HK1210455B - Track system for escalator or moving pavement - Google Patents

Description

Running rail system for escalators or moving walkways

Technical Field

The invention relates to a running rail module, an escalator with a step belt or a moving walkway with a flat belt, a method for assembly and a method for retrofitting escalators and moving walkways. The escalator or moving walkway has a guard rail arranged on the side of the step band or flat band and a first diverting area and a second diverting area in its longitudinal extension. The flat belt or the step belt is arranged in a winding manner between the first turning area and the second turning area. In addition, the escalator or moving walkway comprises at least one running rail arranged between the turnaround areas for guiding the step band or flat belt.

Background

Escalators and moving walkways of the aforementioned type have a support structure (e.g. a frame structure) on and in which are arranged: stationary components such as running rails, bearing blocks and guardrails, as well as moving components such as step bands or flat bands, steering shafts and components of the drive.

In EP 2050708 a2, for example, a moving walkway is disclosed, the supporting structure of which comprises two longitudinal profiles which extend in the longitudinal direction of the moving walkway. The longitudinal profiles are connected to one another by means of cross braces and form a stable frame which has its own load-bearing capacity. In the longitudinal profile, the running rail is configured for guiding the step band. In addition, fastening regions for the feet and for the protective rail carrier are provided on the longitudinal profile. The frame can also be divided into a plurality of segments or frame modules which can be assembled together at the end faces.

The structure disclosed in EP 2050708 a2 has the disadvantage that the longitudinal profile must be very flexurally and torsionally stiff, since transverse forces acting on the protective railing, which are directed orthogonally to the running direction of the travelator, must be supported by vertical sections of the cross section of the longitudinal profile. Such transverse forces act as high bending moments or forces on the longitudinal profiles, for example due to the leaning of the user, due to the impact effect on the guard rail or the like, and due to the usual structural height of the guard rail. The necessary flexural and torsional stiffness is such that: longitudinal profiles have a high weight per linear meter and have a large profile cross section and a large profile wall thickness and thus make handling difficult. In addition, such profiles are very expensive to manufacture and process and require, for example, expensive production means such as pressing tools, pressing substrates, assembly guides and clamping workpieces.

Disclosure of Invention

The object of the invention is therefore to provide an escalator or a moving walkway which has a structure with running rails between the deflecting areas, which can be produced simply and at low cost.

The object is achieved by a running rail module of an escalator or moving walkway having at least two supporting structures and at least one running rail. Each support structure includes at least two struts and at least one wale. A wale is disposed between the two struts and interconnects the struts. Each support column has, in relation to its installation position, a foot fastening region on its lower end, which foot fastening region is fastened in the installed state to the load-bearing structure. Each post also has, in relation to its installation position, a guard rail fixing region on the upper end, on which at least a part of the guard rail is fixed in the installed state. Because the support column is provided with a guardrail fixing area and a foot fixing area, static and dynamic loads acting on the guardrail are directly transmitted to the structure for bearing through the support column. At least one rail fastening region is also formed on each support structure for fastening at least one running rail, wherein the at least one running rail is arranged orthogonally to the cross brace of the support structure and is fastened to the rail fastening region of the support structure.

The running rail module can be fastened to the load-bearing structure separately from the deflecting region during assembly. The installation of the escalator or moving walkway is thereby greatly simplified. In the installed or installed state, one or more running rail modules are arranged between the deflecting regions of the escalator or moving walkway. The steering zones are also interconnected by running rail modules. Since the running rail and also the protective railing are fixed to the support structure, the position of the running rail and also of the protective railing relative to the support structure is already very precise from the manufacturer's shop, as a result of which the adjustment effort when fitting the escalator or moving walkway in the installation position is minimized.

As already mentioned, the supporting pillar supports the static or dynamic loads (such as transverse forces and bending moments) acting on the protective railing directly via the foot fixing region on the load-bearing structure, which may be, for example, a steel support, a concrete foundation, a sufficiently stable foot base or the like. The running rail is only fixed to the rail-fixing region of the support structure and transverse forces and bending moments are thereby excluded therefrom. Accordingly, the running rail can be initially designed more according to the load of the step band or flat band, which results in a simple construction and a lightweight running rail module.

The invention exploits the inherent stability of the environment, which is manifested, for example, by the foundation of the installation site, the step ramps of the building, or by additional construction-related measures (e.g., mounting brackets, ramps, etc.), by conducting static and dynamic loads via the struts. The elimination of a self-stabilizing support structure or frame structure means that the prior teaching is clearly contradictory: escalators or moving walkways must have a self-stabilizing support structure. The moving walkways or escalators with the aforementioned running rail modules have a number of advantages by eliminating the need for a stable support structure with its own load-bearing capacity.

The lateral forces of the protective railing are supported directly by the constructively configured, load-bearing structure and are not supported by the running rails. Thereby, the running track thereof is not elastically deformed by the lateral force and the linear running of the flat band or the step band is not hindered by the lateral force.

The support structures or frame structures of moving walkways or escalators known from the prior art are usually of great dimensions due to the required stability of their own and thus substantially determine the apparent image of the building or interior space. By means of the solution described above, the architect can have sufficient constructional freedom for the structure to function as a load-bearing structure. Although this constructional freedom must meet the previously described load requirements in the span of the moving walkway or escalator, which are specified by the manufacturer for the respective foot fixing area with respect to the longitudinal extension of the moving walkway or escalator, the architect is free to choose the apparent image of the load-bearing structure and its arrangement in the building. By means of the curved running rail, the curvature of which points vertically in the installed state, curved escalators or curved moving walkways can even be produced without problems. It is also possible to guide the step belt or the flat belt solely in the running direction in a wave shape. Depending on the division of the track modules, these can also be installed in the simplest manner in existing buildings and fitted at the installation site provided.

The thrust forces acting on the escalator or moving walkway in the longitudinal direction of extension can be transmitted to the load-bearing structure and supported or guided away by suitable design of the supporting pillar and its foot fastening region. The running rails also serve as stays between the support structures in the longitudinal extension, so that the thrust is distributed over a plurality of struts or foot regions. The thrust forces occurring in the longitudinal extension of the escalator or moving walkway are hardly loaded onto the running rails and therefore do not have an effect on the specification of the running rails. The specification of the running rails is based only on the maximum occurring transport or passenger loads that can be supported.

A particularly simple and cost-effective design of the running rail is possible if the running rail is C-shaped in cross section relative to the longitudinal extent and has two running rollers or chain rollers for the step band or flat band. Preferably, one of the two running rails is arranged on one of the two parallel arms of the C-profile of the running rail, respectively, so that: when the running rails are installed in an escalator ready for operation, the two running rails are arranged in planes lying one above the other.

In addition, the running rail can have at least one passage for the passage of a transverse strut of the support structure. This results in a particularly compact construction of the escalator or moving walkway, since the wale is arranged in this way on the run or return of the step band or flat band.

The rail fastening region for fastening the running rail can be formed on the support column. The support column is preferably coordinated with the fastening means and the running rail and has, for example, a defined hole shape or a defined receptacle and/or recess. In order to simplify the assembly of the running rail or running rail, the lug can also be formed on the support in a rail fastening region for hooking the running rail. The hooked running rail can then be fixedly connected to the support column by means of a fastening element (e.g. a screw, a clamping jaw, a clamping pin, a spring clamp, etc.). Inseparable joining techniques such as riveting, welding, gluing, clamping, etc. can of course also be used.

It is of course possible to form rail fastening regions for fastening the running rails also to the crossbrace, wherein the previously listed joining and joining techniques are used for fastening the running rails to the crossbrace.

At least one base fastening region for fastening a base plate can also be formed on the support column. Preferably, the base plate is adjustable relative to the stanchion so that manufacturing tolerances can be compensated for and the gap between the step band and the base plate can be adjusted to meet regulatory regulations.

The stanchion may also have at least one handrail guidance securing area for securing a handrail guidance. The handrail guidance can be a guide track, one or more guide rollers, a handrail receptacle, and the like.

Preferably, the foot fastening region comprises a height adjustment or height adjustment device, which allows for vertical adjustment of the column. In this way, it is possible in a simple manner to level out irregularities of the load-bearing structure in the longitudinal extension of the escalator or moving walkway without the use of additional materials, spacers, shims, wedges or the like.

Escalators typically have: the escalator comprises a step band, a guardrail arranged at the side of the step band along the longitudinal extension of the escalator, and a first turning area and a second turning area, wherein the step band is arranged around between the first turning area and the second turning area. According to the invention, the escalator has at least one running rail module arranged between the deflecting regions, as also described above. The turnaround areas are connected to one another by a running rail module or a plurality of running rail modules that engage one another and at least one running rail of at least one running rail module serves to guide the step band between two turnaround areas.

The moving walkway mainly has: the device comprises a flat belt, a guardrail arranged on the side of the flat belt and extending in the longitudinal direction of the moving walkway, and a first turning area and a second turning area, wherein the flat belt is arranged in a winding manner between the first turning area and the second turning area. The moving walkway also has at least one running rail module arranged between the turnaround areas, as also described above. The deflection regions are connected to one another by a running rail module or a plurality of running rail modules joined to one another and at least one running rail of at least one running rail module serves to guide the flat strip between two deflection regions.

In both cases, the escalator and the moving walkway, the first deflecting area, the second deflecting area and at least one foot fastening area of at least one running rail module arranged between the two deflecting areas are fastened to the respective receptacle. The receptacles are arranged distributed over the longitudinal extent of the structure that is realized in terms of construction and that serves as a load-bearing means. The receptacle can be made during the assembly of the escalator or moving walkway, for example by incorporating an adhesion anchor (klebenker) into the concrete foundation used as the load-bearing structure. It is of course also possible to arrange the receptacles on the load-bearing structure by means of a positioning method or by means of the prior teaching, if the load-bearing structure is already produced.

In summary, it can be determined that: the previously described escalators with step band and moving walkways with flat band have a special construction because of the elimination of the self-stabilizing support structure. The novel design is characterized in particular in that the first deflecting region, the second deflecting region and at least one foot fastening region of at least one running rail module arranged between the two deflecting regions are fastened to a corresponding receptacle of the load-bearing structure.

The assembly of escalators or moving walkways of the aforementioned type is also clearly distinguished from known assembly solutions. The novel assembly method comprises the following steps:

the first steering zone and the second steering zone are fixed to a load-bearing structure,

between the two deflection regions, at least one running rail module is fastened with its foot fastening region to the load-bearing structure,

the two deflection regions are connected to one another by at least one running rail of at least one running rail module or by a plurality of running rails of a plurality of running rail modules which engage one another,

between the turning areas, the step band or the flat band is connected in a manner of rotary motion and guided by at least one running rail, and

a guardrail is secured to the post of the at least one support structure.

Although at least one track module is mentioned in the aforementioned assembly method, this does not exclude: the travel rail module is also transported to the installation site in a manner that is broken down into a plurality of pieces, such as a support structure and a travel rail section. These parts can also form a running rail module by joining them between the deflecting regions of the escalator or moving walkway. The running rail module can also be assembled from parts before being inserted between the turning areas. Thus, the aforementioned assembly method can be supplemented by further steps: before being fastened to the load-bearing structure, at least one running rail module is formed by assembling at least two supporting structures and at least one running rail and is connected to the load-bearing structure instead of the components (running rail or running rail, struts or uprights and crossbars or crossbars).

Escalators or moving walkways of the aforementioned type are also entirely particularly suitable for retrofitting existing escalators or existing moving walkways. The retrofitting method comprises the steps of,

the existing escalator or the existing moving walkway is emptied except for the frame structure,

the use of a hollow frame structure as a load-bearing structure is provided in the region of its lower edge with receptacles to which foot fastening regions of struts of a track module of the type mentioned above can be fastened, and

the first deflecting region, the second deflecting region and at least one running rail module of the escalator according to the invention or of the travelator according to the invention are fixed in a frame structure which is emptied and provided with a receptacle, wherein the foot fixing region of the strut is connected to the receptacle.

Drawings

An escalator or moving walkway with a lightweight and cost-effective construction with running rails arranged between the deflecting areas is explained in detail below by way of example and with reference to the drawings. Wherein:

fig. 1 shows in a schematic representation in a side view an escalator arranged on a load-bearing structure with a support structure, running rails, balustrades and revolving step band, which are arranged between a first turnaround area and a second turnaround area;

fig. 2 shows a schematic representation in a side view of a moving walkway arranged on a load-bearing structure with a support structure, running rails, protective railing and revolving flat plate strips, which are arranged between a first and a second turnaround region;

fig. 3 shows a perspective view of a travel rail module of the travelator in fig. 2, which is formed by three support structures and two running rails, wherein the plate belt sections of the plate belt front run and the plate belt return run are shown on the running rails, respectively, in order to show the function of the running rails;

fig. 4 shows the moving walkway of fig. 2 in cross section a-a.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 shows an escalator 10 in a schematic representation in a side view, which is arranged on a load-bearing structure 11 and connects a lower plane E1 with an upper plane E2. The load-bearing structure 11 is constructed, for example, in the manner of an old bridge, in order to make clear that: the structure 11 for carrying loads may have no limitation on the degree of freedom of construction of the building. The load-bearing structure 11 can of course also be a concrete step ramp, a concrete ramp, a frame structure or two i-beams. The load-bearing structure 11 must satisfy certain conditions in terms of its rigidity and load-bearing capacity, which are specified by the architect of the escalator or moving walkway.

The receiving part 12 is arranged or subsequently mounted on a structure 11 which is to be realized structurally and which serves as a load-bearing means. On which the components of the escalator 10 are fitted. For the sake of overview, only three numbered receptacles 12 are shown, although in the present example there is one receptacle 12 for each support structure. The receptacle 12 may be a simple mounting plate, which is connected directly to the reinforcing bars of the load-bearing structure, for example. Of course, other suitable receptacles 12 may be used, such as concrete anchors, bolt holes, threaded rods, welded plates, and the like.

The escalator 10 comprises a first turnaround area 13 and a second turnaround area 14 as well as a balustrade 17 arranged between the turnaround areas 13, 14, a revolving step band 18 and a running track module 15 with running rails 16. For the sake of overview, only the travel rail module 15 is provided with reference numerals. The step band 18 turns in the upper plane E2 and in the lower plane E1 and thus has a step band forward part 19 and a step band return part 20. For a better overview, the step band 18 is not shown in detail.

As is clear from fig. 1: the running rail 16 is divided into running rail sections 21, 22, 23 and is screwed or connected to one another by means of a connecting plate 25. The running rail sections 21, 22, 23 are preferably of the same length, but they can also have different lengths, as can be seen in fig. 1. Each running rail section 21, 22, 23 connects several support structures to one another to form a running rail module 15, whereby the running rails are supported on the load-bearing structure 11. Only the struts 26 pointing in the viewing plane are visible in the support structure, which is therefore described in further detail below in the description of fig. 3. There, although the support structure of the moving walkway shown in fig. 2 is described, the construction and function of the support structure of the escalator 10 and its running rail module 15 correspond to the support structure 55 shown and described in fig. 3 of the moving walkway 50 and its running rail module 70. Each strut 26 has a foot fastening region, which is rigidly connected to the corresponding receptacle 12 of the load-bearing structure 11, as shown.

Fig. 2 shows a schematic representation of a moving walkway 50, which is arranged on a load-bearing structure 51, in a side view. Used as the structure 51 for load bearing is a floor panel having sufficient strength. It is of course also possible to fit the travelator 50 on one of the load-bearing structures. As it was mentioned in the description for fig. 1. The floor also has a receptacle 52 to which the components of the travelator 50 are fixed. The components are calculated as follows: a first and a second turning area 53, 54 and a support structure 55 arranged between the turning areas 53, 54, running rails 56, guard rails 57 and a revolving flat belt 58. The construction of the moving walkway 50 thus essentially corresponds to that of the escalator 10 described in fig. 1, although in the exemplary embodiment according to fig. 1 and 2, for the escalator 10, two running rails 26 are shown arranged one above the other, while for the moving walkway 50 only one running rail 56 is shown.

The running rail 56 of the travelator 50 shown in fig. 2 is also divided into running rail sections 61, 62, 63 and is supported by a support structure 55, the foot fastening region of which is fixed on the receptacle 52. When the individual running rail sections 61, 62, 63 and the support structures 55 assigned thereto have been assembled to form a running rail module at the manufacturer shop, the transport from the manufacturer to the installation site and the assembly of the escalator 10 or moving walkway 50 on the already prepared, load-bearing structures 11, 51 at the installation site are significantly simplified.

Fig. 3 shows in three-dimensional view a moving track module 70 of the moving walkway 50 in fig. 2, which is formed by three support structures 55 and two running rails 56A, 56B or running rail segments. It is of course also possible to form longer running rail modules with more than three support structures. Only a small part of the flat strip 58, namely a flat strip section 59 of the front plate strip run and a flat strip section 60 of the return plate strip, is shown on the running rails 56A, 56B in order to illustrate the function of the running rails 56A, 56B. Each plate 64 of the plate belt 58 is also shown in half only, so that two plate chains or roller chains 65A, 65B and their running rollers 74 are shown on both sides of the plate belt 58. The support structure 55 has two struts 66A, 66B, respectively, which are rigidly connected to one another by a cross brace 67.

The following applied concepts "below" and "above" define: in the installed state and with respect to the direction of gravity, the fixing region is located on the struts 66A, 66B. Each strut 66A, 66B has a functionally identical configuration. A foot fixing region 68 is formed on the lower end of the struts 66A, 66B. The foot fastening region has a height adjustment device 69 in order to level out irregularities or level differences of the not shown load-bearing structure. Above the foot fastening area 68, the struts 66A, 66B have a rail fastening area 71. The rail fixing region 71 is divided into an upper rail fixing portion 72 and a lower rail fixing portion 73, because the wale 67 is fixed to the pillars 66A, 66B between the rail fixing portions 72, 73. For a detailed embodiment of the rail fastening points 72, 73, reference is also made to the description below with respect to fig. 4.

In order to allow the plate band 58 to move freely in the running direction, the struts 66A, 66B must be arranged on the side of the running rails 56A, 56B facing away from the plate band 58. To achieve this, running rails 56A, 56B or the shown running rail section for each cross brace 67 have a passage 75 covered by the support column, through which the corresponding cross brace 67 passes and is fastened to support columns 66A, 66B. The running rails 56A, 56B are C-shaped in cross section relative to the longitudinal extension and comprise: an upper running rail 76 of the flat belt segment of the advancing section 59 and a lower running rail 77 of the flat belt segment of the returning section 60. For lateral guidance of the flat belt 58, lateral guide strips 78 are arranged on the edges of the running rails 76, 77.

Above the rail fastening region 71, a handrail guide fastening region 80 is formed on the supports 66A, 66B, on which support guiding elements, such as the handrail guiding rollers 81 shown, can be fastened. It is of course also possible to mount the handrail guide rail on the handrail guide fixing area 80. The support columns 66A, 66B have base fastening regions 82 to which a base plate, not shown, can be fastened directly or, as shown, by means of a base plate carrier 83.

At the upper end of the struts 66A, 66B, a protective rail fastening region 85 is formed, on which a clamping device 86 is arranged, in which clamping device 86A glass protective rail 57A, 57B can be fastened as shown in fig. 4. Additionally, the struts 66A, 66B may have other securing regions. A holder for a cover element (for example a side panel or a cover part of a base) can be fastened to the further fastening region.

The moving walkway 50 according to fig. 2 is shown in fig. 4 in cross section a-a. The support structure 55, running rails 56A, 56B and plate strip 58 correspond to the elements shown in fig. 3 and already described, and therefore have the same reference numerals. As can be clearly seen in fig. 4: at least one cross brace 67 extends through the two running rails 56A, 56B and the rail fastening region 71 is divided into an upper rail fastening point 72 and a lower rail fastening point 73. The two rail fastening points 72, 73 have lugs 87 or hooks, and the running rails 56A, 56B have slots (visible on the running rail 56B in fig. 3), so that the running rails 56A, 56B can hook the lugs 87 with the slots. The engagement aids make assembly significantly easier and facilitate accurate positioning of running rails 56A, 56B relative to posts 66A, 66B and relative to crossbrace 67. The running rails 56A, 56B are fastened to the posts 66A, 66B by means of bolts, but other known fastening mechanisms can also be applied, such as studs, rivets, welded connections, clip connections, snap connections, spring connections, etc.

In order to increase the dimensional stability of the running rails 76, 77, the running rails 56A, 56B have a fold 91, 92 directed backwards on both running rails 76, 77. The bent portion 91 of the upper running rail 76 is also supported at its ends on the cross braces 67, since the running rail 76 of the plate band advance 59 must support a significantly higher transport or weight load, which is generated by the user of the moving walkway 50, than the running rail 77 of the plate band return 60.

It is also well seen that there is a base fixing region 82, described in connection with fig. 3, on which a base plate carrier 83 is fixed. The base plate carrier carries and supports the base plate 95 on the support structure 55 or the posts 66A, 66B. Also shown is: a guard rail fixing region 85 for accommodating the two guard rails 57A, 57B with a clamping device 86 arranged thereon. In addition, other components of the support base, such as the cover plates 96, 97 and the side cover elements 98, are supported by the struts 66A, 66B of the support structure 55 on the load-bearing structure 51 via the foot fastening regions 68 of the struts 66A, 66B.

Although the invention has been described in detail with the aid of a running track module of a moving walkway, it is obvious that: the running track module of the escalator can also be implemented in the same way. In addition, a large number of further embodiment variants can be realized within the knowledge of the invention by the escalator according to the invention or the moving walkway according to the invention on the basis of the possibility of combination with any configuration of load-bearing structures, for example by retrofitting existing escalators or moving walkways.

Claims (16)

1. A running track module (15, 70) of an escalator (10) or a moving walkway (50), having at least two support structures (55) and at least one running rail (16, 56A, 56B), wherein each support structure (55) comprises at least two struts (26, 66A, 66B) and at least one wale (67), the wale (67) being arranged between the at least two struts (26, 66A, 66B) and connecting the struts to one another, each strut (26, 66A, 66B) having a foot fixing region (68) which in the installed state is fixed to a load-bearing structure (11, 51), and each strut (26, 66A, 66B) having a guardrail fixing region (85) on which in the installed state a guardrail (17, 17) is fixed, 57. 57A, 57B) in order to enable static and dynamic loads acting on the protective railing (17, 57A, 57B) to be transmitted directly via the supporting pillar (26, 66A, 66B) to the load-bearing structure (11, 51), at least one rail-fixing region (71) being formed on each supporting structure (55) for fixing the at least one running rail (16, 56A, 56B), the at least one running rail (16, 56A, 56B) being arranged orthogonally to the transverse strut (67) of the supporting structure (55) and being fixed on the rail-fixing region (71) of the supporting structure (55).

2. The running track module (15, 70) of an escalator (10) or a moving walkway (50) according to claim 1, wherein the at least one running rail (16, 56A, 56B) is C-shaped in cross section and has two running tracks (76, 77) for running rollers (74) of a step band (18) or a flat band (58).

3. The running track module (15, 70) of an escalator (10) or a moving walkway (50) according to claim 2, wherein the running rail (16, 56A, 56B) has at least one passage (75) for guiding the at least one wale (67) through.

4. The running track module (15, 70) of an escalator (10) or moving walkway (50) according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the rail fixing area (71) is configured for fixing a running rail (16, 56A, 56B) on the pillar (26, 66A, 66B).

5. The running track module (15, 70) of an escalator (10) or a moving walkway (50) according to claim 4, wherein on the supporting pillar (26, 66A, 66B) in the track fixing area (71) a nose (87) is configured, which is used to hook the running track (16, 56A, 56B).

6. The running track module (15, 70) of an escalator (10) or a moving walkway (50) according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the rail fixing area is configured for fixing a running rail (16, 56A, 56B) on the wale (67).

7. The running track module (15, 70) of an escalator (10) or moving walkway (50) according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the pillar (26, 66A, 66B) has at least one base fixing area (82) for fixing a base plate (95).

8. The running track module (15, 70) of an escalator (10) or moving walkway (50) according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the pillar (26, 66A, 66B) has at least one handrail guide fixing area (80) for fixing a handrail guide (81).

9. The running track module (15, 70) of an escalator (10) or moving walkway (50) according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the foot fixing area (68) has a height adjustment device (69).

10. Escalator (10) with a step band (18), a balustrade (17) arranged on the side of the step band (18) on the longitudinal extension of the escalator (10) and a first diverting area (13) and a second diverting area (14), wherein the step band (18) is arranged in a revolving manner between the first diverting area (13) and the second diverting area (14), characterized in that the escalator (10) has at least one running rail module (15) of the escalator (10) according to one of claims 1 to 9 arranged between the diverting areas (13, 14), wherein the diverting areas (13, 14) are connected to one another by means of one running rail module (15) or a plurality of running rail modules (15) engaging one another, and the at least one running rail (16, 14) of the at least one running rail module (15), 56. 56A, 56B) for guiding the step band (18) between the turnaround regions (13, 14).

11. Escalator (10) according to claim 10, characterized in that the first deflection region (13, 53), the second deflection region (14, 54) and at least one foot fixing region (68) of at least one running rail module (15, 70) arranged between two deflection regions (13, 14, 53, 54) are fixed on the respective receptacle (12, 52), the receptacles (12, 52) being arranged in a distributed manner over the longitudinal extension of the constructively realized load-bearing structure (11, 51).

12. Travelator (50) with a deck belt (58), protective barriers (57, 57A, 57B) arranged on the sides of the deck belt (58) in the longitudinal extension of the travelator (50), and a first diverting area (53) and a second diverting area (54), wherein the deck belt (58) is arranged in a revolving manner between the first diverting area (53) and the second diverting area (54), characterized in that the travelator (50) has at least one running rail module (70) of a travelator (50) according to one of claims 1 to 9 arranged between the diverting areas (53, 54), wherein the diverting areas (53, 54) are interconnected by means of one running rail module (70) or a plurality of running rail modules (70) which engage one another, and the at least one running rail (56, 56) of the at least one running rail module (70), 56A, 56B) for guiding the flat strip (58) between the deflection regions (53, 54).

13. The moving walkway (50) according to claim 12, wherein the first diverting area (13, 53), the second diverting area (14, 54) and at least one foot fixing area (68) of at least one running rail module (15, 70) arranged between two diverting areas (13, 14, 53, 54) are fixed on the corresponding receptacle (12, 52), the receptacle (12, 52) being arranged in a distributed manner over the longitudinal extension of the constructively realized, load-bearing structure (11, 51).

14. A method for assembling an escalator (10) or moving walkway (50) according to one of claims 10 to 13, characterized by the following steps:

fixing the first deflection region (13, 53) and the second deflection region (14, 54) to a load-bearing structure (11, 51),

between the two deflection regions (13, 14, 53, 54), at least one running rail module (15, 70) is fastened with its foot fastening region (68) to the load-bearing structure (11, 51),

the two deflection regions (13, 14, 53, 54) are connected to one another by at least one running rail (16, 56A, 56B) of at least one running rail module (15, 70) or by a plurality of running rails (16, 56A, 56B) of a plurality of running rail modules (15, 70) which are joined to one another,

between the deflection regions (13, 14, 53, 54), a step band (18) or a flat band (58) is rotatably connected and guided by the at least one running rail (16, 56A, 56B), and

a guard rail (17, 57A, 57B) is secured to a post (26, 66A, 66B) of at least one support structure (55).

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized by the further step of: at least one running rail module (15, 70) is formed by assembling at least two support structures (55) and at least one running rail (16, 56A, 56B) before being fixed to the load-bearing structure (11, 51).

16. A method for modernizing an escalator (10) or a moving walkway (50), in which the existing escalator or existing moving walkway is emptied except for the frame structure, characterized by the following steps,

use of a dismantled frame structure as a load-bearing structure (11, 51) which is provided in the region of its lower edge with a receptacle (12, 52) to which a foot fixing region (68) of a pillar (26, 66A, 66B) of a running rail module (15, 70) of an escalator (10) or a moving walkway (50) according to one of claims 1 to 9 can be fixed, and

securing a first deflecting region (13, 53), a second deflecting region (14, 54) and at least one running rail module (15, 70) of an escalator (10) or moving walkway (50) according to one of claims 10 to 13 in the frame structure (50) which is empty and provided with a receptacle, wherein a foot securing region (68) of a support pillar (26, 66A, 66B) is connected to the receptacle (12, 52).