JP2008074577A - Passenger conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a passenger conveyor capable of facilitating opening and closing of an inner deck cover. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of the inner deck covers are constituted by fixed inner deck covers 3, and a detachable inner deck cover 4 detachably provided between the two fixed inner deck covers 3, and the detachable inner deck cover 4 is equipped with two plate shaped members 4c and 4d, a hinge 4a with a spring for connecting the plate shaped members 4c and 4d, and a claw part 4b provided on the two plate shaped members 4c and 4d and abutted to back surfaces of the two fixed inner deck covers 3. Thus, the detachable inner deck cover 4 is detachable between the two fixed inner deck covers 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention comprises a plurality of inner deck covers provided in a straight line between a skirt guard standing on the side edge of a step and a balustrade standing above the skirt guard. The present invention relates to a passenger conveyor that partially facilitates opening and closing of a plurality of inner deck covers.

  As this type of passenger conveyor, there is a conventional technique disclosed in Patent Document 1. In this prior art, some of the plurality of inner deck covers are connected to the lower end of the balustrade by a hinge so that they can be rotated in the vertical direction with respect to the balustrade. These inner deck cover and skirt guard are fixed by screws.

In the prior art configured in this way, after removing the screws, the inner deck cover can be rotated upward to partially open the plurality of inner deck covers, so maintenance work and inspection work can be performed. Easy to do.
JP 2005-247563 A

  In the above-described prior art, when attaching and removing screws, it is necessary to be careful not to drop the screws into the passenger conveyor so that they are not lost. Had an adverse effect.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the actual situation of the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide a passenger conveyor capable of improving the ease of opening and closing the inner deck cover.

  In order to achieve this object, in the present invention, a passenger conveyor having a plurality of inner deck covers provided in a straight line between a skirt guard and a balustrade is fixed to the skirt guard and the balustrade. The plurality of inner deck covers are constituted by a fixed inner deck cover and a removable inner deck cover that is detachably provided between the two fixed inner deck covers, and the removable inner deck covers are formed by two plate-like members. And a spring-equipped hinge for connecting these plate-like members, and a claw portion provided on each of the two plate-like members and abutting against the back surfaces of the two fixed inner deck covers. Accordingly, the removable inner deck cover is configured to be removable between the two fixed inner deck covers.

  In the present invention configured as described above, by bending the detachable inner deck cover and lifting the detachable inner deck cover, the tabs at both ends of the detachable inner deck cover come off from below the fixed inner deck cover, and the removable inner deck cover is removed. The deck cover can be removed.

  In addition, with the detached removable deck cover bent, it is placed between the two fixed deck covers, and the bent removable deck cover is restored by the spring force of the hinge with spring. By removing each of the claw portions at both ends of the cover from below the two fixed inner deck covers, the detached inner deck cover can be attached to the original position.

  That is, as in the prior art, it is possible to easily attach / detach the inner deck cover between the two fixed inner deck covers without attaching and removing screws. Therefore, the ease of opening and closing the inner deck cover can be improved.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the removable deck cover and the skirt guard are made of a magnetic band, and a magnetic body interposed between the removable deck cover and the skirt guard is provided. It is said.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the detachable inner deck cover, the upper part of the skirt guard, and the upper part of the magnetic body are in contact with the contact part, and are connected to the contact part and engageable with the skirt guard. And a drop-off prevention member made of a magnetic strip having an engaging portion.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the inner deck cover can be easily opened and closed between the two fixed inner deck covers without attaching and removing the screws. Easiness can be improved compared with the past. Therefore, it is possible to contribute to improving the efficiency of maintenance work and inspection work.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out a passenger conveyor according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a removable inner deck cover of one embodiment of a passenger conveyor according to the present invention is removed from between two fixed inner deck covers, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a side view of the detachable inner deck cover shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a combined configuration of the detachable inner deck cover and the skirt guard.

  In one embodiment of the passenger conveyor according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of inner deck covers are arranged in a straight line between a skirt guard 2 and a balustrade 10 erected in the vicinity of the step 1. Is provided. These inner deck covers are arranged between the fixed inner deck cover 3 between the skirt guard 2 and the balustrade 10 and fixed to the skirt guard 2 with screws 6 at a plurality of locations. The detachable inner deck cover 4 is detachably provided.

  The detachable inner deck cover 4 is detachable by a spring-equipped hinge 4a. That is, the detachable inner deck cover 4 can be bent in the arrow direction F from the center by connecting the two plate-like members 4c and 4d having the same shape and the same size by the hinge 4a with a spring. As shown in FIG. 3, it is restored by the spring force in the direction opposite to the arrow F direction (arrow R direction).

  As shown in FIG. 4, the removable deck cover 4 includes an inclined portion 4e that inclines in the direction of the step 1 from the balustrade 10 side, an overhang portion 4f that protrudes above the step 1 from the inclined portion 4e, and the overhang portion. The flat part 4g which forms the lower part of 4f and extends in the direction orthogonal to the extension line of the skirt guard 2 and the hanging part 4h parallel to the skirt guard 2 extending downward from the flat part 4g are provided.

  Further, the removable deck cover 4 and the skirt guard 2 are formed of a metal member that is a magnetic band, and the magnetic body 11 is interposed between the hanging portion 4 h of the removable deck cover 4 and the skirt guard 2. Has been established. Furthermore, the flat part 4g, the magnetic body 11, and the skirt guard 2 forming the lower part of the overhanging part 4f of the removable deck cover 4 are arranged so as not to cause a step between the upper parts.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the abutting portion 12a that is in surface contact with the flat portion 4g that forms the lower portion of the overhanging portion 4f of the removable deck cover 4 described above, the upper portion of the skirt guard 2, and the upper portion of the magnetic body 11. And a drop-off preventing member 12 made of a magnetic band member having an L-shaped engagement portion 12b that is continuous with the contact portion 12a and engageable with the skirt guard 2. The drop-off prevention member 12 is magnetized when the upper portion of the magnetic body 11 and the contact portion 12a come into contact with each other, and is attracted to the skirt guard 2 and the removable deck cover 4 so that the skirt guard 2 and the removable deck cover 4 are attached. Reinforces the bond strength. Further, when the removable deck cover 4 is displaced in the direction of the step 1, the drop-off preventing member 12 is configured such that the L-shaped engaging portion 12 b engages with the upper portion of the skirt guard 2, thereby The internal deck cover 4 is prevented from falling off between the two.

  Next, the removal work of the removable deck cover 4 in the present embodiment configured as described above will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 2, the operator connects the connecting portion of the removable deck cover 4 formed by two plate-like members 4 c and 4 d in the direction of arrow P against the spring force of the spring-loaded hinge 4 a. Apply power. By applying the force in the direction of the arrow P in this way, the removable inner deck cover 4 is bent and the removable inner deck cover 4 is lifted. As a result, the claw portions 4b at both ends of the removable inner deck cover 4 are removed from below the fixed inner deck cover 3, and the removable inner deck cover 4 is removed.

  Next, the attaching operation of the removable deck cover 4 in this embodiment will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 1, the operator puts the removable deck cover 4 removed as described above into a state bent in the direction of arrow F. Next, the detachable inner deck cover 4 in a bent state is disposed between the two fixed inner deck covers 3 from above (in the direction of arrow I). Then, the claw portions 4b at both ends of the removable inner deck cover 4 are inserted into the lower sides of the two fixed inner deck covers 3 while the removable inner deck cover 4 is restored by the spring force of the spring-equipped hinge 4a. Thereby, the detached removable deck cover 4 is attached to the original position.

  In addition, the attaching operation of the removable deck cover is performed by adsorbing the magnetic body 11 to the hanging portion 4 h of the removable deck cover 4, and further, the contact portion 12 a of the drop-off preventing member 12 is connected to the overhanging portion 4 f of the removable deck cover 4. It is performed in a state of being adsorbed on the flat part 4g and the upper part of the magnetic body 11.

  According to the present embodiment, the detachable inner deck cover 4 is bent and the detachable inner deck cover 4 is lifted, so that the claw portions 4b are respectively viewed from below the fixed inner deck covers 3 at both ends of the detachable inner deck cover 4. Can be removed, and the removable inner deck cover 4 can be removed. Also, the removed detachable inner deck cover 4 is bent and placed between the two fixed inner deck covers 3, and both ends of the detachable inner deck cover 4 are restored while restoring the bent detachable inner deck cover 4. By removing each of the claw portions 4b from below the two fixed inner deck covers 4b, the detached inner deck cover 4 can be attached to the original position. Therefore, the removable inner deck cover 4 can be easily attached and detached between the two fixed inner deck covers 3 without attaching and removing screws. Thereby, the ease of opening and closing of the inner deck cover can be improved.

It is a perspective view which shows the state from which the removable inner deck cover of one Embodiment of the passenger conveyor which concerns on this invention was removed from between two fixed inner deck covers. It is a perspective view which shows the state in which the removable deck cover shown in FIG. 1 was attached. FIG. 2 is a side view of the removable deck cover shown in FIG. 1. It is sectional drawing which shows the coupling | bonding structure of a detachable inner deck cover and a skirt guard.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Step 2 Skirt guard panel 3 Fixed inner deck cover 4 Detachable inner deck cover 4a Spring hinge 4b Claw part 4c Plate member 4d Plate member 4e Inclined part 4f Overhang part 4g Flat part 4h Hanging part 10 Parapet 11 Magnetic body 12 Drop off Prevention member 12a Contact part 12b Engagement part

Claims (3)

In the passenger conveyor provided with a plurality of inner deck covers arranged in a straight line between the skirt guard and the balustrade,
The plurality of inner deck covers are composed of the skirt guard, a fixed inner deck cover fixed to the balustrade, and a removable inner deck cover that is detachably provided between the two fixed inner deck covers. A cover is provided on each of the two plate-like members, a hinge with a spring connecting these plate-like members, and each of the two plate-like members, and contacts the back of each of the two fixed inner deck covers. A passenger conveyor characterized in that the detachable inner deck cover is detachable between the two fixed inner deck covers by adopting a structure having a claw portion in contact therewith. In the passenger conveyor according to claim 1,
A passenger conveyor comprising the removable inner deck cover and the skirt guard made of a magnetic band, and a magnetic body interposed between the removable inner deck cover and the skirt guard. In the passenger conveyor according to claim 2,
A belt magnet having a contact part that contacts the removable deck cover, an upper part of the skirt guard, and an upper part of the magnetic body, and an engaging part that is connected to the contact part and can be engaged with the skirt guard. A passenger conveyor comprising a body drop-off prevention member.

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