JP2024006212A - Mounting structure for front skirt of passenger conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mounting structure for a front skirt of a passenger conveyor which allows the front skirt to be easily mounted.

SOLUTION: A front skirt 26, located between the bottom of a semicircular end 38 of a handrail 20 and the top of a truss 12, is formed by a front skirt member 56. The front skirt member 56 is removably attached to a mounting member 48 on the top of the truss 12.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

COPYRIGHT: (C)2024,JPO&INPIT

Description

Embodiments of the present invention relate to an attachment structure for a front skirt of a passenger conveyor.

On escalators and moving walkways, front skirts are installed at the bottom of the front and rear ends of the handrails at the entrance and exit, and the front skirts display a passenger detection sensor for detecting passengers and the direction of movement of the steps. A display device etc. is installed to display the information.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2006-176277 JP 2019-210114 Publication

In the passenger conveyor as described above, there is a problem in that the front skirt, which has necessary devices such as a passenger detection sensor and a display device, cannot be easily attached to the truss.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, the embodiments of the present invention aim to provide a front skirt mounting structure for a passenger conveyor, which allows the front skirt to be easily mounted.

An embodiment of the present invention includes a truss extending in the front-rear direction and on which steps run, a pair of left and right handrails erected on both left and right sides of the upper part of the truss, and semicircular ends at the front and rear parts of the handrail. a front skirt member forming a front skirt between a lower part of the truss and an upper part of the truss, the front skirt member being removably attached to an attachment member provided at the upper part of the truss. This is a front skirt mounting structure for a passenger conveyor, which is characterized by:

FIG. 2 is a simplified explanatory vertical cross-sectional view of the escalator according to the first embodiment of the present invention as seen from the right, with the right side member omitted. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the left front skirt of the upper floor; It is a perspective view of the front skirt of the left side of an upper floor, with the front skirt member and the back side front skirt member removed. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a first type of front skirt member. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second type of front skirt member. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a third type of front skirt member. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the left front skirt on the upper floor side of the escalator of Embodiment 2; This is a perspective view of the front skirt on the upper floor side of Embodiment 2, with the front skirt member and the back side front skirt member removed. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a first type front skirt member of Embodiment 2; FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second type of front skirt member of Embodiment 2; FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a third type of front skirt member of Embodiment 2;

An escalator 10, which is one of the passenger conveyors according to an embodiment of the present invention, will be described with reference to the drawings.

Embodiment 1

The escalator 10 of Embodiment 1 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. In addition, when explaining the front-back direction of the escalator 10, looking down from the upper floor to the lower floor, the upper floor side is the rear side, and the lower floor side is the front side.

(1) Escalator 10
The overall structure of the escalator 10 will be explained with reference to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a simplified longitudinal cross-sectional view of the escalator 10 viewed from the right side, with the right side members omitted.

As shown in FIG. 1, a truss 12, which is the framework of the escalator 10, is supported along the front-rear direction using support angles 2 and 3 across the upper and lower floors of the building 1.

Inside the truss 12, a plurality of endlessly connected steps 14 are raised or lowered by a drive device (not shown).

A pair of left and right handrails 20, 20 are erected on both left and right sides of the upper part of the truss 12. A handrail rail 24 is provided on the upper part of the balustrade 20, and an endless handrail belt 22 is attached to the handrail rail 24 so as to be freely movable, and the handrail belt 22 moves in synchronization with the steps 14.

Upper floor side front skirts 26, 26 are provided at the front lower part of the upper floor side of the pair of left and right handrails 20, 20, and lower floor side front skirts 28, 28 are provided at the front lower part of the lower floor side. There is. Inlet portions 32 and 34, which are entrances and exits for the handrail belt 22, protrude from the upper portions of the front skirts 26 and 28, respectively. A plate-shaped skirt guard 30 is provided at the lower part of the inner side surface (side surface on the step 14 side) of the pair of left and right handrails 20, and the step 14 runs between the pair of left and right skirt guards 30, 30.

A boarding plate 16 is provided horizontally at the boarding/exiting door on the upper floor side. A boarding plate 18 is provided horizontally at the boarding/exiting door on the lower floor side.

(2) Structure of front skirts 26, 28 Next, the structure of the pair of left and right front skirts 26, 26 on the upper floor side and the pair of left and right front skirts 28, 28 on the lower floor side will be explained. First, the left front skirt 26 of the pair of front skirts 26, 26 and its surroundings will be described.

(2-1) Structure around the left front skirt 26 The structure around the left front skirt 26 will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 1, the rear end portion 38 of the handrail 20 at the entrance on the upper floor side bulges out in a semicircular shape toward the rear, and this portion will be referred to as a "semicircular end portion" 38 hereinafter. A handrail rail 24 provided in the front-rear direction along the upper part of the balustrade 20 passes through the outer periphery of the semicircular end 38 of the balustrade 20 and reaches the lower part of the balustrade 20.

As shown in FIG. 3, the left handrail 20 located at the upper left of the truss 12 is fixed to a plurality of support columns 36 provided on the upper surface of the left side of the truss 12. The lower part of the balustrade 20 is located slightly above the truss 12, and a space is formed between the truss 12 and the lower part of the balustrade 20. A skirt guard 30 made of a metal plate is provided vertically along the front-back direction of the inner side surface (side surface on the step 14 side) of the space between the lower part of the parapet 20 and the truss 12. An inner deck 42 made of a metal plate is provided between the upper end of the skirt guard 30 and the inner surface of the parapet 20, and the inner deck 42 extends from the upper end of the rectangular skirt guard 30 arranged in the vertical direction to the parapet 20. It is provided so as to be inclined upward toward 20. A plate-shaped inner fin 44 is attached to the rear end of the inner deck 42, that is, the upper floor side entrance/exit area. The rear right side of the inner fin 44 is curved in plan view. A pillar 68 is vertically provided between the inner deck 42 and the truss 12, and the rear side of the skirt guard 30 is fixed to the pillar 68.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a cylindrical inlet portion 32 is provided below the semicircular end portion 38 of the balustrade 20 so as to cover the handrail rail 24 and the handrail belt 22 so as to be movable in the front and rear direction. It is being Although the inlet portion 32 has a cylindrical shape, its upper portion is notched along the front-rear direction (axial direction) so that it does not come into contact with the lower portion of the handrail 20. Brush bristles 46 are provided at the rear end of the inlet portion 32 and cover the lower portion and both left and right sides of the handrail belt 22. A limit switch (not shown) is provided at the front end of the inlet section 32. When a person or cargo hits the brush bristles 46 of the inlet section 32 and the inlet section 32 moves forward, the limit switch detects this and outputs an inlet warning signal. When the inlet warning signal is input, the control device (not shown) of the escalator 10 stops the escalator 10 and removes the steps 14 and the handrail belt 22, since there is a possibility that foreign objects (hands and luggage) may enter the handrail belt 22. stop moving.

As shown in FIG. 3, on the upper surface of the truss 12 located below the inlet portion 32, a mounting member 48 formed of a metal plate is erected upward along the left-right direction. At both left and right end portions of the upper portion of the mounting member 48, notches 50 and 52 (long holes elongated in the vertical direction) with open upper portions are provided.

In this specification, the term "front" refers to the rear surface of the space between the lower part of the semicircular end 38 of the balustrade 20 and the upper part of the truss 12 when viewed from behind the entrance on the upper floor side, or the lower floor. This means the front side of the space viewed from the front of the lower floor entrance.

(2-2) Structure of the front skirt 26 As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. It is placed in the space between. The front skirt 26 includes a front skirt member 56 that covers the front side and the side surface on the step 14 side on the right side of the inlet section 32, and a front skirt member 56 that covers the side surface on the side of the step 14 on the right side of the front and inlet section 32, and a front skirt member 56 that covers the side surface on the side opposite to the step 14 on the left side of the front and inlet section 32 (on the outside deck side). It is formed by a back side front skirt member 54 that covers the side surface. The front skirt member 56 and the back front skirt member 54 will be explained.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the front skirt member 56 includes a front plate 62 and a side plate 64 extending forward from the right side of the front plate 62. As shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 4, a notch 66 along a horizontally long rectangle is cut out in the upper part of the front plate 62 in accordance with the shape of the lower part and right side of the inlet part 32. The lower part 65 of the front plate 62 located on the lower outer periphery of the notch 66 is approximately square when viewed from the rear, and a screw hole 70 and a screw hole 72 are opened at the lower left end and the lower right end. A screw hole 74 and a screw hole 76 are opened at the lower left end and right end of the outer peripheral portion of the notch 66 . The middle portion 67 of the front plate 62 located on the right outer periphery of the notch 66 extends upward from the upper right end of the lower part of the front plate 62, and has a vertically long rectangular shape when viewed from the rear. The upper part 69 of the front plate 62 located at the upper right outer periphery of the notch 66 extends upward from the upper end of the middle part 67 of the front plate 62, and the right side of this upper part 69 is formed to be inclined, and when viewed from the rear, It is triangular. The right side of this upper part 69 matches the inside of the inclined inner fin 44. A screw hole 78 is opened in the upper part 69.

As shown in FIG. 4, the side plate 64 is rectangular when viewed from the right side, and has a rectangular opening 80 in its center. Receptacles 82 are formed in the vertical direction on the inside of the front side and the inside of the rear side of the opening 80, and screw holes 88, 88 are formed in the upper and lower parts of these receptacles 82, respectively. A rectangular lid 86 is fitted into the opening 80, and screw holes 84 are opened at four corners of the lid 86. The lid 86 is screwed to the side plate 64 by placing the lid 86 over the opening 80 and screwing the four screws 90 into the four screw holes 84 and 88, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 2, the frame member 40 is attached to the outer periphery of the notch 66 of the front plate 62. As shown in FIG. This frame member 40 covers the lower portion and both left and right sides of the inlet portion 32, and a flange portion 92 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the frame member 40. Two screw holes corresponding to the screw holes 74 and 76 (see FIG. 4) of the front plate 62 are provided at two lower portions of the flange portion 92 provided on the frame member 40, and a screw hole 78 is provided at the upper right end. Corresponding screw holes are provided.

There are three types of front skirt member 56 as follows.

As shown in FIG. 4, the first type of front skirt member 56 is made of only a metal plate, and neither the passenger detection sensor 94 nor the display device 96 is attached to the front plate 62. In this first type of front skirt member 56, a front plate 62 and a side plate 64 are integrated.

As shown in FIG. 5, the second type front skirt member 56 has a passenger detection sensor 94 attached to its front plate 62.

The third type of front skirt member 56 has a display device 96 attached to its front plate 62, as shown in FIG.

In the second type and third type front skirt members 56, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the front plate 62 is divided into a first front plate 62a and a second front plate 62b.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the first front plate 62a is a plate material that constitutes the left side portion of the lower part 65 of the front plate 62, and has a rectangular shape when viewed from the rear. A detection sensor 94 or a display device 96 is provided. A screw hole 70 is opened at the lower left end of the first front plate 62a. A protruding piece 81 protrudes from the upper end of the right side of the first front plate 62a, and a screw hole 83 is opened in the protruding piece 81.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the second front plate 62b is composed of a right side portion of the lower part 65 of the front plate 62, a middle part 67, and an upper part 69, and extends leftward from the rear side of the side plate 64. It has been established. A screw hole 72 is opened at the right side of the lower part 65 of the front plate 62, that is, the lower end of the second front plate 62b, and a screw hole 76 is opened at the upper end.

Then, the second front plate 62b is arranged on the right side of the first front plate 62a so as to cover the protruding piece 81, and the screw holes 83 and 76 are aligned, and the first front plate 62a and the second front plate 62b are connected. are screwed together with screw 77.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the back side front skirt member 54 is formed by bending a metal plate, and includes a back side front plate 58 and a back side side plate 60 extending forward from the left side of the back side front plate 58. It is composed of The back side face plate 58 is disposed so as to partially overlap the back side of the front plate 62 of the front skirt member 56, and the back side face plate 60 is disposed on the side opposite to the steps 14 (outer deck side).

In the above description, the left front skirt 26 on the upper floor side was explained, but the right front skirt 26 on the upper floor side has a structure that is bilaterally symmetrical to the structure on the left side.

The left and right pair of front skirts 28, 28 on the lower floor side have the same structure as the left and right pair of front skirts 26, 26 on the upper floor side.

(3) How to attach the back side front skirt member 54 and the front skirt member 56 Next, a method of attaching the front skirt member 56 and the back side front skirt member 54 will be described.

First, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the back side front skirt member 54 is placed below the semicircular end portion 38 of the balustrade 20. At this time, the back side face plate 58 is arranged in a space behind the mounting member 48 and between the inlet part 32 and the upper surface of the truss 12, and the back side face plate 60 is placed on the side opposite to the steps 14 (outer side). (deck side).

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, a front skirt member 56 is placed below the semicircular end portion 38 of the balustrade 20. At this time, the front plate 62 is attached to the front side of the back side front plate 58 so as to cover the inside (step 14 side) end of the back side front plate 58. Further, the side plate 64 is arranged on the side surface on the step 14 side, the upper part of the side plate 64 is covered with the inner fin 44, and the front side of the side plate 64 is inserted into the rear side of the pillar 68. Fix it with. Note that the first type front skirt member 56 is arranged as is, and the second type and third type front skirt members 56 are arranged by combining the first front plate 62a and the second front plate 62b in advance. do.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, screw the screws 71 into the screw holes 70 on the left side of the lower end of the front plate 62, the screw holes (not shown) in the back front plate 58, and the notches 50 in the mounting member 48. Align and secure with screws.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the screws 73 are screwed into the screw holes 72 on the right side of the lower end of the front plate 62 and the notches 52 of the attachment member 48. As a result, both the back side front skirt member 54 and the front skirt member 56 are fixed to the truss 12.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the frame member 40 is placed around the outer periphery of the cutout portion 66 of the front skirt member 56, and the screw hole on the left side of the lower end of the flange portion 92 of the frame member 40 is connected to the front plate 62. Align it with the screw hole 74 and screw it in with the screw 75.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the screw holes on the right side of the lower end of the flange portion 92 of the frame member 40 are aligned with the screw holes 76 of the front plate 62, and screwed together with screws 77. With this screwing, the first front plate 62a and the second front plate 62b of the second type and third type front plates 62 are completely integrated.

Finally, the screw hole provided in the upper part of the right end of the frame member 40 is aligned with the screw hole 78 in the upper part 69, and screwed together with a screw (not shown).

Note that when wiring the passenger detection sensor 94 and the display device 96, the lid 86 can be removed and the work can be done through the opening 80.

(4) Effects According to this embodiment, three types of front skirt members 56 can be easily screwed into the space between the inlet portion 32 and the upper surface of the truss 12.

Moreover, the three types of front skirt members 56 can be easily replaced because they can be attached and detached with screws.

Furthermore, when replacing the second type front skirt member 56 to which the passenger detection sensor 94 is attached to the third type front skirt member 56 having the display device 96, only the first front plate 62a needs to be replaced. That's fine.

Embodiment 2

Next, the escalator 10 of Embodiment 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 11.

In Embodiment 1, a wide front skirt 26 was explained regarding the width (horizontal dimension) of the front skirt 26, but in this embodiment, a narrow front skirt 26 that is narrower than the width of the front skirt 26 of Embodiment 1 is used. 26 will be explained.

The difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment lies in the structure of the front skirt member 56. As described above, since the width of the front skirt 26 is narrow, the width of the front plate 62 is also small, and the middle part 67 of the front plate 62 as in the first embodiment does not exist. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, when the frame member 40 is attached, it is attached from the front plate 62 to the side plate 64. Further, the opening 80 and the lid 86 are not present in the side plate 64. Another difference is that, as shown in FIG. 8, the mounting member 48 provided on the top surface of the truss 12 has screw holes 51 and 53 instead of long holes, and the front plate 62 is screwed into the mounting member 48. Fasten with screws 71 and 73.

As shown in FIG. 9, the first type of front skirt member 56 is a type made only of a metal plate without the passenger detection sensor 94 and the display device 96, and, like the first embodiment, the front skirt member 56 has a front plate 62 and a side wall. A face plate 64 is integrated. The frame material 40 is screwed to the front plate 62 with screws 75, 77, and 79.

Regarding the front skirt member 56 having the second type passenger detection sensor 94 and the third type front skirt member 56 having the display device 96, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the same as in the first embodiment The front plate 62 is divided into a first front plate 62a and a second front plate 62b.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the first front plate 62a is the left side portion of the lower part 65 of the front plate 62, has a rectangular shape when viewed from the rear, and has a passenger detection sensor 94 or a display device 96 in the center portion. is provided. A screw hole 70 is opened at the lower left end of the first front plate 62a. A protruding piece 81 protrudes from the right side of the first front plate 62a, a screw hole 83 is opened in the upper part of the protruding piece 81, and a screw hole 85 is opened in the lower part of the protruding piece 81.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the second front plate 62b is composed of a right side portion of the lower part 65 of the front plate 62 and an upper part 69, and extends leftward from the rear side of the side plate 64. It is. A screw hole 72 is opened at the lower end of the right side portion of the lower part 65 of the front plate 62, and a screw hole 76 is opened at the upper end.

The second front plate 62b is arranged on the right side of the first front plate 62a so as to cover the protruding piece 81, and includes the screw hole 72 and the screw hole 85 of the protruding piece 81, and the screw hole 76 and the screw hole 83 of the protruding piece 81. Align them and fix them together with screws (not shown).

Even in this embodiment, three types of front skirt members 56 can be easily screwed into the space between the inlet portion 32 and the upper surface of the truss 12.

Moreover, the three types of front skirt members 56 can be easily replaced because they can be attached and detached with screws.

Furthermore, when replacing the second type front skirt member 56 to which the passenger detection sensor 94 is attached to the third type front skirt member 56 having the display device 96, only the first front plate 62a needs to be replaced. That's fine.

Example of change

Although the above embodiment has been described as being applied to the front skirt of the escalator 10, it may be applied to a moving walkway instead.

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, substitutions, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included within the scope and gist of the invention, as well as within the scope of the invention described in the claims and its equivalents.

10... Escalator, 12... Truss, 20... Balustrade, 22... Handrail belt, 24... Handrail rail, 26... Upper floor front skirt, 28... Bottom Front skirt on the floor side, 30... Skirt guard, 32... Inlet part on the upper floor side, 34... Inlet part on the lower floor side, 40... Frame material, 48... Mounting member, 54 ...Back side front skirt member, 56...Front skirt member, 62...Front plate, 64...Side plate, 94...Passenger detection sensor, 96...Display device

An embodiment of the present invention includes a truss extending in the front-rear direction and on which steps run, a pair of left and right handrails erected on both left and right sides of the upper part of the truss, and semicircular ends at the front and rear parts of the handrail. a front skirt member forming a front skirt located between the lower part of the section and the upper part of the truss, the front skirt member being detachably attached to an attachment member provided at the upper part of the truss , The front skirt member includes a front plate that covers the front surface, and a side plate that covers the side surface on the step side, and the front plate has a passenger detection sensor attached to a plate material forming the front plate, or , a front skirt mounting structure for a passenger conveyor, characterized in that a display device is attached to the plate material .

An embodiment of the present invention includes a truss extending in the front-rear direction and on which steps run, a pair of left and right handrails erected on both left and right sides of the upper part of the truss, an upper part of the handrail, and a front part of the handrail. A handrail rail formed on the outer periphery of the semicircular end at the rear, an endless handrail belt running on the handrail rail, and a front-back direction arranged at the bottom of the semicircular end of the parapet. a long cylindrical body, the inlet portion through which the handrail belt runs on the handrail rail arranged along the inner periphery of the cylindrical body, the lower part of the semicircular end and the upper part of the truss; a front skirt member forming a front skirt therebetween, the front skirt member being removably attached to a mounting member provided at the top of the truss, and the front skirt member being removably attached to a mounting member provided at the top of the truss, and between a lower part of the semicircular end and a front skirt between the truss and the truss. The front plate includes a front plate that covers the front side of the space between the upper part and the upper part of the inlet section when viewed from the front or rear , and a side plate that covers the side surface of the step side , and the front plate covers the front side below the inlet part. It consists of a first front plate to cover and a second front plate that is separate from the first front plate and extends from the side plate, and a passenger detection sensor is attached to the plate material forming the first front plate. This is an attachment structure for a front skirt of a passenger conveyor, characterized in that the front skirt of a passenger conveyor is provided with a display device attached to the plate material.

Claims (3)

A truss that extends in the front and rear direction and on which steps run,
a pair of left and right handrails erected on both left and right sides of the upper part of the truss;
a front skirt member forming a front skirt between the lower semicircular ends at the front and rear of the balustrade and the top of the truss;
has
The front skirt member is removably attached to an attachment member provided on the upper part of the truss.
A mounting structure for a front skirt of a passenger conveyor, characterized by: The front skirt member includes a front plate that covers the front surface, and a side plate that covers the side surface on the step side,
The front plate may include a passenger detection sensor attached to a plate forming the front plate, a display device attached to the plate, or neither the passenger detection sensor nor the display device attached. is formed only from the plate material, without any
The mounting structure for a front skirt of a passenger conveyor according to claim 1. a handrail rail formed on the upper part of the parapet and on the outer periphery of the semicircular end;
an endless handrail belt running on the handrail rail;
an inlet section that is a longitudinally elongated cylindrical body disposed at the lower part of the semicircular end of the balustrade, through which the handrail belt runs on the handrail rail disposed along the inner periphery of the cylindrical body; and,
Further, a frame material surrounding the outer periphery of the inlet part is attached to the upper part of the front plate, and the inlet part can move forward and backward on the inner periphery of the frame material.
The mounting structure for a front skirt of a passenger conveyor according to claim 2.