JP2011063327A - Passenger conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a passenger conveyor easy in maintenance work, and having no risk of damaging handrail inner surface canvas even if a sliding member is abraded by friction with a handrail. <P>SOLUTION: This passenger conveyor for solving the problem includes a step 1 traveling by being connected in an endless shape, a handrail 2 erected along the advancing direction at the side of the step 1, a guide body 6 and the sliding members 8a and 8b provided at the outer edge of the handrail 2, and a handrail 3 for guiding the handrail 2 outer edge by the guide body 6 and the sliding members 8a and 8b. In the passenger conveyor, the sliding members 8a and 8b are elastically deformed and installed in the guide body 6, and fixed to the guide body 6 by elastic forces of the sliding members 8a and 8b themselves. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to passenger conveyors such as escalators and moving walkways, and more particularly to a railing structure for passenger conveyors.

  The passenger conveyor is composed of steps for passengers to ride, a body frame containing a rail and a driving machine configured to drive and circulate the steps, a handrail guided by a handrail guide, and the like. And have. And the handrail guide is comprised from the sliding member etc. which contact a handrail frame or a handrail.

  The balustrade components are generally held by a body frame and installed in a building. The handrail frame is connected to a connection frame fastened to a balustrade panel that clamps an upper portion of a balustrade glass panel or the like. This handrail frame has a flat portion facing the handrail and a groove provided in the central portion of the flat portion, and a sliding member is fixed to the upper portion with a screw and continuously arranged in the traveling direction of the handrail. Things are known. In addition to those that hold the sliding member with a bracket and fix it with bolts, and those that fix with a screw or bolt, there are also those that fix the sliding member to the handrail frame with an adhesive or the like.

  Since such a sliding member is worn on the surface in contact with the handrail, it is a synthetic resin that is generally used at present, although it depends on the material, and needs to be replaced once every several years.

JP 2002-302372 A

  In the prior art, screws and bolts are attached and detached during the replacement of the sliding member, but the number of parts is large, and it accounts for a large percentage of the maintenance work. Although there is a fixing method using an adhesive, it takes time to separate from the handrail frame at the time of replacement work, so when considering the maintenance work time, it takes a time that is not much different from the work time for attaching and removing screws and bolts.

  Also, since the sliding members and connecting parts that come into contact with the handrail are fixed with screws and bolts, the heads of the screws and bolts are exposed when the sliding members are worn by friction with the handrail, and the inner surface of the handrail There was a risk of damaging it.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a passenger conveyor that is easy to perform maintenance work and that does not cause damage to the inner canvas of the handrail even when the sliding member is worn by friction with the handrail. With the goal.

  In order to achieve the above object, a passenger conveyor according to the present invention includes a step that travels in an endless manner, a balustrade erected along the direction of travel on the side of the step, and an outer edge of the balustrade. In a passenger conveyor comprising a guide body and a sliding member provided, and a handrail guided by the guide body and the sliding member along the balustrade outer edge, the sliding member is elastically deformed to the guide body. It is attached and fixed to the guide body by the elastic force of the sliding member itself.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, even if a maintenance operation is easy and a sliding member wears by friction with a handrail, the passenger conveyor which does not have a possibility of damaging a handrail inner surface canvas can be provided.

It is a side view which shows the outline | summary of the whole passenger conveyor. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the outline of the balustrade. It is principal part sectional drawing which expanded the handrail part of the balustrade. It is principal part sectional drawing which shows the place which has attached the handrail guide. It is principal part sectional drawing which shows the place which attached the handrail guide.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is a side view showing an outline of the entire passenger conveyor. As shown in the figure, step 1 is connected in an endless manner so that it can be driven in a circulating manner. A balustrade 2 is erected adjacent to the side edge of step 1. A handrail 3 on which a passenger can put his / her hand is arranged along the outer edge of the balustrade 2. The handrail 3 is also configured to be endless so that it can be circulated. The step 1 and the handrail 3 are configured to be driven synchronously at the same speed in the same direction by the driving device 4.

  FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an outline of the balustrade. The balustrades 2 are provided on both the left and right sides in the driving direction of step 1 in order to prevent passengers from falling from the passenger conveyor. A handrail guide 5 for guiding the handrail 3 is disposed on the outer edge of the balustrade 2.

  FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part of the handrail portion of the balustrade. As shown in the figure, the handrail guide 5 in this embodiment is provided with a guide body 6 that is a handrail frame provided at the upper end of the glass panel 7 whose lower end is held by the body frame, and the guide body 6. The sliding member 8 is in contact with the handrail 3. The guide main body 6 in the present embodiment is provided with a hook-like portion 9 that protrudes left and right outwards at the upper end when the glass panel 7 is centered in the cross section. The upper surface of the hook-shaped portion 9 is substantially flat, and the end portion of the guide body 6 in the center direction is a stepped portion 11 having a height approximately the same as the thickness of the protruding portion on the left and right sides of the hook-shaped portion 9. Yes. The lower part on the center side of the bowl-shaped part 9 is connected to the guide body 6.

  The sliding member 8 is divided into two sliding members 8a and 8b in this embodiment, and is attached to the left and right hook-shaped portions 9, respectively. The shape of the sliding member 8 is configured to cover the bowl-shaped portion 9, the portion covering the left and right outward projecting portions of the bowl-shaped portion 9 is a C-shaped shape, and the portion covering the upper surface of the bowl-shaped portion 9 is a plane. And the locking member 12 is locked by the sliding member 8 so that the inner surface of the sliding member 8 is locked to the stepped portion of the flange-shaped portion 9 on the center direction side of the guide body 6. The shape portion 9 is covered. Further, the projecting piece 10 is provided at the end of the sliding member 8 on the side of the center of the guide body 6 along the upper surface of the guide body 6 and has a step shape.

  FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part showing a handrail guide being attached. Hereinafter, how to attach the sliding member 8 to the guide body 6 in this embodiment will be described.

  In this embodiment, the sliding members 8a and 8b are attached to the guide body 6 by lightly bending the sliding members 8a and 8b upward. First, the C-shaped portion of the sliding member 8 is left and right from the guide body 6. It attaches to the part of the hook-shaped part 9 which protruded in the. Then, the sliding members 8 a and 8 b are inserted to a position where the locking portion 12 of the sliding members 8 a and 8 b can be locked to the step portion 11 of the bowl-shaped portion 9. Here, the locking portions 12 of the sliding members 8a and 8b are attached and locked so as to be hooked on the step portion 11.

  FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part showing a handrail guide attached thereto. As shown in FIG. 5, the sliding members 8a and 8b are attached using elastic deformation at the time of attachment. After attachment, the sliding members 8a and 8b are attached to the bowl-shaped portion 9 without using screws or adhesives due to their own elastic force. It can be locked and fixed.

  In the present embodiment, a groove 13 is provided on the upper surface of the sliding member 8. By providing this groove 13, it is possible to increase the flexibility in the vertical direction when elastically deforming when the sliding member 8 is attached. For this reason, it becomes easy to attach the sliding member 8 to the guide main body 6, and because the flexibility is improved, the sliding member 8 is plastically deformed and the guide body 6 center side end is lifted. Can be reduced.

  Further, the groove 13 of the sliding member 8 is provided so as to coincide with the driving direction of the handrail. That is, since the groove is provided in a direction parallel to the moving direction of the handrail 3, resistance is not easily generated in the longitudinal direction in contact with the inner canvas of the handrail 3, and the inner canvas of the handrail 3 is caught by the groove 13. And can be driven smoothly.

  Further, as a method of removing the sliding member 8 from the guide body 6, the protruding pieces 10 of the sliding members 8a and 8b are lifted upward and bent so as not to be caught by the step portion 11 of the bowl-shaped portion 9. The locking portion 12 of the sliding member 8 is removed from the stepped portion 11, and the C-shaped portion of the sliding member 8 is removed by pulling it out from the hook-shaped portion 9 protruding to the left and right of the guide body 6. Thus, by providing the protruding piece 10 on the sliding member 8, the upward bending can be easily performed.

  The sliding member 8 is elastically deformed at the time of attachment, and then returns to its original state. The sliding member 8 can be locked and fixed to the hook-like portion 9 by its elastic force, and is formed of a material having physical properties with little friction. Can do. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, if a minute gap 14 is provided on the lower surface side of the protruding piece 10 so that a claw or the like can enter, the workability of attachment / detachment can be improved.

  Further, when one groove 13 is provided, when two grooves 13 are provided on the upper surface flat portion of the sliding member 8 corresponding to the upper surface flat portion of the flange-shaped portion 9, the left and right outer sides of the guide body 6 of the flange-shaped portion 9 are provided. If it is provided in the vicinity of the upper part on the side end side and in the vicinity of the upper part of the step part 11, the workability of attachment and detachment is further improved, and plastic deformation of the sliding member 8 at the time of attachment is prevented and the guide body 6 is located in the center direction side It is possible to reduce the lifting of the end portion, and to firmly attach and fix the sliding member 8 to the hook-like portion 9 by its own elastic force.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the sliding member 8 can be attached to the handrail guide 5 without using screws and bolts, the number of parts can be reduced, and the number of installation work and replacement work can be reduced. And the working time is reduced.

  Further, by not using screws and bolts, it is possible to provide a passenger conveyor that prevents damage to the inner surface canvas of the handrail due to the screws and bolt heads exposed by wear of the sliding members.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Step 2 Railing 3 Hand rail 4 Driving device 5 Hand rail guide 6 Guide main body 7 Glass panel 8 (8a, 8b) Sliding member 9 Gutter-like part 10 Projection piece 11 Step part 12 Locking part 13 Groove 14 Gap

Claims (5)

A step of traveling in an endless manner, a balustrade erected on the side of the step along a traveling direction, a guide body and a sliding member provided on an outer edge of the balustrade, the guide body, In a passenger conveyor provided with a handrail guided along the balustrade outer edge by the sliding member,
The passenger conveyor, wherein the sliding member is elastically deformed and attached to the guide body, and is fixed to the guide body by the elastic force of the sliding member itself. In claim 1, the guide main body has a hook-shaped portion that protrudes from the left and right outer sides of the upper end in the cross-section, the upper surface is substantially flat, and the center side end of the guide main body is a stepped portion.
The sliding members are attached to the hook-shaped portions on the left and right sides of the guide body,
The sliding member includes a C-shaped portion that covers left and right outward projecting portions of the hook-shaped portion, a planar portion that covers an upper surface of the hook-shaped portion, a locking portion that locks to the stepped portion, and the guide body A passenger conveyor characterized in that a protruding piece protruding in a direction along the upper surface is provided.   3. The passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein a groove is provided in the sliding member in a direction parallel to a driving direction of the handrail.   4. The groove according to claim 3, wherein the groove is formed in the vicinity of the upper surface of the sliding member corresponding to the upper surface flat portion of the hook-shaped portion or the upper portion of the end portion projecting to the left and right of the guide body of the hook-shaped portion. A passenger conveyor provided near the top.   The passenger conveyor according to claim 2, wherein a gap is provided on a lower surface side of the protruding piece.

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