JP2007084219A - Passenger conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a passenger conveyor with an inner ledge lighting system having construction as simple as that of the standard-specification passenger conveyor. <P>SOLUTION: A passage is formed by a number of circulating and moving steps. Parapet panel 3 is erected along both sides of the passage. A handrail deck 4 is supported on the upper end of each parapet panel and a handrail belt moving in synchronization with the steps is slidably supported by the handrail deck. Inside the lower end of the parapet panel, an inner ledge 7 is provided which has an inclined face 7a inclined downward to the inside. A light emission hole is provided in the inclined face of the inner ledge, and a light transmissive member 8 is mounted on the inner ledge 7 to cover the light emission hole. A light source 10 is provided in the inner ledge. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a passenger conveyor provided with a lighting device.

  Conventionally, balustrade lighting is generally known as an illumination device for passenger conveyors such as escalators and moving walkways, but the slim type passenger conveyor that cannot be installed with balustrade lighting has a problem that the entire conveyor becomes dark. It was. In particular, when passengers' hands and feet become dark, passengers often feel anxious.

For solving this problem, for example, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-91479, a lighting device is provided inside the skirt guard, or as shown in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-133670, a lighting device is provided inside the outer deck. Have been proposed, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-203619, and a concave portion is provided on the inclined surface of the inner ledge and a lighting device is provided therein.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-91479 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-133670 JP 2004-203619 A

  As described above, conventionally, various lighting devices have been proposed for cases where the balustrade lighting cannot be installed.

  However, with skirt guard lighting, only the feet of passengers can be illuminated, and with external deck lighting, the space between the outer deck and the outdoor building is limited, making it difficult to perform maintenance work on the lighting device. It was.

  In addition, if a recess is provided in the inner ledge and an illumination device is provided in the inner ledge, it is possible to illuminate the passenger's hand, and there is an advantage that there is no restriction on the space between the building and the standard passenger. Compared to a conveyor, the structure is complicated, and there is a problem that it takes time to attach and detach the inner ledge.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a passenger conveyor provided with an inner ledge lighting device having a simple structure equivalent to that of a standard passenger conveyor.

  In order to achieve the above object, the passenger conveyor according to the present invention includes a passage formed by a number of circulating steps, a balustrade panel erected along both sides of the passage, and an upper end portion of the balustrade panel. A handrail deck that is supported and slidably supports a handrail belt that moves in synchronization with the step, and an inner ledge that is provided on the inner side of the lower end of the balustrade panel and has an inclined surface that inclines downward toward the inside. The light emitting hole provided in the inclined surface of the inner ledge, the translucent member that covers the light emitting hole, and the light source provided in the inner ledge are characterized by being provided.

  Since the passenger conveyor of the present invention has a simple structure equivalent to that of a standard passenger conveyor, it is easy to attach and detach the inner ledge.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of an escalator according to an embodiment of the present invention as seen from the lower floor side, FIG. 2 is a side view of the inside of the escalator of FIG. 1, and shows a state in which an inner ledge is removed, FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of the inner ledge, FIG. 5 is a view of FIG. 4 as viewed in the A direction, and FIG. 6 is a view of FIG. 4 as viewed in the B direction.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the escalator includes a passage 2 formed by a number of steps 1 that circulate and move. A balustrade panel 3 (see FIG. 2) is erected along both sides of the passage 2, and a handrail deck 4 (see FIG. 3) is supported on the top thereof.

  A handrail belt 5 is slidably supported on the handrail deck 4 and moves in synchronization with step 1. A plate-like skirt guard 6 is vertically provided on both sides of step 1, and an inner ledge 7 is provided so as to straddle between the upper end portion of the step 1 and the lower end portion of the balustrade panel 3.

  The inner ledge 7 is formed by bending a metal plate having rigidity into a U-shape, and has an inclined surface 7a inclined downward toward the inside. The inclined surface 7a is formed with a slit-like light emission hole 7b (see FIG. 5) extending in the traveling direction of Step 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, a stud 7c protruding inward is provided on the back surface of the inclined surface 7a of the inner ledge 7. The stud 7c has a light emission hole 7b. A rectangular plate-shaped translucent member 8 formed so as to cover the entire length is fixed by a bolt 9 (see FIG. 4). The translucent member 8 is made of, for example, acrylic or the like, and is translucent so that the inside of the inner ledge 7 is difficult to see from the outside.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a light source 10 and a reflection member 11 that reflects light from the light source 10 toward the light emission hole 7 b are provided inside the inner ledge 7. In addition, 12 is a truss which is a passenger conveyor structure, and 13 is an outer deck. Reference numeral 14 denotes a control device that controls the entire escalator. The light source 10 is turned on based on a signal from the control device 14 to control the brightness.

  According to such a configuration, the light from the light source 10 brightly illuminates the handrail belt 5 and the balustrade panel 3 through the translucent member 8 and the light emission hole 7b, so that safety can be improved.

  Also, this passenger conveyor lighting device has a simple structure equivalent to a standard passenger conveyor, and it takes time to attach and detach the inner ledge as in the case where the inner ledge is provided with a recess and the lighting device is stored. Since there is no maintenance, maintenance is good. In particular, in this embodiment, since the light source 10 is installed on the truss 12, which is a passenger conveyor structure, the structure is simple and the handleability is good.

  Furthermore, when the structure of this embodiment is applied to a passenger conveyor equipped with other lighting devices such as balustrade lighting, the lighting increases by using the lighting device of this embodiment as an auxiliary lighting device, Safety and luxury can be enhanced.

  The shape of the light emission hole 7b provided in the inner ledge 7 is not limited to the slit shape, and may be any shape. For example, a round hole as shown in FIG. 7A or a symbol or character shape as shown in FIG.

  Alternatively, the control device 14 may flash the light source 10 to alert the passengers and prevent foreign matter from being caught between the skirt guard 6 and step 1. Furthermore, a sensor 15 that detects that the skirt guard 6 has been pressed, for example, when the skirt guard 6 is pushed by mischief or when a foreign object is sandwiched between the skirt guard 6 and step 1 (see FIG. 3). ) And the light source 10 may be blinked based on the detection signal, or a warning may be given to the passenger by announcement.

  In addition, various modifications can be made to the above embodiment without departing from the gist of the present invention.

The front view which looked at the escalator which is one Embodiment of this invention from the lower floor side. It is a side view inside the escalator of FIG. 1, and is a figure which shows the state which removed the inner ledge. The principal part longitudinal cross-sectional view of the escalator of FIG. The expanded sectional view of the inner ledge of the escalator of FIG. The figure which looked at FIG. 4 in the A direction. The figure which looked at FIG. 4 in the B direction. The top view of the modification of an inner ledge.

Explanation of symbols

1 Step 2 Passage 3 Parapet Panel 4 Handrail Deck 5 Handrail Belt 6 Skirt Guard 7 Inner Ledge 7a Inclined Surface 7b Light Emission Hole 8 Translucent Member 10 Light Source 14 Controller 15 Sensor

Claims (3)

  A passage formed by a number of steps that circulate, a balustrade panel that is erected along both sides of the passage, and a handrail belt that is supported by the upper end of the balustrade panel and moves in synchronization with the steps. A handrail deck that is movably supported, an inner ledge provided on the inner side of the lower end of the balustrade panel and having an inclined surface inclined downward toward the inner side, and a light emission hole provided on the inclined surface of the inner ledge A passenger conveyor comprising: a translucent member that covers the light emitting hole; and a light source provided inside the inner ledge.   The passenger conveyor according to claim 1, further comprising a controller that blinks the light source. A sensor for detecting that the skirt guard provided on both sides of the step is pressed is provided, and when the sensor detects that the skirt guard is pressed, the control device blinks the light source. The passenger conveyor according to claim 2.

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