Escalator or travelling walkway with underneath bracing

摘要

An escalator or travelling walkway, which connects a first story with a second story, has plates forming a walkway for conveying persons and objects. The travelling walkway is laterally bounded by balustrades. Each balustrade carries a moving handrail which advances at the speed of the plates. A balustrade pedestal supports the balustrades. Serving as a support for the plates are one or more support bodies having a beam lower edge, at which underneath bracing is arranged. The bracing may be in the form of tie rods, connected to ends of the support bodies and to the middle of the support bodies by a central support.