DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR A MOVING WALKWAY AND CORRESPONDINGLY EQUIPPED FLAT-STRUCTURE MOVING WALKWAY

摘要

The invention relates to a flat drive assembly (1) for a moving walkway (3), having a drive mechanism (5), a guide mechanism (7), and a first and a second continuous traction means (9, 11). The drive mechanism (5) is configured so as to circulate the two continuous traction means (9, 11) in opposite directions in a circulating movement. The two continuous traction means (9, 11) are configured and the circulating movement of the traction means is guided by the guide mechanism (7) such that regions of the first continuous traction means (9) being moved in a forwards movement direction (25) interact with a first side (31) of pallets (29) of the moving walkway (3) in a tension loadable manner in the forwards movement direction, and regions of the first continuous traction means (9) being moved in a return movement direction (27) interact with a second side (33), which is opposite the first side (31), of pallets (29) of the moving walkway (3) in a tension loadable manner in the return movement direction (27); and regions of the second continuous traction means (11) being moved in the forwards movement direction (25) interact with the second side (33) of pallets (29) of the moving walkway (3) in a tension loadable manner in the forwards movement direction (25), and regions of the second continuous traction means (11) being moved in the return movement direction (27) interact with the first side (31) of pallets (29) of the moving walkway (3) in a tension loadable manner in the return movement direction (27).