Otis Elevator Company

Helmut J W Meyer

Richard N Fargo

Andreas Stuffel

Uwe Hauer

Dietmar Thaler

The invention pertains to an escalator () with an endless stair band () that is composed of several interconnected steps (), wherein a step () contains a walking surface () and a front side () and is connected to respective lateral step chains () that are driven around a lower and an upper reversing point () by means of a drive, and wherein a step () contains at least one step roller () that is guided by a step roller guide. The invention is characterized by the fact that the point () at which a step () is fastened to the step chain () is arranged in the vicinity of the front side () of the step ().

Step attachment on the step chain of an escalator

Passenger conveyor () including an endless conveyor band () connected to a drive chain () at each lateral edge thereof and driven by a conveyor band drive () including an electric motor () and one drive output device () at each lateral edge of the conveyor band () for driving the respective drive chain (), characterised in that the conveyor band drive () is arranged laterally outside of the conveyor band ().

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Bueckeburg, Germany

Helmut J W Meyer