JP2000203780A - Escalator device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a thin escalator device. SOLUTION: An endless chain 36 is laid between an upper sprocket wheel 34 provided on an upper story floor 32 and a lower sprocket wheel provided on a lower story floor 31, and a plurality of treads 37 are connected to the chain 36. A riser board 38 is connected to one end of the tread 37 on the lower floor 31 side so as to be freely displaced in angles. The riser board 38 is arranged in the lower suspending projecting position in the lower circulating range S2, and the riser board 38 is folded in the lower circulating range S2 in parallel with the tread. Therefore, an escalator device 30 can be thinned. Link means 80 are respectively provided between respective treads 37 and the riser boards 38, a guide member 100 is provided near the upper end of the escalator device 30, the link means 80 is displaced by being guided by the guide member 100, and the riser board 38 is moved to the lower circulating range S2 in the folded state.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an escalator device which can be installed on an existing staircase such as a station.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When an escalator device is installed on an existing staircase such as a station, work such as removing a part of the staircase is performed, and the escalator device is assembled integrally with the staircase. In addition, such a conventional escalator device,
When the step integrated with the tread plate and the riser plate shifts from the upper circulation region to the lower circulation region, it reverses by 180 °, and travels upside down in the lower circulation region.

[0003]

However, such a conventional escalator requires a large-scale construction, and has a problem that the installation work and the installation cost are increased.

[0004] Therefore, an escalator device in which an escalator device is placed on an existing staircase without large-scale construction is conceivable. In this case, the escalator device for transporting a user and the stairway between the staircase and the stairs are considered. There is a problem that the ceiling space is reduced by the thickness of the escalator device. An object of the present invention is to provide a thin escalator device.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of treads having a mounting surface on which a user is mounted and connected endlessly between a lower position and an upper position are provided. ,
A drive unit for circulating the tread plate with the mounting surface facing upward, a base end portion connected to one end of the tread plate on the lower position side, and a protruding position that hangs down, and substantially parallel to the tread plate An escalator device comprising: a riser provided to be angularly displaceable over a retreat position; and folding means for folding the riser from a protruding position to a retracted position.

According to the present invention, the tread plate is driven to circulate with the mounting surface facing upward, and the tread plate is inverted when shifting from the upper circulation region to the lower circulation region as in a conventional escalator device. There is no. Further, the riser is provided so as to be angularly displaceable between the projecting position and the retracted position, and is folded from the projecting position to the retracted position by folding means.
By folding the riser plate in the lower circulation region, the escalator device can be made thinner.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the folding means is interposed between the tread plate and the riser plate, and is a link means for folding the riser plate by being displaced, and a predetermined fixed position near a passage of the link means. And a guide member provided on the
The guide member guides link means traveling with the tread plate, thereby displacing the link means and folding the riser plate.

According to the present invention, the folding means has a link means and a guide member, and when the link means travels with the tread plate and reaches the guide member provided at the fixed position, the link means is guided by the guide member. As a result, the riser is retracted to the retracted position, and the riser is folded.
In this way, the folding means can fold the riser plate without requiring a separate driving force. Further, by selecting the fixing position of the guide member, the riser can be folded at an arbitrary position.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the link means includes a first link having one end connected to the tread plate so as to be angularly displaceable, and a first link having one end connected to the riser plate so as to be angularly displaceable, and the other end being connected to the first end. 1
A second link connected to the other end of the link so as to be angularly displaceable, wherein the riser plate is folded when the first link is guided by the guide member.

According to the present invention, the link means has a first link and a second link. When the first link is guided by the guide member while the tread is running, the other end of the first link is connected to the tread. Angular displacement in the direction approaching. Due to the angular displacement of the first link, the free end of the riser is pulled up in the direction approaching the tread via the second link and the second link, and the riser is folded. By the link means having such a simple configuration, the riser can be reliably folded.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the link means is displaced by a magnetic action with a guide member.

According to the present invention, since the link means is displaced by the magnetic action with the guide member, direct contact between the guide member and the link means can be avoided as much as possible. Therefore, abrasion, noise, and the like caused by the contact between the guide member and the link means are reduced.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the folding means is interposed between the upper circulation area and the lower circulation area of the circulatingly driven tread plate, and guides and folds the riser plate traveling with the tread plate. .

According to the present invention, the riser is folded by being guided by the folding means interposed between the upper traveling area and the lower traveling area. It is possible to fold the riser.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the folding means has an endless belt which runs obliquely so as to become upward as the upper stretch region is located on the downstream side in the running direction. The upper stretch region of the endless belt is arranged to be able to abut on the free end of the insert plate.

According to the present invention, the endless belt is disposed so as to be inclined upward as the upper tension region becomes downstream in the traveling direction, and the endless belt is moved so that the upper tension region travels upward. Since the belt is driven in circulation, the tread plate travels until it reaches the folding means, and when the free end of the riser comes into contact with the upper stretched area of the endless belt, the free end of the riser is moved by the travel of the endless belt. It is guided upward and folded. Thus, the riser plate can be reliably folded with the simple configuration.

The drive means according to claim 7 is provided at an upper position and a lower position, and has a pair of sprocket wheels having a horizontal rotation axis, an endless chain stretched over the upper and lower sprocket wheels, and an endless chain. A driving source for driving the vehicle in a predetermined traveling direction, a chain connecting shaft protruding outward is provided at the other end of the tread plate on the upper position side, and the chain is directly connected to the chain connecting shaft. It is characterized by being performed.

According to the present invention, each tread is connected to an endless chain stretched from an upper position to a lower position,
When the endless chain is driven by the drive source, each tread plate is driven to circulate. The tread plate is provided with a chain connecting shaft that protrudes outward, and the chain is directly connected to the chain connecting shaft without, for example, passing through an attachment, so that the width of the escalator device perpendicular to the traveling direction can be suppressed, The size of the escalator device can be reduced. In addition, since the chain connecting shaft is directly connected to the chain without using an attachment or the like, the tread plate and the chain are strongly connected.

The present invention according to claim 8 has a mounting surface on which a user is mounted, a plurality of treads connected endlessly between a lower position and an upper position, and the mounting surface is positioned upward. A driving means for circulating the tread plate in a state facing the tread plate, a riser plate connected to one end of the tread plate on the lower position side, a protruding position depending on its own weight, and a retreat position substantially parallel to the tread plate. The base end portion is connected to the tread plate so that it can be angularly displaced over, and a riser plate provided with a roller at the free end portion and a riser roller traveling in the upper circulation region together with the tread plate in a state where the roller is disposed at the protruding position are downward. A folding guide rail that guides the riser to the evacuation position by contacting it from above and folds it, and when the roller of the riser reaches the predetermined jumping position before the folding guide rail, the riser is moved to the evacuation position. Means for jumping up A escalator apparatus according to claim.

According to the present invention, the tread running in the upper circulation region moves to the lower circulation region in a state where the riser roller is guided by the folding guide rail and the riser plate is folded. When the roller of the riser is guided along the folding guide rail, the roller of the riser climbs along the folding guide rail to some extent, and the tread runs when the riser is angularly displaced to the retreat position side to some extent. This ensures that the riser is guided along the folding guide rail to the evacuation position and is folded, but when the riser roller starts to climb along the folding rail, for example, vibration occurs. When the roller of the riser rises from the folding guide rail and the riser is angularly displaced toward the protruding position, it is difficult to reliably fold the riser. On the other hand, in the present invention, at a predetermined jumping position before the folding guide rail, a jumping means for jumping the kicking plate toward the retreat position is provided, so that the roller of the kicking plate is provided along the folding guide rail. It is guided reliably and the riser can always be folded reliably. By folding in this way, the escalator device can be made thinner.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the jumping means comprises a jumping lever provided to be vertically displaceable in the vertical position at the jumping position; And a driving means for pushing up from below.

According to the present invention, the riser plate travels with the tread plate in a state where the riser plate is located at the projecting position, and when the riser position is reached, the free end of the riser plate is moved up and down by an upwardly-moving upshift lever. Since the part is pushed upward from below, even if the kicking plate is angularly displaced to the protruding position side due to vibration etc. during folding, the kicking plate is pushed up by the jumping lever, so it is kicked along the folding guide rail. The insert plate can always be reliably folded.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, the jumping means rotatably provided at the jumping position and rotatably drives the jumping rotary member to push up the free end of the riser plate from below. And a driving means.

According to the present invention, when the riser reaches the jumping position, the free end of the riser is pushed up from below by the rotating rotating member which is driven to rotate, and is angularly displaced toward the retreat position. Further, the rollers are guided by the folding guide rails, so that the riser can be reliably folded.

The jumping means of the present invention according to claim 11 is
It has a spring member interposed between the tread plate and the riser plate to bias the riser plate toward the retreat position, extends along the travel path of the tread plate to the jumping position, and is disposed at the projecting position. And a riser guide rail that prevents the riser traveling with the tread plate in the retracted state from being angularly displaced to the retreat position side and allows displacement in the traveling direction.

According to the present invention, a spring member is provided between the riser and the tread to bias the riser toward the retracted position, but the riser is angularly displaced to the retracted position. The riser is guided by the riser guide rail extending to the jumping position, and the riser is driven in a state where the riser is disposed at the projecting position. When this riser plate reaches the jumping position, the state of preventing the riser plate from being angularly displaced toward the retreat position by the riser plate guide rail is released. Then, the riser is reliably folded to the retracted position by the folding guide rail.

[0027] According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, a riser is provided;
A plurality of treads having a mounting surface on which a user is mounted are integrally formed, and a plurality of treads connected endlessly between a lower position and an upper position; and a tread plate with the mounting surface facing upward. And a driving means for circulating the escalator.

According to the present invention, when the steps are shifted from the upper circulation area to the lower circulation area, the steps are circulated and driven with the loading surface always facing upward without turning over, so that the riser plate and the tread plate are integrated. The escalator device can be made thinner than a conventional escalator device in which the step is turned upside down.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of treads having a mounting surface on which a user is mounted and connected endlessly between an upper position and a lower position, and circulating the treads. A driving means, a riser plate connected to one end of the tread plate on the lower position side, and a protruding position depending on its own weight,
And a riser plate whose base end is connected to the tread plate so as to be angularly displaceable over a retreat position substantially parallel to the tread plate, and when the tread plate transitions from the upper circulation region to the lower circulation region, the tread plate is turned upside down. At the same time, when the riser is folded to the retracted position by its own weight, the treads are turned over in the lower circulation area, and the riser runs in a folded state, and when the treads shift from the lower circulation area to the upper circulation area, An escalator device characterized in that the tread plate is turned over and the riser plate is angularly displaced to a protruding position by its own weight.

According to the present invention, when the tread transitions from the upper circulation area to the lower circulation area, the tread is inverted and the riser is folded to the retracted position by its own weight, and the riser is folded in the lower circulation area. Since the vehicle travels in the folded state, the distance between the treads traveling in the upper circulation region and the treads traveling in the lower circulation region can be reduced, and the escalator device can be made thinner. When the tread moves from the lower circulation region to the upper circulation region, the riser plate is angularly displaced to a protruding position by its own weight.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, there are provided a plurality of treads having a mounting surface on which a user is mounted, connected endlessly between an upper position and a lower position, and the mounting surface faces upward. Driving means for circulating and driving the tread plate in a raised state, and a riser plate connected to one end of the tread plate on the lower position side, the angular displacement between a protruding position depending on its own weight and a retreat position substantially parallel to the tread plate And a riser plate whose base end is freely connected to the tread plate. When the tread plate moves from the upper circulation region to the lower circulation region, the riser plate is folded to the retracted position by its own weight, and the lower circulation region In the escalator apparatus, the riser plate travels in a folded state, and when the tread moves from the lower circulation region to the upper circulation region, the riser plate is angularly displaced to a protruding position by its own weight.

According to the present invention, the tread plate is driven to circulate with the mounting surface facing upward, and in the lower circulation region, the riser plate runs in a folded state, so that the escalator device can be made thinner. It is planned. When the tread transitions from the upper circulation area to the lower circulation area, the riser is folded by the weight of the tread so as to be substantially parallel to the tread. As described above, without separately providing a means for folding the riser plate in the upper circulation region, the riser plate is folded by its own weight when shifting from the upper circulation region to the lower circulation region. With this configuration, the escalator device can be made thinner. Similarly, when the tread moves from the lower circulation area to the upper circulation area, the riser is angularly displaced to a protruding position by its own weight.

[0033]

FIG. 1 is a simplified longitudinal sectional view of an escalator device 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the escalator device 30. The escalator device 30 is installed on a stair 33 provided from a lower floor 31 which is a lower position to an upper floor 32 which is an upper position.

This escalator device 30 is used for the lower floor 3
Frame 41 placed from 1 to upper floor 32
On the upper floor 32 side of the frame 41, a pair of upper sprocket wheels 34 spaced apart in the horizontal width direction (perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 1) are rotatably provided. A pair of lower sprocket wheels 35 spaced apart in the width direction are rotatably provided on the side frame 41. A pair of endless chains 36 such as roller chains are wound around the upper and lower sprocket wheels 34 and 35, respectively.
A plurality of treads 37 are connected between the pair of chains 36.

A base end of a riser 38 is connected to one end on the lower floor 31 side of each tread plate 37 so as to be angularly displaceable about an angular displacement axis parallel to the width direction. Each tread 36
The other end on the upper floor 32 side is connected to the chain 36 so as to be angularly displaceable about an angular displacement axis parallel to the width direction.

A rotary drive source 39 such as a motor is provided on the upper floor 32 side of the frame 41, and the rotational drive force of the rotary drive source 39 is transmitted to an intermediate shaft 47.
Gears fixed to both ends of the upper sprocket wheel 34 are meshed with the gears fixed to the respective upper sprocket wheels 34 and transmitted to the upper sprocket wheel 34. Thus, the rotation drive source 39
Drives the chain 36 so that the treads 37 circulate in the direction from the lower floor 31 to the upper floor 32 in the upper circulation area S1, which is the upper stretch area of the chain 36. Hereinafter, the traveling direction of the treads 37 in the upper circulation area S1 is referred to as an upper traveling direction A, and the traveling direction of the treads 37 in the lower circulation area S2 which is a lower suspension area is referred to as a lower traveling direction B. The upper and lower sprocket wheels 34 and 35, the chain 3
Driving means is constituted by 6 and the rotation drive source 39.

The upper sprocket wheel 34 has an intermediate shaft 4
7, the rotational driving force is transmitted through the upper sprocket wheels 34, so that no rotating shaft is provided between the pair of upper sprocket wheels 34.
7 and the riser 38 pass, but the lower sprocket wheel 35 has a coaxial rotation axis 40 and the riser 38
Moves upward in a state of being folded to the retracted position in order to avoid the rotating shaft 40 as described later.

A lower plate 44 is provided on the lower floor 31 side of the frame 41 so as to face upward, and a user enters the lower floor 31. A similar upper plate 43 is also provided on the upper floor 33 side of the frame 41.
The circulatingly driven tread 37 travels horizontally below the lower plate 44 on the lower floor 31 side, and the lower plate 4
4 and ascends along stairs 33 to the upper floor 3
It travels horizontally along 2 and enters below the upper plate 43. As described above, in the upper circulation region S1 of the chain 36, the tread plate 37 from the lower plate 44 to the upper plate 43.
Is defined as a transfer area S5. Each of the treads 37 is held such that the loading surface 48 on which the user is mounted is horizontal in the transfer area S5, and each of the riser plates 38 hangs down in the transfer area S5 and is adjacent to the next tread. 37 is disposed at a protruding position that closes the gap in the up-down direction.

The winding area of the chain 36 wound around the upper sprocket wheel 34 is defined as a lower transition area S3.
Moves from the upper circulation area S1 to the lower circulation area S2 with the mounting surface 48 facing upward. Similarly, the chain winding area of the lower sprocket wheel 35 is defined as an upper transition area S4, and each tread plate 37 is moved from the lower circulation area S2 to the upper circulation area S1 with the mounting surface 48 facing upward in the upper transition area S4. Transition.

Above the frame 41, a pair of endless handrails 45 which are circulated and driven at intervals in the width direction are transmitted with a driving force from a rotary driving source 39 and run at the same speed as the chain 36. Therefore, the user who has entered the lower plate 44 from above the lower floor 31 grips the handrail 45 and rides on the mounting surface 48 of the tread plate 37, whereby the upper floor 32
Transported to

The frame 41 is fixed to the lower floor 31, the upper floor 32 and the stairs 33 by means of simple mounting means 46. The simple attachment means 46 has a concrete bolt or the like, and can be detachably fixed to the stairs 33.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the escalator device 30 on the upper floor 32 side, FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state in which the riser plate 38 is in a protruding position, and FIG.
FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state where is in the retracted position, and FIG. 6 is an enlarged view showing a state where the tread plate 37 and the chain 36 are connected.
Each of the tread plate 37 and the riser plate 38 is formed of a comb-like plate. In the transfer area S5, the riser plate 38 and the tip of the tread plate 37 adjacent to the riser plate 38 are engaged with each other. It is in.

At the other end of the tread 37, a chain connecting shaft 58 extending in the width direction is provided.
Projecting outward from the tread plate 37 at both ends of the
And the front guide roller 59 is connected. The chain connecting shaft 58 is attached to the mounting member 8 at both ends in the width direction at the other end of the tread plate 37.
5 attaches to the lower surface of the tread plate 37. The chain connecting shaft 58 protrudes outward from the mounting member 85 in the width direction, a middle diameter portion 82 is formed through a step, and a small diameter portion 83 is formed through a step. In the chain 36, an insertion hole through which the middle diameter portion 82 of the chain connection shaft 58 is inserted is formed in the link plate 84, the middle diameter portion 82 of the chain connection shaft 58 is inserted through this insertion hole, and the chain 36 is locked at a step. 36 and the chain connection shaft 58 are directly connected. Therefore, the escalator device 3 can be more rigidly connected than when the chain connecting shaft 58 and the chain 36 are connected via an attachment, and the width of the escalator device 30 can be suppressed.
The size of 0 is reduced.

Small diameter portions 83 at both ends of the chain connecting shaft 58
Is connected to the front guide roller 59. Front guide roller 5
9 has a ball bearing 86, and the inner ring 87 is
A non-slip 89 such as rubber is provided on the outer periphery of an outer ring 88 which is fixed to the small diameter portion 83 and rotates around the axis of the chain connecting shaft 58. The front guide roller 59 is prevented from coming off by the snap ring 90. Also chain 3
6 and the front guide roller 59 may be arranged in reverse to the configuration shown in FIG. 6, and the front guide roller 59 may be arranged inside and the chain 36 may be arranged outside.

As described above, since the chain connecting shaft 58 is inserted into the chain 36 at a constant interval, the sprocket wheels 34 and 35 are notched at positions corresponding to the chain connecting shaft 58.

On the side wall 42 of the frame 41, a tread upper guide rail 60 is provided along the upper circulation area S1, a tread lower guide rail 69 is provided along the lower circulation area S2, and the tread 37 is connected to the upper circulation area S1. The front guide roller 59 is guided along the tread plate upper guide rail 60 when traveling along the tread plate. Similarly, when the tread plate 37 travels along the lower circulation area S2, the front guide roller 59 is moved to the tread plate lower guide rail 69. You will be guided along. An upper chain guide rail is provided along the upper circulation area S1, the chain 36 on the upper circulation area S1 is guided along the upper chain guide rail, and a lower chain guide rail is similarly provided along the lower circulation area S2. The chain 36 of the lower circulation area S2 may be configured to guide along the lower chain guide rail.

As shown in FIG. 4, an angular displacement shaft 64 extending in the width direction is provided in the vicinity of one end of the tread plate 37 so as to be angularly displaceable, and the base end of the riser plate 38 is attached to the angular displacement shaft 64. Fixed. At the free end of the riser plate 38, a pair of guide rollers 55 having a rotation axis extending in the width direction are provided at both ends in the width direction.

The link means 80 of the folding means 81 is the tread plate 3
7 and a first link 91 and a second link 92 are interposed between the riser 7 and the riser plate 38. One end of the first link 91 is connected to the vicinity of the other end of the tread plate 37 via a pin 93 extending in the lateral direction so as to be angularly displaceable. One end of the second link 92 is connected to the free end of the riser plate 38 via a pin 95 having an axis coaxial with the axis of the guide roller 55 so as to be angularly displaceable. The other end of the first link 91 and the other end of the second link 92 are connected to each other by a pin 95 extending in the lateral direction such that the second link 92 is on the inside so as to be angularly displaceable.

When the riser 38 is in the protruding position, FIG.
As shown in (1), the first link 91 and the second link 92 are arranged on a straight line. A locking piece 96 that is bent inward is provided above the other end of the first link 91, and the upper surface of the second link 92 is locked by the locking piece 96. 4 prevents further angular displacement in the counterclockwise direction. Thus, the link means 80
Since the link means 80 is locked in a state where they are arranged in a straight line, the riser plate 38 is locked in a so-called protruding state by the link means 80, so that, for example, a Even if the user kicks up the riser plate 38, it is possible to prevent the riser plate 38 from being angularly displaced toward the retreat position. Such link means 80
Are provided on both sides in the width direction of the tread plate 37.

As shown in FIG. 3, on the side wall 42 of the frame 41, a guide rail 56 on the riser is provided along the transfer area S5. Raised plate 3 on guide rail 56
8 are guided, and the tread plate 3
7 travels on the mounting surface 48 in the transport area S5 in a horizontal state.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the axis of the angular displacement shaft 64 connecting the base end of the riser plate 38 and one end of the tread plate 37 is aligned with the riser plate 38 disposed at the projecting position.
The guide roller 55 is disposed at the front end in the front-rear direction, that is, closer to the upper floor 32, or at the same position in the front-rear direction.

At one end of the tread plate 37, there is formed a locking end 63 that hangs downward. When the riser 38 is in the protruding position, the upper end surface 62 of the riser 38 is engaged with the lock end 63.
It is supported in contact with.

Therefore, when the user rides on the tread plate 37, a force acts in a direction (clockwise in FIG. 4) in which the riser plate 38 is angularly displaced around the angular displacement axis 64 in a direction opposite to the retracted position. Since the upper end surface 62 of the riser plate 38 is supported by the locking end 63, the riser plate 38 is stably arranged at the projecting position.

With these configurations, when the user rides on the tread plate 37, it is possible to reliably prevent the riser plate 38 from being angularly displaced toward the retreat position.

The frame 41 on the upper floor 32 is provided with a pair of guide members 100 of folding means 81 projecting inward from the respective side walls 42 at predetermined fixing positions. The guide member 100 has a roller 101 disposed so as to face the first link 91 connected to the tread plate 37 that travels horizontally on the upper floor 32 side, and the roller 101 is rotatably supported at the distal end thereof, A support shaft 102 whose base end is fixed to the side wall 42 of the frame 41 is provided.

The tread 37 runs horizontally on the upper floor 32,
Immediately after the tread plate 37 completely enters below the upper plate 43 provided on the upper floor 32 side, the roller 101 of the guide member 100 comes into contact with the first link 91 of the link means 80.
Further, when the tread plate 37 moves horizontally in the upward traveling direction A, the first
The link 91 is pressed by the roller 101 of the guide member 100 and the other end is angularly displaced upward. Thus, the first link 9
When 1 is angularly displaced, the second link 92 connected to the other end of the first link 91 and the free end of the riser plate 38 connected to this second link 92 are moved together with the angular displacement of the first link 91. By being pulled up, the riser plate 38 is angularly displaced toward the retreat position.

Further, when the tread plate 37 moves horizontally in the upward traveling direction A, the riser plate 38 travels in a folded state with angular displacement to the retreat position, and the guide roller 10 of the guide member 100 is moved.
1 passes through the gap between the riser plate 38 and the tread plate 37 arranged at the retreat position.

Since the guide member 100 folds the riser plate 38 by pressing the lower surface of the first link 91 to guide it, the guide distance of the guide member 100 becomes longer. Therefore, it is possible to avoid suddenly applying a large force to the link means 80, and it is possible to suppress the generation of noise and vibration. The first member guided by the guide member
The lower surface of the link 91 is not limited to a straight line, and may be formed, for example, in a curved shape in order to avoid interference between the guide member and the guide roller 55 provided at the free end of the riser plate 38.

In this way, the riser plate 38 is folded by the folding means 81 at the front end of the upper circulation area S1 on the upper floor 32 side. Folded riser 38
Is a lower transition area S from the upper circulation area S1 to the lower circulation area S2 in a state where the lower circulation area
Move on at 3.

In the present invention, since the riser plate 38 is folded by the folding means 81 immediately before the tread plate 37 moves to the lower circulation region S2, the kick plate is moved while the tread plate 37 is moved from the upper circulation region S1 to the lower circulation region S2. The thickness can be further reduced as compared with the case where the insertion plate 38 is folded to the retracted position.

When the tread plate 37 travels and drives in the lower circulation area S2, the riser plate 38 travels in a state where the riser position is set by the guide rollers 55 being guided by the lower riser plate guide rail 57. become. As described above, in at least the transport region S5 of the upper circulation region S1, the riser plate 38 is in a state of being disposed at the protruding position, and in the lower circulation region S2, the riser plate 38 is driven to travel while being disposed at the retracted position. Therefore, the distance between the upper circulation area S1 and the lower circulation area S2 is reduced, and the escalator device 30 is made thinner. Thereby, the thickness W of the escalator device 30 becomes 40c
m or less.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing the vicinity of the upper floor 32 of the escalator device 30 showing the riser plate rotation guide means 75. The riser upper guide rail 56 extends horizontally along the upper floor 32 on the upper floor 32 side, and guides the front guide roller 55 provided at the free end of the riser 38. The lower end of the riser plate guide rail 56 in the upper running direction A is a region where the riser plate 38 is folded as shown in the figure, that is, the lower end of the guide member 100 of the riser plate folding means 81. In the vicinity, the riser plate 38 is inclined upward along the passage of the guide roller 55 when the riser plate 38 is folded, and further rises in the upper traveling direction A downstream in a state where the riser plate 38 is folded. The front end portion 56a on the downstream side in the upward running direction A on the riser plate guide rail 56 extends horizontally so that the plate can move, and functions as a folding guide rail. Traveling direction A above the front end portion 56a of this riser plate upper guide rail 56
On the downstream side, a riser rotation guide means 75 is provided.

The riser plate rotation guide means 75 has a rotation axis L 1 parallel to the rotation axis of the upper sprocket wheel 34, and the rotational force is transmitted from the upper sprocket wheel 34 via the chain 52 to rotate clockwise in FIG. Is driven to rotate. As shown in the figure, the riser plate rotation guide means 75 is provided with a pair of receiving portions 77, 7 symmetrically with respect to the rotation axis L1.
8 are formed. The receiving portions 77 and 78 are guide rollers 55 guided from a front end portion 56a of the guide rail 56 on the riser plate.
As a result, the tread plate 37 is moved downward in the upper transition area S1
From the upper circulation region S1 to the lower circulation region S2 in a folded state. When one receiving portion 77 is inverted from the upper circulation region S1 to the lower circulation region S2 in this manner, the other receiving portion 7
8 faces the front end 56a of the riser plate guide rail 56 and receives the guide roller 55 of the succeeding riser plate 38.
In this manner, the riser plate rotation guide means 75 stably holds the riser plate 38 in the folded state in the upper circulation area S1.
To the lower circulation area S2.

The lower end portion of the escalator device 30 is provided with a riser plate upper guide means 160 as shown in FIG. 1, whereby the riser plate 38 is folded in the upper transition region S4 in the lower circulation region. The process proceeds from S2 to the upper circulation area S1. The riser upper guide means 160 is provided in the lower circulation area S.
An inclined rail 161 connected to a lower end portion of the lower guide rail 57 for guiding the guide roller 55 in a state in which the riser plate is folded in 2, and inclined upward toward the downstream side in the lower traveling direction B; A support roller 162 for supporting the riser plate 38 in contact with the raised state from below,
A lifting member 163 interposed between the rotating shaft 62 of the lower sprocket wheel 35 and the guide roller 55 in a state where the riser plate 38 is folded, and a guide roller disposed above the rotating shaft 40. 55, a horizontal member 164 for guiding the member 55 horizontally, and an opening / closing guide 165 interposed between the lifting member 163 and the lifting member 164, the opening / closing guide 165 being provided freely.
And a horizontal guide rail 166 connected to the folding horizontal portion 164 and extending horizontally below the lower plate 44. A pair of inclined rails 161 are provided at intervals in the width direction, guide the guide rollers 55 provided at both ends of the riser plate 38 in the width direction, and move in the lower traveling direction B.
When the tread 37 moves to the downstream side, the guide roller 55 is guided upward as it goes downstream in the lower traveling direction B. At this time, a support roller 162 is rotatably provided between the inclined rails 161, and the tread plate 37 extends along the upper transition area S <b> 4.
Is shifted to the downstream side in the lower traveling direction B when the support rollers 16
2 contacts and supports the riser plate 38 from below. Therefore, when the guide roller 55 passes between the climbing member 163 and the inclined rail 161 and the tread plate 37 moves to the downstream end in the lowermost traveling direction B, the riser plate 38 is moved to the support roller 162.
Is supported from below by the guide rollers 55
Is lifted from the inclined rail 161, and the riser plate 38 is supported in a folded state in which the tread plate 37 and the riser plate 38 are inclined upward so as to move toward the downstream side in the upward traveling direction A. Become. In this state, when the traveling direction of the tread plate 37 is switched from the lower traveling direction B to the upper traveling direction A, and the tread plate 37 starts traveling in the upper traveling direction A, the guide roller 55 lifted from the inclined rail 161 climbs up. Member 1
It will ride on 63.

The guide surface of the riding member 163 is in the upward running direction A.
The opening / closing guide 165 is provided so as to be inclined upward toward the downstream side and extends from the upper end of the guide surface to the folding horizontal member 164. The opening / closing guide 165 has one end on the riding member 163 side smoothly connected to the guide surface, is supported so as to be angularly displaceable, and has the other end on the folding horizontal member 164 over the movement path of the chain connecting shaft 58 of the tread plate 37. Is locked. Therefore, when the tread plate 37 moves upward along the upper transition area S4, the chain connecting shaft 58 pushes up the opening / closing guide 165 to open and move. Thereafter, the opening / closing guide 165 is closed and the riser 37
Are guided along the guide surface of the riding member 163, the opening / closing guide 165, and the folding member 164. In this way, with the riser plate 38 folded, the tread plate 37 moves from the lower circulation region S2 to the upper circulation region S1.
Move to

Since the front end of the horizontal guide rail 166 connected to the folding horizontal member 164 is inclined downward at the downstream side in the upper running direction A, the riser plate 38 is formed at the upstream end in the upper running direction A of the upper circulation area S1. When the vehicle travels in a folded state and reaches the front end of the horizontal guide rail 166, the riser plate hangs down by its own weight and is angularly displaced to the projecting position. At this time, the link means 80 protrudes as described above to prevent the riser plate 38 from being folded to the retracted position.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing another embodiment of the guide member of the folding means 81. The guide member is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG.
The guide member 110 shown in FIG. 8A is not limited to the configuration in which the support shaft 102 is provided.
That is, the wedge-shaped guide piece 11 protruding upstream in the upward traveling direction A
1 may be provided. When the first link 91 of the link means 80 reaches the guide member 110, first, the first link 91 is guided along the inclined guide surface 111a whose back is inclined downward, and furthermore, the upper surface 111b which is substantially horizontal
The riser 38 is folded along the guide.

The guide member 112 shown in FIG.
A pair of rollers 113a and 113b are provided at the tip of the support shaft 102 in a horizontal running direction. Guide member 112
When the link means 80 reaches the first link 91, the first link 91 is firstly pressed by the roller 113a on the upstream side in the upward running direction A to be angularly displaced, and when the riser plate reaches the retreat position, both the rollers 1
13a and 113b support the first link 91.

The guide member 114 shown in FIG.
Along the top edge of the substantially wedge-shaped guide piece 115 shown in FIG.
To 116c. Thus, the plurality of rollers 11
6a to 116c, the link means 8
The first link 91 of 0 is smoothly guided to the riser 38
Can be folded.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing a tread plate 37 of an escalator device according to another embodiment of the present invention having the folding means 120. Note that components corresponding to the escalator device 30 shown in FIGS. 1 to 8 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. The first link 119 of the link means 80 of the folding means 120 is connected to the magnet 1 in a region facing the guide member 123.
21 are provided along the longitudinal direction. The magnet 121 is configured such that an outer surface 121a, which is a lower surface facing the guide member 123, is an N pole, for example.

The guide member 121 includes a pair of rollers 122a,
122b, and each roller 122a, 122b has an outer peripheral surface on one surface 12 of the magnet 121 provided on the first link.
The magnet is arranged so as to have the same polarity as the 1a side, in this embodiment, the N pole. Thus, the first link 119 and the guide member 1
Since the magnets are provided so that the same poles are opposed to the magnet 21, when the tread plate 37 reaches the guide member 123, the magnets 121 provided on the guide member 123 and the first link 119 are provided.
The first link 119 is moved by the magnetic repulsive force of
The riser 38 is folded by angular displacement with a slight gap α left in the space 21. As described above, the contact between the guide member 121 and the first link 119 is prevented as much as possible.
Noise and impact when the riser plate 38 is folded can be prevented, wear due to contact can be prevented, and durability can be improved.

The guide member 123 is not limited to a roller, but may be a magnet fixed to the support shaft 102.

The magnet 121 provided on the first link 119 and the magnet provided on the guide member 123 are not limited to permanent magnets, but may be electromagnets.

Further, by providing the magnet 121 on the first link 119, the angular position of the first link 119 can be easily detected by detecting means such as a magnetic sensor, so that the link means 80 is arranged in a straight line. Then, it can be detected whether or not it is in a stretched state. Therefore, it is possible to determine whether or not the riser plate 38 is in the projecting position in a state where the riser plate 38 is extended by the link means 80, based on the detection output from the detection means.
If 0 is not arranged on a straight line and there is a possibility that the riser plate 38 may be displaced to the retreat position, the driving of the escalator device 30 may be stopped or controlled. As described above, the link means 80 is arranged in a straight line, and
By providing a means for detecting whether or not the escalator 8 is in a state where it is prevented from being folded, the safety of the escalator device is further improved.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing a tread plate 37 of an escalator device according to another embodiment of the present invention provided with folding means 130, and FIG. 11 is a front view thereof. The components corresponding to those of the escalator device 30 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. First link 1 of folding means 130
33 is made of a ferromagnetic material such as iron, for example, and the guide piece 132 of the guide member 131 is made of a magnet. The first link 133 is separated from the outside of the step board 37 by a slight gap β when passing through the step board 37. Are arranged to face each other.
Therefore, when the tread 37 reaches the guide member 131,
The first link 133 is guided by the guide member 131 by magnetic attraction.
The first link 133 is sucked by the guide member 131 and guided, and is angularly displaced upward, whereby the riser plate 38 is folded. Will be. At this time, the guide member 1
31 and the first link 133 are opposed to each other with a slight gap β therebetween, so that the guide member 131 and the first link 119 are prevented from coming into contact with each other. Abrasion due to the above is prevented. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the guide member 131 is formed so as to extend in the horizontal direction along the upward traveling direction A, so that the first link 1
19 can be effectively applied.

Guide piece 132 which is a magnet of guide member 131
May be a permanent magnet or an electromagnet. The first link 133 made of a ferromagnetic material is not limited to iron, and may be a composite material of iron and aluminum. Also, the first
The link 133 is not limited to a ferromagnetic material, and may be a permanent magnet or an electromagnet that magnetically attracts the guide piece 132.

Further, the guide rails 5 on the riser plate along the path of the guide roller 55 when the riser plate 38 is folded.
6 is provided at an inclined position, the inclined guide plate 56 on the riser plate assists the folding of the riser plate 38, whereby the guide member is in the middle of the folding of the riser plate 38. Even if the 131 and the first link 133 are separated from each other, the guide roller 55 is guided along the guide rail 56 on the riser plate, so that the riser plate 38 is reliably folded. Further, a fixed roller facing the lower surface of the first link 133 is arranged when the kick-in plate 38 is folded, and when the first link 119 is separated from the guide member 131 by the fixed roller, the fixed roller is kicked by the fixed roller. The insertion plate 38 may be configured to be reliably folded.

FIG. 12 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a schematic configuration of an escalator device 139 according to another embodiment of the present invention provided with folding means 140, and FIG. 13 is a transverse sectional view thereof. The components corresponding to those of the escalator device 30 shown in FIGS. 1 to 11 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. The escalator device 139 is different from the escalator device 30 in that no link means 80 is provided between each tread plate 37 and the riser plate 38, and the guide roller 55 is provided adjacent to the guide roller 55 provided at the free end of the riser plate. The small rollers 170, which are individually rotatably provided, are
Are provided in a pair at the free ends. The small roller 170 is arranged above the guide roller 55 in a state where the riser plate 38 is arranged at the projecting position in the transport area S5. Also,
Guide rail 5 on the riser plate that guides guide roller 55 by contacting guide roller 55 from below in transport area S5
Above the upper guide rail 6, a small roller guide rail 171 is provided which is opposed to the upper guide rail 56, extends along the upper guide rail 56, and is a riser guide rail. The small roller guide rail 171 is disposed at a protruding position in the transport area S5. The push-in plate 38 traveling in the upward traveling direction A together with the tread plate in the folded state
Abuts on the small roller guide rail 171 from below and is guided along the small roller guide rail 171. That is, the riser plate 38 includes the guide roller 55 and the small roller 1.
70 is disposed at the projecting position in a state of being sandwiched between the riser guide rail 56 and the small roller guide rail 171, and travels along the transport area S5. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the riser plate 38 from being angularly displaced toward the retreat position and folded when the small roller 170 contacts the small roller guide rail 171 in the transport area S5.

The lower end of the small roller guide 171 is provided substantially parallel to the front end along the front end inclined downward of the horizontal guide rail 166 of the riser plate upper guide means 160. Therefore, the horizontal guide rail 1 moves from the lower circulation area S2 to the upper circulation area S1 in the folded state.
Riser 38 running with tread 37 along 66
Is angularly displaced downward by its own weight at the front end of the horizontal guide rail 166, and the small rollers 17
0 is guided to the lower end of the guide rail 171 for small rollers, and the riser plate 38 is reliably guided to the projecting position. A folding means 140 is provided at the upper end of the escalator device 139.

FIG. 14 is a side view showing the upper end of the escalator device 139 including the folding means 140. The folding means 140 is arranged in a pair at the upper end of the escalator device 139 with an interval in the width direction between the upper circulation area S1 as the upper traveling area and the lower circulation area S2 as the lower traveling area. The folding means 140 includes a driven belt wheel 142, a drive belt wheel 143, and a timing belt 141 wound around these. The driven belt wheel 142 is disposed near the lower circulation area S2, and the drive belt wheel 143 is driven by the driven belt wheel 142. The upper circulation area S on the downstream side in the upper traveling direction A
Since it is arranged on the first side, the upper stretch area 141a of the timing belt 141 is arranged so as to be inclined upward as it goes downstream in the upward running direction A. Further, the timing belt 141 is provided with teeth not only on the inside but also on the outside meshing with each of the belt wheels 142 and 143, and the outer surface becomes uneven. The driving belt wheel 143 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 14 by the rotation force transmitted from the riser plate rotation guiding means 75, whereby the timing belt 141 is rotated.
Travels upward from the driven belt wheel 142 to the drive belt wheel 143 in the upper stretch region 141a.

Further, the guide rail 56 on the riser plate is used to fold the guide roller 55 provided on the riser plate 38 into the folding means 14.
Guide to the lower end of 0. Accordingly, when the tread plate 37 travels in the upward traveling direction A and reaches the folding means 140, the free end of the riser plate 38 is hooked on the teeth provided on the outer surface of the timing belt 141, and the traveling drive of the timing belt 141 drives The riser 38 is folded with its free end guided upward. The running speed of the timing belt 141 is higher than the running speed of the tread 37 so that the riser 38 is folded while the tread 37 is driven.

The folding means 140 is thus provided with the riser 3
Since the free end portion 8 is guided to fold the riser plate 38, it is not necessary to separately attach a link means or the like to each riser plate 38, so that it is possible to realize at a low manufacturing cost.

FIG. 15 is a side view showing the upper end of the escalator device 149 including the folding means 150. The components corresponding to the escalator device 30 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. The folding means 150 is provided between the upper circulation area S1 and the lower circulation area S2 at the upper end of the escalator device 149, and includes a pair of screw shafts 151 spaced apart in the width direction. The screw shaft 151 has a guide band 156 spirally wound around the outer periphery of the shaft 155 to form a spiral guide groove 155. The screw shaft 151 rotates in one predetermined direction around the axis,
The guide roller 55 fitted into the guide groove 155 on the outer periphery is guided from one end in the axial direction to the other end.

The tread guide rail 60 guides up to the upper end of the transfer area S5 similarly to the tread guide rail shown in FIG. 11, and one end of the screw shaft 151 is connected to the end of the riser upper guide rail 60. It is arranged so as to be inclined upward such that the other end is located on the downstream side in the upper traveling direction A so that it is on the upper stretch region S2 side. Such a screw shaft 151 is used for the escalator device 1.
The guide rollers 55 are provided on both sides of the riser plate 49 in the width direction and guide the guide rollers 55 provided on both sides of the riser plate 38 in the width direction. A worm wheel 152 is provided at the other end of the screw shaft 151. The worm wheel 152 meshes with the worm 153, and the worm 153 transmits the rotational force of the riser plate rotation guide means 75 via the chain 154. Thus, the screw shaft 151 is driven to rotate in the one direction.

Therefore, the tread plate 37 is folded by the folding means 150.
Is reached, the guide roller 55 provided at the free end of the riser plate 38 moves from the end of the guide rail 56 on the riser plate to one end of the screw shaft 151, and the guide roller 55 moves along the screw shaft 151. It is guided upward, which causes the riser 38 to be folded. Since the folding means 150 folds the riser plate 38 by guiding the guide rollers 55 provided at the free ends of the riser plate 38, the respective riser plates 38 can be folded without providing link means or the like on each tread plate 37. It is possible to fold.

As shown in FIG. 15, the screw shaft 151 of the folding means 150 is not limited to a configuration in which a guide band 156 is spirally wound around a cylindrical rod-shaped shaft 155, and the screw shaft 151 shown in FIG. As in the case of 160, the shape may be a truncated cone having a spiral guide groove 161 formed therein. Such a frusto-conical screw shaft 160 is injection-molded using, for example, a synthetic resin. Therefore, the screw shaft 161 can be formed in a lightweight and inexpensive manner.

FIG. 17 is a side view showing the upper end of an escalator device 179 according to still another embodiment of the present invention. The escalator device 3 shown in FIGS.
Components corresponding to 0, 139, and 149 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. Between the upper end of the riser plate guide rail 56 of the escalator device 179 and the riser plate rotation guide means 75, it smoothly extends from the riser plate guide rail 56, and inclines upward toward the downstream side in the upper running direction A. A folding guide rail 180 is provided. The folding guide rail 180 guides the guide roller 55 guided along the riser plate upper guide rail 56 upward, and guides the riser plate 38 as the tread plate 37 travels as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19. It is folded just before reaching the riser plate rotation guide means 75.

At this time, as shown in FIG.
, The angle between the tread plate 37 and the straight line passing through the axis of the angular displacement shaft 64 and the axis of the guide roller 55 and θ1, and the folding guide rail 1 with respect to the horizontal plane.
When the inclination angle of 80 is θ2, the tread plate 37 and the riser plate 3
When the angle .theta.1 between the folding guide rail 180 and the guide roller 55 is at a predetermined angle .theta.1 satisfying 0.degree. <. Theta.1.ltoreq.90.degree. When the guide roller 55 climbs above the halfway position P2 and the riser plate 38 is folded toward the retreat position, the tread plate 37 travels in the upward travel direction A even if vibration or the like subsequently occurs. The guide roller 55 is guided along the folding guide rail 180, so that the riser plate 38 is reliably folded. However, before reaching the intermediate position P2, vibration or the like is generated, and as a result, the guide roller 55 When the riser 38 rises from the folding guide rail 180 and is angularly displaced toward the evacuation position due to its own weight, it is difficult to guide the guide rollers 55 along the folding guide rail 180 and securely fold the riser 38. Becomes On the other hand, in the present invention, a jumping means 181 is provided for jumping the free end of the riser plate 38 toward the retreat position at a predetermined jumping position P1 just before the folding guide rail 180.

The jumping means 181 has a jumping lever 182 which can be vertically displaced vertically at a jumping position P1, and a drive plate 183 which drives the jumping lever 182 up and down angularly. A base end of the jumping lever 182 downstream of the jumping position P1 in the upper traveling direction A is pivotally supported so as to be angularly displaceable. A long hole 186 is formed in the jumping lever 182 along the longitudinal direction, and a pin 187 that fits into the long hole 186 is formed in the drive plate 183. The drive plate 183 is driven by a drive sprocket 184 and a chain 185. As a result, the lifting end of the jumping lever 182 is angularly driven up and down at the jumping position P1. The driving sprocket 184 is configured such that a rotational driving force is transmitted from the rotation guiding means 75, for example.

The guide roller 55 provided on the riser plate 38 has an auxiliary roller 188 having a smaller diameter than the guide roller 55 and protruding outward from the guide roller 55.
5 is provided coaxially with the rotation axis of
When the lever 182 is pushed up from below, the riser plate 38 is jumped up from the jumping position P1 to the middle position P2, and then the tread plate 37 travels in the upward traveling direction A, so that the guide roller 55 is folded. Guided along 180, the riser 38 is reliably folded.

The jump lever 182 is substantially horizontal when the guide roller 55 reaches the jump position P1. An inclined guide surface 189 is formed at the free end of the lifting lever 181.
The angle θ3 between the inclined guide surface 189 and the lower end surface 190 is 4
Less than 5 °. Therefore, the lifting lever 182
Is substantially horizontal, the guide roller 55 that has reached the jumping position P1 smoothly rides on the lever 182 from the inclined guide surface 189 of the jumping lever 182. When the guide roller 55 rides on the jump lever 182 and the driving plate 183 is rotationally driven, the jump lever 181 is greatly displaced upward and angularly displaced, and the guide roller 55 is pushed upward. When the guide roller 55 is angularly displaced upward, the guide roller 55 is disposed at the middle position P2 as shown in FIG. Thereafter, as the tread plate 37 travels in the upward traveling direction A, the guide roller 55 is guided along the folding guide rail 180, and the riser plate 38 is reliably folded as shown in FIG. With the rotation of the drive plate 183, the lifting lever 181 is angularly displaced downward again, and when the lifting lever 182 is angularly displaced upward from below and becomes horizontal, it follows again as shown in FIG. The guide roller 55 rides on the jump lever 182. In this manner, even if vibrations or the like are caused by sequentially raising the guide rollers 55 upward, the kick-in plate 38 is surely provided.
Can be folded.

Further, the intermediate position P of the folding guide rail 180
When the drive of the escalator device is stopped at the position before the position 2 is reached, when the escalator device is restarted, there is a possibility that the riser plate 38 will slightly retreat and the riser plate 38 will not be folded smoothly. However, since the guide roller 55 is on the jumping lever 181 before reaching the intermediate position P2 by providing the jumping means 181, even if the guide roller 55 is stopped in this state and restarted, the kick-in plate 38 is securely held.
Can be folded.

FIG. 20 is a side view showing the upper end of an escalator device 195 according to still another embodiment of the present invention. The escalator device 1 shown in FIGS.
The same reference numerals are given to the components corresponding to 79, and the description will be omitted. Jumping means 196 of escalator device 195
20 has a flip-up rotating member 197 rotatably provided in the vicinity of the flip-up position P1 and a driving means 201 for driving the flip-up rotating member 197 to rotate clockwise in the plane of FIG. The flip-up rotating member 197 has a rotation axis 202 on the side in the traveling direction A above the jump position P1, and the first receiving portion 200 and the second receiving portion 201 are formed symmetrically about the rotation axis 202. Each receiving part 200, 201
Is moved from the jumping position P1 to the intermediate position P2 by receiving the guide roller 55 by the rotational driving of the jumping rotating member 197.
The auxiliary roller 188 is pushed up.

Further, the driving means 201 is provided with
7, a sprocket wheel 198 provided coaxially with the rotation axis 202 of the motor 7 and fixed to the flip-up rotating member 197;
And a drive chain 199 wound around 84. When the guide roller 55 of the riser plate reaches the jumping position P1, the first receiving portion 200 of the jumping rotating member 197 contacts the auxiliary roller 188 from below, and the jumping rotary member 1
The auxiliary roller 188 is pushed up until the guide roller 55 is located at the intermediate position P2 by rotating the 97, and when the guide roller 55 is located at the intermediate position P2, the guide roller 55 is smoothly moved by the running of the riser plate 37. Is guided along the folding guide rail 180, and the riser 38 is folded. At the same time, the jumping rotation member 197 is driven to rotate, and when the succeeding guide roller 55 reaches the jumping position P1, the second receiving portion 201 comes into contact with the auxiliary roller 188 provided on the guide roller 55 from below and continues to guide. The roller 55 is pushed up to the middle position P2. In this way, the flip-up rotating member 197 is rotated in synchronization with the tread plate 37, so that the guide rollers 55 are sequentially pushed up to the intermediate position P, and the riser plate 38 is reliably folded.

FIG. 21 is a side view showing the upper end of an escalator device 205 according to still another embodiment of the present invention. The escalator device 1 shown in FIGS.
Components corresponding to 79 and 195 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. A spring member 207 is provided between the tread plate 37 and the riser plate 38 of the escalator device 205 to bias the riser plate 38 toward the retracted position. Spring member 20
Reference numeral 7 denotes a torsion spring, which is interposed about the angular displacement shaft 64, and both ends of which are locked by pins 208 and 209 formed on the tread plate 37 and the riser plate 38, and the riser plate 38 is angularly displaced to the retracted position. In the direction of the spring. This spring member 20
7, in the natural state, the riser plate 38 is in a state of being angularly displaced toward the retreat position side from the projecting position, and when the riser plate 37 travels in the upward traveling direction A, the guide roller 55 is at least in the middle of the folding guide rail 180. The spring force of the spring member 207 is selected so as to abut above the position P2. The small roller guide rail 171 extends to a position short of the jumping position P1, and the tip 171a is slightly inclined upward. Therefore, when the small roller 170 contacts the small roller guide rail 171 from below due to the spring force of the spring member 207, the tread plate 37 travels in the upward traveling direction A, and when the guide roller 55 reaches the jumping position P1, the small The roller 170 is released from the state in which the angular displacement of the riser plate 38 toward the retreat position side by the small roller guide rail 171 is prevented.
The spring force of the spring member 207 causes the guide roller 55 to be angularly displaced toward the retracted position side, and the guide roller 55 abuts above the middle position P2 of the folding guide rail 180, so that the riser plate 38
Is securely folded as shown in FIG. Also, the front end 171a of the small roller guide rail 171
The small roller 170 is smoothly guided upward by the front end portion 171a of the small roller guide rail 171 when the riser plate 38 is folded because it is inclined upward. The guide roller 55 does not contact the front end 171a.

FIG. 23 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a schematic configuration of an escalator device 215 according to still another embodiment of the present invention. Note that components corresponding to the escalator device 30 shown in FIGS. 1 to 11 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. The escalator device 215 has a plurality of steps 216 in which the step board 37 and the riser 38 are not folded but the step 37 and the riser 38 are integrally formed. Endlessly, and the circulating drive is performed with the mounting surface 48 of the step 37 always facing upward. That is, in the transport area S5 on which the user is mounted, the vehicle travels in the upward traveling direction A with the mounting surface 48 of the tread plate 37 supported horizontally, and shifts downward from the upper circulation area S1 to the lower circulation area S2. In the region S3, the state is shifted with the mounting surface 48 of the tread plate 37 facing upward. In the lower circulation region S2, the step 216 is accommodated between the upper circulation region S1 and the lower circulation region S2. Boarding surface 4
8 runs along the lower running direction B with the upper side facing up,
In the upper transition region S4 where the lower circulation region S2 transitions to the upper circulation region S1, the transition is made with the mounting surface 48 of the tread plate 37 facing upward.

The front end (the end on the downstream side in the upper running direction A) 217 of the riser plate upper guide rail 56 is curved and inclined so as to become lower toward the downstream side in the upper running direction A. The front end portion 218 of the riser lower guide rail 57 that curves upward facing the front end portion 217 of the upper guide rail 56 is arranged at an interval that allows the guide roller 55 to pass through. Therefore, in the lower transition area S3, the step 5
6 moves downward, the guide roller 55 provided on the riser plate 38 moves to the front end 2 of the guide rail 56 on the riser plate.
It is guided in a state in which the tread plate 37 faces upward along 18,
The guide rail 55 extends from the front end 218 of the riser upper guide rail 56 to the front end 218 of the lower riser guide rail 57.
When the traveling direction of the steps 216 is reversed from the upper traveling direction A to the lower traveling direction B, the guide roller 55 is guided along the guide rail 57 below the riser plate.

The rear end (upstream running direction A upstream end) 219 of the riser upper guide rail 56 is inclined downward toward the upper running direction A upstream, and the rear end 219 and the riser lower guide are inclined. An opening / closing guide member 220 is provided between the rail 57 and the rear end. The opening / closing guide member 220 is rotatably supported in an angularly displaceable manner with its upper end smoothly connected to the rear end 219 of the riser plate upper guide rail 56, and its lower end is locked on the riser plate lower guide rail 57. By opening and closing, the passage of the guide roller 55 can be permitted. Therefore, the lower traveling direction B along the lower circulation area S2
When the step 216 travels to the opening / closing guide member 220, the guide roller 55 pushes up the opening / closing guide member 220 and moves downstream of the opening / closing guide member 220 in the lower traveling direction B, and then the traveling direction of the step 216 changes. It reverses from the lower running direction B to the upper running direction A. Then, the guide roller 55 rides on the open / close guide member 220 and moves to the rear end portion 219 of the guide rail 56 on the riser plate via the open / close guide member 220. In this way, the tread 216 shifts from the lower circulation area S2 to the upper circulation area S1.

Also, when shifting from the lower circulation area S2 to the upper circulation area S1, the rear end of the riser plate upper guide rail 56 so that the riser plate 38 of the step 216 does not buffer on the rotating shaft 40 of the lower sprocket wheel 35. 219 may be configured to pass above the rotation shaft 40, and the rotation shaft 40 may not be provided between the pair of sprocket wheels 35, and the pair of sprocket wheels 35 may be individually supported to support the lower sprocket wheel 35. May be passed through the stairs 216, or, similarly to the upper sprocket wheel 36, an intermediate shaft may be provided on the upstream side in the upper traveling direction A and the rotation shaft 40 between the sprocket wheels 35 may not be provided.

Even in the case of the step 216 in which the tread plate 37 and the riser plate 38 are integrally formed as described above, the escalator device 215 is driven by circulating and driving the mounting surface 48 of the tread plate 37 always facing upward. Is made thinner.

FIG. 24 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a schematic configuration of an escalator device 225 according to still another embodiment of the present invention. The escalator device 225 includes the riser 38
Are provided with a guide roller 55 and a small roller 170, and are similar to the escalator device 139 shown in FIG. 12, so the configuration corresponding to the escalator device 139 is denoted by the same reference numeral, and the description is omitted.

The escalator device 225 is located in the lower circulation area S2.
In this case, the escalator device 225 can be made thinner because the running plate 37 is turned upside down and the riser plate 38 runs in a folded state. As described above, the tread plate 37 is in the upper circulation area S1.
In the lower transition area S3 which shifts from the lower circulation area S2 to the lower circulation area S2, the tread plate 37 is turned over and turned upside down.
Are reversed and the tread plate 37 is driven to circulate. In the riser plate 38, the riser plate 38 is disposed at a protruding position in at least the transport region S5 of the upper circulation region S1, the tread plate 37 moves downward in the lower transition region S3, and the riser plate 38 is folded. In the lower circulation region S2, the riser plate 38 is arranged in a folded state, and after being inverted and moved upward in the upper transition region, the riser plate 38 is disposed at the projecting position at least immediately before reaching the transport region S5. The guide roller 55 and the small roller 170 provided on the riser 38 are guided by an endless riser guide rail 226. That is, the riser upper guide rail 56 that guides the guide roller 55 in the upper circulation area S1 and the riser lower guide rail 57 that guides the guide roller 55 in the lower circulation area S2 are interconnected to form an endless inner guide rail 227. At the same time, a guide rail 171 for the small roller for guiding the small roller 170 is provided not only along the upper circulation area S1 but also along the traveling area of the small roller 170 in the downward transition area S.
3, endless outer guide rails 228 over the lower circulation area S2 and the upper transition area S4, that is, endless outer guide rails 228 outside the inner guide rails 227, and riser plate guide rails from the inner and outer guide rails 227, 228. 226
Is configured. Further, the riser guide rail 226 guides the guide roller 55 and the small roller 170 so that the riser 38 is folded while the tread plate 37 is reversed along the chain 36 in the lower transition area S3, and the upper transition area is provided. Also in step S4, the riser plate 38 is guided to the upper circulation area S1 in a state where the riser plate 38 is folded, and then the riser plate 38 is arranged at the protruding position before reaching the transport area S5. The guide roller 55 and the small roller 170 of the riser plate 38 are guided. Thus, the upward transition area S
4, the riser plate 38 is inverted in a folded state, so that the rotation shaft 40 of the lower sprocket wheel 35 is rotated.
It is possible to avoid. In this way, the escalator device 225 can be made thinner and smaller.

FIG. 25 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a schematic configuration of an escalator device 235 according to still another embodiment of the present invention. The escalator device 235 is similar to the escalator device 139 shown in FIG. 12, and the corresponding components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted. In the escalator device 235, unlike the escalator device 139, the riser plate rotation guide means 75 for guiding the riser plate 38 in the folded state from the upper circulation region S1 to the lower circulation region S2 in the lower transition region S3 is not provided. When the tread plate 37 moves in the lower transition area S3, the riser plate 38 is folded by its own weight. This simplifies the configuration while keeping the escalator device 235 thin.

The small roller guide rail 171 for guiding the small roller 170 of the riser plate 38 so that the riser plate 38 is folded while the tread plate 37 moves downward in the downward transition region S 3 is provided at the tip of the upper plate 43. In the upper plate 43, the blocking state in which the riser plate 37 is angularly displaced toward the retreat position is released. The upper portion of the riser plate upper guide rail 56 extends horizontally along the upper plate 43, the front end portion 236 is smoothly inclined downward, and the riser plate 38 moves downward as the tread plate 37 moves downward in the downward transition region S3.
The guide plate 55 is guided so that the tread plate 37 moves downward and the riser plate 38 is folded. The front end 237 of the lower riser guide rail 57 is smoothly curved upward and faces the front end 236 of the upper riser guide rail 56 at an interval at which the guide rollers 55 and the small rollers 37 can pass. Placed. Accordingly, when the tread plate 37 moves downward, the guide roller 55 is guided from the leading end portion 236 of the riser plate upper guide rail 56 to the front end portion 237 of the riser plate lower guide rail 57. Thus, the tread plate 37 and the riser plate are connected to the chain 3
6 is supported by the guide roller 55 provided at the front end of the tread plate 37 connected to the end plate 6 and at the free end of the riser plate 38, so that one end of the tread plate 37 (see FIG.
5 is lowered downward, and the riser 38 is in a folded state. In order to ensure that the riser 38 is folded by the weight of the tread 37, the riser upper guide rail 56 is maintained in a horizontal state when the tread 37 enters the lower transition area S3, and then at the front end. At 236, it is configured to incline downward. As a result, even after the blocking state of the angular displacement of the tread plate 37 on the retracted position side by the riser plate guide rail 171 is released, the vehicle travels in the upward traveling direction A without the riser plate 38 being folded. Even if it is, the footboard 37 enters the downward transition area S3 and the other end of the footboard 37 along the sprocket wheel 34 (FIG. 2).
5 (right side of FIG. 5), and when the tread plate 37 starts to incline, since the guide rail 56 on the riser plate is kept horizontal,
As the tread plate 37 is inclined downward, the riser plate 38 is angularly displaced toward the retreat position. When the riser 38 is angularly displaced toward the retreat position in this manner, the riser 38 is reliably folded by its own weight at one end of the tread 37. As described above, when the tread plate 37 shifts downward just by guiding the guide rollers 55 of the riser plate 38 by the riser plate upper guide rail 56 without providing the folding means for folding the riser plate 38 in the upper circulation area S1. The riser 38 can be folded.

In the upper transition region S4 where the tread plate 37 moves upward from the lower circulation region S2 to the upper circulation region S1, the riser plate moves upward in a folded state by the riser upper guide means 160, In the upper circulation area S1, the guide roller 55 is guided such that the riser plate is disposed at the protruding position by its own weight immediately before reaching the transport area S5.

Further, each of the escalator devices 30, 1 of the present invention
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5, 235 is not limited to the case where it is used as an ascending escalator, but can also be used as a descending escalator for transporting a user from the upper floor 32 to the lower floor 31. In addition, the present invention is not limited to the case where it is arranged on an existing staircase such as a station, and can be suitably used for a stairway of a pedestrian bridge.

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According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the riser is folded from the projecting position to the retracted position, the escalator device can be made thinner.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the folding means is composed of the link means and the guide means, no additional driving force is required in addition to the effect of the first aspect.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a second aspect is provided.
In addition to the above effects, the riser can be reliably folded by the link means having a simple structure.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the link means is displaced by magnetic action, so that in addition to the effects of the second or third aspect, noise, impact, abrasion, and the like due to collision between the guide member and the link means are prevented. be able to.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the folding means guides the riser and folds, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, there is no need to provide a link means or the like for each riser.
The configuration is simplified.

According to the present invention described in claim 6, according to claim 5,
In addition to the effect of the above, the folding means can reliably fold the riser plate with a simple structure comprising an endless belt.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the first aspect is provided.
In addition to the effects of the first to sixth aspects, since the chain and the chain connecting shaft are directly connected, the structure can be reduced in size as compared with the structure connected via an attachment or the like, and the chain and the tread can be connected robustly.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, since the riser rises the riser to the retreat position side by the lifter, the riser is folded along the folding guide rail. The shape is achieved, and the riser plate can be reliably folded along the guide rail regardless of vibration or the like.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the kick-up plate is reliably jumped up to the retreat position by the jumping lever driven to be vertically displaced angularly.
The riser can be reliably folded along the folding guide lever.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the riser can be jumped up at the jumping position by the rotary member which is driven to rotate and pushes the riser to the retreat position side. It is possible to reliably fold the riser along the folding guide rail.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the riser plate is spring-biased by the spring member and the riser plate guide rail at the jumping position and is jumped to the retreat position side. In addition, the riser can be reliably folded by the folding guide rail.

According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the steps are circulated with the mounting surface facing upward, so that the scalator can be made thinner than a conventional escalator device in which the steps are turned upside down.

According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the lower circulation region, the tread plate is turned over and the riser plate is folded and travels, so that the escalator device can be made thinner.

According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, since the riser is folded by its own weight when moving from the upper circulation area to the lower circulation area with the footboard facing the mounting surface upward. In the upper circulation region, the riser plate is folded without providing a means for folding the riser plate in advance, so that the escalator device can be made thinner.

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FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a schematic configuration of an escalator device 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the escalator device 30.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the escalator device 30 on the upper floor 32 side.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state where the riser plate 38 is arranged at a protruding position.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a state where the riser plate 38 is folded.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view showing a connection state between the tread plate 37 and the chain 36.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing an upper end portion of the escalator device 30.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing guide members 110, 112, and 114.

9 is a side view showing the folding means 120. FIG.

10 is a side view showing the folding means 130. FIG.

11 is a front view showing the folding means 130. FIG.

FIG. 12 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a schematic configuration of an escalator device 139 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 shows an escalator device 139 on the upper floor 32 side.
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FIG. 14 is a side view showing an upper end portion of an escalator device 139 according to another embodiment of the present invention including folding means 140.

FIG. 15 is a side view showing an upper end portion of an escalator device 149 according to still another embodiment of the present invention including the folding means 150.

FIG. 16 is a side view showing the upper end of the escalator device 149 including the screw shaft 160.

FIG. 17 is a side view showing the vicinity of a jumping means 181 of an escalator device 179 according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

18 is a side view showing a state where the guide roller 55 is guided to a middle position P2 of the folding guide rail 180. FIG.

FIG. 19 is a side view showing a state where the riser plate 38 is completely folded.

FIG. 20 is a side view showing the vicinity of a jumping means 196 of an escalator device 195 according to still another embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 21 is a side view showing the vicinity of a folding guide rail 180 of an escalator device 205 according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a side view showing a state where the riser plate 38 is completely folded.

FIG. 23 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a schematic configuration of an escalator device 215 according to still another embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 24 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a schematic configuration of an escalator device 225 according to still another embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 25 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a schematic configuration of an escalator device 235 according to still another embodiment of the invention.

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30, 139, 149, 179, 195, 205, 21
5,225,235 escalator device 31 lower floor 32 upper floor 33 stairs 34 upper sprocket wheel 35 lower sprocket wheel 36 chain 37 tread plate 38 riser plate 55 guide roller 58 chain connecting shaft 80 link means 81 folding means 91, 119, 133 1 link 92 2nd link 100, 110, 112, 114, 123, 130 Guide member 181, 196 Jumping means 182 Jumping lever 197 Jumping rotating member 207 Spring member 216 Step

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According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the link means is angularly displaced by a magnetic action with a guide member.

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According to the present invention, since the link means is angularly displaced by the magnetic action of the guide member, direct contact between the guide member and the link means can be avoided as much as possible. Therefore, abrasion, noise, and the like caused by the contact between the guide member and the link means are reduced.

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According to the present invention, the tread plate is driven to circulate with the mounting surface facing upward, and in the lower circulation region, the riser plate runs in a folded state, so that the escalator device can be made thinner. It is planned. When the tread transitions from the upper circulation area to the lower circulation area, the riser is folded by the weight of the tread so as to be substantially parallel to the tread. As described above, without separately providing a means for folding the riser plate in the upper circulation region, the riser plate is folded by its own weight when shifting from the upper circulation region to the lower circulation region. With this configuration, the escalator device can be made thinner. Similarly, when the tread moves from the lower circulation area to the upper circulation area, the riser is angularly displaced to a protruding position by its own weight. The invention according to claim 15 is:
The driving means has a pair of sprocket wheels, a rotary drive source, an intermediate shaft that is rotationally driven by the rotary drive source, opposed to each other, individually rotatably supported, and a chain wound around each. The tread plate is connected between a pair of chains, and each of the sprocket wheels is rotated by receiving power from the intermediate shaft, whereby the tread plate passes between the pair of sprocket wheels and is driven to circulate. . According to another aspect of the present invention, a plurality of treads having a mounting surface on which a user is mounted and connected endlessly between a lower position and an upper position, a rotary drive source, and a rotary drive source The intermediate shaft, which is rotationally driven by, is opposed to each other and is individually rotatably supported,
A pair of sprocket wheels around which a chain is wound, respectively, and the tread is connected between the pair of chains, and each sprocket wheel is rotated by receiving power from the intermediate shaft to rotate.
An escalator device characterized in that the escalator device is driven to circulate by passing between a pair of sprocket wheels. According to the present invention, the pair of sprocket wheels are individually rotatably supported, and the power is transmitted from both ends of the intermediate shaft that is rotationally driven by the rotational drive source, and the sprocket wheels are rotationally driven. That is, the rotary shaft is not provided between the pair of sprocket wheels, and the circulatingly driven tread plate can pass between the sprocket wheels.

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In addition to the effects described above, it is possible to prevent noise, impact, wear, and the like due to collision between the guide member and the link means.

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According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, since the riser is folded by its own weight when moving from the upper circulation area to the lower circulation area with the footboard facing the mounting surface upward. In the upper circulation region, the riser plate is folded without providing a means for folding the riser plate in advance, so that the escalator device can be made thinner. According to the present invention, since the rotary shaft is not provided between the pair of sprocket wheels, the tread can be passed between the sprocket wheels. ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ───

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According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a step board having a mounting surface on which a user rides, and a step board suspended from one end of the step board and integrally formed with the step board. A step in which the step and the riser are not folded; and a driving means for circulating and driving a plurality of steps between an upper position and a lower position with the mounting surface always facing upward, the driving means Is a pair of chains to which a plurality of steps are connected, a rotational drive source, an intermediate shaft rotationally driven by the rotational drive source,
A pair of sprocket wheels opposed to each other, individually rotatably supported, and each of which has the chain wound thereon, wherein the sprocket wheels are rotated by receiving power transmitted from the intermediate shafts, and The step is an escalator device characterized by being driven to circulate by passing between a pair of sprocket wheels.

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According to the present invention, the step is circulated and driven with the mounting surface facing upward, and the step is reversed when the step moves from the upper circulation area to the lower circulation area as in a conventional escalator device. There is no such thing. The pair of sprocket wheels are individually rotatably supported, and are rotatably driven by transmitting power from both ends of an intermediate shaft that is rotationally driven by a rotational drive source. That is, the rotary shaft is not provided between the pair of sprocket wheels, and the step driven by circulation can pass between the sprocket wheels.

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According to a second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of treads are provided between an upper position and a lower position, having a mounting surface on which a user is mounted, and an upper circulation region for mounting the user. In the lower circulation region, a driving means for lowering the mounting surface and circulating the tread plate between the upper position and the lower position is provided. A pair of chains, a rotary drive source, an intermediate shaft rotationally driven by the rotary drive source, and a pair of sprocket wheels opposed to each other, individually rotatably supported, and around which the chain is wound. An escalator device, wherein each sprocket wheel rotates by transmitting power from the intermediate shaft, whereby each tread passes and circulates between the pair of sprocket wheels. A.

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According to the present invention, the tread circulates upward in the upper circulation region and downward in the lower circulation region. The pair of sprocket wheels are individually rotatably supported, and are rotatably driven by transmitting power from both ends of an intermediate shaft that is rotationally driven by a rotational drive source. That is, the rotary shaft is not provided between the pair of sprocket wheels, and the circulatingly driven tread plate can pass between the sprocket wheels.

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According to a third aspect of the present invention, a plurality of treads having a mounting surface on which a user is mounted and connected endlessly between a lower position and an upper position; A driving means for circulating the tread plate in a state facing the tread plate, a riser plate connected to one end of the tread plate on the lower position side, a protruding position depending on its own weight, and a retreat position substantially parallel to the tread plate. The base end portion is connected to the tread plate so that it can be angularly displaced over, and a riser plate provided with a roller at the free end portion and a riser roller traveling in the upper circulation region together with the tread plate in a state where the roller is disposed at the protruding position are downward. A folding guide rail that guides the riser to the evacuation position by contacting it from above and folds it, and when the roller of the riser reaches the predetermined jumping position before the folding guide rail, the riser is moved to the evacuation position. A jumping means for jumping toward It is characterized in that it includes a jumping lever provided to be capable of angular displacement in the vertical direction at the jumping position, and driving means for driving the jumping lever up and down angularly to push the free end of the riser plate from below. Escalator device.

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According to the present invention, the tread running in the upper circulation area moves to the lower circulation area in a state where the riser roller is guided by the folding guide rail and the riser is folded. When the roller of the riser is guided along the folding guide rail, the roller of the riser climbs along the folding guide rail to some extent, and the tread runs when the riser is angularly displaced to the retreat position side to some extent. This ensures that the riser is guided along the folding guide rail to the evacuation position and is folded, but when the riser roller starts to climb along the folding rail, for example, vibration occurs. When the roller of the riser rises from the folding guide rail and the riser is angularly displaced toward the protruding position, it is difficult to reliably fold the riser. On the other hand, in the present invention, at a predetermined jumping position before the folding guide rail, a jumping means for jumping the kicking plate toward the retreat position is provided, so that the roller of the kicking plate is provided along the folding guide rail. It is guided reliably and the riser can always be folded reliably. By folding in this way, the escalator device can be made thinner.

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According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of treads having a mounting surface on which a user is mounted and connected endlessly between a lower position and an upper position; A driving means for circulating the tread plate in a state facing the tread plate, a riser plate connected to one end of the tread plate on the lower position side, a protruding position depending on its own weight, and a retreat position substantially parallel to the tread plate. The base end portion is connected to the tread plate so that it can be angularly displaced over, and a riser plate provided with a roller at the free end portion and a riser roller traveling in the upper circulation region together with the tread plate in a state where the roller is disposed at the protruding position are downward. A folding guide rail that guides the riser to the evacuation position by contacting it from above and folds it, and when the roller of the riser reaches the predetermined jumping position before the folding guide rail, the riser is moved to the evacuation position. A jumping means that jumps toward An escalator device comprising: a jumping rotatable member rotatably provided at a jumping position; and driving means for rotatingly driving the jumping rotatable member and pushing up the free end of the riser plate from below. .

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According to the present invention, when the riser reaches the jumping position, the free end of the riser is pushed up from below by the rotating rotating member which is driven to rotate, and is angularly displaced toward the retreat position. Further, the rollers are guided by the folding guide rails, so that the riser can be reliably folded.

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According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of treads having a mounting surface on which a user is mounted and connected endlessly between a lower position and an upper position; A driving means for circulating the tread plate in a state facing the tread plate, a riser plate connected to one end of the tread plate on the lower position side, a protruding position depending on its own weight, and a retreat position substantially parallel to the tread plate. The base end portion is connected to the tread plate so that it can be angularly displaced over, and a riser plate provided with a roller at the free end portion and a riser roller traveling in the upper circulation region together with the tread plate in a state where the roller is disposed at the protruding position are downward. A folding guide rail that guides the riser to the evacuation position by contacting it from above and folds it, and when the roller of the riser reaches the predetermined jumping position before the folding guide rail, the riser is moved to the evacuation position. A jumping means for jumping toward Is interposed between the plate riser a plate,
A spring member that biases the riser toward the retracted position, extends along the travel path of the tread to the jumping-up position, and the riser that travels with the tread in the state of being disposed at the protruding position is retracted; An escalator device comprising a riser guide rail that prevents angular displacement to the position side and allows displacement in the traveling direction.

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According to the present invention, a spring member is provided between the riser and the tread to bias the riser toward the retracted position, but the riser is angularly displaced to the retracted position. The riser is guided by the riser guide rail extending to the jumping position, and the riser is driven in a state where the riser is disposed at the projecting position. When this riser plate reaches the jumping position, the state of preventing the riser plate from being angularly displaced toward the retreat position by the riser plate guide rail is released. Then, the riser is reliably folded to the retracted position by the folding guide rail.

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As described above, according to the present invention, the escalator device can be made thinner by circulating it while always keeping the mounting surface of the step on the upper side. Further, according to the present invention, since the rotary shaft is not provided between the pair of sprocket wheels, the tread plate can be passed between the sprocket wheels. Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to fold the riser plate by using a flip-up means using a flip-up lever, a rotating member, or a spring member.

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Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of treads having a mounting surface on which a user is mounted and connected endlessly between a lower position and an upper position, and a tread plate with the mounting surface facing upward. A drive unit for circulating the drive, a kick end having a base end connected to one end of the tread plate on the lower position side, and an angular displacement freely provided between a protruding position that hangs down and a retreat position that is substantially parallel to the tread plate. An escalator device comprising: a plate; and folding means for folding the riser plate from the projecting position to the retracted position. 2. The folding means is interposed between a tread plate and a riser, and is provided at a predetermined fixed position near a passage of the link means, the link being configured to fold the riser by being displaced. The escalator device according to claim 1, further comprising a guide member, wherein the guide member guides link means running with the tread plate, thereby displacing the link means and folding the riser plate. 3. The link means comprises: a first link having one end connected to the tread plate so as to be angularly displaceable; and a link having one end connected to the riser and being free of angular displacement. The escalator according to claim 2, further comprising a second link connected to the other end so as to be angularly displaceable, wherein the riser plate is folded by guiding the first link by the guide member. apparatus. 4. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said link means is displaced by a magnetic action with a guide member.
An escalator device as described. 5. The folding means, which is interposed between an upper circulation area and a lower circulation area of a circulatingly driven tread plate, and guides and folds a riser plate traveling with the tread plate. An escalator device as described. 6. The folding means has an endless belt which runs obliquely so as to become upward as the upper stretch region becomes downstream in the running direction, and a free end portion of a riser board which runs together with the tread plate. The escalator device according to claim 5, wherein an upper stretch region of the endless belt is disposed so as to be able to abut. 7. The driving means includes a pair of sprocket wheels provided at an upper position and a lower position and having a horizontal rotation axis, an endless chain stretched over the upper and lower sprocket wheels, and an endless chain. A driving source for driving the vehicle in the traveling direction, a chain connecting shaft protruding outward is provided at the other end of the tread plate on the upper position side, and the chain is directly connected to the chain connecting shaft. The escalator device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: 8. A plurality of treads having a mounting surface on which a user is mounted, and being connected endlessly between a lower position and an upper position; and a tread plate having the mounting surface facing upward. A driving means for circulating drive; and a riser connected to one end of the tread on the lower position side, wherein the tread is angularly displaceable over a protruding position depending on its own weight and a retracted position substantially parallel to the tread. The bottom end is connected to the riser provided with a roller at the free end, and the riser abuts against the roller of the riser which travels in the upper circulation area together with the tread while being disposed at the protruding position and is in the retracted position. A folding guide rail for guiding and folding the riser, and a jumping means for jumping the riser toward the retreat position when the roller of the riser reaches a predetermined jumping position before the folding guide rail. Eska, characterized by including Over the other apparatus. 9. A jumping means, comprising: a jumping lever provided so as to be capable of angular displacement in the vertical direction at the jumping position; and angularly driving the jumping lever up and down to move the free end of the riser plate from below. The escalator device according to claim 8, further comprising a driving means for pushing up. 10. A jumping means, comprising: a jumping rotatable member rotatably provided at the jumping position; a driving means for rotating the jumping rotatable member and pushing up the free end of the riser from below. The escalator device according to claim 8, comprising: 11. The jumping means has a spring member interposed between the tread plate and the riser plate for urging the riser plate toward a retracted position, and the jumping means extends along the travel path of the tread plate. Include a riser guide rail that extends to the raised position and prevents the riser that travels with the treadle while being located at the projecting position from being angularly displaced toward the evacuation position and allows displacement in the traveling direction. The escalator device according to claim 8, wherein: 12. A plurality of treads which are integrally formed with a riser and a tread having a mounting surface on which a user rides, and which are connected endlessly between a lower position and an upper position. An escalator device comprising: driving means for circulating the tread while the mounting surface faces upward. 13. A plurality of treads having a mounting surface on which a user is mounted and connected endlessly between an upper position and a lower position; a driving means for circulatingly driving the treads; A riser plate connected to one end of the tread plate, the base end portion of which is connected to the tread plate so as to be angularly displaceable between a protruding position depending on its own weight and a retracted position substantially parallel to the tread plate. When the footboard transitions from the upper circulation area to the lower circulation area, the footboard is turned over and turned over, and the riser is folded to the retracted position by its own weight. An escalator device characterized in that when the vehicle travels in a folded state and the tread transitions from the lower circulation region to the upper circulation region, the tread plate is inverted and the riser plate is angularly displaced to a protruding position by its own weight. 14. A plurality of treads having a mounting surface on which a user is mounted, and connected endlessly between an upper position and a lower position, and circulating the tread plate with the mounting surface facing upward. A driving means for driving, and a riser plate connected to one end of the tread plate on the lower position side, the base end of the tread plate being freely angularly displaceable between a protruding position depending on its own weight and a retreat position substantially parallel to the tread plate. When the tread moves from the upper circulation area to the lower circulation area, the riser is folded to the retracted position by its own weight, and the riser is folded in the lower circulation area. An escalator device characterized in that the riser plate is angularly displaced to a protruding position by its own weight when the tread moves from the lower circulation region to the upper circulation region while traveling in a lean state.