A PASSENGER CONVEYOR

摘要

A passenger conveyor is disclosed, which comprises an endless conveyor track (2), a power means for moving the conveyor track, an entrance (A) allowing passage to the conveyor track (2), an exit (B) allowing passage away from the conveyor track (2), a balustrade (3) beside the conveyor track (2), and a guide element (4,4 ', 4") or guide elements (4,4 ', 4") which is/are at the entrance (A) and/or at the exit (B) on the floor at proximity of the end of the balustrade (3), forming an elongated lateral guide for an object rolling on the floor to/from the conveyor track, so as to guide the rolling object to/from the conveyor without contacting the balustrade (3); one or more of the guide elements (4,4 ', 4") comprises a source of electromagetic radiation (5,5 ' ), which is adapted to output electromagmetic radiation to the entrance/exit zone of the passenger conveyor. The passenger conveyor can provide plural of escalator functions simultaneously with a simple overall construction.