JP6477669B2 - Passenger conveyor having clip guide push detection function and clip guide replacement method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a passenger conveyor and a clip guide replacement method.

  For example, a clip guide is attached to the guide rail that guides the moving handrail of the passenger conveyor. The moving handrail is attached to the guide rail from above the clip guide, for example. Since the clip guide is gradually worn by contact with the moving handrail, it is replaced as necessary. As a technique related to the replacement of the clip guide, for example, there is one described in Patent Document 1 below.

JP 2012-166938 A

  The portion of the guide rail that extends from the handrail entrance to the inside of the truss requires labor. For this reason, the old clip guide attached to the corresponding part of the guide rail is removed, for example, by pulling out the moving handrail located near the entrance / exit until just before the handrail entrance, from the handrail entrance. Thereafter, the new clip guide is attached by, for example, pushing it into the gap between the portion of the guide rail and the moving handrail from the handrail entrance. At this time, it may be difficult to determine whether or not the clip guide has been pushed to an appropriate position.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems. The object is to provide a passenger conveyor and a clip guide replacement method having a clip guide push-in detection function capable of improving the efficiency of clip guide replacement work.

  The passenger conveyor having a clip guide push-in detection function according to the present invention detects that the end of the clip guide attached to the edge along the longitudinal direction of the guide rail guiding the moving handrail is in an appropriate position inside the truss. A notification unit that notifies information, and a notification control unit that notifies information from the notification unit based on a detection result by the detection unit.

  The clip guide exchanging method according to the present invention includes a handrail removing step of removing a portion of the moving handrail of the passenger conveyor located outside the truss near the entrance and exiting from the guide rail until just before the handrail entrance, and an edge of the guide rail Clip guide removal process to be removed by pulling out the clip guide attached to the handrail doorway, and clip guide attachment process to be attached to the edge of the guide rail by pushing a new clip guide from the handrail doorway. In the process, the operation of pushing the clip guide is performed until the information based on the detection result by the detection unit that detects that the end of the clip guide is in the proper position inside the truss is notified from the notification unit of the passenger conveyor. It is.

  In this invention, a detection part detects that the edge part of a clip guide exists in an appropriate position in the inside of a truss. Information based on the detection result of the detection unit is notified from the notification unit. For this reason, according to this invention, the exchange operation | work of a clip guide can be made efficient.

3 is a perspective view showing an example of an escalator in Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a side view showing a structure near the handrail entrance of the escalator in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a front view showing a structure in the vicinity of a handrail entrance of the escalator in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a first cross-sectional view of the guide rail of the escalator in the first embodiment. 4 is a second cross-sectional view of the guide rail of the escalator in Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a first diagram illustrating a clip guide attaching operation of the escalator in the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a second diagram illustrating the clip guide attaching operation of the escalator in the first embodiment. 3 is a functional block diagram of an escalator in Embodiment 1. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a clip guide replacement method in the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a clip guide attaching operation of an escalator in a second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an escalator clip guide attaching operation in a third embodiment.

  A passenger conveyor having a clip guide push-in detection function and a clip guide replacement method will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In each figure, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. The overlapping description will be simplified or omitted as appropriate.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
In Embodiment 1, an escalator will be specifically described as an example of a passenger conveyor. Description of other passenger conveyors such as moving walkways is omitted.

  1 is a perspective view showing an example of an escalator according to Embodiment 1. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the escalator includes a truss 1, an upper entrance / exit 2, a lower entrance / exit 3, a drive device 4, and a control panel 5. The truss 1 is spanned between the upper floor and the lower floor. The upper entrance / exit 2 is provided on the upper floor. The lower entrance / exit 3 is provided on the lower floor. The drive device 4 is provided inside the truss 1 below, for example, the upper entrance 2 and above the lower entrance 3. That is, the drive device 4 is provided, for example, on the inclined portion of the truss 1. The control panel 5 is provided on the upper floor side inside the truss 1. The drive device 4 may be provided on the upper floor side of the truss 1, for example.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the escalator includes a step 6 and a moving handrail 7. The moving handrail 7 is formed in an endless shape. The moving handrail 7 is provided on both the left and right sides of the step 6 along the direction in which the plurality of steps 6 are arranged. The step 6 and the moving handrail 7 circulate between the upper floor and the lower floor as the driving device 4 operates. The moving handrail 7 moves while being guided by a guide rail (not shown in FIG. 1).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the escalator includes a handrail entrance 8 that leads to the inside of the truss 1. The handrail entrance 8 is formed on both the left and right sides of the entrance. The moving handrail 7 enters and exits the truss 1 through the handrail entrance 8. For example, when the escalator is running down, the moving handrail 7 enters the inside of the truss 1 from the handrail entrance 8 on the lower entrance 3 side. For example, when the escalator is running down, the moving handrail 7 exits from the truss 1 through the handrail entrance 8 on the upper entrance 2 side.

  FIG. 2 is a side view showing the structure near the handrail entrance of the escalator in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the structure near the handrail entrance of the escalator in the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, an inlet safety device 9 is provided in the vicinity of the handrail entrance 8. The inlet safety device 9 is a device that prevents a human hand or the like from being drawn into the handrail entrance 8. The inlet safety device 9 includes, for example, a boot 10, an operating piece 11, and a switch 12. The boot 10 is provided, for example, in a state where a front portion is exposed to the outside of the truss 1. The operating piece 11 and the switch 12 are provided inside the truss 1, for example. The boot 10 is disposed so as to cover the periphery of the moving handrail 7. That is, the moving handrail 7 moves through the inside of the boot 10. When the boot 10 moves toward the inside of the truss 1, the switch 12 is pushed by the operating piece 11. When the switch 12 is pushed, the drive device 4 makes an emergency stop of the operation of the escalator, for example.

  FIG. 4 is a first cross-sectional view of the guide rail of the escalator in the first embodiment. FIG. 4 shows a cross section of a portion of the guide rail 13 that extends from the handrail entrance 8 into the truss 1.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the guide rail 13 has an edge portion 14 along the longitudinal direction. The edge 14 has a first edge 14a and a second edge 14b. The first edge portion 14 a is located on one of the left and right sides when viewed from the longitudinal direction of the guide rail 13. The second edge portion 14 b is located on the other side of the left and right when viewed from the longitudinal direction of the guide rail 13.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a clip guide 15 is attached to the edge portion 14. The clip guide 15 is attached to each of the first edge portion 14a and the second edge portion 14b. The clip guide 15 is a long member having elasticity, for example. The clip guide 15 is formed of, for example, a synthetic resin. The moving handrail 7 is attached to the guide rail 13 from above the clip guide 15. That is, the clip guide 15 is located between the guide rail 13 and the moving handrail 7.

  FIG. 5 is a second cross-sectional view of the guide rail of the escalator in the first embodiment. FIG. 5 shows a state in which the clip guide 15 is removed from the guide rail 13 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a guide stopper 16 is attached to the edge portion 14. The guide stopper 16 is provided corresponding to each of the first edge portion 14a and the second edge portion 14b. The guide stopper 16 is fixed to the edge 14, for example. The guide stopper 16 is provided, for example, at a position facing the end in the longitudinal direction of the clip guide 15 when viewed from the longitudinal direction of the guide rail 13. The guide stopper 16 restricts the movement of the clip guide 15 on the guide rail 13, for example.

  For example, the guide stopper 16 is attached to a position corresponding to an appropriate position where the end portion on the back side of the clip guide 15 should be located inside the truss 1. The guide stopper 16 is attached, for example, at a position behind the inlet safety device 9 in the longitudinal direction of the guide rail 13.

  FIG. 6 is a first diagram illustrating an escalator clip guide attaching operation according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a second view illustrating the clip guide attaching operation of the escalator in the first embodiment. 6 and 7 show the guide rail 13 viewed from the lower side in FIG. The left side in FIGS. 6 and 7 is the handrail entrance 8 side. The right side in FIGS. 6 and 7 is the back side of the truss 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the escalator includes a detection unit 17. The detection unit 17 includes a first detection unit 17a and a second detection unit 17b. The detection part 17 is provided in the edge part by the side of the handrail entrance 8 of the guide stopper 16, for example. The first detection unit 17a is provided, for example, on a guide stopper 16 attached to the first edge 14a. The second detection unit 17b is provided, for example, on a guide stopper 16 attached to the second edge 14b. The detection unit 17 is, for example, a sensor or a micro switch that detects contact or being pressed.

  For example, when the clip guide 15 is replaced, when the clip guide 15 is pushed into the gap between the first edge portion 14a and the moving handrail 7 from the handrail inlet / outlet 8, as shown in FIG. It approaches the detection unit 17a. When the clip guide 15 is further pushed in, the first detector 17a is pushed by the end of the clip guide 15 as shown in FIG. Thereby, it is detected that the edge part of the clip guide 15 attached to the 1st edge part 14a exists in an appropriate position. Thereafter, when the clip guide 15 is attached to the second edge portion 14b, the second detection portion 17b is pushed in the same manner. Thereby, it is detected that the edge part of the clip guide 15 attached to the 2nd edge part 14b exists in an appropriate position. That is, the detection unit 17 detects that the end on the far side in the longitudinal direction of the clip guide 15 is in an appropriate position inside the truss 1.

  FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram of the escalator in the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the escalator includes a drive device 4, a control panel 5, an inlet safety device 9, a detection unit 17, and a notification unit 18. The control panel 5 includes an operation control unit 19 and a notification control unit 20. The control panel 5 is electrically connected to the drive device 4, the inlet safety device 9, the first detection unit 17a, the second detection unit 17b, and the notification unit 18.

  The notification unit 18 is provided, for example, on a railing or a skirt guard near the entrance / exit of the escalator. The notification unit 18 has a function of notifying at least one of auditory information and visual information, for example. As the notification unit 18, for example, at least one of a speaker, a lamp, an indicator, a liquid crystal display, and the like is used.

  The operation control unit 19 controls the operation of the escalator by controlling the drive device 4. That is, the operation control unit 19 controls the movement of Step 6 and the moving handrail 7.

  The notification control unit 20 controls the operation of the notification unit 18. For example, the notification control unit 20 causes the notification unit 18 to notify information based on the detection result by the detection unit 17. Information notification from the notification unit 18 is performed, for example, by sounding a buzzer, broadcasting an audio announcement, lighting a lamp, displaying characters, displaying an image, and the like.

  For example, when the first detection unit 17a detects that the end of the clip guide 15 is in the proper position, the notification control unit 20 receives the notification from the notification unit 18 regardless of the detection result by the second detection unit 17b. Buzzer 1 is sounded. For example, when the second detection unit 17b detects that the end portion of the clip guide 15 is in the proper position, the notification control unit 20 is notified from the notification unit 18 regardless of the detection result by the first detection unit 17a. 2 buzzer sounds. For example, the second buzzer sound is set to a sound different from the first buzzer sound. For example, the buzzer sound is stopped after a certain period of time.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a clip guide replacement method according to the first embodiment.

  The maintenance worker removes the moving handrail 7 near the entrance / exit until just before the handrail entrance 8 (step S101). The maintenance worker pulls out the old clip guide 15 from the handrail entrance 8 (step S102).

  The maintenance worker pushes the new clip guide 15 into the gap between the first edge portion 14a and the moving handrail 7 (step S103). The pushing-in operation in step S103 is performed until the first buzzer sounds (step S104).

  The maintenance worker pushes the new clip guide 15 into the gap between the second edge 14b and the moving handrail 7 (step S105). The pushing-in operation in step S105 is performed until the second buzzer sounds (step S106). Thereafter, the maintenance worker attaches the removed moving handrail 7 to the guide rail 13 (step S107).

  Thus, the replacement work of the clip guide 15 is performed without disassembling the components of the truss 1, the inlet safety device 9, and the like, for example.

  In the first embodiment, the detection unit 17 has a clip guide 15 attached to the edge 14 along the longitudinal direction of the guide rail 13, and the end on the far side in the longitudinal direction is located in the vicinity of the handrail entrance 8 in the truss 1 in advance. It detects that it is in the set proper position. The notification control unit 20 notifies information from the notification unit 18 based on the detection result by the detection unit 17. For this reason, according to the first embodiment, it can be easily determined whether or not the clip guide 15 has been pushed to an appropriate position inside the truss 1. As a result, the replacement work of the clip guide 15 can be made efficient.

  In Embodiment 1, the 1st detection part 17a detects that the edge part of the clip guide 15 attached to the 1st edge part 14a exists in an appropriate position. The 2nd detection part 17b detects that the edge part of the clip guide 15 attached to the 2nd edge part 14b exists in an appropriate position. The notification control unit 20 notifies information based on the detection result by the first detection unit 17a and the detection result by the second detection unit 17b. Therefore, according to the first embodiment, whether or not both the clip guide 15 for the first edge portion 14a and the clip guide 15 for the second edge portion 14b of the guide rail 13 have been pushed to an appropriate position is determined. Easy to judge. As a result, the replacement work of the clip guide 15 can be made efficient.

  In the first embodiment, for example, when the first detection unit 17a detects that the end portion of the clip guide 15 is in the proper position, the notification control unit 20 sets the first control unit 20 regardless of the detection result by the second detection unit 17b. 1 information is notified, and when the second detection unit 17b detects that the end of the clip guide 15 is in an appropriate position, the second information is notified regardless of the detection result of the first detection unit 17a. Therefore, according to the first embodiment, it is possible to individually determine whether or not each of the clip guide 15 for the first edge portion 14a and the clip guide 15 for the second edge portion 14b has been pushed to an appropriate position. . As a result, the replacement work of the clip guide 15 can be made efficient.

  In the first embodiment, for example, the detection unit 17 is provided on the guide stopper 16 attached to the edge 14 of the guide rail 13 corresponding to the appropriate position of the clip guide 15 and is pushed from the handrail entrance 8 side. Is detected. For this reason, according to the first embodiment, it can be easily determined whether or not the clip guide 15 has been pushed to an appropriate position inside the truss 1. As a result, the replacement work of the clip guide 15 can be made efficient.

  In the first embodiment, the clip guide replacement method includes a handrail removing step, a clip guide removing step, and a clip guide attaching step. The handrail removing step is a step of removing a portion of the moving handrail 7 of the passenger conveyor that is located outside the truss 1 near the entrance / exit from the guide rail 13 just before the handrail entrance 8. The clip guide removing step is a step of removing the clip guide 15 attached to the edge 14 of the guide rail 13 by pulling it out from the handrail entrance 8. The clip guide attaching step is a step of attaching a new clip guide 15 to the edge portion 14 of the guide rail 13 by pushing it in from the handrail entrance 8. In the clip guide attaching process, the operation of pushing the clip guide 15 is based on the detection result by the detection unit 17 that detects that the end on the back side in the longitudinal direction of the clip guide 15 is in an appropriate position inside the truss 1. It is performed until notified from the notification unit 18 of the passenger conveyor. For this reason, according to the first embodiment, it can be easily determined whether or not the clip guide 15 has been pushed to an appropriate position inside the truss 1. As a result, the replacement work of the clip guide 15 can be made efficient.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
Hereinafter, a passenger conveyor having a clip guide push-in detection function and a clip guide replacement method will be described focusing on differences from the first embodiment. Parts that are the same as or equivalent to those in the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and a part of the description is omitted.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an escalator clip guide attaching operation according to the second embodiment. FIG. 10 shows the guide rail 13 viewed from the lower side in FIG. The left side in FIG. 10 is the handrail entrance 8 side. The right side in FIG. 10 is the back side of the truss 1.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the guide stopper 16 in the second embodiment includes a fixed portion 16a and a movable portion 16b. The fixed portion 16 a is fixed to the guide rail 13. The movable part 16b is located closer to the handrail entrance 8 than the fixed part 16a. At least a part of the movable portion 16b faces the fixed portion 16a in the longitudinal direction of the guide rail 13. The movable portion 16 b is provided so as to be movable along the longitudinal direction of the guide rail 13. The movable portion 16b is connected to the fixed portion 16a and the spring 21, for example. The detection part 17 is provided in the edge part by the side of the handrail entrance 8 of the fixing | fixed part 16a. The detection unit 17 faces the movable unit 16 b in the longitudinal direction of the guide rail 13.

  For example, when the clip guide 15 is replaced, when the clip guide 15 is pushed into the gap between the first edge portion 14 a and the moving handrail 7 from the handrail entrance 8, the movable portion 16 b is pushed by the end of the clip guide 15. When the clip guide 15 is further pushed in, the first detector 17a is pushed by the movable portion 16b as shown in FIG. Thereby, it is detected that the edge part of the clip guide 15 attached to the 1st edge part 14a exists in an appropriate position.

  According to the second embodiment, the detection unit 17 is pushed not by the end of the clip guide 15 but by the movable unit 16 b of the guide stopper 16. That is, for example, even if the end of the clip guide 15 has a distorted shape, the detection unit 17 is pushed by the flat surface of the movable unit 16b. For this reason, according to Embodiment 2, it can prevent that the detection by the detection part 17 fails. As a result, the replacement work of the clip guide 15 can be made efficient.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
Hereinafter, a passenger conveyor having a clip guide push-in detection function and a clip guide replacement method will be described focusing on differences from the first embodiment. Parts that are the same as or equivalent to those in the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and a part of the description is omitted.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an escalator clip guide attaching operation according to the third embodiment. FIG. 11 shows the guide rail 13 viewed from the lower side in FIG. The left side in FIG. 11 is the handrail entrance 8 side. The right side in FIG. 11 is the back side of the truss 1.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the guide stopper 16 in the third embodiment has a recess 22. The recess 22 is formed on the handrail entrance 8 side of the guide stopper 16. The recess 22 is formed in a size that allows the end of the clip guide 15 to enter, for example. The detection unit 17 is provided inside the recess 22. The detection unit 17 is provided, for example, at a position corresponding to the bottom surface of the recess 22. That is, the detection unit 17 is provided, for example, at a position facing the end in the longitudinal direction of the clip guide 15 inside the recess 22. For example, the detection unit 17 may be provided at a position corresponding to the side surface of the recess 22.

  The detection unit 17 in the third embodiment detects, for example, an object located within a certain distance on the handrail entrance 8 side in a non-contact manner. As the detection unit 17, for example, a proximity sensor that can detect metal, synthetic resin, a magnet, or the like is used. For example, the detection unit 17 detects a detection target inside the recess 22. The detection range of the detection unit 17 may be arbitrarily settable. Note that even a proximity sensor in which the material of the clip guide 15 is difficult to detect can be used as the detection unit 17 by attaching a metal or a magnet to the end of the clip guide 15, for example.

  According to the third embodiment, the detection unit 17 detects the end of the approaching clip guide 15 in a non-contact manner. For this reason, for example, even if the end portion of the clip guide 15 has a distorted shape, the detection by the detection unit 17 can be prevented from failing. Further, according to the third embodiment, the detection unit 17 is provided inside the recess 22 of the guide stopper 16. That is, the fact that the end of the clip guide 15 is detected by the detection unit 17 means that the end of the clip guide 15 has been pushed into the inside of the recess 22. For this reason, it can be detected that the clip guide 15 has been reliably pushed to an appropriate position. As a result, the replacement work of the clip guide 15 can be made efficient.

  In the first and second embodiments, the detection unit 17 may detect, for example, an object located within a certain distance on the handrail entrance 8 side in a non-contact manner. In Embodiment 3, the detection part 17 may detect that it was touched or pressed, for example.

  In the first to third embodiments, the notification control unit 20 may control the notification unit 18 as follows, for example. When the first detection unit 17a detects that the end of the clip guide 15 is in the proper position and the second detection unit 17b does not detect that the end of the clip guide 15 is in the proper position. To notify the first information. When the second detection unit 17b detects that the end of the clip guide 15 is in the proper position and the first detection unit 17a does not detect that the end of the clip guide 15 is in the proper position. To notify the first information. The notification control unit 20 detects that the end of the clip guide 15 is in the proper position by the first detection unit 17a, and detects that the end of the clip guide 15 is in the proper position by the second detection unit 17b. In the case, the second information is notified. In this case, it can be easily determined whether or not both the clip guide 15 for the first edge portion 14a and the clip guide 15 for the second edge portion 14b have been pushed to an appropriate position inside the truss 1. As a result, the replacement work of the clip guide 15 can be made efficient.

  In the first to third embodiments, for example, the detection unit 17 may not be provided on the guide stopper 16. The detector 17 may be, for example, a device provided on the guide rail 13 adjacent to the handrail entrance 8 side of the guide stopper 16.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Truss 2 Upper entrance / exit 3 Lower entrance / exit 4 Driving device 5 Control board 7 Moving handrail 8 Handrail entrance 9 Inlet safety device 10 Boot 11 Actuating piece 12 Switch 13 Guide rail 14 Edge 14a First edge 14b Second edge 15 Clip guide 16 Guide stopper 16a Fixed portion 16b Movable portion 17 Detection portion 17a First detection portion 17b Second detection portion 18 Notification portion 19 Operation control portion 20 Notification control portion 21 Spring 22 Recessed portion

Claims (9)

A detection unit for detecting that the end of the clip guide attached to the edge along the longitudinal direction of the guide rail for guiding the moving handrail is in an appropriate position inside the truss;
An informing unit for informing information;
A notification control unit for informing information from the notification unit based on a detection result by the detection unit;
A passenger conveyor having a clip guide push-in detection function. The edge of the guide rail is
A first edge located on one of the left and right as viewed from the longitudinal direction of the guide rail;
A second edge located on the other of the left and right as viewed from the longitudinal direction of the guide rail;
Have
The detector is
A first detector for detecting that an end of a clip guide attached to the first edge is in an appropriate position;
A second detector for detecting that an end of a clip guide attached to the second edge is in an appropriate position;
Have
2. The passenger conveyor having a clip guide push detection function according to claim 1, wherein the notification control unit is configured to notify information based on a detection result by the first detection unit and a detection result by the second detection unit.   The notification control unit is configured to notify the first information regardless of a detection result of the second detection unit when the first detection unit detects that the end portion of the clip guide is in an appropriate position. The clip guide push-in detection function according to claim 2, wherein the second information is notified regardless of a detection result by the first detection unit when the end of the clip guide is detected at an appropriate position by the two detection unit. With passenger conveyor.   The notification control unit detects when the end of the clip guide is in the proper position by the first detection unit and when the end of the clip guide is not detected by the second detection unit. When the second detection unit detects that the end of the clip guide is in the proper position and the first detection unit does not detect that the end of the clip guide is in the proper position The first information is notified, the first detection unit detects that the end of the clip guide is in the proper position, and the second detection unit detects that the end of the clip guide is in the proper position. The passenger conveyor which has a clip guide pushing detection function of Claim 2 which alert | reports 2nd information when it responds.   5. The clip guide push-in detection function according to claim 1, wherein the detection unit is provided on a guide stopper attached to an edge of the guide rail and detects that the push is pushed from a handrail entrance / exit side. With passenger conveyor. The guide stopper is
A fixing portion fixed to the guide rail;
A movable part located on the handrail entrance side of the fixed part and movable along the longitudinal direction of the guide rail;
Have
6. The passenger conveyor having a clip guide push-in detection function according to claim 5, wherein the detection part is provided at an end of the fixed part on a handrail entrance side and faces the movable part in a longitudinal direction of the guide rail.   The said detection part is provided in the guide stopper attached to the edge part of the said guide rail, and detects the object located within the fixed distance by the side of a handrail entrance / exit without contact. Passenger conveyor having a clip guide push-in detection function. The guide stopper is fixed to the guide rail, and has a recess on the handrail entrance side where the end of the clip guide can enter,
The passenger conveyor according to claim 7, wherein the detection unit is provided inside the recess. A handrail removing step of removing a portion located outside the truss in the vicinity of the entrance / exit of the moving handrail of the passenger conveyor from the guide rail until just before the handrail entrance,
A clip guide removing step for removing the clip guide attached to the edge of the guide rail by pulling it out from the handrail entrance;
A clip guide attaching step for attaching a new clip guide to the edge of the guide rail by pushing in from the handrail entrance;
With
In the clip guide attaching step, the operation of pushing the clip guide is notified from the notification unit of the passenger conveyor based on the detection result by the detection unit that detects that the end of the clip guide is in the proper position inside the truss. Clip guide replacement method performed until

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