Conveyor transport
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Conveyor transport is the broad category of transport modes that includes modes developed from the idea of a conveyor belt. Examples include:
- Conveyor beltConveyor beltA conveyor belt consists of two or more pulleys, with a continuous loop of material - the conveyor belt - that rotates about them. One or both of the pulleys are powered, moving the belt and the material on the belt forward. The powered pulley is called the drive pulley while the unpowered pulley...
, two or more pulleys, with a continuous loop of material that rotates about them - EscalatorEscalatorAn escalator is a moving staircase – a conveyor transport device for carrying people between floors of a building. The device consists of a motor-driven chain of individual, linked steps that move up or down on tracks, allowing the step treads to remain horizontal.Escalators are used around the...
, a moving staircase, for carrying people between floors of a building - Moving sidewalk, for transporting along a horizontal or inclined surface