JP2007145448A - Elevator cleaning device and cleaning method of cleaning dust sticking in hoistway of elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevator cleaning device capable of surely and safely removing dust such as dust ball deposited on an apparatus and the other arranging member in a hoistway of an elevator, and a cleaning method for cleaning the dust sticking in the hoistway of the elevator. <P>SOLUTION: An air flow generator 1 generates an air flow, and is arranged in a machine room 7 storing a driving device of a car arranged above a top part of the hoistway 11 lifting the car 12. The air flow generated from the air flow generator is supplied to a hose drum 3 placed on the car via a drum hose 2. The air flow is supplied to an air flow blowoff means 5 from this hose drum. The air flow is blown off to a clearance and an end part of the apparatus and a bracket in the hoistway from the air flow blowoff means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator cleaning device and a cleaning method for cleaning dust adhering in an elevator hoistway, and particularly includes oil such as guide rails, counterweights, and elevator car surroundings in the elevator hoistway. The present invention relates to an elevator cleaning device that is most suitable for cleaning a portion to which cotton dust adheres, and a cleaning method that cleans dust adhering in an elevator hoistway.

  The elevator car and the counterweight, which are elevator elevators, are respectively raised and lowered by being guided by guide rails erected in the vertical direction of the hoistway. In an elevator having such a structure, dust such as floating cotton dust adheres to and accumulates on equipment such as a passenger car and a counterweight in the hoistway and other members installed in the hoistway. The dust adhered and accumulated in this way may prevent smooth raising and lowering of the elevating body or may cause a fire, and thus has to be regularly cleaned.

In order to clean the dust that has adhered and accumulated in this way, conventionally, the shaft portion is connected to a brush portion having a hair tip and one end side of the shaft portion, and can be deformed with respect to a load in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction An elevator hoistway cleaning device has been proposed that includes an electric drill having a fixed portion, a rotation drive portion that rotates a brush portion, and a rotation direction switching portion. (For example, see Patent Document 1)
JP 2001-122558 A

  However, in the cleaning device in the elevator hoistway according to the above-described prior art, there is a place where the brush part does not reach in a narrow place such as a gap or an end of a bracket of the equipment in the hoistway. On the other hand, there was a concern that sufficient cleaning could not be performed and dust such as cotton dust was left behind.

  The present invention has been made based on the above-described prior art, and its purpose is to reliably and safely remove dust such as cotton dust accumulated on equipment in elevator hoistways and other installed members. An elevator cleaning device and a cleaning method for cleaning dust adhering in an elevator hoistway are provided.

  In order to achieve the above object, as a first means according to the present invention, a hoistway in which a car is raised and lowered, and a driving device that is provided above the top of the hoistway and drives the car are stored. In an elevator cleaning device comprising a machine room, an air flow generator provided in the machine room and one end of which is connected to the air flow generator to supply an air flow generated from the air flow generator The drum hose is connected to the other end of the drum hose and is wound on the drum hose so that the drum hose can be pulled out, and is mounted on the car having a supply valve for supplying the air flow from the drum hose. An elevator cleaning apparatus comprising: a hose drum; and an air flow discharge means connected to the supply valve and having an operation means for supplying and stopping the supply of the air flow. One in which the.

  As a second means according to the present invention, in the elevator cleaning apparatus described in the first means, the air flow generating device is an air compression device, and the air flow discharge means is an air compression ejection means. This is a featured elevator cleaning device.

  According to a third means of the present invention, in the elevator cleaning apparatus according to the first means, the air flow generating device is an outside air suction device, and the air flow releasing means is an outside air suction device. This is an elevator cleaning device.

  According to a fourth means of the present invention, in the elevator cleaning apparatus according to the first means, the air flow generator is an air flow generator capable of compressing air and sucking outside air, and the supply valve is The elevator cleaning apparatus includes a supply valve for supplying compressed air and a supply valve for sucking the outside air, and an air flow discharge means is connected to each of the supply valves. .

  According to a fifth means of the present invention, there is provided an elevator comprising a hoistway for raising and lowering a car, and a machine room provided above the top of the hoistway and storing a driving device for driving the car. In the cleaning method for cleaning dust adhering in the hoistway, a drum hose connected to an airflow generator provided in the machine room is moved while moving the car from the top to the bottom of the hoistway. Cleaning for cleaning dust adhering in the hoistway of an elevator, wherein the dust adhering in the hoistway is blown off by compressed air supplied from a hose drum placed on the car via It is a method.

  According to a sixth means of the present invention, there is provided an elevator comprising a hoistway for raising and lowering a car and a machine room provided above the top of the hoistway and storing a driving device for driving the car. In a cleaning method for cleaning dust adhering to the hoistway, the car is moved from the top to the bottom of the hoistway, and a drum hose connected to an airflow generator provided in the machine room is used. The dust attached to the hoistway is blown off by compressed air supplied from a hose drum placed on the car, and the blown-off dust is sucked and cleaned by outside air suction means. This is a cleaning method for cleaning dust adhering to the elevator hoistway.

  According to the present invention, an elevator cleaning device and an elevator hoistway capable of reliably and safely removing dust such as cotton dust accumulated on equipment in the elevator hoistway and other installed members by the above configuration. It is possible to provide a cleaning method for cleaning dust adhering to the inside.

  In a conventional elevator cleaning device, cleaning is performed by bringing a rotating brush into contact with equipment in the hoistway, so that brushes such as places where brackets and ends of brackets are difficult to reach by hand and where brushes are difficult to contact Since it was difficult to remove and clean the dust in a narrow place where it is difficult to insert the air, as a result of studies to improve this point, in the present invention, the air flow is used to perform cleaning by blowing off dust or suction. By doing so, the dust can be removed and cleaned appropriately in the place without adversely affecting the device.

  That is, the present invention stores an air flow generating device that generates an air flow when using the air flow, and a car drive device that is disposed above the top of the hoistway where the car moves up and down. Installed in the machine room, the air flow generated from the air flow generator is supplied to the hose drum mounted on the car via the drum hose, and the air flow is discharged from the hose drum. By supplying the air flow from the air flow discharge means to the gaps and ends of the equipment and brackets, it is possible to produce a wide variety of oils, including fine oils, even if they are not in direct contact with these members. The dust of the shape can be appropriately cleaned, and moreover, since the worker does not have to perform cleaning work in an unreasonable posture, it can be safely cleaned.

  In this way, the air flow generator is installed in the machine room located above the top of the hoistway, and the hose drum is installed at the top of the car, so the car moves from the top to the bottom of the hoistway. Then, it is possible to appropriately clean the cleaning section such as equipment installed at the top of each floor by stopping the car as appropriate.

  Here, the air flow includes both the flow of high-pressure air, that is, the flow of compressed air, and the flow of reduced pressure air, that is, the flow of air due to the suction of outside air. It includes both a generator and an outside air suction device, and also includes a compressed air ejection means and an outside air suction means as an air flow release means, and the release of the air flow means the suction of outside air in addition to the ejection of compressed air. Is.

  As the air flow releasing means, the compressed air ejecting means and the outside air suction means can be used individually. However, when both of these means are used in combination, the attached dust is blown off from the equipment by the compressed air ejecting means, Therefore, it is possible to immediately suck and remove the dust, and it is possible to shorten the time for removing dust at the bottom of the final hoistway, which is preferable.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of an elevator cleaning apparatus and a cleaning method according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 and 2 are conceptual diagrams showing an embodiment of an elevator cleaning apparatus according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 7 denotes an elevator hoisting machine 8 and a control panel 10 for controlling the operation of the elevator hoisting machine 8. The machine room 9 to be placed is wound up on the elevator hoisting machine 8, one is connected to the car 12 and the other is connected to the counterweight 13, and 11 is the car 12 and the counterweight 13. Elevating hoistway, 11 a is the top of the hoistway 11, 11 b is the bottom of the hoistway 11, 11 c is a pit, 14 is a car-side guide rail that guides the car 12, and 15 is a balance that guides the counterweight 13. A weight side guide rail, 16 is a car side guide rail bracket for fixing the car side guide rail 14 to the hoistway 11, and 17 is a front side of the counterweight side guide rail 15. A counterweight-side guide rail bracket fixed to the hoistway 11, 18 is dust such as cotton dust containing oil accumulated on the car-side guide rail bracket 16 in the hoistway 11, and 19 is the hoistway 11. In particular, dust such as cotton dust containing oil deposited on the balance weight side guide rail bracket 17, 20 is a landing door, and 21 is dust such as cotton dust deposited on the landing door 20.

  1 is an air compressor mounted in the machine chamber 7, 2 is a drum hose connected to a compressed air outlet of the air compressor 1, and 3 is connected to the other end of the drum hose 2 and the drum hose 2 and hose drum 5 having an ejection valve 4a for ejecting compressed air from the drum hose 2 and an outside air suction valve 4b for sucking outside air are connected to the ejection valve 4a, and Compressed air ejecting means for executing and stopping the ejection of compressed air by the operation of the operator 22; 6 is connected to the outside air suction valve 4b; and an outside air suction means for executing and stopping the external air suction by the operation of the operator 22; Reference numeral 23 denotes a hole through which the rope 9 is passed.

  Next, a cleaning method for cleaning dust adhering in the elevator hoistway using the elevator cleaning apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  First, the air compressor 1 is placed on the floor of the machine room, and one end of the drum hose 2 is connected to the air compressor 1 through the hole 23 through the rope 9 and the other end is connected to the top floor. It connects with the said hose drum 3 mounted in the upper part of the said cage | basket | car 12 stopped in front.

  Outside air is sucked into the ejection valve 4a and the outside air suction valve 4b provided on the hose drum 3 according to the operation of the compressed air jetting means 5 and the worker 22 for jetting compressed air according to the operation of the worker 22. The outside air suction means 6 is connected. In this state, the operator 22 gets into the upper portion of the car 12 and holds the compressed air jetting means 5 and the outside air suction means 6 in both hands and operates the air flow attached to these means 5 and 6. Operate means. At this time, when the compressed air ejecting means 5 is operated, compressed air is ejected from the air compressing device 1, and compressed air is discharged from the tip of the compressed air ejecting means 5 via the drum hose 2, the hose drum 3, and the ejection valve 4a. , And dust 18 such as cotton dust accumulated on the car-side guide rail bracket 16, dust 19 such as cotton dust accumulated on the counterweight-side guide rail 17, and further on the landing door 20. The accumulated dust 21 such as cotton dust can be blown away without the operator 22 taking an unreasonable posture and dust 18 and 19 such as cotton dust in a place out of reach. At this time, since cleaning is performed by blowing off dust such as cotton dust using the jet output of compressed air, cleaning is possible regardless of various shapes and narrow gaps of other devices in the hoistway (not shown). Become.

  Further, when the outside air suction means 6 is operated, the outside air is sucked in reverse to the operation of the compressed air ejection means 5, so that dust such as cotton dust accumulated on the landing door 20 is jetted to the landing side. It can be cleaned without any problems, and can be used in places such as hotels and restaurants where importance is placed on cleanliness.

  Further, since dust 18 and 19 such as cotton dust blown off by the compressed air blowing means 5 can be simultaneously sucked by the outside air sucking means 6, the dust is finally cleaned by a pit 11 c by dusting or dust removal. Time can be greatly reduced.

  It is also possible to suck the dust 18 and 19 such as cotton dust by using the outside air suction means 6 alone, because of various shapes and narrow gaps of other devices in the hoistway (not shown). Cleaning becomes possible.

  Furthermore, the sucked dust 18, 19, 21 such as cotton dust can be collected in a collection bag (not shown) provided in the outside air suction means 6, and thus the dust is collected in the collection bag. In this case, cleaning is possible without causing dust 18 and 19 such as cotton dust to be ejected to the landing side.

  Thereafter, cleaning is performed according to the above-described procedure, and cleaning is performed while moving the car 12 from the top floor side to the bottom floor side. At this time, as shown in FIG. 2, the drum hose 2 is wound around the hose drum 3 placed on the car 12 so that it can be pulled out. By pulling out the drum hose 2 from the drum 3, the car 12 can be lowered without difficulty. Accordingly, since the drum hose 2 is wound around the hose drum 3 so as to have an appropriate length in accordance with the vertical movement of the car 12, it is possible to prevent the drum hose 2 from becoming cluttered during cleaning. .

  Further, after the cleaning is completed, the dust 18 and 19 such as the cotton dust blown off is finally cleaned with a pit 11c by dust and dust removal in the pit 11c, but a large amount of dust such as the cotton dust is removed by the outside air suction means 6. Since 18 and 19 are sucked, the dust 18 and 19 such as the cotton dust falling to the pit 11c is reduced, and the time for cleaning by slag and dust removal at the pit 11c can be greatly shortened.

  According to the embodiment configured in this manner, the cotton dust accumulated on the equipment in the elevator hoistway and other installed members is blown off by the force of the compressed air ejected from the compressed air ejecting means 5 and the outside air is discharged. For the various shapes of equipment in the hoistway by sucking dust such as cotton dust accumulated on equipment in the elevator hoistway and other installed members by the suction force sucked by the outside air sucking means to suck Dust such as accumulated cotton dust can be reliably removed.

  Further, since the cotton dust blown off by the force of the compressed air ejected from the compressed air ejecting means 5 is sucked on the spot by the sucking force sucked by the outside air sucking means 6, the pit 11c is finally filled with dust, dust, etc. Cleaning time can be greatly reduced. In addition, since the worker does not have an unreasonable work, cleaning can be performed safely. In addition, since the cleaning of the brush portion, which occurs in the manual work such as a waste cloth or the work with the brush, can be eliminated, the worker 22 is not contaminated with cotton dust.

  In the above embodiment, the drum hose 2 is connected to the hose drum 3 through the hole 23 through which the rope 9 of the machine chamber 7 is passed from the air compressor 1. You may make it connect with the hose drum 3. FIG.

It is sectional drawing which notched some elevators provided with the elevator cleaning apparatus concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram for demonstrating the cleaning state of the elevator of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air compressor 2 Drum hose 3 Hose drum 4a Ejection valve 4b Suction valve 5 Compressed air ejection means 6 Outside air suction means 7 Machine room 8 Elevator hoisting machine 9 Rope 10 Control board 11 Hoistway 11a Top of hoistway 11b Bottom of hoistway 11c Pit 12 Car 13 Balance weight 14 Car side guide rail 15 Balance weight side guide rail 16 Car side guide rail bracket 17 Balance weight side guide rail bracket 18, 19, 21 Dust such as cotton dust 20 Landing door 22 Worker 23 holes

Claims (6)

In an elevator cleaning apparatus comprising a hoistway for raising and lowering a car, and a machine room provided above the top of the hoistway and storing a driving device for driving the car,
An air flow generator provided in the machine room, a drum hose having one end connected to the air flow generator and supplied with an air flow generated from the air flow generator, and the other end of the drum hose Is connected to the hose drum mounted on the car having a supply valve for supplying the air flow from the drum hose, and connected to the supply valve. An elevator cleaning apparatus comprising air flow discharge means having operation means for supplying and stopping air flow. The elevator cleaning apparatus according to claim 1,
2. The elevator cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the air flow generator is an air compressor, and the air flow discharge means is an air compression jet means. The elevator cleaning apparatus according to claim 1,
The elevator cleaning apparatus, wherein the air flow generator is an outside air suction device, and the air flow discharge means is an outside air suction means. The elevator cleaning apparatus according to claim 1,
The air flow generator is an air flow generator capable of compressing air and sucking outside air,
The cleaning apparatus for an elevator, wherein the supply valve includes a supply valve for supplying compressed air and a supply valve for sucking the outside air, and an air flow discharge means is connected to each of the supply valves. Dust adhering to the elevator hoistway including a hoistway for raising and lowering the car and a machine room provided above the top of the hoistway and storing the driving device for driving the car is cleaned. In the cleaning method,
Supplied from a hose drum mounted on the car via a drum hose connected to an air flow generator provided in the machine room while moving the car from the top to the bottom of the hoistway A cleaning method for cleaning dust adhering in a hoistway of an elevator, wherein the dust adhering in the hoistway is blown away by compressed air to be cleaned. Dust adhering to the elevator hoistway including a hoistway for raising and lowering the car and a machine room provided above the top of the hoistway and storing the driving device for driving the car is cleaned. In the cleaning method,
Supplied from a hose drum mounted on the car via a drum hose connected to an air flow generator provided in the machine room while moving the car from the top to the bottom of the hoistway. Blow away dust adhering to the hoistway by compressed air,
A cleaning method for cleaning dust adhering in a hoistway of an elevator, wherein the dust blown off is sucked and cleaned by an outside air suction means.

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