JP2003020183A - Escalator device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an escalator device having a small number of part items and being simple in structure. SOLUTION: The escalator device 1 includes balustrade panels 3 placed upright on either side of steps 2 and supported and secured to a main frame 8 serving as a base; a skirt guard 5 provided oppositely to sides of the steps 2 with a gap therebetween; a light 6 provided on the upper edge of the skirt guard 5 for illuminating the steps 2; and an inner deck 7 connected to the balustrade panel 3 at one edge and to the light 6 at the other and provided above the light 6 to cover the light 6. The light 6 has a lamp 10 which emits light to illuminate nearby areas, a light case 11 having the lamp 10 provided therein and having an open part 11a on the steps 2 side, and a translucent light cover 12 provided at the open part 11a. The light case 11 is secured to the main frame 8 and supports the inner deck 7 and the skirt guard 5. Thus, the necessity of support members for supporting the inner deck 7 and the skirt guard 5 can be avoided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an escalator device for moving a person or an object.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a main portion showing the structure of a conventional escalator device. In FIG. 7, an escalator device 101 includes a balustrade panel 103 standing on both sides of a step 102, a plate-shaped skirt guard 104 provided on a side surface of the step 102 so as to face each other with a gap, and the skirt guard 104. Provided on the upper edge 104a of the step 10
The lighting body 105 that illuminates the second side and one edge of the lighting body 105 are connected to the balustrade panel 103, and the other edge of the lighting body 105 is connected to the lighting body 105 so as to cover the lighting body 105 above the lighting body 105. And an inner deck 106. Further, the escalator device 101 includes a fixed support member 107 having a substantially C-shaped cross section, which is arranged substantially parallel to the moving direction of the steps 102. The fixed support member 107 is the skirt guard 1
The main frame (not shown) of the main structure of the escalator device 101 is fixed to the surface of the step 04 of the escalator device 101, which is fixed to the surface opposite to the step 102 side and is arranged in parallel with the skirt guard 104 in the vertical direction. It is fixed to the shaft via a screw coupling support means 109.

The illumination body 105 is an illumination lamp 110 such as a fluorescent lamp.
And an illumination case 111 that holds the illumination lamp 110 by an illumination lamp holder 113 fixed inside and is arranged in the moving direction of the step 102, and an illumination cover 112 provided on the step 102 side of the illumination case 111. Have The lighting case 111 is fixed to the skirt guard 104 by a screw coupling component 114 and also fixed to the support bracket 108 by a screw coupling fastening component 115. Further, the lighting case 111 has a panel support portion 111 a that supports the balustrade panel 103 on the upper part. The lighting case 111 is configured by connecting a plurality of lighting cases alone in the longitudinal direction, and is connected to each other by providing a joint member 118 at a joint portion thereof.

The inner deck 106 is fastened and fixed to the upper part of the lighting case 111 by flat head screws 116. Step 1 of the inner deck 106 and the lighting cover 112
The surface on the 02 side is finished so that there is no step.

The balustrade panel 103 includes a panel support portion 111.
It is supported by a and is sandwiched and held by the inner deck 106 and the spring component 117 by the elastic repulsive force of the spring component 117 inserted between the support bracket 108 and the balustrade panel 103.

Therefore, the skirt guard 104 and the illuminator 10 are fixed by the fixed support member 107 and the support bracket 108 which are fixed to the main frame via the screw coupling support means 109.
5, the inner deck 106 and the balustrade panel 103 are supported.

[0007]

However, the fixed support member 107 and the support bracket 108 are required to support the skirt guard 104, the illuminating body 105, the inner deck 106 and the balustrade panel 103, and the number of parts increases. However, there is a problem that the structure becomes complicated when the number of parts is increased in this way.

[0008] Therefore, the present invention has an object to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to obtain an escalator device having a small number of parts and a simple structure.

[0009]

An escalator device according to the present invention is supported and fixed to a main frame as a base, and is opposed to a balustrade panel erected on both sides of a step with a gap on the side surface of the step. And a plate-shaped skirt guard
An illuminating body that is provided at the upper edge of the skirt guard and illuminates the step side, and one edge of the illuminating body is connected to the balustrade panel, and the other edge is connected to the illuminating body. An escalator device having an inner deck provided so as to cover the illuminating body, wherein the illuminating body emits light to illuminate the surroundings, and the illuminating lamp is provided inside, and the step side A lighting case having an opening in the opening, and a translucent lighting cover provided in the opening. The lighting case is fixed to the main frame and supports the inner deck and the skirt guard. It is supposed to do.

Further, the skirt guard is provided with a sandwiching plate facing the upper part of the skirt guard,
An upper edge portion of the lighting cover is sandwiched between the illumination case and the inner deck, and a lower edge portion is sandwiched between the upper portion of the skirt guard and the sandwich plate.

The upper edge portion of the illumination cover is sandwiched between the illumination case and the inner deck, and the lower edge portion is sandwiched between the illumination case and the skirt guard.

The inner deck is formed by connecting a plurality of single inner decks along the direction in which the steps move, and straddles the upper edge portion of the lighting cover at the joint position of the inner deck. A non-translucent tape is attached as shown.

The surface of the lighting cover is sandblasted.

The illuminating lamp is held by a transparent illuminating lamp holder fixed to the illuminating case.

Further, the illuminating lamp is provided with a reflector on the back surface with respect to the illuminating cover.

Further, the lighting case is provided with holes at intervals in the longitudinal direction.

Further, the illuminating body has a ballast provided on the outer surface of the illuminating case and connected to the illuminating lamp, and the ballast includes the illuminating lamp to which the ballast is connected. The lighting cases are provided at substantially the same position in the longitudinal direction.

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiment 1. 1 is an overall perspective view of an escalator device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the escalator device 1 includes, for example, a step 2 on which a person or an object rides and moves, a balustrade panel 3 provided upright on both sides of the step 2, and a peripheral edge of the balustrade panel 3 moving in synchronization with the step 2. And a moving handrail 4 that operates.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. In FIG. 2, the escalator device 1 is
Further, a plate-shaped skirt guard 5 provided to face the side surface of the step 2 with a gap, an illuminating body 6 provided on the upper edge of the skirt guard 5 and illuminating the step 2 side, and one edge Is connected to the balustrade panel 3, the other edge is connected to the lighting body 6, and the inner deck 7 is provided above the lighting body 6 so as to cover the lighting body 6.

The balustrade panel 3 is, for example, a transparent glass panel and is supported and fixed to the main frame 8 which is the main structure of the frame of the escalator device 1. Further, a decorative edge 9 is provided on the lower portion of the balustrade panel 3 so that the inner deck 7 is engaged.

FIG. 3 is a side view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 2 and 3, the illumination body 6
Is an illumination lamp 10 that emits light to illuminate the surroundings, such as a fluorescent lamp, an illumination case 11 in which the illumination lamp 10 is provided and has an opening 11a on the step 2 side, and an opening 11a.
And a translucent lighting cover 12 provided on the.
These lighting 10, lighting case 11, and lighting cover 12
Are arranged along the moving direction of the step 2.

The lighting case 11 has a case body 18 having a U-shaped cross section, and a mounting piece 19 on the upper edge of the case body 18, and the lower part of the case body 18 has a balustrade panel 3.
Are fastened and fixed to the main frame 8 supported by the support bolts 13 and the support nuts 14. The case main body 18 is provided with a plurality of elongated holes 18a in the longitudinal direction of the illumination case 11, and a resinous illumination lamp holder 15 having elasticity is attached to an appropriate position of the elongated holes 18a.
6 and the mounting nut 17. The illuminating lamp holder 15 is transparent, and for example, about two illuminating lamp holders 15 are used so that the illuminating lamp 10 can be stably held. Further, the attachment piece 19 is provided with a screw hole 19a for attaching the inner deck 7, and a bolt hole 18b for attaching the skirt guard 5 is provided in a lower portion of the case body 18. Further, a ballast mounting screw 20 is used to attach a ballast 21
The ballast 21 is attached to a position corresponding to the position of the illumination lamp 10, as shown in FIG. It should be noted that power is supplied to each ballast 21 from a machine room (not shown) by a power line 22 to turn on the illumination lamp 10.

A plurality of the lighting lamps 10 are provided along the longitudinal direction of the lighting case 11, and the lighting lamps 10 are arranged so that the ends of the lighting lamps 10 are as close to each other as possible. Further, the illuminating lamp 10 has a reflector 23 such as an aluminum foil attached to the back surface of the illuminating cover 12.

The lighting cover 12 is, for example, a resin-made translucent flat plate member, and an upper step portion 12a with which the inner deck 7 contacts is provided on the upper side portion of the lighting cover 12, and the lower side portion. Is provided with a lower step portion 12b with which the skirt guard 5 contacts. Also, the lighting cover 12
Is configured by arranging a plurality of lighting covers alone in the longitudinal direction of the lighting case 11, and no gap is formed between the lighting covers alone.

A sandwich plate 24 is fixed to the illuminating case 11 side of the skirt guard 5 by, for example, welding, and an upper portion of the sandwich plate 24 faces the upper portion of the skirt guard 5 as a sandwich portion 24a with a gap, The lower portion of the sandwich plate 24 is fixed to the case body 18 as a fixing portion 24b perpendicular to the skirt guard 5. The lower step portion 12b of the lighting cover 12 is inserted into the gap between the sandwiching portion 24a and the upper portion of the skirt guard 5 to hold the lighting cover 12.
Further, the fixing portion 24b is provided with a through hole 25, and the fixing bolt 26 penetrates the through hole 25 and is screwed into the bolt hole 18b of the case main body 18, so that the sandwiching plate 24 is fixed to the case main body 11. It is fastened and supported by.

The inner deck 7 has an engaging portion 7b which is bent so as to engage with the decorative edge 9 at one edge portion, and contacts the upper step portion 12a of the lighting cover 12 at the other edge portion. It has a pinch portion 28. Also, on the inner deck 7,
A screw through hole 29, which is recessed so that the head of the flat head screw 27 is embedded, is provided near the deck sandwiching portion 28. The inner deck 7 is fixedly fastened to the mounting piece 19 by inserting the flat head screw 27 into the screw through hole 29 and screwing it into the screw hole 19 a of the mounting piece 19. In this tightened and fixed state, the upper stepped portion 12a of the lighting cover 12 is inserted between the deck sandwiching portion 28 and the mounting piece 19, and the lighting cover 1
2 is held. Further, the inner deck 7 is configured by arranging a plurality of inner deck units 7a in the longitudinal direction of the lighting case 11, and the inner deck units 7a are not spaced from each other so that the joints 30 between the inner deck units 7a do not have as many gaps as possible. Are listed in.

Therefore, the illumination cover 12 has the lower step portion 1
2b is held by the upper portion of the skirt guard 5 and the sandwiching portion 24a of the sandwiching plate 24, and the upper step portion 12a holds the mounting piece 19 of the lighting case 11 and the deck sandwiching portion 28 of the inner deck 7.
It is held by and will not come off. Moreover, the inner deck 7 can be easily removed only by removing the flat head screw 27, and then the illumination cover 12 can be easily removed by pulling it upward.

The escalator device 1 having such a structure is
The lighting case 11 is fixed to the main frame 8, and the lighting case 1
Since 1 supports the skirt guard 5 and the inner deck 7, the illumination case 11 also serves as a member for supporting the skirt guard and the inner deck such as the support bracket 108 or the fixed support member 107 as in the conventional example, The number of parts can be reduced. As a result, the structure is simplified, the cost of the device itself is reduced, and the stability and reliability are improved.

Further, since the illuminating lamp holder 15 is transparent and the reflector 23 is attached to the illuminating lamp 10, the step 2 side is illuminated more brightly, and the shadow of the illuminating lamp holder 15 is on the illumination cover 12 or the step 2. It doesn't appear in the image, and it looks better.

Since the ballast 21 is provided at a position corresponding to the illuminating lamp 10, the ballast 21 and the illuminating lamp 1
The connection between 0s becomes easy, the ballast 21 to be replaced can be easily determined at the position of each illuminating lamp 10 at the time of maintenance, and the ballast 21 can be easily replaced by removing the inner deck 7.

Further, the plurality of elongated holes 18a provided in the lighting case 11 can change the position of the lighting lamp holder 15, and can be electrically connected by passing a lead wire from the ballast 21 to the lighting lamp 10 to generate heat. It is possible to prevent the temperature inside the lighting case from rising due to heat generation of the lighting lamp 10 by being diffused to the outside.

The surface of the lighting cover 12 may be sandblasted. By performing this processing, the light from the illuminating lamp 10 is diffused, and the lines of the illuminating lamp 10 are not emphasized. Therefore, the dark part between the illuminating lamps 10 is less noticeable and the aesthetic appearance is improved.

Embodiment 2. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts showing the configuration of the escalator device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In FIG. 4, the lighting case 11 has a skirt guard attachment piece 41 at the bottom of the case body 18, and a spacer 43 is fixed to the step 2 side by welding, for example, on the skirt guard attachment piece 41. The skirt guard attachment piece 4 has a screw hole 41a for attaching
1 and the spacer 43. The skirt guard 5 has a screw through hole 5a in the upper part, and the screw through hole 5a is formed in the head of the flat head screw 42 so that the head of the flat head screw 42 does not project to the step 2 side of the skirt guard 5. It has an inner peripheral surface that matches the shape of. The flat head screw 42 penetrates the screw through hole 5 a and is screwed into the screw hole 41 a, so that the skirt guard 5 is fastened and fixed to the skirt guard mounting piece 41 with a gap corresponding to the thickness of the spacer 43. This skirt guard 5 and skirt guard attachment piece 41
The lower step portion 12b of the lighting cover 12 is inserted between and, and the lighting cover 12 is held. Other configurations are similar to those of the first embodiment.

Therefore, the lower step portion 12 of the illumination cover 12
By using the spacer 43 having a thickness corresponding to the thickness of b, the skirt guard attachment piece 41 and the skirt guard 5
The gap between the lower step portion 12b and the lower step portion 12b is eliminated, and the lighting cover 12 can be stably held.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the light of the illumination lamp 10 passes through the illumination cover 12 and leaks out from the joint 30 between the inner deck units 7a, particularly the joint 30 near the deck sandwiching portion 28 of the inner deck. Since it may leak from the escalator device 1 and spoil the aesthetic appearance of the escalator device 1 as a whole, as shown in FIG.
An opaque tape 44 may be attached so as to straddle the position of the surface of a.

[0036]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the escalator device according to the present invention is supported and fixed to the main frame as a base, and the balustrade panels erected on both sides of the steps, A plate-shaped skirt guard provided opposite to the side surface of the step with a gap, an illuminating body provided on the upper edge of the skirt guard and illuminating the step side, and one edge on the balustrade panel. An escalator device connected to the lighting body, the other edge of which is connected to the lighting body, the inner deck being provided above the lighting body so as to cover the lighting body, wherein the lighting body emits light. And an illumination lamp that illuminates the surroundings, the illumination lamp is provided inside, an illumination case having an opening on the step side, and a translucent illumination cover provided in the opening, the illumination The case is fixed to the main frame Since both support the inner deck and the skirt guard, the lighting case also serves as a support member for the inner deck and the skirt guard, and the number of parts is reduced by eliminating the support member conventionally required. However, the structure can be simple.

Further, the skirt guard is provided with a sandwiching plate facing the upper part of the skirt guard,
Since the upper edge portion of the lighting cover is sandwiched between the illumination case and the inner deck, and the lower edge portion is sandwiched between the upper portion of the skirt guard and the sandwiching plate, the illumination cover is easily illuminated. The cover can be held and can be easily removed.

The upper edge of the lighting cover is sandwiched between the lighting case and the inner deck, and the lower edge is sandwiched between the lighting case and the skirt guard. Further, the lighting cover can be held and can be easily removed.

The inner deck is formed by connecting a plurality of inner decks alone along the direction in which the steps move, and straddles the upper edge of the lighting cover at the joint position of the inner deck. Since the non-translucent tape is attached as described above, the light leaking from the joint is surely blocked and the aesthetics of the entire apparatus is not impaired.

Further, since the surface of the lighting cover is sandblasted, the light is diffused and the line of the lighting lamp or the dark portion between the lighting lamps can be made inconspicuous.

Further, since the illuminating lamp is held by the transparent illuminating lamp holder fixed to the illuminating case, the shadow of the illuminating lamp holder is not reflected on the step side, and the aesthetics of the entire apparatus is improved. .

Further, since the reflector is provided on the back surface of the illumination cover, the illumination lamp can emit light toward the illumination cover side.

Further, since the lighting case is provided with holes at intervals in the longitudinal direction, in addition to the mounting of the lighting lamp holder and the wiring from the ballast to the lighting lamp, the lighting lamp, etc. The heat generated from the holes can be dissipated through the holes.

Further, the illuminating body has a ballast provided on the outer surface of the illuminating case and connected to the illuminating lamp, and the ballast includes the illuminating lamp to which the ballast is connected. Since the lighting cases are provided at substantially the same position in the longitudinal direction, the ballast to be replaced can be determined from the position of the lighting lamp at the time of maintenance, and the ballast can be easily replaced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of an escalator device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

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

FIG. 3 is a side view taken along the line III-III of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts showing the configuration of an escalator device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which an opaque tape is attached to the lighting cover.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing the arrangement and wiring of an illuminating lamp and a ballast.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts showing the configuration of a conventional escalator device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 escalator device, 2 steps, 3 balustrade panels, 5
Skirt guard, 6 illuminators, 7 inner deck, 7a inner deck alone, 8 main frame, 10 illuminators, 11 illuminator case,
12 lighting covers, 15 lighting lamp holders, 21 stabilizers, 23 reflectors, 24 sandwich plates, 30 joints (inner deck), 44 opaque tape.

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A balustrade panel that is supported and fixed to a main frame as a base and is erected on both sides of the step, and a plate-shaped skirt guard provided on the side surface of the step so as to face each other with a gap therebetween, An illuminating body that is provided on the upper edge of the skirt guard and illuminates the step side, and one edge of the illuminating body is connected to the balustrade panel and the other edge is connected to the illuminating body. An escalator device comprising an inner deck provided so as to cover the illuminating body, wherein the illuminating body emits light to illuminate the surroundings, and the illuminating lamp is provided inside, on the step side. A lighting case having an opening and a translucent lighting cover provided in the opening are provided, and the lighting case is fixed to the main frame and supports the inner deck and the skirt guard. It is characterized by Escalator device that. 2. The skirt guard is provided with a sandwiching plate facing the upper part of the skirt guard, and the lighting cover has an upper edge portion sandwiched between the lighting case and the inner deck, and a lower edge. The escalator device according to claim 1, wherein a portion is sandwiched between an upper portion of the skirt guard and the sandwich plate. 3. The lighting cover has an upper edge portion sandwiched between the illumination case and the inner deck, and a lower edge portion sandwiched between the illumination case and the skirt guard. The escalator device according to claim 1. 4. The inner deck is configured by connecting a plurality of single inner decks along a direction in which the steps move, and straddles an upper edge portion of the lighting cover corresponding to a joint position of the inner deck. The escalator device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a non-translucent tape is attached. 5. The escalator device according to claim 1, wherein a surface of the lighting cover is sandblasted. 6. The escalator device according to claim 1, wherein the illumination lamp is held by a transparent illumination lamp holder fixed to the illumination case. 7. The escalator device according to claim 1, wherein a reflector is provided on a rear surface of the illumination lamp with respect to the illumination cover. 8. The escalator device according to claim 1, wherein the lighting case is provided with holes at intervals in a longitudinal direction. 9. The lighting body includes a ballast that is provided on an outer surface of the lighting case and is connected to the lighting lamp, and the ballast includes the lighting lamp to which the ballast is connected. The escalator device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the escalator device is provided at substantially the same position in the longitudinal direction of the lighting case.