JP2005178961A - Passenger conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a passenger conveyer contributing to the prevention of stumbling by reducing the load on the starting foot and mental uneasiness when the passenger gets on and off the conveyor. <P>SOLUTION: This passenger conveyor is equipped with treads 2 moved in endlessly coupled arrangement, and a stepping floor 3 provided on a gateway 4 where the passenger gets on and off the tread 2 and having a notch 7 formed by retreating a part of a boarder 5 with the tread 2 to the advancing direction of the tread 2 so that the tread 2 is exposed to a side of a stepping position for allowing passengers to step on the tread 2. The notch 7 is formed on a central part of the width direction of the gateway 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a passenger conveyor, and more particularly to the shape of a boundary portion between a passenger floor and a tread board in a passenger conveyor such as an escalator.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a conventional passenger conveyor. In FIG. 4, the conventional passenger conveyor is provided with the tread board 2 connected endlessly and moving from the boarding / alighting part 1 to the other boarding / alighting part. A boarding / alighting floor 14 is provided at a boarding / exiting opening 4 for boarding / alighting on the tread board 2 in the boarding / alighting part 1 of the passenger conveyor. In the conventional passenger conveyor, the boundary portion 15 between the boarding / alighting floor 14 and the step board 2 is formed to be in a horizontal straight line with respect to the traveling direction of the step board 2.

  Next, the operation when the passenger gets on the conventional passenger conveyor having the above-described configuration will be described. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, the passenger advances the left, right, and feet, and steps the left foot in the front direction around the right foot placed at the railroad crossing position on the boarding / exiting floor 14. At this time, the passenger's left foot lands on the tread 2 at a position separated from the heel of the right foot, beyond the tip of the getting-on / off floor 14, beyond the tip of the right foot. Thereafter, the passenger moves his / her body weight from the right foot, which is a level crossing foot, to the left foot, which is a landing foot, and moves his / her body on the tread board 2.

  In addition, as a conventional passenger conveyor, a standing position for the passenger to step on the step is displayed at a position a predetermined distance from the comb plate tooth tip to the boarding / exiting floor to prevent the passenger from falling at the boarding / exiting section. Passenger conveyors are known that have a crossing mark and a walking timing mark that displays a walking timing position for the passenger to adjust the stride at a position corresponding to the stride on the boarding / exiting floor side from the comb tooth tip (for example, , See Patent Document 1).

JP 2000-247567 A

  However, in the case of a conventional passenger conveyor, a person who cannot step over the boundary 15 of the boarding floor 14 or a person who cannot cross the boundary 15 of the boarding floor 14 but cannot move the weight once gets in the front step. In addition, the shape of the getting-on / off floor 14 formed in a horizontal line was a large barrier.

  When an elderly person gets on the passenger conveyor, the stride n is small and the stride m necessary for stepping in the front direction cannot be secured, the body is turned sideways with respect to the getting-on / off direction, and the moving handrail is grasped with both hands, You may get into the passenger conveyor with your legs widened. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, with respect to the left foot placed on the boarding / exiting floor 14, the right foot is stepped laterally, the weight is then transferred to the right foot, and the body is moved onto the tread board 2. It becomes. Also, with such a boarding method, it is difficult to get on and off when there is a lot of luggage.

  Although it is often seen in children, the weight can be moved laterally or when the stride is small, but when entering the tread board 2 as shown in FIG. Since the weight shift in the front direction from the right foot to the left foot cannot be performed well, the stride increases with the movement of the tread 2, and there is a risk of falling.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a passenger conveyor that can eliminate the burden and psychological anxiety of a level crossing foot when getting on and off, and can contribute to prevention of passenger falling. For the purpose.

  The passenger conveyor of the present invention is provided with a tread that is connected endlessly, and a tread that is provided at a boarding / alighting entrance for getting on and off the tread and is exposed to the side of the crossing position for stepping on the tread. And a boarding / alighting floor having a notch formed by retreating a part of the boundary part with respect to the traveling direction of the tread.

  As described above, the passenger conveyor according to the present invention is provided at the step board connected endlessly and moving, and the entrance for getting on and off the tread, and the tread is exposed to the side of the crossing position for stepping on the tread. As shown in the figure, it is equipped with a boarding / exiting floor with a notch that is formed by retreating a part of the boundary with the tread, so that the weight shifts well for elderly people who cannot secure a sufficient stride or frontal stepping. Even children who cannot do so can get on and off the treadle by stepping in the horizontal direction. For this reason, according to this invention, the passenger conveyor which can eliminate the burden and psychological anxiety of a level crossing leg at the time of getting on and off, and can contribute to prevention of a passenger's fall is provided.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is simplified or omitted.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a view for explaining a boarding / alighting portion of a passenger conveyor according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the alternate long and short dash line connecting P and Q is an assumed line indicating the boundary between the boarding floor and the floor board of the conventional boarding / alighting section, which is a straight line perpendicular to the traveling direction of the floor board.
As shown in FIG. 1, the passenger conveyor includes a plurality of treads 2 that are connected endlessly and move from the boarding / alighting part 1 to the other boarding / alighting part. Moreover, the boarding / alighting floor 3 is provided in the boarding / alighting part 1 of the passenger conveyor for the boarding / alighting board 3 to board / alight. The boundary portion 5 with the step board 2 in the boarding / exiting floor 3 is shown so that a part of the step board 2 is exposed to the side of the crossing position (the position where the left foot 6 in FIG. 1 is formed in a curve that is convex downward. That is, the boarding / alighting floor 3 has a notch portion 7 formed by retreating a part of the boundary portion 5 with respect to the traveling direction of the tread plate 2 at the boundary portion 5 with the tread plate 2. In the first embodiment, the cutout portion 7 is formed in the center portion of the entrance / exit 4 in the width direction.

  Further, in the first embodiment, the treads 2a and 2b exposed from the notch portion 7 of the boarding / alighting floor 3 and the tread 2c one forward of the tread 2b with respect to the traveling direction of the tread 2 are flush with each other. It is configured. In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the shape of the boundary part 5 of the boarding / alighting floor 3 having the notch part 7 is not limited to a combination of a plurality of straight lines, and may be a curved line. Alternatively, it may be formed by combining a plurality of straight lines and curves.

  According to the passenger conveyor of the first embodiment having the boarding / exiting floor 3 configured as described above, the passenger goes to the step board 2 exposed in the notch portion 7 with the left foot 6 placed at the crossing position as an axis. Then, the user can get on the tread 2 by stepping on the right foot 8 in the lateral direction. If such a boarding method using lateral stepping is used, even a passenger who cannot secure the step length m necessary for front stepping can get on the tread board 2 if the step length about n steps can be secured. For this reason, even an elderly person who cannot secure a sufficient stride or a child who cannot move his / her weight well by stepping forward, can get on and off the tread board 2 by stepping in the horizontal direction.

  More specifically, when an elderly person or the like gets on the tread 2, the step length n is small, and therefore the step m may not be secured beyond the straight line PQ when getting on. When the boarding / exiting floor is formed in a horizontal straight line as in a conventional passenger conveyor, the step length m is inevitably required to get on the tread board 2. On the other hand, according to the passenger conveyor of the first embodiment, it is possible to get on the tread board 2 by stepping the right foot 8 in the lateral direction as shown in FIG. For this reason, it is not necessary to make the direction of the body beside the traveling direction, and it is possible to get on the tread 2 even if the stride length is n.

  In addition, when a child or the like gets on the tread 2, the conventional passenger conveyor cannot step forward to move the weight, and the step length increases with the movement of the tread 2, and there is a risk of falling. there were. Even in such a case, according to the passenger conveyor of the first embodiment, unlike the right foot 9 shown in FIG. 1, it is not necessary to step forward on the right foot and shift weight in a difficult posture. It is possible to get on the tread board 2 by stepping sideways and moving its weight to the right foot 8 thereof.

  Further, if the passenger can secure the step m required to get into the tread 2 beyond the straight line PQ, the treads 2a, 2b, 2c are configured to be on the same plane, so the left foot 6 is used as a crossing foot. By stepping on the right foot 8 in the front direction, it is possible to get on the tread 2 in a conventional manner.

  Moreover, the boarding / alighting floor 3 of this Embodiment 1 has the notch 7 formed at the center in the width direction of the boarding / alighting opening 4. As a result, when getting into the step board 2, the passenger steps on the landing foot in the lateral direction from the cross leg placed on the end side of the entrance / exit 4 toward the step board 2 exposed from the notch portion 7 located in the center. The operation will be performed. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the landing foot from being pulled in by accidentally contacting the landing foot with the skirt guard provided below the railing of the passenger conveyor.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a boarding / alighting portion of a passenger conveyor according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. 2 is an assumed line indicating a boundary portion between the landing board and the tread board of the conventional boarding / alighting section, which is a straight line perpendicular to the traveling direction of the tread board.
The configuration of the second embodiment is the same as the configuration of the first embodiment described above, except that the shape of the notch provided at the boundary with the step board of the passenger floor is different.

  In the second embodiment, the boundary portion 11 of the boarding / exiting floor 10 with the step board 2 protrudes upward in FIG. 2 so that a part of the step board 2 is exposed to the side of the crossing position for stepping on the step board 2. It is formed with such a curve. That is, the boarding / exiting floor 10 has a notch 12 formed at the boundary 11 with the tread 2 by retreating a part of the boundary 11 with respect to the traveling direction of the tread 2. In the second embodiment, the notches 12 are respectively formed at both ends of the entrance / exit 4 in the width direction.

  Also in the second embodiment, the treads 2a and 2b exposed from the notch 12 of the boarding / alighting floor 3 and the tread 2c one front of the tread 2b with respect to the traveling direction of the tread 2 are on the same plane. It is configured as follows. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the shape of the boundary part 11 of the boarding / alighting floor 3 having the notch 12 is not limited to a combination of a plurality of straight lines, and may be a curve. Alternatively, it may be formed by combining a plurality of straight lines and curves.

  According to the passenger conveyor of the second embodiment having the boarding / alighting floor 10 configured as described above, even for elderly people who cannot secure a sufficient stride or children who cannot move their weight well by stepping forward, You can get on and off the tread board 2 by stepping in the direction. In addition, the same effects as those in the first embodiment can be obtained.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
FIG. 3 is a view for explaining a boarding / alighting portion of a passenger conveyor according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. In FIG. 3, the alternate long and short dash line connecting P and Q is an assumed line indicating the boundary between the boarding floor and the board of the conventional boarding board, which is a straight line perpendicular to the traveling direction of the board.
The configuration of the third embodiment is the same as the configuration of the first or second embodiment described above, except that the shape of the notch provided at the boundary between the boarding board and the step board is different.

  In the third embodiment, the boundary portion 14 of the boarding / exiting floor 13 with the tread 2 is perpendicular to the traveling direction of the tread 2 so that a part of the tread 2 is exposed to the side of the crossing position for stepping on the tread 2. The straight line of the direction and the straight line inclined backward with respect to the traveling direction of the tread 2 are formed in combination. That is, the boarding / alighting floor 13 has a notch 15 formed at the boundary 14 with the tread 2 by retreating a part of the boundary 14 with respect to the traveling direction of the tread 2. In the third embodiment, the notch 15 is formed at one end of the entrance / exit 4 in the width direction.

  Also in the third embodiment, the step board 2a exposed from the notch 15 of the boarding / alighting floor 13 and the step board 2b one forward of the step board 2a with respect to the traveling direction of the step board 2 are flush with each other. It is configured. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the shape of the boundary part 14 of the boarding / alighting floor 13 having the notch 15 is not limited to a combination of a plurality of straight lines, and may be a curve. Alternatively, it may be formed by combining a plurality of straight lines and curves.

  According to the passenger conveyor of the third embodiment having the boarding / exiting floor 13 configured as described above, even for elderly people who cannot secure a sufficient stride or children who cannot move their weight successfully by stepping on the front, You can get on and off the tread board 2 by stepping in the direction. In addition, the same effects as those in the first embodiment can be obtained.

It is a figure for demonstrating the boarding / alighting part of the passenger conveyor of Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the boarding / alighting part of the passenger conveyor of Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the boarding / alighting part of the passenger conveyor of Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the boarding / alighting part of the conventional passenger conveyor. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation | movement at the time of a passenger boarding in the conventional passenger conveyor. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation | movement at the time of a passenger boarding in the conventional passenger conveyor.

Explanation of symbols

  1 boarding / exiting part, 2 step board, 3, 10, 13 boarding / exiting floor, 4 boarding / exiting opening, 5, 11, 14 boundary part, 7, 12, 15 notch part.

Claims (5)

A treadle connected endlessly and moving;
A part of the boundary with the tread is provided in a boarding entrance for getting on and off the tread so that the tread is exposed to the side of a crossing position for stepping on the tread with respect to the traveling direction of the tread A passenger conveyor comprising a boarding / exiting floor having a notch formed by retreating.   2. The passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the notch portion is formed in a central portion of the entrance / exit width direction of the entrance / exit floor.   2. The passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the notch portion is formed at each end of the entrance / exit width direction.   2. The passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the notch is formed at one end of the entrance / exit width direction of the entrance / exit. The step board exposed from the notch and the step board in front of at least one of the step boards located in front of the tread board in the advancing direction from the front end of the boundary between the step board and the getting-on / off floor are configured to be flush with each other. The passenger conveyor according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the passenger conveyor is provided.

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