JP2009263097A - Escalator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the safety of passengers in a space with an intersecting portion in an escalator. <P>SOLUTION: The escalator 10 includes steps 4 endlessly coupled and rotated, handrails 7 rotating in synchronization with the steps 4, parapets 6 guiding rotations of the handrails 7, and a protecting plate 30 provided at the intersecting portion 5 with an escalator 8 of a building or an upper floor. A protecting member 20 is equipped, which is provided on an outer deck 42 of deck boards 40 constituting the parapets 6, gradually increases its height from a lower floor side, and make the height peak at a position preventing passengers from hitting on the protecting plate 30. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an escalator, and more particularly to an escalator having a protection plate provided at an intersection with a building or an escalator on an upper floor.

  Currently, escalators are installed in various places such as commercial facilities, and passengers who have stepped outward from the parapet of the escalator may collide with the building ceiling close to the side of the escalator. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a step of rotating in an endless manner, a handrail that rotates in synchronization with the step, a balustrade that guides the rotation of the handrail, an escalator, and a ceiling of a building. In a safety device for an escalator provided with a protective plate having a substantially triangular shape at the intersection with the protective plate, the protective plate is formed of a substantially triangular frame, and the inside of the frame is configured by a net. ing.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-167648

  By using the configuration of the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, the passenger is warned that it is dangerous if the passenger leans outside from the parapet, and the passenger approaches the intersection while leaning out from the parapet. Even so, the protective plate comes into contact, so that the accident that the body collides with the ceiling can be avoided by retracting the body immediately. However, in Patent Document 1, since the protective plate is provided in the immediate vicinity of the intersection, when a child or the like approaches the protective plate while leaning outside from the balustrade, the child escapes late and collides with the protective plate. There is a possibility of doing this.

  The objective of this invention is providing the escalator which improves the safety | security of the passenger | crew between a crossing part more suitably.

  The escalator according to the present invention includes an endlessly connected step that rotates, a handrail that rotates in synchronization with the step, a balustrade that guides the rotation of the handrail, and an escalator on a building or upper floor. An escalator having a protection plate provided at the intersection, provided on the outer deck of the deck boards constituting the balustrade, its height gradually increasing from the lower floor side, and passengers do not hit the protection plate In such a position, a protective member whose height is the apex is provided.

  Moreover, the escalator which concerns on this invention WHEREIN: It is preferable that the vertex of the height of a protection member is the same height as a handrail.

  Moreover, the escalator which concerns on this invention WHEREIN: It is preferable that the height of a protection member becomes a vertex in the position in which a protection board is provided.

  Moreover, the escalator which concerns on this invention WHEREIN: It is preferable that a protection member has an arch-shaped external shape.

  In the escalator according to the present invention, the protective member preferably has a V-shaped outer shape.

  In the escalator according to the present invention, the material constituting the protective member is preferably acrylic.

  According to the escalator having the above configuration, even when a child or the like leans out of the balustrade, the protective member provided on the outer deck is visible and gradually approaches. Children will detect danger and voluntarily pull their bodies inside the balustrade. Thereby, the safety of the passenger between the escalator and the intersection can be improved more optimally.

  According to the escalator having a protective member made of acrylic having the above structure as a material, the protective member has an appropriate strength as compared with the case where the protective member is made of an elastic material. Even if you step out, the child, etc., senses the danger and voluntarily pulls her body inside the railing. Thereby, the safety of the passenger between the escalator and the intersection can be improved more optimally.

  Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, the protective member is described as being set so that the height of the protective member is the apex at the position where the protective plate composed of the movable plate and the fixed plate is provided. What is necessary is just to become a vertex in the position where a passenger pulls a body inside the railing before reaching a protection board, for example, a vertex may be set in the position just before a movable board. In the following description, the protective member is described as having the same height as the handrail, but may be higher than the handrail. Moreover, although the intersection is described as being formed between the escalators on the upper floors, it may be formed between the building and, for example, formed between the walls constituting the building. It may be done. In the following, the protective member is made of acrylic, but may be made of polyolefin resin, polyvinyl chloride resin, polyester resin, or the like. Further, in this description, specific shapes, materials, numerical values, directions, and the like are examples for facilitating understanding of the present invention, and can be appropriately changed according to the use, purpose, specification, and the like.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an escalator 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The escalator 10 includes a step 4, a handrail 7, a balustrade 6, a protection plate 30, and a protection member 20.

  Step 4 is a tread board on which a passenger rides, and has a function of being connected endlessly and rotating. The handrail 7 can be attached or grasped by the passenger and has a function of rotating in synchronization with the step 4. The balustrade 6 has a function of guiding the rotation of the handrail 7 and preventing the passenger's body from going out of the escalator 10 when the step 4 moves. The deck board 40 is an elongated plate-shaped decorative material that is laid between the upper floor and the lower floor and is continuous in the traveling direction of the escalator 10, and is provided on the outer side of the inner board 41 made of a transparent acrylic board. It consists of an outer deck 42 and an inner deck 44 provided inside.

  The protection plate 30 is provided at the intersection 5 with the escalator 8 on the upper floor, and when the passenger approaches the intersection 5 while leaning outside from the balustrade 6, the passenger is prevented from contacting the protection plate 30. Therefore, it has a function of drawing the body inside the balustrade 6. The protection plate 30 is made of acrylic. In addition, the protection plate 30 is provided in a movable state so as to be swayed by an object or wind, and has a substantially trapezoidal shape, and is provided in a fixed state on a higher floor side than the movable plate 34 and has a substantially triangular shape. The fixing plate 32 is provided.

  The protection member 20 is curved so that its height gradually increases from the lower floor side to the upper floor side of the outer deck 42, and the hand is at a position where the protection plate 30 including the movable plate 34 and the fixed plate 32 is provided. It is a belt-like member having an arch-shaped outer shape that becomes an apex that is the same height as the rail 7 and then gradually decreases in height while curving toward the upper floor side. The protection member 20 is made of acrylic as a material in order to ensure an appropriate strength. The width of the protection member 20 is almost the same as that of the outer deck 42, and the thickness of the protection member 20 is set to a thickness for securing an appropriate strength. Here, the height of the protective member 20 is a height in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the outer deck 42.

  Next, the operation of the escalator 10 having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 2 is a view showing a state in which the passenger has stepped out to the outside of the balustrade 6 (passenger 2a), and has proceeded as it is, and the body is drawn inside the balustrade 6 by the protective member 20 (passenger 2b). is there. The height of the protective member 20 is the height in the h direction shown in FIG. When the passenger who rides on the escalator 10 is, for example, a child, he / she may get out of the balustrade 6 with interest as the passenger 2a. When the passenger 2a is leaning outside the railing 6 and moves to the upper floor side by the rotation of step 4, the curved portion of the protective member 20 gradually appears and approaches the passenger 2a. The body will be spontaneously drawn inside the balustrade 6. Thereby, since the passenger has drawn the body into the inside of the balustrade 6 before reaching the protective plate 30, the safety of the passenger between the escalator 10 and the intersection 5 can be further improved.

  Next, an escalator 11 that is a modification of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an escalator 11 which is a modification of the embodiment of the present invention. Here, since the escalator 11 has substantially the same configuration as the escalator 10 of the above-described embodiment, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and redundant descriptions are omitted with the aid of different configurations and the configurations thereof. The operation will be described.

  The protective member 21 is made of acryl and has an arch-shaped outer shape that is the same height as the handrail 7 at the position where the protective plate 30 composed of the movable plate 34 and the fixed plate 32 is provided in the same manner as the protective member 20. It is comprised with the acrylic board which has. Here, the height of the protective member 21 is a height in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the outer deck 42.

  Similarly to the escalator 10, the escalator 11 can further improve the safety of passengers between the escalator 11. Furthermore, since the protection member 21 is formed of an acrylic plate, the strength can be ensured more than the protection member 20 that is a band-shaped member.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the escalator 12 which is another modification of one Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an escalator 12 which is another modified example of the embodiment of the present invention. Here, since the escalator 12 has substantially the same configuration as that of the escalator 10 of the above-described embodiment, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant descriptions are omitted with the aid of different configurations and the configurations thereof. The operation will be described.

  The height of the protective member 120 increases linearly from the lower floor side to the upper floor side of the outer deck 42, and the handrail 7 is provided at a position where the protective plate 30 including the movable plate 34 and the fixed plate 32 is provided. And has a V-shape (inverted V-shape when installed on the escalator 12 as shown in FIG. 4), after which the height gradually decreases toward the upper floor side. . The protection member 120 is made of acrylic as a material in order to ensure an appropriate strength. Here, the height of the protective member 120 is a height in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the outer deck 42.

  Similarly to the escalator 10, the escalator 12 can further improve the safety of passengers between the escalator 12.

It is a perspective view which shows the escalator which is one Embodiment of this invention. In the escalator, it is a figure which shows a mode that the passenger leans out to the outer side of the railing, and advances as it is, and is drawing the body inside the railing by the protection member. It is a perspective view which shows the escalator which is a modification of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the escalator which is another modification of one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  2a, 2b Passenger, 4 steps, 5 intersections, 6 railings, 7 handrails, 8, 10, 11, 12 escalators, 20, 21, 120 protective members, 30 protective plates, 32 fixed plates, 34 movable plates, 40 decks Board, 41 inner plate, 42 outer deck, 44 inner deck.

Claims (6)

Protective plate provided at the intersection of an endlessly connected step that rotates, a handrail that rotates in synchronization with the step, a balustrade that guides the rotation of the handrail, and an escalator on the building or upper floor An escalator having
It is provided on the outer deck of the deck board that constitutes the balustrade, and includes a protective member whose height gradually increases from the lower floor side and whose height is the apex in a position where the passenger does not hit the protective plate An escalator characterized by that. In the escalator according to claim 1,
An escalator, wherein the height of the protective member is the same height as the handrail. In the escalator according to claim 1 or 2,
The escalator characterized in that the height of the protective member is the apex at the position where the protective plate is provided. In the escalator according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The escalator, wherein the protective member has an arch-shaped outer shape. In the escalator according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
An escalator, wherein the protective member has a V-shaped outer shape. In the escalator according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
An escalator characterized in that the material constituting the protective member is acrylic.

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