Lifts, escalators, and moving walks are vertical and horizontal transportation systems used to efficiently move people or goods between floors of buildings. Lifts include passenger lifts, goods lifts, and specialty lifts like glass lifts, hospital lifts, and fireman's lifts. Hydraulic and gearless motors are common lift mechanisms. Escalators are moving staircases that transport people between floors on an incline, and have components like steps, handrails, and trusses. Moving walks are horizontal conveyors that move passengers across long horizontal distances. Safety features and standards help ensure safe operation of all these vertical transportation systems.
Lifts, escalators, and moving walks are vertical and horizontal transportation systems used to efficiently move people or goods between floors of buildings. Lifts include passenger lifts, goods lifts, and specialty lifts like glass lifts, hospital lifts, and fireman's lifts. Hydraulic and gearless motors are common lift mechanisms. Escalators are moving staircases that transport people between floors on an incline, and have components like steps, handrails, and trusses. Moving walks are horizontal conveyors that move passengers across long horizontal distances. Safety features and standards help ensure safe operation of all these vertical transportation systems.
Lifts, escalators, and moving walks are vertical and horizontal transportation systems used to efficiently move people or goods between floors of buildings. Lifts include passenger lifts, goods lifts, and specialty lifts like glass lifts, hospital lifts, and fireman's lifts. Hydraulic and gearless motors are common lift mechanisms. Escalators are moving staircases that transport people between floors on an incline, and have components like steps, handrails, and trusses. Moving walks are horizontal conveyors that move passengers across long horizontal distances. Safety features and standards help ensure safe operation of all these vertical transportation systems.
Lifts, escalators, and moving walks are vertical and horizontal transportation systems used to efficiently move people or goods between floors of buildings. Lifts include passenger lifts, goods lifts, and specialty lifts like glass lifts, hospital lifts, and fireman's lifts. Hydraulic and gearless motors are common lift mechanisms. Escalators are moving staircases that transport people between floors on an incline, and have components like steps, handrails, and trusses. Moving walks are horizontal conveyors that move passengers across long horizontal distances. Safety features and standards help ensure safe operation of all these vertical transportation systems.
ARC 05005512 LIFT,ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALKS WHAT IS LIFT? Lift is a type of vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors •Open Lift (bubble type) or levels of a building, vessel, or other structure. •Closed Lift (typical type) TYPES OF LIFTS
LIFT,ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALKS HYDRAULIC LIFT A lift where the vertical movement is done by hydraulic force. •They use an underground cylinder •common for low level buildings with 2–5 floors (up to 6–8 floors) •have speeds of up to 200 feet/minute (1 meter/second)
GLASS LIFT • give passengers a visually stimulating ride between floors. •The car walls must be constructed with laminated glass •the glass lift consist of entrance area and a viewing area LIFT,ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALKS PASSENGER LIFT:A lift designed for the transport of passengers.
Goods lift LIFT,ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALKS FIREMAN'S LIFT •For buildings having height of 15m or more described below : •Lift car floor area of not less than 1.44 sq.m • Loading capacity of not less than 544 kg (8 persons). •Lift landing doors shall have minimum fire resistance of two hours. •The lift speed shall be 1.0 m/s or more •reachable time to the top floor from the ground (or entrance) floor within 60 seconds. LIFT,ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALKS DUMB WAITER •total inside ,height and capacity not exceeding 0.9 m2, 1.25 m and 225 kg • used for carrying materials and no person.
Dumb waiter LIFT,ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALKS •minimum inside platform area 1275 mm wide x 2000 mm long •minimum clear opening width of 1050 mm, •an ambulance stretcher (minimum size 600 mm wide x 2000 mm long) in its horizontal position.
HOSPITAL LIFT LIFT,ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALKS
Components of lift • Control room • Guides • Lift car • Lift car door • Car rail • Counter weight • Control panel • Lift pit • Buffer • Hoist way • Hoist rope • Ventilation window • Flexible cable • Drive crank LIFT,ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALKS LIFT CAR :Platform where passengers or goods is transported.
•Passenger elevators should be
located at the circulation core of the building. •minimum width and depth of the car shall be 2000 mm and 1291 mm.(for wheel chair) •Height of the entrance to the lift car shall not be less than 2 m. •The rails shall be at least 38 mm clear of the walls • nominal height of 800 mm from the floor. LIFT,ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALKS •alarm button and emergency stop switch shall be at a height of 890 mm, •highest floor button no higher than 1.37 m from the floor. •letters or numbers shall be a minimum of 15 mm high •control buttons shall be at least 19 mm min dimensions. •standby power within 60 seconds after failure of normal power.
•in fire emergency, DO NOT USE LIFT. USE EXIT STAIRS. This sign shall be in letters not less than 12 mm high. LIFT,ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALKS
LIFT SHAFT: Constructed
with reinforced concrete.
counterweight : GEARLESS MOTOR •To grip the lift car • Reduce the power of GUARD RAIL: hold the generator lift from crashing down • Reduce the brake to if the rope break. stop the car lifts LIFT,ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALKS •The width of lift machine room shall be equal to be lift (minimum of 2500 mm) •The height shall not be less than 2.30 m throughout under the lifting beam •the trap door shall not be less than 1.0 m x 1.0 m •machine room entrance is less than 1.5 m
SHAFT PIT – the bottom end of the
shaft is called pit. •Lift pits having depth more than 1.6 m shall be provided LIFT,ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALKS
where A is width of lift
Two Car Arrangement
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where A is width of lift
Three Car Arrangement
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Four Car Arrangement
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Six Car Arrangement
where A is width of lift
where A is width of lift
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Eight Car Arrangement
LIFT,ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALKS WHAT IS ESCALATOR? An escalator is a moving staircase – a conveyor transport device for carrying people between floors of a building. •designed on an incline of 27.3, 30, 35 degrees. •If the height is more than 6m than incline of 27.3 should be given
•The speed of the escalator, shall not be more than 0.63 m/s for 30o angle of incline and 0.50 m/s for 35o angle of incline. LIFT,ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALKS TYPES OF ESCALATOR:
MULTI PARALLEL
PARALLEL: These type of
escalator go up and down simultaneously. CRISS-CROSS: They stacks the escalators that go in single direction and reduces structural space requirement. LIFT,ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALKS TYPES OF ESCALATOR:
UP” ESCALATOR NEXT TO STAIRCASE : It
is preferred that staircases be located adjacent to the escalator if the escalator is the primary means of transport between floors.
SPIRAL TYPE ESCALATORS: These are
used to enhance the architectural beauty and to save the space. LIFT,ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALKS
COMPONENTS OF THE ESCALATOR:
• Landing Platforms. •Truss. •Tracks. •Steps. •Handrail. •Escalator Exterior (Balustrade). •Drive system. •Auto-Lubrication System. •Braking system. •Safety devices. •Electrical & Control Systems. LIFT,ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALKS Handrail- •operating speed is less than 0.35 m/s •the handrail width not more than 75mm •Each moving handrail height not less than 300 mm. BALUSTRADE- •The thickness of the glass balustrade shall not be less than 6 mm. •Height 680 mm vertically above the nose line of the steps,
DECK BOARD- These are used for preventing
clothing from getting caught and other such problems.
deck board LIFT,ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALKS TRUSS – •The truss is a hollow metal structure •that bridges the lower and upper landings. • The ends of the truss are attached to the top and bottom landing platforms via steel or concrete supports.
FLOOR PLATE- •flush with the finished floor steps
• in front of the escalator shall be a
minimum of 3 m.
•STEPS- •Trade shall not be less than 400 mm
•Riser shall not be more than 220 mm.
•front and back edges of the steps are each connected to two wheels. LIFT,ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALKS •Standard transportation speed ranges between 0.5 to 0.65m/s For a speed of 0.5m/s the theoretical capacity is: •600mm step width -4500 persons per hour •800mm step width -6750 persons per hour •1000mm step width -9000 persons/hour
•escalators having a vertical rise
not more than 6 m. •Minimum head room shall not be less than 2.3 m. LIFT,ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALKS Moving Walk-A power driven, horizontal or inclined, continuously moving conveyor • used for carrying passengers, horizontally •an incline up to a maximum of 15 degree. LIFT,ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALKS •operating speed is less than 0.35 m/s or the width is no more than 530 mm.
