JP2018020876A - Passenger conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a passenger conveyor that is able to hinder walking on footsteps.SOLUTION: A passenger conveyor comprises: a plurality of footsteps 2 connected endlessly and circulating between entrances (1); guard rails 3 arranged on both sides of these footsteps 2 in a moving direction; a moving hand rail 4 circulating in the same direction as the footsteps 2 along the outer periphery of each of the guard rails 3; a comb 6 installed on an edge part of a floor panel 5 forming the floor for the entrance (1); and an illuminating device having a plurality of light sources 7 arranged in the lengthwise direction of each guard rail 3 and displaying an operating direction by moving the colors of these light sources. The moving speed of the color of the light source 7 disposed in the walk range 8 of the entrance (1), where a passenger walks, is set higher than the moving speed of the color of the light source 7 disposed in a walk hindering range where the footsteps 2 move.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a passenger conveyor.

  Some passenger conveyors such as escalators have a lighting device attached to the balustrade for the purpose of ensuring the illuminance at the feet of the passengers.

  Conventionally, there is one described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2011-51706 (Patent Document 1) as a device in which a direction display function is added to a lighting device to improve safety and convenience. In this document, a plurality of light sources are arranged along the length direction of the balustrade, and in a lighting device that displays a driving direction by controlling turning on / off of each light source or changing illuminance, when the passenger conveyor is stopped It is described that the driving direction and the entrance are displayed by turning on the light source only in the vicinity of the entrance and turning off the other light sources or controlling each light source so as to reduce the illuminance. Yes.

  By the way, as a use situation of escalators, it is customary to open one side of a step and a rushing passenger walks. However, since safety standards for escalators are based on the premise that passengers stop on the steps and use them, calls for prohibition of walking have been made. For example, it encourages users to stop on the steps and use them through broadcasts and signs at facilities such as stations.

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  However, although there is a call for prohibition of walking by broadcasting or signing, the practice of so-called one-sided opening is persistent, and the fact is that passengers walking on the steps are unending. In addition, what was described in the patent document mentioned above gave the direction display function to the illuminating device, and does not exhibit an effect with respect to walking inhibition on a step.

  Then, the objective of this invention is providing the passenger conveyor which can suppress the walk on a step.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a plurality of steps that are connected endlessly and circulate between the entrances and exits, balustrades arranged on both sides in the moving direction of these steps, and an outer periphery of the balustrade. A handrail that circulates and moves in the same direction as the steps, a comb installed at an edge of a floor board that forms the floor of the entrance, and a plurality of light sources arranged along the length direction of the balustrade And a lighting device that displays the driving direction by moving the color tone of these light sources, the color tone moving speed of the light source arranged in the walking area where the passenger walks at the entrance and exit. The speed setting is faster than the color tone movement speed of the light source arranged in the walking inhibition range where the step moves.

  According to the passenger conveyor of the present invention, walking on the steps can be suppressed. Problems, configurations, and effects other than those described above will be clarified by the following description of embodiments.

It is a block diagram which shows one Example of the passenger conveyor of this invention.

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

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a passenger conveyor of the present invention.

  An escalator, which is an example of a passenger conveyor, includes a ride 1 connected to the upper floor, a plurality of steps 2 that circulate between unillustrated exits connected to the ride 1 and the lower floor, and the movement direction of these steps 2 Are installed on the edge of the balustrade 3 that is arranged on both sides of the rail, the handrail 4 that circulates and moves in the same direction as the step 2 along the outer periphery of the balustrade 3, and the floor plate 5 that forms the floor of the entrance 1. Combs 6 are provided, and a passenger who has entered the step 2 from the entrance 1 grips the moving handrail 4 and moves toward the exit of the lower floor.

  The escalator includes a lighting device 5 having a plurality of light sources 7 arranged along the length direction of the balustrade 3, and displays the driving direction by moving the color tone of the light sources 7. Further, the color tone movement can be performed by sequentially turning on or off the light source 7 or changing the lighting color of the light source 7. Further, the color tone movement speed is changed by changing the point lighting / lighting off pattern, the lighting time / lighting off time for each light source 7. In addition, although the light source 7 is arrange | positioned at each balustrade 3 of both sides, the illuminating device 5 can also arrange | position the light source 7 only to the balustrade 3 of one side.

  Further, the color tone moving speeds of the plurality of light sources 7 included in the illumination device 5 differ depending on the installation position of the light source 7. For example, the color tone moving speed of the light source 7b arranged in the walking range 8 where the passenger walks at the entrance 1 is set faster than the color tone moving speed of the light source 7a arranged in the walking deterrent range 9 where the step 2 moves. However, it is urged to stop on the step 2 by a visual effect. That is, it contributes to deterring passengers walking on the escalator steps 2.

  The switching position of the color tone movement speed of the light source 7 is, for example, the boundary line 10 between the comb 6 and the step 2. In FIG. 1, the color tone moving speed of the light source 7 a on the entrance side from the boundary line 10 is set slower than the color tone moving speed of the light source 7 b on the step 2 side from the boundary line 10. Note that the switching position of the color tone movement speed of the light source 7 is not limited to this, and is set a predetermined distance before the boundary line 10 between the comb 6 and the step 2 so that the passenger can be aware of stopping on the step 2 at an earlier stage. It can also be given.

  The color tone movement speed of the light source 7 arranged in the walking inhibition range 9 is set to be substantially the same as the movement speed of the step 2, for example. This is because if the color tone moving speed of the light source 7 is set slower than the moving speed of the step 2, there is a risk of an illusion that the moving speed of the step 2 is slow. Therefore, the color tone moving speed of the light source 7 arranged in the walking range 8 is faster than the moving speed of the step 2 (color tone moving speed of the light source 7 arranged in the walking deterrent range 9), and a visual effect can be obtained. It is set to a value with a difference of. In FIG. 1, the color tone moving speed of the light source 7 arranged in the walking range 8 is represented by a large arrow 11, and the color tone moving speed of the light source 7 arranged in the walking deterrent range 9 is represented by a small arrow 12. Further, FIG. 1 depicts the entrance 1 side, but the exit also has the same configuration, and the color movement of the light source 7 arranged in a walking range (not shown) where a passenger who gets off the step 2 walks is shown. The speed is set faster than the color tone moving speed of the light source 7 arranged in the walking inhibition range 9 where the step 2 moves.

  In this embodiment, the passenger A who walks through the entrance 1 and enters the escalator confirms the driving direction of the escalator by moving the color tone of the light source 7 of the lighting device 5, and the color tone of the light source 7 arranged in the walking range 8. The difference between the moving speed and the color tone moving speed of the light source 7 arranged in the walking inhibition range 9 where the step 2 moves is recognized. At this time, since the color tone moving speed of the light source 7 in the walking range 8 is faster than the color tone moving speed of the light source 7 in the walking deterrent range 9, the passenger A is prompted to stop on the step 2 by the visual effect.

  According to the present embodiment, the color tone movement speed of the light source 7 arranged in the walking range 8 where the passenger walks at the entrance 1 is changed to the color tone movement of the light source 7 arranged in the walking deterrent range 9 where the step 2 moves. By setting it faster than the speed, it is urged to stop on the step 2 by the visual effect, and thereby walking on the step 2 can be suppressed.

  In addition, since the switching position of the color tone movement speed of the light source 7 is set to the boundary line 10 between the comb 6 and the step 2, the boundary between the walking range 8 up to the comb 6 and the walking inhibition range 9 to be stopped, that is, the walking suppression range 9 to be stopped. Clearly, walking on the step 2 can be suppressed.

  Furthermore, by setting the color tone moving speed of the light source 7 arranged in the walking inhibition range 9 to be substantially the same as the moving speed of the step 2, it is possible to prevent the passenger from having the illusion that the moving speed of the step 2 is slow.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the Example mentioned above, Various modifications are included. For example, the above-described embodiments have been described in detail for easy understanding of the present invention, and are not necessarily limited to those having all the configurations described.

  1 entrance, 2 steps, 3 railings, 4 moving handrails, 5 lighting devices, 6 combs, 7 light sources, 8 walking ranges, 9 walking deterrent ranges, 10 borders,

Claims (4)

A plurality of steps connected endlessly and circulated between the entrances and exits, railings arranged on both sides of the direction of movement of these steps, and circulating movement in the same direction as the steps along the outer periphery of the railings A moving handrail, a comb installed at the edge of a floor board forming the floor of the entrance / exit, and a plurality of light sources arranged along the length direction of the balustrade, and driving by the color movement of these light sources In a passenger conveyor equipped with a lighting device that performs direction indication,
The color tone moving speed of the light source arranged in the range where the passenger walks at the entrance / exit is set faster than the color tone moving speed of the light source arranged in the range where the step moves. Passenger conveyor.   The passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein a switching position of the color tone moving speed is a boundary line between the comb and the step.   The passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein a switching position of the color tone moving speed is set a predetermined distance before a boundary line between the comb and the step.   The passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the color tone movement speed of the light source arranged in the walking inhibition range is set to be substantially the same as the movement speed of the steps.

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