JP2003292271A - Cage for elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cage for an elevator constituted to easily and safely replace a side plate without narrowing the inside of the cage in replacement. <P>SOLUTION: This cage for the elevator is provided with a car platform; a top 3; side plates 5 opposedly arranged above the end part of the car platform to surround a space between the car platform and the top; a pin 18 and an insertion hole 19 for detachably locking the upper end part of the side plate to the top; and a support member 4 fixed to the end part of the car platform to support the side plate in an upward separated state from the car platform while detachably fixing the lower end part of the side plate thereto from the space between the car platform and the top in the locked state of the upper end part of the side plate to the top. The side plate is mounted by locking the upper end part of the side plate to the top from the space between the car platform and the top and fixing the lower end part of the side plate to the support member, while the side plate is detached by releasing the fixation of the lower end part of the side plate from the space between the car platform and the top and releasing the lock of the upper end part of the side plate. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an elevator car room, and more particularly to a car room having an improved mounting structure of a side plate surrounding a space between a car floor and a ceiling.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An elevator car room is provided with a car floor, a ceiling arranged above the car floor, and a plurality of side plates surrounding a space between the car floor and the ceiling. The side plate is connected to other side plates, a car floor, and a ceiling via a fastening member composed of a bolt and a nut at a connecting portion formed on the outside thereof.

[0003]

When the elevator is operated for many years, the surface of the side plate may be damaged or dented, which may require repair. In addition, there may be a demand for changing the design (pattern or color) of the side plate.

In such a case, in the conventional elevator car room, it was necessary to manufacture an object having the same shape as the original side plate, remove the car floor and ceiling, and replace the side plate.

Further, an operator who carries out this operation is required to attach and detach the nut of the fastening member to the bolt in a limited space in the hoistway of the elevator, resulting in poor workability and long working time. At the same time, there was a problem that the safety during work was not good.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide an elevator cab capable of safely and easily replacing a side plate and preventing the cab from narrowing during replacement. To do.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to a car floor, a ceiling arranged above the car floor so as to face each other, and above an end portion of the car floor. Side plates that are arranged to face each other and surround the space between the car floor and the ceiling, locking means that releasably locks the upper ends of the side plates to the ceiling, and are fixed to the ends of the car floor. A support member for removably fixing the lower end portion of the side plate from the space in a state where the upper end portion of the side plate is locked to the ceiling, and for supporting the side plate in a state of being separated upward from the car floor; Wherein the side plate is attached by locking the upper end of the side plate to the ceiling in the space and fixing the lower end of the side plate to the support member,
The elevator cab is characterized in that the side plate is removed by releasing the fixing of the lower end of the side plate and releasing the locking of the upper end of the side plate in the space.

According to this structure, since the side plate can be attached and detached in the room, the side plate can be replaced easily and safely. Further, since the side plates are arranged above the end of the car floor so as to face each other, the amount of protrusion into the car room is small and the room is not narrowed.

The invention according to claim 2 is a car floor,
A ceiling disposed above the car floor to face it, a side plate disposed below the end of the ceiling to face the space between the car floor and the ceiling, and a lower end of the side plate to the car floor. An engaging means for engaging and disengaging, and an upper end of the side plate detachably fixed from the space with the lower end of the side plate fixed to the end of the ceiling and the lower end of the side plate locked to the car floor. And a support member that supports the side plate in a state of being separated downward from the ceiling, locks a lower end portion of the side plate to the car floor in the space, and supports an upper end portion of the side plate with the support member. The side plate is attached by fixing the side plate to the side plate, and the side plate is detached by releasing the fixation of the upper end portion of the side plate and releasing the lower end portion of the side plate in the space. Elebe It is the cab of the data.

Also in this case, since the side plates can be attached and detached in the room as in the first aspect, the side plates can be replaced easily and safely. Moreover, since the side plates are arranged below the end of the ceiling so as to face each other, the amount of protrusion into the car room is small and the room is not narrowed.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of a cab according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a partial plan sectional view of the cab shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a support member, a side plate, and a skirting board that form the cab of FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, a car room 1 has a car floor 2
Between the ceiling 3 and the ceiling 3 that are disposed above and opposite to each other, the support member 4 that is erected at the end of the car floor 2, and between the car floor 2 and the ceiling 3 that are disposed above the end of the car floor 2 and that face each other. It is provided with a plurality of side plates 5 that surround the space.

Each support member 4 has a lower support member 6 whose lower end is fixed to the car floor 2 by bolts 9a, and a plurality of vertical support members 7 which are fixed to the upper end thereof by welding or the like.
The upper support member 8 is fixed to these upper end portions by welding or the like, and the upper end portion is fixed to the ceiling 3 via a fastening member 9 composed of a bolt 9a and a nut 9b.
Each of these is formed of an elongated member made of metal or the like and having a U-shaped cross section. The lower support member 6 and the vertical support member 7 are made of a magnetic material.

The lower support member 6 is attached so as to open outward and extend in the horizontal direction over substantially the entire length of one side of the car floor 2. As shown in FIG.
The upper end portion 6a protruding toward the outside of the lower support member 6 has
A plurality of bolt insertion holes 10 for fixing the side plate 5 are provided at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction. Further, a plurality of bolt insertion holes 11 for fixing to the car floor 2 are provided in the lower end portion 6b protruding outward of the lower support member 6 at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction. Further, an opening 12 is formed at a position corresponding to each bolt insertion hole 10 in a portion between the upper end portion 6a and the lower end portion 6b of the lower support member 6.

The vertical support members 7 are attached to the upper end surface of the lower support member 6 at predetermined intervals so as to open outward and extend in the vertical direction.

The upper support member 8 is attached to the upper ends of the vertical support members 7 so as to open outward and extend in the horizontal direction, and extends in the horizontal direction over substantially the entire length of one side of the ceiling 3. Is installed as. A plurality of bolt insertion holes 13 for fixing to the ceiling 3 are provided in the upper end portion 8a protruding toward the outside of the upper support member 8 at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction.

On both sides of each side plate 5, side projecting pieces 5a are formed so as to project outward. The side projecting pieces 5a are connected to the adjacent side plates 5 and a connecting frame 21 described later. For this purpose, a plurality of bolt insertion holes 14 are provided at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction.

A pair of lower projecting pieces 5b projecting outward are formed on the lower end side of the side plate 5, and the intervals between the lower projecting pieces 5b are set to a pair on both sides of the vertical support member 7. It corresponds to the interval between the bolt insertion holes 10. Each of the lower projecting pieces 5b is provided with a bolt insertion hole 16 (see FIG. 1) for fixing to the lower support member 6, and the upper surface of the lower projecting piece 5b is aligned with the bolt insertion hole 16. The nut 9b is fixed by welding or the like.

An upper projecting piece 5c is formed on the upper end side of the side plate 5 and projects outward, and the upper end surface thereof has an insertion hole 19 (see FIG. 1) formed in the ceiling 3. A pair of mating pins 18 are erected at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction. In addition, the vertical support member 7 is provided on the outer surface of the side plate 5.
A flat plate-shaped magnet 20 for fixing to is fixed by adhesion or the like. A magnet may be fixed to the vertical support member 7 and the side plate 5 may be a magnetic body.

As shown in FIG. 3, the side plates 5 are handled in a unit U state in which a predetermined number of units are connected and fixed so as to be aligned in the width direction. A connecting frame 21 for connecting the side projecting piece 5a on one end side of the unit U to the side projecting piece 5a on the other end side of the adjacent unit U with the corner portion of the car floor 2 interposed therebetween (see FIG. 2) is bolt 9a and nut 9b
Is fixed through. Further, a nut 9b is fixed to the inner surface of the side protruding piece 5a on the other end side of the unit U by welding or the like so as to be aligned with the bolt insertion hole 14. The connecting frame 21 is an elongated member made of a magnetic material and having a W-shaped cross section, and extends vertically in the space between the car floor 2 and the ceiling 3. A plurality of bolt insertion holes 22 for connecting the side plate 5 are provided at both end portions 21a and 21b of the connecting frame 21.
Are provided at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction. The positions of these bolt insertion holes 22 are determined by the side protruding pieces 5a of the side plate 5.
It corresponds to the positions of the plurality of bolt insertion holes 14 provided in the. In addition, the side end portions 21a, 21 of the connecting frame 21
An opening 23 is provided at a position corresponding to each bolt insertion hole 22 in a portion between b.

When the unit U is attached to the support member 4, the unit U is combined with the support member 4 so that the vertical support member 7 is sandwiched between the pair of lower projecting pieces 5b of each side plate 5, and each side plate 5 is attached. The pin 18 at the upper end is inserted into the insertion hole 19 in the ceiling. At this time, the magnet 20 provided on the outer surface of each side plate 5 attracts the vertical support member 7 to temporarily fix the unit U to the vertical support member 7. Then, a hand is inserted into the opening 12 from the inside of the lower support member 6, the bolt 9a is inserted from below into the bolt insertion hole 10 provided in the upper end 6a of the lower support member 6, and the lower protruding piece 5b of the side plate 5 is inserted. Each lower projecting piece 5b is screwed into a nut 9b fixed to the upper surface of the
Is fixed to the upper end 6a of the lower support member 6.

In this way, after the unit U is attached to the support member 4 provided upright at the end of the car floor 2, the car floor 2
The opening 23 from the inside of the connecting frame 21 connected to one side plate 5 of the two side plates 5 positioned with the corner portion of the side plate 5 interposed therebetween.
The hand is inserted into and the connecting frame 21 is connected to the side protruding piece 5a of the other side plate 5 via the bolt 9a.

Then, a decorative plate 24 (corner portion concealing member) for covering the connecting frame 21 is attached inside the connecting frame 21. The decorative plate 24 is a plate-shaped member formed to have a substantially ¼ circular cross section, and has substantially the same length as the connecting frame 21. A pair of flat plate-shaped magnets 25 for fixing to the connecting frame 21 are fixed to the outside of the decorative plate 24 by adhesion or the like. A magnet may be fixed to the connecting frame 21 and the decorative plate 24 may be a magnetic body. This decorative plate 24
As a result, the connection frame 21, which is the connection point between the two side plates 5 located with the corner portion of the car floor 2 interposed, cannot be seen from the inside of the room, so that the appearance is improved.

Inside the lower support member 6, a skirting board 26 (concealment member) for covering the lower support member 6 is attached. The skirting board 26 is an elongated rectangular plate-like member and has a length substantially the same as that of the lower support member 6. On the outside of the skirting board 26, a flat plate-shaped magnet 2 for fixing to the lower support member 6 is provided.
7 is fixed by adhesion or the like. The lower support member 6
A magnet may be fixed to the skirting board 26 and the skirting board 26 may be a magnetic body. Due to the skirting board 26, the lower support member 6 of the support member 4 which is not hidden by the side plate 5 cannot be seen from the room, so that the appearance is improved.

When removing the unit U, first, the decorative plate 24 and the skirting board 26 are removed. Then, a hand is inserted into the opening 23 from the inside of the connecting frame 21 and the bolt 9a fixing the connecting frame 21 to the side plate 5 is rotated and removed. Further, by inserting a hand into the opening 12 from the inside of the lower support member 6, each side plate 5
The lower protruding piece 5b is fixed to the upper end portion 6a of the lower support member 6 by turning the bolt 9a and removed. Then, the unit U is rotated inward with the pin 18 at the upper end as a fulcrum to position the lower end of the unit U inside the lower support member 6. The unit U includes a magnet 20 and a vertical support member 7
Since it is fixed by suction to the unit U, it is advisable to suck the inside of the unit U with a suction cup or a magnet to pull the unit U inward. Then, when the unit U is pulled downward to pull out the pins 18 from the insertion holes 19, the removal of the unit U is completed.

As described above, since the side plate 5 can be attached and detached in the room, the side plate 5 can be replaced easily and safely. In addition, since the side plate 5 is arranged above the end of the car floor 2 so as to face the side plate 5, the amount of protrusion into the room is small and the room is not narrowed.

In the above embodiment, a locking means for locking the upper end of the side plate to the ceiling so as to be disengageable from the ceiling is provided, and the lower end of the side plate is attached to and detached from the support member fixed to the end of the car floor. Although the case where the side plate is freely fixed has been described, instead of this, a locking means for locking the lower end portion of the side plate to the car floor in a detachable manner is provided, and the upper end portion of the side plate is moved from the room to the end portion of the ceiling. Even if it is detachably fixed to the support member fixed to, the same effect can be obtained.

In the above embodiment, the support member is formed of a member having a U-shaped cross section, but it may be formed of a pipe having a rectangular cross section.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the side plate can be attached and detached in the car room, the side plate can be replaced easily and safely.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view of a cab according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial plan cross-sectional view of the cab shown in FIG.

3 is a perspective view of a support member, a side plate, and a skirting board that form the cab of FIG. 1. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 cab 2 basket floors 3 ceiling 4 Support members 5 side plates 18 pins (locking means) 19 Insertion hole (locking means)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A car floor, a ceiling arranged above the car floor so as to face each other, and a side plate which is arranged above an end of the car floor so as to face each other and surrounds a space between the car floor and the ceiling. Locking means for releasably locking the upper end portion of the side plate to the ceiling; and the inside of the space with the upper end portion of the side plate fixed to the end portion of the car floor locked to the ceiling. A lower end of the side plate is detachably fixed, and a support member that supports the side plate in a state of being separated upward from the car floor, and an upper end of the side plate is locked to the ceiling in the space. The side plate is attached by fixing the lower end portion of the side plate to the support member, and the side plate is released by releasing the fixation of the lower end portion of the side plate and releasing the locking of the upper end portion of the side plate in the space. To be removed Cab of the elevator, characterized in that was. 2. A car floor, a ceiling arranged above the car floor so as to face each other, side plates facing each other below an end of the ceiling and surrounding a space between the car floor and the ceiling, Locking means for releasably locking the lower end of the side plate to the car floor, and the space from the space with the lower end of the side plate fixed to the end of the ceiling locked to the car floor. An upper end portion of a side plate is detachably fixed, and a supporting member that supports the side plate in a state of being separated downward from the ceiling, and a lower end portion of the side plate is locked to the car floor in the space. The side plate is attached by fixing the upper end of the side plate to the support member, and the side plate is released by releasing the fixation of the upper end of the side plate in the space and releasing the lower end of the side plate. To be removed Cab of the elevator, characterized in that was. 3. The elevator according to claim 1, further comprising a concealing member that is detachable inside the support member and that conceals a portion inside the support member that is not concealed by the side plate. Basket room. 4. A corner concealing member that is detachable and conceals the inside of the connection point is provided inside the connection point between the two side plates positioned with the corner portion of the car floor sandwiched therebetween. An elevator cab according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. The elevator cab according to claim 1, wherein the supporting member is formed by a member having a U-shaped cross section.