Transport device, especially escalator or moving walk, for conveying passengers between a first landing area and a second landing area in a conveying direction (P1,P2), with a skirt member and a balustrade (5), the balustrade comprising a lower and an upper side, the skirt member and the balustrade extending between the first landing area and the second landing area, the skirt member being adapted to secure the balustrade by engagement with its lower side, further comprising an endless moving handrail (4) forming a loop, a first section (4a) of which moves along the upper side of the balustrade in conveying direction (P1,P2),and a second section (4b) of which moves within the skirt member (3) in a direction opposed to the conveying direction, wherein two turnaround sections (4c) are provided between the first and the second sections (4a, 4b) in the vicinity of the first landing area and of the second landing area respectively, wherein at least one of the turnaround sections (4c) is provided with a cover member (6) adapted to render at least a part of the turnaround section (4c) of handrail (4) inaccessible to passengers, the cover member (6) comprising a positioning mechanism configured and adapted to position the cover member relative to the balustrade (5) in an adjustable manner.
TRANSPORT DEVICE
TRANSPORTVORRICHTUNG
DISPOSITIF DE TRANSPORT
2023-05-24
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B66B Aufzüge , ELEVATORS |
TRANSPORT DEVICE, USING METHOD OF TRANSPORT DEVICE, AND TRANSPORT METHOD
Europäisches Patentamt | 2020
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