JP2018034942A - Passenger conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a passenger conveyor in which a fence to be installed outside a handrail is formed with high rigidity, whether the fence is new or existing and is arranged in a width of the passenger conveyor.SOLUTION: The passenger conveyor comprises: a plurality of footsteps 5, connected in an endless manner, which move between platforms; a handrail 6, provided at a side in an advancing direction of the plurality of footsteps, which has a handrail panel 12 and an outer deck 14 covering an outer lower part of the handrail panel; a moving arm rail 7, installed through an arm rail frame 16 above the handrail, which moves in synchronization with the footsteps; and a fence 8 arranged outside the handrail. The fence is arranged in a vertical projection plane of the outer deck, a lower end of which is fixed to the outer deck with a first fence fixing fitting and an intermediate part of which is fixed to the arm rail frame with a second fence fixing fitting.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to passenger conveyors such as escalators and electric roads, and more particularly to a passenger conveyor in which a fence is installed outside a balustrade with a transparent balustrade.

  Passenger conveyors are generally connected endlessly to move between the entrances and exits, balustrades erected on the side of the direction of travel of these steps, and arranged at the peripheral edge of the balustrade, And a moving handrail that moves in the same direction.

  And as a passenger conveyor which installed the fence in the outer side of a railing in order to prevent a passenger and an object from falling, a fence is comprised from a substantially U-shaped board body, and one end of this board body is a handrail frame. The thing fixed to the is disclosed (patent document 1).

  In addition, a plurality of pillars are provided along the longitudinal direction of the main body frame and attached to the side of the main body frame of the passenger conveyor, and extend toward the upper side of the moving handrail, and a fence is provided between these pillars. An arrangement is disclosed (Patent Document 2).

JP-A-10-36054 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 08-2866

  However, since the thing of patent document 1 has the cantilever structure which fixed the end of the substantially U-shaped fence to the handrail frame, there existed a subject by ensuring rigidity. In other words, from the viewpoint of safety, it is expected that not only things but also passengers such as children and drinkers will fall outside the railing by the fence, but the fence should have rigidity to support the passengers was difficult.

  Moreover, since the thing of patent document 2 is a structure which attaches a fence to the support | pillar standingly arranged by the side part of the main body frame, a fence cannot be arrange | positioned in a passenger conveyor width | variety, It was the structure which a big clearance gap produced between them. For this reason, in addition to the possibility of passengers such as drinkers leaning on the railing being caught in the gap, it was difficult to save space. Moreover, when it was going to add a fence to the existing passenger conveyor, the subject that the large-scale operation | work which fixes a support | pillar to a main body frame was also needed occurred.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a passenger conveyor that can increase the rigidity of a fence installed outside the balustrade and can be arranged closer to the balustrade, regardless of whether the fence is newly installed.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object of the present invention, a passenger conveyor according to the present invention is connected endlessly to a plurality of steps that move between entrances and exits in the direction of travel of the plurality of steps. A balustrade panel, a balustrade having an outer deck that covers an outer lower portion of the balustrade panel, a moving handrail that is attached via a handrail frame at the upper portion of the balustrade and moves in synchronization with the steps, and an outer side of the balustrade And the fence is disposed in the vertical projection plane of the outer deck, the lower end is fixed to the outer deck by a first fence fixing bracket, and the intermediate portion is It shall be fixed to the handrail frame by a second fence fixing bracket.

  According to the passenger conveyor of the said structure, the fence installed in the outer side of a railing can be made into a thing with high rigidity irrespective of the new installation, and can be arrange | positioned in a passenger conveyor width | variety.

  Problems, configurations, and effects other than those described above will be clarified by the description of the following examples.

It is a whole lineblock diagram showing the passenger conveyor of Example 1. It is sectional drawing which shows the structural example of the balustrade and fence of Example 1. FIG. It is a top view which shows the structural example of the fence of Example 1. FIG. It is a top view which shows the structural example of the fence of Example 2. FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the structural example of the fence of Example 2. FIG.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a passenger conveyor of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  First, the passenger conveyor of Example 1 is demonstrated with reference to FIGS. 1-3. In the drawings, the same or similar components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and repeated description is omitted.

  FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram illustrating a passenger conveyor according to a first embodiment. This passenger conveyor is an ascending escalator 1 installed between different floors. In the drawing, the traveling direction is indicated by x, the width direction is indicated by y, and the vertical direction is indicated by z. The escalator 1 is constructed between a lower floor and an upper floor, and has a lower horizontal portion 2a extending toward the lower floor, an upper horizontal portion 2b and a lower horizontal portion extending toward the upper floor. A main body frame 2 having an inclined portion 2c formed between 2a and the upper horizontal portion 2b, and a plurality of endlessly connected and provided in the main body frame 2 that circulate between the entrances 3 and 4 A step 5, a balustrade 6 provided on the lateral side of the step 5, a moving handrail 7 attached to a peripheral portion of the balustrade 6 and moving in the same direction in synchronization with the step 5, and an outer side of the balustrade 6 And a fence 8 disposed on the surface.

  FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration example of the balustrade 6 and the fence 8 on one side at the position AA in FIG. FIG. 3 is a top view showing a configuration example of the moving handrail 7 and the fence 8 on one side as seen from the direction B of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the balustrade 6 includes a transparent glass balustrade panel 12 whose lower end is held by a panel holding member 11, and an outer deck 14 that covers a space between an outer lower portion of the balustrade panel 12 and an exterior plate 13. And an inner deck 15 that covers the space between the inner lower part of the balustrade panel 12 and the steps 5.

  The moving handrail 7 is movably attached via a handrail frame 16 fixed to the upper end of the balustrade panel 12. In addition, the escalator 1 in a present Example becomes a specification with the illuminating device which has arrange | positioned the light source 17 on the outer side of the balustrade panel 12. FIG.

  And the escalator 1 of a present Example is devised in order to make the fence 8 installed in the outer side of the balustrade within the passenger conveyor width W2 and to have high rigidity irrespective of the new installation. Yes. Specifically, the lower end of the fence 8 is fixed to the outer deck 14 by the first fence fixing bracket 21, and the intermediate portion (a portion having a height approximately in the middle of the fence 8) is the second fence. It is fixed to the handrail frame 16 by a fixing bracket 22 and is disposed in the vertical projection plane of the outer deck 14. The fence 8 needs to be rigid enough to support an adult. In this embodiment, acrylic or tempered glass is used, but other materials can be used as long as they have similar rigidity. Also good.

  The first fence fixing bracket 21 rises as a pair from the horizontal portion 21b attached to the upper surface of the outer deck 14 by the fixing bolt 21a, and the lower end portion of the fence 8 is inserted, and the fixing bolt 21c. Thus, a holding portion 21d for holding the lower end portion of the fence 8 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the second fence fixing bracket 22 has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape when viewed from above, and one end is disposed in contact with the handrail frame 16 and fixed. While being fixed with the volt | bolt 22a, the other end is contact | abutted and arrange | positioned at the intermediate part of the fence 8, and is being fixed with the fixing bolt 22b.

  The height dimension of the fence 8 is set so that the height dimension H1 from the tread surface of the step 5 to the upper end of the fence is larger than the standard adult height of about 170 cm. Further, the first fence fixing bracket 21 is fixed so that the gap dimension W1 between the moving handrail 7 and the fence 8 is smaller than the standard adult body width (specifically, about 60 to 100 mm). The position and the width dimension of the second fence fixing bracket 22 are set. The upper end portion 8a of the fence 8 may be vertical or may have a shape that is rounded toward the outside.

  In this embodiment, for example, when the fence 8 is to be additionally installed on the existing escalator 1, first, the first fence fixing bracket 21 is attached to the outer deck 14, and the second fence fixing bracket 22 is attached to the handrail frame. 16 is attached. In other words, the horizontal portion 21 b of the first fence fixing bracket 21 is fixed by the fixing bolt 21 a in a state where the horizontal portion 21 b faces the upper surface of the outer deck 14. Further, the second fence fixing bracket 22 is fixed by the fixing bolt 22a in a state where one end of the second fence fixing bracket 22 is in contact with the handrail frame 16.

  Next, the lower end of the fence 8 is fixed by the first fence fixing bracket 21, and the middle portion thereof is fixed by the second fence fixing bracket 22. That is, the lower end portion of the fence 8 is inserted into the holding portion 21d of the first fence fixing bracket 21, and the fixing bolt 21c is fastened and fixed in this state. Further, the second fence fixing bracket 22 is fixed by the fixing bolt 22b in a state where the other end of the second fence fixing bracket 22 is brought into contact with the intermediate portion of the fence 8.

  When the escalator 1 is operated with the fence 8 attached in this manner, the height dimension H1 from the tread surface of the step 5 to the upper end of the fence is larger than the standard adult height, Even if a passenger, such as a drinker, gets on the railing 6, the fence 8 is prevented from getting outside. At this time, although a relatively large load is applied to the fence 8 by the pressing by the passenger, the lower end of the fence 8 is fixed by the first fence fixing bracket 21 and the middle portion thereof is fixed by the second fence fixing bracket 22. Therefore, it can sufficiently withstand the load.

  In addition, since the gap dimension W1 between the moving handrail 7 and the fence 8 is smaller than the standard adult body width, the passenger's space between the fence 8 and the moving handrail 7 that is a moving object. The risk of getting caught by the body can be reduced.

  According to this embodiment, the lower end of the fence 8 is fixed to the outer deck 14 by the first fence fixing bracket 21, and the middle portion thereof is fixed to the handrail frame 16 by the second fence fixing bracket 22. Therefore, regardless of the existing construction, the fence 8 having high rigidity can be installed in the vicinity of the moving handrail 7 and the function as a fence for preventing the passenger from falling and being caught can be surely exhibited.

  Moreover, the fence 8 can be arrange | positioned in the passenger conveyor width W2 by arrange | positioning in the vertical projection surface of the outer deck 14, and space saving can be achieved.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 4, FIG. 5, the passenger conveyor of Example 2 is demonstrated. In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted about the point which is common in the passenger conveyor of Example 1.

  FIG. 4 is a top view illustrating a method for fixing the fence 8 according to the present embodiment, and corresponds to FIG. 3 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of the handrail frame 16 and the fence 8 according to the present embodiment, and corresponds to FIG. 2 according to the first embodiment.

  A plurality of escalators 1 according to the second embodiment are arranged along the traveling direction of the moving handrail 7 and are between the handrail frame 16 and the fence 8 and cover a gap formed between the adjacent second fence fixing brackets 22c and 22d. Is provided. Further, the cover 23 is fixed to a bracket 24 attached to the second fence fixing bracket 22 with screws 25, for example.

  According to the second embodiment, for example, even when the escalator 1 is used in a state in which the passenger puts his hand out of the moving handrail 7 and is extended downward, there is a cover 23, so that the distance between the second fence fixing brackets 22c and 22d. It is possible to prevent a hand from being caught in a gap that can be made.

  In the above, the Example of the passenger conveyor of this invention was demonstrated including the effect. However, the passenger conveyor of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention described in the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Escalator 2 Main body frame 3, 4 Entrance / exit 5 Step 6 Parapet 7 Moving handrail 8 Fence 11 Panel holding member 12 Parapet panel 13 Exterior plate 14 Outer deck 15 Inner deck 16 Handrail frame 17 Light source 21 First fence fixing brackets 21a, 21c, 22a, 22b Fixing bolt 21b Horizontal part 21d Holding part 22 Second fence fixing bracket 23 Cover 24 Bracket 25 Screw H1 Height dimension from the step surface of the step to the upper end of the fence W1 Dimension of the gap between the moving handrail and the fence W2 Passenger conveyor width

Claims (5)

A plurality of steps connected endlessly and moving between the entrances and exits;
A balustrade panel provided on the lateral side of the plurality of steps, having a balustrade panel, an outer deck that covers an outer lower portion of the balustrade panel;
A moving handrail attached via a handrail frame at the top of the balustrade and moving in synchronization with the steps;
A fence arranged outside the balustrade;
In the passenger conveyor with
The fence
Arranged in the vertical projection plane of the outer deck,
The lower end is fixed to the outer deck by a first fence fixing bracket, and
An intermediate part is fixed to the handrail frame by a second fence fixing bracket.   The passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein a height dimension from the tread surface of the step to the upper end of the fence on the side of the tread surface is set to a value larger than a standard adult height.   The passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein a gap dimension between the moving handrail and the fence is set to a value smaller than a standard adult body width.   A plurality of covers are arranged along a moving direction of the moving handrail, and a cover is provided between the handrail frame and the fence and covers a gap formed between the adjacent second fence fixing brackets. Passenger conveyor as described in. A plurality of steps connected endlessly and moving between the entrances and exits;
A balustrade provided laterally in the traveling direction of the plurality of steps;
A handrail attached to the upper part of the balustrade and moving in synchronization with the steps;
A fence arranged outside the balustrade;
In the passenger conveyor with
The fence is disposed in a vertical projection plane of the passenger conveyor, and is fixed to the balustrade at two heights of a lower end and an intermediate height.

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