JP4450643B2 - Passenger conveyor steps - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a passenger conveyor step.

  Passenger conveyors such as escalators and moving walkways are equipped with a plurality of steps that run endlessly, and railings are provided on both sides of the steps to support and guide moving handrails that move in the same direction in synchronization with the steps. Yes. And a passenger stands on the tread surface of a step from the boarding board provided in one boarding gate, and is moved to the other boarding gate in the state which attached the hand to the moving handrail.

  Since passengers can obtain various information such as precautions for getting on and off, destination guides and advertisements while moving from one entrance to the other entrance on such a passenger conveyor, it contributes to passenger convenience. preferable.

  Conventionally, in order to display various types of information on an escalator or a moving sidewalk, a sheet displaying the various types of information has been attached to a boarding board at a boarding gate or a balustrade panel attached to a railing.

  However, if the sheet on which various types of information are displayed is pasted and displayed on a boarding board or balustrade panel, the passenger using the escalator is positioned where the sheet on the boarding board or balustrade panel is pasted. The sheet could only be visually recognized in a short time while passing through, and a sufficient information display effect could not be obtained.

  In addition, various information is also drawn on the tread surface of a step using paint. However, in this case, when an attempt is made to change the information, a laborious work is required in which the paint on the step surface of the step is dropped and various information is drawn again using the paint.

  The present invention advantageously solves the above-mentioned problems, enabling passengers to view various information such as precautions for getting on and off, destination guides, advertisements, etc. with sufficient time, and facilitates various types of information. An object of the present invention is to provide a passenger conveyor step that can be replaced.

The present invention has a tread surface on which a passenger stands, a cleat member that can be seen through from the side of the tread surface, and information that is provided below the tread surface of the cleat member and provides information to the passenger through the cleat member A passenger conveyor step, characterized in that an opening for inserting and removing the information display medium from below the cleat member is provided at the rear end of the cleat member .

  According to the steps of the present invention, the information displayed on the information display medium can be visually recognized from the tread side over the entire time for the passenger to move from one boarding gate to the other boarding gate. Can be effectively communicated to.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of steps of a passenger conveyor according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an entire escalator as a passenger conveyor having the steps of this embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the steps of the escalator in FIG. In FIG. 1, the escalator includes a plurality of steps 1 that travel endlessly. A balustrade 2 is provided on both sides of the steps 1, and a moving handrail 3 that moves in the same direction in synchronization with the steps 1 is provided. Support guidance. And a passenger stands on the tread of the step 1 from the boarding / alighting board 4 provided in one entrance / exit of the escalator, and to the other entrance / exit in the state which attached the hand to the moving handrail 3 with the travel movement of the step 1. Moved.

  The step 1 includes a tread plate 11 having a tread surface on which a passenger stands. As shown in FIG. 2, a yellow caution mark 12 (demarcation line) is formed by painting or the like on both side edges of the tread plate 11 and the front end when the step proceeds in the ascending direction. Further, a groove called cleat is formed on the tread surface of the tread plate 11, and this groove is configured to mesh with a comb (not shown) provided at the entrance / exit.

  The tread board 11 is generally composed of a tread board body 11a made of aluminum die cast and a cleat member 11b made of transparent resin or the like. As shown in FIG. 3, which is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of the tread 11 shown in FIG. 2, a recess 11 c is formed in the thickness direction from the tread surface side at a substantially central portion of the tread main body 11 a. A cleat member 11b is attached to the tread plate 11 and the tread surface thereof is flush with the tread surface of the tread plate body 11a. In FIG. 1, the cleat member 11 b is representatively illustrated on one step, but it goes without saying that the cleat member 11 b can be provided on a plurality of steps.

  And the cleat member 11b is fixed to the tread body 11a by screws 14 in the vicinity of the four corners. That is, through holes are provided in the vicinity of the four corners of the cleat member 11b, screws 14 are passed through the through holes, and screws formed by tapping on the tread body 11a located on the lower side of the cleat member 11b. Fastened to the hole.

  And the attachment part 15 of the information display medium which provides information to a passenger through the cleat member 11b is provided below the tread of the cleat member 11b.

  In the step having the above-described configuration, a sheet (not shown) in which various information such as precautions for getting on and off, destination guides, advertisements, and the like is displayed on the information display medium mounting portion 15 as the information display medium. Are attached so that the surface representing the information faces the cleat member 11b. If it does so, a passenger can visually recognize such various information from the tread side via the cleat member 11b. According to such a structure, since the passenger can see various information over the whole movement time while moving from one entrance / exit of a passenger conveyor to the other entrance / exit, a sufficient information display effect is acquired.

  In addition, since the information can be easily changed by exchanging the information display medium attached to the information display medium attachment portion 15, conventionally, various information is drawn and displayed on the tread surface of the step using paint. Compared to the case, the effort to change the information is reduced.

  In the present embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the information display medium is attached or exchanged in the following procedure.

  First, the screw 14 that fastens and fixes the cleat member 11b and the tread board body 11a is removed, and then the cleat member 11b is removed upward from the tread surface of the tread board body 11a. Then, an information display medium (not shown) is placed on the recess 11c alone or together with the base for mounting the information display medium, or attached to the back side of the removed cleat member 11b. Next, after the cleat member 11b is attached to the concave portion 11c, the cleat member 11b is fastened and fixed to the tread board main body 11a with the screws 14.

  In this embodiment, since the cleat member 11b is detachably attached to the tread board body 11c by the screw 14, it is not necessary to attach or detach the step itself from the escalator when the information display medium is attached or replaced. Therefore, the information display medium can be easily attached or exchanged by the operation manager of the escalator without depending on the escalator specialist.

  By the way, in the configuration in which the cleat member 11b is detachably attached to the recess 11c of the tread board main body 11a, foreign matter such as moisture and dust from the gap between the cleat member 11b and the tread board main body 11a is attached to the mounting portion 15 of the information display medium. The information display medium attached to the attachment portion 15 may be deteriorated in quality.

  Therefore, in the steps of the present embodiment, the mounting portion 15 of the information display medium can be configured to include a sealing unit that prevents intrusion of foreign matters such as moisture and dust. An example of this sealing means will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing attachment ends of the cleat member 11b and the tread board main body 11a. On the peripheral edge of the lower surface of the cleat member 11b, there is provided a protrusion 11d that protrudes toward the tread plate main body 11a. The cleat member 11b is attached to the tread board main body 11a so that the protrusion 11d is in close contact with the bottom surface of the recess 11c of the tread board main body 11a. Like that. With this configuration, the cleat member 11b and the tread board main body 11a are in close contact with each other, and the attachment portion 15 can be sealed. In the example shown in FIG. 4, a groove 11e is formed on the peripheral edge of the bottom surface of the recess 11c that is in close contact with the protrusion 11d of the cleat member 11b, and the groove 11e and the protrusion 11d of the cleat member 11b are fitted together. Yes. In this way, entry of foreign matter such as moisture and dust can be more reliably prevented. Furthermore, if a filler such as silicone is filled in the close contact portion between the projection 11d of the cleat member 11b and the recess 11c of the tread board main body 11a, it is possible to more effectively prevent moisture and dust from entering. In addition, you may make it provide the sealing part which seals the attachment part 15 in an information display medium.

  Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  In the above description, the cleat member 11b is removed upward from the tread surface so that the information display medium can be attached to the attachment portion 15. However, in the steps of this embodiment, the information display medium is displayed on the attachment portion 15 of the information display medium. An opening for guiding the medium is provided at a connection portion between the riser connected to the tread board and the tread board, and the information display medium is inserted into and removed from the mounting portion 15 through the opening.

  Such a configuration will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a right side view of the step 1 of the present embodiment. In FIG. 5, a riser 16 is provided at the rear end portion (which is the left end portion in the drawing) of the tread 11 when the step 1 advances in the upward direction, and a tread roller 17 is provided near the lower end of the riser 16. It has been. An opening 18 that communicates with the mounting portion 15 of the information display medium and is positioned below the cleat member 11b is provided at a connection portion between the step board 11 and the riser 16 on the rear end surface of the step 1. An information display medium (not shown) can be inserted into and removed from the mounting portion 15 of the information display medium through the opening 18. With such a configuration, the information display medium can be attached to and detached from the attachment portion 15 of the information display medium without having to perform the work of attaching and detaching the cleat member 11b. In order to prevent foreign matter such as moisture and dust from entering the attachment portion 15 from the opening 18, a packing (not shown) can be attached to the opening 18.

  In addition to the embodiments described above, the passenger conveyor steps of the present invention can be variously modified. The planar shape of the cleat member 11b is not limited to the rectangle shown in FIGS. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the cleat member 21 can have a design-processed shape or a specific logo mark shape, and the cleat member 21 can also be used as an advertising medium. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 7, the cleat member 22 can be made to have a shape imitating a foot shape, whereby the position of the passenger's foot on the tread board 11 can be indicated and alerted. Thus, by making the cleat member into various planar shapes, the cleat member itself can be used as an information display medium.

  In addition to the configuration in which the cleat member 11b is fastened and fixed to the tread board main body 11a by the screw 14 as described above with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4, the cleat member 11b is moved up and down with respect to the tread main body 11a. It can also be configured to be pivotally mounted.

It is the schematic of the whole escalator provided with the step which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the tread of the escalator of FIG. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. It is a modification of embodiment and is an expanded sectional view of the attachment end part of a tread board main part and a cleat member. It is a right view of the step which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the step board of the step concerning other embodiments of the present invention. It is a top view of the step board of the step concerning other embodiments of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Step 11 Step board 11a Step board main body 11b Cleat member 11d Protrusion part (sealing means)
14 Screw 15 Information display medium attachment

Claims (1)

A cleat member that has a tread surface on which a passenger stands and can be seen through from the tread side, and an information display medium that is provided below the tread surface of the cleat member and provides information to the passenger through the cleat member and a part,
A passenger conveyor step, wherein an opening for inserting / removing an information display medium into / from the attachment portion from below the cleat member is provided at a rear end portion .

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