103; EP 1065165 A3 20020814

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 29911222 U 19990629; EP 00112318 A 20000608