JP2002316785A - Passenger conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wide passenger conveyor capable of guiding passengers to a safe riding position, increasing visibility for the guiding, and increasing the life of a display bodies installed on the surface of treads. SOLUTION: In this wide passenger conveyor 1, indication bodies 7 having colored patterns such as foot marks are installed on the passenger routes of access floor 2, a comb floor 3, and steps 4 on either of the right and left sides within the area of a lateral width W1 of approx. 1/3 of the lateral width W of the steps 4. On the ceiling above the indication bodies 7, an indicator 8 for indicating the characters and marks meant by the indication bodies 7 is installed. All or a part of a handrail 5A, a handrail panel 6AA, and a deck cover 6BB positioned on a indication body side 7 colored with a same group of color to safely guide passengers continuously and consistently on the guide side and foot positions of the passengers. The indication bodies 7 are formed of magnetic bodies 7a and colored pattern parts 7d to increase a life, strength, and visibility.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an escalator as a means of transport, a wide passenger conveyor such as a moving walkway, and more particularly to a combination structure of a tread, a display, a handrail and a balustrade having a color display portion.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A configuration disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-208172 is known as a conventional example of a display for a tread of a passenger conveyor.

[0003]

The above-mentioned prior art is designed to walk and stand for a passenger in a groove of an uneven portion of a surface of a very common tread having a horizontal width (a width of two people standing side by side on the tread). A colored guide that indicates a use position such as a stop is provided, and an indicator light having a similar color and a similar mark to the colored guide is provided above the boarding floor. However, this prior art,
It is not intended for wide passenger conveyors that have recently emerged (three widths standing side by side on treads), and in particular this wide passenger conveyor (in some cases, the spacing between balustrades standing on both sides of treads) 1600 mm class, which is 400 mm wider than the normal type), it has been pointed out that the order on the tread is disturbed due to the wide width, and that passengers intersect especially near the entrance. In the conventional normal type, the passengers are confused and use the right and left handrails side by side because of the width of two people, but in the case of three people, three or more passengers However, there is a danger that the elderly and the weak walking may be caught in the confusion and fall, especially when approaching the handrail. In addition, in the display contents of the indicator light (the same color and similar mark as the colored guide), the passenger understands the meaning (contents of the indicator light) only after reaching the footboard and looking at the colored guide at the foot. Therefore, the original intention to recognize the use position without confusion before reaching the tread plate (before riding) by this indicator light cannot be achieved.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to effectively guide a passenger to an intended riding position in a wide passenger conveyor and to improve visibility for the guidance, and to shorten the life of a display provided on a tread surface. It is to provide a passenger conveyor which can be increased.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a wide type in which a large number of elongated and concave grooves are provided in one direction of a surface to be a tread, and three passengers can stand in the width direction thereof. A passenger board including: a tread plate, a boarding board on which the tread board appears, a comb board serving as a boundary between the tread board and the boarding board, and handrails and balustrade members provided on both sides of the tread board. A display body with a colored pattern such as a footprint mark is arranged within a width range of about 1/3 of the width in the concave / convex groove at an outer position on either side of the width of the center of the width, and Above the side near the display, a display for displaying the characters and marks that the display means is provided. In addition, the color tone of both or one of the handrail and the balustrade member on the side close to the display body is colored according to the display body.

The passenger conveyor according to the present invention has three
For the wide type that can be erected, the position where the passenger stands in a width range of approximately 1/3 of the width in the uneven groove on one side of the left and right from the center of the width of the tread plate is clearly colored and displayed in a configuration to be described later. Since there is a body and a display that displays the characters and marks that this display means above the body,
Due to the synergistic effect of the display body and the display device, it is possible to strongly appeal to a position where an elderly person or a weak walking person who does not intend to walk on the treadle stands, and as a result, can be guided to a safe use position. And
It guides the pedestrian and the stationary person on the treads intersecting at the entrance with their visual acuity, and exerts the effect of rectifying the flow line of the passenger.
Further, to the guide range of the display body, one side of the side on which the display body and the display unit are guided by a color tone applied to both or one of the handrail and the balustrade member colored in a similar color to the coloring pattern. With consistency, it is easy to stand out and the induction effect can be further enhanced.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 1, which is a perspective view of one entrance (entrance / exit) of a moving sidewalk type passenger conveyor 1, a fixed body entrance / exit floor 2 connected to a building floor, a comb plate 3,
A stepping board and a moving path are formed by a stepping board 4 which is connected endlessly, and a handrail 5 and a balustrade panel 6 on both sides of the stepping board 4 are formed.
A, balustrade 6 formed of balustrade members such as deck cover 6B
Constitute the side wall.

The width W of the tread 4 is such that three passengers can stand side by side, for example, W = 1,400 mm, and the spacing between the balustrades 6 is 1,600 mm (conventionally, about 1,000 mm and about 1,200 mm, respectively). ), In the concave and convex grooves on the surface outside (in the figure, on the left side) position of the center of the tread plate 4 and within the lateral width W1 which is approximately 1/3 of the lateral width W. The display body 7 with a colored pattern such as a footprint mark for appealing the use position of a stationary (non-pedestrian) person on the tread plate 4 jumps in the total number or several jumps of the tread plate 4 (one jump in the illustration). Installed.

The display 7 is provided above the display 7.
(Indicated as stationary in the example of FIG. 1) or a mark (footprint, etc.) or mark (meaning, etc.) indicated by the
Is hung on the ceiling. in this case,
The display of “stationary” is included in a range of the width W2 substantially similar to the width W1, and the range other than the width W2 is a display of “walk” for prompting walking, or a message indicating that the wheelchair is moving. For example, a "wheelchair" is displayed.

The display 8 is suspended at the floor 2
L = 1m to 2m from the end 2A of the
The most appealing position may be selected in consideration of the installation layout and visibility, such as the front side (minus L) of A. Here, the display body 7 is assembled and configured as a single unit as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 and exerts effects in terms of visibility, mounting strength, and guidance safety.

That is, the display body 7 is a strip-shaped display body piece 7A (the display body 7 is an aggregate of these) along the bottom surface 4B of the many elongated concave and convex grooves 4A provided in one direction of the surface of the tread plate 4. , A part of a colored pattern of a footprint mark such as an ellipse is displayed), and both ends in the longitudinal direction have the same surface shape as the tread plate 4 as shown in FIG. The end tread pieces 4C arranged at the front and rear ends of the tread plate 4 are fixed to the bottom surface 4B of the uneven groove 4A by tightening screws (not shown) or the like. Further, the display piece 7A is fixed as described above to several grooves of the concave and convex grooves 4A as shown in FIG. 3, but is shown in FIG. 4 with respect to the metal tread plate 4 on which the magnet is attracted. As described above, it is composed of a multilayer body in which the elongated strip-shaped magnet plate 7a, the metal plate 7b, and the synthetic resin plate 7c are respectively joined (adhered or the like).

In the magnet body 7a, the fixing strength of the bottom surface 4B in the longitudinal direction is increased, and in the metal plate 7b, the display piece 7A is formed.
While enhancing its own strength, a footprint mark or the like is displayed on the pattern coloring portion 7d on the back surface of the synthetic resin plate 7c, while the synthetic resin plate 7c
The pattern coloring portion 7d is protected by itself (prevention of peeling of the pattern) to extend its life and enhance visibility. In this case, the pattern coloring portion 7d for displaying a footprint mark or the like is printed or painted with a color tone such as blue or green which can be easily visually recognized even by a low-vision person, and the synthetic resin plate 7c itself is made of a material (see FIG. For example, a transparent acrylic resin plate) is used.

On the other hand, handrail 5 and balustrade panel 6
A, on the surface of the balustrade member such as the deck cover 6B, the handrail 5A, the balustrade panel 6AA and the deck cover 6BB on one side near the side where the display body 7 of the tread plate 4 is located.
The balustrade members are colored and arranged in a similar color to the display body 7. In addition, the configuration is such that the elderly person or the weak walking person who does not intend to walk on the tread plate 4 is guided on the tread plate 4 with continuity of color tone and consistency over the entire travel path from just before the entrance. Here, handrail 5A, balustrade panel 6A
A, the deck cover 6BB is different from the handrail 5 on the opposite side, the balustrade panel 6A, and the deck cover 6B, and is appealing in blue and green colors similar to the colored patterns such as the footprint marks as described above. And improve visibility.

With the above-described configuration, the use position of the passenger on the tread plate 4 of the wide passenger conveyor 1 can be more strongly appealed to by the synergistic effect of the display 7 and the display 8, and the floor 2 and the comb 3 The handrail 5A, the balustrade panel 6AA, and the deck cover 6BB, which have a color guiding effect on the boarding path of the tread board 4, make the foot position of the elderly or weak walking person who is stationary on the tread board consistently consistent with the entry side. Safety guidance to prevent crossing with pedestrians and contribute to rectification of people. In addition, the method of fixing both ends of the display body 7 and the magnetic force by the magnetic force is improved in terms of strength, and the visibility and the peeling protection of the pattern coloring portion 7d are further ensured.

The handrail 5A, the balustrade panel 6AA, and the balustrades of the deck cover 6BB do not need to be all different in color from those on the opposite side. If necessary, only the handrail 5A and the balustrade members may be used. May be only the deck cover 6BB. The coloring of the handrail 5A, the deck cover 6BB, and the like is not the coloring of the entire surface of these members, but can be replaced by a colored signboard as shown by reference numerals X and Y in FIG. With the configuration, the same visibility improvement as described above can be exhibited. Further, a method of displaying characters and marks on the colored signboards X and Y in the same manner as the display 8 may be used.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to provide a passenger conveyer capable of guiding to a safe riding position in a wide passenger conveyor and improving visibility for the guidance, while also increasing the life of a display body provided on a tread surface.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the vicinity of an entrance of a wide passenger conveyor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Passenger conveyor, 2 ... Entry and exit, 3 ... Comb board, 4 ... Tread board, 4A ... Uneven groove, 4B ... Bottom, 4C ... End tread board piece,
5, 5A: handrail, 6: balustrade, 6A, 6AA: balustrade panel, 6B, 6BB: deck cover, 7: display body,
7A: Display piece, 7a: Magnet, 7b: Metal plate, 7c ...
Synthetic resin plate, 7d: pattern coloring section, 8: display, X, Y ...
Signboard body.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on front page (72) Inventor Tatsuya Kanai 4-6 Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Within Public Works Division, Hitachi, Ltd. (72) Inventor Kazuhei Kojima 1070 Ichimo, Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki Pref. Hitachi, Ltd. Elevator Group (72) Inventor Harumi Saito 24, Kinonejidai, Narita City, Chiba Prefecture New Tokyo International Airport Corporation F-term (reference) 3F321 AA11 BA06 CB11 CE06 CE07 CE16 CF03 FA01 FA14 FA15 FB15

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A wide tread plate having a large number of elongated concave and convex grooves in one direction of a surface to be a tread surface and capable of standing by a plurality of passengers including three passengers in a width direction thereof, and a boarding / alighting floor where the tread plate appears and disappears. In a passenger conveyor including a comb plate serving as a boundary between the tread plate and the boarding floor, and a handrail and a balustrade member located on both sides of the tread plate, the tread plate is located at a position outside either the left or right of the center of the width of the tread plate. A display body having a colored pattern such as a footprint mark is disposed within a width range of about 1/3 of the width in the concave and convex groove, and the display body is provided above a side close to the display body. A passenger conveyor provided with an indicator for displaying meaning characters and marks. 2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the handrail and the balustrade member on the side closer to the display body is colored in a color tone similar to that of the display body having the colored pattern. And passenger conveyor.