JP2023087548A - passenger conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a passenger conveyor according to a first invention capable of easily determining an entrance or an exit and a passenger conveyor according to a second invention capable of easily determining going-up or going-down.SOLUTION: The passenger conveyor according to the first invention comprises: a display part in which a floor plate of an entrance 4A includes a plurality of projected parts long-shaped in a cross direction and a display part in which a floor plate of an exit 4B includes a plurality of projected parts long-shaped in a longitudinal direction. The passenger conveyor according to the second invention comprises: a display part in which a floor plate of an entrance 4A includes a plurality of projected parts long-shaped in a cross direction when the passenger conveyor is going up and a display part in which the floor plate includes a plurality of projected parts long and differently shaped in a longitudinal direction when the passenger conveyor is going down.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a passenger conveyor that conveys passengers by means of endless conveying bodies that are circulatingly driven.

A passenger conveyor such as an escalator or a moving walkway includes a transport section and an entrance/exit. The transport unit has an endless transport body, and transports passengers by moving the endless transport body along the path. The entrance/exit has a floor plate and is provided at the beginning and end of the passage (entrance and exit). Passengers enter the passage from the floor plate of the entrance, move to the passenger receiving portion of the endless transport body, are transported by the endless transport body, and then arrive at the passenger delivery portion of the endless transport body to reach the exit gate. Move to the floor plate and continue moving to leave the passenger conveyor.

When a visually impaired person uses a passenger conveyor, it is necessary to consider not only the safety aspect but also the visually impaired person's use without stress. Guiding visually impaired people to the entrance/exit by forming Braille blocks on the floor or issuing voice guidance is already a widely implemented measure. However, when two or more passenger conveyors are arranged side by side and a plurality of entrances are arranged, a visually impaired person may go to the exit by mistake. Also, even if the passenger reaches the boarding gate, it cannot be determined whether this passenger conveyor is going up or down. By touching the handrail or by stepping into the passenger receiving portion of the endless carriage, one can tell whether it is an entrance or an exit. However, if it is an exit, the handrails and endless carriages are moving toward them, which is dangerous for the visually impaired. In addition, it is impossible to know whether the train is going up or down until you get on the passenger conveyor. If the destination direction is wrong, unnecessary movement of returning on another passenger conveyor will occur, which is a heavy burden on the visually impaired.

To solve these problems, floor plates with various display functions have been proposed. The floor plate described in Patent Literature 1 makes it possible to distinguish between an entrance and an exit by differentiating the inclination direction of the step between the entrance and the exit. The floor plate described in Patent Literature 2 provides a plurality of protrusions in an isosceles triangle region facing forward, and guides the direction in which to move by placing the sole along the oblique side. The floor plate described in Patent Literature 3 makes it possible to distinguish between ascending and descending by using different Braille patterns for ascending and descending.

JP-A-2004-161455 JP-A-7-144867 JP-A-10-017257

However, in the floor plate described in Patent Document 1, a visually impaired person may stumble on a step. In the floor plate described in Patent Document 2, since it is not always easy for a visually impaired person to specify the position of the hypotenuse, there is a problem that the guidance effect cannot be expected in some cases. In the floor plate described in Patent Document 3, it is not always easy for a visually impaired person to identify the position of the entire braille pattern, so there is a problem that it may be difficult to grasp the meaning of the braille.

Therefore, a first object of the present invention is to provide a passenger conveyor that can easily distinguish between an entrance and an exit. A second object of the present invention is to provide a passenger conveyor that can easily determine whether it is going up or down.

The passenger conveyor according to the first invention is
a conveying unit that conveys passengers by an endless conveying body that is circulated;
Equipped with an entrance and an exit for the transport section,
The floor plate constituting the floor of the entrance has a display part in which a plurality of projections having a first shape longer in the front-rear direction than in the left-right direction of the entrance are arranged at intervals,
A floor plate constituting the floor of the exit is a passenger conveyor provided with a display section in which a plurality of protrusions having a second shape that is longer in the lateral direction than in the longitudinal direction of the exit are arranged at intervals from each other.

Here, as one aspect of the passenger conveyor according to the first invention,
floor plate is
body plate;
A display plate in which a plurality of projections having a long shape in one direction are arranged at intervals, is detachable on a main body plate, and can be selected from two orientations with an angle difference of 90 degrees. and a display plate that selectively configures either the first shape or the second shape of the projection by being mounted on the main body plate.

A passenger conveyor according to a second invention,
a conveying unit that conveys passengers upstairs or downstairs by an endless conveying body that is circulating;
Equipped with an entrance and an exit for the transport section,
The floor plate constituting the floor of the entrance has a plurality of protrusions having a first shape that is longer in the front-rear direction than in the left-right direction of the entrance when the passenger conveyor is ascending, and is arranged at intervals. and a display unit in which a plurality of protrusions having a second shape longer in the front-rear direction than in the left-right direction of the entrance are arranged at intervals when the passenger conveyor goes down. .

Here, as one aspect of the passenger conveyor according to the second invention,
The first shape of the protrusion is a shape in which either or both of width and height increase toward the endless carrier,
The second shape of the protrusion is a shape in which either or both of width and height decrease toward the endless carrier,
When another passenger conveyor entrance is lined up on the right side, the floor plate that constitutes the floor of the exit is longer in the left-right direction than in the front-rear direction of the exit, and either or both of the width and height of the exit is In the case where the display section is provided with a plurality of projections having a third shape that decreases toward the entrance and is arranged at intervals from each other, and the entrance of another passenger conveyor is lined up on the left side, the longitudinal direction of the exit. a plurality of protrusions having a fourth shape that is longer in the left-right direction than the display section and that either or both of the width and height decrease toward the entrance on the left side, and a plurality of protrusions are arranged at intervals from each other. A configuration with can be adopted.

Also, in this case,
floor plate is
body plate,
A display plate in which a plurality of protrusions having a shape that is long in one direction and that either or both of width and height decrease from one end side to the other end side are arranged at intervals, the display plate comprising: a main body; It is detachable on the plate, and is mounted on the body plate by selecting one of four directions with an angle difference of 90 degrees, thereby selectively configuring any one of the first shape to the fourth shape of the protrusion. It is possible to employ a configuration comprising a display plate for

Further, as another aspect of the passenger conveyor according to the first and second inventions,
The display plate has a square shape,
A configuration can be adopted in which the main body plate has a stepped concave portion capable of accommodating and arranging one or a plurality of display plates.

According to the first invention, when the convex portion of the display section has the first shape, the feeling of the sole of the visually impaired person's feet is less resistance. As a result, the visually impaired person empirically recognizes that it is okay to proceed, and understands that this is the boarding point. On the other hand, when the convex portion of the display portion has the second shape, the feeling of the soles of the visually impaired person's feet becomes a strong resistance. As a result, the visually impaired person empirically recognizes that they should not proceed, and understands that this is the exit. Therefore, according to the first invention, it is possible to easily distinguish between the boarding gate and the exiting gate.

According to the second aspect of the invention, regardless of whether the convex portion of the display portion has the first shape or the second shape, the feeling of the sole of the visually impaired person's feet is less resistance. In addition, the feeling of the soles of the visually impaired person differs depending on whether the convex portion of the display section has the first shape or the second shape. Here, it is assumed that the visually handicapped person knows in advance that the first shape is a display form corresponding to the upward movement of the passenger conveyor, and the second shape is a display form corresponding to the downward movement of the passenger conveyor. Alternatively, it is assumed that the first shape is a shape that gives a visually impaired person, for example, an upward sensation, and the second shape is a shape that gives, for example, a visually impaired person a downward sensation. Then, when the convex portion of the display section has the first shape, the visually impaired person will understand that this is the entrance of the upward passenger conveyor. On the other hand, if the convex portion of the display portion has the second shape, the visually impaired person will understand that this is the entrance of the downward passenger conveyor. Therefore, according to the second invention, it is possible to easily distinguish between uplink and downlink.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an escalator according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2(a) is a plan view of an escalator entrance/exit. FIG. 2(b) is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2(a). FIG. 3(a) is a plan view of the first display plate applied to the floor plate of the entrance/exit. FIG. 3(b) is a side view of the first display plate viewed from the first side. FIG. 3(c) is a side view of the first display plate viewed from the second side. FIG. 4(a) is a plan view of the second display plate. FIG. 4(b) is a side view of the second display plate viewed from the first side. FIG. 4(c) is a side view of the second display plate viewed from the second side. FIG. 5A is an explanatory diagram of display example 1 using display plates at two entrances of two escalators installed side by side. FIG. 5B is an explanatory diagram of Display Example 2. As shown in FIG. FIG. 6A is an explanatory diagram of display example 3. FIG. FIG. 6B is an explanatory diagram of display example 4. FIG. FIG. 7A is an explanatory diagram of Display Example 5. FIG. FIG. 7B is an explanatory diagram of display example 6. As shown in FIG.

An escalator, which is one of passenger conveyors, will be described below as an embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the escalator 1 includes a truss (not shown), a conveying section 2 , a handrail section 3 and an entrance 4 . A truss is a structure that supports the weight of the escalator 1 and the load. The conveying part 2 is supported by the truss, and the tread moves along the passage, thereby conveying the passenger while standing at that position without making the passenger walk. The handrail parts 3 are also supported by the truss and provided along the passage on the left and right sides of the passage. The boarding/alighting openings 4 are provided above both ends of the truss. In the present embodiment, the escalator 1 is set to transport passengers from the front to the back (from downstairs to upstairs). For this reason, the escalator 1 has an entrance 4A, a transport section 2, and an exit 4B from the front to the back. When the settings are switched inversely, the boarding gate 4A is switched to the boarding gate and the boarding gate 4B is switched to the boarding gate, so that passengers are transported from the back to the front (from the upper floor to the lower floor).

A truss is a frame structure made up of appropriate combinations of upper chords, lower chords, longitudinal members, diagonal members and cross beams. The truss has two horizontal ends and an inclined portion. One horizontal end hangs on a support cradle upstairs in the building and the other horizontal end hangs on a support cradle downstairs. Thereby, the truss and the escalator 1 are installed in the building.

The transport section 2 includes an endless transport body 20 . The endless conveying body 20 is formed by endlessly connecting a plurality of steps 21, . The handrail part 3 includes a handrail 30 and a balustrade panel 31 . The handrail 30 , also called a moving handrail, is flexible and endless, and is driven to circulate in conjunction with the endless carrier 20 . The balustrade panel 31 has a lower side supported by a truss and supports the handrail 30 so as to be circulatingly movable.

The entrance 4 is provided on the top of the horizontal end of the truss. The entrance/exit 4 has a floor plate 40 . The floor plate 40 configures the floor of the entrance/exit 4 and configures the ends (starting end and terminating end) of the passage. A front end of the floor plate 40 defines a boundary between the entrance 4 and the transport section 2 .

The floor plate 40 has a first plate 41 and a second plate 45 . The first plate 41 has a size that occupies most of the floor plate 40 . The second plate 45 is also called a comb plate and is arranged so that its rear end abuts against the front end of the first plate 41 . The first plate 41 and the second plate 45 are metal plates made of, for example, iron, stainless steel, or aluminum.

The first plate 41 is mounted on the horizontal end of the truss, can be easily removed, and is provided to be openable and closable within the horizontal end of the truss. With the first plate 41 removed, the turn-up ends of the endless carrier 20 located within the horizontal ends of the truss are accessible.

The 1st plate 41 is divided|segmented into the appropriate number of sheets in the front-back direction. In other words, the first plate 41 is in the shape of a strip elongated in the left-right direction, and a plurality of first plates 41, . . . In this embodiment, two first plates 41, 41 are used.

The second plate 45 has a strip shape elongated in the left-right direction. A second plate 45 is attached to the horizontal end of the truss and fixed so that it cannot be easily removed. The upper surface of the second plate 45 becomes a gentle downward slope from the middle from the rear end to the front end. A comb-shaped comb 46 is attached to the front end of the second plate 45 . The comb 46 is divided into a plurality of parts in the left-right direction, each of which has a rectangular shape (rectangular shape). The plurality of combs 46, .

As shown in FIG. 2, the first plate 41 includes a body plate 42 and a plurality of (two in this embodiment) display plates 43, . The body plate 42 constitutes the main body of the first plate 41 and has a strip shape elongated in the left-right direction, and both ends thereof are mounted on the horizontal ends of the truss. The display plate 43 is detachably attached to a region of the body plate 42 excluding both ends.

The body plate 42 has a step recess 42a. The step recess 42a is formed across the front end and the rear end of the body plate 42, and has a horizontally long rectangular shape with a width in the left-right direction equal to (the width in the front-rear direction of the body plate 42 x the number of display plates 43). The display plate 43 has a square shape in which the length of one side is equal to the width of the body plate 42 in the front-rear direction. That is, the step recess 42a can accommodate and arrange a plurality of (two in this embodiment) display plates 43, . . . side by side.

The display plate 43 is attached to the stepped recess 42 a by means of countersunk screws 44 , and can be removed by releasing the fastening by means of the countersunk screws 44 . A countersunk screw is a screw whose top surface is flat and whose bearing surface is conical. A conical screw insertion hole is formed in the display plate 43 so as to correspond to the bearing surface portion of the countersunk screw 44 . The screw insertion holes are formed at point-symmetrical positions about the center of the display plate 43 (at four corners of the display plate 43 in this embodiment). A screw hole is formed in the corresponding portion of the step recess 42a. As a result, the display plate 43 can be mounted on (the recessed portion 42a of the main body plate 42) by selecting one of four orientations with an angular difference of 90 degrees.

The display plate 43 is, like the body plate 42, a metal plate made of, for example, iron, stainless steel, or aluminum. Alternatively, the display plate 43 may be a hard resin or rubber plate.

There are two types of display plates 43: a first display plate 43A shown in FIG. 3 and a second display plate 43B shown in FIG. All of them have a square shape as described above, and have a first side 43a, a second side 43b, a third side 43c and a fourth side 43d.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first display plate 43A has a plurality of projections 430 on its upper surface. The plurality of projections 430, . . . are spaced apart from each other and integrally formed with the first display plate 43A. The convex portion 430 is long in one direction (in this embodiment, the direction along the first side 43a and the third side 43c) in front view and either or both of width and height (in this embodiment, both) have a shape (in this embodiment, an isosceles triangle shape in a plan view) that becomes smaller from one end side to the other end side.

The convex portion 430 has an upper surface 430a, left and right side surfaces 430b, 430b, and a rear end surface 430c. The inclination angle α of the upper surface 430a with respect to the horizontal plane is 1 degree or more and 7 degrees or less. The inclination angle β of the side surface 430b with respect to the one direction is 2 degrees or more and 11 degrees or less. The height h of the protrusion 430 is 5 mm or more.

As shown in FIG. 4, the second display plate 43B also has a plurality of protrusions 430 on its upper surface. The plurality of projections 430, . . . are spaced apart from each other and integrally formed with the second display plate 43B. The convex portion 430 has a shape (in this embodiment, a flat It has a rectangular shape when viewed.

The convex portion 430 has an upper surface 430a, left and right side surfaces 430b, 430b, and front and rear end surfaces 430d, 430d. The inclination angle of the upper surface 430a with respect to the horizontal plane is substantially 0 degrees. The inclination angle of the side surface 430b with respect to the one direction is also substantially 0 degree. The height h of the convex portion 430 is 5 mm or more, like the height h of the convex portion 430 of the first display plate 43A.

For the purpose of improving visibility from a distance, the surfaces of the projections 430 of the first display plate 43A and the second display plate 43B are colored, or the planar regions other than the projections 430 are colored. may be applied.

The escalator 1 according to this embodiment is configured as described above. Next, a display example using the display plate 43 in which the two escalators 1, 1 are arranged side by side and the two entrances 4, 4 are arranged side by side will be described.

In display example 1 shown in FIG. 5A, both the left escalator 1A and the right escalator 1B are descending, and the entrance 4A of the left escalator 1A and the exit 4B of the right escalator 1B are arranged side by side. i) At the entrance 4A of the left escalator 1A, there are a plurality of first display plates 43A (in this embodiment, 2 for each of the 2 first plates 41, 41, 4 in total). , the direction in which the protrusion 430 is arranged vertically and the direction in which the width and height of the protrusion 430 decrease toward the endless transport body 20, that is, the direction in which the tip of the protrusion 430 faces the endless transport body 20 (claim 1, corresponding to the second shape of claim 3). ii) At the exit 4B of the right escalator 1B, a plurality of second display plates 43B, .

In display example 2 shown in FIG. 5B, both the left escalator 1A and the right escalator 1B are ascending, and the exit 4B of the left escalator 1A and the entrance 4A of the right escalator 1B are arranged side by side. i) At the exit 4B of the left escalator 1A, a plurality of second display plates 43B, . ii) At the entrance 4A of the right escalator 1B, a plurality of second display plates 43B, . shape), is used.

In display example 3 shown in FIG. 6A, the left escalator 1A goes down, the right escalator 1B goes up, and the entrance 4A of the left escalator 1A and the entrance 4A of the right escalator 1B are arranged side by side. . i) At the entrance 4A of the left escalator 1A, a plurality of first display plates 43A, . , that is, the direction in which the tip of the convex portion 430 faces the endless carrier 20 (corresponding to the first shape of claim 1 and the second shape of claim 3). ii) At the entrance 4A of the right escalator 1B, a plurality of second display plates 43B, . shape), is used.

In the display example 4 shown in FIG. 6B, the left escalator 1A goes up, the right escalator 1B goes down, and the exit 4B of the left escalator 1A and the exit 4B of the right escalator 1B are arranged side by side. . i) At the exit 4B of the left escalator 1A, a plurality of second display plates 43B, . ii) At the exit 4B of the right escalator 1B, a plurality of second display plates 43B, .

In display example 5 shown in FIG. 7A, both the left escalator 1A and the right escalator 1B are descending, and the entrance 4A of the left escalator 1A and the exit 4B of the right escalator 1B are arranged side by side. i) At the entrance 4A of the left escalator 1A, a plurality of first display plates 43A, . , that is, the direction in which the tip of the convex portion 430 faces the endless carrier 20 (corresponding to the first shape of claim 1 and the second shape of claim 3). ii) At the exit 4B of the right escalator 1B, a plurality of first display plates 43A, . It is used so that the tip of the projection 430 faces the entrance 4A on the left side (corresponding to the second shape of claim 1 and the fourth shape of claim 4).

In display example 6 shown in FIG. 7B, both the left escalator 1A and the right escalator 1B are ascending, and the exit 4B of the left escalator 1A and the entrance 4A of the right escalator 1B are arranged side by side. i) At the exit 4B of the left escalator 1A, a plurality of first display plates 43A, . It is used so that the tip of the protrusion 430 faces the entrance 4A on the right side (corresponding to the second shape of claim 1 and the third shape of claim 4). ii) At the entrance 4A of the right escalator 1B, a plurality of first display plates 43A, . , that is, the tip of the projection 430 faces the opposite side of the endless carrier 20 (corresponding to the first shape of claim 1 and the first shape of claim 3).

As described above, according to the escalator 1 according to the present embodiment, the convex portion 430 of the display plate 43 has a shape (isosceles triangle shape in a plan view) related to the first display plate 43A and is vertically arranged or arranged vertically or in the second display plate 43B. (rectangular in plan view) and vertically arranged, the sense of the sole of the visually impaired person's foot is less resistance. As a result, the visually impaired person empirically recognizes that it is okay to proceed, and understands that this is the boarding gate 4A. On the other hand, regardless of whether the projection 430 of the display plate 43 has the shape and horizontal arrangement according to the first display plate 43A or the shape and horizontal arrangement according to the second display plate 43B, the feeling of the soles of the feet of the visually impaired person is difficult. It feels great. Thereby, the visually impaired person empirically recognizes that they should not proceed, and grasps that this is the exit 4B. Therefore, according to the escalator 1 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to easily distinguish between the entrance 4A and the exit 4B.

Further, according to the escalator 1 according to the present embodiment, the convex portion 430 of the display plate 43 may have the shape and vertical arrangement according to the first display plate 43A or the shape and vertical arrangement according to the second display plate 43B. , the feeling of the bottom of the foot of the visually impaired person has less resistance. In addition, depending on whether the convex portion 430 of the display plate 43 has the shape and the vertical arrangement according to the first display plate 43A or the shape and the vertical arrangement according to the second display plate 43B, or the convex portion of the display plate 43 The sense of the sole of the visually handicapped person's foot differs depending on whether 430 has a shape related to the first display plate 43A and is arranged in the forward vertical direction or has a shape related to the first display plate 43A and is arranged in the reverse vertical direction. Here, the shape and vertical arrangement of the second display plate 43B correspond to the upward movement of the escalator 1, and the shape and vertical arrangement of the first display plate 43A correspond to the downward movement of the escalator 1. It is assumed that the visually impaired person grasps in advance that it is a form. Alternatively, the shape and reverse vertical arrangement related to the first display plate 43A is a display form corresponding to going up the escalator 1, and the shape and forward vertical arrangement related to the first display plate 43A is a display form corresponding to going down the escalator 1. It is assumed that the visually impaired person grasps in advance that it is a form. Alternatively, the shape and reverse vertical arrangement of the first display plate 43A is a shape that gives the visually impaired person a feeling of facing upward, and the shape and forward vertical arrangement of the first display plate 43A gives the visually impaired person a downward sensation. It is a shape that gives Then, when the convex portion 430 of the display plate 43 has the shape and vertical arrangement related to the second display plate 43B, or the shape and the reverse vertical arrangement according to the first display plate 43A, the visually impaired person can It is grasped that it is the entrance 4A of the escalator 1. On the other hand, if the convex portion 430 of the display plate 43 has a shape and a vertical arrangement related to the first display plate 43A, the visually impaired person will understand that this is the entrance 4A of the downward escalator 1. FIG. Therefore, according to the escalator 1 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to easily determine whether it is going up or down.

Further, according to the escalator 1 according to the present embodiment, the shape and horizontal arrangement of the first display plate 43A is a shape that gives the visually impaired person the feeling that they should not go forward and the feeling that they are facing left or right. Then, the tip thereof faces the entrance 4A of the adjacent escalator 1. - 特許庁Therefore, the escalator 1 according to the present embodiment has the effect of guiding the visually impaired person to the entrance 4A even if the visually impaired person erroneously enters the exit 4B.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

In the above-described embodiment, as a display example, two escalators 1, 1 are arranged side by side, and two entrances 4, 4 are arranged side by side. However, the invention is not limited to this. It goes without saying that the present invention can also be applied to the case of one machine.

Moreover, in the above embodiment, the number of the first plates 41 is two. However, the invention is not limited to this. The first plate 41 may be a plurality of plates such as 3 or 4, or may be a single undivided plate.

Further, in the above embodiment, the display section is provided on the first plate 41 . However, the invention is not limited to this. The display section may also be provided on the second plate 45 . However, it is preferable that the display section be provided as far away from the endless conveying body as possible so that the visually handicapped can identify it at an early stage.

In the above embodiment, two display plates 43 are used for each of the two first plates 41, 41, for a total of four. However, the invention is not limited to this. The number and size of the display plates are determined as appropriate according to the size of the entrance/exit and installation conditions. Of course, the display plate can also be one large undivided sheet.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the display plate 43 has a size that can be accommodated in the body plate 42 of the first plate 41 . However, the invention is not limited to this. The display plate may be sized to span the plurality of first plates.

Further, in the above embodiment, the display portion is the display plate 43 which is separate from the main body plate 42 of the first plate 41 . However, the invention is not limited to this. The display part may be formed integrally with the first plate.

Also, in the above embodiments, the passenger conveyor is an escalator. However, it goes without saying that the present invention is also applicable to moving walkways. Moving sidewalks generally move horizontally, but there are also moving walkways that move on an inclined plane, similar to escalators.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Escalator 1A... Left escalator 1B... Right escalator 2... Conveying part 20... Endless conveying body 21... Step 3... Handrail part 30... Handrail 31... Balustrade panel 4... Boarding/alighting Mouth 4A... Entrance 4B... Exit 40... Floor plate 41... First plate 42... Main body plate 42a... Step concave portion 43... Display plate 43A... First display plate 43B... Second display plate 43a first side 43b second side 43c third side 43d fourth side 43e screw insertion hole 430 convex portion 430a upper surface 430b side surface 430c rear end surface; 430d end face 44 countersunk screw 45 second plate 46 comb α inclination angle of upper surface 430a of convex portion 430 β inclination angle of side surface 430b of convex portion 430 h height of convex portion 430 difference

The passenger conveyor according to the first invention is
a conveying unit that conveys passengers by an endless conveying body that is circulated;
Equipped with an entrance and an exit for the transport section,
The floor plate constituting the floor of the entrance has a display part in which a plurality of projections having a first shape each having a first shape longer in the front-rear direction than in the left-right direction of the entrance are arranged at intervals,
A floor plate constituting a floor of an exit has a display unit in which a plurality of protrusions each having a second shape that is longer in the lateral direction than in the front-rear direction of the exit are arranged at intervals from each other. be.

Here, as one aspect of the passenger conveyor according to the first invention,
floor plate is
body plate;
A display plate in which a plurality of projections each having a shape elongated in one direction are arranged at intervals from each other, is detachable on a main body plate, and can be mounted in one of two directions with an angle difference of 90 degrees. a display plate that selectively configures either the first shape or the second shape of the projection by being selectively mounted on the body plate.

A passenger conveyor according to a second invention,
a conveying unit that conveys passengers upstairs or downstairs by an endless conveying body that is circulating;
Equipped with an entrance and an exit for the transport section,
The floor plate constituting the floor of the entrance has a plurality of protrusions each having a first shape that is longer in the front-rear direction than in the left-right direction of the entrance when the passenger conveyor is ascending, and are spaced apart from each other. When the passenger conveyor is descending, a plurality of projections each having a second shape longer in the front-rear direction than in the left-right direction of the entrance are arranged at intervals from each other. Passenger conveyor.

Here, as one aspect of the passenger conveyor according to the second invention,
The first shape of the protrusion is a shape in which either or both of width and height increase toward the endless carrier,
The second shape of the protrusion is a shape in which either or both of width and height decrease toward the endless carrier,
When the entrance of another passenger conveyor is lined up on the right side of the floor plate that constitutes the floor of the exit, each floor plate is longer in the lateral direction than in the longitudinal direction of the exit , and each has either or both of width and height. is provided with a display unit in which a plurality of protrusions having a third shape that decreases toward the entrance on the right side are arranged at intervals, and the entrance of another passenger conveyor is lined up on the left side, respectively is longer in the left-right direction than in the front-rear direction of the exit, and each has a fourth shape in which either or both of the width and height become smaller toward the entrance adjacent to the left, and are spaced apart from each other. It is possible to employ a configuration in which a display unit is arranged on the

Also, in this case,
floor plate is
body plate;
A display plate in which a plurality of protrusions each having a shape elongated in one direction and having either or both of width and height decreasing from one end side to the other end side are arranged at intervals . It is detachable on the main body plate, and by selecting one of four directions with an angle difference of 90 degrees and mounting it on the main body plate, any one of the first shape to the fourth shape of the protrusion can be selected. and a selectively configured display plate.

Further, as another aspect of the passenger conveyor according to the first and second inventions,
The display plate has a square shape,
A configuration can be adopted in which the main body plate has a stepped concave portion capable of accommodating and arranging one or a plurality of display plates.
Also, in this case,
The display plate has screw insertion holes at four positions symmetrical about the center of the display plate,
The main body plate has a screw hole in the corresponding part of the step recess,
The display plate is attached to the step recess with screws
A configuration with can be adopted.

Claims (6)

a conveying unit that conveys passengers by an endless conveying body that is circulated;
Equipped with an entrance and an exit for the transport section,
The floor plate constituting the floor of the entrance has a display part in which a plurality of projections having a first shape longer in the front-rear direction than in the left-right direction of the entrance are arranged at intervals,
A floor plate forming a floor of an exit has a display unit in which a plurality of protrusions having a second shape that is longer in the lateral direction than in the longitudinal direction of the exit are arranged at intervals from each other. floor plate is
body plate;
A display plate in which a plurality of projections having a long shape in one direction are arranged at intervals, is detachable on a main body plate, and can be selected from two orientations with an angle difference of 90 degrees. 2. The passenger conveyor of claim 1, further comprising an indicator plate mounted on the body plate to selectively configure either the first shape or the second shape of the projection. a conveying unit that conveys passengers upstairs or downstairs by an endless conveying body that is circulating;
Equipped with an entrance and an exit for the transport section,
The floor plate constituting the floor of the entrance has a plurality of protrusions having a first shape that is longer in the front-rear direction than in the left-right direction of the entrance when the passenger conveyor is ascending, and is arranged at intervals. and a display unit in which a plurality of protrusions having a second shape longer in the front-rear direction than in the left-right direction of the entrance are arranged at intervals when the passenger conveyor is downward. The first shape of the protrusion is a shape in which either or both of width and height increase toward the endless carrier,
The second shape of the protrusion is a shape in which either or both of width and height decrease toward the endless carrier,
When another passenger conveyor entrance is lined up on the right side, the floor plate that constitutes the floor of the exit is longer in the left-right direction than in the front-rear direction of the exit, and either or both of the width and height of the exit is In the case where the display section is provided with a plurality of projections having a third shape that decreases toward the entrance and is arranged at intervals from each other, and the entrance of another passenger conveyor is lined up on the left side, the longitudinal direction of the exit. a plurality of protrusions having a fourth shape that is longer in the left-right direction than the display section and that either or both of the width and height decrease toward the entrance on the left side, and a plurality of protrusions are arranged at intervals from each other. 4. Passenger conveyor according to claim 3. floor plate is
body plate;
A display plate in which a plurality of protrusions having a shape that is long in one direction and that either or both of width and height decrease from one end side to the other end side are arranged at intervals, the display plate comprising: a main body; It is detachable on the plate, and by selecting one of four orientations with an angle difference of 90 degrees and mounting it on the main body plate, the projection can be selectively formed into any one of the first shape to the fourth shape. 5. The passenger conveyor of claim 4, comprising a display plate for The display plate has a square shape,
6. The passenger conveyor according to claim 2 or 5, wherein the main body plate has a step recessed portion capable of housing and disposing one or more display plates.

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