JP2014043305A - Handrail device of passenger conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a balustrade device of a passenger conveyor in which a mobile handrail can be easily removed.SOLUTION: A balustrade device of an escalator relating to this invention includes a balustrade panel 5 holding a mobile handrail 1 formed endlessly to move, a step S provided endlessly to move, a skirt guard 3 arranged between the balustrade panel 5 and the step S, a case 10A arranged along a longitudinal direction of the skirt guard 3 to form an outer shell, and an illuminating device 10 having a light emitting body 10B housed in the case 10A to illuminate the step S. A spacing H between a bottom of the case 10A of the illuminating device 10 and an upper surface part of the step S is set larger than a thickness dimension h of the mobile handrail 1. In addition, the skirt guard 3 and the case 10A of the illuminating device 10 are formed apart from each other, and a first screw 8 for fastening the skirt guard 3 to a deck base 7 and a second screw 13 for fastening the case 10A of the illuminating device 10 to the deck base 7 are provided.

Description

  The present invention relates to a railing device for a passenger conveyor provided with a lighting device for illuminating a step of carrying passengers.

  FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a conventional balustrade device for a passenger conveyor.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the balustrade apparatus for the passenger conveyor is erected with a small gap on the side of Step S that is arranged and moved endlessly. The balustrade apparatus includes a balustrade panel 5 that is fixed to the truss F1 of the building and holds the handrail 1 at the upper end portion, and an outer deck cover 6 that covers the lower portion of the balustrade panel 5, the truss 1 and the like. . Further, the deck base 7 fixed to the truss F2, the inner deck cover 2 and the skirt guard 21 fixed to the rising portion of the deck base 7 by the first fastener, that is, the first screw 8, and the truss F2 below The lighting device 23 is provided and is fixed to the bottom of the deck base 7 by a second fastener, that is, a second screw 13. The inner deck cover 2 covers the lower part of the balustrade panel 5, the deck base 7, the truss F2, and the like.

  The skirt guard 21 includes a light transmissive resin body portion 21A fixed to the deck base 7 by the first screw 8 and a metal body portion 21B disposed below the resin body portion 21A.

  The illumination device 23 includes a case 23A that forms an outer shell, and a light emitter 23B that is accommodated in the case 23A. In the case 23A, a reinforcing plate 25 for reinforcing the boundary portion between the resin body portion 21A and the metal body portion 21B of the skirt guard 21 against the external force applied to the skirt guard 21 from the step S side is disposed. It is. A lower end portion of the resin body portion 21A of the skirt guard 21 and an upper end portion of the metal body portion 21B are attached to the reinforcing plate 25 by adhesion or via screws. A guide 12 for guiding the inverted moving handrail 1 is provided below the truss F2.

  Since the reinforcing plate 25 is provided in the case 23A of the lighting device 23, the height dimension of the case 23A is set to be relatively large. Accordingly, the distance H1 between the bottom of the case 23A and the upper surface of the step S is smaller than the thickness h1 of the moving handrail 1. This type of prior art is disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example.

JP 2011-63386 A

  In the prior art shown in FIG. 6, when the handrail 1 is replaced with a new one, an operation of removing the handrail 1 from the guide guide 12 is performed. During this operation, the inner deck cover 2 is removed from the deck base 7, the resin body 21 </ b> A and the metal body 21 </ b> B of the skirt guard 21 are disassembled from each other, and the lighting device 23 is removed from the deck base 7. Is done. At this time, since the gap between the skirt guard 21 and the side end portion of the step S is very small, it is necessary to remove most of the members of the step S facing the metal body portion 21B of the skirt guard 21. .

  In the prior art shown in FIG. 6, as described above, it is necessary to remove a lot of equipment and parts including step S. Therefore, removal of the moving handrail 1 is complicated and time-consuming, and improvement of work efficiency can be expected. There wasn't. Along with this, there is a problem in that the passenger conveyor cannot be operated for a long time, and the serviceability for passengers who use the passenger conveyor tends to deteriorate.

  The present invention has been made from the above-described actual situation in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a railing device for a passenger conveyor that can easily remove a moving handrail.

  In order to achieve the above object, a balustrade apparatus for a passenger conveyor according to the present invention includes a balustrade panel that holds a moving handrail that is formed and moved endlessly, a step that is disposed endlessly and moves, and the balustrade A skirt guard disposed between the panel and the step, a case disposed along a longitudinal direction of the skirt guard, forming an outer shell, and a light emitter housed in the case, In a balustrade apparatus for a passenger conveyor provided with a lighting device that illuminates a step, the distance between the bottom of the case of the lighting device and the top surface of the step is set larger than the thickness dimension of the moving handrail. It is a feature.

  The present invention can easily remove the moving handrail using a space formed between the bottom of the case of the lighting device and the upper surface of the step. Thereby, the efficiency of the removal operation | movement of a moving handrail can be improved compared with the past. Moreover, the operation failure time of the passenger conveyor accompanying removal of a handrail can be made shorter than before, and the serviceability with respect to the passenger who uses a passenger conveyor can be improved.

It is a side view of the escalator mentioned as an example of the passenger conveyor with which the balustrade apparatus which concerns on this invention is provided. It is an AA cross-sectional enlarged view of FIG. It is a front view which shows the skirt guard part with which this embodiment is equipped. It is CC sectional drawing of FIG. It is a figure explaining operation | movement at the time of removing a moving handrail in the escalator provided with this embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the balustrade apparatus of the conventional passenger conveyor.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of a balustrade apparatus for a passenger conveyor according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 is a side view of an escalator cited as an example of a passenger conveyor provided with a balustrade apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a skirt guard portion provided in the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.

  The passenger conveyor provided with the balustrade apparatus according to the present embodiment is composed of, for example, an escalator. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the escalator includes a step S that is disposed endlessly and moves to carry passengers.

  The balustrade apparatus according to the present embodiment is erected with a small gap Z on the side of Step S. As described above, the balustrade apparatus is fixed to the truss F1 of the building, covers the balustrade panel 5 that holds the moving handrail 1 that is formed in an endless shape and moves, the lower part of the balustrade panel 5, the truss 1 and the like. And an outer deck cover 6. A guide guide (not shown) is provided at the upper end of the balustrade panel 5, and the movable handrail 1 is attached to the guide guide for guidance.

  Further, the deck base 7 having rigidity fixed to the truss F2, the inner deck cover 2 and the skirt guard 3 fixed to the rising portion of the deck base 7 by the first fastener, that is, the first screw 8, and the truss F2 The lighting device 10 is provided on the bottom side and is fixed to the bottom of the deck base 7 by a second fastener, that is, a second screw 13. The inner deck cover 2 covers the lower part of the balustrade panel 5, the deck base 7, the truss F2, and the like. The return side of the moving handrail 1 is provided by a moving handrail driving device (not shown) built inside the inner deck cover 2, the outer deck cover 6, and the skirt guard 3, or a guide guide 12 provided at a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction. It is held so as to rotate so as to prevent meandering such as lateral shaking.

  Further, the present embodiment includes a case 10A that is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the skirt guard 3 and forms an outer shell, and an issuer 10B that is housed in the case 10A and includes an LED, a fluorescent lamp, and the like. A lighting device 10 for illuminating S is provided. The illumination device 10 is continuously extended along the longitudinal direction of the skirt guard 3, for example. As shown in FIG. 2, the case 10 </ b> A is provided such that the cross-sectional shape in a side view is a U shape. The skirt guard 3 and the case 10A of the lighting device 10 are formed separately from each other. That is, they are attached to the deck base 7 so as to be separated from each other. The skirt guard 3 is made of a metal plate such as a stainless steel or a steel plate finish that has rigidity as a whole. Therefore, the above-described reinforcing plate shown in FIG. 6 is not required in this embodiment. Accordingly, the height dimension of the case 10A can be set sufficiently low.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a plurality of window holes 9 are formed in the skirt guard 3 along the longitudinal direction thereof. The thickness dimension of the skirt guard 3 is set smaller than the width dimension of the side gap Z in step S shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, an acrylic resin body that transmits light from the light emitter 10 </ b> B of the lighting device 10, such as a resin plate 4, is disposed on the side of the window 9 of the skirt guard 3. It is. The resin plate 4 is attached to the skirt guard 3 or by screwing.

  Moreover, the balustrade apparatus which concerns on this embodiment sets the space | interval H of the bottom part of case 10A of the illuminating device 10, and the upper surface part of step S larger than the thickness dimension h of the moving handrail 1, as shown in FIG. It is.

  That is, in the present embodiment, the number of components housed in the case 10A of the lighting device 10 is minimized by removing the reinforcing plate 25 shown in FIG. The height dimension can be lowered. Thereby, it is possible to set the distance H between the bottom of the case 10 </ b> A and the upper surface of the step S to be larger than the thickness dimension h of the moving handrail 1.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the operation when the moving handrail is removed in the escalator including the present embodiment.

  In the balustrade apparatus according to the present embodiment configured as described above, when the moving handrail 1 is removed, as shown in FIG. 5, the first screw 8 is loosened and removed, thereby removing the inner deck cover 2, and The skirt guard 3 in which the resin plate 4 is integrated is removed using the gap Z shown in FIG. In this state, the part of the return-side moving handrail 1 attached to the guide guide 12 is removed, and as shown by the arrow X in FIG. 5, the bottom of the case 10A of the lighting device 10 and the upper surface of the step S The moving handrail 1 is taken out from between. Moreover, the part of the moving handrail 1 engaged with the guide guide (not shown) at the upper end of the balustrade panel 5 is also removed from the guide guide.

  Note that when the handrail 1 is assembled, the handrail 1 is assembled according to the reverse procedure to that described above.

  In the balustrade apparatus according to the present embodiment configured as described above, it is necessary to remove the lighting device 10 and step S only by removing the inner deck cover 2 and the skirt guard 3 in which the resin plate 4 is integrated. Without using the space formed between the bottom of the case 10A of the lighting device 10 and the upper surface of step S, the portion of the moving handrail 1 attached to the guide guide 12 can be easily removed. Can do. Thereby, the efficiency of the removal work of the moving handrail 1 can be improved. Moreover, the operation failure time of the escalator accompanying removal of the handrail 1 can be shortened, and the serviceability with respect to the passenger who uses the escalator can be improved.

  This embodiment is suitable for renewal of exchanging the moving handrail 1 of an existing passenger conveyor equipped with the lighting device 10 with a new moving handrail 1, and is highly practical. Moreover, this embodiment is suitable also in the case of the modification which provides an illuminating device in the existing passenger conveyor which is not equipped with the illuminating device 10. FIG.

  In the embodiment described above, the lighting device 10 is continuously provided along the longitudinal direction of the skirt guard 3. However, when the number of the window holes 9 formed in the skirt guard 3 is set to be small, the window What is necessary is just to set it as the structure which provides the illuminating device 10 intermittently corresponding to the hole 9. FIG.

1 Moving handrail 3 Skirt guard 4 Resin plate (resin body)
5 balustrade panel 7 deck base 8 first screw (first fastener)
9 Window hole 10 Illuminating device 10A Case 10B Light emitter 13 Second screw (second fastener)
S Step H Interval h Thickness dimension

Claims (3)

A balustrade panel that is formed in an endless shape and holds a moving handrail; a step that is arranged and moved in an endless manner; a skirt guard that is disposed between the balustrade panel and the step; and In a balustrade apparatus for a passenger conveyor having a case disposed along the longitudinal direction and forming a shell, and a lighting device housed in the case and illuminating the step,
A balustrade apparatus for a passenger conveyor, wherein an interval between a bottom portion of the case of the lighting device and an upper surface portion of the step is set larger than a thickness dimension of the moving handrail. In the balustrade apparatus of the passenger conveyor of Claim 1,
Forming the skirt guard and the case of the lighting device separately from each other;
A balustrade apparatus for a passenger conveyor, comprising: a first fastener for fastening the skirt guard to a deck base; and a second fastener for fastening the case of the lighting device to the deck base. In the balustrade apparatus of the passenger conveyor of Claim 1 or 2,
The skirt guard is composed of a metal plate having a plurality of window holes formed along the longitudinal direction of the skirt guard,
A balustrade apparatus for a passenger conveyor, wherein the window hole portion of the skirt guard is provided with a resin body that transmits light of the light emitter of the lighting device.

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