JP2018193241A - Handrail with fall prevention measure for escalator - Google Patents

Abstract

To solve a problem that a conventional handrail for an escalator needs to further enhance fall prevention performance.SOLUTION: An escalator 1 with a handrail belt 5, according to claim 1 of the present invention, has, on the surface of the handrail belt 5, a long print sheet 6 for providing marks for right timing of riding an escalator 1, the long print sheet having a display part 6C, different in color from the handrail belt 5, for displaying a caution figure 6A serving as a display function for the direction of movement of the escalator, a caution letter 6B, and so on. The print sheet 6 comprises a multi-layer body formed from an adhesive layer joined to the handrail belt 5, a printing-material layer for printing the display part thereon, a laminate material layer, and so on. According to claim 2, the display part is printed with ink including a phosphorescent component.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a structure of a handrail belt with an anti-falling countermeasure for an escalator in which a moving step forms an inclined road or a horizontal road and transports passengers.

  A conventional configuration for displaying an advertisement by sticking a print sheet on the surface of a handrail belt of an escalator has already been proposed as disclosed in, for example, Patent Document 1. Moreover, the structure which improved safety | security for visually-impaired persons and elderly people as an extended form of patent document 1 has already been proposed, for example as disclosed in patent document 2.

  The handrail belt of the escalator described in Patent Document 1 is such that a print sheet displaying only advertisements is pasted in the longitudinal direction of the surface of the handrail belt. In addition, the handrail belt of the escalator described in Patent Document 2 adds a direction indication mark with an appropriate interval in the longitudinal direction of the surface of the handrail belt, and a caution character (in some cases an advertisement in some cases). ) Is pasted on the printed sheet.

JP 2003-212468 A Japanese Patent No. 4989863

  The thing of the said patent document 1 aims at provision of an advertising medium so that there may be "the printed sticker of the advertising matter was stuck on the surface longitudinal direction of the moving handrail" in Claim 1 of the claim at the time of the application. There is no idea that the printing sticker of the present invention (referred to as a printing sheet in the present invention) provides a safety effect such as prevention of overturning to passengers, and it is necessary to strengthen measures for preventing overturning in terms of use. was there. On the other hand, when using escalators at that time, due to the aging of passengers, there were frequent accidents in which weight loss (timing) failed to fall when changing to a step that moved on the escalator platform. That was because the color of the step staring at the transfer was dark and the speed was not recognized. For the same reason, there was an accident where the escalator could not be recognized and the boarding was reversed. Further, the advertisement display described in Patent Document 1 has a problem that when the handrail belt is moving at a constant speed, the display portion itself looks as if it is a single band and cannot perform the direction display function. It was.

  For this reason, in Patent Document 2, a moving handrail belt is printed with a direction indication mark such as a round mark as a mark for measuring the moving direction of the handrail belt when the handrail belt moves, and for timing when moving to the escalator. A sheet is provided on the surface of the handrail belt, and the direction indication mark has a color tone different from that of the handrail belt and is substantially the same width as the width of the flat portion of the surface of the handrail belt. , At least one interval in the semicircular range of the handrail reversal part, and a plurality of print sheets in the entire length direction, and a display unit made of caution characters (or advertisements in some cases) provided in the interval As a result, it has contributed to a significant reduction in falls and reverse boarding accidents.

  However, for example, in normal healthy people who can use escalators without problems in terms of visual and physical strength, step walking has become a daily routine, and tumbling accidents involving the visually impaired and the elderly have become serious. The reason is that, since the shape of the direction display mark (diamond or round shape) disclosed in Patent Document 2 is a simple shape, the meaning (speed feeling and moving direction) that the direction display mark appeals is not understood. I thought it was. As a solution to this problem, the present invention has been achieved in order to further clarify the display configuration consisting of “a reminder graphic that also serves as a direction indication mark” and “attention by alert wording”. In addition, it is known that the limited portion “the width of the direction indication mark is substantially the same as the width of the surface flat portion” has no problem in recognition even when the “width is slightly smaller than the width of the surface flat portion”. The present invention has been made based on the idea that the limitation is not necessarily required.

  In order to achieve the above object, claim 1 of the present invention provides a step that reverses and moves from the forward route to the return route, and a handrail belt that reverses and moves from the forward route to the return route in synchronization with the step. In the escalator equipped with, the long structure of the structure that makes a notice of timing and alerting when moving to the escalator, with a display part of a different color from the handrail belt that displays the warning graphic and warning letters etc. The print sheet is provided on the surface of the handrail belt, and the print sheet is formed of a multilayer structure including an adhesive layer bonded to the handrail belt, a print material layer for printing the display unit, and a laminate material layer. This is a handrail belt with a escalator to prevent falling.

  In order to achieve the above object, the display unit according to claim 2 of the present invention is a handrail belt with an escalator to prevent overturning, which is printed with ink containing a phosphorescent component.

  According to the structure of the above-mentioned claim 1, the safe use is directly provided by the design by the display part different in color from the handrail belt for displaying the attention warning figure and the warning letters provided on the surface flat part of the handrail belt. It is effective to appeal strongly. In addition, if the print sheet contains an antibacterial component and informs the user that the print sheet on the surface of the handrail belt is antibacterial by another public relation means, the handrail belt will be gripped and the result will be As a result, it is easy to take the timing of getting into the step, and it is useful for preventing reverse boarding.

  According to the configuration of the second aspect, the display unit of the print sheet can clearly recognize the display by highlighting the moving speed and direction with light by vividly expressing the light with the ink containing the phosphorescent component, As a result, it is easy to take the timing of getting into the step, and it is useful for preventing reverse boarding.

  Thus, the escalator with high safety can be provided by using the handrail belt having the overturn prevention measures shown in claims 1 and 2 of the present invention.

1 is an overall side view showing an embodiment of the present invention. The fragmentary sectional view which follows the XX line of FIG. The fragmentary sectional view which follows the YY line | wire of FIG. 1 is a single perspective view of a printing sheet for explaining an embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a handrail belt for an escalator according to claims 1 and 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The escalator 1 of the present invention includes a main frame 3 mounted on the upper floor 2A and the lower floor 2B, a number of steps 4 connected endlessly and moving in an inverted manner from the forward path to the return path, and the steps 4 The handrail belt 5 having a width W1 of which the cross-sectional shape forms a substantially C-shaped horseshoe shape with the surface flat portion 5A and the surface edge portion 5B continuous therewith, A long print sheet 6 is provided along the longitudinal direction of the handrail belt 5 and bonded and fixed (not shown) from the surface flat portion 5A (width W2) to the surface edge portion 5B.

  The handrail belt 5 is frictionally driven by the power transmitted to the drive roller 9 and the like through the chain 8 through the chain 8, and is guided to the guide roller 10 on the double path and to the balustrade 11 on the forward path. 11A and 11B are configured to move while being reversed and reversed. The escalator 1 having such a configuration is usually installed with the front side facing the user flow line.

  The printed sheet 6 according to claim 1 of the present invention is attached to the entire length of the handrail belt 5, and the surface flat portion 5A of the handrail belt 5 has, for example, a function of a direction display mark for displaying the moving direction as an example. A handrail belt 5 with a “step walking prohibition” graphic (recommended pattern is illustrated, but for example, if it is a conspicuous yellow circle, the movement of the handrail belt 5 can be expressed, so this is also regarded as a graphic) Is provided with a printing within the range of the width W2 portion of the flat surface portion 5A so that the noticeable figure 6A of a different color is easily noticeable. Further, the print sheet 6 is provided in a range from the surface flat portion 5A to the surface edge portion 5B of the handrail belt 5 by being adhered by an adhesive layer thereof. Also, in the interval between the alert graphic 6A and the alert graphic 6A, the alert word 6B for using the escalator such as “Please grab the handrail” and “Do not walk” is displayed in a different color from the handrail belt 5. The alerting graphic 6A and the alerting wording 6B (which can be displayed as an advertisement if necessary) collectively constitute the display unit 6C of the present invention. Further, the display unit 6C is arranged by printing at intervals to be described later so that it can easily be seen by the user who is currently in the escalator 1. A plurality of display portions 6C printed in this way are provided at an appropriate interval in the entire length direction of the handrail belt 5. Preferably, the height H (FIG. 1, FIG. 1) is a semicircular range of the reversal portion of the handrail belt 5. In FIG. 2), a plurality of at least one interval P (FIG. 4) is arranged, and when the user (passenger) who is currently on board sees the escalator 1, the display unit 6 </ b> C exists. As a result, the effect of visually appealing the sense of speed and direction of movement is demonstrated. Further, the display unit 6C naturally has a different color from the ground color of the handrail belt 5 (for example, yellow or white) in order to express the color, and the alerting graphic 6A is “triangular intersection” in addition to those illustrated in FIG. "Danger" "" Standing in the yellow frame of the step "etc. are adopted.

  The printing sheet 6 having the above-described configuration is formed of a laminate of an adhesive layer and a printing material layer, usually a laminate material layer containing an “antibacterial component” such as a silver ion agent, on the handrail belt 5 side. .

  In addition, the caution graphic or caution wording constituting the display unit 6C of claim 2 of the present invention is changed to “phosphorescent component” (for example, “alkaline earth aluminate” as an example) in the printing process on the printing sheet 6. It is printed with ink containing a phosphorescent material to which “color pigment” is added. And it has the ability to light-display the display unit 6C even in an installation place where the illuminance environment is inferior (dark) such as a subway, and to let the user know the moving speed and direction of the escalator 1. In addition, when the light provision means (light source) with respect to the luminous component of the display part 6C is required, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, it is incorporated in the machine part inside an escalator.

  As described above, the handrail belt is provided by the direct appeal by the attention drawing figure and the attention wording according to the present invention, the handrail utilization promotion measure by the antibacterial treatment, and the highlighting means of the display unit 6C by including the phosphorescent component. The moving direction of 5 and precautions for use are displayed in an easy-to-read manner, thereby preventing accidents such as a fall on the escalator or reverse riding.

  In addition, although said embodiment demonstrated the example of the general escalator structure, it can be applied as it is also to the escalator commonly called the moving walk which does not have a level | step difference between adjacent steps.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Escalator 4 Step 5 Handrail belt 5A Surface flat part 5B Surface edge part 6 Print sheet 6A Warning figure 6B Warning word 6C Display part

Claims (2)

  A handrail belt that displays a warning graphic and a warning character for use in an escalator that includes a step that travels in reverse from the outward route and transports passengers and a handrail belt that moves in synchronization with the step. A long print sheet having a display portion of a different color and serving as a mark for timing when moving to the escalator, and further, the print sheet is bonded to the handrail belt. A handrail belt with an escalator to prevent overturning, characterized in that it is composed of a multilayer body comprising an agent layer, a printing material layer for printing the display section, a laminate material layer, and the like.   The handrail belt with an escalator to prevent overturning according to claim 1, wherein the display portion of the printing sheet is printed with ink containing a phosphorescent component.

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