Patent ID: 6978875

Claim:
A passive conveyor positioned in the longitudinal direction (L) between two active drive systems ( 1 and 2 ) of a pedestrian conveyor comprising a chassis ( 3 ) extending in a transversal direction (T) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (L), as well as means of rolling ( 4 ), supported by the chassis ( 3 ) and defining a rolling surface (R) connecting the two drive systems ( 1 and 2 ), characterized in that it comprises a plurality of side walls ( 51 to 54 ) each of which is abutting to the chassis ( 3 ) and extends in a plane perpendicular to the transversal direction (T) along an upper edge ( 510 to 540 ) set back from the rolling surface (R), and a plurality of axes ( 61 to 66 ) each of which extends parallelly to the transversal direction (T) and crosses at least two adjacent side walls ( 51 and 52 ), in that the means of rolling ( 4 ) comprise a plurality of rollers ( 4 ) laid out in a plurality of successive rows ( 41 to 46 ), adjacent to one another along the longitudinal direction (L), each roller being rotationally assembled to one of said axes ( 61 to 66 ) and in that this conveyor comprises a plurality of support bases ( 7 ) aligned in the transversal direction (T), each support base ( 7 ) being made integral to the chassis ( 3 ) and bearing at least two mutually parallel side walls ( 51 and 54 ).