JP4876849B2 - Passenger conveyor skirt guard safety device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a skirt guard safety device that prevents a passenger's shoes and carry items from being sandwiched between a side surface of a step of a passenger conveyor and a side surface of a skirt guard.

  In conventional passenger conveyors, a skirt guard safety device is installed on the side of the skirt guard in order to prevent passenger shoes and carry items from being caught in the gap formed between the side of the step and the side of the skirt guard. ing. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2004-217417 A

  In the conventional skirt guard safety device for passenger conveyors, since the base protrudes from the side of the skirt guard to the step side, a new gap is formed between the upper surface of the step and the passenger's shoes. And there was a problem that the carry-on thing was pinched. Further, when the step is removed, the protruding portion from the side surface of the skirt guard interferes with the step, so that it is necessary to remove the skirt guard safety device, which deteriorates the step replacement workability.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and its purpose is to provide a highly safe passenger conveyor in which passenger shoes and carrying items are not sandwiched between the upper surface of the step and the skirt guard safety device. Is to provide.

  A skirt guard safety device for a passenger conveyor according to the present invention is provided on a step side of a lower part of a railing composed of a skirt guard and an inner deck, and passenger shoes and a skirt guard are installed in a gap formed between the step and the skirt guard. In a skirt guard safety device for a passenger conveyor that prevents a carried object from being pinched, a recessed portion formed in a direction away from the step on a side surface of the step at a lower portion of the balustrade, and fixed to the recessed portion, A base that is arranged so as not to protrude to the step side from the side surface of the lower step side, and a brush that is fixed to the base and passes above the gap and protrudes to the vicinity of the upper surface of the step. Is.

  The present invention is provided on the step side of the lower part of the balustrade composed of a skirt guard and an inner deck, and prevents a passenger's shoes and carry items from being caught in a gap formed between the step and the skirt guard. In the skirt guard safety device for a passenger conveyor, a recess formed in a direction away from the step on the step side surface of the lower part of the balustrade, and a fixed to the recess, the step side surface of the lower part of the balustrade A base that is arranged so as not to protrude toward the step side, and a brush that is fixed to the base and passes above the gap and protrudes to the vicinity of the upper surface of the step. Passenger shoes and carry-on items can be prevented from being sandwiched between skirt guard safety devices.

  In order to explain the present invention in more detail, it will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in each figure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part which is the same or it corresponds, The duplication description is simplified or abbreviate | omitted suitably.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a passenger conveyor provided with a skirt guard safety device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part of the sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

  In FIG. 1, skirt guards 2 (one side is not shown) constituting the lower part of the balustrade arranged on the both sides of the step 1 moving between the upper and lower entrances of the passenger conveyor with a slight gap from the side surface of the step 1. 2), an inner deck 3 fixed to the upper part of the skirt guard 2, and an endless moving handrail 4 whose upper end is controlled to be interlocked at the same speed in the same direction as the step 1 is provided. . A skirt guard safety device 5 is provided on the step 1 side of the lower part of the balustrade to prevent a passenger's shoes and carry items from being caught in a slight gap formed between the step 1 and the skirt guard 2. It is provided between the upper and lower entrances and exits so as to be along the step 1 at a position slightly above 1. Hereinafter, the skirt guard safety device 5 will be described in detail.

  In FIG. 2, the skirt guard 2 disposed between the upper and lower entrances and exits is connected to the side surface 2 a erected with a slight gap from the side surface of the step 1, and the upper end of the side surface 2 a, and is outside the passenger conveyor. An inclined surface 2b extending obliquely upward is formed by bending.

  On the other hand, the inner deck 3 disposed on the upper portion of the skirt guard 2 includes a first inclined surface 3a extending obliquely downward from the base of an inner plate (not shown) to the passenger conveyor and a lower end of the first inclined surface 3a. And a second inclined surface 3c that is arranged on the same plane as the side surface 2a of the skirt guard 2 and extends vertically downward, and is connected to the lower end of the vertical surface 3b and extends obliquely downward to the outside of the passenger conveyor. And the 3rd inclined surface 3d which is connected with the lower end of the 2nd inclined surface 3c and extends diagonally downward to the passenger conveyor inside is formed by bending.

  The upper surface of the inclined surface 2b of the skirt guard 2 is disposed in contact with the lower surface of the third inclined surface 3d of the inner deck 3 to form an overlapping portion of the skirt guard 2 and the inner deck 3. Further, a concave portion having a substantially triangular longitudinal section is formed on the outer side of the passenger conveyor, that is, away from the step 1 by the second inclined surface 3c, the third inclined surface 3d, and the inclined surface 2b of the skirt guard 2 of the inner deck 3. Is configured.

  The base 5a having a substantially rectangular cross section of the skirt guard safety device 5 is disposed so as not to protrude from the side surface 2a of the skirt guard 2 to the step 1 side so as to fill the concave portion formed in the lower part of the balustrade. . That is, the base 5a is arranged in the vicinity of the second inclined surface 3c of the inner deck 3 in parallel with the second inclined surface 3c and in the vicinity of the side surface 2a of the skirt guard 2 in parallel with the one end surface. The other end surface is chamfered at the corner inside the passenger conveyor. Further, the base 5a is connected to the lower surface of the inclined surface 2b of the skirt guard 2 by a fastener 6 comprising a screw that penetrates the overlapping portion of the base 5a and the skirt guard 2 and the inner deck 3 from diagonally above the passenger conveyor. It is being fixed to the fixed plate 7 arrange | positioned in contact with. That is, the fixing of the base 5a is common to the fixing of the overlapping portion of the skirt guard 2 and the inner deck 3 and the fastener 6.

  In addition, the other end surface of the base 5a is formed of a flexible resin, rubber, or the like, and the brush 5b that forms the skirt guard safety device 5 together with the base 5a is connected to the recess formed in the lower part of the balustrade. In parallel with the mounting surface of the base 5 a, it is arranged so as to pass over a slight gap formed between the side surface of the step 1 and the side surface 2 a of the skirt guard 2 and extend to the vicinity of the upper surface of the step 1. In addition, the base 5a is comprised from the plurality divided | segmented by the predetermined space | interval, and is being fixed to the lower part of the balustrade so that attachment or detachment is possible independently.

  Next, the operation of the skirt guard safety device 5 will be described. When the passenger rides on the step 1 and moves toward the end side of the step 1, the passenger's shoes and carry-on items come into contact with the brush 5b, and the brush 5b warns the passenger while being slightly deformed. At this time, the passenger's shoes and carried items do not reach the slight gap formed between the side surface of the step 1 and the side surface 2a of the skirt guard 2 and are not pinched. Thereafter, when the passenger returns to the center of the step 1, the deformed brush 5b is released from the load received from the passenger's shoes and carry-on items and returns to the initial state.

  When the step 1 is removed, if the step 1 is moved upward from a predetermined position, the upper surface of the step 1 and the tip of the brush 5b come into contact with each other. Here, when the step 1 is further moved upward, the tip of the flexible brush 5b is pushed upward by the intersection of the upper surface and the side surface of the step 1 so that it bends upward because there is no obstacle upward. Although it is going to deform | transform, it moves so that the slight clearance gap formed between the side surface of the step 1 and the side surface 2a of the skirt guard 2 may be filled so that it may become a more stable state. Thereafter, removal of the step 1 is completed by moving the step 1 with no obstacles upward.

  On the other hand, when the step 1 is attached, if the step 1 is moved from above toward a predetermined position, the step 1 and the vicinity of the tip of the brush 5b come into contact with each other. Here, when the step 1 is further moved downward, the flexible brush 5b can be deformed up to a position in contact with the side surface 2a of the skirt guard 2, and a space in the moving direction of the step 1 is secured. After that, by moving the step 1 with no obstacles downward, the installation of the step 1 is completed.

  According to the first embodiment described above, the part of the skirt guard safety device 5 protruding from the skirt guard 2 toward the step 1 is only the flexible brush 5b. Passengers' shoes and carry-on items are not sandwiched between the gaps formed between the two, thus improving the safety of the passenger conveyor. Further, when the step 1 is replaced, only the flexible brush 5b comes into contact with the step 1, and it is not necessary to remove the skirt guard safety device 5, so that the workability of replacing the step 1 is remarkably improved. To do.

  The base 5a is composed of a plurality of parts separated at predetermined intervals, and is separately and detachably fixed to the lower part of the balustrade, so that only necessary portions can be removed for maintenance or replacement, improving workability and cost. Can be reduced. Further, since the base 5a is fixed by using the fastener 6 in common with the fixing of the overlapping portion of the skirt guard 2 and the inner deck 3, it is possible to improve the efficiency of installation of the passenger conveyor. Further, since the base 5a is arranged so as to fill the concave portion formed in the lower part of the balustrade, a wide space inside the skirt guard 2 and the inner deck 3 can be secured. Furthermore, since the base 5a is fixed to the concave portion by a fastener 6 screwed in from the oblique upper side inside the passenger conveyor, the maintenance or replacement of the skirt guard safety device 5 can be easily performed and the work efficiency can be improved. Can be planned.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
3 is a view corresponding to FIG. 2 showing a skirt guard safety device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

  In the second embodiment, the concave portion formed in a substantially triangular shape in the longitudinal section in the first embodiment is formed into a substantially trapezoidal shape in the longitudinal section by changing the bent shape of the skirt guard 2 and the inner deck 3. In other cases, the fastener 5 is screwed horizontally from the inside of the passenger conveyor to fix the base 5a, and the brush 5b is attached to the corner portion formed by the intersection of the lower surface of the base 5a and the side surface on the step 1 side. There is no significant difference from the first embodiment except that it is fixed to the applied chamfered surface.

  According to the second embodiment described above, substantially the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained. In FIG. 3, the fastener 6 is screwed horizontally from the inside of the passenger conveyor. However, in order to facilitate maintenance or replacement of the skirt guard safety device 5, the fastener 6 This can be dealt with by providing inclined holes corresponding to the base 5a, the inner deck 3, and the skirt guard 2 through which the pierce passes.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the passenger conveyor provided with the skirt guard safety device in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a principal part enlarged view of sectional drawing in the AA of FIG. It is a FIG. 2 equivalent view which shows the skirt guard safety device in Embodiment 2 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Step 2 Skirt guard 2a Side surface 2b Inclined surface 3 Inner deck 3a First inclined surface 3b Vertical surface 3c Second inclined surface 3d Third inclined surface 4 Moving handrail 5 Skirt guard safety device 5a Base 5b Brush 6 Fastener 7 Fixing plate

Claims (8)

A skirt for a passenger conveyor, which is provided on the step side of the lower part of the balustrade composed of a skirt guard and an inner deck and prevents passenger shoes and carry items from being caught in a gap formed between the step and the skirt guard In the guard safety device,
A recess formed in a direction away from the step on the step side surface of the lower part of the balustrade;
A base fixed to the recess and disposed so as not to protrude to the step side from the step side side of the lower part of the balustrade;
A brush that is fixed to the base, passes over the gap, and protrudes to the vicinity of the upper surface of the step;
A skirt guard safety device for a passenger conveyor, comprising:   The skirt guard safety device for a passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the base is composed of a plurality of parts separated at predetermined intervals, and is separately and detachably fixed to the lower part of the balustrade.   The skirt guard safety device for a passenger conveyor according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the brush is deformable and flexible. The recess is formed in the overlapping portion where the skirt guard and the inner deck overlap each other,
The skirt guard safety device for a passenger conveyor according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the fixing of the base shares the fixing of the overlapping portion and the fastener.   The skirt guard safety device for a passenger conveyor according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the base is disposed so as to fill the recess.   The skirt guard safety device for a passenger conveyor according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the base is fixed to the recess by a fastener that is screwed from an obliquely upper side inside the passenger conveyor.   The skirt guard safety device for a passenger conveyor according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the recess is formed in a substantially triangular shape in longitudinal section.   The skirt guard safety device for a passenger conveyor according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the concave portion is formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape in vertical section.

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