Patent ID: 8607958
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: B66B,F16D

Abstract:
1. An escalator or a moving walkway, comprising: a belt, the belt comprising a transport chain, the transport chain being arranged to circulate between first and second deflecting regions of the escalator or the moving walkway; steps or plates, the steps or plates being connected to the transport chain; and a blocking device, the blocking device being in a stationary position and comprising a blocking arm and a switch, the blocking arm being settable into a release position and into an engagement position, the blocking arm in the engagement position engaging at least one link intermediate space of the transport chain, the blocking arm being fixable in the release position or in the engagement position, the switch being for a power feed of a drive motor of the escalator or moving walkway and being closed when the blocking arm is in the release position and open when the blocking arm is in the engagement position.