ACCELERATING WALKWAY

摘要

The invention relates to an accelerating walkway having a moving surface (7) comprising sets of plates, each of which consists of a front plate (8) and a back plate (9) that are hinged to one another by an axle perpendicular to the direction of travel. The back plate (9) of each set is mounted on chains and lateral guides while the front plate is connected to the back plate of the set of plates located immediately in front thereof. The chains comprise elbow-shaped and straight links and are guided between lateral guides which cause pivoting of the links. The walkway includes loading (1) and unloading (2) areas in which the plates circulate at slow speed, a central area (6) in which the plates circulate at fast speed and two transition areas (4 and 5) in which the plates accelerate and decelerate due to the folding or unfolding of the lateral chains.