JP2019156519A - Passenger conveyor partition member and passenger conveyor system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a passenger conveyor partition member capable of facilitating passenger's riding on a footstep and suppressing falling of passengers.SOLUTION: A partition member 40 is fixed so as to align with the horizontal middle part of a floor material disposed on the entrance P1 side of a passenger conveyor in a linear direction, and includes: a plurality of legs 41, 42 that extend upward; and a handrail 43 that is connected to the upper sides of the legs and that extends in the linear direction. The advance-direction front end of the handrail 43 is opposed to the upper side of a footstep disposed adjacently to the front end of the floor material disposed on the entrance side of the passenger conveyor.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a partition member for a passenger conveyor such as an escalator and a moving sidewalk, and a passenger conveyor system.

  In Patent Document 1, in the passenger conveyor, in order to regulate and guide the correct standing position of the passenger on the step, and to improve the actual transportation amount and safety, it is located near the center in the left-right direction on the upper surface of the step. It is described that an elongated stepped tread piece is formed along the traveling direction. Further, a stepped portion is formed on the getting-on / off floor and the comb plate so as to be aligned with the stepped tread piece.

JP-A-11-217174

  Conventionally, in a passenger conveyor, it may be difficult for a passenger to get on a step from a landing in a time zone when the number of passengers increases. For example, a person who walks from a plurality of different directions around the landing plate, which is a flooring material placed on the landing, arrives from one side in the left-right direction, and tries to get on the other side in the left-right direction of the step, Various people gather, such as the opposite person, the person who interrupts in the middle of the line of people. As a result, contact accidents and congestion are likely to occur at the landing. Also, elderly people and people with physical disabilities often want to get on the step at a slow pace, but there is no stationary handrail at the entrance, so the posture when riding on the step is not stable, There is a possibility of falling.

  The objective of this invention is providing the partition member and passenger conveyor system of a passenger conveyor which can make a passenger easy to get on a step, and can suppress a passenger's fall.

  The partition member of the passenger conveyor system according to the present invention is fixed so as to be aligned in a straight line direction in a middle portion in the left-right direction of a flooring disposed on the entrance side of the passenger conveyor, and a plurality of legs extending upward, A handrail part connected to the upper side of the leg part and extending in the linear direction, and the front end part in the traveling direction of the handrail part is adjacent to the front end of the floor material arranged on the entrance side of the passenger conveyor It is a partition member which opposes the upper side of the step arrange | positioned together.

  Moreover, the passenger conveyor system which concerns on this invention is a passenger conveyor system provided with the partition member which concerns on this invention, Comprising: It is turned on when the said partition member falls, The fall determination turned off when the said partition member rises A switch and a control unit that controls the operation of the escalator, and the control unit is configured such that when the lowering determination switch is turned off, the partition member is disposed on the inlet side in the operation direction of the escalator. This is a passenger conveyor system that only allows escalator operation.

  Moreover, the passenger conveyor system which concerns on this invention is a passenger conveyor system provided with the partition member which concerns on this invention, Comprising: The raising / lowering part which raises / lowers these several leg parts, and the control part which controls the said raising / lowering part are provided. The control unit is a passenger conveyor system that raises and lowers the partition member according to a preset condition or according to an input of an elevation instruction signal.

  Moreover, the passenger conveyor system which concerns on this invention is a passenger conveyor system provided with the partition member which concerns on this invention, Comprising: The some auxiliary partition arrange | positioned so that it may face in a mutually different direction on the back side of the advancing direction of the said partition member A plurality of auxiliary partition members each including a plurality of auxiliary legs standing on the upper side of the floor material and an auxiliary handrail connected to the upper side of the plurality of auxiliary legs; An auxiliary lifting / lowering unit that lifts and lowers the plurality of auxiliary legs of the auxiliary partition member, and a control unit that controls the auxiliary lifting / lowering unit, the control unit according to a preset condition or a lifting instruction It is a passenger conveyor system which controls to raise a part of the auxiliary partition members of the plurality of auxiliary partition members and to lower the remaining auxiliary partition members in response to a signal input.

  According to the passenger conveyor partition member and the passenger conveyor system according to the present invention, the row is regulated before the passenger gets on the step, so that the passenger can easily get on the step. In addition, a person who wants to get on the step slowly, such as an elderly person, can easily get on the step slowly and stably with the handrail portion of the partition member as a support.

It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows one example of the escalator system which is a passenger conveyor system containing the partition member of embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view which has shown the entrance side and partition member of the escalator which comprise the escalator system shown in FIG. It is the figure which looked at FIG. 2 from the upper direction. It is sectional drawing which shows the partition member of another example of embodiment, (a) has shown the use condition of the partition member, (b) is the figure which has shown the non-use state of the partition member. It is AA sectional drawing of Fig.4 (a). It is a schematic sectional drawing of the partition member of another example of embodiment, (a) has shown the use condition of the partition member, (b) is the figure which has shown the non-use state of the partition member. It is a perspective view which shows the entrance side of the escalator which comprises the escalator system which is a passenger conveyor system of another example of embodiment, and a some partition member. It is a figure which shows schematic structure of an opening position illuminating device. It is the figure which looked at FIG. 7 from upper direction.

  Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The shape, number, and the like described below are illustrative examples, and can be changed according to the specifications of the passenger conveyor system including the partition member. Below, although a case where a passenger conveyor is an escalator and a partition member is arrange | positioned at the entrance side of an escalator is demonstrated, a passenger walk may be a moving walk where a plurality of steps continue without a level difference. In this case, a partition member is disposed on the entrance side of the walking sidewalk. Below, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and demonstrated to the same structure.

  Drawing 1 is an outline sectional view showing one example of escalator system 10 which is a passenger conveyor system containing partition member 40 of an embodiment. The escalator system 10 includes an escalator 11 and a partition member 40 disposed on the inlet P1 side (left side in FIG. 1) of the escalator 11. The escalator 11 includes a truss 12, a transfer unit 20, and a plurality of steps 30. The truss 12 is a structural part that supports other members, and constitutes a basic part of the escalator 11. The transfer means 20 is provided inside the truss 12, and the plurality of steps 30 are moved by the transfer means 20.

  The transfer means 20 moves the step 30 and includes a chain (not shown) which is an endless connecting member, two sprockets (not shown) over which the chain is stretched, and a drive device including a motor. 21 and a control unit 22. The two sprockets are arranged inside the truss 12 so as to be separated from the lower floor side and the upper floor side. A step shaft (not shown) is supported on each of the plurality of steps 30, and each step shaft is engaged with the chain. The plurality of steps are connected endlessly through this chain. FIG. 1 shows an ascending escalator 11. Therefore, the passenger 2 rises from the lower floor entrance P1 toward the upper floor exit P2 in the traveling direction indicated by the arrow α direction on the step 30. The escalator 11 may be used for lowering as the step 30 moves in the direction opposite to that of FIG. Below, it demonstrates fundamentally by the escalator 11 for a raise. In the present specification, the “left-right direction” refers to the left-right direction when the escalator 11 is viewed from the lower floor side toward the traveling direction.

  When the drive device 21 of the transfer means 20 is driven, the drive-side sprocket connected to the drive device 21 is driven out of the two sprockets. As a result, the chain stretched around the sprocket circulates and the steps 30 connected to the chain circulate. The motor constituting the driving device 21 is controlled by the control unit 22. Thereby, the control unit 22 controls the operation of the escalator 11. The control unit 22 includes a calculation unit such as a CPU, a storage unit such as a memory, and an interface.

  Two balustrades 23 are arranged on both sides in the left-right direction of the plurality of steps 30. The two balustrades 23 are erected on the upper side of the truss 12. Each balustrade portion 23 includes, for example, a glass or metal panel.

  A movable handrail 24 (FIGS. 2 and 3) is supported around each balustrade portion 23. The moving handrail 24 is provided so that the passenger 2 placed on the step 30 can hold it by hand to stabilize the body. The movable handrail 24 is formed in an endless shape, and is driven in synchronization with the plurality of steps 30 by a handrail drive mechanism (not shown). Thereby, the two moving handrails 24 are disposed between the inlet P1 and the outlet P2 so as to be able to circulate.

  In addition, a landing plate 13 made of a metal plate such as iron is disposed as a flooring material for the landing at a portion before reaching the step 30 on the entrance P1 side of the escalator. The passenger 2 gets into the step 30 from the landing plate 13.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the inlet P1 side of the escalator and the partition member 40. FIG. FIG. 3 is a view of FIG. 2 as viewed from above. The partition member 40 is disposed on the inlet P1 side of the escalator 11. Specifically, the partition member 40 includes two leg portions 41 and 42 and a handrail portion 43 and is configured integrally.

  The lower ends of the two leg portions 41 and 42 are fixed to the intermediate portion of the landing plate 13 on the entrance P1 side in the left-right direction (the front and back direction of the paper surface in FIG. 1, the left-right direction in FIG. 2, the up-down direction in FIG. 3). The In this state, the two leg portions 41 and 42 have a lower end portion of a straight line γ (FIGS. 2 and 3) substantially parallel to the traveling direction β (FIGS. 2 and 3) of the upper end portion of the handrail portion 43 on the entrance P1 side. 3) Lined up in the direction, each leg 41, 42 extends upward along the vertical direction. Each leg 41, 42 is, for example, a cylindrical or quadrangular prism portion.

  The handrail portion 43 is connected to the upper side of the two leg portions 41 and 42 and extends in the above-described straight γ direction. The handrail portion 43 is, for example, a cylindrical or quadrangular prism portion. Further, the front end portion of the handrail portion 43 in the traveling direction (the back side end portion in FIG. 2 and the right end portion in FIG. 3) is adjacent to the front end (right end in FIG. 3) of the landing plate 13 on the inlet P1 side of the escalator 11. 2 and FIG. 3, the first step 30 is opposed to the upper side. Therefore, the front end in the traveling direction of the handrail portion 43 is positioned on the front side in the traveling direction (the right side in FIGS. 1 and 2) from the lower end of the leg 41 located at the front end in the traveling direction among the plurality of leg portions 41 and 42. is doing. For example, the front end of the handrail portion 43 in the traveling direction is located above a position substantially coincident with the center in the traveling direction of the first step 30 indicated by Q in FIG.

  Each leg part 41 and 42 and the handrail part 43 are formed, for example with metals, such as iron, a resin material, or a timber. Such a partition member 40 is installed by, for example, inserting the lower end portions of the leg portions 41 and 42 into holes (not shown) formed in the landing plate 13 and the floor material 80 below the landing plate 13 so as to be extractable. It is possible. Thereby, when the partition member 40 is unnecessary, the partition member 40 can be removed from the landing plate 13 by extracting the leg portions 41 and 42 from the holes. It is preferable that the upper end opening of the hole is closed with a lid after the leg portions 41 and 42 are extracted from the hole. When the legs 41 and 42 are extracted from the holes, the lid is removed, and a person brings the partition member near the holes and inserts the legs 41 and 42 into the holes. At this time, in order to prevent a person other than the operator from pulling the legs 41 and 42 out of the hole, the cylindrical leg is fitted to a short cylinder fixed to the hole and protruding upward, Take measures such as attaching a padlock to the tip of the bolt or lock pin that penetrates the leg and the short cylinder at the fitting position.

  According to the partition member 40 and the escalator system 10 described above, the passenger 2 can easily get on the step 30 from the landing plate 13 of the landing, and the passenger 2 can be prevented from falling. For example, a person walking from a plurality of different directions around the landing plate 13 arranged on the landing, arriving from one side in the left-right direction, and trying to get on the other side in the left-right direction of the step 30, vice versa Various people gather, such as people, people who interrupt in the middle of the line of people. Even in such a case, according to the embodiment, the people gathered at the landing are forcibly divided into two rows on the left and right sides by the partition member 40 before getting on the step 30, so that the rows of people are regulated. Thereby, the contact accident and congestion of the person at a landing can be suppressed.

  Furthermore, when the passenger 2 is an elderly person or a physically handicapped person, the passenger 2 often wants to get on the step 30 at a slow pace. In this case, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the passenger 2 can easily enter the step 30 slowly in a stable posture with the handrail portion 43 of the partition member 40 stationary with one hand. At this time, the front end portion in the traveling direction of the handrail portion 43 faces the upper side of the first step 30 arranged adjacent to the front end (the right end in FIG. 3) of the landing plate 13. Thereby, when the passenger 2 is a person such as an elderly person, the passenger 2 has the front end portion of the handrail portion and can easily get on the step 30 more stably. There are moving handrails 24 on both the left and right sides of the escalator, but there is a possibility that when some people such as elderly people grab the moving handrail 24, the movement of the foot does not follow the speed of the hand. In that case, it is effective to support the handrail portion 43 of the partition member 40 fixed to the floor material as in the embodiment. Thereby, the fall of the passenger 2 can be suppressed.

  Although it is conceivable to arrange the handrail member on the exit P2 side of the escalator 11, in this case, the handrail member fixed to the flooring is disposed on the front side in the moving direction of the passenger 2 on the step 30. It will be. As a result, the handrail member may come into contact with the passenger 2 and fall, or the passenger 2 may get in the way of getting off the step 30. For this reason, the handrail member 40 is arrange | positioned only at the entrance P1 side like embodiment.

  Further, when the escalator 11 is used for lowering, the partition member 40 is disposed only on the entrance side of the upper floor of the escalator, and the partition member 40 is not disposed on the exit side of the lower floor.

  FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a partition member 40a according to another example of the embodiment, in which (a) shows a use state of the partition member 40a, and (b) shows a non-use state of the partition member 40a. It is a figure. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

  The partition member 40a of the present example is configured to be housed so as to fall down when not in use. Specifically, the partition member 40a includes a first leg portion 44 located on the front side (right side in FIG. 4), a second leg portion 46 located on the rear side (left side in FIG. 4), and a handrail portion. 48. Further, in order to prevent the first leg portion 44 and the second leg portion 46 from moving forward in the traveling direction, the first support portion 50 and the second support portion 52 are provided on the upper surface of the landing plate 13. The leg portions 44 and the second leg portions 46 are fixed side by side in the arrangement direction. The 1st support part 50 is arrange | positioned in the front side (right side of Fig.4 (a) (b)) of the 2nd support part 52. As shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 5, each of the first and second support parts 50 and 52 is a connecting wall that connects two side wall parts 53 a and 53 b and front ends (right ends in FIG. 5) of the two side wall parts 53 a and 53 b. It has portions 54a and 54b, and is fixed to the landing plate 13 (FIG. 4) in a state of being erected on the upper side. The two side wall portions 53a and 53b are disposed substantially parallel to both sides of the escalator 11 in the left-right direction (up-down direction in FIG. 5). The connecting wall portions 54a and 54b connect the front ends of the two side wall portions 53a and 53b. Each support part 50, 52 is open at the rear end (left end in FIG. 5). Each of the 1st and 2nd support parts 50 and 52 is equivalent to a fixed part.

  In the example shown in FIG. 4, the height of the first support part 50 is lower than the height of the second support part 52, but this is not limitative.

  Each of the first leg portion 44 and the second leg portion 46 has a rectangular tube shape. Further, the lower end portion of the first leg portion 44 is supported by the first support portion 50 so that the first leg portion 44 can rotate with respect to the first support portion 50 about a horizontal axis. Therefore, both end portions of the shaft portion 55 (FIG. 5) that is fixed to the lower end portion of the first leg portion 44 and protrudes from both side surfaces in the left-right direction are formed in the left-right direction formed on the side wall portion 53 a of the first support portion 50. It is inserted and supported in a through-hole (not shown). In a state where the first leg portion 44 is upright, a predetermined gap d1 (between the front side surface S1 (FIG. 5) at the lower end of the first leg portion 44 and the rear side surface S2 (FIG. 5) of the connecting wall portion 54a. FIG. 5) is formed. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4A, the first leg portion 44 can be inclined to the front side to a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical direction so as to be inclined frontward toward the upper side. Further, a front end portion in a traveling direction of a handrail portion 48 described later can be opposed to the upper side of the first step 30.

  Similarly to the first leg portion 44, the second leg portion 46 can also rotate about the axis in the left-right direction with respect to the second support portion 52, and the lower end portion of the second leg portion 46 is the second support portion 52. Supported by For this purpose, both end portions of the first shaft portion 56 fixed to the lower end portion of the second leg portion 46 and projecting from both side surfaces in the left-right direction penetrate in the left-right direction formed in the side wall portion 53 b of the second support portion 52. It is inserted and supported in a first hole (not shown). On the other hand, with the second leg portion 46 standing upright, no gap is formed between the front side surface S3 of the lower end portion of the second leg portion 46 and the rear side surface S4 of the connecting wall portion 54b. Yes. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 4A, the second leg portion 46 is prevented from inclining to the front side in an upright state.

  In this state, the first leg portion 44 and the second leg portion 46 are also prevented from falling to the rear side. For example, a second hole 47 (FIG. 5) penetrating in the left-right direction is formed on the lower end portion of the second leg portion 46 and on the upper side of the first shaft portion 56, and the second leg portion 46 is in an upright state with the second leg portion 46 standing upright. A third hole 53c (FIG. 5) penetrating in the left-right direction is formed at a position facing the second hole 47 of the two side wall parts 53b in the support part 52. Then, when the partition member 40 is used, the second hole 47 of the second leg portion 46 and the third hole of the second support portion 52 with the second leg portion 46 standing upright as shown in FIG. The second shaft portion 57 is inserted into 53c. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4A, the second leg portion 46 is supported via the first shaft portion 56 and the second shaft portion 57 aligned vertically with respect to the second support portion 52. The second leg portion 46 is prevented from rotating so as to fall backward with respect to the second support portion 52. Accordingly, the first leg portion 44 is also prevented from falling backward with respect to the first support portion 50. When the partition member 40a is not used, if the second shaft portion 57 is extracted from the second hole 47 and the third hole 53c, the legs 44 and 46 are tilted rearward as shown in FIG. Is possible.

  The fourth shafts 58 and 59 penetrate the left and right sides of the upper ends of the first leg portion 44 and the second leg portion 46, respectively, and both end portions of the fourth shaft portions 58 and 59 protrude from both lateral sides. To be fixed. The fourth shaft portions 58 and 59 are portions that support a handrail portion 48 described later.

  The handrail portion 48 is a box shape having a rectangular cross section that is long along the arrangement direction of the first leg portion 44 and the second leg portion 46, and the upper end is closed and the lower end is opened. Handrail holes (not shown) penetrating in the left-right direction are formed at two positions on both the left and right sides of both ends of the handrail portion 48 in the front-rear direction. The end portion of the fourth shaft portion 58 supported by the upper end portion of the first leg portion 44 is inserted and supported in the front handrail hole. The end portion of the fourth shaft portion 59 supported by the upper end portion of the second leg portion 46 is inserted and supported in the rear handrail hole. Thereby, the upper end part of the 1st leg part 44 and the 2nd leg part 46 is the front-and-rear both ends of the handrail part 48 so that rotation with respect to the handrail part 48 of the 1st leg part 44 and the 2nd leg part 46 is possible. Supported by

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, the first and second leg portions 44 and 46 are bundled with the handrail portion 48 and are placed on the landing plate 13 with the arrows in FIG. 4B. It can be tilted in the δ direction. In this state, the entire second leg portion 46 and the upper end portion of the first leg portion 44 are accommodated inside the handrail portion 48.

  Further, a lowering determination switch 60 (FIG. 4) is fixed to the lower end portion inside the handrail portion 48. A pressing portion 61 protrudes from the lower surface of the lowering determination switch 60. The lowering determination switch 60 is turned on when the pressing portion 61 is pressed upward, and is turned off when the pressing of the pressing portion 61 is released. The on / off state of the lowering determination switch 60 is transmitted to the control unit 22. When the partition member 40a is lowered to the state shown in FIG. 4B, the pressing portion 61 of the lowering determination switch 60 is pushed by the upper surface of the landing plate 13 and turned on. On the other hand, when the partition member 40a is raised to the state shown in FIG. 4A, the pressing of the pressing portion 61 of the lowering determination switch 60 is released, so that it is turned off.

  The control unit 22 determines whether or not the lowering determination switch 60 is turned off. When the lowering determination switch 60 is turned off, the control unit 22 determines that the partition member 40a is lifted as shown in FIG. At this time, the control part 22 permits the operation of the escalator 11 only when the partition member 40a is arranged on the inlet side in the operation direction of the escalator 11. Further, the control unit 22 prohibits the operation of the escalator 11 in a state where the partition member is positioned on the exit side in the operation direction of the escalator 11. For this reason, the escalator 11 is not operated in a state where the partition member is positioned on the outlet side even when the partition member is lowered.

  According to the configuration of this example, it is not necessary to form holes for inserting the leg portions of the partition member in the landing plate 13. Further, when the partition member 40a is unnecessary, the leg portions 44 and 46 may be tilted downward, and it is not necessary to store the partition member in a separate storage position.

  A groove portion is formed on a straight line parallel to the handrail portion 48 at a portion of the landing plate 13 and the floor material 80 below the landing plate 13 where the lower ends of the first leg portion 44 and the second leg portion 46 are fixed. It is good also as a structure. The total length of the groove portion is longer than the total length of the handrail portion 48. The groove has a depth that can accommodate at least part of the height of the partition member 40a when the partition member 40a is lowered. For example, the upper end height position of the handrail part of the partition member 40a is made to substantially coincide with the upper end height position of the groove part. According to this, when the partition member 40a is unnecessary, the partition member 40a is unlikely to obstruct the walking of the passenger.

  Furthermore, the escalator system of the present example includes a lowering determination switch 60 and a control unit 22, and when the lowering determination switch 60 is turned off, the control unit 22 arranges a partition member 40 a on the inlet side in the operation direction of the escalator. Allow escalators to operate only when As a result, when a partition member is arranged on the exit side according to the direction of operation of the escalator, when a person accidentally raises the partition member, the descent determination switch 60 is turned off to permit the operation of the escalator. Not. For this reason, it can prevent that the partition member 40a becomes obstructive at an exit with respect to the passenger of an escalator. In this example, other configurations and operations are the same as those in FIGS. 1 to 3.

  In the configuration of this example, it is also conceivable to permit the operation of the escalator when the partition member is positioned at the exit side in the moving direction of the escalator during maintenance. In this case, the entire partition member 40a including the upper end of the handrail part 48 is accommodated in the groove part formed in the floor material when the escalator is operated. At this time, the positions in the height direction of the upper surface of the flooring and the upper end of the partition member are matched so that there is no step. In this case, it is preferable to provide a light flashing unit, a warning sound generation unit, a voice announcement device, or the like at the upper end of the handrail part 48 of the partition member so that the position of the handrail part 48 can be seen from the outside. It should be noted that a cover made of a soft material such as urethane or rubber can be provided outside the handrail portion to further enhance safety in the event that a person contacts. Also in this case, the cover is prevented from protruding from the groove when the handrail is accommodated in the groove. In addition, the configuration in which the light flashing portion, the warning sound generating portion, and the like are provided at the upper end of the handrail portion 48 as described above is more preferably provided on the partition member when the partition member is disposed on the inlet side of the escalator.

  Also, in the configuration shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the front leg portion of the two leg portions is inclined forward toward the upper side in the same manner as the configuration of the present example, and the front end portion of the handrail portion is front-facing. You may connect the upper end part of a leg part. Even in this case, the front end portion in the traveling direction of the handrail portion can face the upper side of the first step.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a partition member 40b according to another example of the embodiment, in which (a) shows a use state of the partition member 40b, and (b) shows a non-use state of the partition member 40b. FIG. In the configuration of this example, the partition member 40b is configured to rise and fall along the vertical direction.

  Specifically, the escalator system includes a partition member 40 b, an elevating unit 62, and a control unit 22. In the partition member 40b, the handrail portion 43a is connected to the upper ends of the two leg portions 41a and 42a. The two leg portions 41a and 42a have a cylindrical shape having a hollow inside, and the lower ends of the leg portions 41a and 42a are closed by the bottom plate portion R.

  The elevating part 62 includes two cylinder holes 63, an air intake / exhaust device 64, and an air passage 65. The two cylinder holes 63 are concave holes having a bottom at the lower end, and are formed so as to penetrate the landing plate 13 in the vertical direction and be embedded in the floor material 80 below the landing plate 13. The two cylinder holes 63 can be inserted such that the two leg portions 41a and 42a are slidable in the vertical direction, and have substantially the same inner peripheral shape as the outer peripheral shape of the leg portions 41a and 42a.

  The air intake / exhaust device 64 is connected to the lower ends of the two cylinder holes 63 via an air passage 65 that is bifurcated. The air intake / exhaust device 64 includes, for example, an air tank (not shown) and an air pump (not shown) capable of taking out air from the air tank and feeding air into the air tank. The air pump can switch between air take-out and air feed-in by switching the operation direction. Thereby, the raising / lowering part 62 is comprised so that the two leg parts 41a and 42a can be raised / lowered.

  The control unit 22 controls the operation of the air intake / exhaust device 64. Further, the control unit 22 controls the air intake / exhaust device 64 according to a preset condition or according to an input of an ascending / descending instruction signal, and raises / lowers the partition member 40b. Here, the “predetermined condition” is, for example, that the partition member 40b is raised at the start of a preset predetermined time zone, and the partition member 40b is lowered at the end of the predetermined time zone. The “elevating instruction signal” is, for example, when an operation unit is connected to the control unit 22, an operator who raises or lowers the partition member 40 b performs an operation for instructing ascending or descending using the operation unit. Sometimes, the controller 22 is input with an elevation instruction signal. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which connects an electromagnetic valve to the intermediate part of the air passage 65, and the control part 22 controls opening and closing of an electromagnetic valve. At this time, the controller 22 closes the electromagnetic valve, so that the state where the partition member 40b is fully raised or lowered can be more stably maintained. Further, when the controller 22 raises or lowers the partition member 40b, if it is determined that a person is within a predetermined distance from the partition member by a human detection sensor or the like disposed around, the partition member is automatically moved. Avoid going up and down.

  According to the configuration of this example, at least a part of the work of raising and lowering the partition member 40b can be automated, and the burden on the operator can be reduced. Other configurations and operations are the same as those in FIGS. 1 to 3. In the case of this example, the partition member 40b is disposed only on the inlet side of the escalator. However, as described above, the groove is formed in the flooring material, and when the partition member is lowered, the entire handrail is accommodated in the groove. It is preferable to do so. Moreover, it is preferable to provide a light flashing part, a warning sound generation part, a voice announcement device, etc. at the upper end of the handrail part of the partition member so that the position of the handrail part can be seen from the outside. It should be noted that a cover made of a soft material such as urethane or rubber can be provided outside the handrail portion to further enhance safety in the event that a person contacts. Further, the configuration of this example can be combined with the configurations shown in FIGS. For example, in the configuration of FIGS. 4 and 5, a shaft fixed to the lower end of the front or rear leg of the two legs is rotated by a motor, and the drive of the motor is controlled by the controller. According to this structure, a partition member can be raised / lowered by the drive of a motor. Even with this configuration, at least a part of the work of raising and lowering the partition member can be automated.

  In addition, in the structure which can move a partition member to an up-down direction like FIG. 6, the air intake / exhaust device 64 and the control part 22 are abbreviate | omitted, and the structure which can raise / lower a partition member only by manual is provided instead. You can also. For example, when the partition member is lifted up to the handrail position in use for the first time, it is locked so that the vertical position of the leg portion does not change, and then the partition member is lifted once more to be unlocked. Can be provided with a locking mechanism. Further, as another configuration, it is possible to provide a mechanism on the lower side of the partition member, such as a rear hatch door mechanism of an automobile, in which the partition member is not lowered by its own weight and descends when a person presses with a certain force. For example, in a configuration in which the leg portion moves up and down in the cylinder hole 63 as shown in FIG. 6, a rod extending downward may be fixed to the lower end of the leg portion, and the piston may be fixed to the lower end of the rod. At this time, an orifice which is a small hole penetrating in the vertical direction is formed in the piston. Inside the cylinder, air chambers are formed on both sides of the piston. As a result, the piston can be lowered or raised only when a force of a certain level or more is applied to the piston from the leg portion or the handrail portion to the lower side or the upper side via the rod. In addition, when making a partition member raise / lower manually as mentioned above, the structure for prohibiting the fall at the time of use is added. For example, a short cylinder that protrudes upward is fixed near the opening of the cylinder hole of the flooring, a leg is fitted to the short cylinder, and a bolt or a lock pin that penetrates the leg and the short cylinder at the fitting position Take measures such as attaching a padlock to the tip of Also, if you insert a key with a tip such as a hexagonal column into the key hole provided inside the short cylinder and turn it to the right while pressing it, the pin will protrude on the opposite side and locked so that the leg cannot be lowered. It is also possible to provide a locking / unlocking structure in which the pin is retracted and unlocked by turning to the left.

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the inlet P1 side of the escalator 11 and the first, second, and third partition members 70, 71, 72 that constitute an escalator system 10a of another example of the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a view of FIG. 7 as viewed from above.

  The escalator system 10 a of this example includes an escalator 11, a first partition member 70, a second partition member 71, a third partition member 72, a first elevating unit 62 a, a second elevating unit 62 b, and a control unit 22. The first partition member 70 is fixed so that it cannot stand up and down and stands upright on the landing plate 13 on the inlet P1 side of the escalator 11. The structure of the 1st partition member 70 is the same as that of the partition member 40 of the structure shown in FIGS. 1-3.

  The second partition member 71 and the third partition member 72 are fixed to a portion on the rear side in the traveling direction from the landing plate 13 in the flooring 80 so as to be movable up and down. In FIG. 8, the 2nd partition member 71 is shown by the diagonal lattice part, and the 3rd partition member 72 is shown by the sandy part.

  The second partition member 71 and the third partition member 72 are arranged on the rear side in the traveling direction of the first partition member 70 so as to face different directions. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 8, the second partition member 71 is inclined in the left-right direction one side (left side) toward the rear end T in the traveling direction, and the longitudinal direction of the handrail portion 43 of the first partition member 70. Tilt against. The third partition member 72 is disposed on the rear side in the traveling direction of the handrail portion 43 of the first partition member 70 so as to substantially coincide with the longitudinal direction of the first partition member 70. The second partition member 71 and the third partition member 72 each correspond to an auxiliary partition member.

  As shown in FIG. 7, each of the second partition member 71 and the third partition member 72 includes two auxiliary leg portions 74 and 75 erected on the upper side of the flooring 80, two auxiliary leg portions 74, And an auxiliary handrail portion 76 connected to the upper side of 75. The configuration of the two auxiliary leg portions 74 and 75 and the auxiliary handrail portion 76 is the same as that of the two leg portions 41a and 42a and the handrail portion 43a of the partition member 40b shown in FIG.

  Further, in the flooring 80, a groove portion 81 is formed on a straight line parallel to the auxiliary handrail portion 76 at a portion where the lower end portions of the auxiliary leg portions 74 and 75 of the second partition member 71 and the third partition member 72 are fixed. Is formed. The total length of the groove portion 81 is longer than the total length of each auxiliary handrail portion 76. As for each groove part 81, when the 2nd partition member 71 and the 3rd partition member 72 descend | fall, almost all the parts of the auxiliary handrail part 76 of the 2nd partition member 71 and the 3rd partition member 72 are accommodated in the groove part 81. Configured as follows. For example, the upper end height position of the auxiliary handrail portion 76 of the second and third partition members 71 and 72 substantially coincides with the upper end height position of the groove portion 81.

  The first elevating part 62 a elevates and lowers the two auxiliary leg parts 74 and 75 of the second partition member 71. The second elevating part 62 b elevates and lowers the two auxiliary leg parts 74 and 75 of the third partition member 72. The first elevating unit 62a and the second elevating unit 62b correspond to auxiliary elevating units, respectively. Each structure of the 1st raising / lowering part 62a and the 2nd raising / lowering part 62b is the same as that of the raising / lowering part 62 shown in FIG.

  Specifically, the first elevating part 62a is connected to two first cylinder holes 63a formed at two positions of the flooring 80 and the lower ends of the first cylinder holes 63a via the first air passages 65a. The first air intake / exhaust device 64a. The two auxiliary leg portions 74 and 75 of the second partition member 71 can be slidably inserted into the two first cylinder holes 63a.

  The second elevating part 62b includes two second cylinder holes 63b formed at two positions of the flooring 80, and second air connected to the lower ends of the second cylinder holes 63b via second air passages 65b. And an intake / exhaust device 64b. Two auxiliary leg portions 74 and 75 of the third partition member 72 can be slidably inserted into the two second cylinder holes 63b.

  The control unit 22 controls the first air intake / exhaust device 64a of the first elevating unit 62a and the second air intake / exhaust device 64b of the second elevating unit 62b. In addition, the control unit 22 controls the first air intake / exhaust device 64a and the second air intake / exhaust device 64b according to preset conditions or according to the input of the lift instruction signal. Thereby, the control part 22 raises one partition member which is a part of the 2nd partition member 71 and the 3rd partition member 72, and lowers the other partition member which is the remaining. For example, when the second partition member 71 is raised, the third partition member 72 is lowered, and when the second partition member 71 is lowered, the third partition member 72 is raised.

  Here, the “predetermined condition” means, for example, that the second partition member 71 is raised and the third partition member 72 is lowered at a preset first predetermined time, and at a preset second predetermined time. The second partition member 71 is lowered and the third partition member 72 is raised.

  In addition, when the operation unit is connected to the control unit 22, for example, when the operation unit is connected to the control unit 22, the operator instructs the operation unit to raise or lower one member of the second partition member 71 and the third partition member 72. When an operation is performed, an elevation instruction signal is input to the control unit. The control unit 22 raises and lowers the second and third partition members 71 and 72 in response to the input of the elevation instruction signal.

  Furthermore, the control unit 22 lowers both the second and third partition members 71 and 72 at a preset third predetermined time and maintains the lowered state so that the first air intake / exhaust device 64a and second The air intake / exhaust device 64b may be controlled. In addition, the control unit 22 uses the operation unit connected to the control unit to operate the second and third partition members when the operator performs an operation to instruct the lowering of the second partition member 71 and the third partition member 72. Both 71 and 72 may be lowered.

  Raising both the second and third partition members 71 and 72 at the same time is basically not performed from the standpoint of preventing the passenger from walking. Further, similarly to the configuration shown in FIG. 6, an electromagnetic valve may be connected to each intermediate portion of the first air passage 65a and the second air passage 65b, and the control unit 22 may control the opening / closing of the electromagnetic valve. Good.

  According to said structure, when the congestion state of the passenger around entrance P1 of the escalator 11 changes, it becomes easy to regulate a passenger's row | line | column appropriately according to the change. For example, referring to FIG. 8, a stairs 77 for passengers to move may be arranged on the upper floor where the entrance P <b> 1 of the escalator 11 is located from the lower floor next to the escalator 11. At this time, for example, in the congestion time zone where passengers from the stairs 77 around the entrance P1 are more crowded than passengers from the rear side (lower side in FIG. 8) along the traveling direction of the entrance P1, the second time in FIG. The partition member 71 is raised and the third partition member 72 is lowered. Conversely, when the passenger from the rearward direction along the direction of travel of the entrance P1 is more crowded than the passenger from the stairs 77 around the entrance P1, the third partition member 72 of FIG. The partition member 71 is lowered. Thereby, among the passengers from the stairs 77 and the passengers from the rear side in the straight traveling direction along the traveling direction of the entrance P1, the passenger row can be regulated earlier on the larger side. For example, when there are many passengers from the stairs 77, the second partition member 71 tends to restrict the passenger row early. At this time, the passenger who wants to proceed quickly becomes easier to travel on the front side (the upper side in FIG. 8) of the second partition member 71 in the direction of arrow E1 in FIG. 8, and the passenger who wants to travel slowly in the direction of arrow E2 in FIG. It becomes easy to proceed on the back side of the member 71 (the lower side in FIG. 8). When the third partition member 72 rises, it is divided into a solid line arrow E3 direction and a broken line arrow E4 direction, so that passengers can easily travel. In this example, other configurations and operations are the same as the configurations in FIGS. 1 to 3 or the configuration in FIG. 6.

  In addition, in the structure of this example, the detection part of the congestion degree detection sensor which detects a passenger's congestion degree, such as an infrared sensor, is arrange | positioned around the entrance of the escalator 11, and the detection signal of a congestion degree detection sensor is transmitted to a control part. It is good also as a structure. The controller permits the second partition member 71 and the third partition member 72 to move up and down only when the degree of congestion is determined to be equal to or less than a predetermined value from the detection signal.

  In the configuration of this example, the second partition member and the third partition member are motors having shaft portions fixed to the lower ends of the front or rear legs of the two legs in the configurations of FIGS. It is good also as a structure which is rotated by and the drive of the motor is controlled by a control part. Also with this configuration, the second partition member and the third partition member can be raised and lowered.

  Moreover, in the escalator system of this example, the second partition member and the third partition member are configured such that they cannot be raised and lowered, and the second partition member and the third partition member are the same as the partition member 40 having the configuration of FIGS. You may fix to the flooring so that the lower end part of this auxiliary leg part can be extracted from a flooring.

  2 Passengers, 10, 10a Escalator system, 11 Escalator, 12 Truss, 13 Landing plate, 20 Transfer means, 21 Drive unit, 22 Control unit, 23 Parapet, 24 Moving handrail, 30 Steps, 40, 40a, 40b Partition member, 41, 41a, 42, 42a Leg part, 43, 43a Handrail part, 44 First leg part, 46 Second leg part, 47 Second hole, 48 Handrail part, 50 First support part, 52 Second support part, 53a , 53b Side wall part, 53c 3rd hole, 54a, 54b Connecting wall part, 55 shaft part, 56 1st shaft part, 57 2nd shaft part, 58, 59 4th shaft part, 60 descending judgment switch, 61 pressing part, 62 Lifting part, 62a First lifting part, 62b Second lifting part, 63 Cylinder hole, 63a First cylinder hole, 63b Second cylinder hole, 64d Intake / exhaust device, 64a first air intake / exhaust device, 64b second air intake / exhaust device, 65 air passage, 65a first air passage, 65b second air passage, 70 first partition member, 71 second partition member, 72 third partition member 74, 75 Auxiliary legs, 76 Auxiliary handrails, 77 stairs.

Claims (6)

A plurality of legs that are fixed so as to be arranged in a straight line at a middle part in the left-right direction of the flooring disposed on the entrance side of the passenger conveyor, and are connected to the upper side of the plurality of legs, and the straight direction And a handrail part extending to
A front end portion in the traveling direction of the handrail portion is a passenger conveyor partition member facing an upper side of a step disposed adjacent to a front end of the floor material disposed on an entrance side of the passenger conveyor. In the partition member of the passenger conveyor according to claim 1,
The front end of the handrail in the traveling direction is a partition member for a passenger conveyor that is located on the front side in the traveling direction from the lower end of the leg located at the front end in the traveling direction among the plurality of legs. In the partition member of the passenger conveyor according to claim 1 or 2,
A plurality of fixing portions that are fixed to the floor material and support lower ends of the plurality of leg portions so that the plurality of leg portions can be rotated;
The upper ends of the plurality of legs are supported by the handrail so that the plurality of legs can rotate with respect to the handrail,
A partition member for a passenger conveyor, wherein the plurality of legs are configured to be able to be laid down on the flooring in a state of being bundled with the handrail. In a passenger conveyor system provided with the partition member of any one of Claims 1-3,
A lowering determination switch that is turned on when the partition member is lowered, and is turned off when the partition member is raised;
A control unit for controlling the operation of the escalator,
The said control part is a passenger conveyor system which permits the driving | running of an escalator only when the said partition member is arrange | positioned at the entrance side about the driving | running direction of an escalator, when the said fall determination switch is turned off. A passenger conveyor system comprising the partition member according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
An elevating part for elevating and lowering the plurality of leg parts;
A control unit for controlling the lifting unit,
The said control part is a passenger conveyor system which raises / lowers the said partition member according to the conditions set beforehand, or according to the input of the raising / lowering instruction | indication signal. A passenger conveyor system comprising the partition member according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A plurality of auxiliary partitioning members disposed on the rear side in the traveling direction of the partitioning member so as to face in different directions, the plurality of auxiliary leg portions standing on the floor material, and the plurality of auxiliary members A plurality of auxiliary partition members including an auxiliary handrail portion connected to an upper side of the leg portion;
An auxiliary elevating part for elevating and lowering the plurality of auxiliary leg parts of the plurality of auxiliary partition members;
A control unit for controlling the auxiliary lifting unit,
The control unit raises some of the auxiliary partition members of the plurality of auxiliary partition members and lowers the remaining auxiliary partition members in accordance with preset conditions or in response to an input of an elevation instruction signal. Passenger conveyor system to control.

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