CHAPTER 6 - ELEVATORS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS AND MOVING WALKS

Steps treads shall be horizontal and made Where tightening devices are operated by
of non-combustible materialwhich will afford
a secure foothold.
Exception: Step tread material may be slow
burning type if covered on the underside 8.3.7
with sheet metal not less than 0.44 mm thick
or with equivalent fire-resistive material.
b. Dimensions of Steps. The depth of any
step tread in the direction of travel shall be 8.3.8
not less than 400 mm, and the rise between
treads shall be not more than 216 mm. The a.
width of a step tread shall be not less than
400 mm nor more than 1016 mm. (See
Appendix F, Fig. Fl)
c. Slotting of Step Risers. The step riser shall
be provided with vertical cleats which shall
mesh with slots on the adj4cent step tread
as the steps made the transition form incline
to horizontal.
means of tension weights, provision shall be
made to retain the weights in the truss if they
should be released.
Step Wheel Tracks; Step wheel tracks shal
be designed so as to prevent displacement d
the steps and running gear if a step chain
breaks.
Rated Load
Structural. For the purposes of structurd
design, the rated load in kilograms shall be
considered to be not less than:
Structural rated load = 4.6 WA
where:
A= length of the horizontal projection of
the entire truss, mm

d. Slotting of Step Treads. The tread surface W= width of the escalator, mm,
of each step shall be slotted in a direction (see Sec.6.8.3.1)
parallel to the travel of the steps. Each slot
shall be not more than 6.3 mm wide and not b. Machinery. For the purpose of driving
less than 9.5 mm deep; and the distance machine and Power transmission
from center to center of adjoining slots shall calculations, the rated load in kilograns
be not more than 9.5 mm. shall be considered to be not less than:

Slots shall b6 so located on the step tread Machinery rated load = 3.5 WB where:
surface as to form a cleat on each side of
the step tread adjacent to the skirt panel. B = 1.32 x rise, meter
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8,3.5 Gombplate" W= width of the escalator, mm
{ (see Sec. 6.8.3.1)
a. Where Requlred. There shall be a
combplate at the entrance and at the exit of c. Brake. For the purpose of brake
every escalator. calculations, the rated load in kilograms
shall be not less than:
b. Design of Combplates. The combplate
teeth shall be meshed with and set into the Brake rated load = 4.6 WB where:
slots in the tread surface so that the points
of the teeth are always below the upper B = 1.732 x rise, meter
surface of the treads.
W = width of the escalator, mm
Combplates shall be adjustable vertically. 1 (see Sec. 6.8.3.1)
Sections forming the combplate teeth shall
be readily replaceable. d. Step. The step shall be designed to support
a load of 136 kg on a 152 mm by 254 mm
8.3.6 Trusses or Girders. The truss or girder shall plate placed on any part of the step with the
be designed to safely sustain the steps and 254 mm dimension of step travel.
running gear in operation. ln the event of
failure of the track system it shall retain the 8.3.10 Design Factors of Safety. The factors of
running gear in its guides. safety, based on the maximum static loads,
shall e at least the following:

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