JP2001206668A - Handrail panel support device for man-conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a handrail panel support device for a man-conveyor capable of forming a panel receiver into a simple and small shape and capable of supporting a handrail panel stable and firmly. SOLUTION: The panel receiver 24 has a small width L1, and it is provided with a first vertical wall 29 and a second vertical wall 31 facing each other. A first panel wear plate 34 having the width L2 sufficiently larger than the width L1 of the panel receiver 24 is fitted to the inner face of the first vertical wall 29, and push bolts 33 are screwed into the second vertical wall 31. A second panel wear plate 36 having the width L2 sufficiently larger than the width L1 of the panel receiver 24 is provided on the inside of the second vertical wall 31, and the lower end section of the handrail panel 22 is inserted between the first panel wear plate 34 and the second panel wear plate 36. The lower end section of the handrail panel 22 is pinched and supported between the second panel wear plate 36 and the first panel wear plate 34 by the fastening of the push bolts 33.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a balustrade panel supporting device for supporting a balustrade panel in a man conveyor for transporting passengers such as escalators and moving walkways.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An escalator, for example, as a passenger conveyor for transporting passengers, has a truss installed in a building, and a row of steps for transporting passengers is incorporated in the truss, and a balustrade is provided on both upper sides of the row of steps. .

FIG. 6 shows a balustrade 1 of an escalator, and this balustrade 1 is formed by joining a plurality of balustrade panels 2 made of glass, for example. Each balustrade panel 2 is supported via a panel receiver 4 provided on a truss 3, and the structure of the supporting portion is shown in FIGS. 7 and 8.

[0004] As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a panel receiver 4 is mounted on a main beam 3 a of a truss 3 via a base 6. This panel receiver 4 has a first vertical wall 7,
A pair of second vertical walls 8 facing the first vertical wall 7 are integrally formed, and a panel backing plate 9 is inserted between the first vertical wall 7 and the second vertical wall 8. And the second vertical wall 8
Has a plurality of push bolts 10 from the outside to the inside.
Is screwed.

The first vertical wall 7 and the panel backing plate 9
The lower end of the balustrade panel 2 is inserted between the panel baling panel 2 and the lower end of the balustrade panel 2 is strongly clamped between the panel backing plate 9 and the first vertical wall 7 by tightening the push bolt 10. The balustrade panel 2 is supported so as to stand almost vertically. Numeral 12 is a rubber packing for buffer mounted on the lower end of the balustrade panel 2.

[0006] Further, the panel receiver 4 includes the balustrade panel 2.
The outer deck 14 and the outer deck 15 are supported on the outside, and the skirt receiving angle 16 is supported on the inside of the balustrade panel 2. And skirt receiving angle 1
A skirt guard panel 17 is attached to 6, and an inner deck 18 is attached between the skirt receiving angle 16 and the lower part of the balustrade panel 2.

FIG. 8 shows the skirt guard panel 1.
7 with the inner deck 7 and inner deck 18 removed
It is the front view seen from the direction.

[0008]

The panel receiver 4 in such a conventional balustrade panel support device is provided with a balustrade panel 2.
In order to increase the supporting strength of the vehicle, the area of the first vertical wall 7 is increased, and the balustrade panel 2 is clamped in a wide area. The deck 14, the exterior deck 15, and the skirt receiving angle 16 are supported, so that the entire structure is complicated and large.

Generally, the panel receiver 4 is a metal casting, but if the shape is complicated and large, the manufacturing cost increases and the weight increases, so that the handling of the escalator at the construction site is troublesome. Construction efficiency at the time of attaching 4 to main beam 3a of truss 3 will fall.

The procedure for supporting and fixing the balustrade panel 2 with the panel receiver 4 will be described. First, the panel receiver 4 is sequentially attached to the main beam 3a of the truss 3 at a predetermined interval. Then, after that, a panel backing plate 9 is inserted between the first vertical wall 7 and the second vertical wall 8 of the panel receiver 4, and between the panel backing plate 9 and the first vertical wall 7. Then, the lower end of the balustrade panel 2 is inserted, and in this state, the push bolt 10 is tightened to press the panel backing plate 9, and the balustrade panel 12 is sandwiched between the panel backing plate 9 and the first vertical wall 7. Fix it.

However, when the panel backing plate 9 is inserted between the first vertical wall 7 and the second vertical wall 8, the panel backing plate 9 is shifted in the longitudinal direction. is there. In particular, in the section of the inclined part of the balustrade 1, as shown in FIG. 8, the entire panel receiver 4 is attached so as to be inclined in the inclined direction, so that the panel is provided between the first vertical wall 7 and the second vertical wall 8. When the backing plate 9 is inserted, the inclination of the backing plate 9 causes the panel backing plate 9 to slide easily and drop off from the panel receiver 4, thereby greatly reducing workability.

The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and an object of the present invention is to provide a balustrade panel supporting device of a man conveyor which can form a panel receiver in a simple and small shape. In addition, the present invention provides a balustrade panel support device of a man-conveyor in which a panel receiver can be formed in a simple and small shape, and a balustrade panel can be efficiently attached and supported by preventing a displacement movement of a panel backing plate. It is in.

[0013]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a balustrade panel supporting device of a man conveyor in which a balustrade panel is supported and fixed by a panel receiver, the panel receiver having a small width. A first vertical wall and a second vertical wall opposed to each other, and a first panel backing plate having a width sufficiently larger than the width of the panel receiver is attached to an inner surface of the first vertical wall; A push bolt is screwed into the second vertical wall, and inside the second vertical wall, a second bolt facing the first panel backing plate and having a width sufficiently larger than the width of the panel receiver is provided. The lower end of the balustrade panel is inserted between the first and second panel abutments facing each other, and the lower end of the balustrade panel is connected to the push bolt. By tightening It is characterized in that it is supported by being pinched by the second panel backing plate and the first panel caul.

Further, the invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the movement of the second panel backing plate in the longitudinal direction is regulated by regulating means.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the restricting means includes a second
A pair of holding pieces for supporting the skirt angle are provided on the panel backing plate, and the second vertical wall of the panel receiver is interposed between the supporting pieces.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the regulating means includes a second
A notch is formed at the lower end edge of the panel backing plate, and the notch is fitted to the base of the panel receiver.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the first panel backing plate has a support piece integrally, and an outer deck also serving as an exterior deck is attached to the support piece. The invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that the second panel backing plate has a holding piece integrally, and a skirt receiving angle is attached to this holding piece.

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, a balustrade 21 is formed by sequentially joining a plurality of balustrade panels 22 made of, for example, transparent glass. Each balustrade panel 22 is mounted on a truss 23 via a panel receiver 24.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show the structure of a supporting portion of the balustrade panel 22. A base 25 is mounted on a main beam 23a of a truss 23, and a dimension adjusting plate 26 is placed on the base 25 via a dimension adjusting plate 26. A panel receiver 24 is mounted via bolts and nuts 27.

The panel receiver 24 has a main body 30 having an inverted T-shaped cross section in which a first vertical wall 29 is integrally formed on a base portion 28.
And a pair of second vertical walls 31 which are fixed on the base 28 of the main body 30 by welding so as to face the first vertical walls 29.

A first panel backing plate 34 is provided on the inner surface of the first vertical wall 29 with a width adjusting plate 32 therebetween.
It is attached by. A push bolt 33 is screwed into the second vertical wall 31 from the outside toward the inside, and a second panel backing plate 36 is inserted inside the second vertical wall 31.

As shown in FIG. 3, the panel receiver 24 has a small width dimension L1, and the first and second panel backing plates 29, 31 have a longitudinal width dimension L2 of the panel receiver 24 width. The size is sufficiently larger than the size L1.

The lower end of the balustrade panel 22 is inserted between the first panel backing plate 34 and the second panel backing plate 36 from above, and the lower end of the balustrade panel 22 is connected to the second vertical wall 36. Is tightly clamped between the first panel backing plate 34 and the second panel backing plate 36 by the tightening of the push bolts 33 screwed into the balustrades, whereby the balustrade panel 22 is supported so as to stand almost vertically. ing. A rubber packing 37 having a U-shaped cross section is mounted on the lower end of the balustrade panel 22 in advance.

A pair of support pieces 40 are fixed to the upper part of the first panel backing plate 34 by welding, respectively. The support pieces 40 are relatively far apart from each other, and an outer deck 42 also serving as an exterior deck is mounted on the support pieces 40 via bolts and nuts 41.

A pair of holding pieces 43 are fixed to the lower part of the second panel backing plate 36 by welding.
The holding pieces 43 are relatively far apart from each other, and one of the holding pieces 43 is located on the outer edge of one of the second vertical walls 31 arranged in parallel on the base 28 of the panel receiver 24. It extends outside through one end of the panel receiver 24 through the outside, and the other holding piece 43 is connected to the other vertical wall 3.
1 and extends outwardly from one end of the panel receiver 24 through the outside of the outer edge of the panel holder 24. A skirt receiving angle 44 is attached to the lower side of the extended side end of these holding pieces 43 via bolts and nuts 45. ing.

A skirt guard panel 47 is attached to the skirt receiving angle 44, and an inner deck 48 is attached between the skirt receiving angle 44 and the lower part of the balustrade panel 22. One side edge of the inner deck 48 is fixed to a lower portion of the balustrade panel 22 via a joint member 49.

FIG. 3 shows the skirt guard panel 4.
Arrow B in FIG. 2 when the inner deck 7 and the inner deck 48 are removed.
It is the front view seen from the direction.

An operation procedure for supporting and fixing the balustrade panel 22 with the panel receiver 24 will be described. The panel receiver 24 is mounted on a base 25 provided on the main beam 23a of the truss 23 via a dimension adjusting plate 26. The panel receiver 24 is disposed, and the panel receiver 24 is fixed to the base 25 by bolts and nuts 27.

Next, the first panel backing plate 34 is pressed against the inner surface of the first vertical wall 29 of the panel receiver 24 via the width adjusting plate 32, and the first panel backing plate 34 is It is fixed to the first vertical wall 29 via 35. A pair of support pieces 40 are attached to the first panel backing plate 29 by welding in advance.

Thereafter, a second panel backing plate 36 is inserted between the first panel backing plate 34 and the second vertical wall 31. Below the second panel backing plate 36, a pair of holding pieces 43 are fixed in advance by welding so as to be separated from each other and arranged in parallel. When inserting the second panel backing plate 36 between the first panel backing plate 34 and the second vertical wall 31, the panel receiver 24 is placed between the pair of holding pieces 43.
Is inserted so that the second vertical wall 31 is interposed.

Next, the push bolt 33 screwed into the second vertical wall 31 is turned by a tool, and the push bolt 33 presses the second panel backing plate 36. The push bolt 33 is further strongly tightened. The second panel backing plate 36 and the first
The lower end of the balustrade panel 22 is strongly clamped and fixed with the panel backing plate 34.

After fixing the balustrade panel 22 in this manner, the outer deck 4 is attached to the support piece 40 of the first panel backing plate 34.
2 is attached via bolts / nuts 41, a skirt receiving angle 44 is attached via a bolt / nut 45 to the holding piece 43 of the first panel backing plate 34, and the skirt guard panel 4 is attached to the skirt receiving angle 44.
7, and an inner deck 48 is attached between the skirt receiving angle 44 and the lower part of the balustrade panel 22.

First panel backing plate 34 and second vertical wall 3
When the second panel backing plate 36 is inserted between the first and second
The second vertical wall 31 of the panel receiver 24 is interposed between the pair of holding pieces 43 provided on the second panel backing plate 36. Therefore, the second panel backing plate 36 in the longitudinal direction of the balustrade 1 is provided. Is moved by the holding piece 43 and the second vertical wall 31.
Therefore, the second panel backing plate 36 does not slide and drop from the panel receiver 24 even in the inclined section of the balustrade 1, so that the balustrade panel 22 is The operation of sandwiching and fixing the second panel backing plate 36 and the first panel backing plate 34 can be easily and efficiently performed.

The panel receiver 24 has a small shape with a small lateral dimension L1, and the width dimension L2 of the first and second panel backing plates 34, 36 for sandwiching the balustrade panel 22 is the panel dimension. The width of the receiver 24 is sufficiently larger than the width L1, and therefore, the balustrade panel 22 can be sandwiched between these panel backing plates 34 and 36 in a wide area, and can be firmly and stably supported.

Since the outer deck 42 is supported via the first panel backing plate 34 and the skirt receiving angle 44 is supported via the second panel backing plate 36, the panel receiver 24 is small and lightweight. Since the panel receiver 24 has a simple shape, it can be easily handled when the panel receiver 24 is mounted on the main beam 23a, the mounting operation can be performed efficiently, and the manufacturing cost of the panel receiver 24 can be reduced.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show a second embodiment. In this embodiment, a notch 36a is formed at a longitudinally intermediate portion of the lower edge of the second panel backing plate 36. The notch 36 is the base 28 of the panel receiver 24.
Is fitted.

The second vertical wall 31 of the panel receiver 24
The holding pieces 51 are fixed to the lower portions of the holding pieces by welding, and the skirt receiving angles 44 are attached to the holding pieces 51 via bolts and nuts 52.

Even in such a configuration, the movement of the second panel backing plate 36 in the longitudinal direction is caused by the notch 36 at the lower end edge thereof.
Thus, the work of fixing the balustrade panel 22 can be easily and efficiently performed by preventing the second abutment plate 36 from sliding or falling off, which is restricted by the fitting of the base member 28 of the panel receiver 24 with the base a.

The present invention is applicable not only to balustrades of escalators but also to balustrades of man-conveyors such as moving sidewalks.

[0041]

As described above, according to the present invention, the panel receiver can be formed in a small, light and simple shape, and therefore, when the panel receiver is mounted on the main beam, it is easy to handle. The mounting operation can be performed efficiently, and the manufacturing cost of the panel receiver can be reduced. The balustrade panel can be firmly and stably supported by being sandwiched between the first and second panel backing plates having large dimensions.

When the second panel backing plate is inserted between the first panel backing plate and the second vertical wall of the panel receiver, the movement of the second panel backing plate in the longitudinal direction is restricted. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the sliding movement and falling off of the second panel backing plate and to easily and efficiently perform the work when the balustrade panel is clamped.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a balustrade of an escalator according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view seen from the direction of arrow B in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a main part showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view as seen from the direction of arrow C in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram showing a balustrade of a conventional escalator.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a side view seen from the direction of arrow E in FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 ... balustrade 22 ... balustrade panel 23 ... truss 24 ... panel receiver 29 ... 1st vertical wall 31 ... 2nd vertical wall 33 ... push bolt 34 ... 1st panel backing plate 36 ... 2nd panel backing plate 40 ... Supporting piece 42 ... Outer deck 43 ... Holding piece 44 ... Skirt receiving angle 47 ... Skirt guard panel 48 ... Inner deck

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Takashi Shinno 1 Toshiba-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo F-term in the Fuchu factory of Toshiba Corporation 3F321 AA01 AA05 CE07 CE17

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A balustrade panel support device for a bamboo conveyor for supporting and fixing a balustrade panel by means of a panel receiver, wherein the panel receiver has a small width and a first panel facing each other.
A first panel backing plate having a width sufficiently larger than the width of the panel receiver is attached to the inner surface of the first vertical wall, and the second vertical wall is pressed against the second vertical wall. A bolt is screwed in, and a second panel backing plate facing the first panel backing plate and having a width sufficiently larger than the width of the panel receiver is interposed inside the second vertical wall. The lower end of the balustrade panel is inserted between the first panel backing plate and the second panel backing plate facing each other, and the lower end of the balustrade panel is tightened by the push bolt to form the second balustrade. A balustrade panel support device for a man conveyor, which is sandwiched and supported by a panel backing plate and a first panel backing plate. 2. The balustrade panel support device of a man conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the movement of the second panel backing plate in the longitudinal direction is regulated by regulating means. 3. The restricting means has a structure in which a pair of holding pieces for supporting a skirt receiving angle are provided on a second panel backing plate, and a second vertical wall of the panel receiver is interposed between these supporting pieces. The balustrade panel support device of a man conveyor according to claim 2, wherein 4. The control means according to claim 1, wherein a notch is formed at a lower end edge of the second panel backing plate, and the notch is fitted to a base of the panel receiver. 3. The balustrade panel support device of the man conveyor according to 2. 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first panel backing plate has an integral support piece, and an outer deck also serving as an exterior deck is attached to the support piece. A balustrade panel support device for a man conveyor described in 1. 6. The panel according to claim 1, wherein the second panel backing plate has a holding piece integrally provided with a skirt receiving angle. A balustrade panel support device for a man conveyor.