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Bookmark or Share- Steppin' Out - How Escalators Work | HowStuffWorksSteppin' Out. The individual steps from an escalator. The core of an escalator is a pair of chains, looped around two pairs of gears. An electric motor turns the drive gears at the top, which rotate the chain loops. A typical escalator uses a 100 horsepower motor to rotate the gears.
- How Escalators Work | HowStuffWorksYou probably ride escalators all the time, but do you know how they move, and flatten, and keep the handrail in synch with the steps? Find out exactly what is going on inside an escalator.
- Escalator - WikipediaAn escalator is a moving staircase which carries people between floors of a building or structure. It consists of a motor -driven chain of individually linked steps on a track which cycle on a pair of tracks which keep the step tread horizontal.
- How the Escalator Forever Changed Our Sense of SpaceINNOVATION. How the Escalator Forever Changed Our Sense of Space. Sure, the 19th-century invention transformed shopping. But it also revolutionized how we think about the built environment. Megan...
- Escalator | Encyclopedia.comAn escalator is a moving stairway that transports passengers up and down the floors of a building. It is generally constructed in areas where elevators would be impractical. These areas include shopping malls, airports, transit systems, trade centers, hotels, and public buildings.
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