JP2003171078A - Passenger conveyer getting on/off position guiding member - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a guiding means applying stimulation on fingers of a passenger just before a getting on/off position to a transporting tread and guiding the position thereof to allow the passenger to safely get on a passenger conveyer. <P>SOLUTION: This guiding member 8 is installed in the passenger conveyer composed of a transporting tread transporting a passenger, a moving handrail 6 moving by following the tread, and a parapet 7 supporting the moving handrail. The passenger conveyer getting on/off position guiding member is attached before a stating position and a finishing position of the transporting tread in the parapet 7 and almost just under the moving handrail 6, and provided with one or not less than two of projections 9 projecting from the surface. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a guide member for allowing a passenger on a passenger conveyor to recognize a getting on / off position for safety. 2. Description of the Related Art A so-called passenger conveyor such as an escalator or a moving sidewalk installed in various facilities such as a department store or a station yard includes a plurality of transfer steps on which passengers move and a balustrade surrounding both sides of the transfer steps. And a handrail that moves in synchronization with the transfer steps on the balustrade. [0003] A plurality of transfer steps are formed by continuously connecting a plurality of plate-like bodies endlessly and rotating in a certain direction, and the upper side is exposed from the floor surface. At this portion, passengers are loaded in the manner of a belt conveyor. From one to the other. Further, in the escalator, the transfer step is divided into stairs while maintaining a horizontal state at an inclined portion in the middle, so that passengers riding on the escalator are transferred obliquely up and down. [0005] By the way, when a passenger gets on these passenger conveyors, the transfer steps always move in the traveling direction with respect to the floor, so that the passenger walking on the floor is conscious. If the user does not step on the transfer step, the feet suddenly move forward, which is dangerous. Therefore, the appearance position of the transfer step is visually checked to get on the transfer step. [0006] In addition, even in the part where the transfer step ends and disappears below the floor, if the passenger is not conscious of the transfer step, the transfer step may trip over the normal boundary of the floor and fall.
Passengers also had to visually check the end of the transfer steps. However, it is difficult for passengers with poor eyesight such as the elderly to confirm the transfer step. If the start position and the end position of the transfer step are misunderstood, the moving transfer step may be depressed, or the transfer step may be lost. There was a risk of falling over due to stumbling at the floor boundary. Further, even if the eyesight and the like are sufficient, in a congested department store or the like, the distance from the passenger in front is narrowed, and it may not be possible to see the position where the transfer steps appear, which may cause a danger of falling. Was. Furthermore, the interval between the appearance of the moving handrail and the addition of the hand and the appearance of the transfer step, and the position at which the transfer step disappears under the floor vary widely depending on the shape of the place where it is installed. For the first time, the appearance of the transfer steps and the end position of the transfer steps may be confused on the first passenger conveyor, and visual confirmation is always required, which is cumbersome. It is an object of the present invention to provide a means for guiding a passenger to a transfer step other than by visual observation so that the passenger can safely get on the passenger conveyor. [0011] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention of claim 1 is to provide a transfer step for transferring passengers, a moving handrail moving following the step, and a supporting handrail. A guide member to be installed on a passenger conveyor consisting of a balustrade, which is attached to a position just before the start position and the end position of the transfer step on the balustrade and immediately below the moving handrail,
A passenger conveyer getting on / off position guide member provided with one or two or more protrusions protruding from a surface. The projection of the guide member stimulates the finger of the passenger's hand gripped by the moving handrail to notify that the transfer step has reached the start position or the end position, so that the passenger needs to be visually observed. It is possible to raise the foot and transfer from the floor to the transfer step, or conversely, transfer from the transfer step to the floor. Hereinafter, a guide member of the present invention will be described.
This will be described with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment, an example of an escalator is shown as an example of a passenger conveyor, and one end 1 and the other end 2 which are usually parallel parts installed on the upper floor and the lower floor of a building, respectively. And both end portions 1 and 2 are connected by an inclined portion 3. The transfer step that moves sequentially from one end 1 to the other end 2 is hidden in the figure, but emerges from under the floor at the transfer step start position 4 in the middle of the one end 1 and on the slope 3 in the middle. Each step becomes a stepped step, and is stored under the floor at a transfer step end position 5 in the middle of the other end 2. Although these transfer steps are not shown, each step is continuously connected by ordinary means, and is rotated in a fixed direction by an appropriate means such as a motor, and moves in the opposite direction under the floor in the manner of a belt conveyor. It can carry passengers endlessly. The moving handrail 6 is an endless endless belt, and moves along a guide rail or the like provided on a balustrade 7 fixedly installed so as to surround both sides in the traveling direction of the transfer step of the escalator. At 1, it appears in front of the transfer step start position 4, moves in synchronization with the transfer step that moves as it is, moves along the inclined section 3, and at the other end 2, at a position behind the transfer step end position 5, below the balustrade 7. It is stored in. The passenger moves forward with the handrail 6 attached to the handrail 6 at one end 1 and moves forward as the moving handrail 6 advances, gets on the step at the transfer step start position 4, and the transfer step is inclined from one end. Since it automatically moves to the other end 2 through the stepwise change in 3, it can be moved from one end 1 to the other end 2 by standing on the transfer step as it is. Further, at the other end 2, the user transfers to the normal floor at the transfer step end position 5, walks forward along the moving handrail 6, and exits the escalator. Here, a guide member 8 having a projection is provided on the surface immediately below the moving handrail before and after the transfer step start position 4 and the transfer step end position 5 of the balustrades 7 on both sides. . FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the end position 5 of the transfer step, and each of the guide members 8 has three hemispherical projections 9.
Are arranged side by side, and are fixed to the vertical surface of the balustrade 7 by appropriate means. The guide member 8 is, as shown in FIG.
A rectangular base portion 10 having a size of 0 to 25 mm and a width of about 100 to 120 mm is provided with three hemispherical projections 9 on one surface thereof. The material is rubber or Resin-based. Since the guide member 8 has three projections 9, a person holding the moving handrail 6 is continuously hit by a finger with the three projections 9 as the moving handrail 6 moves.
Since it can be recognized as a special vibration, it can reliably play a role as a position guide without recognition errors and the like. If the guide member 8 is provided on both the inside and outside of the balustrade 7, as shown in FIG. 4A, a state in which the inside of the moving handrail 6 is gripped as shown in FIG. Then, the projection 9 of the guide member 8 inside the balustrade 7 contacts the thumb, and the guide member 8 outside the balustrade 7 contacts the index finger or the middle finger when the outside of the moving handrail 6 is gripped as shown in FIG. Thus, the passenger can check the starting position and the ending position of the transfer step, regardless of how the handrail 6 is held. If the guide member 8 is provided before and after the transfer step start position 4 and the transfer step end position 5 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, when the transfer step moves in the illustrated direction, In the case where the guide member 8 in the forward direction in the traveling direction has a role of a guide, and the escalator is in the reverse direction, the guide members 8 that were rearward at the respective positions in the forward direction are reversed in the forward direction. It will also serve as a guide. In this embodiment, the escalator has been described as an example of the passenger conveyor. However, it is needless to say that the guide member can be used at the start position and the end position of the moving sidewalk even in the case of the moving sidewalk. Although the shape of the guide member 8 is three in this embodiment, the shape is not limited to three, and the shape of the protrusion 9 is not limited to a hemisphere. As described above, according to the guide member of the present invention, the protrusion of the guide member stimulates the finger of the passenger's hand grasped by the moving handrail, and the stimulus moves to the start position or the end position of the transfer step. By notifying that it has been reached, the passenger can change his / her feet from the floor to the transfer step or vice versa from the transfer step to the floor without needing visual observation. Therefore, since the start position and the end position of the transfer step can be confirmed without visual observation, even a person with poor visual acuity, such as an elderly person, may suddenly move or stop and fall over. In addition, there is an advantage that the trouble of always visually checking the start position and the end position of the transfer step is eliminated.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a side view of an elevator using a guide member of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the above main part. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a guide member of the present invention. FIGS. 4A and 4B are cross-sectional front views showing a state in which a finger touches a guide member. [Description of Signs] 1 One end 2 Other end 3 Inclined part 4 Transfer step start position 5 Transfer step end position 6 Moving handrail 7 Railing 8 Guide member 9 Projection 10 Base part

Claims (1)

Claims 1. A guide member installed on a passenger conveyor comprising a transfer step for transferring passengers, a moving handrail moving following the step, and a balustrade supporting the moving handrail, comprising: a balustrade; A passenger conveyer's getting on / off position guide member provided with one or two or more protruding portions which are attached to a position just before the start position and the end position of the transfer step and a position immediately below the moving handrail, respectively. .