JP2011255980A - Installation apparatus of handrail panel of passenger conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an installation apparatus of a handrail panel capable of sufficiently reducing a load of installation work, by enabling simple installation of the handrail panel.SOLUTION: This installation apparatus 10 includes an apparatus body 11 for supporting the lower side of the handrail panel 55, a hook part 13 arranged on one end of the apparatus body 11 and formed by bending the apparatus body 11 to the reverse surface 16 side, a gripping part 12 arranged on the other end of the apparatus body 11 opposed to the hook part 13, and a stopper 14 projected from a surface 15 on the other end side of the apparatus body 11. The installation work of the handrail panel 55 can be performed by hooking the hook part 13 on a skirt guard angle 60, and most of weight of the handrail panel 55 applied to the installation apparatus 10 can be applied to the skirt guard angle 60.

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for attaching a balustrade panel of a passenger conveyor to a balustrade, and in particular, in a passenger conveyor provided with a balustrade panel that is attached to a balustrade with the upper part of the panel inserted into the upper end fixing part and the lower part of the panel placed on the angle The invention relates to a device for attaching the balustrade panel to the balustrade.

  A passenger conveyor such as an escalator is provided with balustrades for attaching a moving handrail on both sides of a step where a user is placed from the entrance to the exit. For example, a balustrade panel (inner panel), a skirt guard, or the like is attached to the balustrade as an interior member that covers the inner surface of the balustrade.

  FIG. 8 shows a cross section of a common escalator balustrade 50. In FIG. 8, only the balustrade 50 on one side is shown, but the balustrade 50 is provided on both sides of the step 51. As shown in the figure, a handrail rail 54 to which a moving handrail 53 is attached is installed on the upper deck portion 52 of the balustrade 50. A plurality of balustrade panels 55 and skirt guards 56, which are stainless steel panels (stainless steel plates), are installed on the inner surface of the balustrade 50 facing the step 51 side.

  In FIG. 9, the perspective view which looked at the balustrade panel 55 from the back side is shown. As shown in the figure, the balustrade panel 55 has a flat panel portion 57 and a wall portion 58 perpendicular to the panel portion 57 formed by bending the side end portion into an L shape. The wall portion 58 is shorter in length at the upper end and lower end than the panel portion 57. As shown in FIG. 8, the balustrade panel 55 is inserted into the upper end fixing portion 59 and the wall portion 58 is placed on the skirt guard angle 60, for example, a clasp that is a clasp. It is pressed from the side of the step 51 with the gold 61 and fixed with screws 62.

  Here, the upper end fixing portion 59 includes an insertion portion (gap, groove) into which the upper end of the panel portion 57 can be inserted, and is a portion that fixes the upper portion of the balustrade panel 55 and is provided on the back side of the upper deck portion 52. Yes. The upper end fixing portion 59 is, for example, a rubber member having an insertion portion supported by an L-shaped metal fitting. The skirt guard angle 60 is an angle on which the balustrade panel 55 is placed and for fixing the skirt guard 56, and is continuously installed on the truss frame 63 along the balustrade 50.

  The balustrade panel 55 is removed from the balustrade 50 during maintenance of the escalator facility or the like. The balustrade panel 55 can be removed relatively easily by loosening the screws 62 and removing the caliper 61. However, it is not easy to install the removed balustrade panel 55. In particular, the work of gripping the balustrade panel 55, which is a large heavy object, inserting the upper end of the panel portion 57 into the upper end fixing portion 59, and placing the wall portion 58 on the skirt guard angle 60 is a heavy load and takes a long time. Cost. Moreover, the balustrade panel 55 may be slid down and the balustrade panel 55 may be damaged.

  In view of such a situation, several instruments have been proposed for the purpose of reducing the load of the balustrade panel mounting operation. For example, Patent Document 1 includes a fixed portion that is hooked on a moving handrail and extends to the lower side of the moving handrail along the outer peripheral surface of the moving handrail, and a lower side of the balustrade panel in a detached state. A balustrade panel holding jig provided with a holding part to hold and an elastic connecting member for elastically connecting the fixing part and the holding part is disclosed. Further, in Patent Document 1, when the balustrade panel held by the balustrade panel holding jig is inserted into the moving handrail guide support frame, the urging force by the elastic connecting member acts to assist the operator's insertion force. In addition, it is described that the insertion load of the balustrade panel of the worker is reduced.

JP 2005-247573 A

  However, the balustrade panel holding jig disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a large jig, and there is still room for improvement in reducing the work load, such as the need to attach the jig to a moving handrail in advance. is there.

  The object of the present invention is to enable easy attachment of a balustrade panel in a passenger conveyor having a balustrade panel attached to the balustrade with the upper portion of the panel inserted into the upper end fixing portion and the lower portion of the panel placed on the angle. It is an object of the present invention to provide a balustrade panel attachment device that can sufficiently reduce the load of the attachment operation.

  A balustrade panel mounting device for a passenger conveyor according to the present invention is a passenger conveyor provided with a balustrade panel that is attached to the balustrade with the upper portion of the panel inserted into the upper end fixing portion and the lower portion of the panel placed on the angle. An instrument body for attaching a panel to a balustrade, an instrument body that supports the lower side of the balustrade panel, an instrument body having a surface on which the balustrade panel slides when the supported balustrade panel is placed on an angle, and one end of the instrument body It is provided with the hook part which hooks an instrument main body to an angle, and the holding part provided in the other end of the instrument main body facing a hook part, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  Here, it is preferable that the surface of the instrument body is a smooth surface (sliding surface) that is smooth and free of irregularities except for a stopper described later. Further, the instrument body is preferably a plate-like member that is long in one direction, and in the width direction so that the balustrade panel can be stably supported without a gap between the lower side of the balustrade panel that abuts. It is preferable that it is flat along. Furthermore, the length of the instrument body in the longitudinal direction is long as long as there is no hindrance to the handling of the fixture so that the weight of the balustrade panel can be sufficiently reduced by the principle of the lever that works when the hook is hooked on the angle. Is preferred. The width direction of the instrument body is a direction substantially parallel to the angle and the balustrade panel when the hook portion is hooked on the angle, and the longitudinal direction is a direction orthogonal to the width direction.

  According to the said structure, a balustrade panel can be mounted on the surface of an instrument main body, and attachment work can be performed in the state which hooked the hook part to the angle. For example, the balustrade panel can be stably supported by holding the gripping portion of the attachment device on which the balustrade panel is placed with one hand and holding the side end of the balustrade panel with the other hand. And by hooking the hook part to the angle, most of the weight of the balustrade panel applied to the instrument body can be applied to the angle. When the hook portion is hooked on the angle, the grip portion can be lifted with a small force. When the grip portion is lifted, the balustrade panel slides to the angle side, and the balustrade panel can be easily adjusted in position. Therefore, the upper end of the balustrade panel can be easily and quickly inserted into the upper end fixing portion, and the balustrade panel can be mounted on the angle.

  The balustrade panel mounting device according to the present invention is a stopper projecting from the surface of the other end side of the device body, and prevents the balustrade panel from sliding toward the grip when the balustrade panel is supported. It is preferable to provide a stopper. Alternatively, a flange-like (cane-like) stopper can be provided at the boundary between the instrument main body and the grip portion.

  According to the said structure, when mounting and supporting a balustrade panel on the surface of an instrument main body, a balustrade panel can be supported more stably. For example, the balustrade panel can be brought into contact with the stopper with the gripping portion facing downward, and the balustrade panel can be stably supported using the stopper.

  Further, in the balustrade panel mounting instrument according to the present invention, the hook part is preferably formed by bending the instrument body to the back side so that an angle formed with the back surface of the instrument body is 90 ° or more. . According to the said structure, when removing an attachment tool, it becomes easy to remove a hook part from an angle. In addition, it is necessary to determine the angle formed between the hook part and the back of the instrument body in consideration of the hook to the angle when supporting the balustrade panel and the ease of removal when attempting to remove the instrument. is there.

  In the balustrade panel mounting device according to the present invention, the device body may be formed such that at least a part thereof is bent to the surface side. According to the said structure, when removing an attachment tool, it becomes easy to remove a hook part from an angle. In addition, in the structure where the angle made between the back surface of an instrument main body is 90 degrees or more, it is more preferable to apply the said structure together.

  According to the mounting device for the balustrade panel of the passenger conveyor according to the present invention, the balustrade panel can be easily attached, and the load of the attaching operation can be sufficiently reduced. In other words, according to this mounting device, most of the weight of the balustrade panel can be applied to the angle, and the position of the balustrade panel can be adjusted using the lever principle, so the load on the operator is small, A balustrade panel can be attached safely in a short time. Moreover, since the balustrade panel can be stably supported, damage due to the balustrade panel falling can be prevented.

It is the perspective view which looked at the attachment instrument which is embodiment of this invention from the surface side. It is a side view which shows the attachment instrument which is embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the attachment instrument which is a modification of embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view which looked at the fixture which is another modification of embodiment of this invention from the back surface side. It is a figure which shows a mode that a balustrade panel is attached using the attachment instrument of FIG. 1, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the state which mounted the balustrade panel on the instrument main body, and hooked the hook part on the skirt guard angle. It is a figure which shows a mode that a balustrade panel is attached using the attachment instrument of FIG. 1 (FIG. 2), Comprising: It is a figure which shows a mode that the balustrade panel mounted on the instrument main body is slid to the hook part side. It is a figure which shows a mode that a balustrade panel is attached using the attachment tool of FIG. 3, Comprising: It is a figure which shows a mode that an attachment tool is removed from a skirt guard angle. It is sectional drawing which shows the balustrade of a general elevator. It is the perspective view which looked at the balustrade panel attached to the balustrade of FIG. 8 from the back side.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of a mounting device for a balustrade panel of a passenger conveyor according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the balustrade panel mounting device according to the present invention will be described by exemplifying a device (mounting device 10) for mounting the balustrade panel 55 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 to the balustrade 50 of the escalator. The attachment device is not limited to the illustrated form and application, and may be used for attachment of a so-called moving sidewalk balustrade panel.

  First, the configuration of the mounting tool 10 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the attachment device 10 is provided on the device body 11, a hook portion 13 provided at one end of the device body 11, and the other end of the device body 11 facing the hook portion 13. And a stopper 14 provided on the other end side of the instrument body 11. In the example shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, the instrument main body 11 and the holding part 12 have the form arrange | positioned linearly along those longitudinal directions.

  The instrument body 11 is a member that supports the lower side of the balustrade panel 55 and is a plate-like member that is long in one direction. And the plate | board surface of the instrument main body 11 has substantially rectangular shape. Here, the plate surface means two surfaces having a large area, the plate surface appearing in FIG. 1 is the front surface 15, and the plate surface not appearing in FIG. In the instrument main body 11, the support surface with which the lower side of the balustrade panel 55 abuts is the surface 15, and the lower side of the balustrade panel 55 is along the width direction of the surface 15 (the instrument main body 11) (direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction). It is put on.

  In addition, the instrument body 11 has a sliding surface on which the balustrade panel 55 slides when the balustrade panel 55 being supported is to be placed on the skirt guard angle 60. As will be described later, when the balustrade panel 55 is to be placed on the skirt guard angle 60, the grip portion 12 is lifted in a state where the hook portion 13 is hooked on the skirt guard angle 60. Slide on the top. In the instrument main body 11, the sliding surface is the surface 15 with which the balustrade panel 55 abuts. The surface 15 is a smooth and smooth surface having no unevenness except for the stopper 14, and is flat along the width direction and the longitudinal direction.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the instrument main body 11 is comprised from metal materials, such as tool steel which has the thickness (for example, about 3-5 mm) of the grade which can bear the weight of the balustrade panel 55 at least. In addition, the hook part 13 is provided in the instrument main body 11 by bending one end along the longitudinal direction to the back surface 16 side. The other end along the longitudinal direction of the instrument main body 11 has a shape in which the width is narrowed from both sides and the central portion in the width direction protrudes, and the grip portion 12 is provided in the protruding portion.

  The hook portion 13 is a portion for hooking the instrument main body 11 to the skirt guard angle 60 and is provided at one end along the longitudinal direction of the instrument main body 11 as described above. As the hook portion 13, when supporting the balustrade panel 55, the instrument body 11 can be stably hooked on the skirt guard angle 60, and when removing the attachment instrument 10, it is easy to remove from the skirt guard angle 60. Various forms can be applied as long as the form is adopted.

  Specifically, as a form of the hook portion 13, for example, the hook body 13 is formed by bending the instrument body 11 to the back surface 16 side so that an angle formed with the back surface 16 of the instrument body 11 is about 135 °. can do. The angle formed between the hook portion 13 and the back surface 16 is preferably as small as 90 °, for example, considering the catchability to the skirt guard angle 60. However, considering the detachability of the attachment device 10, it is 175 °. The larger one is preferable. Normally, the balustrade panel 55 is heavy, and even if the angle formed by the hook portion 13 and the back surface 16 is large, the hook portion 13 is difficult to come off from the skirt guard angle 60. Therefore, the angle is preferably 110 ° to 170 °. 120 ° to 165 ° is more preferable, and 130 ° to 160 ° is particularly preferable.

  The grip portion 12 is a portion (grip) that the operator grips when using the attachment device 10 and is provided at the other end along the longitudinal direction of the device body 11 facing the hook portion 13 as described above. It is done. The shape of the grip portion 12 is not particularly limited as long as it is a shape that can be easily gripped, and may be a cylindrical shape illustrated in FIG.

  The stopper 14 is a portion protruding from the surface 15 on the other end side of the instrument body 11 and has a function of preventing the balustrade panel 55 from sliding toward the grip portion 12 when the balustrade panel 55 is supported. By providing the stopper 14, the balustrade panel 55 can be supported more stably using the stopper 14 when the balustrade panel 55 is placed on the surface 15 of the instrument body 11 and supported.

  As a form of the stopper 14, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, a form protruding from the surface 15 along the width direction of the instrument body 11 and over the entire width can be used. In the example of FIG. 1, the stopper 14 is a wall perpendicular to the surface 15. The protruding height of the stopper 14 needs to be high enough to prevent the balustrade panel 55 from getting over the stopper 14 when the balustrade panel 55 is supported with the grip portion 12 facing downward. The stopper 14 has various forms such as a wall inclined toward the hook portion 13 with respect to the surface 15, a semicircular wall having different protruding heights, or a plurality of protrusions arranged along the width direction. be able to.

  The position where the stopper 14 is provided is preferably separated from the hook portion 13 so that the principle of the lever can be fully used, and the position close to the grip portion 12 on the other end side of the instrument body 11 or the grip portion 12 It is preferable that it is a boundary position. For example, the stopper 14 can be provided on the gripping part 12 side as compared with the example shown in FIG. In addition, since the direction where the stopper 14 is wide is preferable, it is preferable that it is a part where the width | variety of the instrument main body 11 is wide, and is provided in the at least both sides.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 3 and FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the mounting tool 10, the tool body 11 can be in a form in which at least a part is bent toward the surface 15 side. In the example shown in FIG. 3A, a bent portion 17 that is bent toward the surface 15 side is provided between the gripping portion 12 and the stopper 14, and in the example shown in FIG. 3B, the hook portion 13 side of the stopper 14 is provided. Is provided with a bent portion 17. Thus, according to the form which the instrument main body 11 bent to the surface 15 side, when removing the attachment instrument 10 from the skirt guard angle 60, it becomes easy to pull out below.

  In addition, although the instrument main body 11 having one bent portion 17 is illustrated in FIG. 3, a plurality of the bent portions 17 may exist, or the entire instrument main body 11 is gently curved toward the surface 15 side. You can also Moreover, although the instrument main body 11 can also be set as the rod-shaped form etc. which have the bending part 17, it is a form which has the flat surface 15 along the width direction so that the balustrade panel 55 can be supported stably. Is preferred.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the attachment device 10, the hook portion 13 can be a protrusion provided on the back surface 16 at one end of the device body 11. A plurality of the protrusions may be provided, or only one protrusion may be provided at the central portion in the width direction of the instrument main body 11 as shown in FIG.

  In addition, the recessed part corresponding to the shape of the hook part 13 can also be formed in a part of skirt guard angle 60 so that the attachment instrument 10 shown in FIG. 4 can be easily removed from the skirt guard angle 60. . For example, one recess can be formed for each length corresponding to one balustrade panel 55. And the attachment tool 10 can be easily removed by letting the hook part 13 pass to the said recessed part.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 5 to FIG. 7, an operation (usage method) of the mounting tool 10 will be described.

  First, the mounting device 10 is placed below the balustrade panel 55 so that the balustrade panel 55 to be attached is attached to the balustrade 50, that is, the wall portion 58 is along a substantially vertical direction. To support. Specifically, the lower side of the panel portion 57 comes into contact with the surface 15 of the instrument main body 11, and the balustrade panel 55 is locked by the stopper 14 so as not to slip. For example, the grip portion 12 of the attachment device 10 on which the balustrade panel 55 is placed on the surface 15 is gripped by one hand, and the side end portion of the balustrade panel 55 is gripped by the other hand.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the balustrade panel 55 is locked by the stopper 14 and stably supported on the surface 15 of the instrument body 11. With the balustrade panel 55 stably supported, the upper end of the panel portion 57 is inserted into the upper end fixing portion 59. At this time, it is preferable to work after hook part 13 is hooked on skirt guard angle 60, and most of the weight of balustrade panel 55 applied to attachment device 10 can be hooked on skirt guard angle 60 by the hooking operation.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the balustrade panel 55 slides on the surface 15 of the instrument body 11 by lifting the gripping part 12 upward (in the direction of the white arrow in FIG. 5) from the state shown in FIG. Move to the guard angle 60 side. An operator inserts the upper end of the panel portion 57 into the upper end fixing portion 59 while finely adjusting the position of the balustrade panel 55 with one hand while moving the grip portion 12 up and down along the vertical direction with one hand. In addition, operation which raises / lowers the holding part 12 along a perpendicular direction can be performed with small force by the principle of a lever.

  After the upper end of the panel portion 57 is inserted into the upper end fixing portion 59, for example, the surface of the panel portion 57 is tilted upward (black in the figure) in a state where the grip part 12 is lifted upward (in the direction of the white arrow in the figure). Push in the direction of the arrow) and place one wall 58 of the balustrade panel 55 on the skirt guard angle 60.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 7 (the attachment device 10 is in the form of FIG. 3A), the panel portion 57 is hooked on the skirt guard angle 60 while pushing the surface of the panel portion 57 obliquely upward (in the direction of the black arrow in the figure). The attached fixture 10 is pulled downward, and the other wall 58 is placed on the skirt guard angle 60. When the attachment device 10 is pulled out, the upper end of the panel portion 57 is inserted into the upper end fixing portion 59 and the two wall portions 58 are placed on the skirt guard angle 60, and the caulking metal 61 is fixed with screws 62. This completes the installation of the balustrade panel 55.

  As described above, the attachment device 10 includes the device body 11 that supports the lower side of the balustrade panel 55, the hook portion 13 formed by bending one end of the device body 11 toward the back surface 16, and the device that faces the hook portion 13. A grip portion 12 provided at the other end of the main body 11 and a stopper 14 protruding from the surface 15 on the other end side of the instrument main body 11 are provided. According to the attachment device 10 provided with the said structure, the attachment operation of the balustrade panel 55 can be performed in the state which hooked the hook part 13 on the skirt guard angle 60. FIG. Therefore, the load on the worker is small, the balustrade panel 55 can be stably supported, and the balustrade panel 55 can be safely attached in a short time.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Mounting instrument, 11 Instrument main body, 12 Grip part, 13 Hook part, 14 Stopper, 15 Surface, 16 Back surface, 17 Bending part, 50 Parapet, 51 Step, 52 Top deck part, 53 Moving handrail, 54 Handrail rail, 55 Rail Panel, 56 Skirt guard, 57 Panel part, 58 Wall part, 59 Upper end fixing part, 60 Skirt guard angle, 61 Crimson gold, 62 Screw, 63 Truss frame.

Claims (4)

In a passenger conveyor equipped with a balustrade panel that is attached to the balustrade with the upper part of the panel inserted into the upper end fixing part and the lower part of the panel placed on the angle, an instrument for attaching the balustrade panel to the balustrade,
An instrument body that supports the lower side of the balustrade panel, and an instrument body having a surface on which the balustrade panel slides when the supported balustrade panel is placed on an angle;
A hook portion provided at one end of the instrument body and hooking the instrument body on an angle;
A gripping portion provided at the other end of the instrument body facing the hook portion;
An installation device for a balustrade panel of a passenger conveyor. The balustrade panel mounting device according to claim 1,
A balustrade panel for a passenger conveyor, comprising a stopper that protrudes from the surface on the other end side of the instrument body and that prevents the balustrade panel from sliding toward the gripping portion when the balustrade panel is supported. Mounting fixtures. The balustrade panel mounting device according to claim 1 or 2,
A hook mounting device for a balustrade panel of a passenger conveyor, wherein the hook portion is formed by bending the device main body to the back side so that an angle formed between the hook portion and the back surface of the device main body is 90 ° or more. In the attachment device of the balustrade panel of any one of Claims 1-3,
An apparatus for attaching a balustrade panel of a passenger conveyor, wherein the apparatus main body is formed by bending at least partly on the surface side.

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