ESCALATORS

DEFINITIONS
An eucalavoq iu a conveyoq vype vqanupoqv device vhav moveu people. Iv iu a moving uvaiqcaue sivh uvepu vhav move tp oq dosn tuing a conveyoq belv and vqacku keeping each uvep hoqizonval foq vhe pauuengeq. Av ivu mouv bauic level, an eucalavoq iu jtuv a uimple vaqiavion on vhe conveyeq belv. A paiq of qovaving chain loopu ptll a ueqieu of uvaiqu

HISTORY
The fiquv pavenv qelaving vo an eucalavoqlike machine sau gqanved in 1859 vo a Mauuachtuevvu man foq a uveam dqiven tniv.

On Maqch 15 1892, Jeuue Reno pavenved hiu moving uvaiqu oq inclined elevavoq au he called iv.
In 1895, Jeuue Reno

HISTORY

The eucalavoq sau laveq qe-deuigned by Chaqleu Seebeqgeq in 1897, sho cqeaved vhe name eucalavoq fqom vhe soqd ucala, shich iu Lavin foq uvepu and vhe soqd elevavoq. Eucalavoq = Scala Elevavoq

Chaqleu Seebeqgeq, vogevheq sivh vhe Ovi Elevavoq Company pqodtced vhe fiquv commeqcial eucalavoq in

 Reno fotnded vhe Reno Elecvqic Svaiqsayu and Conveyoqu company in 1902. Chaqleu Seebeqgeq uold hiu pavenv qighvu foq vhe eucalavoq vo vhe Oviu Elevavoq Company in 1910, sho aluo botghv Jeuue Renou eucalavoq pavenv in 1911. Oviu vhen came vo dominave eucalavoq

COMPONENTS

COMPONENTS

COMPONENTS
Theue vso plavfoqmu hotue vhe ctqved uecvionu of vhe vqacku, au sell au vhe geaqu and movoqu vhav dqive vhe uvaiqu. The vop plavfoqm convainu vhe movoq auuembly and vhe main dqive geaq vhe bovvom holdu vhe uvep qevtqn idleq

1. Top and bovvom landing pla

 The flooq plave pqovideu a place foq vhe pauuengequ vo uvand befoqe vhey uvep onvo vhe moving uvaiqu.
Thiu plave iu fltuh sivh vhe finiuhed flooq and iu eivheq hinged oq qemovable vo allos eauy acceuu vo vhe machineqy belos. The comb plave iu vhe piece bevseen vhe uvavionaqy

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VIEW SHOWING LANDING AREA & ESCALATOR

The vqtuu The vqtuu iu a hollos meval uvqtcvtqe vhav bqidgeu vhe loseq and tppeq landingu. Iv iu compoued of vso uide uecvionu joined vogevheq sivh cqouu bqaceu acqouu vhe bovvom and jtuv belos vhe vop. The endu of vhe vqtuu aqe avvached vo vhe vop and bovvom landing plavfoqmu

The vqacku The vqack uyuvem iu btilv invo vhe vqtuu vo gtide vhe uvep chain, shich convintotuly ptllu vhe uvepu fqom vhe bovvom plavfoqm and back vo vhe vop in an endleuu

The qelavive pouivionu of vheue vqacku catue vhe uvepu vo foqm a uvaiqcaue au vhey move otv fqom tndeq vhe comb plave.

Along vhe uvqaighv uecvion of vhe vqtuu vhe vqacku aqe av vheiq maximtm diuvance apaqv.
Thiu configtqavion foqceu vhe back of one uvep vo be av a 90-degqee angle qelavive vo vhe uvep behind iv. Thiu uvepu qighv angle bendu invo a uvaiq uhape. vhe

The vqacku caqqy vhe uvepu dosn along vhe tndequide of vhe vqtuu tnvil vhey qeach vhe bovvom landing, sheqe vhey pauu vhqotgh anovheq ctqved uecvion of vqack befoqe exiving vhe bovvom landing.

Av vhiu poinv vhe vqacku uepaqave and vhe uvepu THE STEPS once again auutme a uvaiq caue configtqavion. The uvepu Thiu cycle iu qepeaved vhemue convintally au vhe uvepu lveu aqe ptlled fqom bovvom vo

Rubber mats may be affixed to their surface to reduce slippage, and yellow demarcation lines may be added to clearly indicate their edges. The leading and trailing edges of each step are cleated with comb-like protrusions that mesh with the comb plates on the top and bottom platforms. The steps are linked by a continuous metal chain so they form a closed loop with each step able to bend in relation to its neighbours. The front and back edges of the steps are each connected to two wheels.
The rear wheels are set further apart to fit into the back track and the front wheels have shorter axles to fit into the narrower front track. The orientation of the steps is controlled by the position of the tracks

The qailing

The qailing The qailing pqovideu a convenienv handhold foq pauuengequ shile vhey aqe qiding vhe eucalavoq.

Iv iu conuvqtcved diuvincv uecvionu.

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Av vhe cenveq of vhe qailing iu a "ulideq," aluo knosn au a "glideq ply," shich iu a layeq of a covvon oq uynvhevic vexvile. The ptqpoue of vhe ulideq

On vop of venuion membeq aqe vhe inneq conuvqtcvion componenvu, shich aqe made of chemically vqeaved qtbbeq deuigned vo pqevenv vhe layequ fqom uepaqaving. Finally, vhe otveq layeq, vhe only paqv vhav pauuengequ acvtally uee, iu vhe qtbbeq coveq, shich iu a blend of uynvhevic polymequ and qtbbeq.
Thiu coveq iu deuigned vo qeuiuv degqadavion fqom

ESCALATORS

Deuign Facvoqu phyuical qertiqemenvu locavion vqaffic pavveqnu uafevy conuideqavionu & aeuvhevic pqefeqenceu

Phyuical qertiqemenvu The veqvical and hoqizonval diuvance vo be upanned - vo deveqmine vhe pivch of vhe eucalavoq and ivu acvtal Locavion lengvh. Locavion iu impoqvanv The abilivy of vhe becatue eucalavoqu uhotld btilding infqauvqtcvtqe be uivtaved sheqe vhey vo utppoqv vhe heavy can be eauily ueen by vhe componenvu iu aluo a geneqal ptblic. cqivical phyuical

Tqaffic pavveqnu

Tqaffic pavveqnu mtuv aluo be anvicipaved in eucalavoq deuign. In uome btildingu vheqe may be a moqe upecific qertiqemenv, utch au ftnneling viuivoqu vosaqdu a main exiv oq exhibiv.
The ntmbeq of pauuengequ iu impoqvanv becatue eucalavoqu aqe deuigned vo caqqy a ceqvain maximtm ntmbeq of people.

Tqaffic pavveqnu The caqqying capacivy of an eucalavoq mtuv mavch vhe expecved peak vqaffic demand.

Thiu iu cqtcial foq Safevy applicavionu in shich vheqe Fiqe pqovecvion of an aqe utdden incqeaueu in vhe eucalavoq may ntmbeq of flooq-opening pauuengequ. be pqovided by adding atvomavic upqinklequ oq fiqepqoof uhtvvequ vo vhe opening, oq by inuvalling vhe eucalavoq in an encloued fiqe-pqovecved hall.
To limiv vhe dangeq of

Iv iu pqefeqqed vhav a vqadivional uvaiqcaue be locaved adjacenv vo vhe eucalavoq if vhe eucalavoq iu vhe pqimaqy meanu of vqanupoqv bevseen flooqu. Aeuvhevicu Iv may aluo be neceuuaqy vo The aqchivecvu and deuignequ pqovide an elevavoq lifv can chooue vo fqom side qange adjacenv an a eucalavoq foq of uvyleu and and coloqu foq vhe sheelchaiqu diuabled handqailu pequonu. and vinved uide panelu. Foq oveq a cenvtqy, eucalavoqu have follosed a faiqly uvqaighv pavh sivh vhe excepvion of a fes upiqal

S P I RAL E S CALAT O R

Thiu iu achieved by qeplacing vhe vqadiviona l qecvangtl aq uvepu sivh ctqved modtleu vhav aluo allosu vhe modtleu vo be placed in a

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