Travelator and method for servicing the electrical apparatus of a travelator

Abstract

Travelator, which comprises a frame (2) installed on top of a fixed base (1), such as the floor or other support, a conveyor (3), which is supported on the frame (1), an electrical power unit (4) for driving the conveyor, an entry ramp and/or departure ramp (5, 6) or similar, which forms a walking surface and which is arranged on top of a fixed base, such as the floor or other support, in the conveying direction of the conveyor before the conveyor and/or likewise after the conveyor, and electrical devices (7, 8, 9). The entry ramp and/or departure ramp (5, 6) or similar comprises a frame casing (10), in which is a hollow interior space (11), into which the electrical devices (7, 8, 9) of the travelator are placed. For servicing the electrical equipment the travelator is stopped and closed to traffic; the entry ramp and/or departure ramp, which contains the electrical equipment requiring servicing, is detached from the travelator; a new or serviced entry ramp and/or departure ramp is connected to the travelator; the entry ramp and/or departure ramp requiring servicing is transported away from the travelator for servicing at the servicing site; and the travelator is started and opened to traffic.

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