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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2014
Toshiba Elevator Kabushiki Kaisha, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigeo Nakagaki, Saitama, JP;
Kosei Kamimura, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinobu Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hideo Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayuki Kikuchi, Hyogo, JP;
Satoshi Yamaguchi, Hyogo, JP;
TOSHIBA ELEVATOR KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kawasaki-Shi, JP;
Abstract
An escalator step includes a tread having a body section on which a plurality of convex sections are arranged in parallel, a riser connected to a rear end portion of the tread and having thereon a plurality of convex sections and a plurality of concave sections formed between the adjacent convex sections, and a shock absorbing cleat provided on a corner at which the riser and tread are connected to each other. The shock absorbing cleat includes a plurality of long convex sections which are arranged in parallel and a plurality of short convex sections which are arranged in parallel between the adjacent long convex sections. The shock absorbing cleat is formed of a polymeric material having a Young's modulus of 1000 MPa or less.