JP4035041B2 - Continuous sheet sticking device for escalator handrail - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a continuous sheet sticking device for passenger conveyor handrails such as escalators, and more particularly to a continuous sheet sticking device for escalator handrails that continuously sticks a continuous adhesive sheet to a handrail.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventional handrails for escalators with indications such as advertising and guidance are made by bonding a relatively short seal such as a resin sheet, film, etc. printed on the surface of the handrail at regular intervals. It is bonded only to the center portion of the substantially flat surface of the rail (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
In addition, there is a case where an indication is displayed on the surface of the center portion of the handrail, and a resin coating is applied thereon (for example, see Patent Document 2).
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-59274 (page 3, lines 1 to 8)
[Patent Document 2]
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-162777 (pages 3 to 4)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the handrail with a large number of stickers attached has a problem that the outer edge of the seal is repeatedly slid by hand or the seal is easily peeled off because it is friction driven by the pressing wheel of the handrail drive device. . Furthermore, there has been a problem that it takes a lot of manpower and time to apply and peel off a large number of seals.
In addition, a long continuous adhesive sheet that extends over the entire length of the handrail requires a great deal of manpower for both sticking and peeling, and in some cases, it takes 3 hours for the sticking operation. The peeling work must also be done manually, requiring a long work.
[0006]
In addition, once the resin is coated on the display, the entire handrail must be replaced to change the display content, and it is actually costly to change the display content such as advertisements regularly. There was a problem that it was impossible.
[0007]
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to obtain a continuous sheet sticking device for an escalator handrail capable of easily sticking a continuous adhesive sheet.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In the continuous sheet sticking device for escalator handrail according to the present invention, the sticking unit is provided on a pedestal that can be attached to the balustrade of the escalator, and the sticking unit is for sticking the continuous adhesive sheet on the handrail. The adhesive sheet supply device that continuously supplies the adhesive sheet affixed to the handrail at the tip onto the handrail as the handrail moves, and the adhesive sheet supplied from the adhesive sheet supply device to the surface of the handrail The sheet backing paper fed out from the roll of the adhesive sheet is supported by the support member on the handrail at the tip, and the sheet backing paper is pulled out according to the movement of the handrail. It is.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiment 1 FIG.
1 is a schematic front view of a continuous sheet sticking device for escalator handrails according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view, FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the sheet backing paper support member of FIG.
[0010]
The continuous sheet sticking device for an escalator handrail includes a sticking unit 3 on a pedestal 2 that can be attached to a balustrade 1 of an escalator.
The pedestal 2 has a frame 4, two holding arms 6 fixed to the frame 4 so as to be arranged on one side of the balustrade panel 5 of the balustrade 1, and a suction device 7 attached to the tip thereof. 8 is provided. The frame 4 is provided with a base 4 a and a rising portion 4 b that supports the sticking unit 3. The frame 4 is fixed to the balustrade panel 5 by a fixing device 8.
[0011]
The affixing unit 3 includes an adhesive sheet supply device 11 that continuously supplies the adhesive sheet 10 affixed on the handrail 9 at the tip to the handrail 9 according to the movement of the handrail 9, and an adhesive sheet supply device 11. A guide sticking device 12 for guiding and sticking the supplied adhesive sheet 10 along the surface of the handrail 9 is provided.
[0012]
The pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet supply device 11 is rotatably supported by the frame 4 and supports a film support shaft 14 that rotatably supports a roll 13 of the supply film, and the rotational speed of the film support shaft 14 follows the speed of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet from which the film is supported. Thus, a tension gear 15 for applying braking to the rotation of the film support shaft 14 is provided.
[0013]
The film support shaft 14 is provided with a nut 16 that fits into a female screw portion 14 a provided on the film support shaft 14 and fixes the roll 13 of the supply film to the film support shaft 14.
[0014]
The guide sticking device 12 is seen in the moving direction of the handrail 9 on the rubber roller 17 that pulls the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet 10 supplied from the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet supply device 11 into the guide sticking device 12 and the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet 10 supplied on the handrail 9. And a plurality of pressing rollers 18 for applying a pressing force whose direction gradually changes toward the downstream side.
The rubber roller 17 is rubber-lined and is rotatably supported by the frame 4 horizontally with respect to the base 2.
[0015]
The pressing roller 18a will be described with reference to FIG. 3, but the other pressing rollers 18b, 18c, 18d, and 18e have the same structure except for the mounting angle described later. Each of the pressing rollers 18 a is rotatably supported by a pressing roller rotating member 19, and the pressing roller rotating member 19 is urged by a torsion coil spring 20 and is supported rotatably with respect to the mounting member 21. The plurality of attachment members 21 are fixed to the inner side surface 22 a of the pair of bowl-shaped pressing member attachment plates 22. Two linear bearings 23 parallel to the outer surface of the pressing member mounting plate 22 are provided and fitted with a linear shaft 24 provided on the pedestal 2 so as to be adjusted and moved in the horizontal direction. It consists of a spring 25 and a clamp 26 that adjust the distance between the pair of pressing member mounting plates 22.
[0016]
When viewed in the moving direction of the handrail 9, the pressing roller 18 fixed to the inner side in the width direction of the handrail 9 is fixed to the upstream side.
The pressing roller 18 applies a pressing force from above the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 10, and bends the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 10 along the surface of the handrail 9 to make close contact therewith. The direction of the pressing force is perpendicular to the axis of the pressing roller 18. The shafts of the pressing rollers 18 are almost perpendicular to the moving direction of the handrail 9, but a good result can be obtained by slightly inclining in order to stick the adhesive sheet 10 while applying tension in the width direction. Furthermore, the axis of the pressing roller 18 fixed to the inner side in the width direction of the handrail 9 is parallel to the plane of the bowl-shaped flat portion of the handrail 9 and is inclined to the axis of the pressing roller 18 fixed to the outer side. ing.
[0017]
As shown in the cross-sectional view of the pressing member mounting plate 22 in FIG. 4, the inner surface 22 a of the pressing member mounting plate 22 is approximately 45 degrees with the top portion 22 b parallel to the plane of the bowl-shaped flat portion of the handrail 9. It has an inclined shoulder 22c, a skirt 22d inclined about 70 degrees, and a skirt tip 22e inclined about 90 degrees, a pressure roller 18a on the top 22b, pressure rollers 18b and 18c on the shoulder 22c, and a hem The pressing roller 18d is fixed to the portion 22d, and the pressing roller 18e is fixed to the bottom end portion 22e via the mounting member 21 to determine the direction of the pressing force of the pressing roller 18.
[0018]
Further, a handrail tightening roller set 27 is provided at the tip of the pressing member mounting plate 22 when viewed in the moving direction of the handrail 9. The handrail tightening roller set 27 is fixed to the outer surface 22 f of the pressing member mounting plate 22, and is held at a right angle to the arm 28 inclined about 45 degrees outward with respect to the width direction of the handrail 9. The fixing plate 29, the clamping roller rotating member 30 that is urged by the torsion coil spring 20 and supported by the fixing plate 29 so as to freely rotate, and the clamping roller that is rotatably supported by the clamping roller rotating member 30 31.
[0019]
An adjustment roller 32 that adjusts the horizontal direction of the pedestal 2 and the handrail 9 is rotatably fixed to the pedestal 2 at the end of the pasting unit 3 with respect to the movement direction of the handrail 9 of the pedestal 2.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 5, the sheet backing paper support member 33 has a pair of holding members 34 that grip the left and right side surfaces of the handrail, a tension rubber 35 that bridges the holding members 34, and ends of the left and right holding members 34. An elastic support member 36 having a longitudinal end connected thereto, and a gripping member 37 fixed to the other end of the elastic support member 36 and gripping widely the drawn end of the sheet backing paper 16 are provided.
[0021]
The operation of the continuous sheet sticking device for the escalator handrail having such a configuration will be described.
The handrail 9 to be affixed is made of hyperon rubber, and is an endless belt having a bowl-like cross-sectional shape with a height of about 30 mm and a width of about 80 mm and a length of about 30 m. On the other hand, the film is printed on one side of the synthetic polymer film to provide a display body, and the back side of the sheet coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet 10 coated with an adhesive and a silicone release agent laminated thereon. The roll 13 is made of paper 16 and is wound around a paper tube having a width of about 130 mm and an outer diameter of 80 mm around a desired length, usually 30 m, which is one round of the handrail.
[0022]
After inserting the film roll 13 into the film support shaft 14, the nut 16 is tightened and fixed. The sheet backing paper support member 33 is fixed on the downstream side of the movement of the handrail 9. The film roll 13 of the affixing unit 3 is separated into the sheet backing paper 16 and the adhesive sheet 10, the sheet backing paper 16 is pulled out to the gripping member 37 of the sheet backing paper support member 33, and the leading end is held by the gripping member 37. Hold it. On the other hand, the adhesive sheet 10 is passed between the rubber roller 17 and the handrail 9 and further pulled out in the moving direction of the handrail 9 and flattened on the handrail 9. From this state, the interval between the pressing member mounting plates 22 is reduced, and the sliding is performed until the pressing roller 18 comes into contact with the handrail 9. At this stage, an insufficiently attached portion of the adhesive sheet 10 is repaired or marked by hand. Next, the 1m handrail 9 is sent and the part pasted by hand is cut off.
[0023]
Next, when the handrail 9 is automatically driven, the adhesive sheet 10 is pulled by the handrail 9 and the adhesive sheet 10 is pulled out from the film roll 13. At the same time, the sheet backing paper 16 is pulled out as the handrail 9 moves. The adhesive sheet 10 and the sheet backing paper 16 are pulled out at an equal speed.
[0024]
Here, the operation of the guide sticking device 12 will be described. In addition, the cross section of the handrail 9 is a smooth curve with a slowly inclined part inclined in the width direction, a shoulder part inclined outward at about 45 degrees, a substantially upright wall part, and a neck part inclined further inward. Has a tied perimeter.
[0025]
The pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 10 that has passed between the rubber roller 17 and the hand rail 9 from the new film roll 13 is affixed in a flat state on the slowly inclined portion of the hand rail 9, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 10 moves together with the hand rail 9. Then, the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 10 is affixed by being inserted between the pressing roller 18a and the gently inclined portion of the hand roller 10. Further, the adhesive sheet 10 moves together with the handrail 9 and is inserted between the pressing roller 18b and the lower part of the slow inclined portion of the handrail 9, and the adhesive sheet 10 of that portion is stuck. In this way, the adhesive sheet 10 is stuck without leaving any wrinkles or bubbles in the process of passing through the place where the pressure roller 18c, the pressure roller 18d, the pressure roller 18e and the hand rail 9 abut. Further, the adhesive sheet 10 is drawn between the tightening roller 31 of the handrail tightening roller set 27 and the neck of the handrail 9, and the widthwise end of the adhesive sheet 10 is stuck.
Affix until the affixed part overlaps, and then cut off so that there is no gap at the end, and cover the end with an adhesive tape having a large adhesive force.
On the other hand, the sheet backing paper 16 with its end fixed to the handrail 9 is removed from the gripping member 37 of the sheet backing paper support member 33 and cut near the roll 13 of the supply film, Process paper in bulk.
[0026]
Using such an adhesive sheet sticking device for handrails, once sticking the front end of the adhesive sheet in the length direction to the handrail, the adhesive sheet and The sheet backing paper is pulled out and the adhesive sheet can be attached to the handrail.
[0027]
In addition, there is no mechanism to wind up the sheet backing paper, and after one span (for example, one third of the handrail) is completed, the backing paper sheet pulled out as the handrail moves can be collected. Even in the case of long escalators, the processing of the sheet backing paper is easy.
[0028]
Furthermore, since it is not necessary to provide a mechanism for winding up the sheet backing paper that requires a large storage area for the frame, a small continuous sheet sticking device can be obtained.
[0029]
In addition, although this continuous sheet sticking apparatus for escalator handrails was demonstrated regarding the escalator, it is applicable similarly to the apparatus which guides a passenger with a handrail like a walk sidewalk.
[0030]
Embodiment 2. FIG.
FIG. 6 is a schematic front view of a continuous sheet affixing device for escalator handrails according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.
The continuous sheet sticking device for escalator handrails according to the second embodiment is different from FIG. 1 in that the adhesive sheet is stuck only on a part of the surface of the handrail so that it can be easily carried. The different parts will be described, and the description of the same parts will be omitted.
[0031]
The affixing unit 50 continuously supplies a pedestal 51 horizontal to the flat portion 9a of the handrail 9 and an adhesive sheet 10 affixed on the handrail 9 at the tip to the handrail 9 as the handrail 9 moves. The adhesive sheet supply device 52, the adhesive sheet 10 and the adhesive unit 50 are supported on the handrail 9 at the same time, the guide pasting device 53 guiding the handrail 9 and the end of the pedestal 51 perpendicularly. The frame 54 is provided with a rising portion 54 a that is supported and supports the sticking unit 50. The frame 54 is provided with a handle 55 for holding the sticking unit 50 in order to keep the sticking unit 50 stationary by hand when the handrail 9 is moving. The sticking unit 50 is provided with a sheet position adjusting roller 56 that is pivotally supported upright on the base 51 and positions the left and right positions of the roll 13 of the adhesive sheet 10.
[0032]
The pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet supply device 52 is rotatably supported by the frame 54, and follows the speed of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 10 from which the rotation speed of the film support shaft 14 is pulled out. A tension gear 15 that applies braking to the rotation of the film support shaft 14 is provided.
[0033]
The film support shaft 14 is provided with a nut 16 that fits into a female screw portion 14 a provided on the film support shaft 14 and fixes the roll 13 of the supply film to the film support shaft 14.
[0034]
The guide sticking device 53 is disposed horizontally with respect to the rubber roller 57 that draws the adhesive sheet 10 supplied from the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet supply device 52 into the guide sticking device 53, and the flat portion 9 a of the rubber roller 57 and the handrail 9. And a rubber roller 58 supported vertically.
The rubber rollers 57 and 58 are rubber-lined, and rotate as the handrail 9 moves while supporting the sticking unit 50 with respect to the handrail 9.
[0035]
Adjustment rollers 59 and 60 for adjusting the horizontal direction of the pedestal 51 and the handrail 9 are fixed to the pedestal 51 so as to be rotatable at two positions, the front and rear, with respect to the moving direction of the handrail 9 of the pedestal 51.
[0036]
An operation of the sticking unit 50 having such a configuration will be described. The handrail 9 to be affixed is made of hyperon rubber, and is an endless belt having a bowl-like cross-sectional shape with a height of about 30 mm and a width of about 80 mm, and a length of about 30 m. On the other hand, the film is printed on one side of the synthetic polymer film to provide a display body, and the back side of the sheet coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet 10 coated with an adhesive and a silicone release agent laminated thereon. The roll 13 is made of paper 16 and is wound around a paper tube having a width of about 60 mm and an outer diameter of 80 mm around a desired length, usually 30 m, which is one round of the handrail.
[0037]
After inserting the film roll 13 into the film support shaft 14, the nut 16 is tightened and fixed. The clamping member 34 is fixed on the downstream side of the movement of the handrail 9. The film roll 13 of the sticking unit 50 is separated into the sheet backing paper 16 and the adhesive sheet 10, the sheet backing paper 16 is pulled out to the gripping member 37 of the sheet backing paper support member 33, and the leading end is sandwiched between the gripping members 37. To do. On the other hand, the adhesive sheet 10 is passed between the rubber roller 57 and the handrail 9 and between the rubber roller 58 and the handrail 9, pulled further in the moving direction of the handrail 9, and flatly attached to the handrail 9. At this stage, an insufficiently attached portion of the adhesive sheet 10 is repaired or marked by hand. Next, the 1m handrail 9 is sent and the part pasted by hand is cut off.
[0038]
Next, when the handrail 9 is automatically driven, the adhesive sheet 10 is pulled by the handrail 9 and the adhesive sheet 10 is pulled out from the film roll 13. At the same time, the sheet backing paper 16 is pulled out as the handrail 9 moves. The adhesive sheet 10 and the sheet backing paper 16 are pulled out at an equal speed.
[0039]
Such a handrail pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet affixing device can affix the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet flatly to the flat part of the handrail, and thus can be made smaller than that of the first embodiment.
[0040]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the effects of the handrail with an adhesive sheet of the present invention are as follows.
The continuous sheet sticking device for escalator handrails is a device that has a sticking unit on a pedestal that can be attached to the balustrade of an escalator, and for sticking a continuous adhesive sheet on the handrail. Adhesive sheet supply device that continuously supplies the adhesive sheet affixed on the hand rail according to the movement of the hand rail, and the adhesive sheet supplied from the adhesive sheet supply device is guided along the surface of the hand rail. The sheet backing paper fed out from the roll of the adhesive sheet is supported by the support member at the tip by the support member, and the sheet backing paper is pulled out according to the movement of the handrail. If the front end of the seat in the longitudinal direction is attached to the handrail, then the handrail will not be bothered Drawn adhesive sheet and sheet backing paper with the movement, it is possible to affix the adhesive sheet handrail.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a continuous sheet affixing device for escalator handrails according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.
3 is a schematic plan view of the pressing member mounting plate of FIG. 1. FIG.
4 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 3. FIG.
5 is a perspective view of the backing paper sheet support member of FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 6 is a schematic front view of a continuous sheet affixing device for an escalator handrail according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 railing 2,51 base 3,50 sticking unit 4,54 frame, 5 railing panel, 6 holding arm, 7 sucker device, 8 fixing device, 9 hand rail, 10 adhesive sheet, 11,52 adhesive sheet supply device 12, 53 Guide sticking apparatus, 13 Roll of supply film, 14 Film support shaft, 15 Tension gear, 16 Sheet backing paper, 17, 57, 58 Rubber roller, 18 Press roller, 19 Press roller rotating member, 20 Torsion coil spring, 21 Mounting member, 22 Pressing member mounting plate, 23 Linear bearing, 24 Linear shaft, 25 Spring, 26 Clamp, 27 Hand roller tightening roller set, 28 Arm, 29 Fixing plate, 30 Tightening roller rotating member, 31 Tightening Roller, 32, 59, 60 adjustment roller, 33 sheet backing paper support member, 34 clamping member, 35 tension rubber, 6 elastic support members, 37 gripping member, 55 handle, 56 alignment rollers.

Claims (4)

A device for attaching a continuous adhesive sheet on a handrail with a sticking unit on a pedestal that can be attached to a balustrade of an escalator,
The adhesive unit includes an adhesive sheet supply device that continuously supplies an adhesive sheet attached on the handrail at the tip to the handrail according to the movement of the handrail, and an adhesive sheet supplied from the adhesive sheet supply device A guide pasting device for guiding and pasting along the surface of the handrail,
A continuous sheet for escalator handrails characterized in that the sheet backing paper fed out from the roll of the adhesive sheet is supported at the tip by a sheet backing paper support member on the handrail, and the sheet backing paper is pulled out according to the movement of the handrail. Sheet pasting device. The sheet backing paper support member includes a sandwiching member that sandwiches the handrail, a gripping member that grips an end portion of the sheet backing paper fed from the roll, and the sandwiching member and the gripping member at both ends. The continuous sheet sticking device for an escalator handrail according to claim 1, further comprising an elastic support member for elastic support. The guide sticking device of the sticking unit is provided on the pedestal, and applies a pressing force whose direction gradually changes toward the downstream side when viewed in the moving direction of the handrail to the adhesive sheet supplied on the handrail. The continuous sheet sticking device for an escalator handrail according to any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein the pressure roller is provided and the adhesive sheet is bent and adhered along the surface of the handrail. The said pedestal is provided with the frame which supports the said sticking unit, and the fixing device which has the suction cup apparatus which can be fixed to the balustrade of an escalator provided in the said frame, The one of Claim 1 thru | or 3 characterized by the above-mentioned. The continuous sheet sticking apparatus for escalator handrails described in the paragraph.

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