Patent ID: 7832543

Claim:
A travelator system for conveying a passenger, comprising: a main conveyor arranged to convey the passenger in a transport direction, comprising: a plurality of main shafts arranged parallel to one another and at a distance from one another, wherein each main shaft extends transversely to the transport direction of the main conveyor and includes a plurality of main belt pulleys arranged side by side thereon; and a plurality of mutually parallel endless main belt loops arranged to define a passenger conveying surface of the main conveyor, each one of the main belt loops being passed over main belt pulleys on two different main shafts, wherein a first main belt loop and a second main belt loop are disposed immediately adjacent to one another and pass over a common shaft, the first main belt loop being passed over a main belt pulley on a main shaft positioned before the common shaft in the transport direction of the main conveyor, and the second main belt loop being passed over a main belt pulley on a main shaft positioned after the common shaft in the transport direction of the main conveyor; and a branch conveyor connected to the main conveyor at a connecting section and arranged to allow the passenger to enter onto the main conveyor and/or to exit from the main conveyor, the branch conveyor comprising: a plurality of branch shafts arranged parallel to one another and at a distance from one another, wherein each branch shaft extends transversely to a transport direction of the branch conveyor and includes a plurality of branch belt pulleys arranged side by side thereon; and a plurality of mutually parallel endless branch belt loops arranged to define a passenger conveying surface of the branch conveyor, each one of the branch belt loops being passed over a branch belt pulley on two different branch shafts, wherein a first branch belt loop and a second branch belt loop are disposed immediately adjacent to one another and pass over the common shaft in the connecting section, the first branch belt loop being passed over a branch belt pulley on a branch shaft positioned before the common shaft in the transport direction of the branch conveyor, and the second branch belt loop being passed over a branch belt pulley on a branch shaft positioned after the common shaft in the transport direction of the branch conveyor.