Passenger conveyer apparatus

摘要

A passenger conveyer apparatus including a plurality of steps connected to each other in an endless loop, traveling on a forward path, a backward path and a pair of turning paths connecting between opposite ends of the forward path and the backward path. Each of the steps comprising a step tread and first and second guide rollers offset from each other in the traveling direction of the steps. The apparatus also includes a forward rail configured to guide the first and the second guide rollers in the forward path, a backward rail configured to guide the first and the second guide rollers in the backward path, and a pair of turning rails having a curving rail formed in an arc, configured to guide the second guide roller in the turning paths. At least one of the turning rails is formed in a manner such that a line segment drawn between an orbital center of a corresponding curving rail and a first center of the first guide roller makes an acute angle with a line segment drawn between the orbital center and a second center of the second guide roller, and a loci made by respective turning motions of front and rear edges of the step tread cross each other. <IMAGE>