Moving walks, also known as conveyor belts or travellators, are horizontal or inclined belts that move continuously in a predetermined direction, allowing people to walk or stand on them while being transported to their destination.
The moving walkway is driven by an electrical control system that drives the pedals and handrails to move, allowing passengers and shopping carts to ride from the bottom up or from top to bottom by holding the handrail.
The nominal width of the moving walkway pedals and the nominal speed of the sidewalk determine the maximum conveying capacity of the escalator.
When using a shopping cart or luggage trolley, the conveying capacity is reduced by about 80%.
For moving walkways with pedal widths greater than 1m, the conveying capacity is not increasing, because the user needs to hold the handrail, and its additional width is in principle for shopping carts and luggage carts.
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