JP2008063104A - Side rescue port device for elevator cage - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a side rescue port device for an elevator cage improved so that a passenger can move from a failure-side cage to a rescue-side cage without feeling uneasiness. <P>SOLUTION: This side rescue port device is adapted to cover sides of a moving passage of the passenger by doors 11 and 12 for opening rescue ports 16. Therefore, the passenger's body is never exposed to an elevator shaft 9 between cages 2 and 3, and the passenger can move without feeling uneasiness. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a side rescue device for an elevator car, and more particularly to an improved side rescue device that allows a passenger to move from one car to the other without feeling uneasy. .

Conventionally, when one of a pair of elevators disposed adjacent to each other in a hoistway of a building breaks down and the car stops in the middle of the hoistway, the other elevator car is operated to drive one car A rescue operation is performed in which the passenger is moved from one car to the other car.
Therefore, on the side wall of the car, a rescue port for rescue of passengers, a door for opening and closing the rescue port, and a rescue port device provided with a scaffold plate or the like are provided (for example, Patent Document 1 below). , 2).

The procedure of such a rescue operation will be outlined with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. When one of the pair of elevators arranged adjacent to each other in the hoistway 1 breaks down, the rescue personnel can ride the rescue side elevator. Drive the car 2 and place it next to the car 3 of the failed elevator.
The rescuer opens the rescue doors 4a and 4b provided on the side wall of the rescue side car 2 to the indoor side and fixes the scaffolding plate 5 so as to extend horizontally.
Next, after the rescuer on the scaffolding board 5 fixes the scaffolding board 6 of the faulty side car 3 so as to extend horizontally, the rescue doors 7a and 7b provided on the side walls of the faulty side car 3 are fixed. open.
Thereafter, a handrail 8 is stretched between the rescue-side car 2 and the failure-side car 3 to fix both ends thereof.
As a result, the passenger in the failure side car 3 can move to the rescue side car 2 by walking on the scaffolding plates 5 and 6 while being gripped by the handrail 8.

JP-A-6-115842 JP-A-10-101270

By the way, in the conventional rescue exit apparatus mentioned above, the doors 4 and 7 which open and close the rescue exit provided in both the cages 2 and 3 open inside the cages 2 and 3, respectively. Yes.
Therefore, the passenger P who walks on the scaffolding plates 5 and 6 while being gripped by the handrail 8 and moves from the failure side car 3 to the rescue side car 2 has his body in the space 9 between the cars 2 and 3. I felt anxious to be exposed.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and improve the side rescue of an elevator car improved so that passengers moving from a faulty car to a rescue car do not feel uneasy. To provide an exit device.

The means described in claim 1 for solving the above problem is as follows.
A rescue exit device for moving passengers from one elevator car of an adjacent elevator to the other car via a rescue exit,
A door for opening and closing a rescue exit provided on a side wall of the car;
A pair of upper and lower guide rails fixed to the upper and lower edges of the rescue outlet and extending parallel to each other;
A pair of upper and lower sliding parts fixed on the upper and lower parts of the base end side of the door, sliding on these guide rails,
One end thereof is pivotally supported by the upper and lower edges of the rescue outlet, and the other end is pivotally supported by the upper and lower portions of the front end side of the door. A pair of upper and lower swing links,
The guide rail, the sliding portion, and the swing link are configured to support opening and closing of the door so as to cover a side of a path along which a passenger moves when the door opens the rescue port. It is characterized by being.

That is, in the elevator car rescue apparatus according to claim 1, since the door with the rescue opening opened covers the side of the passenger's movement path, the passenger's body is exposed in the hoistway space between the cars. There is no need to do so, and moving passengers never feel uneasy.
In addition, since the upper and lower ends of the base end side of the door are slidably supported by the guide rail, and the upper and lower ends of the door front end side are swingably supported by the swing link, the door is supported to be opened and closed by the hinge. Unlike doors that are open, they do not open inadvertently toward the hoistway space.

  In the elevator car rescue apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, a handrail is integrally provided on the outer wall surface of the door.

That is, when the door in the side rescue port device of the elevator car described in claim 1 is rotated to open the rescue exit, the outer wall surface thereof faces the passenger's moving path side.
Thus, as described in claim 2, when a handrail is provided in advance on the outer wall surface of the door, the handrail extends along the passenger's movement path when the door is opened. Can help move.
Further, when the door is closed, the handrail is located outside the car, so that the handrail does not occupy a part of the limited space inside the car.
Furthermore, even if a handrail longer than the width of the door is provided on the outer wall surface, there is no hindrance to opening and closing the door, so there is sufficient length between one car and the other car. A handrail can be provided to help passengers move.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the rescue device for an elevator car according to claim 3, wherein the rescue device can be laid down along a lower edge of the rescue port between a standing state and a horizontally extending state. A scaffold plate supported by a car is further provided, wherein the scaffold plate is formed of a transparent material.

That is, in the observation elevator, the side wall of the car and the door of the rescue door are made of transparent glass so that the outside view can be enjoyed.
At this time, if the scaffolding plate used for moving the passenger during the rescue operation is made of an opaque metal plate, and standing along the outer wall surface of the car, the passenger's view is obstructed.
On the other hand, in the rescue exit apparatus according to the third aspect, the scaffolding plate is made of a transparent material, for example, a glass plate, an acrylic plate, or the like, so that the passenger's field of view is not hindered.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rescue exit device for an elevator car, wherein the scaffold plate in the rescue exit device according to the third aspect is formed of a deflected glass whose transparency changes depending on the angle of the line of sight of the passenger with respect to the surface. It is characterized by being.

That is, when a passenger in the car sees the standing scaffold board, the angle that the line of sight makes with the scaffold board is approximately 15 to 45 degrees.
On the other hand, the angle formed by the line of sight when the passenger riding on the scaffold board looks down the scaffold board during the rescue operation is approximately 90 degrees.
Thus, when the scaffolding plate is formed of deflecting glass, when the passenger in the car sees the standing scaffolding plate, the scaffolding plate looks transparent, but when the passenger riding on the scaffolding plate looks down on the scaffolding plate The scaffold board can be set to appear opaque.
As a result, passengers who ride on the deflecting glass scaffolding board during the rescue operation cannot see the lower part of the hoistway, so they can move from one car to the other without feeling anxiety. it can.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rescue exit device for an elevator car, wherein the scaffold plate in the rescue exit device according to the third aspect is formed of a light control glass whose transparency changes in accordance with its energized state. It is characterized by that.
Here, the light control glass is obtained by sandwiching a liquid crystal sheet between two sheets of glass, and can be made “transparent” by aligning the liquid crystal molecules by energization. It has the function of making light "diffusing" by arranging light molecules randomly.

That is, in the rescue apparatus described in claim 5, in a normal state where the scaffolding plate stands up along the outer wall surface of the car, the scaffolding plate is energized to be in a “transparent” state, and passengers in the car It is possible to prevent the line of sight from being obstructed.
On the other hand, when the passenger gets on the scaffolding board during the rescue operation, the energization of the scaffolding board is turned off to make it “opaque” so that the passenger on the scaffolding board cannot see the lower part of the hoistway. In this way, it is possible to move from one car to the other car without feeling uneasy.

  That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an elevator car side rescue port apparatus that is improved so that passengers moving from the faulty side car to the rescue side car do not feel uneasy.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 1-8, each embodiment of the side part emergency exit apparatus of the elevator car which concerns on this invention is described in detail.
In the following description, the same reference numerals are used for the same parts including the above-described prior art, and a duplicate description is omitted.

1st Embodiment First, with reference to FIGS. 1-5, the rescue exit apparatus of 1st Embodiment is demonstrated in detail.

The rescue apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is different from the conventional rescue apparatus shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 in the opening / closing support structure of the double door 10 that opens and closes the rescue exit.
The door 10 is composed of a pair of left and right door bodies 11 and 12, and the upper and lower opening / closing support structure is the same as the lower and lower opening / closing support structure and is the same in both the cars 2 and 3. 2 and 3, the opening / closing support structure on the upper end side of the door 10 in the car 2 is shown in an enlarged manner.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the car 2 has a pair of left and right upper guide rails 13 </ b> L and 13 </ b> R extending horizontally along the upper edge of the rescue outlet, and horizontally extending along the lower edge of the rescue outlet. A pair of left and right lower guide rails (not shown) are respectively fixed.
Sliding rollers 14 and 14 are rotatably fixed to the upper and lower portions of the base end sides 11a and 12a of the door bodies 11 and 12, respectively, and the guide rails 13L each having a substantially U-shaped cross section. , 13R is fitted and slid.

Further, one ends 15a and 15a of a pair of left and right swing links 15L and 15R are pivotally supported on the upper edge of the rescue port, respectively. The other ends 15b and 15b of the swing links 15L and 15R are pivotally supported on the upper ends of the distal end sides 11b and 12b of the door bodies 11 and 12, respectively.
Exactly the same, one end of a pair of left and right swing links (not shown) is pivotally supported on the lower edge of the rescue port, and the other ends of these swing links are the door bodies 11 and 12. Are pivotally supported at the lower portions of the front end sides 11b and 12b.

Thus, when the pair of left and right door bodies 11, 12 are opened to open the rescue port 16 of the car 2, 3, the door bodies 11, 12 are released after releasing a lock mechanism (not shown) as shown in FIG. Are pushed out of the cars 2 and 3.
At this time, the base ends 11a and 12a of the door bodies 11 and 12 are mounted on the guide rails 13L and 13R by the sliding rollers 14 and 14 fixed to the upper and lower portions thereof. It cannot be displaced outside the cars 2 and 3.
Therefore, even if the base ends 11a and 12a of the door bodies 11 and 12 are pushed outward, the door bodies 11 and 12 are not opened carelessly and are safe.

When the base ends 11a and 12a of the door bodies 11 and 12 are slid toward both side edges of the rescue port while pushing the distal ends 11b and 12b of the door bodies 11 and 12 to the outside of the cars 2 and 3, respectively, 3, the door bodies 11 and 12 can be opened to open the rescue port 16 as indicated by the solid line.
And the opened door bodies 11 and 12 cover the path | route which a passenger moves from the other car 3 to the one car 2 from both right and left sides, as shown in FIG.1 and FIG.4.
Thereby, since the body of the passenger P who moves at the time of rescue work is not exposed in the hoistway space between the cars 2 and 3, the moving passenger does not feel uneasy.

Moreover, in the rescue exit apparatus of this 1st Embodiment, when the door bodies 11 and 12 are rotated in order to open the rescue exit 16, the outer wall surfaces 11c and 12c will face the passenger's moving path side.
Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, if handrails 17 and 17 are provided in advance on the outer wall surfaces of the door bodies 11 and 12, as shown in FIG. Since the handrails 17 and 17 extend along the movement path with the opening of the motors 11 and 12, it is possible to assist the movement of passengers during the rescue operation.

Further, when the doors 11 and 12 are not opened, the handrails 17 and 17 are positioned on the outer wall surfaces of the cars 2 and 3, so that the limited space inside the cars 2 and 3 is limited to the handrails 17 and 17. So that the space in the cars 2 and 3 can be used effectively.
Furthermore, even if the handrails 17 and 17 longer than the width dimension of the door bodies 11 and 12 are provided, the opening and closing of the door bodies 11 and 12 is not hindered.
Accordingly, the handrails 17 and 17 having a sufficient length can be extended between the passenger cars 2 and 3, so that the passenger P can move without feeling uneasy.

2nd Embodiment Next, the rescue apparatus of 2nd Embodiment is demonstrated with reference to FIGS.

In the observation elevator car 20 shown in FIG. 6, most of the side walls 22 excluding the entrance 21 and the doors 24 and 25 of the rescue exit 23 are made of transparent glass so that the outside view can be enjoyed. Can be done.
Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a scaffolding plate 26 is supported by a horizontal support shaft in the vicinity of the lower edge of the rescue exit 23, and stands up along the outer wall surface of the car 20 and extends horizontally. It is free to fall between.
And this scaffold board 26 is formed from deflection | deviation glass, and the transparency changes with the angle of the eyes | visual_axis E of the passenger P with respect to the surface.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 7, the angle formed by the line of sight E when the passenger in the car 20 sees the standing scaffolding plate 26 with respect to the surface of the scaffolding plate 26 is approximately 15 to 45 degrees. It is.
Thereby, when the passenger in the car 20 sees the standing scaffolding plate 26, the scaffolding plate 26 appears to be transparent, so that the view of the outside world is not obstructed by blocking the view of the passenger.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, the angle formed by the line of sight E with respect to the surface of the scaffolding plate 26 when the passenger P riding on the scaffolding plate 26 looks down on the scaffolding plate 26 during the rescue operation. Is approximately 90 degrees.
Thereby, when the passenger P riding on the scaffolding board 26 looks down on the scaffolding board 26, the scaffolding board 26 looks opaque.
Accordingly, since the passenger P who is on the deflecting glass scaffolding plate 26 does not see the lower part of the hoistway 1 during the rescue operation, he / she moves from one car to the other car without feeling uneasy. can do.

In addition, the scaffold board 26 can also be manufactured from a light control glass.
Light control glass is a glass sheet with a liquid crystal sheet sandwiched between two sheets of glass. It can be made “transparent” by aligning the liquid crystal molecules by energization. It has the function of making it "opaque" by diffusing light by arranging them in parallel.

Accordingly, when the scaffolding plate 26 stands up along the outer wall surface of the car 20, the scaffolding plate 26 is energized to become a “transparent” state, and the scaffolding plate 26 blocks the view of the passenger P so that the view of the outside world can be seen. So as not to disturb.
On the other hand, when the passenger P gets on the scaffolding plate 26 during the rescue operation, the hoistway 1 is made to the passenger on the scaffolding plate 26 by stopping energization to the scaffolding plate 26 and making it “opaque”. So that you can't see below.
Accordingly, since the passenger P who is on the deflecting glass scaffolding plate 26 does not see the lower part of the hoistway 1 during the rescue operation, he / she moves from one car to the other car without feeling uneasy. can do.

As mentioned above, although each embodiment of the rescue exit apparatus of the elevator car which concerns on this invention was described in detail, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited by embodiment mentioned above and a various change is possible.
For example, in the embodiment described above, the door that opens and closes the rescue opening of the car is configured as a double-open type, but this door is configured as a single-open type, and passengers move by the single-open doors of both cars. It is also possible to cover the route by sandwiching it from the side.

The horizontal sectional view which shows typically the state which the rescue exit apparatus of 1st Embodiment act | operated. The front view (a) and the top view (b) shown in the state which closed the door shown in FIG. The front view (a) and the top view (b) which show in the state where the door shown in Drawing 1 opened. The side view which shows typically the state which the rescue exit apparatus of 1st Embodiment act | operated. The horizontal sectional view which shows typically the rescue exit apparatus which added the handrail. The perspective view which shows the passenger car of an observation elevator. The side view which shows the normal time when the scaffolding board stands upright. The side view which shows the time of the rescue operation | work where the scaffolding board is extended horizontally. The horizontal sectional view which shows typically the state which the conventional rescue exit apparatus act | operated. The side view which shows the state which the conventional rescue exit apparatus act | operated typically.

Explanation of symbols

1 Hoistway 2,3 Passenger car 4,7 Door
5,6 Scaffolding plate 8 Handrail 10 Door 11, 12 Door body 13L, 13R Guide rail 14 Sliding roller 15L, 15R Swing link 16 Rescue port 17 Handrail 20 Riding car 21 Entrance / exit port 22 Side wall 23 Rescue port 24, 25 Door body 26 Scaffolding board

Claims (5)

A rescue exit device for moving passengers from one elevator car of an adjacent elevator to the other car via a rescue exit,
A door for opening and closing a rescue exit provided on a side wall of the car;
A pair of upper and lower guide rails fixed to the upper and lower edges of the rescue outlet and extending parallel to each other;
A pair of upper and lower sliding parts fixed on the upper and lower parts of the base end side of the door, sliding on these guide rails,
One end thereof is pivotally supported by the upper and lower edges of the rescue outlet, and the other end is pivotally supported by the upper and lower portions of the front end side of the door. A pair of upper and lower swing links,
The guide rail, the sliding portion, and the swing link are configured to support opening and closing of the door so as to cover a side of a path along which a passenger moves when the door opens the rescue port. A side rescue port device for an elevator car, characterized in that   The side rescue exit device for an elevator car according to claim 1, wherein a handrail is integrally provided on the outer wall surface of the door. A scaffolding plate supported by the car along the lower edge of the rescue port so as to be able to fall between a standing state along the side wall of the car and a state extending horizontally;
The side rescue port device for an elevator car according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the scaffold plate is made of a transparent material plate.   The side rescue port of an elevator car according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the scaffolding plate is formed of a deflecting glass whose transparency changes depending on the angle of the line of sight of the passenger with respect to the surface thereof. apparatus.   The side rescue port device for an elevator car according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the scaffold plate is formed of a light control glass whose transparency changes in accordance with an energized state thereof.

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