GROUP 8 Flashcards
Mechanisms used to transport people or goods between different level of building or
structure, vertically
Vertical Transportation Systems
A car that moves in a vertical shaft to carry passengers or goods between storeys of
a multistory structure.
Elevator
This type of elevator is intended to move very heavy loads, such as cars or cargo.
Freight Elevator
Any elevators designed specifically for transporting people within a building
Passenger Elevator
A type of elevator used by personnel, such as housekeeping staff bringing cleaning
carts through a hotel, to move things across the facility
Service Elevator
It is a large and complex transportation equipment with a mechanical structure as the
main body
Escalator
It is a small freight elevator or lift intended to carry food.
Dumbwaiter
This type of dumbwaiter has a motor that powers movement through cables and
pulleys
Electric Dumbwaiter
It is an escalator that is side by side with another and moves in the same direction and
at the same speed.
Parallel Escalator
. A ________ or sidewalk is a conveyor transport system that automatically carries
pedestrians
Moving Walkways
Generally built with mesh metal belts or rubber walking surfaces over metal rollers.
Moving Belt
Is a slow-moving conveyor mechanism that transports people across a horizontal or
inclined plane over a short to medium distance.
WALKALATOR
Continuous series od flat metal plates mesh together to form a walkway
PALLET TYPE
Is like using any other moving walkway, except that for safety, there are special
procedures to follow when entering or leaving.
HIGH-SPEED STANDARD
15 degrees inclination moving walkways
INCLINED WALKWAY