Escalator handrail provides a handhold for passengers while they are riding the escalator. The handrail is pulled along its own track by a chain that is connected to the main drive gear by a series of pulleys, keeping it at the same speed as the steps.

There are two main types of escalator handrail belt: C-Type and V-Type, and mainly made of rubber or polyurethane.

The appearance of the handrail belt is usually a semi-circular arc, but for the SDS escalator, there are angles of both sides.

The most common color for handrail belt is black. In addition, there are red ,gray,blue,orange,green, and so on.

Different brands of escalator handrail belts have varying cross-sectional dimensions. In purchasing, we need to know the following parameters:.(See the above attachment)

  • Mouth Width (d)
  • Inner Width (D)
  • Total Width (D1)
  • Inner High (h)
  • Top Thickness (h1)
  • Total High (H)