JP3589103B2 - Moving sidewalk handrail - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to moving walkways, and in particular to handrails for variable speed moving walkways.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, moving walkways are roughly classified into two types, a pallet type in which passengers are put on a pallet and a belt type in which passengers are put on a rubber belt.
[0003]
In particular, on a variable speed moving sidewalk that moves at a relatively slow speed of about 30 m per minute in the getting on and off section and at a high speed in the middle section, the structure of the handrail device that the passenger always grasps by hand is extremely complicated. Therefore, passengers' demands and safety could not be fully satisfied.
[0004]
For example, in a recently proposed variable speed moving sidewalk of a belt connecting type, belts 1, 2,..., 6 moving at different speeds are arranged in series, but as shown in FIG. Similarly, H2,..., H4 are similarly arranged in series in a connecting type, so that they are generally configured to move at substantially the same speed as the corresponding belt.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the adjacent moving handrails move in opposite directions in opposite directions, a gap is required, and the passenger has to change the moving handrail each time.
In particular, in the case of a general C-shaped moving handrail, since the flexibility is poor, the area of the opening (shaded portion) becomes large as shown in FIG. If the user does not notice the part, the hand or the like may be pinched between the moving handrails, or the posture may be lost, and the hand or the like may fall.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has as its object to provide a safe handrail.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention relates to a moving sidewalk in which a plurality of moving handrails are arranged in series on a side surface of a transport belt that transports passengers along a transport path,
1. One moving handrail has a convex shape, and the other moving handrail has a concave shape.
2. A third handrail having an upper surface disposed higher than the one and the other moving handrails is provided on the side of the transport band between the one moving handrail and the other moving handrail.
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[0008]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
The present invention is intended to smoothly change the hand of a passenger at a transfer portion of a moving handrail.
[0009]
【Example】
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an overall view showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
[0010]
In the figure, 10 is a convex moving handrail according to the present invention, 20 is a concave moving handrail according to the present invention, and the convex and concave portions are fitted between the moving handrail 10 and the moving handrail 20 with a minimum gap g. Are arranged to face each other. The moving handrail 10 moves along the outer periphery of the pulley 50 and a guide rail (not shown), and the moving handrail 20 moves along the guide rail 60.
[0011]
In particular, since the convex moving handrail 10 can have a smaller radius of curvature than a general C-shaped moving handrail, by inclining the portion where the moving handrail 10 and the moving handrail 20 overlap, as shown in FIG. The area of the opening (shaded area) can be reduced, and the transfer of the passenger's hand can be performed extremely smoothly.
[0012]
Next, FIG. 6 is a view showing another embodiment of the present invention. Reference numerals 30 and 31 denote moving handrails having different moving speeds, and are guided so as to shift outward in the vicinity of opposing portions. FIG. 6A is a side view, and FIG. 6B is a plan view.
[0013]
Reference numeral 40 denotes a third moving handrail according to the present invention, which is disposed between the moving handrail 30 and the moving handrail 31, and lifts the base of the passenger's palm to smoothly move from the moving handrail 30 to the moving handrail 31 (or The upper surface is configured to be higher than the upper surfaces of the moving handrails 30 and 31 by a predetermined dimension h so as to be able to guide the opposite direction. Incidentally, the third handrail may be a fixed handrail 40 'as shown in FIG.
[0014]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, even if the moving handrail has a connecting portion, the hand of the passenger can be smoothly guided, so that a highly safe handrail can be obtained.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall view showing one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a variable-speed moving sidewalk of a belt connecting type.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a problem of the conventional device.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the effect of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view showing another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged view showing another embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Convex moving handrail 20 Concave moving handrail 30, 31, 40 Moving handrail 40 'Fixed handrail

Claims (4)

On the sidewalk of the transport belt that transports passengers along the transport path, on a moving sidewalk with multiple moving handrails arranged in series,
A handrail on a moving sidewalk, wherein one handrail is a convex handrail and the other handrail is a concave handrail. The handrail of a moving sidewalk according to claim 1, wherein the handrail of the moving sidewalk is arranged so that the convex part of the convex handrail fits into the concave part of the concave handrail. The handrail of a moving sidewalk according to claim 2, wherein the radius of curvature of the convex moving handrail is smaller than the radius of curvature of the concave moving handrail. On the sidewalk of the transport belt that transports passengers along the transport path, on a moving sidewalk with multiple moving handrails arranged in series,
A handrail on a moving sidewalk, comprising a third handrail having an upper surface arranged higher than the one and the other moving handrails on the side of the transport band between one moving handrail and the other moving handrail.

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