JP2010070316A - Escalator footstep cleaning device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an escalator footstep cleaning device with a simple structure which can be manufactured inexpensively, is light weight, compact and easy to carry, does not need a power source for operating the device and is usable even in the case that there is no electric power source such as an outlet near a cleaning place. <P>SOLUTION: In the escalator footstep cleaning device for cleaning inner parts of footstep grooves arranged substantially all over a surface of the footstep width parallel with a moving direction, a footstep cleaning device body and cleaning brushes arranged for the footstep cleaning device body corresponding to all or part of the footsteps are provided. The footstep cleaning device body is attached to a landing plate by removing a comb plate screwed to the landing plate at a step on/down port and screwing it to the landing plate by screws through fixing screw holes bored in the footstep cleaning device body, utilizing screw holes of the landing plate which were used to screw the comb plate. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an escalator step cleaning device.

  In the conventional escalator step cleaning device, when cleaning the cleat surface of the escalator step, the suction body is designed to scrape and remove dust inside the groove by rotating the brush of the cleaning body at high speed by a rotating means such as a motor. A case, a cleaning body provided in the suction body case, a rotating means for rotating the cleaning body having a motor and a belt for transmitting the driving of the motor, and dust removed by the cleaning body are sent to the cleaner body The cleaning body comprises a brush that cleans the cleat surface groove and a brush guard that protects the brush, and the brush protrudes from the lower surface opening of the suction body case. Those are known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 08-192982

However, the conventional escalator step cleaning device disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a complicated structure because it has a rotating body such as a motor for rotating the cleaning body in which the brush is implanted, and the manufacturing cost is low. However, since the apparatus itself is large and heavy due to the complicated configuration, there are problems that it is difficult to carry and the workability is poor.
And since the work such as cleaning in the escalator is performed while the operation of the target escalator is stopped, the workable time is often limited. In order to be able to finish the work within the limited workable time, when there are a large number of escalators to be worked, it is necessary to prepare a plurality of step cleaning devices. As described above, when the cost per one step cleaning device is expensive, there is a problem that a lot of cost is required to prepare a plurality of steps.

Further, in the conventional escalator step cleaning device disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the brush of the cleaning body is driven by a motor or the like, a power source for supplying electric power to the motor is required to operate the device. Therefore, there is a problem that it cannot be used unless there is a power source such as an outlet near the place where cleaning is performed using this step cleaning device.
Furthermore, when a part of the brush and brush guard of the cleaning body is damaged, it becomes impossible to clean the inside of the groove of the step cleat surface at a position corresponding to the damaged brush or the like. Even when only a part is damaged, since it is necessary to replace the entire cleaning body, there is a problem in that the cost of maintaining the apparatus is increased.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems. The first object of the present invention is to provide a simple structure and can be manufactured at low cost, and is lightweight, small and easy to carry. An escalator step cleaning device that is advantageous in terms of cost is obtained even when the escalator is simultaneously cleaned.
The second object is to obtain an escalator step cleaning device that does not require a power source for operating the device and can be used even when there is no power source such as an outlet near the cleaning place. is there.
The third object is to obtain an escalator step cleaning device that requires only a minimum necessary replacement when a part of the cleaning brush is damaged and that does not cost the maintenance of the device.

  The escalator step cleaning device according to the present invention is an escalator step cleaning device that cleans the inside of a step groove provided in parallel to the moving direction of the step on the surface over almost the entire width of the escalator step. An apparatus main body, and a cleaning brush provided on the step cleaning apparatus main body corresponding to each of all or part of the step grooves, the step cleaning apparatus main body including the landing plate of the escalator entrance / exit The screw of the landing plate used to screw the comb plate through the fixed screw hole formed in the step cleaning device main body by removing the comb plate screwed to the end of the step side. It is set as the structure attached to the said landing plate by screwing using a hole.

The present invention relates to an escalator step cleaning device, which is an escalator step cleaning device for cleaning the inside of a step groove provided parallel to the moving direction of the step on the surface of the step of the escalator substantially over the entire width. And a cleaning brush provided on the step cleaning device main body corresponding to each of all or part of the step grooves, the step cleaning device main body on the step side of the landing plate of the escalator entrance The screw plate of the landing plate used for screwing the comb plate through the fixed screw hole drilled in the main body of the step cleaning device is removed. By using and screwing, it is possible to manufacture the structure simply and inexpensively because the structure is attached to the landing plate. And a easy to carry small, an effect that is also cost-effective in the case of performing simultaneously the steps cleaned for a plurality of escalators.
In addition, there is an effect that a power source for operating the apparatus is unnecessary, and the power source can be used even when there is no power source such as an outlet near the cleaning place.

  The present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Throughout the drawings, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts, and redundant description thereof will be simplified or omitted as appropriate.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
1 to 4 relate to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of a step cleaning device, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of an entrance / exit of an escalator in a normal state. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the step cleaning device is used, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the brush portion in FIG.
In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an endlessly connected step that circulates and moves within the main frame of the escalator, and a step groove 1a is provided on the surface of the step 1 over almost the entire width in parallel with the moving direction of the step 1. ing. A balustrade 2 is erected on the main frame along the left and right sides of the step 1, and a skirt guard 3 is attached to the lower end of the balustrade 2 along the left and right sides of the step 1. .
Landing plates 4 are provided at the entrances of the upper and lower ends of the escalator, and a comb plate 5 is formed in the comb plate 5 at the end of the landing plate 4 on the step 1 side. It is screwed into the screw hole of the landing plate 4 by a screw passed through the comb plate screw hole 5a. The comb plate 5 is provided for the purpose of preventing foreign matter from entering the inside of the escalator from the step 1, and a comb portion 5 b that engages with a predetermined gap in the step groove 1 a of the step 1. Have.

A step cleaning device main body 6 is roughly divided into two parts, a step cleaning device main body fixing side 6a and a step cleaning device main body cleaning side 6b.
The step cleaning device main body fixing side 6a is made of a plate material having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and the step cleaning device main body fixing side 6a has a fixing screw hole 7 having an oblong shape having a major axis parallel to the longitudinal direction of the rectangle. It is installed. The fixing screw holes 7 are arranged in parallel so as to be parallel to the oblong major axis direction, that is, the longitudinal direction of the rectangle on the step cleaning device main body fixing side 6a. And the 1st position adjustment volt | bolt 8a is each protrudingly provided in the position near the both ends of the longitudinal direction in the side surface of one long side of the said step cleaning apparatus main body fixed side 6a, These 1st position adjustment A position adjusting nut 9 is screwed to the tip of the bolt 8a.

These position adjusting nuts 9 are screwed into the first position adjusting bolt 8a from one side and screwed into a second position adjusting bolt 8b described later from the other side. These position adjusting nuts 9 are provided with threaded holes for screwing into the first position adjusting bolt 8a and the second position adjusting bolt 8b.
The screw hole has a direction in which a spiral of a thread threaded from one side to which the first position adjusting bolt 8a is screwed to a central portion of the position adjusting nut 9 is wound, Provided in such a way that the direction of winding the spiral of the thread threaded from the other side to which the second position adjusting bolt 8b is screwed to the central portion of the position adjusting nut 9 is wound. It has been. That is, the screw thread that is threaded from one side of the position adjusting nut 9 to which the first position adjusting bolt 8a is screwed to the center portion is tightened by turning clockwise. A so-called reverse screw, which is a forward screw, is a screw thread that is threaded from the other side to which the second position adjusting bolt 8b is screwed to the central portion, and is screwed counterclockwise. It has become.

  One end side of the second position adjusting bolt 8b is screwed to the opposite side of the position adjusting nut 9 to the side where the first position adjusting bolt 8a is screwed. The step cleaning device main body cleaning side 6b is attached to the other end side of the second position adjusting bolt 8b. Therefore, by rotating the position adjusting nut 9, the distance between the step cleaning device main body fixing side 6a and the step cleaning device main body cleaning side 6b can be adjusted to an arbitrary distance. The position adjusting means is constituted by the position adjusting bolt 8a, the second position adjusting bolt 8b, and the position adjusting nut 9.

A plurality of brush mounting pins 10 project from a side surface of the step cleaning device main body cleaning side 6b opposite to the second position adjusting bolt 8b, and the brush mounting pins 10 are comb-shaped. They are arranged in parallel.
A cleaning brush 11 is detachably attached to each of the brush attachment pins 10. The cleaning brush 11 includes a base portion 11a and a brush portion 11b implanted in the base portion 11a. The brush mounting pin 10 is inserted into an attachment hole 11c drilled in the center of the side surface of the base portion 11a. Each of the cleaning brushes 11 is individually attached and detached by inserting or withdrawing.
The brush mounting pin 10 and the cleaning brush 11 are provided at the same interval as the step groove 1a of the step 1, and each of the cleaning brushes 11 corresponds to all or a part of the step groove 1a. One cleaning brush 11 cleans the inside of the step groove 1a.

Cleaning the steps of the escalator using the step cleaning device configured as described above is performed according to the following procedure.
First, the comb plate 5 is removed from the landing plate 4 by loosening and removing the screw that has screwed the comb plate 5.
Then, the step cleaning device main body 6 is attached to the landing plate 4. At this time, screws through the fixing screw holes 7 on the step cleaning device main body fixing side 6a are screwed using the screw holes of the landing plate 4 used for screwing the comb plate 5. As a result, the step cleaning device main body 6 is fixed to the landing plate 4. The fixing screw hole 7 is arranged in an oval shape having a major axis parallel to the longitudinal direction of the rectangle on the step cleaning device main body fixing side 6a, in other words, the longitudinal direction is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the step 1. Since it is oval, it is possible to cope with various screw hole positions of the landing plate 4 (that is, the position of the comb plate screw hole 5a). Here, the cleaning brush 11 is attached to the brush attachment pin 10 in advance before the step cleaning device body 6 is attached.
Next, the position adjusting nut 9 is rotated so that the contact surface of the brush portion 11b of the cleaning brush 11 with respect to the step groove bottom portion 1b of the step 1 is appropriate. The space | interval of 6a and the said step cleaning apparatus main body cleaning side 6b is adjusted.

After the above procedure, the escalator is operated and the cleaning brush 11 scrapes dust, dust, etc. out of the step groove 1a. At this time, the driving direction of the escalator is the direction in which the step 1 advances toward the side of the upper and lower entrances where the step cleaning device main body 6 is installed. More specifically, when the step cleaning device main body 6 is installed on the landing plate 4 at the upper entrance, the escalator is operated in the direction in which the step 1 is raised, and conversely, the step cleaning device When the main body 6 is installed on the landing plate 4 at the lower entrance / exit, the escalator is operated in the direction in which the step 1 is lowered.
In this way, the dust or the like scraped out from the step groove 1a by the cleaning brush 11 is cleaned while being removed by a vacuum cleaner or the like.

  In addition, when some cleaning brushes 11 are worn out or deteriorated due to cleaning work and the cleaning ability is lowered, the cleaning ability is restored by replacing only the cleaning brush 11 that has caused the wear or the like. It is possible.

  In the escalator step cleaning device configured as described above, a cleaning brush is provided on the step cleaning device main body corresponding to all or a part of the step grooves, and this step cleaning device main body is connected to the landing of the escalator entrance. The screw hole of the landing plate used to remove the comb plate screwed to the step end of the plate and screw the screw plate through the fixed screw hole drilled in the main body of the step cleaning device Since it is configured to be attached to the landing plate by being screwed using, the structure is simple and can be manufactured at low cost, and it is lightweight, small and easy to carry. This is also advantageous in terms of cost, and does not require a power source for operating the apparatus, and is not located near the cleaning place. It can be used even when there is no power source such as cents.

  In addition, since one cleaning brush is provided for each of the step grooves, and each is individually removable, only a necessary minimum replacement is necessary when a portion of the cleaning brush is damaged. In addition, there is no cost for maintaining the device.

  And the fixed screw hole drilled in the step cleaning device main body is made into an oval with the length arranged in the direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the step, so that various screw hole positions provided in the landing plate are different. It is possible to cope with various escalators, and the landing plate is provided with a position adjusting means for connecting the step cleaning device main body fixing side and the step cleaning device main body cleaning side in an adjustable manner. It is possible to cope with various escalators having different distances from the position of the screw hole provided in the step to the step.

  If the width of the step cleaning device main body is smaller than the width of the step and only a part of the step groove can be cleaned by the cleaning brush, a plurality of step cleaning device main bodies having the above configuration are connected in the width direction. By using these, it is possible to increase the number of step grooves that can be cleaned at a time and to perform the cleaning work efficiently.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
Embodiment 2 described here is a plurality of types of cleaning brushes in which the properties such as the length and material of the brush portion are changed in the configuration of Embodiment 1 described above. All brushes are prepared so that they can be freely attached to and removed from the main body of the step cleaning device, and are appropriately replaced with appropriate types of cleaning brushes according to the status of the escalator that performs the cleaning work. .
That is, for example, the cleaning brush 11 in which the length of the brush portion 11b is changed according to the depth of the step groove 1a, or the material of the brush portion 11b that is softer than usual due to a lot of cotton dust. In addition, the cleaning brush 11 or the like has a larger number of brushes to be implanted, and any of these types of cleaning brushes 11 can be attached to and detached from the step cleaning device body 6. A suitable type of the cleaning brush 11 is selected according to the situation of the escalator that performs the cleaning work, and the brush mounting pin 10 is mounted.
Other configuration use procedures are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  In the escalator step cleaning device configured as described above, in addition to being able to achieve the same effects as those of the first embodiment, a plurality of types of cleaning brushes in which properties such as the length and material of the brush portion are changed In this case, a plurality of types of the cleaning brushes are prepared so that they can be attached to and detached from the main body of the step cleaning device. The work efficiency can be improved by appropriately replacing the cleaning brush.

It is a perspective view which shows the whole structure of the step cleaning apparatus regarding Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of the entrance / exit of the escalator at the normal time regarding Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which is using the step cleaning apparatus regarding Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is the figure which expanded the brush part in FIG. 3 regarding Embodiment 1 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Step 1a Step Groove 1b Step Groove Bottom 2 Parapet 3 Skirt Guard 4 Landing Plate 5 Comb Plate 5a Comb Plate Screw Hole 5b Comb 6 Step Cleaning Device Main Body 6a Step Cleaning Device Main Body Fixed Side 6b Step Cleaning Device Main Body Cleaning Side 7 Fixed Screw Hole 8a First position adjusting bolt 8b Second position adjusting bolt 9 Position adjusting nut 10 Brush mounting pin 11 Cleaning brush 11a Base portion 11b Brush portion 11c Mounting hole

Claims (7)

An escalator step cleaning device for cleaning the inside of a step groove provided parallel to the moving direction of the step on the surface over almost the entire width of the step of the escalator,
The main body of the step cleaning device,
A cleaning brush provided corresponding to each of all or part of the step grooves on the step cleaning device main body,
The step cleaning device main body removes a comb plate screwed to the end of the landing side of the landing plate of the escalator entrance and exits, and then inserts the screw through the fixed screw hole drilled in the step cleaning device main body. An escalator step cleaning device, wherein the escalator step cleaning device is attached to the landing plate by screwing using a screw hole of the landing plate used for screwing the plate.   2. The escalator step cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein one cleaning brush is provided for each step groove, and each of the cleaning brushes is individually removable. The step cleaning device main body includes a brush mounting pin protruding from the step cleaning device main body,
The said cleaning brush is attached or detached by inserting or withdrawing | retracting the said brush attachment pin with respect to the attachment hole drilled in the base part side surface of the said cleaning brush. The escalator step cleaning device according to any one of 2.   A plurality of types of cleaning brushes having different brush properties are prepared according to the escalator that performs the cleaning operation, and all of the plurality of types of cleaning brushes are detachable from the main body of the step cleaning device. The escalator step cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the escalator step cleaning device is.   5. The fixing screw hole drilled in the step cleaning device main body is an oval having a length arranged in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the step. An escalator step cleaning device according to claim 1. The step cleaning device body is:
The step cleaning device main body fixing side, in which the fixing screw hole is drilled and attached to the landing plate,
A step cleaning device main body cleaning side provided with the cleaning brush;
Position adjusting means for connecting the step cleaning device main body fixing side and the step cleaning device main body cleaning side to adjust the distance between the step cleaning device main body fixing side and the step cleaning device main body cleaning side. The escalator step cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the escalator step cleaning device is provided. The position adjusting means includes
A first position adjusting bolt projecting from the step cleaning device main body fixed side;
A second position adjustment bolt protruding from the cleaning brush side opposite to the step cleaning device main body cleaning side;
A position adjusting nut which is screwed with a forward screw and screwed with a reverse screw to one of the first position adjusting bolt and the second position adjusting bolt; The escalator step cleaning device according to claim 6.

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