JP2002284473A - Juxtaposed escalator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide juxtaposed escalators achieving a combination of first and second escalators to be installed in consideration of an operating direction and an operating speed for securing safety an convenience for passengers. SOLUTION: The first escalator 5 and the second escalator 6 are installed in parallel between a path 1 including a stairway 4 in a station connecting an upstairs floor 3 and a downstairs floor 2. The first escalator 5 consists of a normal speed escalator to be moved down at a normal speed of, for example, 30 m/min or slower for transporting travelers from the upstairs floor 3 to the downstairs floor 2, while the second escalator 6 consist of a high speed escalator to be moved up at a high speed of, for example, 45 m/min for transporting travelers from the downstairs floor 2 to the upstairs floor 3. Safety and convenience are secured for the travelers and higher serviceability is therefore provided for the travelers, namely, the passengers than usual.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a side-by-side escalator in which a first escalator and a second escalator for connecting an upper floor and a lower floor are installed side by side.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an escalator in which escalators are installed side by side is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-814.
No. 77 discloses this. Further, a wheelchair transfer escalator having a specific step provided with a mechanism capable of transferring a wheelchair to a step row is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 7-133087.

[0003]

In either of the publications which disclose the above-described escalator installed side by side or the publication which discloses an escalator of a wheelchair-conveying type, the first publication in which the driving direction and the driving speed are considered is used. Escalator and second
No idea is given about the combination of escalator installations of the above and the effective effects obtained by such a combination.

[0004] In particular, the idea that the parallel installation escalator includes a normal speed escalator and a high speed escalator, and how to consider the driving direction from such a viewpoint in the case of such a combination of installation, etc. Is not shown.

In recent years, the escalator was allowed to operate at a high speed following the revision of Article 129 of the Enforcement Order of the Building Standards Law (enforced on June 1, 2000). Escalators and requests for the parallel installation of escalators for ascending and descending driving, in view of the amendment to the escalator for traffic as well as the enactment of a law called the Traffic Barrier-Free Law (enacted on November 15, 2000). There is a request to make one of the wheelchair transfer type, etc., but a specific proposal of a combination of escalators in consideration of the driving direction and driving speed that responds to these requests,
It has not been done yet.

The first object of the present invention is to provide a first escalator and a second escalator in consideration of a driving direction and a driving speed capable of securing safety and convenience for passengers. An object of the present invention is to provide a side-by-side installation escalator that can realize a combination of escalator installation.

A second object is to realize a combination of installation of the first escalator and the second escalator in consideration of a driving direction and a driving speed capable of securing safety and convenience for passengers, and a wheelchair. An object of the present invention is to provide a side-by-side escalator that can ensure reliability of a specific step used for transport and peripheral components of the specific step.

[0008]

In order to achieve the first object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a first escalator and a second escalator for connecting an upper floor and a lower floor are provided. In the side-by-side installation escalator installed side by side,
The first escalator includes a normal-speed escalator that is operated at a lower speed at a normal speed, and the second escalator includes a high-speed escalator that is operated at a higher speed than the normal speed. .

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the normal escalator, which is the first escalator, is configured such that the descending speed is suppressed to a relatively low speed from the normal speed, so that the descending passenger is lowered. This can eliminate the fear of being sucked into the lower floor seen at the bottom of the valley, ensuring safety. In addition, the high-speed escalator, which is the second escalator, can realize high-speed transportation to the upper floors in a situation in which fear is less given than in descending operation, and secure excellent convenience, that is, a large amount of Passenger transportation can be secured. As described above, it is possible to realize a combination of the installation of the first escalator and the second escalator in consideration of the driving direction and the driving speed that can ensure the safety and convenience for the passenger.

In order to achieve the second object,
The invention according to claim 2 of the present application is a side-by-side installation escalator in which a first escalator and a second escalator that connect an upper floor and a lower floor are installed side by side, wherein the first escalator is: A wheelchair transport escalator that is driven down at a normal speed at all times other than during wheelchair transport, and the second escalator is a non-wheelchair transport escalator that is driven up at a speed higher than the normal speed. It is.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the wheelchair-conveying type escalator as the first escalator has a specific heavy step with a complicated wheelchair conveying mechanism in its step sequence. Since the vehicle is always driven at a normal speed (for example, 30 m / min) except when the wheelchair is transported, similarly to the invention according to the first aspect, the fear that the passenger descending may be sucked into the lower floor visible at the bottom of the valley. Feeling can be eliminated and safety can be ensured. In addition, an adverse effect that occurs when the escalator is operated at a high speed (for example, 45 m / min), that is, an adverse effect on a specific step due to a large centrifugal force generated when the terminal portion rotates, for example, loosening or breakage of a mechanism fastening portion is eliminated. Thus, the reliability of the specific step and peripheral components of the specific step can be ensured. Further, the high-speed escalator as the second escalator is a non-wheelchair transfer type having no specific steps, and is operated at a speed (for example, 45 m / min) higher than the speed of the transfer escalator as the first escalator. Even if it is done, there is little concern that it will adversely affect the steps, and it is an ascending operation that avoids a high-speed descent operation that is likely to give fear to passengers, ensuring passenger safety and realizing high-speed transportation to the upper floor It is possible to secure excellent convenience, that is, secure transportation of a large number of passengers. In this way, it is possible to realize a combination of the installation of the first escalator and the second escalator in consideration of the driving direction and the driving speed that can ensure the safety and convenience for the passenger, and at the same time, the specific step and the peripheral parts of the specific step. Reliability can be ensured.

As described above, in the case where the first escalator is formed of a wheelchair-conveying type escalator and the second escalator is formed of a non-wheelchair-conveying type high-speed escalator, the wheelchair-conveying type escalator is used when the wheelchair is conveyed. And an escalator capable of bidirectional operation selectively switched to one of an ascending operation and a descending operation.

Further, the first escalator and the second
The escalator is located on a platform near the train track of a railway station, which is convenient for passenger transportation.

[0014]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an escalator according to the present invention.

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view commonly used for describing the structure of the first and second embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of a main part of a step sequence in the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a principal part side view of the step row in 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The passage 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes, for example, a platform of a railway station, that is, a staircase 4 connecting a lower floor 2 and an upper floor 3. The first escalator 5 and the second escalator 6 constituting the first embodiment are arranged on a platform near the train track 7, for example, between the passage 1 including the stairs 4 and the train track 7. I have. These first escalator 5 and second escalator 6 are connected to endless steps 8 and 9 to move.
And a mobile body including handrails 10 and 11 that move in synchronization with the steps 8 and 9, and the floors 12 and 13 and the balustrades 14, which guide passengers to the steps 8 and 9, ie, passengers.
15 including a fixed body.

The above-mentioned first escalator 5 includes, for example, a normal non-wheelchair type staircase 8 having only a function of carrying a passenger as shown in FIG. 2, and as shown by an arrow M in FIG. For example, the escalator is operated at a normal speed of 30 m / min or less to provide a passenger transportation service from the upper floor 3 to the lower floor 2 to provide a normal speed escalator.

The second escalator 6, which is installed side by side with the first escalator 5, is a non-wheelchair type ordinary step having only a function of carrying a passenger, similarly to the first escalator 5 described above. A high-speed escalator that includes a row 9 and is operated at a high speed of, for example, 45 m / min to perform a passenger transport service from the lower floor 2 to the upper floor 3 as shown by an arrow N in FIG. Consists of

In the first embodiment configured as described above, the normal speed type escalator, which is the first escalator 5, is lowered by the normal speed, that is, a relatively low speed. The fear of being sucked into the lower floor 2 seen at the bottom of the valley for a passenger can be eliminated, and safety can be ensured. Also, the second escalator 6
The high-speed escalator is capable of realizing high-speed transportation to the upper floor 3 in situations where there is less fear than descent operation, ensuring excellent convenience, that is, securing transportation of a large number of passengers it can.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the combination of the installation of the first escalator 5 and the second escalator 6 in consideration of the driving direction and the driving speed that can ensure the safety and convenience for the passenger is provided. It is possible to improve the serviceability for passengers.

The second escalator 6, which is a high-speed escalator, can promptly transport passengers from the train to the platform to the upper floor 3;
It also contributes to passenger safety protection on the platform.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the second embodiment, the first escalator 20 shown in FIG. 1 is constituted by a wheelchair transport type escalator. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the first escalator 20 has a specific step 26 in which a step board 22 automatically expands into a step row 21 to form a wheelchair mounting portion 23 and a body 25 of a wheelchair 24 is mounted. And a specific step 28 that is automatically inclined to avoid interference with the footrest 27 of the wheelchair 24. As shown by an arrow M in FIG.
30 is stored in the steps, for example, 30 m / mi
The vehicle is driven downward at a normal speed of n or less to perform a passenger transport service from the upper floor 3 to the lower floor 2.

When the wheelchair is transported by the first escalator 20, the wheelchair transport mechanisms 29 and 30 are operated as shown in FIG. 3 to appropriately move the space between the lower floor 2 and the upper floor 3.
The operation is performed by switching between the ascending direction and the descending direction. That is, bidirectional operation is possible.

The above-mentioned wheelchair mounting section 23 is operated by a wheelchair transport mechanism 29 accommodated in a specific step 26, and the above-mentioned automatic inclination is controlled by a wheelchair transport mechanism 30 accommodated in the specific step 28. Accordingly, the specific steps 26 and 28 constitute 5 to 10 times as heavy as the normal steps in the step row 21.

The second escalator 31 comprises a high-speed escalator. That is, like the second escalator 6 in the above-described first embodiment, the second escalator 31 includes only a normal non-wheelchair-type step sequence 32 having only a function of carrying a passenger, and FIG. As shown by an arrow N, for example, 45 m /
The passenger is transported from the lower floor 2 to the upper floor 3 by ascending at a high speed of min.

In the second embodiment configured as described above, the wheelchair transfer type escalator as the first escalator 20 has complicated wheelchair transfer mechanisms 29 and 30 in the steps 21 and has a reduced weight. Although it has large specific steps 26 and 28, for example, 30 m /
Since the vehicle is driven at the normal speed of min, as in the first embodiment described above, the fear of being sucked into the lower floor 2 seen from the bottom of the valley for a descending passenger can be eliminated, and safety can be ensured. it can.

Further, the first escalator 20 is operated at a high speed of, for example, 45 m / min, which has an adverse effect on the specific steps 26 and 28 due to a large centrifugal force generated when the terminal is rotated, for example, a mechanism. Looseness or breakage of the fastening portion is eliminated, and reliability of these specific steps 26, 28 and peripheral components of these specific steps 26, 28 can be secured.

When the wheelchair is transported, the wheelchair is switched from the lower floor 2 to the upper floor 3 or vice versa by switching the operation to the ascending operation or the descending operation as necessary. And can be efficiently transported.

The high-speed escalator which is the second escalator 31 is a non-wheelchair transfer type having no specific steps, and is faster than the speed of the transfer escalator which is the first escalator 20, for example, 45 m / min. There is little concern that the steps will be adversely affected even when driving at
This is an ascending operation that avoids a descent operation that is likely to cause fear to passengers. As well as ensuring passenger safety, high-speed transportation to the upper floor 3 can be realized, and excellent convenience (transportation of a large amount of passengers) is secured. it can.

Further, as in the first embodiment, the second escalator 31, which is a high-speed escalator, quickly returns passengers who have descended from the train to the platform on the upper floor 3.
Transport on the platform, contributing to the protection of passengers on the platform.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the combination of the installation of the first escalator 20 and the second escalator 31 in consideration of the driving direction and the driving speed that can ensure the safety and convenience for the passenger is provided. Specific steps 26 and 2 used for transporting the wheelchair 24 can be realized, and the serviceability for passengers can be improved.
8 and the peripheral parts of these specific steps 26 and 28 can be ensured, and the durability of the first escalator 20, which is a wheelchair-conveying escalator, can be favorably maintained.

[0032]

According to the invention of each claim of the present application, the combination of the installation of the first escalator and the second escalator in consideration of the driving direction and the driving speed that can ensure the safety and convenience for the passengers is provided. It can be realized, and the serviceability for passengers can be improved as compared with the related art.

In particular, according to the second aspect of the present invention,
The reliability of the specific steps used for transporting the wheelchair and the peripheral components of these specific steps can be ensured, and the durability of the first escalator, which is a wheelchair transport escalator, can be favorably maintained.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the transfer of the wheelchair from the upper floor to the lower floor and the transfer of the wheelchair from the lower floor to the upper floor are performed by the first escalator as necessary. Can be implemented.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the second escalator, which is a high-speed escalator, can promptly transport passengers who have landed on the platform from the train to the upper floor. Contribute to safety protection.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view commonly used for describing the configurations of a first embodiment and a second embodiment of a side-by-side escalator according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a main part of the step sequence in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a main part of a step sequence in a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... passage, 2 ... lower floor, 3 ... upper floor, 4 ... stairs, 5 ... first escalator, 6 ... second escalator, 7 ... track, 8 ... step row , 9 ..... step train, 20
... First escalator, 21 Step train, 22 Step board, 23 Wheelchair mounting part, 24 Wheelchair, 25
Body, 26: Specific steps, 27: Footrest, 28
…… Specific steps, 29, 30 …… Wheelchair transfer mechanism, 31…
... Second escalator, 32...

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Kazuhei Kojima 1070 Ma, Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki Pref.Hitachi, Ltd. 1-6, F-term in Hitachi Building System Co., Ltd. (Reference) 3F321 DA01 DC01 DC05 DD01 GB11

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A side-by-side escalator in which a first escalator and a second escalator for connecting an upper floor and a lower floor are installed side by side, wherein the first escalator descends at a normal speed. A side-mounted escalator comprising a normal-speed escalator driven, and wherein the second escalator comprises a high-speed escalator driven upward at a speed higher than the normal speed. 2. A side-by-side escalator in which a first escalator and a second escalator for connecting an upper floor and a lower floor are installed side by side, wherein the first escalator is not used for wheelchair transportation. The second escalator is composed of a non-wheelchair transport escalator that is driven to move upward at a speed higher than the normal speed. Installation escalator. 3. The side-by-side escalator according to claim 2, wherein the wheelchair-conveying type escalator is an escalator that can be bidirectionally operated to be selectively switched between an ascending operation and a descending operation when the wheelchair is conveyed. Installation escalator. 4. The juxtaposition according to claim 1, wherein the first escalator and the second escalator are arranged on a platform near a track of a train at a railway station. Installation escalator.