JP2006044943A - Passenger conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a passenger conveyor for smoothly riding in even at crowded time, and the passenger conveyor for allowing a child on a footstep to safely use the passenger conveyor by firmly gripping moving handrails. <P>SOLUTION: Balustrades 41 and 42 of the passenger conveyor are constituted so that an interval in the horizontal direction in a riding-in port successively expand toward an entrance of this side (d→D). Thus, by constituting the balustrades 41 and 42 so as to successively expand toward the entrance tip of this side (d→D), a passenger is guided along its curve, and can smoothly ride in the passenger conveyor. Since the moving handrails 51 and 52 arranged on the balustrades 41 and 42 are inclined inside or outside, a flat part of the belt-like moving handrails 51 and 52 also inclines, and is forced up and projected so that left-right edge parts (a curved part) approach to the passenger side or is easily gripped by hand, so that even a child or a wheelchair user can firmly grip the moving handrails 51 and 52, and can stably use the passenger conveyor without anxiety. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to improvements in passenger conveyors such as escalators.

  Escalators and moving walkways, which are passenger conveyors, move with endlessly connected treads between the entrance and exit, and side rails with moving handrails on the left and right sides of the treads. Passengers are transported by synchronous movement of the handrail and the treadle in the driving direction.

  FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a passenger entry side in a conventional escalator, with the tread plate 1 sandwiched therebetween, and the balustrades 21 and 22 are juxtaposed with a distance d, and the balustrades 21 and 22 are endless. Connected belt-shaped moving handrails 31 and 32 are provided. The moving handrails 31 and 32 move in the driving direction indicated by the arrow Y in synchronization with the movement of the tread board 1.

  The balustrades 21 and 22 on the left and right are configured symmetrically with respect to the tread board 1 and the balustrades 21 and 22 at the entrance and exit are designed so that passengers can be guided and get on and off the tread board 1 smoothly. Each is provided long from the end of the tread plate 1 in the direction of the doorway. In FIG. 5, reference numerals 21 a and 22 a indicate deck boards (low decks) for the balustrades 21 and 22.

  FIG. 6 is an upper cross-sectional view of the left balustrade 21 shown in FIG. 5 taken along the line AA, and the balustrade 21 is mounted on the glass panel 21b that also serves as an inner plate and a balustrade column and on the upper end of the glass panel 21b. The belt-shaped moving handrail 31 is supported by the handrail rail 21c so as to be slidable (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In the escalator configured as described above, the space between the left and right balustrades 21 and 22 that are juxtaposed with respect to the tread 1 is formed at equal intervals d from the entrance to the exit as shown in FIG. As shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 6, the moving handrails 31 and 32 have a horizontal flat portion at the center upper surface, curved portions at the left and right ends, and are generally C-shaped. It is configured to make.

As shown in FIG. 6, the passenger on the tread board 1 can use the escalator safely and securely in a stable posture by pressing the belt-shaped moving handrail 31 so as to be grasped from diagonally above. .
JP 2003-335490 A (FIG. 7)

  Conventional passenger conveyors such as escalators, as described above, have a rail-like movement in which the balustrades arranged side by side across the tread are installed at equal intervals d from the entrance to the exit and are guided by the upper part of the balustrade The handrail is attached so that the flat surface at the center is horizontal.

  In addition, the balustrade on the entrance side of the passenger conveyor is configured to protrude long from the tread board position to the front side in order to guide the passenger to the tread board, but most of the passenger conveyors are only in one or two rows. Therefore, the width (distance d) of the right and left balustrades is relatively narrow.

  By the way, passenger conveyors installed in office buildings and transportation stations in cities, like urban subways and trains, are crowded with passengers, for example, when working in the morning and evening, and the entrance is crowded with passengers. There are many cases.

  However, even when crowded during the same commuting time, etc., the passenger conveyor that always accepts and transports passengers is different from transportation such as trains and subways that arrive and depart on time according to the timetable, so orderly boarding by alignment is difficult, In many cases, efficient transportation is not possible.

  Moreover, the belt-shaped moving handrail in the conventional passenger conveyor has an upper end surface having a flat portion in the horizontal direction, that is, in the horizontal direction, and the cross section is formed in a substantially C shape.

  Even if the upper end surface of the moving handrail is flat in the horizontal direction, if it is a tall adult passenger, the passenger can move down from the upper side diagonally downward and grab the moving handrail so that the passenger is stable. Can safely use the passenger conveyor.

  However, children on a tread board and passengers in wheelchairs have low arm heights, so it is difficult to grab the handrail from above, like a healthy adult.

  Therefore, children and wheelchair users cannot grasp the moving handrail firmly and use the passenger conveyor in an unstable state, and there has been a demand for improvement.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a passenger conveyor that allows passengers to enter relatively smoothly and efficiently even during times of congestion.

  It is another object of the present invention to provide a passenger conveyor that can be securely gripped by a child or a wheelchair user and that can be used safely and safely.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a passenger conveyor having a step board passed between the entrance and the exit, and a balustrade provided side by side on both left and right sides of the tread board and provided with a handrail. The balustrade is characterized in that a lateral interval of the entrance is configured to gradually widen toward the front side of the entrance.

  The invention according to claim 2 is a passenger conveyor having a step board passed between the entrance and the exit, and a balustrade provided side by side on both the left and right sides of the tread board and provided with a belt-like moving handrail. The belt-shaped moving handrail is provided on the railing so as to be inclined toward the tread plate side or the outer side of the tread plate.

  As described above, the passenger conveyor according to claim 1 is configured so as to have a balustrade configured such that the lateral width interval sequentially increases toward the front side of the entrance. Therefore, since the passenger can be guided from the widened entrance, and can approach a relatively narrow tread, even if the passenger is concentrated near the entrance, the passenger is relatively smooth. You can get on the conveyor.

  In the passenger conveyor according to the second aspect, since the belt-like moving handrail is inclined toward the tread plate side or the outside of the tread plate, the upper flat portion of the moving handrail is inclined in the left-right direction.

  The inclination of the belt-shaped moving handrail toward the tread plate side is such that the moving handrail is closer to the passenger side and the upper flat portion of the moving handrail is inclined upward from the inside to the outside. This makes it easier for children and wheelchair users who hold their hands to grab the handrail.

  Further, the inner edge (passenger side) of the belt-like moving handrail rises due to the inclination of the belt-like moving handrail toward the outside of the tread. A child or a wheelchair user can grab the protruding edge that rises on the near side, so that the passenger can use the passenger conveyor safely and securely.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a passenger conveyor according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same structure as the conventional passenger conveyor shown in FIG.5 and FIG.6, and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

That is, FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an entrance of an escalator which is a passenger conveyor,
FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part when viewed in the direction of the arrow from the line AA in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the escalator has railings 41 and 42 arranged side by side with the tread plate 1 in between, and the left and right railings 41 and 42 are respectively connected to deck boards (low decks) 41a and 42a and the inside. It has glass panels 41b and 42b that also serve as plates and balustrades.

  On the glass panels 41b and 42b, moving handrails 51 and 52 that are connected and moved endlessly via handrail rails are attached so as to move in the arrow Y direction in synchronization with the tread plate 1. Yes.

  In the escalator having the above-described configuration, the railings 41 and 42 juxtaposed side by side with the tread 1 are arranged so that the lateral width of the entrance is parallel to the distance d toward the front end of the entrance as shown in FIG. It spreads sequentially and is configured to have a distance D (d <D) at the front end of the entrance.

  Therefore, the passenger who tries to get into the escalator is relieved by visually grasping the spread, and without being forced to be guided sequentially from the front end portion of the spread interval D to the tread 1 of the interval d. Since it can move, the flow becomes smooth, and even if a passenger rushes near the entrance and becomes crowded, passengers can enter relatively smoothly and efficiently.

  The left and right balustrades 41 and 42 shown in FIG. 1 are both configured to be bent outward in the same direction toward the entrance direction, but depending on where the escalator is installed, either one of the balustrades is arranged. May be straight and only the other balustrade may be curved and widened.

  FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the left balustrade 41 shown in FIG. 1 along the line A-A. And a handrail rail 41c attached to the upper end of the glass panel 41b. The belt-like moving handrail 51 is slidably supported by the handrail rail 41c. Moving.

  Thus, since the moving handrail 51 is attached to the balustrade 41 that is bent at the angle θ on the side of the tread 1, the moving handrail 51 is inclined inward by the angle θ to be on the side of the tread 1 (inside )

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 2, the child or wheelchair user on the tread board 1 puts his hand along the upper flat portion of the moving handrail 51 which is inclined and approaches, and the curved portion of the outer edge is set. Since it can be grabbed, passengers can use the escalator stably and with peace of mind.

  FIG. 2 shows a state in which the left handrail 51 is inclined toward the tread board 1 side, but the right handrail 52 on the opposite side is also directed toward the tread board 1 side (inside). A similar effect can be obtained by configuring the projector to be symmetrically inclined.

  In addition, although FIG. 2 demonstrated that a child or a wheelchair user put a hand along the upper surface flat part of the moving handrail 51 and grasped an outer edge (left curved part), the movement inclined toward the tread board 1 side. Since the inner edge (right curved portion) of the handrail 51 is closer to the passenger side, a child or a wheelchair user can also stabilize by grasping the inner edge (right curved portion) as shown in FIG. .

  Further, in the above embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the movable handrail 51 is inclined toward the tread board 1 side (inner side). Can be inclined outwardly by an angle θ.

  FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a balustrade 41 and a movable handrail 51 attached to the balustrade 41 according to another embodiment of the passenger conveyor of the present invention.

  That is, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a main part according to another embodiment corresponding to FIGS. 2 and 2, and only the differences from the embodiment shown in FIGS. The moving handrail 51 is configured to be inclined from the tread plate 1 outward by an angle θ.

  As shown in FIG. 4, since the moving handrail 51 is inclined outward, the moving handrail 51 is far from the passenger on the step board 1, but the inner edge of the moving handrail 51 (curved portion on the step board 1 side). ) Rises and protrudes obliquely upward on the front side.

  Therefore, even a child or wheelchair user with a low height position on the tread board 1 can grasp and stabilize the inner edge (right curved portion) of the moving handrail 51 that protrudes obliquely upward on the front side. Can do.

  As described above, according to the passenger conveyor such as the escalator described in each of the above embodiments, the balustrade arranged side by side on the left and right of the tread board is laterally directed toward the front end direction (that is, the front direction) at the entrance. Since it is configured to spread sequentially, the passenger can move smoothly and get on the tread while being guided by the spread.

  In addition, by tilting the moving handrail toward either the inside or the outside of the passenger conveyor, even for passengers with low arms and hands, such as children or wheelchair users, the edge of the moving handrail The passenger conveyor can be used safely and safely.

  In the description of each of the above embodiments, the passenger conveyor is described as an escalator. However, it goes without saying that the present invention can be similarly applied to a moving sidewalk, and the same effect can be obtained.

  Further, the balustrade deck board has been described as being of a low deck type, but a high deck type of board can be similarly configured, and similar effects can be obtained.

It is the principal part top view which showed one Example of the passenger conveyor by this invention. It is an AA arrow main part expanded sectional view of the moving handrail shown in FIG. Similarly, it is an AA line principal part expanded sectional view of the A-A line of FIG. It is an AA arrow main part expanded sectional view of the moving handrail which concerns on the other Example of the passenger conveyor by this invention. It is the principal part top view which showed the conventional passenger conveyor. FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line AA of the moving handrail shown in FIG. 5.

Explanation of symbols

1 Treads 21, 22 Railings 21a, 22a Deck board (low deck)
21b, 22b Glass panel (inner panel)
21c, 22c Handrail rails 3a, 3b Moving handrails 41, 42 Railings 41a, 42a Deck board (low deck)
41b, 42b Glass panel (inner panel)
41c, 42c Handrail rail 5a, 5b Moving handrail

Claims (2)

In a passenger conveyor having a step board passed between the entrance and the exit, and a railing provided side by side on both the left and right sides of the tread board and provided with handrails,
The left and right balustrades are configured so that a lateral interval between entrances is sequentially expanded toward the front side of the entrance. In a passenger conveyor having a tread board passed between the entrance and the exit, and a balustrade provided side by side on both the left and right sides of the tread board and provided with a belt-like moving handrail,
The passenger conveyor, wherein the belt-shaped moving handrail is provided on the railing so as to be inclined toward the tread plate side or the outer side of the tread plate.

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