JP2024022722A - Man-conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a man-conveyor capable of attaching/removing a floor plate while fixing a housing to a floor of a boarding section.SOLUTION: A man-conveyor includes a structure having a machine room, a floor plate covering the machine room from above to constitute a floor of a boarding section, and a control panel placed in the boarding section. The control panel includes a housing fixed to a floor of the boarding section. Since the floor plate can be attached to/removed from the structure, the housing can be placed away from a space immediately above the floor plate.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

This application relates to man conveyors.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, for example, a passenger conveyor includes a floor plate that constitutes a floor of a getting-on/off section, and a control panel arranged in the getting-on/off section. The control panel includes a casing placed on a floor plate, and the casing is fixed to the floor plate with screws (for example, Patent Document 1).

By the way, in the passenger conveyor according to Patent Document 1, the floor plate is configured not to be removed. Note that Patent Document 1 (for example, see [0008]) describes that when removing the floor plate for maintenance and inspection, a bar-shaped guide fence is used instead of a control panel.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2001-171967

Therefore, the problem is to provide a passenger conveyor in which the floor plate can be attached and detached while the casing is fixed to the floor of the getting-on/off section.

The passenger conveyor includes a structure having a machine room, a floor plate that covers the machine room from above to constitute a floor of the boarding part, and a control panel disposed in the boarding part, and the control panel comprises a casing fixed to the floor of the getting-on/off section, and the casing is arranged away from a space directly above the floor plate so that the floor plate can be attached to and detached from the structure. be done.

Schematic diagram of a man conveyor according to an embodiment A perspective view of the getting-on/off section of the passenger conveyor according to the embodiment A plan view of the boarding section of the passenger conveyor according to the same embodiment. A first lateral view of the getting-on/off section of the passenger conveyor according to the embodiment A second lateral view of the getting-on/off section of the passenger conveyor according to the same embodiment. Cross-sectional view of main parts along line VI-VI in Figure 4 A first lateral view of the getting-on/off section of the passenger conveyor according to another embodiment

In each drawing, the dimensions of components may be shown enlarged or reduced relative to their actual dimensions, for example, for ease of understanding, and the dimensional ratios between drawings may not match. There may be cases where it is not. Note that in each drawing, for example, some of the constituent elements may be omitted for easy understanding.

Although ordinal terms such as first, second, etc. are used to describe a variety of components, these terms are used only to distinguish one component from another; is not particularly limited by this term. Note that the number of components including ordinal numbers is not particularly limited, and may be one, for example. Further, the ordinal numbers used in the following specification and drawings may differ from the ordinal numbers described in the claims.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of a passenger conveyor will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. Note that the following embodiments are exemplified to help understand the configuration of the passenger conveyor, and are not intended to limit the configuration of the passenger conveyor.

As shown in FIG. 1, the passenger conveyor 1 includes, for example, a structure 2 installed on a frame, a transport section 3 for transporting people (passengers), and a transport section 3 arranged so as to sandwich the transport section 3 in a first direction D1. A pair of handrail sections 4 (only one is shown in FIG. 1), a drive section 5 that drives the conveyance section 3 and the handrail section 4, and a control panel 6 that controls the entire device. Good too.

In each figure, the first direction D1 is a first horizontal direction (also referred to as "width direction") D1 which is a direction parallel to the horizontal direction, and the second direction D2 is a direction parallel to the horizontal direction, In addition, a second lateral direction (also referred to as "front-back direction") D2 is orthogonal to the first lateral direction D1, and a third direction D3 is a vertical direction orthogonal to the first lateral direction D1 and the second lateral direction D2. This is the vertical direction D3.

Although the person conveyor 1 according to the present embodiment is an escalator whose tread surface has a step-like shape in order to convey people, it is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the person conveyor 1 may be a moving walkway (moving walkway) whose tread surface is flat in order to transport people.

For example, as in the present embodiment, the conveyance section 3 includes an endless annular running section 3a that rotates and runs by being driven by the drive section 5, and a running section 3a that is connected to the running section 3a and runs together with the running section 3a. However, it may also include a plurality of steps 3b having treads for people to ride on. Although not particularly limited, the running section 3a may be, for example, a roller chain.

Further, for example, a pair of running parts 3a may be provided apart from each other in the first lateral direction D1, and the plurality of steps 3b may be arranged between the pair of running parts 3a, 3a. The step 3b may be rotatably connected to each running portion 3a about the first lateral direction D1.

For example, as in the present embodiment, the drive unit 5 includes a pair of rotating units 5a, 5a around which the running unit 3a is wound such that the step 3b is reversed, and which rotates around the first lateral direction D1. It may also include a drive source 5b that rotates the rotating part 5a. Although not particularly limited, the rotating portion 5a may be, for example, a sprocket, and the drive source 5b may be, for example, a motor.

The balustrade section 4 may include, for example, an endless annular handrail belt 4a that rotates and travels, a balustrade body section 4b that supports the handrail belt 4a, and a cover section 4c that covers the lower part of the balustrade body section 4b. . For example, the handrail belt 4a may be driven by the drive unit 5, and the running of the handrail belt 4a may be synchronized with the running of step 3b.

Further, in this embodiment, since a pair of balustrade parts 4 (handrail belts 4a) are provided so as to sandwich the step 3b in the first lateral direction D1, the balustrade parts 4 (handrail belts 4a) are closer to each other than the step 3b. are also arranged outside in the first lateral direction D1. Note that the outer side of the first lateral direction D1 refers to the side far from the center C1 (see FIG. 2) of the first lateral direction D1 of the passenger conveyor 1, and the inner side of the first lateral direction D1 refers to 1. This is the side closer to the center C1 in the horizontal direction D1.

The structure 2 may include, for example, machine chambers 2a, 2a arranged at each end in the second lateral direction D2, as in the present embodiment. Although not particularly limited, the structure 2 may have, for example, a truss structure or a girder structure composed of a plurality of frame members. In addition, the machine room 2a may accommodate the rotating part 5a and the drive source 5b inside like this embodiment, for example.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the passenger conveyor 1 may include, for example, floor plates 7 and 8 attached to the structure 2 so as to cover the machine rooms 2a and 2a from above. Thereby, the floor plates 7 and 8 constitute the floor of the getting on/off section 1a which is arranged at each end of the conveying section 3 in the second lateral direction D2 in order to get on and off the step 3b. In addition, the floor of the boarding part 1a may be comprised by the floor plates 7 and 8 and the building floor X1 like this embodiment, for example.

The floor plates 7 and 8 may include, for example, a first floor plate 7 that is detachable from the structure 2 and a second floor plate 8 that is fixed to the structure 2 in a non-removable manner. The number of floor plates 7 and 8 is not particularly limited, but may be four, for example, as in this embodiment.

Moreover, the respective numbers of the first and second floor plates 7 and 8 are not particularly limited. The number of first floor plates 7 may be two, for example, as in this embodiment, and the number of second floor plates 8 may be two, for example, as in this embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the control panel 6 is arranged in the boarding section 1a. For example, as in this embodiment, a pair of control panels 6 may be provided separated in the first lateral direction D1. Note that the number of control panels 6 is not particularly limited, and for example, only one control panel 6 may be provided in the boarding section 1a.

For example, as in the present embodiment, the control panel 6 includes an electrical component (not shown), a casing 9 that houses the electrical component and is fixed to the floor of the boarding section 1a, and a second lateral It may include a handrail section 10 extending to D2, a display section 11 that displays information, and a detection section (not shown) that detects a person in the boarding section 1a in order to control the traveling in step 3b. . Note that, although not particularly limited, in the pair of control panels 6, 6, for example, the housing 9, the handrail portion 10, and the display portion 11 are configured symmetrically with respect to the center C1 of the passenger conveyor 1 in the first lateral direction D1. may have been done.

Electrical components are not particularly limited. The electrical equipment may be, for example, a main breaker for turning on and off the main power supply, or may be an inverter for changing the running speed of the running section 3a (see FIG. 1) and the handrail belt 4a, or, for example, It may be a transformer that transforms the voltage of a common power source, or it may be a sequencer that performs various controls, for example.

Although the display unit 11 is not particularly limited, it may be, for example, a driving direction indicator that displays the driving direction in step 3b. For example, when the boarding section 1a is a boarding section for getting on the step 3b, the display section 11 may display information (for example, an arrow) indicating that a person may enter the boarding section 1a; For example, if the boarding section 1a is the section where passengers get off from the step 3b, the display section 11 may display information (for example, a cross mark) to the effect that no one should enter the boarding section 1a. .

For example, as in the present embodiment, the housing 9 may include a main body 12 fixed to the floor of the getting-on/off section 1a, and a protrusion 13 protruding inward from the main body 12 in the first lateral direction D1. good. For example, the entire body portion 12 may be separated from the first floor plate 7 when viewed in the vertical direction D3, and a portion of the protrusion portion 13 may be separated from the first floor plate 7, for example, as in the present embodiment. As in the embodiment, it may overlap with the first floor plate 7 when viewed in the vertical direction D3.

The protrusion 13 is spaced upward from the first floor plate 7. As a result, the housing 9 (specifically, the protrusion 13) is placed away from the space directly above the first floor plate 7 (attachment/detachment space). Therefore, since the first floor plate 7 can be attached to and detached from the structure 2 (see FIG. 1), the first floor plate 7 can be attached to the structure while fixing the main body part 12 of the housing 9 to the floor of the boarding section 1a. It can be attached to and detached from the body 2.

For example, the first floor plate 7 is removed from the structure 2 by attaching a jig to the first floor plate 7 and lifting the first floor plate 7 upward and moving it in the second lateral direction D2. On the other hand, the first floor plate 7 is attached to the structure 2, for example, by moving the first floor plate 7 in the second lateral direction D2 and lowering it downward.

In this way, the attachment/detachment space is a space required to attach or detach the first floor plate 7 from the structure 2. For example, the attachment/detachment space is a space directly above the first floor plate 7, and is at least at a height H1 of the first floor plate 7 (see FIG. 6) from the first floor plate 7 (specifically, the floor surface). ) refers to the space above. Although not particularly limited, the attachment/detachment space may be a space directly above the first floor plate 7, and may be, for example, a space at least 50 mm above the first floor plate 7.

Further, the protrusion 13 may extend in the second lateral direction D2 and overlap the handrail belt 4a when viewed in the second lateral direction D2, for example, as in the present embodiment. Thereby, the protrusion 13 can guide people getting on and off the step 3b.

Moreover, the handrail portion 10 may be fixed to the upper portion of the protrusion portion 13, for example, as in this embodiment. Thereby, the handrail part 10 is fixed to the upper part of the protrusion part 13 that overlaps with the handrail belt 4a when viewed in the second lateral direction D2. Therefore, the handrail portion 10 can effectively guide people getting on and off the step 3b.

In addition, the handrail part 10 may be arrange|positioned linearly with the handrail belt 4a in the up-down direction D3 view, for example like this embodiment. Specifically, the handrail portion 10 and the handrail belt 4a may be arranged so as to intersect a common virtual plane parallel to the second lateral direction D2. The handrail portion 10 may overlap the handrail belt 4a when viewed in the second lateral direction D2, for example, as in the present embodiment.

Further, in the vertical direction D3, the top end height of the handrail portion 10 is, for example, the same as the top end height of the horizontal portion 4d of the handrail belt 4a (not only completely the same, but also with a difference of ±50 mm). (including substantially the same). Note that the horizontal portion 4d of the handrail belt 4a refers to a portion parallel to the second lateral direction D2 at the end of the handrail belt 4a in the second lateral direction D2.

The housing 9 may be provided with a door 9a for opening the inside, for example, as in this embodiment. The door 9a may be arranged, for example, on the protrusion 13 as in this embodiment, or may be arranged on the main body 12, for example.

The main body portion 12 of the housing 9 may include, for example, an overlapping portion 12a that overlaps the parapet portion 4 when viewed in the first lateral direction D1, as in the present embodiment. Thereby, it is possible to prevent people from entering between the control panel 6 and the handrail section 4.

Further, the casing 9 may be provided with an opening 12b in the overlapping portion 12a, for example, as in the present embodiment, through which air flows between the inside and the outside. As a result, the air inside the housing 9 can be taken out to the outside, and the air from outside can be brought into the inside of the housing 9, so that it is possible to suppress the temperature inside the housing 9 from increasing. can. Note that the control panel 6 may include a blower, for example, in order to forcefully circulate air through the opening 12b.

Note that since the opening 12b is arranged in the overlapping part 12a, the balustrade 4 overlaps the opening 12b when viewed in the first lateral direction D1. Thereby, for example, the opening 12b can be hidden by the handrail section 4, so that, for example, it is possible to suppress the people in the boarding section 1a from visually recognizing the opening 12b.

As shown in FIG. 6, the lower part of the main body part 12 of the housing 9 may be arranged below the floor surface of the getting on/off part 1a, for example. Although not particularly limited, for example, as in this embodiment, the main body portion 12 of the housing 9 may be placed astride the top of the structure 2 and the top of the frame X2.

The main body part 12 may be provided with a communication hole 12c in the lower part thereof to communicate with the machine room 2a, for example, as in the present embodiment. This allows communication between the lower part of the casing 9 and the inside of the machine room 2a, so that, for example, it is possible to easily lay the electric wire 14 between the inside of the casing 9 and the inside of the machine room 2a. .

Note that the communication hole 12c may be arranged at the bottom 12d of the main body 12, for example, as in this embodiment. Thereby, for example, when the first floor plate 7 is attached to and detached from the structure 2, interference between the first floor plate 7 and the electric wire 14 can be suppressed. Note that the communication hole 12c may be arranged, for example, on the side portion 12e of the main body portion 12.

Further, the first floor plate 7 is, for example, placed on the structure 2 in order to be supported by the structure 2 and the plate portion 7a that constitutes the floor of the getting-on/off section 1a, as in the present embodiment. The support portion 7b may also be provided. Accordingly, in this embodiment, the height H1 of the first floor plate 7 is the distance in the vertical direction D3 from the upper end of the plate portion 7a to the lower end of the support portion 7b.

[1]
As described above, the passenger conveyor 1, as in the present embodiment, includes a structure 2 having a machine room 2a, and floor plates 7 and 8 that cover the machine room 2a from above to constitute the floor of the boarding section 1a. , a control panel 6 disposed in the getting-on/off section 1a, the control panel 6 includes a casing 9 fixed to the floor of the getting-on/off section 1a, and the casing 9 In the embodiment, since the first floor plate 7 can be attached to and detached from the structure 2, it is preferable that the first floor plate 7 is disposed away from the space directly above the floor plate 7.

According to such a configuration, the housing 9 is fixed to the floor of the boarding section 1a. Since the casing 9 is located apart from the space directly above the floor plates 7 and 8, the floor plate (in this embodiment, the first floor plate) 7 can be attached to and detached from the structure 2. It becomes possible. Thereby, the floor plate 7 can be attached and detached while fixing the housing 9 to the floor of the getting-on/off section 1a.

[2]
Further, the passenger conveyor 1 of [1] above, as in the present embodiment, includes a plurality of steps 3b on which people are carried and a handrail belt 4a disposed outside the steps 3b in the first lateral direction D1. The casing 9 includes a main body part 12 that is separated from the floor plates 7 and 8 and fixed to the floor of the boarding section 1a when viewed in the vertical direction D3, and a first lateral direction from the main body part 12. a protrusion 13 that protrudes inward D1, the protrusion 13 overlaps the floor plate 7 in the vertical direction D3, and is spaced upward from the floor plate 7; preferably extends in a second lateral direction D2 perpendicular to the first lateral direction D1, and overlaps the handrail belt 4a when viewed in the second lateral direction D2.

According to such a configuration, although the protrusion 13 overlaps the floor plate 7 in the vertical direction D3, since the protrusion 13 is separated upward from the floor plate 7, the protrusion 13 overlaps the floor plate 7 (in the present embodiment). The first floor plate) 7 is removably attached to the structure 2. Since the protrusion 13 extends in the second lateral direction D2 and overlaps the handrail belt 4a when viewed in the second lateral direction D2, the protrusion 13 can guide the person getting on and off the step 3b. can.

[3]
Further, in the passenger conveyor 1 of [2] above, as in the present embodiment, the control panel 6 includes a handrail portion 10 extending in the second lateral direction D2, and the handrail portion 10 is connected to the protruding portion 13. A preferred configuration is that it is fixed to the top of the.

According to such a configuration, the handrail portion 10 extends in the second lateral direction D2. The handrail portion 10 is fixed to the upper portion of the protrusion 13 that overlaps the handrail belt 4a when viewed in the second lateral direction D2. Thereby, the handrail portion 10 can effectively guide people getting on and off the step 3b.

[4]
Further, the person conveyor 1 according to any one of the above [1] to [3], as in the present embodiment, has a plurality of steps 3b on which people are carried, and a first lateral direction D1 outside of the steps 3b. A preferred configuration is that the control panel 6 includes an overlapping part 12a that overlaps with the parapet 4 when viewed in the first lateral direction D1.

According to such a configuration, since the overlapping portion 12a of the control panel 6 overlaps the parapet portion 4 when viewed in the first lateral direction D1, a person cannot enter between the control panel 6 and the parapet portion 4. can be suppressed.

[5]
Further, in the passenger conveyor 1 of [4] above, as in the present embodiment, the casing 9 is provided with an opening 12b for allowing air to flow between the inside and outside of the casing 9, and It is preferable that the portion 12b is arranged in the overlapping portion 12a.

According to such a configuration, air flows between the inside and outside of the housing 9 via the opening 12b. Since the opening 12b is arranged in the overlapping part 12a, the balustrade 4 overlaps the opening 12b when viewed in the first lateral direction D1.

[6]
Further, in the passenger conveyor 1 according to any one of [1] to [5] above, as in the present embodiment, the lower part of the casing 9 is arranged below the floor surface of the getting on/off section 1a, It is preferable that the lower part of the housing 9 is provided with a communication hole 12c communicating with the machine room 2a.

According to such a configuration, the lower part of the housing 9 is arranged below the floor surface of the boarding section 1a. Since the lower part of the casing 9 is provided with the communication hole 12c, the lower part of the casing 9 can communicate with the machine room 2a.

Note that the passenger conveyor 1 is not limited to the configuration of the embodiment described above, nor is it limited to the effects described above. Moreover, it goes without saying that the passenger conveyor 1 may be modified in various ways without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, it goes without saying that one or more of the configurations, methods, etc. according to the various modification examples described below may be arbitrarily selected and adopted as the configurations, methods, etc. according to the above-described embodiments.

(A) In the passenger conveyor 1 according to the above embodiment, a part of the housing 9 (the protrusion 13) overlaps the floor plate 7 when viewed in the vertical direction D3. However, the passenger conveyor 1 is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the entire housing 9 may be separated from the floor plates 7 and 8 when viewed in the vertical direction D3.

(B) Furthermore, in the passenger conveyor 1 according to the above embodiment, the control panel 6 is configured to include a handrail portion 10 fixed to the upper portion of the protruding portion 13. However, the passenger conveyor 1 is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the control panel 6 may be configured without the handrail portion 10. In such a configuration, for example, the height of the upper surface of the housing 9 (for example, the protruding portion 13) may be the same as the height of the upper end of the horizontal portion 4d of the handrail belt 4a, although this is not particularly limited.

(C) Furthermore, in the passenger conveyor 1 according to the embodiment described above, the casing 9 of the control panel 6 is configured to include an overlapping portion 12a that overlaps with the parapet portion 4 when viewed in the first lateral direction D1. . However, the passenger conveyor 1 is not limited to such a configuration.

For example, the control panel 6 may be configured to be separated from the parapet 4 when viewed in the first lateral direction D1. Further, for example, the casing 9 is separated from the parapet 4 when viewed in the first lateral direction D1, and the control panel 6 protrudes from the casing 9 in the second lateral direction D2, and when viewed in the first lateral direction D1. It may also be configured to include a fence-like overlapping part that overlaps with the parapet part 4.

(D) Furthermore, in the passenger conveyor 1 according to the embodiment described above, the opening 12b is arranged in the overlapping part 12a of the housing 9. However, the passenger conveyor 1 is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the opening 12b may be located at a position away from the overlapping portion 12a of the housing 9 (for example, at the protrusion 13).

(E) Furthermore, in the passenger conveyor 1 according to the above embodiment, the lower part of the housing 9 is arranged below the floor surface of the boarding section 1a. However, the passenger conveyor 1 is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the casing 9 may be placed on the floor of the boarding section 1a.

(F) Furthermore, in the passenger conveyor 1, as shown in FIG. , a support portion 15 extending downward from the protrusion 13 to the floor of the boarding section 1a may be provided. Thereby, the housing 9 is supported on the floor of the getting-on/off section 1a via the support section 15. Therefore, for example, the housing 9 can be stably fixed to the getting-on/off section 1a.

In such a configuration, although not particularly limited, the length of the support portion 15 extending downward from the protrusion 13 may be changeable, for example, as shown in FIG. It may be removable from the portion 13. Thereby, for example, the support portion 15 can be easily separated from the attachment/detachment space. Although the structure of the support part 15 is not particularly limited, the length of the support part 15 extending from the protrusion part 13 may be changeable by a screw mechanism 15a, as shown in FIG. 7, for example.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Pass conveyor, 1a...Getting on/off section, 2...Structure, 2a...Machine room, 3...Transporting section, 3a...Traveling section, 3b...Step, 4... Balustrade part, 4a...Handrail belt, 4b... Balustrade body part, 4c...cover part, 4d...horizontal part, 5...drive part, 5a...rotating part, 5b...drive source, 6...control panel, 7...first floor plate, 7a...plate part, 7b...support part, 8...th 2 Floor plate, 9... Housing, 9a... Door, 10... Handrail part, 11... Display part, 12... Main body part, 12a... Overlapping part, 12b... Opening part, 12c... Communication hole, 12d... Bottom part, 12e... Side Part, 13... Protruding part, 14... Electric wire, 15... Supporting part, 15a... Screw mechanism, D1... First lateral direction, D2... Second lateral direction, D3... Vertical direction, C1... Center, X1... Building floor, X2 ...framework

Claims (6)

a structure having a machine room;
a floor plate that covers the machine room from above to constitute a floor of the getting on/off section;
A control panel disposed in the getting-on/off section,
The control panel includes a casing fixed to the floor of the boarding section,
The casing is arranged away from a space directly above the floor plate so that the floor plate can be attached to and detached from the structure. Multiple steps for carrying people,
a handrail belt disposed on a first laterally outer side than the step;
The casing is
a main body part separated from the floor plate when viewed in the vertical direction and fixed to the floor of the getting-on/off section;
a protrusion that protrudes inward in a first lateral direction from the main body,
The protrusion overlaps the floor plate when viewed in the vertical direction, and is spaced upward from the floor plate,
The passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion extends in a second lateral direction perpendicular to the first lateral direction, and overlaps the handrail belt when viewed in the second lateral direction. The control panel includes a handrail portion extending in the second lateral direction,
The passenger conveyor according to claim 2, wherein the handrail is fixed to an upper part of the protrusion. Multiple steps for carrying people,
a balustrade located on the outside of the step in a first lateral direction,
The passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the control panel includes an overlapping section that overlaps the parapet section when viewed in the first lateral direction. The casing includes an opening for air to flow between the inside and outside of the casing,
5. The passenger conveyor according to claim 4, wherein the opening is located in the overlap. The lower part of the housing is arranged below the floor surface of the boarding section,
The passenger conveyor according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the lower part of the casing is provided with a communication hole communicating with the machine room.