CN1241818C

CN1241818C - Device guiding a handrial of an escalator or moving pavement

Info

Publication number: CN1241818C
Application number: CNB008069441A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 弗里茨·贝利; 沃尔夫冈·鲍科
Original assignee: Kone Corp
Current assignee: Kone Corp
Priority date: 1999-04-30
Filing date: 2000-04-18
Publication date: 2006-02-15
Anticipated expiration: 2020-04-18
Also published as: EP1177151B1; EP1177151A1; AU4551900A; HK1044929B; HK1044929A1; DE19919705A1; WO2000066477A1; DE19919705C2; DE50003006D1; CN1349473A

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for guiding a handrail, notably on the return strand, of an escalator or moving pavement. Said device comprises several guide elements which are situated at a distance from each other, can be introduced into the open area of the handrail and positioned in same. Each guide element comprises at least one support part which is directly or indirectly joined to components of the escalator of moving pavement and in each end region is provided with at least one rotating body which is mobile in relation to the support part.

Description

Be used to guide the device of escalator or moving pavement handrail

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of handrail that is used to guide, the device of handrail on the backing belt of escalator or moving pavement particularly, this device has several isolated guide elements, this element can be guided the open area that enters handrail, and form work relationship with the respective inner surfaces of handrail zone, wherein, each guide element comprises a carrier that is connected with the parts of escalator or moving pavement, and this carrier is provided with two with respect to its swivel movably.

Background technology

Usually known is fixed and movable guide element, they are arranged on the backing belt of handrail especially, that is, and and in the bearing side, they are engaged in the clearance envelope of handrail and can form work relationships with the complete different inner surface area of handrail, with the guiding (directional balance) of guaranteeing handrail.Guide element can for example be rotation roller, roller or an analogue, can be around horizontal shaft or vertical axes motion.Because vertically moving of handrail, in the handrail moving process, particularly the outstanding end parts of Bao Luing is resisted against on the guide element always, thereby problematic zone occurred at this, and this zone is easy to be subjected to stronger wearing and tearing, thereby the life-span of handrail becomes shorter.Known elements is fixed in addition, that is, Immobile have a roughly guide element of tee-section, and handrail is slippage thereon.Because T shape side is positioned at the below of outstanding end parts, this moment, outstanding end parts was protected.But because the stationarity of side or its end, corresponding inner surface area weakens because of the friction that increases, and has therefore also only realized the short life-span at this.

Can recognize a kind of device of the above-mentioned type from Japanese documentation JP-A 03211187.It includes a columniform carrier, and this carrier is equipped with a roller with respect to this carrier rotatable support in the handrail side.The diameter of this roller conforms to the inside dead size of handrail basically.

The ubiquitous wear problem of having mentioned above exists in this piece Japanese documentation too.In addition, handrail also is a problem in the installation of guide element on handrail in other words of the installation on the guide element very much, can not get rid of the possibility that infringement takes place.

Summary of the invention

The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of device, utilize the inner surface area of this device handrail can not be affected, and guaranteed optimum guidance capability (directional balance) simultaneously, therefore can realize the long life-span.Simultaneously, this device can make in terms of existing technologies that installing becomes is more prone to.

Purpose of the present invention realizes by the described feature of claim 1 characteristic.

Advantageous embodiment design of the present invention is provided by dependent claims.

Carrier of the present invention at first is parallel to ground, handrail open area and roller is introduced in the open area of handrail together.After the lower edge of outstanding end, comprise that the carrier of roller pivots around its vertical axes at roller, be resisted against on the respective inner surfaces or be positioned at least near it up to roller through handrail.Fixing and the locking at this position carrier.

Carrier can be directly or is connected to indirectly on the parts of escalator.According to an aspect of the present invention, carrier cooperates with supporting member, and this supporting member is fixed on the side of bearing.The objective of the invention is preferably to be applicable to the reversion part of handrail, purpose wherein of the present invention can also be used to guide the railing side of handrail, if provided the corresponding construction of railing.

Preferably, carrier is located with respect to supporting member pivotly round vertical axes, roughly is provided with in carrier center pivot to connect, and pivots to connect and comprise bolt, and bolt can and be fixed and is latched in diverse location in its vertical adjusted.

Swivel preferably is made of roller, and it can rotate and be connected to the end of carrier round vertical axes.The diameter of each roller is chosen to pass through without a doubt the open area of handrail, and not with the isolated outstanding end in contact of handrail.

According to another aspect of the present invention, can roller be resisted against on the handrail respective inner surfaces zone,, and not damage handrail so that make linearity the best of handrail guidance capability with this method with prestress.

If do not need like this, handrail, the particularly handrail on its backing belt are guided, so that in the process that it rotates in isolated guide element zone, be resisted against continuously on one of each guide element or another roller, wherein because the expansion campaign that takes place between inner armrest portion and roller outer periphery surface can prevent safely that handrail is impaired.

The life-span of the handrail among the place in operation is compared phenomenal growth with currently used scheme.As result, can simultaneously endless handrail be incorporated in escalator or the moving pavement, thereby in the process that escalator or moving pavement are installed, can omit final sulphurization according to structure shown in the present.In this way, may finally be necessary spot repair work (as, changes handrail owing to fracture waits) simplified widely, this also is owing to comprising that the sulphurization of all known problem can be omitted.

Description of drawings

Purpose of the present invention illustrates by the one exemplary embodiment in the accompanying drawing, and describes hereinafter.

Fig. 1 to Fig. 3 shows the view according to the different installation sites of guidance device of the present invention of the handrail that is used for escalator or moving pavement;

Fig. 4 a-c shows the view of the closing appliance that is in diverse location.

The specific embodiment

Fig. 1 to 3 shows the diverse location of the guidance device 1 of the handrail 2 that is used for escalator not shown further or moving pavement.In these examples, handrail 2 is arranged on the backing belt, and this moment, it was positioned on the isolated anvil roll 3.Handrail 2 comprises the part 4 of upward opening (jagged), and its top is the border with isolated outstanding end parts 5,6.The section of breach 4 is a T shape, interior

surface opposing zone

7,8 roundings.In this example, guide element 1 comprises supporting member 9, and this supporting member 9 is connected on the carrier 11 by lifting bolt 10.The regulating mechanism of bolt 10 does not illustrate in this example.And carrier 11 cooperates with

adjacent roller

12,13, and

roller

12,13 is separately round

vertical axes

14,15 rotations.

Fig. 1 shows the reference position that guide element 1 is arranged on handrail 2 outsides.It is such state, that is, handrail 2 is incorporated as the escalator that further illustrates or the standoff region of moving pavement, and handrail 2 is arranged on the anvil roll 3.In this position, carrier 11 is parallel to the open region 4 of handrail 2, so

roller

12,13 points in the same manner, and the diameter of

roller

12,13 is made into less than the distance between the outstanding end parts 5,6.

Fig. 2 shows by the vertical axes 16 along bolt 10 and reduces bolts 10, and guide element 1 is introduced in the breach 4, and till

roller

12,13 was positioned at outstanding end margin 17,18 belows, carrier 11 was still in the outside of handrail 2.At this moment, the orientation of carrier 11 is similar to Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows the state after the assembling of guide element 1.During state after finishing assembling shown in Figure 2, comprise that the carrier 11 of

roller

12,13 pivots around vertical axes 16, so carrier 11 is in predeterminated position, in this position,

roller

12,13 is brought near the

inner surface area

7,8 at least.In this position, guide element 1 is by the fixing and locking of actuated piece not shown further (as, lock pin etc.).

The moving direction of handrail 2 is shown among Fig. 3, represents that with arrow roller centers on moving of its vertical axes 14,15.In the exemplary embodiment of figure 3, provide the

roller

12,13 that is in assembling back state and the small distance between the

inner surface area

7,8, therefore handrail 2 in its process of in these space scopes, extending, can become with

corresponding roller

12,13 against, and can not cause any damage of

inner surface area

7,8 thus.

Certainly, perhaps

roller

12,13 guiding can be entered near the of

inside face

7,8 and by lower prestress it become in needs and lean, to guarantee the linear running of the optimum of handrail 2 under this method.

The closing appliance 19 that Fig. 4 a-c shows guide element shown in Fig. 1 to 31 is in the scheme drawing of diverse location.Closing appliance 19 is formed by the spring 20 around bolt 10, and this spring extends between apparent surface 21,22.Apparent surface 21 is arranged in the zone of knob 23, and apparent surface 22 is made of the parts 24 with channel section.At this moment, parts 24 are corresponding to the supporting member shown in Fig. 1 to 39.Carrier 11 is provided with projection 25,26.After the guide element 1 of location, the free supporting leg of parts 24 and the projection of carrier 11 25,26 cooperate with the lock pin form, so guide element is fixed also locking in needed position.

Claims

1. device that is used to guide the handrail (2) of escalator or moving pavement, it has several isolated guide elements, this element can be guided the open area that enters handrail (2), and with the respective inner surfaces zone (7 of handrail (2), 8) form work relationship, wherein, each guide element (1) comprises a carrier (11) that is connected with the parts of escalator or moving pavement, this carrier (11) is provided with two with respect to its swivel (12 movably, 13), it is characterized in that, this carrier (11) vertically constitutes and is supported with a swivel (12 at its two ends respectively, 13), wherein, this carrier (11) can rotate around a vertical axes (16).

2. device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises supporting member (9,24), and carrier (11) is connected on the parts of escalator or moving pavement by this supporting member (9,24).

3. device as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, carrier (11) is located around vertical axes (16) pivotly with respect to supporting member (9,24).

4. as claim 2 or 3 described devices, it is characterized in that the pivot between supporting member (9,24) and the carrier (11) connects the center that roughly is arranged on carrier (11).

5. device as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, pivots to connect to be included in its vertical adjustable bolt (10) of.

6. device as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, pivots to connect to fix and to be latched in diverse location.

7. as claim 2 or 3 described devices, it is characterized in that, also comprise the lock pin between carrier (11) and the supporting member (9,24), be used for the pivot connection is latched in the diverse location place.

8. device as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, supporting member (24) is by having the roughly component set-up of channel section.

9. device as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, carrier (11) is provided with outside projection (25,26).

10. as each described device in the claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that swivel (12,13) is made of roller.

11. device as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, roller (12,13) is connected on the carrier (11), and is rotatable around vertical axes (14,15) simultaneously.

12. device as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, between the maximum outstanding end with handrail (2) open area (4) of the diameter of each roller (12,13) apart from consistent.

13. device as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, roller (12,13) can be pressed against under prestress on each inner surface area (7,8) of handrail (2).

14. device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described handrail is on the backing belt of escalator or moving pavement.