JP6561910B2 - Passenger conveyor - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an escalator and other passenger conveyors, and more particularly, to a passenger conveyor having a balustrade that is configured so that lighting fixtures can be attached thereto.

  In recent years, escalators have become an important element of architectural design as a means of transporting passengers, and transparent glass is used for the balustrade panels that constitute the railings installed on both sides of the runway of the steps that transport passengers. Many of them have been improved by providing lighting fixtures along the upper end of the balustrade panel.

  For example, an escalator disclosed in Patent Document 1 is provided as follows (see FIG. 2 of Patent Document 1). The escalator of Patent Document 1 has a long attachment member having a groove portion that opens downward and extends in the longitudinal direction, and the attachment member is in a state where the groove portion is fitted to the upper edge portion of the balustrade panel. It is fixed to the balustrade panel.

  The attachment member is covered with a long handrail deck having a substantially “U” -shaped cross section. The handrail deck projects greatly from the balustrade panel on the side opposite to the travel path, and a lighting device is provided below the projecting portion. A lighting cover is provided between the opposite end of the handrail deck and the mounting member to cover the lower side of the lighting fixture.

  On the other hand, the edge of the handrail deck on the side of the traveling path with respect to the balustrade panel is bent toward the balustrade panel. A gap is left between the tip of the edge (hereinafter referred to as “deck end”) and the balustrade panel for other reasons in manufacturing. Since the handrail deck is generally formed of a metal material such as stainless steel, there is a risk of injury if a passenger's finger transported on a step is accidentally rubbed at the end of the deck. Therefore, in Patent Document 1, “buffer packing” is provided as an edge cover that covers the edge portion (paragraph [0018] of FIG. 2, FIG. 2).

  The packing has a groove into which the end edge portion is fitted, and the end edge portion is fitted into the groove. In Patent Document 1, when assembling the balustrade, after attaching an attachment member to the upper edge of the balustrade panel erected on both sides of the step, a handrail deck on which packing has been previously mounted is placed on the attachment member To do. And the mounted handrail deck and an attachment member are fastened with a volt | bolt (paragraphs [0019] and [0020] of patent document 1).

  Thereby, since the said edge part is covered with buffer packing, it can prevent that a passenger | crew's finger is rubbed by the deck end.

2006-193294

  By the way, the packing (edge cover) needs to be replaced due to aging or damage. In this case, in Patent Document 1, in order to remove the packing from the handrail deck, first, it is necessary to release the fastening by the bolt and remove the handrail deck from the mounting member.

  However, it is very troublesome to remove the handrail deck from the mounting member only to remove the packing from the handrail deck.

  In addition, the above-mentioned subject is common not only to an escalator but to other passenger conveyors, for example, a moving sidewalk.

  An object of this invention is to provide the passenger conveyor which can replace | exchange the edge cover with which the said handrail deck was mounted | worn, without removing a handrail deck from an attachment member in view of an above-described subject.

  In order to achieve the above object, a passenger conveyor according to the present invention includes an endless transport body that travels in a circulating manner and transports passengers, and a plurality of erections that are installed along a passage of a passenger including a travel path of the endless transport body. A balustrade panel and a long block body having a groove extending in the longitudinal direction, the groove being fitted to an edge of the balustrade panel, and a plurality of lines arranged along the edge of the balustrade panel And a plate body in which a part of one side wall of the rectangular tube body is opened over its entire length, and the opening is covered with the mounting member toward the edge, and the plurality of mounting members A plurality of handrail decks mounted in a row, and a flexible bar-shaped synthetic resin edge cover attached to the handrail deck, wherein the handrail deck includes the balustrade deck Projects to the opposite side of the passage from the panel The lighting fixture can be incorporated into the portion, and the edge portion on the passage side is bent toward the main surface on the passage side of the balustrade panel so as to surround a part of the attachment member. The edge cover has a single groove formed in the length direction, and the width of the groove is set larger than the thickness of the edge portion, and the groove is in the longitudinal direction of the edge portion. It is inserted through one end of the handrail and is mounted on the handrail deck.

  Further, the one end of the end edge portion is from a handrail deck adjacent to the end edge portion of the end handrail deck installed on one end side of the plurality of handrail decks attached in the row state. It is characterized by being one end of the far side.

  Or, among the plurality of handrail decks mounted in the row state, a part of the edge portion of the intermediate handrail deck installed in the middle excluding the handrail deck installed at both ends is cut off, and the remaining One end of the end edge portion is the one end through which the end cover is inserted.

  Further, when an external force is applied to the edge cover and the groove is slid toward the balustrade panel in the depth direction of the groove, a portion of the edge cover that faces the main surface comes into contact with the main surface. By restricting further slides, the edge cover is prevented from coming off from the handrail deck in the depth direction.

  Further, the edge cover has a slope inclined with respect to the main surface on the opposite side of the mounting member with respect to the groove, and an angle formed with the main surface of the slope is 45 degrees or less. It is characterized by.

  Further, the synthetic resin is characterized in that a lubricant is added.

  According to the passenger conveyor having the above-described configuration, the edge cover mounted on the edge portion of the handrail deck is mounted with a single groove formed in the length direction inserted from one end in the longitudinal direction of the edge portion. Since the width of the groove is larger than the thickness of the edge portion, the edge cover can be removed from the edge portion (handrail deck) by pulling out from the one end in the length direction. Further, the edge cover can be mounted by inserting the groove into the edge portion from one end in the longitudinal direction of the edge portion. Thereby, the edge cover attached to the handrail deck can be replaced without removing the handrail deck from the mounting member.

It is a perspective view which shows schematic structure of the escalator which concerns on embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows schematic structure of the balustrade which comprises the escalator which concerns on embodiment. It is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a handrail deck. (A) is an expanded sectional view of the A part in FIG. 2, (b) is an expanded sectional view cut | disconnected in another position in the orthogonal | vertical direction to the paper surface, and seeing in the same direction as the A part. In the embodiment, (a) is a front view of the wedge member, (b) is a bottom view thereof, (c) is a left side view thereof, (d) is a sectional view taken along line II, and (e) is a sectional view taken along line II-II, (F) has each shown the III-III sectional view. In the attachment member, (a) is a view seen from above, (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 4 (a), and (c) is a VI-VI line. A sectional view, (d) shows a sectional view taken along the line VV, and (e) shows a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV. 4A is an enlarged cross-sectional view cut at the same position as FIG. 4A, and FIG. 4B is cut at the same position as FIG. 4B in a state where the fixing of the attachment member to the balustrade panel is released. It is an expanded sectional view. It is a figure for demonstrating the method to cancel | release fixing of the attachment member with respect to a balustrade panel. In the fixing device in the embodiment, (a) is a perspective view in a state where the balustrade panel is fixedly held, and (b) is a perspective view showing a state in which the movable bracket is slid with respect to the fixed bracket from the state shown in (a). FIG. It is an enlarged view of the fixing device and its vicinity in an embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which fixation of the balustrade panel was cancelled | released in the fixing device in embodiment. It is a figure which shows the state in the middle of replacement work of the balustrade panel in embodiment. (A) is a perspective view of an edge cover, (b) is the cross-sectional view. It is the perspective view which looked up at the exchange port of an edge cover, and its vicinity from the bottom in the state in which the edge cover was attached to the handrail deck. It is a figure which shows the state in which the cap was attached to the said exchange port. It is a figure which shows the said exchange port in the state from which the edge cover was removed from the handrail deck. It is a perspective view of the end of the lower end part handrail deck, and its vicinity. (A), (b) is a cross-sectional view of the other example of an edge cover, respectively.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of an escalator according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIGS. 2, 10, and 12, hatching indicating a cross section is omitted to avoid complexity.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the escalator 10 according to the embodiment includes a plurality of steps 12 that are endless transport bodies that are connected in a circular manner and circulate and transport passengers. Railings 14 and 16 are installed on both sides of the passenger passage PW including the travel path of the steps 12 and the upper and lower elevators. In addition, in FIG. 1, the below-mentioned lighting fixture 32 provided in the balustrades 14 and 16 is abbreviate | omitted.

  Each of the balustrades 14 and 16 has a plurality of balustrade panels 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31 arranged along the passage PW (in FIG. 1, the balustrades) Only the balustrade panel which comprises the balustrade 14 of the one side is attached | subjected the code | symbol. Each of the balustrade panels 11,..., 31 is made of, for example, glass, and is formed by attaching a scattering prevention film to one side of a reinforced plate glass. Here, among the plurality of balustrade panels 11,..., 31, when it is necessary to particularly distinguish the end balustrade panels provided at both ends in the row direction, the end balustrade panels are referred to as “New L panels 11, 31. The balustrade panel other than the Newell panels 11 and 31 will be referred to as “intermediate panels 13,..., 29”.

  On the outer peripheries of the balustrade panels 11,..., 31 are provided handrails 20 and 22 in the form of endless belts which are guided by guide rails (not shown in FIG. 1) and circulate at the same speed as the steps 12 at the same speed. It has been. The moving handrails 20 and 22 guided by the guide rails travel in the horizontal direction along the upper edge of the balustrade panels 11,. The vehicle runs diagonally, curves again, and travels horizontally again.

  The escalator 10 is installed, for example, between a floor DS below the floor and a floor US above the floor in the building. The escalator 10 is used for ascending or descending when the direction of travel of the step 12 is switched, and a passenger on the step 12 moves from the floor US upstairs to the floor US upstairs or the floor US upstairs. It is transported to the lower floor DS.

  Next, the balustrades 14 and 16 will be described. The balustrade 14 and the balustrade 16 are symmetrically installed across the passage PW, and basically have the same configuration. Therefore, the balustrade 14 will be described as a representative, and the description of the balustrade 16 will be omitted.

  Each of the plurality of balustrade panels 11,..., 31 constituting the balustrade 14 is fixed to the truss 28 with a plurality of fixing devices 26 shown in FIG. Has been. For each balustrade panel 11,..., 31, a number (2 to 4) of fixtures 26 corresponding to the size is used.

  On the other hand, a plurality of mounting members 30 as fixed members are fixed in a row to the upper edge of the plurality of balustrade panels 11,..., 31, and the lighting fixture 32 is mounted via the mounting member 30. It has been. The attachment member 30 is made of a block body of extruded aluminum material, and a plurality of the attachment members 30 are arranged along the edge of the balustrade panel 13 at intervals. The attachment member 30 has a linear shape in the section where the moving handrail 20 is skewed, and a section having a curved portion matched to the curve is used in the curved section. It has a shape.

  Here, the structure of the fixture 26 etc. which support the balustrade panel 13 adjacent to the Newell panel 11 will be described as a representative.

  The luminaire 32 has a holder 36 attached to the attachment member 30 via an L-shaped angle member 34, and a fluorescent lamp 38 is fitted in the holder 36.

  A handrail deck 40 is also installed on the attachment member 30. As shown in FIG. 3, the handrail deck 40 is a metal plate body in which a part of one side wall of the rectangular tube body is opened over the entire length, and the transverse section has a substantially “U” shape. It is a long member. The handrail deck 40 is obtained by processing a metal plate into a sheet metal. For the metal, for example, a steel material (for example, stainless steel) is used.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the handrail deck 40 is attached to the attachment member 30 by covering the opening 401 toward the edge portion (upper edge portion in the illustrated example) of the balustrade panel 13. ing.

  In the attached state, the handrail deck 40 protrudes greatly to the opposite side of the passage PW with respect to the balustrade panel 13, and the lighting fixture 32 is incorporated in the protruding portion. In other words, the lighting fixture 32 can be incorporated by projecting it in this way.

  A translucent lamp cover 42 made of synthetic resin is provided between the end of the handrail deck 40 opposite to the passage PW side and the attachment member 30 so as to cover the fluorescent lamp 38.

  The edge portion 402 on the passage PW side of the handrail deck 40 is bent toward the main surface 13B on the passage PW side of the balustrade panel 13 so as to surround a part of the attachment member 30 (end portion on the passage PW side). As shown in FIG. 3, the end edge portion 402 has a long hole 403 that penetrates in the thickness direction and is long in the length direction. The long hole 403 is a hexagon wrench (not shown) for tightening or loosening a tightening screw 60 (FIG. 4, FIG. 4 (a), FIG. 7 (a)) described later, or a loosening screw 64 (FIG. 8) is a through hole through which the handrail deck 40 passes.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the edge cover 24 is attached to the edge 402 of the handrail deck 40. The edge cover 24 will be described later.

  One handrail deck 40 is longer than one attachment member 30, and one handrail deck 40 is attached over a plurality of attachment members 30. Thereby, the adjacent attachment member 30 is connected by the handrail deck 40 attached to both.

  As for the handrail deck 40, the straight thing shown in FIG. 3 is used in the section where the moving handrail 20 is skewed, and the handrail deck 40 is curved according to the curve in the section where the moving handrail 20 curves. A plurality of handrail decks 40 are arranged in a form in which end faces in the longitudinal direction are butted together. The handrail decks at both ends of the handrail deck row arranged in this way are installed at the lower edge of the Newell panels 11 and 31 (FIG. 1). Here, the handrail deck installed at the lower edge of the Newell panel 11 is referred to as “upper end handrail deck”, the handrail deck installed at the lower edge of the Newell panel 31 is referred to as “lower end handrail deck”, and the upper end. The handrail deck installed in the middle excluding the handrail deck and the lower handrail deck is referred to as an “intermediate handrail deck”.

  Each of the handrail decks arranged in line has the same cross-sectional shape. Further, in the handrail deck arranged in a row, the lighting fixture 32 is installed in a section from the upper edge of the Newell panel 11 to the upper edge of the Newell panel 31.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a guide rail 44 is fixed to the upper portion of the attachment member 30 via a handrail deck 40. The guide rail 44 is produced, for example, by processing a stainless steel plate into a sheet metal. The guide rail 44 has a bottom plate portion 44A corresponding to the upper surface of the mounting member 30, and the bottom plate portion 44A is joined to the handrail deck 40 by spot welding (not shown) or the like. The guide rail 44 also includes vertical plate portions 44B and 44C that rise upward from both end edges of the bottom plate portion 44A, and flange portions 44D and 44E that protrude outward from the upper ends of the vertical plate portions 44B and 44C.

  In the guide rail 44, the moving handrail 20 is attached to both flange portions 44D and 44E.

  A structure for fixing the mounting member 30 provided with the lighting fixture 32 and the guide rail 44 to the upper edge of the balustrade panel 13 as described above will be described with reference to FIG. 4A is a view cut along a plane including an axis of a tightening screw 60 described later, and FIG. 4B is cut along a plane including an axis of a hexagon socket head bolt 62 described later. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the attachment member 30 has a groove 46 along the edge of the balustrade panel 13, and the edge of the balustrade panel 13 (upper edge in this example) is fitted into the groove 46. .

  The first wall surface 46 </ b> A of the groove 46 is formed in parallel to the first main surface 13 </ b> A of the balustrade panel 13. The distance between the second wall surface 46B facing the first wall surface 46A and the second main surface 13B of the balustrade panel 13 increases as the height from the bottom 46C of the groove portion 46 increases (in this example, the lower the wall surface 46B). It is formed on a surface inclined with respect to the second main surface 13B. Here, the second main surface 13B is the main surface on the side facing the passage PW (FIG. 2).

  A protective member 48 that protects the balustrade panel 13 is placed on the upper edge of the balustrade panel 13. The protective member 48 includes a cushion rubber 50 made of a rubber extruded material having a substantially “U” -shaped cross section, and a thin plate-like metal having a substantially “U” -shaped cross section that is slightly larger than the cushion rubber 50. And a cover 52. For the metal cover 52, for example, stainless steel is used.

  A wedge member 54 is provided between the second main surface 13B of the balustrade panel 13 and the second wall surface 46B of the groove 46. The wedge member 54 is made of a metal material (for example, stainless steel) or a hard synthetic resin.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the wedge member 54 has a bar shape having a cross section of a right triangle shape as a whole. A plurality of wedge members 54 are used at an interval with respect to one mounting member 30.

  The wedge member 54 includes a pressing surface 54A facing the second main surface 13B of the balustrade panel 13 and an inclined surface 54B along the second wall surface 46B of the groove portion 46 in the state shown in FIG. The remaining surfaces other than the both side surfaces having a substantially right triangle shape will be referred to as a lower surface 54C.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a screw insertion hole 54 </ b> D penetrating in the depth direction (vertical direction in this example) of the groove 46 (FIG. 4) is formed in the center portion in the length direction of the wedge member 54. In the state shown in FIG. 4, the screw insertion hole 54 </ b> D is a long hole that is long in the thickness direction of the balustrade panel 13 in plan view.

  In the length direction of the wedge member 54, female screws 54 </ b> E and 54 </ b> F that penetrate in the depth direction (vertical direction in this example) are formed on both sides of the screw insertion hole 54 </ b> D.

  On both sides of both female screws 54E and 54F, insertion holes 54G and 54H into which hexagon socket head bolts 62 to be described later are inserted are opened. Both insertion holes 54G and 54H are elongated holes similar to the screw insertion hole 54D.

  The attachment member 30 portion on which the wedge member 54 having the above configuration is provided will be described with reference to FIG.

  A female screw 301 is formed in the mounting member 30 in the depth direction (vertical direction in this example) corresponding to the screw insertion hole 54D (FIGS. 4A and 5) of the wedge member 54.

  In the length direction of the mounting member 30, on both sides of the female screw 301, the depth direction (in this example, the upper and lower sides) corresponding to the insertion holes 54 </ b> G and 54 </ b> H (FIG. 4B and FIG. 5) of the wedge member 54. Female screws 302 and 303 are formed in the direction). As shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (c), a counterbore is made on the opening side above the female screws 302 and 303.

  In the portion of the mounting member 30 where the wedge member 54 is provided, the second wall surface 46B is a flat surface, as represented by the cross-sectional view taken along the line VV, except where the female screws 301, 302, and 303 are formed. ing. The cross-sectional view taken along the line V-V is a cross-sectional view taken at a position corresponding to the female threads 54E and 54F (FIG. 5A) of the wedge member 54.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the manner of fixing the attachment member 30 to the upper edge of the balustrade panel 13 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4A, the tightening screw 60 fitted with the flat washer 56 and the spring washer 58 is inserted into the screw insertion hole 54D of the wedge member 54 and the opening side (lower side in this example) of the groove 46. Inserted into the female screw 301 of the mounting member 30. For the fastening screw 60, for example, a low-head hexagon socket head cap screw is used.

  4A and 4B show a state in which the attachment member 30 is fixed to the balustrade panel 13 by tightening the tightening screw 60. FIG. When the tightening screw 60 is tightened using a hexagon wrench (not shown), the wedge member 54 is skewed with the inclined surface 54B guided by the second wall surface 46B of the mounting member 30, and the second main body of the balustrade panel 13 is inclined. It is pressed toward the surface 13B. As a result, the upper edge of the balustrade panel 13 is clamped by the pressing surface 54A of the wedge member 54 and the first wall surface 46A of the attachment member 30, and the attachment member 30 is fixed to the balustrade panel 13. It becomes. Note that, when the tightening screw 60 is tightened or loosened, the edge cover 24 is previously removed (detached) from the handrail deck 40 as described below.

  Hexagon socket head cap bolts 62 (hereinafter simply referred to as “bolts 62”) are screwed into the female threads 302 and 303 (FIGS. 6A, 6B and 6C) of the mounting member 30 as bar members. The screw portion opposite to the head portion is inserted into the insertion holes 54G and 54H of the wedge member 54.

  The bolt 62 provided in the mounting member 30 and the insertion holes 54G and 54H provided in the wedge member 54 are used when the fastening member 60 is loosened when the fastening screw 60 is tightened and as will be described later. It functions as a restricting means that restricts rotation around the heart.

  When the tightening screw 60 is turned, the wedge member 54 into which the tightening screw 60 is screwed tries to rotate around the axis of the tightening screw 60 due to the frictional force generated between the tightening screw 60 and the wedge member 54. In this case, if no care is taken, both ends of the wedge member 54 may collide with surrounding members, possibly damaging the member.

  Therefore, the bolt 62 is brought into contact with the inner walls of the insertion holes 54G and 54H just before rotating until it hits a surrounding member, thereby restricting further rotation.

  The bar member used as the regulating means is not limited to the bolt 62, and for example, a pin may be used.

  The fixing of the attachment member 30 to the balustrade panel 13 is released by loosening the fastening screw 60. When the fastening screw 60 is loosened using a hexagon wrench (not shown), the fastening screw 60 is screwed downward. As a result, the pressing force with which the fastening screw 60 (the head thereof) presses the wedge member 54 against the second wall surface 46B is eliminated, and consequently the wedge member 54 presses toward the second main surface 13B of the balustrade panel 13. The pressing force is canceled.

  As a result, the wedge member 54 falls by its own weight until its lower surface 54C comes into contact with the flat washer 56, as shown in FIG.

  By the way, depending on the manner in which the wedge member 54 bites into the protection member 48, the wedge member 54 may not fall even if the fastening screw 60 is loosened.

  Therefore, in this case, the loosening screw 64 is used in the present embodiment. A method using the loosening screw 64 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view including a transverse section of the wedge member 54 cut along a plane including the axis of the female screw 54E (FIG. 5) of the wedge member 54. As shown in FIG.

  In a state where the tightening screw 60 (FIG. 4A) is loosened, the loosening screw 64 is inserted into the elongated hole 403 of the handrail deck 40 and screwed into the opening on the lower side of the female screw 54E. As the loosening screw 64, for example, a relatively long hexagon socket head bolt as shown in the figure is used.

  When the loosening screw 64 is screwed in, the loosening screw 64 is screwed upward, and its tip abuts against the second wall surface 46B of the mounting member 30. If the loosening screw 64 is screwed in even after the contact, the loosening screw 64 cannot be screwed any further, so that a force is exerted to make the wedge member 54 screw relatively downward. As a result, the wedge member 54 moves downward, which causes the wedge member 54 to loosen.

  The loosening screw 64 is not always screwed to the wedge member 54 and is used only when removing the balustrade panel 13.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the hexagon socket head cap screw was used as the fastening screw 60 and the loosening screw 64, not only this but a hexagon head bolt may be used. Alternatively, a cross-recessed screw may be used.

  As described above, in the wedge member 54 provided between the second wall surface 46B of the groove 46 fitted in the upper edge of the balustrade panel 13 and the second main surface 13B of the balustrade panel 13, the depth of the groove 46 is increased. The screw insertion hole 54D penetrating in the vertical direction (vertical direction in this example) is inserted from the opening side (lower side in this example) of the groove portion 46 and screwed into the female screw 301 formed in the mounting member 30. When the fastening screw 60 is loosened, the fixing of the attachment member 30 to the upper edge of the balustrade panel 13 is released. That is, since the fixing of the mounting member 30 can be released from the lower side with respect to the mounting member 30, it is not necessary to remove the member (the guide rail 44 in this example) mounted on the upper side of the mounting member 30. .

  When the fixing of the attachment member 30 is released, the upper edge of the balustrade panel 13 is fitted in the groove 46 of the attachment member 30 with play in the thickness direction of the balustrade panel 13. In this case, as will be described later, the balustrade panel 13 is removed if the lower end of the balustrade panel 13 is released and the front of the step 12 on the passage PW side of the step 12 is opened, as will be described later. be able to.

  The fixing device 26 having such a fixing structure will be described. As shown in FIG. 9, the fixing device 26 includes a fixed bracket 66 and a movable bracket 68.

  The fixing bracket 66 includes a receiving member 70 and a plurality (four in this example) of restricting members 92, 94, 96, and 98 to be described later.

  In this example, Z-shaped steel is used for the receiving member 70. A support plate 74 is joined to the receiving member 70 by welding (for example, fillet welding) (the weld bead is not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 2, an L-shaped angle member 76 is fixed to the truss 28 with bolts 78 and nuts 80. As shown in FIG. 9, the L-shaped angle member 76 has a long hole 76 </ b> A, and the bolt 78 is inserted into the long hole 76 </ b> A and a through hole (not shown) formed in the truss 28, and a nut 80. The L-shaped angle member 76 is fixed to the truss 28. In FIG. 9, the truss 28, the bolt 78, and the nut 80 are not shown.

  The wall portion 76B of the L-shaped angle member 76 fixed to the truss 28 and vertically rising from the truss 28 and the support plate 74 are fastened by bolts 82 and nuts (the nut is not shown in the figure).

  Thus, the receiving member 70 (fixed bracket 66) is attached (fixed) to the truss 28 via the support plate 74 and the L-shaped angle member 76.

  Returning to FIG. 9, a plurality (four in this example) of shaft support members 84, 86, 88, and 90 are joined to the receiving member 70 by welding (for example, fillet welding) (about the weld bead). Is not shown). As shown in FIG. 2, the shaft support member 84 is formed of an L-shaped plate and is joined to the receiving member 70 at the vertical plate portion 84 </ b> A. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, a shaft hole 84 </ b> C is formed in the distal end portion of the horizontal plate portion 84 </ b> B of the shaft support member 84 in the thickness direction.

  The other three shaft support members 86, 88, 90 are arranged at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the receiving member 70. Each of the shaft support members 86, 88, 90 has substantially the same shape as the shaft support member 84, and is joined to the receiving member 70 in the same manner as the shaft support member 84. That is, the shaft support members 86, 88, 90 are joined to the receiving member 70 at their vertical plate portions (the vertical plate portions of the shaft support members 86, 88, 90 are not shown in the drawing), and the horizontal plate portion 86B. , 88B, 90B are provided with axial holes 86C, 88C, 90C in the thickness direction. The four shaft holes 84C, 86C, 88C, and 90C are formed on the same axis.

  Restricting members 92, 94, 96, and 98 are provided adjacent to each of the shaft supporting members 84, 86, 88, and 90, respectively. As shown in FIG. 10, the regulating member 92 has a shape in which the horizontal plate portion 84 </ b> B (FIG. 2) is shortened in the shaft support member 84 (FIG. 2). Returning to FIG. 9, each of the restricting members 92, 94, 96, 98 has the vertical plate portions 92 </ b> A, 94 </ b> A, 96 </ b> A, 98 </ b> A joined to the receiving member 70 in the same manner as the shaft support member 84.

  Each of the front end surfaces of the horizontal plate portions 92B, 94B, 96B, and 98B of the restricting members 92, 94, 96, and 98 is a restricting surface 92C that restricts the rotation of each of the rotating arms 132, 134, 136, and 138 described later. , 94C, 96C, 98C (FIG. 9B).

  As shown in FIG. 11, block members 100 and 102 in which female screws (not shown) are formed are joined to both end portions in the length direction of the lower surface of the lower end portion 70 </ b> A of the receiving member 70. In the lower end 70A, through holes 70B and 70C corresponding to the female screw are provided. Height adjustment bolts 104 and 106 are screwed into the female screw from below, and their tips protrude slightly from the through holes 70B and 70C. Locking nuts 108 and 110 are screwed onto the height adjusting bolts 104 and 106.

  Cushion pads 112 and 114, which are cushion members made of an elastic member such as a flat rubber, are attached to both ends of the upper surface of the lower end portion 70A of the receiving member 70.

  Returning to FIG. 9, the movable bracket 68 includes a facing member 72 and a plurality of (four in this example) rotating arms 132, 134, 136, and 138 described later.

  In this example, an L-shaped steel (unequal angle mountain shaped steel) is used for the facing member 72.

  A plurality of female screws (not shown) penetrating in the thickness direction are formed in the long side portion 72A of the facing member 72. Each of the female screws has a pressure contact bolt 116, 118, 120, which is a pressure contact member. 122 is screwed. Further, loosening nuts 124, 126, 128, and 130 are screwed into the pressure contact bolts 116, 118, 120, and 122, respectively.

  In addition, rotating arms 132, 134, 136, and 138 are joined to the facing member 72 so as to correspond to the restricting members 92, 94, 96, and 98, respectively. Each of the rotating arms 132, 134, 136, and 138 has a substantially square bar shape, and is welded to the facing member 72 (for example, fillet) with the half of the entire length superimposed on the long side portion 72A of the facing member 72. (Welding bead is not shown).

  Shaft holes 132A, 134A, 136A, and 138A are formed in the end portions of the rotating arms 132, 134, 136, and 138 on the side opposite to the joint portion with the facing member 72. The four shaft holes 132A, 134A, 136A, 138A are formed on the same axis. The shaft holes 132A, 134A, 136A, 138A have the same diameter as the shaft holes 84C, 86C, 88C, 90C of the shaft support members 84, 86, 88, 90.

  In each of the rotating arms 132, 134, 136, and 138, in the vicinity of the shaft holes 132A, 134A, 136A, and 138A, as will be described later, a contact surface 132B that contacts the restriction surfaces 92C, 94C, 96C, and 98C. 134B, 136B, and 138B are formed.

  The first shaft 140 is loosely inserted into the shaft holes 84C and 86C of the shaft support members 84 and 86 and the shaft holes 132A and 134A of the rotating arms 132 and 134, and the shaft holes 88C and 88C of the shaft support members 88 and 90 are inserted. The second shaft 142 is loosely inserted into the shaft holes 136A and 138A of the 90C and the rotating arms 136 and 138. E-type retaining rings 144 and 146 are provided at both ends of the first shaft 140 and the second shaft 142 (both E-type retaining rings on one end side appear in the figure). Not.) As shown in FIG. 10, the first shaft 140 and the second shaft 142 are provided below the lower end of the balustrade panel 13 and in parallel with the lower end, as shown in FIG. 9A.

  With the above-described configuration, the movable bracket 68 is connected to the fixed bracket 66 by the first and second shafts 140 and 142 so that the movable bracket 68 can rotate around its axis and slide in the direction of the axis. Has been. In this example, the movable bracket 68 and the fixed bracket 66 are connected by two shafts (first and second shafts 140 and 142). However, the present invention is not limited to this and may be connected by one shaft. Absent. That is, the shaft holes 84C, 86C, 88C, 90C provided in the shaft support members 84, 86, 88, 90 and the shaft holes 132A, 134A, 136A, 138A provided in the rotating arms 132, 134, 136, 138 are provided. The movable bracket 68 and the fixed bracket 66 may be connected by loosely inserting one shaft in all.

  The movable bracket 68 is slidable with respect to the fixed bracket 66 at least between a first position shown in FIG. 9A and a second position shown in FIG.

  The first positions are the rotating arms 132, 134, and 136 joined to the opposing member 72 on the regulating surfaces 92C, 94C, 96C, and 98C of the regulating members 92, 94, 96, and 98 joined to the receiving member 70, respectively. , 138 of the contact surfaces 132B, 134B, 136B, 138B (FIG. 11) are opposed to each other.

  In the second position, the movable bracket 68 slides in the axial direction of the first and second shafts 140 and 142 from the first position (FIG. 9A) relative to the fixed bracket 66 in the direction of arrow C. As shown in FIG. 9B, the contact surfaces 132B, 134B, 136B, and 138B are positions that do not face the restricting surfaces 92C, 94C, 96C, and 98C, respectively.

  In the first position, as shown in FIG. 10, the contact surface 132 </ b> B, which is a part of the movable bracket 68, is part of the fixed bracket 66 within a virtual plane (not shown) orthogonal to the axis of the first shaft 140. It is in contact with the restriction surface 92C, which is a part, and the clockwise rotation around the first shaft 140 of the movable bracket 68 is restricted. The remaining contact surfaces 134B, 136B, and 138B are also in contact with the corresponding restricting surfaces 134B, 136B, and 138B, and this also restricts the rotation of the movable bracket 68.

  The fixing device 26 fixes the balustrade panel 13 to the truss 28 with the movable bracket 68 in the first position.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 10, a cushion sheet 148, which is an elastic member made of rubber or the like, is formed between the lower end of the balustrade panel 13 and the receiving surface 70 </ b> D of the receiving member 70 of the fixing bracket 66. It is sandwiched. The main surface of the cushion sheet 148 has the same shape as the receiving surface 70D, and is attached to the receiving surface 70D in a state of being superimposed on the receiving surface 70D.

  A pressure contact plate 150 is sandwiched between the lower end portion of the balustrade panel 13 and the tips of the pressure contact bolts 116, 118, 120, 122 (only two are shown in FIGS. 2 and 10). The pressure contact plate 150 is a plate body having a two-layer structure in which a rectangular steel sheet and a rubber sheet having the same rectangular shape are bonded together (the two-layer structure is not shown in the figure), and the balustrade panel 13 side. It is sandwiched in a form to which a rubber sheet is applied.

  A part of the lower end surface of the balustrade panel 13 is in contact with the upper surface of the cushion pads 112 and 114 (only the cushion pad 112 appears in FIGS. 2 and 10) or the tips of the height adjusting bolts 104 and 106 ( In this example, the lower end surface is in contact with the tips of the height adjustment bolts 104 and 106.) The lower end surface is supported by the receiving member 70 of the movable bracket 68 via the cushion pads 112 and 114 or the height adjustment bolts 104 and 106. It is supported by the lower end portion 70A which is a portion.

  The height adjusting bolts 104 and 106 are used in the following cases. When the balustrade panel 13 is placed on the cushion pads 112 and 114 and the height of the balustrade panel 13 is insufficient, the height adjustment bolts 104 and 106 are screwed upward, and the leading ends thereof are below the balustrade panel 13. The height of the balustrade panel 13 is adjusted by lifting it against the end face.

  In the state shown in FIGS. 2 and 10, the pressure contact bolts 116, 118, 120, and 122 that are screwed into (attached to) the female thread (not shown) of the facing member 72 that faces the receiving surface 70D (FIG. 9A). ) Is strongly tightened and the balustrade panel 13 is fixedly held to the truss 28 at the lower end by pressing the lower end of the balustrade panel 13 toward the receiving surface 70D via the pressure plate 150. Has been. The movable bracket 68 is not slidable with respect to the fixed bracket 66 by tightening the pressure contact bolts 116, 118, 120, and 122. And in order to prevent the press-contact bolts 116, 118, 120 and 122 from loosening, the loosening nuts 124, 126, 128 and 130 (FIG. 9A) are tightened.

  As described above, the skirt guard 152 is erected between the fixing device 26 that supports the balustrade panel 13 and the step 12, with a slight gap from the step 12, and the upper end of the skirt guard 152 and the balustrade panel 13 is provided with an inner deck (not shown) that covers the lower part and the fixing device 26. Further, an outer deck is provided on the opposite side of the passage PW across the balustrade panel 13, but the illustration of the outer deck is also omitted. The inner deck and the outer deck (both not shown) are made of, for example, a stainless steel plate, and a plurality of sheets are continuously provided along the passage PW.

The balustrade panel 13 is fixed by the fixing device 26 as follows.
First, the loosening nuts 124, 126, 128, and 130 (FIG. 9A) are loosened, and then the pressure contact bolts 116, 118, 120, and 122 (FIG. 9A) are loosened. As a result, the movable bracket 68 can slide in the axial direction of the first and second shafts 140 and 142.

  The movable bracket 68 is slid to the second position shown in FIG. Next, the facing member 72 is rotated in a direction away from the receiving surface 70D to obtain the state shown in FIGS. That is, the passage PW side front (direction shown by the arrow F in FIG. 12) of the lower end part of the balustrade panel 13 is opened.

  The fixing of the attachment member 30 at the upper edge of the balustrade panel 13 is released, and the upper edge of the balustrade panel 13 is fitted in the groove 46 of the attachment member 30 with play in the thickness direction of the balustrade panel 13. Then, as shown above, as shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG. 12, the balustrade panel 13 can swing the lower part thereof toward the passage PW (the whole can be tilted in the direction of the arrow S to be inclined). it can.). By moving the balustrade panel 13 downward in parallel with the main surface in a state where the lower portion is swung to the passage PW side, the upper edge portion is completely removed from the mounting member 30, and the balustrade panel 13 is fixed to the fixing device 26. Are removed from the mounting member 30. When the balustrade panel 13 is attached and removed, the inner deck (not shown) and the skirt guard 152 (FIGS. 2 and 10) corresponding to the balustrade panel 13 to be attached / removed are removed in advance.

  As is clear from the above description, according to the escalator 10 according to the embodiment, the balustrade panel 13 can be attached without removing the attachment member 30 which is a fixed member on the upper edge of the balustrade panel 13 above the balustrade panel 13. It can be removed from the member 30 and the fixture 26.

  As described above, the attachment member 30 from which the balustrade panel 13 has been removed is connected to the attachment member adjacent thereto by the handrail deck 40, and the adjacent attachment member is supported by the corresponding balustrade panel. Therefore, the attachment member 30 from which the balustrade panel 13 is removed does not fall off.

  When removing the balustrade panel 13 from the attachment member 30 and the fixing device 26, the balustrade panel 13 is inclined in the direction of the arrow S as shown in FIG. In order to enable this posture, the gap between the tip of the edge portion 402 of the handrail deck 40 and the second main surface 13B of the attached balustrade panel 13 is relatively large. In addition, a long hole 403 (FIG. 3 and the like) is formed in the end edge portion 402.

  Therefore, if the edge portion 402 is left exposed, the passenger's finger transported by the step 12 inadvertently enters the gap or the long hole 403, and the entered finger is a handrail deck that is a metal plate. There is a risk of rubbing at the tip of the end edge 402 of the 40 or the periphery of the long hole 403.

  Therefore, the edge cover 24 is attached to the edge portion 402. As shown in FIG. 13, the end cover 24 has a generally long bar shape, and is made of an extruded material made of synthetic resin. Note that. In FIG. 13B, hatching is omitted. As the synthetic resin, a material (for example, 6 nylon) to which a lubricant (for example, molybdenum disulfide) is added is used. The total length of the edge cover 24 is, for example, 2 m to 3 m, and the edge cover 24 has flexibility. The degree of flexibility is such that it can be bent at least along the arc-shaped edge of the Newell panels 11 and 31.

  The edge cover 24 has a single groove 241 formed in the length direction thereof. Note that a triangular region indicated by an arrow 242 is a cavity (hollow portion 242).

  As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the edge cover 24 is attached to the handrail deck 40 so that the edge portion 402 is fitted into the groove 241. The width Dc (FIG. 13B) of the groove 241 is set to be larger than the thickness Td (FIG. 7A) of the end edge portion 402 (Dc> Td). The reason why such a dimensional relationship is set will be described later.

  In the mounted state, the edge cover 24 has a slope 243 inclined to the second main surface 13B of the balustrade panel 13 on the side opposite to the attachment member 30 (lower side in FIG. 4) with respect to the groove 241. By providing such an inclined surface 243 on the edge cover 24, for example, when a passenger who has an umbrella is transported with the lower end (stone bump) of the umbrella placed on the step 12, the upper end (handle) of the umbrella is Even if it is inadvertently brought into contact with the edge cover 24, the upper end is guided by the inclined surface 243 and escapes to the passage PW side. As a result, a situation in which the umbrella is stretched between the step 12 and the edge cover 24 is prevented. From the viewpoint of allowing the upper end of an umbrella or the like to escape to the passage PW side, the angle θ (FIG. 4A) formed with the second main surface 13B of the inclined surface 243 is preferably 45 degrees or less (θ ≦ 45 degrees).

  Since the relationship is Dc> Td, the edge cover 24 slides in the depth direction of the groove 241 when the passenger carelessly pushes in or the upper end of the umbrella abuts as described above. In this case, a portion of the edge cover 24 that faces the second main surface 13B of the balustrade panel 13 abuts on the second main surface 13B and further sliding is restricted. This prevents the groove 241 from coming off from the edge portion 402 of the edge cover 24 in the depth direction. That is, the balustrade panel 13 (the second main surface 13B thereof) functions as a stopper for preventing the edge cover 24 from coming off.

  In order for the balustrade panel 13 to function as a stopper, that is, a portion of the edge cover 24 that opposes the second main surface 13B of the balustrade panel 13 (hereinafter referred to as “opposing portion”) contacts the second main surface 13B. The depth of the groove 241 and the depth of the edge portion 402 are such that when the contact is made, a part of the edge portion 402 fits into the groove 241 and the edge portion 402 does not completely come out of the groove 241. The shortest distance (the size of the gap) between the facing portion and the second main surface 13B when the tip is in contact with the bottom of the groove 241 (when the end edge 402 is fully inserted into the groove 241), etc. Is set.

  A plurality (for example, 5 to 6) of the edge cover 24 is mounted over substantially the entire length of the edge portion 402 of the handrail deck 40 arranged in a row. The plurality of end edge covers 24 are arranged in a form in which the end faces in the length direction of the adjacent end edge covers 24 abut each other, except for portions corresponding to later-described exchange ports 154 (FIG. 14). Has been.

  In order to replace the edge cover 24 mounted as described above, an exchange port 154 is provided as shown in FIG. FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a part of the upper end portion of the balustrade 14 as viewed from below on the passage PW side. The same applies to FIGS. 15 and 16. In FIG. 14 and subsequent figures, when each handrail deck 40 is distinguished from other handrail decks 40, alphabets are attached. The same applies to the edge cover 24.

  A part of the edge portion 402A of the handrail deck 40A is excised, and the excised portion serves as an exchange port 154. An edge cover 24A is attached to the handrail deck 40A, and an edge cover 24B is attached to the handrail deck 40B adjacent to the handrail deck 40A.

  The opposing end surfaces of the edge cover 24A and the edge cover 24B are not abutted but spaced apart. Both end edge covers 24A and 24B are mounted such that one end of the end cover 24A and one end of the end cover 24B slightly enter the exchange port 154.

  As shown in FIG. 15, a cap 156 that closes the exchange port 154 and covers the one end portions of the end edge covers 24 </ b> A and 24 </ b> B is provided. The cap 156 also functions as a stopper that restricts the edge cover 24A and the edge cover 24B from moving in a direction in which they approach each other (a direction in which the end surfaces approach each other). The cap 156 is made of a synthetic resin. Reference numeral 1561 indicates an attachment hole for attaching to the attachment member 30 (not shown in FIG. 15) with a small screw described below.

  A screw hole (not shown) is formed in the mounting member 30 corresponding to the exchange port 154, and the cap 156 is inserted by a small screw (not shown) inserted through the mounting hole 1561 and screwed into the screw hole. It is fixed to the attachment member 30.

  The exchange port 154 (cap 156) is provided at a position corresponding to the upper edge of either or both of the Newell panels 11 and 31, that is, in the vicinity of the elevator port, for the following reason, corresponding to the travel path of the step 12 It is more preferable than providing at the position. The cap 156 slightly protrudes from the surfaces of the handrail deck 40 and the edge cover 24. A mounting hole 1561 is also opened. For this reason, the passenger's hand using the escalator 10 may not touch the cap 156 and may touch the edge of the cap 156 or the opening edge of the mounting hole 1561, but it may be touched during transport by the step 12. This is because it is considered that there is less discomfort when touching while walking.

  Next, a method for replacing the edge cover 24 in the escalator 10 configured as described above will be described.

The cap screw 156 (FIG. 15) is removed from the mounting member 30 by loosening a small screw (not shown).
The edge cover 24A is pulled in the direction of arrow E shown in FIG. Then, there is a relationship of (width Dc of the groove 241)> (thickness Td of the edge portion 402), and a gap is provided between the facing portion and the second main surface 13B of the balustrade panel 13. Therefore, the edge cover 24A can be pulled out in the length direction. Further, the edge cover 24A is formed of a synthetic resin (6 nylon in this example) to which a lubricant (in this example, molybdenum disulfide) is added, so that the slidability with respect to the edge portion 402 is improved. However, it can be easily pulled out in the length direction.

  When the edge cover 24A is pulled out and removed (detached) from the handrail deck 40, another edge cover 24 mounted on the same side as the edge cover 24A with respect to the exchange port 154 (not shown in FIG. 14). Are sequentially removed in the same manner as the edge cover 24A.

  Further, the edge cover 24B and the other edge cover 24 (not shown in FIG. 14) mounted on the same side as the edge cover 24B with respect to the replacement port 154 are also similar to the edge cover 24A ( The direction of pulling out is opposite to the direction of arrow E).

  FIG. 16 shows the exchange port 154 with the edge cover 24 removed. Attachment (attachment) of the edge cover 24 to the handrail deck 40 is performed in the reverse procedure to the above-described removal.

  That is, with respect to the handrail deck 40B, the groove 241 of the edge cover 24 is inserted into the edge portion 402B from the one end 404B on the exchange port 154 side in the longitudinal direction of the edge portion 402B. The edge cover 24 inserted first from one end 404B of the end edge portion 402B is slid and moved to the lower end handrail deck installed at the lower edge portion of the Newell panel 31. The edge cover 24 is sequentially inserted from the one end 404B of the end edge portion 402B to the last edge cover 24B and attached to the handrail deck 40.

  Similarly, the handrail deck 40A is sequentially inserted from the one end 404A of the end edge portion 402A to the last end cover 24A and is attached to the handrail deck 40. The edge cover 24 inserted first from one end 404A of the end edge 402A is slid and moved to the upper end handrail deck installed on the lower edge of the Newell panel 11.

  When all the edge covers 24 have been attached, the cap 156 is attached and the replacement of the edge cover 24 is completed. Note that the edge cover 24 is attached not only at the time of replacement but also when the edge cover 24 is attached to the handrail deck 40 for the first time when the escalator 10 is newly installed in the same manner as described above.

  As described above, according to the escalator 10 according to the embodiment, the end cover 24 attached to the end edge portion 402 of the handrail deck 40 has a single groove 241 formed in the length direction. Since the width Dc of the groove 241 is larger than the thickness Td of the end edge portion 402, the end cover 24 is pulled out from the one end in the length direction. It can be removed (removed) from 402 (handrail deck 40). The edge cover 24 can be attached by inserting the groove 241 into the edge portion 402 from one end in the longitudinal direction of the edge portion 402. Thereby, the edge cover 24 attached to the handrail deck 40 can be replaced without removing the handrail deck 40 from the attachment member 30.

  The edge cover 24 is removed (detached) and attached (attached) not only when the edge cover 24 is replaced, but also when, for example, a damaged balustrade panel is replaced. When replacing the balustrade panel, as described above, the long hole 403 formed in the end edge portion 402 is provided to allow the hexagon wrench (not shown) and the loosening screw 64 (FIG. 8) to enter the handrail deck 40. This is because it needs to be exposed.

  As mentioned above, although the passenger conveyor which concerns on this invention has been demonstrated based on embodiment, of course, this invention is not restricted to an above-described form, For example, it is good also as the following forms.

  (1) In the above embodiment, one replacement port 154 (FIGS. 14 and 16) is provided in one balustrade. However, two replacement ports may be provided instead of one. In this case, it is preferable to provide one at each of the upper and lower elevators. Further, three or more exchange ports may be provided.

  (2) In the above embodiment, one end portion in the longitudinal direction of the end edge portion 402 in one handrail deck 40 is cut out to create the exchange port 154. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and in the longitudinal direction of the end edge portion 402 A part of the intermediate part may be excised to create an exchange port.

  (3) In the above embodiment, the replacement port 154 (FIGS. 14 and 16) is provided, and the edge cover 24 is attached or removed from the replacement port 154 (one end 404 of the end edge portion 402). The edge cover 24 may be attached to or detached from one end of one or both edge portions of the lower end handrail deck and the upper end handrail deck.

  FIG. 17 is an enlarged perspective view of one end 404C of the lower end handrail deck 40C and the vicinity thereof, and is a view of the balustrade 14 looking down from above on the passage PW side. In FIG. 17, the reference numeral 158 denotes an inner deck, and FIG. 17 is a diagram in which the skirt guard 152 (FIG. 1) provided corresponding to the inner deck 158 is omitted. In a state where the skirt guard 152 is removed, various members constituting the escalator 10 appear in addition to the illustrations. However, in order to avoid complications, those mainly related to the main point of the present application are illustrated, and other members are illustrated. Omitted.

  When the skirt guard 152 is removed, one end 404C of the end edge 402 in the lower end handrail deck 40C appears. The one end 404C is one end far from a handrail deck (not shown) adjacent to the bottom handrail deck 40C, and is also one end in the row direction of the row of handrail decks 40 arranged in a row. The lower end handrail deck 40C is fixed to the mounting member 30C. The mounting member 30C is partially curved in accordance with the arc-shaped edge of the Newell panel 31, and the lower end handrail deck 40C is curved in accordance with the curved portion of the mounting member 30C.

  Each of the plurality of end edge covers 24 is sequentially inserted from one end 404C of the lower end handrail deck 40C through the groove 241 to the end edge portion 402C, and the end edge portion 402C and the subsequent end edge portion 402 (FIG. 17). The plurality of end edge covers 24 can be mounted over the entire length of the handrail deck 40 row.

  Further, when the edge cover 24 is detached from the handrail deck 40C, the end cover 24 is pulled out of the handrail deck 40C by pulling the end of the edge cover 24 near the one end 404C in the length direction. Can do. The remaining edge cover 24 can be detached by sliding along the plurality of edge portions 402 and moving to the lower end handrail deck 40C, and then pulling in the same manner as described above.

  The end cover 24 may be attached / detached (attached / removed) to / from the handrail deck 40 row not from the lower end handrail deck 40C but from the upper end handrail deck (not shown). Alternatively, it may be performed from both sides of the lower handrail deck 40C and the upper handrail deck. In any case, if the skirt guard 152 is removed, the edge cover 24 can be attached and detached, so that it is not necessary to remove the handrail deck 40 from the attachment member 30.

  (4) The edge cover is not limited to the shape of the above embodiment, and may have a shape as shown in FIG. The edge covers 160 and 162 shown in FIGS. 18 (a) and 18 (b), respectively, have a long bar shape like the edge cover 24 (FIG. 13), and the cross-sectional shape extends over the entire length. Since it is uniform, only a cross-sectional view will be described. In FIG. 18, hatching is omitted.

  (I) The edge cover 160 shown in FIG. 18A has a shape in which a part of the side wall forming the hollow portion 242 is cut out over the entire length in the edge cover 24 (FIG. 13B). . That is, the edge cover 160 has a shape in which the hollow portion of the edge cover 24 is opened. By rubbing in this way, the edge cover 160 becomes more flexible than the edge cover 24. For this reason, when attaching and detaching, it becomes easy to slide the edge cover 160 when passing the handrail deck (not shown) corresponding to the arc-shaped edge of the Newell panels 11 and 31. The width and depth of the groove 1601 of the edge cover 160 and the angle formed by the inclined surface 1603 when mounted on the handrail deck 40 with the second main surface 13B of the balustrade panel 13 are the same as those of the edge cover 24. is there.

  (Ii) The edge cover 24 has a shape having an inclined surface 243 inclined with respect to the second main surface 13B of the balustrade panel 13 in a state of being mounted on the handrail deck 40. However, the inclined surface 243 is not necessarily provided. There is no need. For example, a shape as shown in FIG. The edge cover 162 shown in FIG. 18B has a shape excluding the hollow portion 242 (tubular portion) in the edge cover 24, and has a laterally long “U” shape. The width and depth of the groove 1621 in the edge cover 162 are the same as those of the edge cover 24.

  (5) In the above embodiment, the long hole 403 (FIG. 3) is provided to pass the hexagon wrench (not shown) and the loosening screw 64 (FIG. 8) to the inside of the handrail deck 40. In addition, a circular through-hole for passing the hexagon wrench and the loosening screw 64 may be provided individually.

  (6) In the above embodiment, the passenger conveyor escalator according to the present invention has been described based on the example applied to the escalator. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is endless conveyance composed of a plurality of pallets connected in an annular shape. The present invention is also applicable to a moving sidewalk that circulates an endless transport body composed of a body and a rubber belt to transport passengers.

  The passenger conveyor which concerns on this invention can be utilized suitably for an escalator and a mobile walkway, for example.

10 Escalator 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31 Railing panel 12 Step 24 Edge cover 241 Groove 30 Mounting member 40 Handrail deck 402 Edge edge 404 One end PW passage

Claims (6)

An endless carrier that circulates and conveys passengers;
A plurality of balustrade panels erected along the path of the passenger including the travel path of the endless carrier;
A plurality of attachment members, each comprising a long block body having a groove extending in the longitudinal direction, wherein the groove is fitted to an edge of the balustrade panel, and is arranged along the edge of the balustrade panel; ,
A part of one side wall of the rectangular tube body is formed of a plate body that is opened over the entire length, and the opening portion is covered with the mounting member with the edge portion facing the edge portion, and is attached to the plurality of mounting members in a row. A plurality of handrail decks,
An end cover made of a synthetic resin in the form of a flexible bar attached to the handrail deck;
Have
The handrail deck is configured such that a lighting fixture can be incorporated in a portion projecting from the balustrade panel on the side opposite to the passage, and an edge portion on the passage side surrounds a part of the attachment member. Is bent toward the main surface on the passage side of the balustrade panel,
The edge cover has a single groove formed in a length direction, the width of the groove is set larger than the thickness of the edge portion, and the groove extends in the longitudinal direction of the edge portion. A passenger conveyor inserted from one end and mounted on the handrail deck.   The one end of the end edge portion is farther from the handrail deck adjacent to the end edge portion of the end handrail deck installed on one end side of the plurality of handrail decks attached in the row state. The passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the passenger conveyor is one end.   Among the plurality of handrail decks mounted in the row state, a part of the edge portion of the intermediate handrail deck installed in the middle excluding the handrail deck installed at both ends is cut off, and the remaining end The passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein one end of the edge is the one end through which the edge cover is inserted.   When an external force is applied to the edge cover and the groove is slid toward the balustrade panel in the depth direction of the groove, a portion of the edge cover that faces the main surface is in contact with the main surface. 4. The prevention of slipping in the depth direction of the edge cover from the handrail deck is achieved by restricting the sliding of the edge cover. 5. Passenger conveyor.   The edge cover has a slope inclined with respect to the main surface on the opposite side of the groove with respect to the groove, and an angle formed with the main surface of the slope is 45 degrees or less. The passenger conveyor according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   The passenger conveyor according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the synthetic resin has a lubricant added thereto.

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