Preferably, escalators are designed to conveniently
transport people from traveling to different floor levels. Escalators have the
capacity to move large numbers people with no waiting interval which definitely
helps people save time especially when in a rush. However, this machinery and
all its escalator parts require regular checkup and cleaning to maintain its
stability and effectiveness. Thus, escalators are composed of different functional
components which make it proficiently work. Some of the basic escalator parts
and components are specified as follows.
Landing Platforms, Escalator
Track and Truss
Primarily, landing platforms are
consists of four major components including combplates, also known as walk-on plates which serves as the
entrance and exit for the passengers to the steps. The comb segments that may also be called a combplate by non-standard
noun name which are replaceable. The access
covers which is used as an entrance to the bottom area for
inspection, maintenance, and repairs. And the comb lights which are identified as an optional safety device
used to irradiate the area where steps and comb segments come across, attached
at the upper and lower landing above the comb segments. On the other hand, the escalator track system is built into the truss where it moves the steps down along the bottom of the truss until
they reach the bottom landing, then the tracks separates and the steps
repeatedly undertake a staircase configuration. On the other hand, escalator
truss is commonly identified as the structural frame of
the escalator. It is consists of three major areas including the lower section,
incline section and the upper section. Escalators truss plays a
significant role in the escalator mechanism as it is ideally designed to carry
the entire contents of the escalator equipment and the steel covering without
fluctuating more than indicated by the contract necessities. It also transmits
all the straight track sections connecting the upper and lower sections.
Escalator
Steps, Handrails and the Balustrade
Escalator steps are compacted material
which can be made out of aluminum or steel. Escalator steps are associated
by continuous metal chain that forms a closed loop by which executes the steps
to move. Ideally, escalator steps are consists of six major components
including the step plate or thread which
is usually made of an aluminum plate.
The step riser which is designed to pass between the cleats of
contiguous step, the frame which is the
main support for riser, step tread, and step wheel; the demarcations which are identified as the yellow strips of
the step tread, the trail wheels which
are used to guide the step and support its load on the track. And the step hooks which is typically
attached to the end of the frame. On the other hand, handrail is the escalator
part that provides useful handhold for the passenger which is constructed with
distinct sections including the body piles, cover stock, cotton slider, and
steel. Yet, the balustrade is consists of the handrail and the exterior
supporting structure of the escalator which are classified in two major modules
including interior and exterior components. Each of these components is also
classified for their sub components which play significant roles to the accurate
routine of the escalator.
