JP2020109032A - Passenger conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a passenger conveyor capable of hiding a damaged or dirty part even if a joint installed on a handrail is damaged or dirty.SOLUTION: A handrail 36 has a glass panel 70, a rail support base 74, a handrail rail 82 on which a handrail belt 38 runs, a closed plate 84 located outside the glass panel 70 and placed horizontally under the rail support base 74, an upper joint 88 provided in the front-back direction at an inner end of the closed plate 84 and abutting on the glass panel 70, and an upper joint cover 130 attached to a bottom surface of the upper joint 88.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

Embodiments of the present invention relate to passenger conveyors.

Glass panels may be used on the balustrade of passenger conveyors such as escalator and moving walkways. Since the belt rail of the handrail belt, the inner ledge, and the outer deck are attached to the glass panel, joints are provided to close the gap between the glass panel and these members.

JP, 2013-154998, A JP, 2013-133215, A

If the joints on the passenger conveyor as described above are damaged or soiled, they must be replaced. However, when replacing the joints, it is costly to manufacture the same structure as the joints, and in addition, it is necessary to disassemble the balustrade when replacing the joints, which is a troublesome work. ..

In view of the above problems, it is an object of the embodiments of the present invention to provide a passenger conveyor capable of hiding a joint provided on a balustrade even if the joint is damaged or soiled.

Embodiments of the present invention, a truss, a plurality of endlessly connected steps running along the front-rear direction of the truss, a balustrade standing upright from the left and right sides of the steps, and the upper part of the balustrade. A handrail belt, wherein the balustrade has a glass panel, a rail support provided at an upper end portion of the glass panel, and a rail rail provided on the rail support and on which the handrail belt travels. A closing plate disposed outside the glass panel and below the rail support, and an upper joint that is provided in the front-rear direction of the inner end of the closing plate and contacts the glass panel; A passenger conveyor having an upper joint cover attached to the lower surface of the upper joint.

Further, the embodiment of the present invention includes a truss, a plurality of endlessly connected steps running along the longitudinal direction of the truss, a balustrade standing upright from both left and right sides of the step, and an upper part of the balustrade. A handrail belt that travels, and the balustrade has a panel support member fixed to the truss, a glass panel supported by the panel support member, and an inner portion disposed inside a lower portion of the glass panel. A passenger conveyor having a ledge, an inner joint provided in the front-rear direction of an outer end portion of the inner ledge, and in contact with the glass panel, and an inner joint cover attached to an upper portion of the inner joint.

Further, the embodiment of the present invention includes a truss, a plurality of endlessly connected steps running along the longitudinal direction of the truss, a balustrade standing upright from both left and right sides of the step, and an upper part of the balustrade. A handrail belt that travels, and the balustrade has a panel support member fixed to the truss, a glass panel supported by the panel support member, and an outer portion disposed outside the lower portion of the glass panel. A passenger conveyor having a deck, an outer joint provided in the front-rear direction of an inner end portion of the outer deck and abutting the glass panel, and an outer joint cover attached to an upper portion of the outer joint.

The side surface explanatory view of the escalator which shows one Embodiment of this invention. The perspective view of an escalator. FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a balustrade of an escalator. An enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of the balustrade near the handrail rail. An enlarged vertical sectional view of the balustrade near the inner ledge and the outer deck.

A passenger conveyor having a handrail belt cleaning device for a passenger conveyor according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. In this embodiment, the escalator 10 will be described as an example of a passenger conveyor.

(1) Escalator 10
The structure of the escalator 10 will be described based on FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of the escalator 10 viewed from the side.

As shown in FIG. 1, a truss 12 which is a framework of the escalator 10 is supported by using support angles 2 and 3 across the upper floor and the lower floor of the building 1. Inside the upper floor machine room 14 at the upper end of the truss 12, there are provided a drive device 18 for traveling the steps 30, a pair of left and right main drive sprockets 24, 24, and a pair of left and right belt sprockets 27, 27. .. The drive device 18 stops the rotation of the motor 20, the speed reducer, the output sprocket attached to the output shaft of the speed reducer, the drive chain 22 driven by the output sprocket, and the rotation of the motor 20. And a disc brake that holds the state. The drive chain 22 rotates the pair of left and right main drive sprockets 24, 24. The pair of left and right main drive sprockets 24, 24 and the pair of left and right belt sprockets 27, 27 are connected by a connecting belt (not shown) and rotate in synchronization. Further, inside the machine room 14 on the upper floor side, a control unit 50 that controls the motor 20, the disc brake, and the like is provided.

As shown in FIG. 1, a pair of left and right driven sprockets 26, 26 are provided in the lower floor machine room 16 at the lower end of the truss 12. A pair of left and right endless step chains 28, 28 are stretched between the pair of left and right main drive sprockets 24, 24 on the upper floor and the pair of left and right driven sprockets 26, 26 on the lower floor. A plurality of steps 30 are attached to the pair of left and right step chains 28, 28 at equal intervals. When the motor 20 rotates, the front wheels 301 of the steps 30 travel on guide rails (not shown) fixed to the truss 12, and the rear wheels 302 travel on guide rails 25 fixed to the truss 12.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a pair of left and right balustrades 36, 36 are erected on both left and right sides of the truss 12, and an endless handrail belt 38 moves on the upper part of the balustrade 36. The balustrade 36 will be described later in detail. The front skirt guard 40 on the upper floor side is provided on the lower front side of the parapet 36 on the upper floor side, and the front skirt guard 42 on the lower floor side is provided on the lower front side on the lower floor side. Inlet portions 46 and 48, which are the entrances and exits of the handrail belt 38, respectively project.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a skirt guard 44 is provided on the lower portion of the side surface of the balustrade 36, and the step 30 runs between the pair of left and right skirt guards 44, 44. Operation panels 52 and 56 and speakers 54 and 58 are provided on the inner surfaces of the skirt guards 44 on the upper and lower floors, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 1, the handrail belt 38 enters the front skirt guard 40 from the inlet portion 46 on the upper floor side, is stretched over the belt sprocket 27 via the guide roller group 64, and then is guided by the guide roller group. It moves in the skirt guard 44 via 66 and appears outside the front skirt guard 42 from the inlet 48 on the lower floor side. Then, the handrail belt 38 moves in synchronization with the step 30 as the belt sprocket 27 rotates together with the main drive sprocket 24. Further, the rotating belt sprocket 27 has a pressing member 68 for pressing the traveling handrail belt 38.

As shown in FIG. 1, a pair of left and right skirt guards 44, 44 on the upper floor side are provided on the ceiling surface of the machine room 14, and a board 32 for the upper floor is installed horizontally on the ceiling surface of the machine room 14. At the entrance of the pair of left and right skirt guards 44, 44 on the lower floor side, a lower floor entry/exit plate 34 is horizontally provided on the ceiling surface of the machine room 16. A comb tooth-shaped comb 60 is provided at the tip of the boarding board 32 on the upper floor side, and the step 30 enters the comb 60. A comb-teeth comb 62 is also provided at the tip of the boarding board 34 on the lower floor side.

(2) Parapet 36
Next, the balustrade 36 will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the inside of the balustrade 36 means the step 30 side, and the outside of the balustrade 36 means the opposite side of the step 30. The balustrade 36 is formed by arranging a plurality of glass panels 70 vertically along the front-back direction of the escalator 10.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a synthetic resin glazing channel 72 is provided on the upper end of the glass panel 70 along the front-rear direction. The "glazing channel" refers to a rubber-like gasket that is wrapped around the glass when the glass is fitted into the metal member. A rail support 74 is mounted on the glazing channel 72. The rail support base 74 has an inner plate 78 extending downward from an inner end of a horizontal support surface 76, and an outer plate 80 extending downward from an outer end thereof. A handrail rail 82 is provided on the support surface 76 of the rail support base 74. The left and right upper ends of the handrail rail 82 are bent to the left and right sides, respectively. A handrail belt 38 having a C-shaped cross section covers the handrail rail 82 and travels in the front-rear direction.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a closing plate 84 is horizontally arranged between the lower end portion of the outer plate 80 of the rail support base 74 and the glass panel 70. The closing plate 84 is suspended from the lower surface of the support surface 76 of the rail support base 74 by suspending members 86 provided at predetermined intervals. An upper joint 88 having a U-shaped cross section is provided at an inner end portion of the closing plate 84, which is in contact with the glass panel 70. The upper joint 88 is made of synthetic resin.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the lower end of the glass panel 70 is also covered with a glazing channel 90 made of synthetic resin in the front-rear direction, and a metal holding member for holding the lower portion of the glass panel 70 at the outer peripheral portion thereof. A member 92 is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, a panel support member 94 is provided on the inner surface of the holding member 92 at predetermined intervals. The panel support member 94 is formed by bending a metal plate into an L shape, and includes a vertical portion 96 and a horizontal portion 98. The vertical portion 96 is fixed to the inner side surface of the holding member 92, and the horizontal portion 98 is fixed to the upper surface of the frame member 13 of the truss 12.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, a metal inner ledge 106 is provided above the holding member 92 and on the inner surface side of the glass panel 70. The inner ledge 106 includes an outer vertical portion 106a extending along the glass panel 70, a horizontal portion 106b extending inward from an upper end portion thereof, and a slope portion extending downward from the horizontal portion 106b toward the inner side. 106c and an inner vertical portion 106d extending in the vertical direction from the lower end of the slope portion 106c.

As shown in FIG. 3, the step 30 is arranged inside the inner vertical portion 106d.

As shown in FIG. 3, the skirt guard 44 is arranged at the lower end of the inner vertical portion 106d. The skirt guard 44 is fixed to a guard supporting member 108 having an L-shaped cross section, and the guard supporting member 108 is fixed to the upper surface of the frame member 13 of the truss 12.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, an inner joint 100 is provided between the inner surface of the glass panel 70 and the outer vertical portion 106 a of the inner ledge 106. The inner joint 100 has a vertical portion 102 and a horizontal portion 104. The vertical portion 102 is sandwiched between the glass panel 70 and the outer vertical portion 106 a of the inner ledge 106. The horizontal portion 104 projects inward from the upper end of the vertical portion 102 and covers the horizontal portion 106b of the inner ledge 106.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 5, an outer deck 118 is provided above the holding member 92 and on the outer surface side of the glass panel 70. The outer deck 118 includes a horizontal deck plate 120, an inner plate 122 bent downward from an inner end of the deck plate 120, and an outer plate 124 bent downward from an outer end of the deck plate 120. Have and. The outer plate 124 of the outer deck 118 is in contact with the wall surface 4 of the building.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, an outer joint 110 is provided between the outer surface of the glass panel 70 and the inner plate 122 of the outer deck 118. The outer joint 110 has a vertical portion 114, an upper horizontal portion 116 that extends outward from the upper end of the vertical portion 114, and a lower horizontal portion 112 that extends outward from the lower end of the vertical portion 114. ing. The vertical portion 114 is sandwiched between the inner plate 122 and the glass panel 70. The upper lateral portion 116 covers the inner end portion of the deck board 120. The lower horizontal portion 112 is sandwiched between the lower end portion of the inner plate 122 of the outer deck 118 and the holding member 92.

With the above structure, the upper joint 88, the inner joint 100, and the outer joint 110 close the gap between the glass panel 70 and the metal member.

(3) Renewal method In the above-mentioned balustrade 36, if it is used for many years, the upper joint 88, the inner joint 100, and the outer joint 110 are damaged or soiled. Therefore, the renewal method for hiding this part is performed as follows.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, when the exposed lower surface of the upper joint 88 is damaged or soiled, a plate-shaped upper joint cover 130 is attached to the lower surface of the upper joint 88. The upper joint cover 130 is made of black synthetic resin and is attached to the lower surface of the upper joint 88 to hide the scratched or soiled upper joint 88. The upper joint cover 130 is attached to the upper joint 88 with an adhesive (including an adhesive in the present application) or a double-sided adhesive tape (including a double-sided adhesive tape in the present application).

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, when the exposed lateral portion 104 of the inner joint 100 is damaged or soiled, the inner joint cover 132 is put on the lateral portion 104. Since the inner joint cover 132 is plate-shaped, made of black synthetic resin, and has a flange portion at the inner end portion, it is necessary to cover all the exposed scratched or soiled lateral portions 104. You can The inner joint cover 132 is attached to the lateral portion 104 with an adhesive or a double-sided adhesive tape.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, when the exposed upper lateral portion 116 of the outer joint 110 is damaged or soiled, the outer joint cover 134 is put on the upper lateral portion 116. The outer joint cover 134 is plate-shaped, is made of black synthetic resin, and is provided with a flange portion at the outer end portion thereof, so that it can cover all of the scratched and soiled upper lateral portion 116 of the outer joint 110. it can. The outer joint cover 134 is attached to the upper lateral portion 116 with an adhesive or a double-sided adhesive tape.

(4) Effects According to the present embodiment, even if the upper joint 88, the inner joint 100, and the outer joint 110 are damaged or soiled, the upper joint cover 130, the inner joint cover 132, and the outer joint cover 134 are bonded with an adhesive or the like. The appearance can be easily cleaned by covering with double-sided adhesive tape.

Further, since the upper joint cover 130, the inner joint cover 132, and the outer joint cover 134 are attached with an adhesive or a double-sided adhesive tape, even if these covers are damaged or dirty, they can be removed and a new cover can be easily attached. It can be fixed.

Example of change

In the above embodiment, the upper joint cover 130, the inner joint cover 132, and the outer joint cover 134 are black, but may be other colors such as silver.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the escalator 10 has been described as a passenger conveyor, but it may be applied to a balustrade having a glass panel on a moving sidewalk.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, this embodiment is presented as an example and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and the gist of the invention, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and an equivalent range thereof.

10... Escalator, 12... Truss, 36... Parapet, 70... Glass panel, 74... Rail support, 82... Handrail rail, 84... Closure plate, 88... ..Upper joint, 94... Panel support member, 100... Inner joint, 106... Inner ledge, 110... Outer joint, 118... Outer deck, 130... Upper joint cover, 132 ...Inner joint cover, 134...Outer joint cover

Claims (10)

With a truss
A plurality of steps connected endlessly running along the front and rear direction of the truss,
A balustrade erected from both left and right sides of the steps,
A handrail belt that travels above the balustrade,
Have
The balustrade is
Glass panel,
A rail support provided at the upper end of the glass panel,
A handrail rail arranged on the rail support, on which the handrail belt travels,
A closing plate arranged outside the glass panel and below the rail support,
An upper joint which is provided in the front-rear direction of the inner end portion of the closing plate and is in contact with the glass panel,
An upper joint cover attached to the lower surface of the upper joint,
Passenger conveyor with. The upper joint cover is a black synthetic resin,
The passenger conveyor according to claim 1. The upper joint cover is adhered to the lower surface of the upper joint, or is fixed with a double-sided adhesive tape,
The passenger conveyor according to claim 1. With a truss
A plurality of endlessly connected steps running along the longitudinal direction of the truss,
A balustrade erected from both left and right sides of the steps,
A handrail belt that travels above the balustrade,
Have
The balustrade is
A panel support member fixed to the truss,
A glass panel supported by the panel support member,
An inner ledge arranged inside the lower part of the glass panel,
An inner joint that is provided in the front-rear direction of the outer end portion of the inner ledge, and is in contact with the glass panel,
An inner joint cover attached to the upper part of the inner joint,
Passenger conveyor with. The inner joint cover is a black synthetic resin,
The passenger conveyor according to claim 4. The inner joint cover is bonded to the upper surface of the inner joint, or is fixed with a double-sided adhesive tape,
The passenger conveyor according to claim 4. With a truss
A plurality of endlessly connected steps running along the longitudinal direction of the truss,
A balustrade erected from both left and right sides of the steps,
A handrail belt that travels above the balustrade,
Have
The balustrade is
A panel support member fixed to the truss,
A glass panel supported by the panel support member,
An outer deck arranged outside the lower part of the glass panel,
An outer joint that is provided in the front-rear direction of the inner end portion of the outer deck, and is in contact with the glass panel,
An outer joint cover attached to the upper part of the outer joint,
Passenger conveyor with. The outer joint cover is a black synthetic resin,
The passenger conveyor according to claim 7. The outer joint cover is adhered to the upper surface of the outer joint, or is fixed with a double-sided adhesive tape,
The passenger conveyor according to claim 7. The passenger conveyor is an escalator or a moving walkway,
The passenger conveyor according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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