JP2002265179A - Safety installation for passenger transporting body - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To ensure mounting strength to a fixed object and enhance safety of a safety installation provided between a moving handrail for passengers moving in the climbing direction by a passenger transporting body and the fixed object such as a ceiling approaching the moving handrail and forming a wedge-shaped space. SOLUTION: The safety installation 3 is provided in the wedge-shaped space Q formed between the moving handrail 1B and the fixed object 2 such as the ceiling. The safety installation 3 comprises a perpendicular edge part 3A and a bottom face part 3B joining the perpendicular edge part 3A and fixed to an outer deck cover 1D. The perpendicular edge part 3A and the bottom face part 3B are respectively fixed and attached directly to the fixed object 2 and a handrail 1C.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an inclined type passenger transporter such as an escalator, and more particularly, to a moving handrail moving in an ascending direction and a fixed object approaching the moving handrail to form a wedge-shaped space. It relates to the configuration of safety equipment to be equipped.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, between a moving handrail which is provided at an upper end portion on both sides of a passenger carrier (such as an escalator) and moves in an ascending direction, and a fixed object (an obstacle) which is located close to the moving handrail. It is known that a safety device commonly referred to as a synthetic resin triangular guard plate is provided, and measures are taken to prevent a passenger's head having leaned out of the moving handrail from being caught in the head. As an example, see JP-A-10-13
No. 9346 first safety equipment (oscillating type)
And the second safety equipment (fixed type) combined type additional safety guidance means.

[0003]

One of the problems with the above-mentioned conventional safety equipment is that a passenger rides on a passenger carrier, leans his / her head out of a moving handrail or balustrade, and is suspended. If you push away and rise
Eventually, there is a risk that the head is pinched between the fixed object. This inconvenience is caused by the fact that the safety equipment is swingable and that the gap in the width direction between the fixed object, the moving handrail and the balustrade is not securely closed.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and a passenger moving in an ascending direction by a passenger transporter moves a handrail and a balustrade, and approaches a wedge-shaped space by approaching the moving handrail and a balustrade. The safety equipment provided between the fixed object and the fixed object to be formed is directly fixed to the fixed object and the balustrade, and furthermore, the gap in the width direction between the fixed object and the moving handrail is securely closed to increase the safety. It is an object of the present invention to obtain an equipment configuration that has an adjusting function that can cope with the above and is easy to mount.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a passenger transporter which is installed at an angle between the upper and lower floors having a difference in elevation, and a passenger transporter which is provided on both upper ends of the passenger transporter. In the wedge-shaped space formed between the moving handrail and the balustrade provided and the fixed handpiece which is located close to the moving handrail and the balustrade, and which has a different inclination angle from the moving handrail, the handrail is fixed to the fixed object. A device provided with a substantially triangular safety device to be equipped, wherein the safety device is fixed to the fixed object to close the wedge-shaped space, and a substantially triangular vertical edge portion, and a bottom surface fixed to the balustrade The safety equipment is characterized in that the vertical part of the safety equipment is fixed to the fixed object, and the bottom part is directly fixed to the balustrade in a state of being overlapped with the balustrade.

By adopting such a configuration, the safety equipment for a passenger transporter according to the present invention, the vertical portion thereof is fixed to a fixed object,
While the bottom part is fixed directly to the balustrade, the size of the gap between the fixed object and the balustrade can be adjusted by adjusting the amount of overlap between the bottom part and the balustrade. It is also easy to obtain a highly safe equipment configuration.

[0007]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a safety device for a passenger transporting vehicle to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 1 shows an escalator 1 moving in an ascending direction in an inclined passenger transport, and a fixed object 2 above the escalator 1.
FIG. 2 is a front view of a cross section taken along line AA of FIG. 1 with emphasis on a first safety facility 3 and a second safety facility 4 at a portion intersecting with (for example, a ceiling of an upper floor). 3 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, escalator 1
Is installed between the upper and lower floors with a difference in elevation, a step 1A for transporting passengers, a pair of left and right moving handrails 1B provided at upper ends on both sides of the step 1A, and a structure for guiding and supporting the same. A balustrade 1C as an object and an outer deck cover 1D constituting the balustrade 1C are provided. Further, the wedge-shaped space Q between the moving handrail 1B and the fixed object 2 which intersects with the moving handrail 1B and the balustrade 1C at a different inclination angle is located in the wedge-shaped space Q.
A safety device 3 fixed to the fixed object 2 with the mounting bracket 4 and screws 5 and 6 and the deck cover 1D with screws 7 is provided to close the narrow space where the head of the triangular intersection is most likely to be caught. . Here, the safety equipment 3 includes a wedge-shaped space Q having an interval W1 between the fixed object 2 and the moving handrail 1B along the side surface of the escalator 1.
And a bottom portion 3B which is directly fixed to the surface of the outer deck cover 1D while being overlapped by the width Wa with the outer deck cover 1D so as to be continuous with the vertical portion 3A. I have.

In the safety equipment 3, when the distance W1 between the fixed object 2 and the moving handrail 1B shown in FIG. 2 is large (W1 <W2) as shown in FIG. Has an adjustment function of reducing the overlap of the width Wa to the state of Wb (Wa> Wb), and is configured to be fixedly mounted with the mounting bracket 4 and the screws 5, 6, and 7 and the like. Also, the distance W1 between the fixed object 2 and the moving handrail 1B,
In the installation state where W2 is further enlarged and the interval is W3 shown in FIG. 3, the bottom plate 8 as shown by the imaginary line in FIG.
The safety equipment 3 is equipped with an adjusting function for adding

The safety equipment 3 used in the description of the above-described embodiment can be applied to a moving sidewalk as a passenger transporter like the escalator 1, and its material and color can be arbitrarily determined as necessary. You can choose.

[0010]

As described above, according to the present invention, the passenger moving in the ascending direction by the passenger transporter moves between the moving handrail and a fixed object such as a ceiling which approaches the moving handrail and forms a wedge-shaped space. The safety equipment to be provided is directly fixed to the fixed object and the balustrade, and furthermore, the gap between the fixed object and the moving handrail in the width direction is securely closed to increase safety, and an adjustment function capable of responding to the size of the gap dimension is provided. Thus, it is possible to provide an equipment configuration that is easy to mount.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view mainly showing a passenger transporter and safety equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Escalator (passenger transport), 1A: Step, 1B
... moving handrail, 1C ... balustrade, 1D ... outer deck cover, 2 ...
Fixed object, 3 ... Safety equipment, 4 ... Mounting bracket, 5, 6, 7 ... Screw

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A passenger transporter installed at an angle between upper and lower floors having a height difference, a moving handrail and a balustrade provided at upper ends on both sides of the passenger transporter, and an approaching handrail and a balustrade. In the one provided with a substantially triangular-shaped safety equipment mounted in a fixed state on a fixed object in a wedge-shaped space formed between the moving handrail and a fixed object having a different inclination from the inclination angle of the moving handrail, The safety equipment is fixed to the fixed object and has a substantially triangular vertical edge portion closing the wedge-shaped space, and has a bottom surface portion fixed to the balustrade, and has a vertical edge portion of the safety equipment. A safety device for a passenger transporter, wherein the safety device is configured to be fixed to a fixed object and fixed directly to the balustrade with its bottom portion superimposed on the balustrade.