JP2001328789A - Washing apparatus for escalator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a washing apparatus which washes the handrail of escalator, performs anti-bacterial treatment, enable cost reduction through utilization of the torque of escalator and can be set at each wash point simply and certainly. SOLUTION: A roller 24 is rotatably supported by a supporting arm 23 attached to the top of a supporting post 22 installed upright on a support table 21, and a wash cloth 30 is wound fast on the roller 24 in such a way as removable, and the roller 24 is rotated by the torque of the escalator 50, and washing and anti-bacterial treatment are performed with the cloth 30 which is abutting to the handrail 51. The supporting post 20 is provided with a height adjusting mechanism so that it can manage well with varying height from wash point to point, and the operation to install at the installation point is performed firmly with respect to the floor surface 60 made of metal by changing over a fixing magnet 25 provided inside the support table 21 from the demagnetized to the magnetized condition.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cleaning tool for an escalator, and more particularly to a cleaning tool for a guide rail (railing) that can easily be installed at a cleaning point of an escalator and that utilizes the rotational force of the escalator. The present invention relates to a cleaning tool for an escalator capable of performing an antibacterial treatment efficiently.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a transportation terminal or a department store, an escalator for getting on and off is installed as means for transporting users between floors.

When the passenger uses the escalator, he puts his feet on the steps of the escalator and grasps the handrails located on both sides of the passenger, or puts his hands on the handrails to ensure stable entry and exit. I keep my posture.

By the way, when the escalator is used, the hand directly touches the handrail, so that sweat, dirt and various germs are easily attached to the handrail. In addition, it was necessary to frequently wash handrails that passengers could grab.

Conventionally, in order to clean a handrail of an escalator, a cleaning cloth impregnated with a cleaning liquid is pressed against the handrail, the escalator is operated, and the handrail is cleaned manually by circulating the handrail. That is the fact.

[0006]

As described above, in the prior art, since the cleaning work is manually performed by the worker, the labor cost is increased, the cleaning is likely to be uneven, and the working efficiency in the cleaning work is increased. Was urgently needed.

In addition, the conventional cleaning solution cannot effectively suppress the growth of bacteria attached to the handrail, and tends to cause uneven cleaning. Therefore, the conventional cleaning method cannot be said to be hygienic. However, there is still room for improvement in this regard.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and can be easily installed at a washing point of an escalator, and can efficiently perform cleaning and antibacterial of a handrail automatically by using the rotating force of the escalator. It is an object of the present invention to provide an escalator cleaning tool which is very preferable in terms of environmental hygiene.

[0009]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an escalator cleaning tool for cleaning a handrail of an escalator, wherein the cleaning tool is provided on a support table. And a cleaning cloth wound around the roller outer peripheral surface of the cleaning tool main body, the cleaning tool main body comprising a cleaning arm body rotatably supporting a roller on a support arm attached to the upper end of the support post to be mounted. The cleaning cloth on the outer peripheral surface of the roller is brought into contact with the handrail, and the roller is rotated with the circulating operation of the handrail to perform the cleaning processing of the handrail.

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
The cleaning cloth impregnated with the cleaning liquid is wrapped around and fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the roller of the cleaning tool main body.After the cleaning tool is installed so that the cleaning cloth touches the handrail of the escalator, the roller rotates if the escalator is operated. Because of the operation, the handrail of the escalator automatically comes into sliding contact with the cleaning cloth, so that the handrail can be uniformly cleaned, so that labor can be saved and the cleaning work efficiency can be improved.

The invention according to claim 2 of the present application is characterized in that the cleaning cloth is impregnated with a cleaning liquid having antibacterial properties.

According to the second aspect of the present invention,
Since antibacterial treatment can be performed at the same time as removing stains on the handrail, propagation of germs and the like is suppressed, which is preferable for hygiene.

Next, the invention described in claim 3 of the present application is:
The cleaning cloth is detachably wound around and fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the roller of the cleaning tool body via a hook-and-loop fastener.

According to the third aspect of the present invention,
The cleaning cloth is detachably wrapped around the outer peripheral surface of the roller by means of hook-and-loop fasteners, so that if the cleaning power of the cleaning cloth decreases, the cleaning cloth is removed from the roller to enhance the cleaning power. What is necessary is just to wind and fix the new cleaning cloth on the outer peripheral surface of the roller, and a strong cleaning power can always be exerted.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 4 of the present application, the support post in the cleaning instrument body has a double structure of an outer pipe and an inner pipe, and the inner pipe is slidably inserted into the outer pipe. The present invention is characterized in that the set height of the roller can be changed by providing an adjuster screw which can lock the inner pipe at an appropriate position.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention,
Equipped with a height adjustment mechanism that can adjust the installation height of the rollers of the cleaning tool main body, for example, the height of the rollers can be changed with respect to the cleaning point of the handrail, so that the cleaning tool can be easily placed at the optimum location Can be installed in

Next, according to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a fixing magnet for fixing the cleaning tool main body to a metal floor is accommodated inside a support base of the cleaning tool main body, and an operation knob is provided. By the operation described above, it is possible to switch between the magnetized state and the demagnetized state of the fixing magnet.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention,
A fixing magnet for fixing the main body of the cleaning tool to the metal floor is housed inside the support base of the main body of the cleaning tool, and the magnet for fixing is magnetized or demagnetized by operating the operation knob. Therefore, when the fixing magnet is in the demagnetized state, the floor surface can be slid smoothly and can be easily positioned at the appropriate position, and if the operation knob is operated to magnetize the fixing magnet, the fixing magnet Can be firmly fixed to the metal floor surface by the magnetic attraction force, there is no possibility that the tool main body is displaced by the rotational force of the escalator, and the sliding contact pressure of the cleaning cloth on the handrail of the escalator can be kept constant.

[0019]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, an embodiment of an escalator cleaning tool according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the escalator cleaning tool according to the present invention as viewed from the front, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the escalator cleaning tool as viewed from the back, and FIG. 3 is a configuration of the escalator cleaning tool. FIG. 4 to FIG. 7 are explanatory views showing an installation operation of the escalator cleaning tool, and FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the cleaning tool according to the present invention is installed on a handrail of an ascending escalator. .

1 to 3, the structure of the escalator cleaning device 10 according to the present invention will be described. The cleaning device 10 includes a cleaning device main body 20 installed at a predetermined position on a metal floor surface, and a cleaning device. The cleaning cloth 30 is detachably attached to the main body 20.

More specifically, the cleaning tool body 20 is made of a stainless steel plate, and a support post 22 is erected and fixed on an upper surface of a box-shaped support base 21 having an open bottom surface by welding or the like. A support arm 23 bent in a U-shape is fixed to the support arm 23. Bearing portions 232 are formed on both side walls 231 of the support arm 23, and a rotation shaft 241 of the roller 24 is journaled in the bearing portion 232, and the roller 24 is rotatably supported by the support arm 23. It is configured.

Further, the support post 22 has a double structure of an outer pipe 221 and an inner pipe 222,
The lower end of the outer pipe 221 is welded and fixed to the support 21, and the upper end of the inner pipe 222 is also welded and fixed to the support arm 23. The inner pipe 222 is slidably inserted into the outer pipe 221, and the adjuster screw 223 is provided. By loosening the inner pipe 222, the inner pipe 222 can be vertically inserted into the outer pipe 221 and the height position of the roller 24 can be changed. By pressing the surface, the height dimension of the support post 22 can be arbitrarily selected.

The fixing magnet 25 provided inside the support 21 is fixed to the support 21 by bolts 251.
By operating the operation knob 26, a magnetic body (not shown) inside the fixing magnet 25 is moved, and the floor contact portion 25a of the fixing magnet 25 is switched between a magnetized state and a demagnetized state. It is configured to take alternate forms.

Further, a cleaning cloth 30 is attached to the cleaning instrument body 20.
The surface fastener (male side) 242 is attached to the left and right outer peripheral surfaces of the roller 24 by bonding or the like, and the cleaning cloth 30 uses a thick cloth into which the cleaning liquid easily permeates. Roller 24 of instrument body 20
The surface fastener (male side) 2 has a width equal to the width of the roller 24 so as to cover the outer peripheral surface of the roller 24, is set to a length according to the circumference of the roller 24, and is attached to the roller 24.
The surface fastener (female side) 31 engaged with the cleaning cloth 30
Is joined by sewing.

A display plate 40 for indicating that "antibacterial cleaning is in progress" is mounted on the front side of the support base 21 with mounting screws 41.

Escalator cleaning tool 10 according to the present invention
Is configured as described above. Next, FIGS.
Based on the above, a description will be given of a work procedure for installing the escalator 50 on the handrail 51. First, as shown in FIG. 4, a cleaning cloth 30 in which an appropriate amount of a cleaning liquid is impregnated into the roller 24 of the cleaning tool body 20 by spray coating or the like.
The cleaning cloth 30 with sufficient cleaning power is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the roller 24 by engaging the surface fastener (female side) 31 of the cleaning cloth 30 with the surface fastener (male side) 242 of the roller 24. Wrap along and fix. When a cleaning liquid having antibacterial properties is used as the cleaning liquid, in addition to cleaning the handrail 51 in the escalator 50, it is possible to prevent the adhesion of various bacteria, which is more preferable in terms of environmental hygiene.

Next, the roller 24 is adjusted to the height of the washing point A of the handrail 51 of the escalator 50.
Perform height adjustment. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, after the adjuster screw 223 is loosened to allow the inner pipe 222 to slide freely with respect to the outer pipe 221, the inner pipe 222 is moved up and down by an appropriate stroke, and then the adjuster screw 223 is tightened. The height position of the roller 24 can be appropriately adjusted in accordance with the height of A (indicated by reference numeral h in FIG. 5).

Thereafter, as shown in FIG.
The support table 21 is slid along the upper side 0 until the cleaning cloth 30 wound around the outer peripheral surface of the roller 24 contacts the cleaning point A of the handrail 51 of the escalator 50. At this time, the floor contact portion 25a of the fixing magnet 25 is in a demagnetized state in which no magnetic force acts.
The cleaning device 10 can be smoothly slid along the floor surface 60 without the magnetic attraction acting on the floor surface 60.

Then, as shown in FIG. 7, after the cleaning tool 10 is positioned at an appropriate position on the floor surface 60, the operation knob 2
6, the floor contact portion 25a of the fixing magnet 25 is magnetized, and the fixing magnet 25
7, the support base 21 can be firmly attached to the metal floor surface 60, and the handrail 5
Even if frictional resistance acts between the cleaning cloth 30 and the cleaning cloth 30, there is no displacement of the cleaning tool 10, and the outer surface of the handrail 51 is easily cleaned using the rotational force of the escalator 50.・ Can be antibacterial.

FIG. 8 shows an escalator cleaning tool 1 according to the present invention for a handrail 51 of an ascending escalator.
0 indicates a state in which the cleaning tool 10 is set at a predetermined cleaning point A according to the above-described operation procedure.
By the rotational force of the escalator 50 shown in the arrow direction in the figure,
The cleaning and antibacterial treatment of the handrail 51 can be performed automatically.

Therefore, since the cleaning is performed by using the rotational force of the escalator 50, the running cost (operating cost) is reduced.
However, there is an advantage that the cost can be significantly reduced as compared with the manual operation of a cleaning worker as in the related art.

If a cleaning liquid having an antibacterial action is spray-treated as a cleaning liquid impregnated in the cleaning cloth 30, not only the dirt is cleaned to remove the dirt from the handrail 51 but also the antibacterial effect is obtained. It can be expected and is also preferable from the viewpoint of hygiene.

Further, as the installation work of the cleaning tool 10,
The height of the roller 24 is adjusted so that the cleaning cloth 30 wrapped around the roller 24 is positioned at the optimum cleaning point A, and then the floor 24 is slid on the floor 60 to approach the installation location. By applying the magnetic force of the fixing magnet 25 by operating the knob 26, the floor surface 6 can be firmly fixed.
Can be fixed to zero.

Accordingly, the fixing magnet 25 can be easily and quickly installed at the cleaning point A.
The magnetic attraction force can firmly fix to the floor surface 60, always provide an appropriate sliding resistance force between the handrail 51 of the escalator 50 and the cleaning cloth 30, and have the advantage that a uniform cleaning effect can be expected. is there.

Further, since the cleaning cloth 30 is detachably attached to the outer peripheral surface of the roller 24 of the cleaning tool main body 20, if the cleaning power of the cleaning cloth 30 is reduced due to long-time cleaning, the cleaning cloth may be removed. 30 is removed from the roller 24,
A new cleaning cloth 30 having sufficient cleaning power
What is necessary is just to wind and fix by the engaging action of 1,242.

In the present invention, the surface fasteners 31 and 242 are used as a means for detachably winding and fixing the cleaning cloth 30 around the outer peripheral surface of the roller 24. However, conventional means such as button fastening may be used. good.

[0038]

As described above, the present invention has the following special effects.

(1) According to the first aspect of the present invention, the cleaning cloth impregnated with the cleaning liquid is wound and fixed on the outer peripheral surface of the roller of the cleaning tool main body, and the cleaning cloth is placed on the handrail of the escalator. When the escalator is operated with the cleaning tool installed so that it can be touched, the roller rotates and the handrail of the escalator automatically comes into sliding contact with the cleaning cloth, and the handrail can be cleaned evenly and evenly. In addition, it is possible to save labor and increase the work efficiency in the cleaning work.

(2) According to the invention described in claim 2 of the present application, since the antibacterial treatment can be performed at the same time as the stain on the handrail is removed, the propagation of germs and the like is suppressed, and the effect is hygienic.

(3) According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the cleaning cloth is removably wound and fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the roller by an engaging means such as a hook-and-loop fastener, the cleaning cloth is provided. If the cleaning power of the roller decreases, the cleaning cloth can be removed from the roller, and a new cleaning cloth with enhanced cleaning power can be wrapped around the outer circumference of the roller and fixed. However, there is an effect that the cleaning ability can be easily maintained satisfactorily over a long period of time.

(4) According to the invention described in claim 4 of the present application, since the height adjusting mechanism capable of adjusting the installation height of the roller of the cleaning tool main body is provided, for example, at the cleaning point of the handrail. On the other hand, since the height position of the roller can be changed, the cleaning device can be installed at an optimum position, and the effect is excellent in usability.

(5) According to the invention as set forth in claim 5 of the present application, the fixing magnet for fixing the cleaning tool main body to the metal floor surface is housed inside the support of the cleaning tool main body, and this fixing magnet is Is to demagnetize or demagnetize the magnetic force by operating the operation knob, so that the floor surface can be slid smoothly in the demagnetized state of the fixing magnet, and it can be easily positioned to the appropriate position, and the operation knob To fix the fixing magnet to the magnetized state, the fixing magnet can be firmly fixed to the floor surface by its magnetic attraction, and there is no danger that the instrument body will be displaced by the rotational force of the escalator. This has the effect that the sliding pressure of the cleaning cloth against the rail can be kept constant.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of an escalator cleaning tool according to the present invention as viewed from the front side.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the escalator cleaning tool shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the rear side.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the escalator cleaning tool shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a cleaning cloth winding operation in the installation operation of the escalator cleaning tool according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a roller height adjusting operation in the installation operation of the escalator cleaning tool according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an approach operation to a cleaning point in the installation operation of the escalator cleaning tool according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a work of fixing to the floor surface in the work of installing the escalator cleaning tool according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the escalator cleaning tool according to the present invention is installed on a handrail of an ascending escalator.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Cleaning tool for escalators 20 Cleaning tool main body 21 Support stand 22 Support post 221 Outer pipe 222 Inner pipe 223 Adjuster screw 23 Support arm 231 Both side walls 232 Bearing part 24 Roller 241 Rotation axis 242 Surface fastener (male side) 25 Fixing magnet 26 Operating knob 30 Cleaning cloth 31 Surface fastener (female side) 40 Display plate 41 Mounting screw 50 Escalator 51 Hand rail 60 Metal floor A Washing point

Claims (5)

[Claims] An escalator cleaning tool (1) for cleaning a handrail (51) of an escalator (50).
0) and a support arm (23) attached to an upper end of a support post (22) erected on the support base (21).
A cleaning tool main body (20) having a roller (24) rotatably supported thereon, and a roller (2) of the cleaning tool main body (20).
4) A cleaning cloth (30) wound around and fixed to the outer peripheral surface, and the roller (24) cleaning cloth (30) on the outer peripheral surface is brought into contact with the handrail (51) of the escalator (50). Roller (24) accompanying the circulation operation of (51)
A cleaning tool for an escalator, characterized in that a handrail (51) is cleaned by rotating the tool. 2. The cleaning tool for an escalator according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning cloth (30) is impregnated with a cleaning liquid having antibacterial properties. 3. The cleaning cloth (30) is provided on the cleaning tool body (2).
0) roller (24) on the outer surface of the surface fastener (242, 242)
The escalator cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the escalator cleaning tool is detachably wound around and fixed through the base. 4. The support post (22) of the cleaning tool main body (20) has a double structure of an outer pipe (221) and an inner pipe (222), and the inner pipe (222) is arranged with respect to the outer pipe (221). ) Is slidably inserted, and the inner pipe (22
The escalator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a set height of the roller (24) can be changed by providing an adjuster screw (223) capable of locking the 2). Cleaning equipment. 5. A fixing magnet (25) for fixing the cleaning tool main body (20) to a metal floor (60) is accommodated inside a support (21) of the cleaning tool main body (20). The cleaning tool for an escalator according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an operation of the fixing knob (26) enables switching between a magnetized state and a demagnetized state of the fixing magnet (25). .