WHEEL FOR DRIVING A FLEXIBLE HANDRAIL

摘要

Wheel (10) for driving a flexible handrail (11) of an escalator or moving walk. The wheel can be turned about an axis of rotation, has a tire (20) with a tire cover (30) that is filled with pressurized gas, and a contact surface that is intended to rest against the handrail (11). The contact surface (46) is formed on a power transmission element (40) that is accommodated in a peripheral recess (36) of the tire cover (30) and has a reinforcing insert (42).