| 摘要 |
A passenger transport system (PTS) comprises at least one set of two or more endless moving belts (3a-3c) running generally in parallel with one another within a generally horizontal plane or a plane inclined to the horizontal at an angle of not more than 30 degrees. The belts are adjacent to one another but travel at different speeds. A first fixed platform (7) region adjacent to the belts provides at least one boarding region. The arrangement is such that a passenger is able to board a slower first belt from the first fixed platform region at a desired entry point. The passenger is then conveyed on the said slower first belt a desired first distance determined by him/her. He/she is then able at his/her own wish and of his/her own motion to transfer himself/herself to a second faster belt whilst in transit. He/she is then conveyed at the higher speed of the second belt a desired second distance, and optionally thereafter on to a third still faster belt, whereby he/she is conveyed at the still higher speed of the said third belt a desired third distance. The reverse operation allows him/her to transfer himself/herself when desired, from the faster or fastest belt to the slower or slowest belt. In the case of three or more belts in the set the transfer is made either forwards or in reverse via a belt or belts of a speed or speeds intermediate between the speeds of the said fastest and slowest belts. Finally, the passenger may transfer himself/herself from the slower or slowest belt to a second fixed platform region spaced from said first fixed platform region and having at least one alighting region at a desired exit point. |
