JP2015183394A - Handrail unit and handrail installation - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a handrail unit and a handrail installation, easy in taking-around of wiring to illumination means.SOLUTION: A handrail unit 1 comprises a handrail body 2 incorporating an LED unit 22 in a long size grip bar 21, and a bracket 3 supporting the handrail body 2 and having in the inside a conductor 23 connected to the LED unit 22. In a handrail installation 10, a plurality of handrail units 1 are continuously provided at an interval, each handrail unit having the handrail body 2 incorporating the LED unit 22 in the long size grip bar 21. The handrail unit 1 comprises the bracket 3 for supporting the handrail body 2 in a state of being fixed to a wall surface W or a surface of a reinforcement material 4 installed on the wall surface W and having in the inside the conductor 23 connected to the LED unit 22, and the conductors 23 of the adjacent handrail units 1 are mutually connected on the reverse side of a surface fixing the bracket 3.

Description

  The present invention relates to a handrail unit including a handrail main body in which electric parts such as lighting means and a speaker are incorporated in a long handrail constituent member, and a bracket that supports the handrail main body, and the handrail unit is fixed to a wall surface or the like It relates to handrail equipment.

  A handrail unit that assists in ascending and descending stairs and walking in the hallway may be installed in the stairs and hallway. Some of these handrail units are equipped with a handrail body supported by a bracket fixed to the wall surface, and the user walks up and down the stairs and walks down the hallway by grasping the handrail body. This can reduce the burden on the legs and legs. However, if the user does not notice the presence of the handrail unit, for example, when the stairs or hallway is dark, the handrail unit may become an obstacle for the user. On the other hand, if lighting equipment such as a fluorescent lamp provided on the building side is turned on, it will become brighter than necessary, resulting in wasted power consumption, especially when going to the toilet at night. There is also the inconvenience that you may wake up. For this reason, a handrail unit has been proposed that has been devised to make the user aware of the presence, position, etc. of the handrail unit without turning on the luminaire on the building side (see, for example, Patent Document 1 to Patent Document 3). ).

  The handrail unit described in Patent Document 1 includes a handrail main body having a long handrail constituent member and a functional unit attached to an end portion in the longitudinal direction of the handrail constituent member, and the functional unit is provided with an illumination device. is there. Further, the handrail unit described in Patent Document 2 includes a handrail body in which a mechanism portion is incorporated in an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of a long handrail constituent member, and a light source such as a light emitting diode is provided in the mechanism portion. . Furthermore, the handrail unit described in Patent Document 3 includes a handrail constituent member supported by a plurality of support members erected on a staircase, and a handrail main body provided with a lighting indicator on the handrail constituent member. These handrail units described in Patent Document 1 to Patent Document 3 use the presence of a handrail unit and the like without lighting a lighting fixture on the building side by lighting lighting means such as a lighting device provided on a handrail main body. I tried to make people aware.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-3206 JP 2003-97005 A JP 2005-133523 A

  However, since the handrail unit described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 uses a battery built in a functional unit or a mechanism unit as a power source of the illumination means, it is necessary to replace it. Here, in order to eliminate the need to replace the battery, it is conceivable to use a commercial power source or the like as the power source of the illumination means. However, it is difficult to route the wiring from the outlet of the commercial power source to the illumination means. In addition, Patent Document 3 has no description regarding the power supply of the illumination means. However, in the handrail unit described in Patent Document 3, when a commercial power supply or the like is used for the power supply of the illumination means, the wiring is difficult. It is the same. Furthermore, handrail equipment in which a plurality of handrail units are connected at intervals may be installed in a hallway or a staircase. Even when a lighting unit is provided in the handrail unit used in the handrail facility and a commercial power source or the like is used as a power source of the lighting unit, wiring of each lighting unit becomes a problem. Further, such a wiring problem occurs not only when the illumination means is provided in the handrail unit, but also when, for example, other electrical components such as a speaker are provided in the handrail unit.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a handrail unit and handrail equipment in which wiring to electrical parts such as illumination means and speakers is easy.

The handrail unit of the present invention that solves the above-mentioned object is a handrail main body in which lighting means is incorporated in a long handrail constituent member;
It is provided with the bracket which supports the handrail main body and which has the conducting wire connected to the illumination means inside.

  Here, the light source of the illumination means may be a light emitting diode (hereinafter referred to as LED), or a fluorescent lamp or an incandescent lamp. Further, the illumination means may cause the user to perceive the presence, position, shape, etc. of the handrail unit by emitting light from the light source, or may illuminate the user's feet or the like. Good. Further, the illumination means may be turned on when a human sensor or the like senses that the user has approached, or may be turned on when the user operates an operation element.

  According to the handrail unit of the present invention, since the bracket having the conductor connected to the illuminating means is provided inside, the conductor is placed from the inside of the bracket, for example, on the back side of the wall surface to which the bracket is attached. It can be turned, and wiring is easy.

  In the handrail unit of the present invention, the handrail main body may include a speaker that emits sound from an open end surface serving as an end portion of the handrail main body. Further, in the handrail unit of the present invention, the bracket is attached to an end portion of the handrail main body to form an open end surface as viewed from the handrail main body, and has a built-in speaker that emits sound from the open end surface. It may be a thing.

  Here, the bracket may have a conducting wire such as a lead wire connected to the speaker. Further, the handrail main body may be supported in a posture in which the longitudinal direction of the handrail constituting member coincides with the horizontal direction, and when the handrail unit is installed on a wall surface of a staircase, The handrail main body may be supported by a posture in which the longitudinal direction of the handrail constituting member is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction. In a mode in which the longitudinal direction of the handrail constituent member is supported in a posture inclined with respect to the horizontal direction, the speaker may emit sound in the longitudinal direction of the handrail constituent member, or may be released in the horizontal direction. It may sound.

  By adopting a mode in which the handrail body incorporates the speaker that emits sound from the open end surface, or a mode in which the bracket incorporates the speaker that emits sound from the open end surface, for example, from the handrail component Sound can be emitted toward a user away in the longitudinal direction. As a result, for example, by emitting a sound or the like notifying the presence of the handrail unit from the speaker, it is possible to efficiently guide a user away in the longitudinal direction to the handrail unit.

Further, in the handrail unit of the present invention, the bracket is fixed to a wall surface or a reinforcing material attached to the wall surface,
It is preferable that the illuminating means has an irradiation direction directed toward the wall surface from directly below.

  By doing so, it becomes difficult for the light of the illumination means to enter the eyes of the user directly, and the glare felt by the user can be reduced.

  Furthermore, in the handrail unit of the present invention, the illumination unit may include a plurality of light sources arranged in a longitudinal direction of the handrail component.

  Here, the plurality of light sources may emit light continuously or may blink all at the same time or sequentially. Further, the plurality of light sources may emit light or blink in order from one end side to the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the handrail constituting member. By emitting light or blinking the plurality of light sources in order from one end side to the other end side of the handrail constituent member, for example, the direction of evacuating in an emergency can be clearly shown to the user. Further, the plurality of light sources may be a combination of light sources having different emission colors and illuminances, and a light source having a specific emission color and illuminance is selected from the plurality of light sources having different emission colors and illuminances. You may make it light-emit, and you may light-emit these several light sources from which luminescent color differs simultaneously.

Further, in the handrail unit of the present invention, the handrail component has a power supply line extending in the longitudinal direction and connected to the conducting wire,
The illumination means has a light source on the front surface and an electrode portion in contact with the power supply line on the back surface,
It is preferable that the light source emits light by power supplied from the power supply line via the electrode unit.

  By carrying out like this, electric power can be supplied to the said light source by arrange | positioning the said illumination means so that the said electrode part may contact the said electric power supply line.

  Furthermore, in the handrail unit of the present invention, the handrail constituent member and the bracket may be integrally formed.

  In this way, if the bracket is fixed to the wall surface or the like, the irradiation direction of the illumination means is determined. For this reason, for example, when attaching the handrail unit to the wall surface or the like by integrally forming the handrail constituent member and the bracket so that the irradiation direction of the illumination means is directed to the wall surface at a desired angle. The adjustment of the irradiation direction of the illumination means becomes unnecessary. It is also easy to eliminate the step between the handrail component and the bracket.

The handrail facility of the present invention that solves the above-mentioned object is a handrail facility in which a plurality of handrail units each provided with a handrail body in which a lighting means is incorporated in a long handrail component member are arranged at intervals.
The handrail unit is
A wall or a bracket having a lead wire connected to the illumination means inside, supporting the handrail body in a state of being fixed to the surface of a reinforcing member attached to the wall;
The conducting wires of adjacent handrail units are connected on the back side of the surface to which the bracket is fixed.

  By doing so, the wiring can be easily routed even when the conductor is connected between the adjacent handrail units.

  Here, the handrail facility may be one in which the plurality of handrail units are continuously provided in the hallway at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the handrail constituting member. Further, the handrail facility may be one in which the plurality of handrail units are continuously provided with a space between a hallway or stair landing and a place where the staircase connects. Furthermore, the handrail facility may be one in which the plurality of handrail units are continuously arranged with an interval between corners of a corridor.

The handrail facility of the present invention that solves the above-mentioned object is a handrail facility in which a handrail body is installed between a base body and a bracket having a lid body, which are attached to a wall surface at an interval.
The base is formed with a fixed portion, a connecting portion extending obliquely upward from the fixed portion to an outer side opposite to the wall surface, and an upper end of the connecting portion. And a support portion that supports the handrail body that is formed integrally,
The fixing portion has a screw hole penetrating the front and back and a first insertion hole, and is screwed to the wall surface through a screw through the screw hole.
The connecting part has a second insertion hole that communicates with the inner peripheral surface of the support part,
The handrail main body has one or more types of electric members to which power is supplied from a conducting wire,
The second insertion hole is the one through which the conducting wire is inserted,
The first insertion hole is the one through which the conducting wire is inserted,
The lid includes the portion of the conducting wire between the first insertion hole and the second insertion hole and the head of the screw passed through the screw hole, and covers the connecting portion from the outside. It is characterized by being.

  According to the handrail facility of the present invention, the wiring of the conducting wire can be easily routed, and the portion of the conducting wire between the first insertion hole and the second insertion hole is passed through the screw hole. The head of the screw can be hidden by the lid.

  In the handrail installation of the present invention, the conducting wire has a first part drawn out from the first insertion hole and a second part drawn out from the second insertion hole, and the first part and the second part The part may be connected.

  By doing so, the wiring of the conducting wire can be more easily handled.

  Moreover, the handrail installation of this invention WHEREIN: An illumination means may be sufficient as the said electrical member.

Furthermore, in the handrail equipment of the present invention, the handrail main body is provided with a power supply line extending in the longitudinal direction and connected to the conducting wire,
The illumination means has a light source on the front surface and an electrode portion in contact with the power supply line on the back surface,
It is preferable that the light source emits light by power supplied from the power supply line via the electrode unit.

  In the handrail facility of the present invention, the electric member may be a speaker.

  Here, the electric member may be a vibrator that generates vibration.

Furthermore, in the handrail equipment of the present invention, the support portion supports an end portion of the handrail main body, and has an open end surface covering the end surface of the handrail main body.
It is preferable that the speaker is disposed in a state of being sandwiched by a cushion material between an end surface of the handrail main body and the open end surface.

  By so doing, so-called chattering or the like such as sound output from the speaker can be suppressed, and dimensional errors in the longitudinal direction of the handrail body can be absorbed.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the handrail unit and handrail installation with which the wiring to electrical parts, such as an illumination means and a speaker, are easy can be provided.

It is a side view which shows an example of the handrail installation which installed the handrail unit which is one Embodiment of this invention in the corridor. (A) is an exploded perspective view of the handrail main body shown in FIG. 1, (b) is an exploded perspective view of the bracket shown in FIG. (A) is a figure which expands and shows the A section of the handrail unit shown in FIG. 1, (b) is BB sectional drawing of the handrail unit shown in FIG. (A) is the disassembled perspective view which expands and shows the C section of the handrail unit shown in FIG. 1 diagonally, (b) is the perspective view which shows the aspect corresponding to (a) in the modification of this embodiment. FIG. (A) is the figure which looked at the edge part in the modification of a handrail main body in the longitudinal direction of a grip rod, (b) is for demonstrating the state which fixes the board | substrate shown to (a) to a grip rod. FIG. (A) is a figure which shows the aspect corresponding to FIG. 3 (a) in the handrail installation of 2nd Embodiment, (b) respond | corresponds to FIG.3 (b) in the handrail installation of 2nd Embodiment. FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the aspect corresponding to Fig.4 (a) in the handrail installation of 2nd Embodiment. It is a side view which shows the example which installed the handrail installation of 3rd Embodiment of this invention in the staircase and its landing.

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

  FIG. 1 is a side view showing an example of a handrail facility in which a handrail unit according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed in a hallway.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the handrail unit 1 used in the handrail facility 10 of the present embodiment includes two handrail bodies 2 and three brackets 3 that support the handrail bodies 2 and 2. These three brackets 3 are fixed to the surface of the reinforcing member 4 attached to the wall surface W at intervals in the horizontal direction. Hereinafter, the bracket 3 shown on the left side of the drawing may be referred to as a first end bracket 301, and the bracket 3 shown on the right side of the drawing may be called a second end bracket 302. Further, the bracket shown between the first end bracket 301 and the second end bracket 302 may be referred to as an intermediate bracket 303. The end portion of one handrail body 2 is supported by the first end bracket 301 and the intermediate bracket 303, respectively, and the end portion of the other handrail body 2 is supported by the intermediate bracket 303 and the second end bracket 302, respectively. It has been. In the present embodiment, the height of the handrail body 2 is set to a position of about 80 cm from the floor surface. A human sensor 5 is provided on the ceiling C. The human sensor 5 is for detecting a user approaching the handrail unit 1.

  In FIG. 1, the left-right direction is the longitudinal direction of a grip bar, which will be described later, and hereinafter, the longitudinal direction of the grip bar may also be referred to as the longitudinal direction of the handrail unit 1. Moreover, below, it may explain on the basis of the longitudinal direction of the grip bar or the longitudinal direction of the handrail unit 1.

  FIG. 2A is an exploded perspective view of the handrail body shown in FIG. In FIG. 2A, in order to show an LED unit to be described later, a state in which the LED unit is directed upward is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, the handrail main body 2 includes a grip bar 21, an LED unit 22, a conductor 23 having one end connected to the LED unit 22, and a lighting cover 24. The grip bar 21 is long and corresponds to an example of a handrail component in the present invention. In the present embodiment, the grip bar 21 is made of wood, and its length in the longitudinal direction is set to about 900 mm, for example. In addition, the grip bar 21 is formed with a recess 211 extending in the longitudinal direction thereof. The LED unit 22 includes a substrate 221 and an LED 222 mounted on a land portion 221 a of the substrate 221, and the substrate 221 is fixed to the bottom surface 211 a of the recess 211 in the grip bar 21. In the present embodiment, two substrates 221 are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the grip rod 21, and a plurality of land portions 221 a are provided on the substrate 221 at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the grip rod 21. Yes. In the present embodiment, six LEDs 222 are mounted on each substrate 221. That is, the LEDs 222 are arranged at a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction of the grip bar 21. The light emission color of the LED 222 is not limited, but in the present embodiment, the LED 222 of one kind of light emission color is selected from the bluish white, the fluorescent light color, the light bulb color, the red white, or the like on the substrate 221. Implemented. As shown in FIG. 1, when the handrail unit 1 is installed so that the handrail body 2 is about 80 cm from the floor surface F, the illuminance near the floor surface F of each light emitting LED 222 is 25 bluish white. Lux to 35 lux, fluorescent light color is 20 lux to 30 lux, light bulb color is 7 lux to 17 lux, and red-white color is 20 lux to 30 lux. The illuminance of an emergency staircase or a warehouse is generally said to be about 20 lux to 50 lux. In this embodiment, the illuminance of the floor surface F is lower than the general illuminance range of an emergency staircase or a warehouse, or It is set to be lower than the general illuminance in emergency staircases and warehouses. In addition, you may use LED222 of the illumination intensity lower than the lower limit side of the general illumination intensity range in an emergency staircase or a warehouse, or the general illumination intensity in an emergency staircase or a warehouse. In addition, a plurality of light emitting color LEDs 222 may be mounted on the substrate 221, and any one of the LEDs 222 may be selected to emit light, or the plurality of light emitting color LEDs 222 may emit light simultaneously. .

  The conducting wire 23 supplies power supplied from a commercial power source to the LED unit 22. Although not shown, an AC adapter connected to a commercial power outlet is connected to a power supply box or the like, and a distribution line extending from the power supply box or the like is connected to the conductor 23. When AC power is input from the commercial power supply to the AC adapter, 12V or 24V DC power is output from the AC adapter, and this DC power is supplied to a power supply box or the like. From this power supply box, DC power is supplied to the LED unit 22 through the distribution line and the conductive wire 23, and the LED 222 of the LED unit 22 emits light. That is, the LED unit 22 corresponds to an example of an illumination unit in the present invention, and the LED 222 corresponds to an example of a light source in the present invention. A fluorescent lamp or an incandescent lamp can also be used as the light source. However, since the LED consumes less power and generates less heat, the handrail body 2 does not get hot. For this reason, it is preferable to use LED as a light source. The circuits of the boards 221 in the handrail body 2 are connected in parallel by conducting wires, soldering, or the like, and the circuits of the boards 221 in the two handrail bodies 2 shown in FIG. It is connected.

  The illumination cover 24 is a translucent one made of polycarbonate, for example, and covers the LED unit 22 fixed in the recess 211 by being attached to the recess 211 over the longitudinal direction of the grip bar 21. Note that the length of the illumination cover 24 in the longitudinal direction is set slightly shorter than the length of the grip bar 21 in the longitudinal direction.

  FIG. 2B is an exploded perspective view of the bracket shown in FIG. In FIG. 2B, the direction connecting the lower left and the upper right corresponds to the longitudinal direction of the grip bar 21. Here, the intermediate bracket 303 will be described as an example, and the difference between the first end bracket 301 and the second end bracket 302 from the intermediate bracket 303 will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 2B, the intermediate bracket 303 includes a bracket body 31 and a lid body 32. The bracket body 31 is, for example, an integral one made of metal, and includes a fixing portion 311 that is fixed to the surface of the reinforcing member 4 shown in FIG. 1, a support portion 312 that supports the end portion of the handrail body 2, A connecting portion 313 that connects the support portion 312 is provided. The fixing portion 311 is provided with a screw hole 311a and a first insertion hole 311b. The bracket body 31 is fixed to the reinforcing member 4 by a screw 33 (see FIG. 3A) inserted through the screw hole 311a. The support portion 312 is open on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the grip bar 21 and has a cylindrical inner peripheral surface 312a. Inserted into the inner peripheral surface 312a from both sides in the longitudinal direction of the grip bar 21 so that the ends of the handrail body 2 are abutted, and the handrail bodies 2, 2 and the intermediate bracket 303 are fixed by screws or the like (not shown). Is done. The connecting portion 313 is provided with a second insertion hole 313 a that communicates with the inner peripheral surface 312 a of the support portion 312. The lid 32 is made of, for example, resin, and is detachably attached to the fixing portion 311 and the connecting portion 313 of the bracket body 31. In a state where the lid body 32 is attached to the bracket body 31, a predetermined space is formed between the bracket body 31 and the lid body 32, and each of the second insertion hole 313a and the first insertion hole 311b is opened in this space. It will be in the state. This space corresponds to an example of the inside of the bracket in the present invention.

  FIG. 3A is an enlarged view showing a portion A of the handrail unit shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of the handrail unit shown in FIG. In FIG. 3A, the left-right direction is the longitudinal direction of the grip rod, and in FIG. 3B, the direction orthogonal to the paper surface is the longitudinal direction of the grip rod. In FIG. 3A, the wall surface is omitted for the sake of simplicity.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the second end bracket 302 has a point that one side (right side in the drawing) of the grip bar 21 in the support portion 312 is closed by a wall portion 3121. It differs from the intermediate bracket 303 shown in FIG. The wall portion 3121 forms an open end surface viewed from the handrail body 2. The end of the handrail body 2 is inserted into the second end bracket 302 on the other side (left side in the drawing) of the grip bar 21 in the support portion 312 in the longitudinal direction. The handrail body 2 is fixed to the bracket 302.

  As shown in FIG. 3 (b), the reinforcing material 4 is provided with a reinforcing material insertion hole 4 a at a location corresponding to the first insertion hole 311 b of the second end bracket 302. Further, the reinforcing member 4 is formed with a groove portion 4 b extending in the longitudinal direction of the grip bar 21 on the surface attached to the wall surface W. A space extending in the longitudinal direction of the grip rod 21 is defined by the groove 4b and the wall surface W. Hereinafter, this space may be referred to as a wiring space V.

  As shown in FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, the conductive wire 23 connected to the LED unit 22 is inserted into the second insertion hole 313 a of the second end bracket 302, and the bracket body 31, the lid body 32, , That is, the inside of the second end bracket 302. Furthermore, the conductive wire 23 is inserted into the first insertion hole 311b and the reinforcing material insertion hole 4a from the inside of the second end bracket 302, extends to the wiring space V, and is connected to a distribution line (not shown) extending from the power supply box or the like. Has been. That is, the second end bracket 302 has a conductor 23 connected to the LED unit 22 inside. Thereby, the wiring of the LED unit 22 can be facilitated.

  In FIG.3 (b), the irradiation range of LED unit 22 is shown with the dashed-two dotted line. In the present embodiment, the irradiation direction of the LED unit 22 is directed to the wall surface W side from directly below. Here, that the irradiation direction is directed to the wall surface W side from directly below means that the center in the width direction in the irradiation range is directed to the wall surface W side from directly below. In this way, by directing the irradiation direction of the LED unit 22 toward the wall surface W from directly below, it becomes difficult for the light from the LED to enter the eyes of the user directly, and the glare felt by the user can be reduced.

  FIG. 4A is an exploded perspective view of the handrail unit shown in FIG. In FIG. 4A, the direction connecting the diagonally lower left and the diagonally upper right is the longitudinal direction of the grip bar 21. Further, in FIG. 4A, the wall surface is omitted to simplify the drawing.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the first end bracket 301 is different from the intermediate bracket 303 shown in FIG. 2B in that the first end bracket 301 includes the speaker 6 and has a cap 3122 attached to the support portion 312. To do. The end portion of the handrail main body 2 is inserted into the support portion 312 of the first end bracket 301 from one side in the longitudinal direction of the grip rod 21, and the handrail main body is attached to the first end bracket 301 by a screw or the like (not shown). 2 is fixed. In addition, the speaker 6 is inserted into the support portion 312 from the other side in the longitudinal direction of the gripping rod 21, and the speaker 6 is disposed in the support portion 312 in a loosely fitted state. In addition, the speaker 6 may be arrange | positioned in the support part 312 in the loose-fit state by using the buffer sheet etc. which were excellent in cushioning properties, for example. A cap 3122 is attached to the support portion 312 so as to be positioned in front of the speaker 6. That is, the first end bracket 301 is attached to the end portion of the handrail body 2, and the cap 3122 of the first end bracket 301 forms an open end surface viewed from the handrail body 2, and this open end surface The speaker 6 that emits sound from the cap 3122 is built-in. In the present embodiment, sound or the like output from the speaker 6 is emitted from the cap 3122 in a substantially horizontal direction.

  The speaker 6 has a conducting wire 61 such as a lead wire. The conducting wire 61 is similar to the conducting wire 23 connected to the LED unit 22 shown in FIG. 3 (see FIG. 3 (b)), and enters the inside of the first end bracket 301, is inserted into the second insertion hole 313 a and the reinforcing material insertion hole 4 a (see FIG. 3 (b)), and extends into the wiring space V. ing. Thereby, also about the conducting wire 61 of the speaker 6, the wiring can be made easy. The conducting wire 61 extending to the wiring space V is connected to an amplifier (not shown).

  Next, an example of an aspect using the handrail facility 10 described above will be described.

  When the human sensor 5 provided in the ceiling C of the hallway shown in FIG. 1 detects a user approaching the handrail unit 1, power is supplied to the LED unit 22 shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 3 (b). When supplied, the LED 222 emits light. Thereby, even in the dark state where the lighting equipment on the building side is not lit, the user can clearly recognize the presence, position, shape, etc. of the handrail unit 1 and use the handrail unit 1 safely. can do. Moreover, as shown in FIG.3 (b), since the irradiation direction of LED unit 22 is orient | assigned to the wall surface W side from right under, the glare which a user senses can be reduced. Furthermore, in this embodiment, for example, when the LED 222 having a luminescent color of bluish white is used, the illuminance near the floor surface F is about 25 lux to 35 lux. Thereby, even if there is a step on the floor surface F or an obstacle is placed on the floor surface F, the user can sufficiently recognize the step or the obstacle. In addition, for example, when going to the toilet at night, it becomes difficult to wake up because it is too bright. In addition, the operation unit of the LED unit 22 may be provided, and the LED unit 22 may be turned on when the user operates the operation unit.

  Further, in conjunction with the lighting of the LED unit 22, sound or the like is output from the speaker 6 built in the first end bracket 301 shown in FIG. 4A, and this output sound or the like is horizontally output from the cap 3122. Sound is emitted. Thereby, it is possible to inform the user approaching the handrail unit 1 of the presence of the handrail unit 1 by voice or the like. Furthermore, in this embodiment, since sound is emitted from the first end bracket 301 in the horizontal direction, a user who has heard this can easily determine the directionality. For this reason, for example, in an emergency, it is easy to indicate the evacuation direction to the user by emitting a sound such as “Please evacuate in the direction in which the sound can be heard”. In the present embodiment, the speaker 6 is built in the first end bracket 301, but a mode in which the speaker 6 is built in the second end bracket 302 can also be adopted. For example, by emitting sound from the first end bracket 301 and the second end bracket 302 at different timings, the user can more easily indicate the evacuation direction in an emergency or the like.

  Further, the plurality of LEDs 222 arranged in the longitudinal direction of the gripping rod 21 may be caused to emit light sequentially from one end side to the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the gripping rod 21. In this manner, by emitting the plurality of LEDs 222 in order, it is possible to indicate the direction of evacuation to the user in an emergency or the like.

  Next, a modification of this embodiment will be described. In the following description, components having the same names as those of the components described so far will be described with the reference numerals used so far, and redundant descriptions may be omitted.

  FIG. 4B is a perspective view showing an aspect corresponding to FIG. 4A in a modification of the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, in this modification, a portion of the handrail body 2 from the center in the longitudinal direction rather than the end is supported by the intermediate bracket 303. A portion of the handrail body 2 on the end side is formed hollow, and the speaker 6 is built in this space. A cap 25 is attached to the end of the handrail body 2 so as to close the front of the speaker 6. In addition, the unillustrated conducting wire connected to the speaker 6 is wired to the wiring space V similarly to the conducting wire 23 connected to the LED unit 22 shown in FIG. Also according to this modification, the sound output from the speaker 6 can be emitted from the cap 25 in the horizontal direction. The cap 25 corresponds to an open end surface serving as an end portion of the handrail main body in the present invention, and the handrail main body 2 in the present modification includes a speaker 6 that emits sound from the open end surface.

  Fig.5 (a) is the figure which looked at the edge part in the modification of a handrail main body in the longitudinal direction of a grip rod. In FIG. 5A, the direction orthogonal to the paper surface is the longitudinal direction of the grip bar. FIG.5 (b) is a figure for demonstrating the state which fixes the board | substrate shown to the figure (a) to a grip rod.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the handrail body 2 of the present modification has two electrodes spaced from the bottom surface 211a of the recess 211 of the grip bar 21 in the width direction of the recess 211 (left and right in the figure). A tape 212 is attached. These electrode tapes 212 extend over substantially the entire length of the concave portion 211 in the longitudinal direction, and are connected to a conductive wire 23 (not shown in FIG. 5A). That is, these electrode tapes 212 correspond to an example of a power supply line in the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the substrate 221 is provided with two through-hole electrodes 223 penetrating from the front surface side to the back surface side where the LEDs 222 are mounted. As shown in FIG. 5B, these through-hole electrodes 223 are provided at the end portion on one side (here, the power supply location side) in the longitudinal direction of the substrate 221. The board 221 is provided with a screw hole 224 on one side of the middle in the longitudinal direction. A screw is inserted through the screw hole 224, and the board 221 is fixed to the bottom surface 211a of the recess 211 by the screw. ing. In addition, when the part on the other side (here, opposite to the power supply location) of the substrate 221 in the longitudinal direction is fixed with a screw or the like, the substrate 221 is warped by a spring effect, and the through-hole electrode 223 is Since it becomes easy to separate from the electrode tape 212, it is not preferable. Although not shown, the through-hole electrode 223 is similarly provided on the adjacent substrate 221 fixed to the bottom surface 211a of the recess 211 with respect to the substrate 221 shown in FIG. Similarly, the adjacent substrate 221 is also fixed to the bottom surface 211a of the recess 211 with a screw, so that the circuit of each substrate 221 is electrically connected. According to this modification, it is not necessary to connect the circuits of the substrates 221 by conducting wires or soldering.

  Next, the handrail equipment of the second embodiment in which the handrail unit 1 is fixed to the wall surface will be described. In the following description, the difference from the handrail facility 10 in which the handrail unit 1 is fixed to the reinforcing member 4 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 will be mainly described, and the components having the same names as the names of the components described so far. Are described with the same reference numerals used so far, and redundant descriptions may be omitted.

  FIG. 6A is a diagram showing a mode corresponding to FIG. 3A in the handrail facility of the second embodiment, and FIG. 6B is a diagram of FIG. 3B in the handrail facility of the second embodiment. It is a figure which shows the aspect corresponding to b).

  As shown in FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B, the bracket main body 31 serving as the base of the second end bracket 302 has a fixed portion 311 and an outer side opposite to the wall surface W from the fixed portion 311. A connecting portion 313 extending obliquely upward and a support portion 312 formed at the upper end of the connecting portion 313 and supporting the handrail body 2 into which the handrail body 2 is inserted and inserted are integrally formed. It is. As shown in FIG. 6 (a), the fixing portion 311 has a screw hole 311a (see FIG. 2 (b)) penetrating the front and back, and a first insertion hole 311b. The hole 311a is screwed to the wall surface W through the screw 33. The connecting portion 313 has a second insertion hole 313 a that communicates with the inner peripheral surface 312 a of the support portion 312. The conductive wire 23 connected to the LED unit 22 of the handrail main body 2 is inserted into the second insertion hole 313a, and the second portion 23b of the conductive wire 23 is drawn out from the second insertion hole 313a. In addition, a wall hole Wa is formed in the wall surface W at a position corresponding to the first insertion hole 311b, and a conductive wire 23 connected to a commercial power source (not shown) is provided in the wall hole Wa and the first insertion hole 311b. Is inserted, and the first portion 23a of the conductor 23 is drawn out from the first insertion hole 311b. The first portion 23a of the conducting wire 23 and the second portion 23b of the conducting wire 23 are connected at a portion between the first insertion hole 311b and the second insertion hole 313a. FIG. 6 (a) and FIG. ) Shows a state before being connected in order to clarify the place to be connected. In addition, you may connect the conducting wires 23 and 23 in the back side of the wall surface W. FIG.

  The lid 32 covers the connecting portion 313 from the outside, including the first portion 23a of the conducting wire 23, the second portion 23b of the conducting wire 23, and the head of the screw 33 passed through the screw hole 311a. Thereby, the conducting wire 23 and the screw 33 wired inside the second end bracket 302 can be hidden.

  FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a mode corresponding to FIG. 4A in the handrail facility of the second embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the first end bracket 301 is provided with a wall portion 3121 on one side of the support portion 312 in the longitudinal direction of the handrail main body 2 (downwardly diagonally downward in the drawing). A plurality of small holes are formed in the wall portion 3121. The first end bracket 301 can be manufactured, for example, by using a commercially available bracket provided with a wall portion on one side in the longitudinal direction of the handrail body to be supported, and forming a plurality of small holes in the wall portion. it can. For this reason, the first end bracket 301 can be easily created. Moreover, this wall part 3121 covers the end surface of the handrail main body 2, and is equivalent to an example of an open end surface in the present invention. The ring-shaped first cushion material 62, the disk-shaped speaker 6, the disk-shaped second cushion material 63, and the handrail body 2 are inserted into the support portion 312 of the first end bracket 301 in the order of description. The first end bracket 301 and the handrail body 2 are fixed by screws or the like (not shown) while being inserted into the support portion 312. Accordingly, the speaker 6 is disposed in the support portion 312 of the first end bracket 301 while being sandwiched between the first cushion material 62 and the second cushion material 63. As a result, so-called chattering such as sound output from the speaker 6 can be suppressed, and a dimensional error in the longitudinal direction of the handrail body 2 can be absorbed. In FIG. 7, the end surface of the handrail body 2 is shown in a simplified manner.

  Further, the conductor 61 of the speaker 6 is inserted into the second insertion hole 313a of the connecting portion 313, and the second portion 61b of the conductor 61 is drawn out from the second insertion hole 313a. A wall hole (not shown) is formed in a portion of the wall surface W corresponding to the first insertion hole 311b of the fixed portion 311. A conductive wire connected to an amplifier (not shown) or the like is formed in the wall hole and the first insertion hole 311b. Is inserted, and the first portion 61a of the conducting wire is drawn out from the first insertion hole 311b. The first portion 23a of the conducting wire 23 and the second portion 23b of the conducting wire 23 are connected, but FIG. 7 shows a state before being connected. The conducting wire 61 may also be connected on the back side of the wall surface W.

  Also in the first end bracket 301 of the second embodiment, the lid includes the first portion 61a of the conducting wire 61, the second portion 61b of the conducting wire 61, and the head of the screw 33 passed through the screw hole 311a. 32 can be hidden.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the handrail unit 1 may be a handrail facility 10 installed alone in a corridor or the like, or may be a handrail facility in which a plurality of handrail units 1 are connected.

  FIG. 8: is a side view which shows the example which installed the handrail installation of 3rd Embodiment of this invention in the staircase and its landing.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the handrail unit 1 ′ is fixed to the surface of the reinforcing member 4 attached to the wall surface W of the staircase S, and the handrail is attached to the surface of the reinforcing member 4 attached to the wall surface W of the landing L. Unit 1 ″ is fixed. The handrail unit 1 ′ includes three handrail bodies 2 and four brackets 3. Each of the handrail bodies 2 of the handrail unit 1 ′ is set to have a length in the longitudinal direction of about 900 mm. Further, among the four brackets 3, second end brackets 302 shown in FIG. 3A are arranged at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the handrail unit 1 ′, and between these second end brackets 302, Two intermediate brackets 303 shown in FIG. 2B are arranged. The handrail unit 1 ″ includes a handrail body 2 having a length in the longitudinal direction of about 1350 mm and two second end brackets 302 that support both end portions of the handrail body 2.

  In the handrail unit 1 ′, a conductive wire 23 connected to a commercial power source (not shown) is wired inside the second end bracket 302 disposed near the lowest step of the staircase S. The board 221 shown in FIG. 2 provided in each of the three handrail bodies 2 of the handrail unit 1 ′ is electrically connected in parallel by conducting wires or soldering.

  In FIG. 8, a portion where the conductor wire 23 of the handrail unit 1 ′ and the conductor wire 23 of the handrail unit 1 ″ are connected to each other is enlarged and surrounded by a circle. Inside the second end bracket 302 disposed in the vicinity of the uppermost step of the staircase S in the handrail unit 1 ′, a conductive wire 23 connected to the substrate 221 is wired. The conducting wire 23 is inserted into the first insertion hole 311b and the reinforcing material insertion hole 4a (see FIG. 3B), passes through the wiring space V (see FIG. 3B), and passes through the first handrail unit 1 ″. The first portion 23 a is pulled out from the first insertion hole 311 b in the two end bracket 302. Further, the second portion 23b of the conductive wire 23 is drawn out from the second insertion hole 313a in the second end bracket 302 of the handrail unit 1 '', and the first portion 23a of the conductive wire 23 and the second portion 23b of the conductive wire 23 are connected. Has been. Thereby, the wiring of the LED unit 22 in the handrail facility 10 becomes easy.

  In the handrail unit 1 ′, the first end bracket 301 having the built-in speaker 6 shown in FIG. 4A may be used for the second end bracket 302 disposed near the lowest step of the staircase S. In this aspect, the cap 3122 shown in FIG. 4A may be configured to have a vertical posture, and sound may be emitted from the first end bracket 301 in the horizontal direction.

  Further, in this embodiment, a mode is adopted in which the bracket 3 of the handrail unit 1 ′ and the handrail unit 1 ″ is fixed to the reinforcing member 4. However, even if the bracket 3 is directly fixed to the wall surface W such as a corridor. Good. In the aspect in which the bracket 3 is fixed to the wall surface W, the conductive wire 23 wired inside the bracket 3 may be placed on the back side of the wall surface W as in the second embodiment shown in FIGS. Furthermore, the handrail equipment 10 may be connected to the wall surface of the corridor where the flat floor surface continues, with a plurality of handrail units 1 being spaced apart from each other, or the plurality of handrail units 1 being connected across the corner of the corridor. May be.

  According to the handrail unit 1 and the handrail facility 10 described above, the wiring to the LED unit 22 can be easily performed.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope described in the claims. For example, in the above embodiment, the grip bar 21 and the bracket 3 are configured separately, but the grip bar 21 and the bracket 3 may be configured integrally. In this way, if the bracket 3 is fixed to the reinforcing member 4, the irradiation direction of the LED unit 22 is determined. For this reason, when fixing the handrail unit 1 to the reinforcing member 4, it is possible to eliminate the adjustment of the irradiation direction of the LED unit 22, and it is easy to eliminate the step generated between the bracket 3 and the grip bar 21. Become.

  In addition, even if it is a structural requirement contained only in description of embodiment and the modification which were demonstrated above, you may apply the structural requirement to another embodiment and another modification.

1,1 ', 1''Handrail unit 10 Handrail equipment 2 Handrail body 21 Grip bar 22 LED unit 221 Substrate 222 LED
23, 61 Conductive wires 23a, 61a First part 23b, 61b Second part 3 Bracket 301 First end bracket 302 Second end bracket 303 Intermediate bracket 31 Bracket body 311 Fixing part 311a First insertion hole 312 Support part 312a Inner circumference Surface 313 Connecting portion 313a Second insertion hole 32 Cover body 4 Reinforcing material 6 Speaker 62 First cushion material 63 Second cushion material V Wiring space W Wall surface

Claims (14)

A handrail body in which illumination means is incorporated in a long handrail component;
A handrail unit, comprising: a bracket that supports the handrail main body and includes therein a conductive wire connected to the illumination means.   2. The handrail unit according to claim 1, wherein the handrail body includes a speaker that emits sound from an open end surface serving as an end portion of the handrail body.   The bracket is attached to an end portion of the handrail main body, forms an open end surface viewed from the handrail main body, and includes a speaker that emits sound from the open end surface. Item 1 Handrail unit The bracket is fixed to a wall surface or a reinforcing material attached to the wall surface,
The handrail unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the illuminating means has an irradiation direction directed toward the wall surface from directly below.   The handrail unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the illumination unit includes a plurality of light sources arranged in a longitudinal direction of the handrail constituting member. The handrail constituent member has a power supply line extending in the longitudinal direction and connected to the conducting wire,
The illumination means has a light source on the front surface and an electrode portion in contact with the power supply line on the back surface,
The handrail unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the light source emits light by power supplied from the power supply line via the electrode unit.   The handrail unit according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the handrail constituting member and the bracket are integrally formed. A handrail facility in which a plurality of handrail units each provided with a handrail main body in which lighting means is incorporated in a long handrail constituent member, are arranged at intervals,
The handrail unit is
A wall or a bracket having a lead wire connected to the illumination means inside, supporting the handrail body in a state of being fixed to the surface of a reinforcing member attached to the wall;
Handrail equipment, wherein the conductors of adjacent handrail units are connected on the back side of the surface to which the bracket is fixed. In the handrail facility in which the handrail body is installed between the base body and the bracket having the lid, which are attached to the wall surface with a space therebetween,
The base is formed with a fixed portion, a connecting portion extending obliquely upward from the fixed portion to an outer side opposite to the wall surface, and an upper end of the connecting portion. And a support portion that supports the handrail body that is formed integrally,
The fixing portion has a screw hole penetrating the front and back and a first insertion hole, and is screwed to the wall surface through a screw through the screw hole.
The connecting part has a second insertion hole that communicates with the inner peripheral surface of the support part,
The handrail main body has one or more types of electric members to which power is supplied from a conducting wire,
The second insertion hole is the one through which the conducting wire is inserted,
The first insertion hole is the one through which the conducting wire is inserted,
The lid includes the portion of the conducting wire between the first insertion hole and the second insertion hole and the head of the screw passed through the screw hole, and covers the connecting portion from the outside. Handrail equipment characterized by being a thing.   The conducting wire has a first part drawn out from the first insertion hole and a second part drawn out from the second insertion hole, and the first part and the second part are connected. The handrail facility according to claim 9, wherein the handrail facility is provided.   The handrail facility according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the electric member is a lighting means. The handrail body is provided with a power supply line extending in the longitudinal direction and connected to the conducting wire,
The illumination means has a light source on the front surface and an electrode portion in contact with the power supply line on the back surface,
12. The handrail facility according to claim 11, wherein the light source emits light by electric power supplied from the power supply line via the electrode unit.   The handrail facility according to any one of claims 9 to 12, wherein the electrical member is a speaker. The support portion supports an end portion of the handrail main body, and has an open end surface that covers an end surface of the handrail main body.
14. The handrail facility according to claim 13, wherein the speaker is disposed in a state of being sandwiched by a cushion material between an end surface of the handrail main body and the open end surface.

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