JP5911555B1 - Handrail belt and passenger conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a handrail belt that can be firmly gripped by a hand even if a passenger is difficult to bend a finger. An endless handrail belt for use in an escalator, wherein the handrail belt has a C-shaped longitudinal cross section and is used to put fingers on both ends of the surface of the handrail belt. A pair of left and right projecting pieces 66, 66 project. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  Embodiments of the present invention relate to a handrail belt and a passenger conveyor using the same.

  In passenger conveyors such as escalators and moving walkways, a handrail belt runs on the balustrade, and this handrail belt moves in synchronization with the steps. For safety, passengers are standing on the running steps, grabbing this handrail belt with their hands.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-56171 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-44978

  The handrail belt as described above has a problem that it is difficult for passengers who are difficult to bend their fingers to grip firmly with their hands because the vertical cross-sectional shape is C-shaped.

  Then, embodiment of this invention aims at providing the handrail belt which can be firmly grasped by a hand even if it is a passenger who is hard to bend a finger, and a passenger conveyor using the same.

An embodiment of the present invention is an endless handrail belt used for a passenger conveyor, in which the handrail belt has a C-shaped longitudinal section, and fingers are applied to both ends of the surface of the handrail belt. A pair of left and right protruding pieces protrudes , and the protruding positions of the pair of left and right protruding pieces are shifted left and right . An embodiment of the present invention is an endless handrail belt used for a passenger conveyor, wherein the handrail belt has a C-shaped longitudinal section, and fingers are placed on both ends of the surface of the handrail belt. A handrail belt is characterized in that a pair of left and right projecting pieces for hooking project , the projecting piece is cylindrical, and a finger insertion hole is provided in a longitudinal direction of the projecting piece .

The side view of the escalator of Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a handrail belt that travels on the handrail rail according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a handrail belt that is sandwiched between a front drive roll and a back drive roll according to the first embodiment. The top view of the handrail belt of Embodiment 1. FIG. The longitudinal cross-sectional view of the handrail belt which drive | works the handrail rail of Embodiment 2. FIG. The top view of the handrail belt of Embodiment 2. FIG.

  Hereinafter, an escalator 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Embodiment 1

  The escalator 10 of Embodiment 1 is demonstrated based on FIGS. 1-4.

(1) Escalator 10
The structure of the escalator 10 is demonstrated based on FIGS. 1-3. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of the escalator 10 as seen from the side.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the truss 12 of the escalator 10 is supported using support angles 2 and 3 across the upper and lower floors of the building 1. A driving device 18 is provided inside the upper floor machine room 14 at the upper end of the truss 12. The drive device 18 includes a motor 20 including an induction motor (induction motor) and a drive chain 22 operated by the motor 20, and a drive sprocket 24 is rotated by the drive chain 22. A control box 50 is provided in the machine room 14 on the upper floor side.

  A driven sprocket 26 is provided inside the lower floor side machine room 16 at the lower end of the truss 12, and a pair of left and right endless step chains 28, 28 are spanned between the drive sprocket 24 and the driven sprocket 26. A plurality of steps (also referred to as “steps”) 30 are attached to the pair of left and right step chains 28, 28 at equal intervals, the wheels 301 of the steps 30 travel on the guide rail 23, and the wheels 302 travel on the guide rail 25. To do.

  On the left and right sides of the truss 12, a pair of left and right balustrades 36, 36 are erected. As shown in FIG. 2, a belt rail 60 is provided at the upper end of the balustrade 36, and an endless handrail belt 38 moves in synchronization with the step 30 on the belt rail 60. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, below the balustrade 36, a plurality of sets of front drive rolls 62 and back drive rolls 64 for driving the handrail belt 38 are provided on the travel path of the handrail belt 38. It is provided along. The handrail belt 38 will be described in detail later.

  A front skirt guard 40 on the upper floor side is provided in the lower front part on the upper floor side of the balustrade 36, and a front skirt guard 42 on the lower floor side is provided in the lower front part on the lower floor side. The inlet portions 46 and 48 having the entrance / exit of the handrail belt 38 protrude. A skirt guard 44 is provided at the lower side of the balustrade 36. On the inner surface of the skirt guard 44, operation panels 52 and 56 and speakers 54 and 58 are provided on the upper and lower floors, respectively.

  An entrance / exit board 32 on the upper floor side is provided at the entrance / exit of the ceiling surface of the machine room 14 on the upper floor side, a comb is provided at the tip of the entrance / exit board 32, and an entrance / exit on the ceiling surface of the machine room 16 on the lower floor side is provided. A lower floor boarding board 34 is provided at the mouth, and a comb is provided at the tip of the boarding board 34.

(2) Handrail belt 38
Next, the handrail belt 38 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the handrail belt 38 has a width of, for example, 70 mm to 100 mm, is formed of a material such as rubber, has a vertical cross-sectional shape formed in a C shape, and an opening portion faces downward. . In addition, a core material (not shown) is built in the handrail belt 38 along the longitudinal direction. The belt rail 60 described above is arranged on the back surface of the C-shaped handrail belt 38. The belt rail 60 is fixed to the upper end portion of the balustrade 36 and is formed in a T shape. The handrail belt 38 travels stably in the horizontal direction while covering the belt rail 60.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the handrail belt 38 has a pair of left and right projecting pieces 66 projecting slightly above both sides of the surface of the handrail belt 38. As shown in FIG. 4, these protrusions 66, 66 protrude at predetermined intervals, have a substantially parallelogram shape when viewed from the plane, and the corners of the protrusions 66 have a curved surface shape. The projecting positions of the pair of left and right projecting pieces 66, 66 project to a position slightly shifted on the left and right with respect to the longitudinal direction so as to be easily grasped by hand. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the pair of left and right projecting pieces 66 do not project horizontally but project slightly upward from the horizontal.

  When the C-shaped handrail belt 38 travels from the inlet portions 46 and 48 to enter the lower part of the balustrade 36, it is opposite to the upper and lower directions when traveling above the balustrade 36 as shown in FIG. Run in posture. Therefore, when sandwiched between a plurality of sets of front drive rolls 62 and back drive rolls 64 provided below the balustrade 36, the C-shaped handrail belt 38 is pressed against the front drive rolls 62 whose surface is located below. Then, the back surface is pressed by the back drive roll 64 positioned above. Then, the handrail belt 38 travels in one direction by simultaneously rotating the pair of upper and lower front drive rolls 62 and the reverse drive roll 64. A plurality of sets of the front drive roll 62 and the back drive roll 64 are connected to the drive sprocket 24 by a handrail belt chain (not shown), and when the drive sprocket 24 rotates, the handrail belt chain moves, The front drive roll 62 and the back drive roll 64 can be rotated in synchronization with the step 30.

  Moreover, in the inlet part 46 and the inlet part 48, the entrance / exit in which the handrail belt 38 enters / exits is a shape which can also each pass the pair of left and right protrusions 66, and the notch for the protrusions 66 is formed.

(3) Effect With the handrail belt 38 of the escalator 10 of the present embodiment, a passenger who is difficult to bend a finger sandwiches the pair of left and right protrusions 66 with the thumb and index finger, the ring finger and the little finger, so You can grab with.

  Further, for other passengers, by grasping a portion where the pair of left and right protruding pieces 66 does not protrude, the protruding piece 66 serves as a stopper and can prevent slipping in the longitudinal direction of the handrail belt 38. Can be firmly grasped by hand.

  Further, since the pair of left and right projecting pieces 66 and 66 project with the positions slightly shifted, it is easier to grasp the projecting piece 66 and put a hand in a portion between the projecting piece 66 and the next projecting piece 66. Easy to grab by hand.

  Moreover, since the corner | angular part of the protrusion 66 is a curved surface shape, a finger | toe and a hand are not damaged.

Embodiment 2

  The escalator 10 of Embodiment 2 is demonstrated based on FIG. 5 and FIG.

In the handrail belt 38 of the escalator 10 of the first embodiment, the pair of left and right projecting pieces 66 and 66 are projected. In addition, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. In the pieces 68, 68, an insertion hole 70 having a substantially circular longitudinal section is penetrating in the longitudinal direction.
Even in this embodiment, a passenger who is difficult to bend a finger sandwiches the cylindrical protrusion 68 between the thumb and forefinger, the ring finger and the little finger, and holds the handrail belt 38 firmly by inserting the finger into the insertion hole 70. In addition, it is possible to prevent a finger from being pulled out by passing the finger through the insertion hole 70.

Example of change

  In the said embodiment, although demonstrated corresponding to the step 30 of the escalator 10, it may replace with this and may adapt to the step (step) of a moving sidewalk.

  Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, this embodiment is presented as an example and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Escalator, 30 ... Step, 36 ... Railing, 38 ... Handrail belt, 60 ... Belt rail, 62 ... Front drive roll, 64 ... Back drive roll, 66 ... Projection pieces, 68 ... Cylindrical projection pieces, 70 ... Insertion holes

Claims (9)

An endless handrail belt used for passenger conveyors,
The handrail belt has a C-shaped longitudinal section,
A pair of left and right protrusions for placing fingers on both ends of the surface of the handrail belt protrude ,
The protruding positions of the pair of left and right protruding pieces are shifted on the left and right,
Handrail belt characterized by that. An endless handrail belt used for passenger conveyors,
The handrail belt has a C-shaped longitudinal section,
A pair of left and right protrusions for placing fingers on both ends of the surface of the handrail belt protrude ,
The protruding piece is cylindrical, and a finger insertion hole is provided in the longitudinal direction of the protruding piece.
Handrail belt characterized by that. The corners of the protruding pieces are curved.
The handrail belt according to claim 1 or 2 . The protrusion protrudes upward;
The handrail belt according to claim 1 or 2 . The insertion hole has a circular cross-sectional shape,
The handrail belt according to claim 2 . A plurality of steps connected endlessly and moving;
A pair of left and right balustrades erected on both the left and right sides of the step;
The handrail belt according to claim 1 or 2 , which moves in synchronization with the steps along the upper part of the balustrade;
With passenger conveyor. A front drive roll provided below the balustrade and in contact with the surface of the handrail belt;
A reverse drive roll provided below the balustrade and in contact with the back surface of the handrail belt;
Rotating the handrail belt while sandwiching the handrail belt between the front drive roll and the back drive roll, and running the handrail belt,
The passenger conveyor according to claim 6 . Front skirt guard at the bottom of the railing entrance,
An inlet provided in the front skirt guard;
An entrance through which the handrail belt provided in the inlet portion enters and exits;
Have
The doorway has a shape through which the protruding piece of the handrail belt can pass.
The passenger conveyor according to claim 6 . The passenger conveyor is an escalator or a moving sidewalk.
The passenger conveyor according to claim 6 .

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