CHAPTER 6 - ELEVATORS, DUMBWAITERS, ESGALATORS AND MOVING WALKS
7.6.3 Use of the Set of Guides for Car and
Gountenreight. The same set of guides may
be used for both the car and countenveight.
7.6.4 Guide Fastenings'and Joints. Guides shall
be securely fastened to the hoistway.
Guide joints shall be either tongue and groove
or doweled and fitted and splice plates.
7.7 Countenreights
7.7.1 Design of Counterureights. Counterweights
for dumbwaiters, having a capacity of more
than 45.4 kg and a rated speed of more than
0.51 m/s, shall be of either solid or section
construction. lf made in sections, the sections
shall be secured by not less than two tie rods
passing through holes in all section except
where metal counterweight frames are
provided. Tie rod shall have lock.nuts secured
by cotter pins.
7.8 Means of Suspension and Fastenings
7.8.1 Power Dumbwaiters. Cars
counterweights, except for dumbwaiters
having direct-plunger hydraulic or rack and
pinion of screw-type driving machine, shall be
suspended by one or more iron or steel-wire
hoisting ropes or chains secured to the car on
counterweight or rope hitch by babbitted
sockets, rope clamps, or equally substantial
fastenings. Wire ropes may have marlin
covers.
7.8.2 Types of Chainsrj Permitted for Power
Dumbwaiters. phains where used shall be
roller, block or multiple-link silent type.
7.8.3 Factors of Safety for Power Dumbwaiters.
The factor of safety, based on the static load,
of car and countenrueight suspension means
shall be not less than the value specified in
Table 6.7.8.3 for actual speed of rope or chain
corresponding to the rated speed of the
dumbwaiter.
7.8.4 Hand Dumbwaiters
a. Rated Loads Exceeding 34.0
Dumbwaiters having a rated load exceeding
34.0 kg shall be suspended by steel wire
ropes or chains having a factor safety of not
less than 4 112.
b. Rated Loads of 34.0 kg or less.
Dumbwaiters having a rated load of 34.0 or
less may be suspended by manila or
braided'cotton ropes having a factor of
safety of not less than 6.
Section 8.0 Escalators
8.1 Protection of FIoor Openings
8.1.1 Protection Required. Floor openings for
escalators shall be protected against the
passage of flame, heat and/or smoke in
accordance with provision of the local codes.
8.2 Protection of Trusses and Machine Spaces
Against Fire
8.2.1 Protection Required. The sides and
undersides ofescalators trusses and
machinery spaces shall . be enclosed in fire'
resistive materials. Means may be provided
for adequate ventilation of the driving machine
and control spaces.
and 8.3 Construction Requirements
8.3.1a Geometry. The width between balustrades
shall be measured on the incline at a point
636 mm vertically above the nose line of the
steps, and shall not be less than the width of
the step. lt shall not exceed the width of the
step by more than 330 mm with a maximum of
163 mm on either side of the escalator. The
handball shall be a minimum of 102 mm
horizontally and 25 mm vertically away from
adjacent surfaces. The center line of the
handrail shall be not more than 254 mm,
measured horizontally, from the vertical plane
through the edge of the exposed treadway.
(See Sec. 6.8.3.3 (b) for step width
requirements and Fig. Fl, Appendix F.)
8.3.1b lnclination Angle. lnclination angle for
escalator shall be not less than 30 degrees,
but not more than 35 degrees.
8.3.2 Balustrades
a. Construction. A rigid, non-perforated
kg. balustrade shall be provided on each side of
the moving step. The balustr,ade on the
step side shall have no areas on the step
side shall have no areas or moldings
depressed or raised more than 6.3 mm from
the parents surface. Such areas of
moldings shall have all boundary surfaces
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