Escalator or moving walkway with overhead support
AssigneeInventio AG
InventorDavid Krampl
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Abstract
An escalator or moving walkway comprises at least one support structure which is supported between bearings. At least one upstanding support, which may be an arch or column, is provided. The support structure is connected at several points to the arch or the column, preferably by cables or rods. The columns or arches may be provided at each of the two sides of the moving walkway or the escalator and if the columns or arches and converge or run together above the escalator or moving walkway.
Claims5
An escalator or moving walkway, comprising a moving conveyor, at least one support structure extending along a side of the conveyor support bearings for the support structure at first and second ends of the support structure, at least one upwardly extending support located between the support structure ends, and a plurality of connectors extending between locations above the support structure on the upwardly extending supports and the support structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.