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Escalators
Module IV:
Escalators
A B C
Escalator v/s
Definition Space requirements,
Elevators,
Location
Arrangement in
buildings.
ESCALATORS
Escalators started as amusement and not a practical transport but as a ride at Coney
island from the patent Design.
Jesse . W . Reno
Definition-
An escalator is a moving staircase – a conveyor transport device for carrying people
between floors of a building. The device consists of a motor-driven chain of individually
linked steps that move up or down on tracks, allowing the step treads to remain horizontal.
Etymology
Charles seeberger created the word "escalator" in 1900
'Scala'; as a prefix, 'E' and as a suffix, 'Tor.' His own rough translation of the word thus
created was "means of traversing from", and he intended for the word to be pronounced,
"es‧ʹkæl‧ə‧tər" (es-CAL-a-tor).
LAYOUTS
Escalators have three typical configuration options:
parallel (up and down escalators side by side or separated
by a distance, seen often in metro stations and
multilevel motion picture theaters),
As a safety measure, escalators are required to have moving handrails that keep pace with
the movement of the steps.
• This helps riders steady themselves, especially when stepping onto the moving stairs.
• Occasionally, a handrail will move at a slightly different speed from the steps, causing it
to "creep" slowly forward or backward relative to the steps.
• The loss of synchronization between handrail and step speed can result from slippage
and wear.
• Foremost, physical factors like the vertical and horizontal distance to be spanned must be
considered. These factors will determine the length and pitch of the escalator.
• The escalator should be located where it can be easily seen by the general public. In
department stores, customers should be able to view the merchandise easily.
• Traffic patterns must also be anticipated. In some buildings, the objective is simply to move
people from one floor to another, but in others there may be a more specific requirement,
such as funneling visitors towards a main exit or exhibit.
• The escalators must be designed to carry the required number of passengers. For example, a
single-width escalator traveling at about 1.5 feet (0.5 m) per second can move about 2000
people per hour.
Components
1.Landing platforms
• The top platform contains the motor assembly and the main drive
gear, while the bottom holds the step return idler sprockets.
• The floor plate provides a place for the passengers to stand before
they step onto the moving stairs. This plate is flush with the finished
floor and is either hinged or removable to allow easy access to the
machinery below.
• The comb plate is the piece between the stationary floor plate and
the moving step. It is so named because its edge has a series of
cleats that resemble the teeth of a comb.
• These teeth mesh with matching cleats on the edges of the steps.
• This design is necessary to minimize the gap between the stair and
the landing, which helps prevent objects from getting caught in the
gap.
2. Truss
Criss-cross: They stacks the escalators that go in single direction and reduces
structural space requirement.
1 Step width: 600 / 800 / 1000 2
Power: 300V / 50 Hz / 3p
3 Handrails: Rubber /Stainless steel. 4
Step: stainless steel.
5 Landing plate: anti skid stainless steel. 6
Emergency stop button / Key switch
7 lighting under upper and lower landing steps. 8
Indicator: Failure indicator on control cabinet.
30° inclination This inclination UP” ESCALATOR NEXT TO STAIRCASE : It
provides the highest traveling is preferred that staircases be located
comfort and maximum safety for adjacent to the escalator if the escalator is
the primary means of transport between
the user. floors.
35° inclination The 35° escalator is
the most efficient solution as it
requires less space and can be
implemented more cost-effectively.
However, this inclination is
perceived as too steep if rises
exceed 5 m – particularly in
downward travel.
•Standard transportation speed ranges
between 0.5 to 0.65m/s
For a speed of 0.5m/s the theoretical capacity is:
•600mm step width -4500 persons per hour
•800mm step width -6750 persons per hour
•1000mm step width -9000 persons/hour
• normal
handrail height
not less than
300 mm
Proper inclination Moving walks
Pallet Type
Moving walkways
Moving Belt
These are generally built with mesh metal belts or rubber walking surfaces over
metal rollers.
Moving Belt
Moving Walkway
• Airports
Moving walkways are commonly used in larger airports, as passengers –
often with heavy luggage in tow – typically need to walk considerable distances.
Moving walkways may be used:
• Museum exhibits
Moving sidewalks may be used:
• to ensure that a museum exhibit is viewed in a certain sequence
• to provide a particular aesthetic effect
• to make sure the crowd moves through at a reliable pace.
• Zoos
Like museums, some
zoological park exhibits have a
moving walkway to ease
guests through an animal
display or habitat.
• Theme parks
• Public transport
Moving walkways are useful for remote platforms in underground subway/metro
stations, or assisting with lengthier connections between lines, for example:
Metro stations moving walkway
• Skiing
• Moving walkways known as Magic
carpets are also used in ski resorts
HORIZONTAL OR
MOVEMENT GOES VERTICAL MOVING STAIRS INCLINED
MOVING
a conveyor transport
a type of
device for carrying is a slow-moving
vertical transport equipment
people between floors conveyor mechanism
that efficiently moves people or
of a building. that transports people
FUNCTION goods between floors (levels,
across a horizontal or
decks) of a building, vessel or
inclined plane over a
other structure.
short to medium distance
a single-width escalator
traveling at about 1.5 feet
speeds of up to 2,000 feet per (0.5 m) per second can speeds of 90 to 120 feet
SPEED minute (10 m/s) move about 2000 people per minute
per hour.
Comparatives LIFTS(ELEVATOR) ESCALATOR MOVING WALKWAYS/
TRAVALATORS
Definition
Movement
Conceptual, Labelled
sketches
Typologies
Location in building
Arrangement of
units/layouts
Travel speed
Carriage capacity
Advantages and
disadvantages