JP6904925B2 - Guidance fences and passenger conveyors for passenger conveyors - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a guide fence for a passenger conveyor and a passenger conveyor provided with the guide fence.

As a technique related to a passenger conveyor, there is one disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-92071 (Patent Document 1). In this publication, "the boarding / alighting ports 10 and 10a of avoiding members 10 and 10a for preventing an object such as a cart moving from the boarding / alighting ports 1a and 1b of the passenger conveyor 1 to the front ends of the inner deck covers 6 and 6a are provided. Guide shelves 9 and 9a made of metal pipes are provided on the left and right sides of the upper entrance / exit 1a and on the left and right sides of the lower entrance / exit 1b, respectively. The upper entrance / exit 1a of the passenger conveyor 1 is provided. Avoiding bodies 10 and 10a for avoiding collision with the tips of the inner deck covers 6 and 6a are provided. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the avoiding bodies 10 and 10a have one end of the guide shelf 9, L-shaped longitudinal members 11 and 11a fixed to 9a with mounting brackets (not shown) and the other end fixed to the outer portion of the floor plate 8 with screws (not shown), and the longitudinal members 11 , 11a is composed of a plurality of rollers 12, 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d, 12e, 12f, 12g arranged at regular intervals. "

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 11-92071

However, even in the passenger conveyor provided with the guide fence and the avoidance member described above, the user may erroneously contact the handrail that orbits in synchronization with the movement of the tread plate near the entrance. In this case, the user's clothes and body may be lifted by the driving force of the handrail and ride on the handrail.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a guide fence for a passenger conveyor and a passenger conveyor capable of preventing the user from coming into contact with the handrail in the vicinity of the entrance of the passenger conveyor.

In order to solve the above problems, for example, the configuration described in the claims is adopted.
The present application includes a plurality of means for solving the above problems. For example, a plurality of steps that are connected in an endless manner and rotate in the connecting direction, and on both sides along the connecting direction of the steps. It has a deck cover arranged, a balustrade erected from the deck cover and provided along the connecting direction of the steps, and a handrail attached to the periphery of the balustrade and rotating in synchronization with the step. In the guide fence for the passenger conveyor, which is provided on the passenger conveyor and is arranged beside the boarding passage to the step, the range of the extension of the demacation line provided on the peripheral edge of the tread of the step on the deck cover side. Inside, it has a configuration having an insertion portion arranged in parallel with the deck cover.

According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the user from coming into contact with the handrail in the vicinity of the entrance of the passenger conveyor.
Issues, configurations and effects other than those described above will be clarified by the description of the embodiments on the following side.

It is a front view which shows the appearance structure of the passenger conveyor which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a side view of the main part of the passenger conveyor which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a top view of the main part of the passenger conveyor which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is an enlarged view of the part A shown in FIG. It is a side view of the main part of the passenger conveyor which concerns on the modification of 1st Embodiment. It is an enlarged top view of the main part of the passenger conveyor which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a side view of the main part of the passenger conveyor which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

Hereinafter, the guide fence for the passenger conveyor and the passenger conveyor according to each embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

<< First Embodiment >>
FIG. 1 is a front view showing an external configuration of the passenger conveyor 1 according to the first embodiment. Further, FIG. 2 is a side view of a main part of the passenger conveyor 1 according to the first embodiment, and is a side view of the vicinity of the landing of the passenger conveyor 1. Further, FIG. 3 is a top view of a main part of the passenger conveyor 1 according to the first embodiment, and is a view of the vicinity of the landing of the passenger conveyor 1 as viewed from above.

The passenger conveyor 1 shown in these figures is provided with a guide fence 2 and is an escalator provided so as to be bridged between the upper floor and the lower floor of the building structure. Transport in the height direction. In addition to the escalator, the passenger conveyor 1 may be provided with a guide fence 2 on a moving sidewalk that transports the user U in the horizontal direction, but in the present embodiment, the escalator is taken as an example. Give an explanation.

As shown in FIG. 1, the passenger conveyor 1 includes a step 3, a deck cover 4, a balustrade 5, and a handrail 6 in addition to the guide fence 2. Hereinafter, the details of these components will be described in order from step 3, and finally the configuration of the guide fence 2 will be described.

<Step 3>
Step 3 is a part on which the user U is boarded, and is arranged in an endlessly connected manner between the upper floor and the lower floor of the building structure, and is arranged on the upper floor and the lower floor in the connecting direction. It is configured to be hung and rotated in the connecting direction. As shown in FIG. 3, each step 3 includes a tread 301 arranged upward, and a demarcation line 302 is provided on the peripheral edge of the tread 301. The demarcation line 302 is a line for calling attention so that the user U does not approach the gap on the peripheral edge of step 3 by clarifying the demarcation that is the boundary of the tread 301. Such a demarcation line 302 is provided so as to border the peripheral edge of the tread 301 with a highly visible color such as yellow. The demarcation line 302 is not limited to being provided in four directions around the tread 301, but is provided at least in two directions on the tread 301 on the side in contact with the deck cover 4.

Further, although not shown here, step 3 has a configuration in which a stepped tread for increasing the height of the tread 301 is provided on the peripheral edge of the tread 301 in two directions on the deck cover 4 side. good. The stepped tread shall be provided within the range of the demarcation line 302.

<Deck cover 4>
The deck cover 4 is a cover member for accommodating a driving device or the like for driving the handrail 6, and is made of a decorative plate material. Such deck covers 4 are extended along the traveling direction of step 3 on both sides of step 3, and form a part of the balustrade 5 and are arranged between the upper floor and the lower floor of the building. There is. Each such deck cover 4 is divided into an inner deck cover 401 on the step 3 side and an outer outer deck cover 402. The deck cover 4 is also referred to as a skirt guard.

<Baluster 5>
The balustrade 5 is a fence-like body for preventing falls provided on both sides of step 3. These balustrades 5 are extended along the connecting direction of step 3 on both sides of step 3, and are erected from between the inner deck cover 401 and the outer deck cover 402 in each deck cover 4. It is provided in a closed state.

<Handrail 6>
The handrail 6 has an endless shape, is attached along the peripheral edge of the balustrade 5, and is rotated in the same direction in synchronization with step 3 by a drive device housed in the deck cover 4.

<Induction fence 2>
The guide fence 2 is for safely boarding the user U on step 3 of the passenger conveyor 1 with respect to the orbiting handrail 6, and is on the side of the boarding passage 10 to step 3 and before step 3. It is arranged and constitutes the entrance of the passenger conveyor 1. Here, the boarding passage 10 is a passage leading to step 10 on the floor surface of the landing floor to the passenger conveyor 1. The guide fences 2 are preferably arranged on both sides of the boarding passage 10 to step 3, whereby the user U can safely board the passenger conveyor 1 in step 3 with respect to the handrails 6 on both sides. Is possible.

In the example shown in FIG. 1, the passenger conveyor 1 is configured to carry the user U from the lower floor to the upper floor. In this case, the guide fence 2 is arranged on the lower floor side of the passenger conveyor 1. Further, contrary to the illustrated example, if the passenger conveyor 1 is configured to carry the user U from the upper floor to the lower floor, the guide fence 2 is arranged on the upper floor side of the passenger conveyor 1. When the passenger conveyor 1 is capable of switching the transport direction, the guide fence 2 is arranged on at least one or both of the lower floor side and the upper floor side of the passenger conveyor 1. Further, the guide fence 2 is preferably fixed to the floor surface of the landing floor by using a fixing tool such as a bolt, but may be in a state of being arranged with respect to the floor surface.

Each of the guide fences 2 as described above is a substantially crank-shaped fence-like body that is bent in opposite directions at two locations, the first bent portion 201 and the second bent portion 202, when viewed in a plan view. , It has an insertion part 2a, a protection part 2b, and an induction part 2c separated by these two places. The structure of each of these parts is as follows.

[Insert 2a]
The insertion portion 2a is a portion of the guide fence 2 that constitutes one end edge side from the first bent portion 201, and is a portion that is inserted and arranged inside the pair of balustrades 5. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of part A shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the insertion portion 2a is arranged in parallel with the deck cover 4, the balustrade 5, and the handrail 6 in a state where the guide fence 2 is installed beside the boarding passage 10 of the passenger conveyor 1. It is the part to be done. The length [La] of the insertion portion 2a is larger than the distance from the apex of the arcuate end of the balustrade 5 to which the handrail 6 is attached to the deck cover 4.

Further, the length [La] of the insertion portion 2a may exceed the length from the apex of the arcuate end of the balustrade 5 to which the handrail 6 is attached to step 3, but is on the landing floor of the passenger conveyor 1. According to the actual situation of the floor surface, the extension length to the boarding passage 10 side shall not be too long.

Such an insertion portion 2a is arranged in a region extending the demarcation line 302 on the deck cover 4 side. That is, the insertion portion 2a is arranged inside the inner deck cover 401 and outside the boundary line 302a inside the demarcation line 302. The thickness [T2] of such an insertion portion 2a is equal to or less than the width [A1] of the demarcation line 302 provided along the deck cover 4.

[Protection unit 2b]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the protective portion 2b is a portion of the guide fence 2 that constitutes between the first bent portion 201 and the second bent portion 202, and is first bent with respect to the insertion portion 2a. It is a portion bent and provided in the portion 201. The bending angle between the insertion portion 2a and the protection portion 2b shall be a right angle or an obtuse angle. As a result, the user U is safely guided to the step 3 side at the first bent portion 201 without stagnation.

The protection portion 2b is provided so as to face the width direction of the handrail 6 in a state where the guide fence 2 is installed beside the boarding passage 10 of the passenger conveyor 1. Such a protective portion 2b covers the handrail 6 in the width direction from the insertion portion 2a and extends to the outside in the width direction of the handrail 6, preferably to the outside of the outer deck cover 402. .. As a result, it is possible to prevent the user U from approaching and contacting the handrail 6 from the direction of rotation thereof.

The first bent portion 201, which is the joint portion between the protective portion 2b and the insertion portion 2a, may have a variable joint angle between the protection portion 2b and the insertion portion 2a, and may be on the floor of the landing floor of the passenger conveyor 1. The angle may be set according to the actual condition of the surface. Further, the length [Lb] of the protective portion 2b may be an appropriate length depending on the bending angle between the protective portion 2b and the insertion portion 2a as long as the above-mentioned extension range can be secured. It may be the combined length.

[Induction unit 2c]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the guide portion 2c is a portion of the guide fence 2 that constitutes the other end edge side from the second bent portion 202, and is bent at the second bent portion 202 with respect to the protection portion 2b. It is a part provided in the above. The bending direction of the second bent portion 202 is opposite to that of the first bent portion 201, and the bending angle between the protective portion 2b and the guiding portion 2c is a right angle or an obtuse angle. Such an insertion portion 2a is a portion that is arranged so as to be parallel to or open to the outside of the insertion portion 2a in a state where the guide fence 2 is installed at the entrance of the passenger conveyor 1. Here, the outside is the outside with respect to the passenger conveyor 1. By providing such a guiding portion 2c, the user U can be smoothly guided in the step 3 direction.

The second bent portion 202, which is the joint portion between the guide portion 2c and the protection portion 2b, may have a variable joint angle between the guidance portion 2c and the protection portion 2b, and may be on the floor of the landing floor of the passenger conveyor 1. The angle may be set according to the actual condition of the surface. Further, the length [Lc] of the guide portion 2c may be a size that matches the actual condition of the floor surface of the landing floor of the passenger conveyor 1.

[Material of guidance fence 2]
As shown in FIG. 2, such a guide fence 2 includes, for example, a plurality of columns 200, upper and lower restraint members 200a connecting these columns 200, and a plurality of binders 200b connecting the upper and lower restraint members 200a. It is composed of. Two of the columns 200 constitute the first bent portion 201 and the second bent portion 202. Further, the binder 200b may be provided in the lateral direction by connecting the two columns 200, or may be a mesh-like material, a wire rope, or a plate material or a plate material provided with punch holes. It may be.

[Height of guidance fence 2]
As shown in FIG. 2, the height [H] of the guide fence 2 is preferably equal to or higher than the height of the handrail 6 from the floor surface F on the landing floor. In particular, it is preferable that the height [H] of the guide portion 2c and the protection portion 2b is equal to or higher than the height of the handrail 6 on the landing floor. As a result, it is possible to prevent the user U who intends to board the passenger conveyor 1 from the boarding passage 10 from riding on the handrail 6 in the moving direction.

Further, the height [H] of the insertion portion 2a may be lower than the height [H] of the guide portion 2c and the protection portion 2b, but by making it about the same as the height of the handrail 6 on the landing floor, the user U is preferable because it allows the handrail 6 to be gripped naturally.

<Effect of the first embodiment>
According to the first embodiment described above, the insertion portion 2a of the guide fence 2 provided on the side of the boarding passage 10 to the step 3 is arranged in the area where the demarcation line 302 is extended inside the deck cover 4. It is a configuration. As a result, even though the guide fence 2 is installed, the space through which the user U gets on and off is not unnecessarily narrowed. Further, the guide fence 2 can prevent the user U from coming into contact with the handrail 6. As a result, the user U can be guided inside the demarcation line 302 by the guide fence 2 without hindering the user U from getting into step 3. Further, the guide fence 2 includes a protective portion 2b provided by bending outward from the end portion of the insertion portion 2a, and the protective portion 2b extends to the outside in the width direction of the handrail 6. Is. As a result, it is possible to reliably prevent the user U from coming into contact with the handrail 6. As a result, it is possible to prevent the user U from riding on the handrail 6 and the user U from falling from the handrail 6 without hindering the user U from getting on the step 3. It becomes possible to ensure the safety of person U.

<< Modified example of the first embodiment >>
FIG. 5 is a side view of a main part of the passenger conveyor 1'according to a modified example of the first embodiment, and is a side view of the vicinity of the landing of the passenger conveyor 1'. As shown in this figure, a part of the guide fence 2'provided on the passenger conveyor 1'may be made of a resin plate material such as an acrylic plate or a plate material such as an iron plate. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, the insertion portion 2a'is a plate material supported by the support column 200 constituting the first bent portion 201, and is a plate material that is self-supporting only by the support by the support column 200. preferable. Further, the guide fence 2'may have a folding screen shape as a whole made of a plate material.

The insertion portion 2a'is a portion arranged in an extended region of the demarcation line 302 on the deck cover 4 side, and as described with reference to FIG. 4, the material thickness [T2] is limited. Therefore, by using the insertion portion 2a'as a self-supporting plate material, it is not necessary to provide a support column in the insertion portion 2a', and the thickness [T2] of the insertion portion 2a'is within the region where the demarcation line 302 is extended. It is easy to do.

<< Second Embodiment >>
FIG. 6 is an enlarged top view of a main part of the passenger conveyor according to the second embodiment. Further, FIG. 7 is a side view of a main part of the passenger conveyor according to the second embodiment. The difference between the passenger conveyor 1a of the second embodiment shown in these figures and the passenger conveyor 1 of the first embodiment is the configuration of the insertion portion 2a "of the guide fence 20 and the height [H] of the guide fence 20. Yes, the other configurations are the same. Therefore, here, the configuration of the insertion portion 2a "in the guide fence 20 and the height [H] of the guide fence 20 will be described, and the description of other overlapping components will be omitted.

<Induction fence 20>
[Insert 2a "]
The insertion portion 2a "is a portion of the guide fence 20 that constitutes one end edge side from the first bending portion 201, and is a portion that is inserted and arranged inside the pair of balustrades 5. Is a portion arranged in parallel with the balustrade 5 and the handrail 6 in a state where the guide fence 20 is installed beside the boarding passage 10 of the passenger conveyor 1a. The length [La "] of the insertion portion 2a" is set to be larger than the distance from the apex of the arcuate end of the balustrade 5 to which the handrail 6 is attached to the deck cover 4.

Further, the length [La "] of the insertion portion 2a" may exceed the length from the apex of the arcuate end of the balustrade 5 to which the handrail 6 is attached to step 3, but the landing of the passenger conveyor 1. According to the actual situation of the floor surface of the floor, the extension length to the boarding passage 10 side shall not be too long.

Such an insertion portion 2a "is arranged within the extendability range of the demarcation line 302 from the inside of the handrail 6, whereby the insertion portion 2a" guides the user U to board the step 3. do. The thickness [T2 "] of such an insertion portion 2a is a size equal to or less than the width [A2] from the inside of the handrail 6 to the outside of the boundary line 302a inside the demarcation line 302.
[Height of guidance fence 20]
The height [H] of the guide fence 20 is equal to or higher than the height of the handrail 6 on the landing floor, and in particular, the height [H] of the guide portion 2c and the protection portion 2b is the height of the handrail 6 on the landing floor. Is above the height of. The height of the insertion portion 2a "may be lower than the height [H] of the guide portion 2c and the protection portion 2b, but by making the height of the insertion portion 2a" equal to the height of the handrail 6 on the landing floor, the user U However, it is preferable because the handrail 6 can be grasped naturally.

<Effect of the second embodiment>
According to the second embodiment described above, in the insertion portion 2a ”of the guide fence 20 provided on the side of the boarding passage 10 to step 3, the protection portion 2b and the protection portion 2b arranged to face each other in the width direction of the handrail 6 and The height [H] of the guide portion 2c is equal to or higher than the height of the handrail 6 on the landing floor. As a result, the user U who intends to board the passenger conveyor 1a from the boarding aisle 10 can refer to the handrail 6. The configuration is such that it is possible to reliably prevent the user U from riding in the moving direction. As a result, it is possible to prevent the user U from riding on the handrail 6 and the user U from falling from the handrail 6. Therefore, it is possible to ensure the safety of the user U. Further, in the configuration of the second embodiment, the thickness [T2 "] of the insertion portion 2a" of the guide rail 20 is compared with that of the first embodiment. Since the permissible range of the guide rail 20 is wide, the degree of freedom in the material composition of the guide fence 20 is high.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and modifications, and further includes various modifications. For example, the above-described embodiment has been described in detail in order to explain the present invention in an easy-to-understand manner, and is not necessarily limited to the one including all the described configurations. Further, it is possible to replace a part of the configuration of one embodiment with the configuration of another embodiment, and it is also possible to add the configuration of another embodiment to the configuration of one embodiment. Further, it is possible to add / delete / replace a part of the configuration of each embodiment with another configuration.

1,1', 1a ... Passenger conveyor 2,2', 20 ... Guidance fence 2a, 2a', 2a "... Insertion part 2b ... Protection part 2c ... Guidance part 3 ... Step 301 ... Tread 302 ... Demaculation line 4 ... Deck Cover 401 Inner deck cover 402 Outer deck cover 5 ... Railing 6 ... Handrail 10 ... Boarding passage [H] ... Height

Claims (14)

A plurality of steps that are connected in an endless manner and rotate in the connecting direction, deck covers arranged on both sides along the connecting direction of the steps, and standing from the deck cover along the connecting direction of the steps. It is provided on a passenger conveyor having a provided balustrade and a handrail attached to the periphery of the balustrade and rotating in synchronization with the step, and is provided on the side of a boarding passage to the step. In the guide fence for
A guide fence for a passenger conveyor having an insertion portion arranged in parallel with the deck cover within an extended range of a demarcation line provided on the tread surface of the step on the deck cover side. In the guide fence for the passenger conveyor according to claim 1,
A guide fence for a passenger conveyor, which is a portion bent from the edge of the insertion portion toward the outside of the boarding passage and has a protective portion extending to the outside in the width direction of the handrail. In the guide fence for the passenger conveyor according to claim 2.
A guide fence for a passenger conveyor in which the bending angle between the insertion portion and the protection portion is a right angle or an obtuse angle. In the guide fence for the passenger conveyor according to claim 2.
A guide portion provided by bending from the edge of the protective portion to the opposite side of the insertion portion on the side opposite to the insertion portion is provided.
A guidance fence for a passenger conveyor in which the bending angle between the insertion portion and the protection portion and the bending angle between the protection portion and the guidance portion are a right angle or an obtuse angle. In the guide fence for the passenger conveyor according to claim 4.
A guidance fence for a passenger conveyor in which at least the heights of the protection portion and the guidance portion are equal to or higher than the arrangement height of the handrail in the boarding passage. In the guide fence for the passenger conveyor according to claim 1,
The insertion part is a guide fence for a passenger conveyor made of a plate-shaped material. A plurality of steps that are connected in an endless manner and rotate in the connecting direction, balustrades erected on both sides along the connecting direction of the steps, and balustrades that are attached to the periphery of the balustrade and rotate in synchronization with the steps. It is provided on a passenger conveyor having a moving handrail, and is provided on a guide fence for the passenger conveyor arranged beside the boarding passage to the step.
An insertion portion arranged inside the balustrade, a protection portion bent from the edge of the insertion portion toward the outside of the boarding passage, and extending to the outside in the width direction of the handrail, and the above. A guide portion provided by bending from the edge of the protective portion to the opposite side of the insertion portion on the side opposite to the insertion portion is provided.
A guidance fence for a passenger conveyor in which at least the heights of the protection portion and the guidance portion are equal to or higher than the arrangement height of the handrail in the boarding passage. A plurality of steps that are connected in an endless manner and rotate in the connecting direction, deck covers provided on both sides along the connecting direction of the steps, and standing from the deck cover along the connecting direction of the steps. In a passenger conveyor having a provided balustrade and a handrail attached to the periphery of the balustrade and rotating in synchronization with the step.
A demarcation line is provided on the peripheral edge of the tread of the step on the deck cover side.
A passenger conveyor in which a guide fence having an insertion portion arranged in parallel with the deck cover within the range extending the demarcation line is provided on the side of the boarding passage to the step. In the passenger conveyor according to claim 8.
The guide fence includes the insertion portion and a protective portion provided by bending from the edge of the insertion portion to the outside of the boarding passage.
The protection unit is a passenger conveyor extending to the outside in the width direction of the handrail. In the passenger conveyor according to claim 9.
A passenger conveyor in which the bending angle between the insertion portion and the protection portion is a right angle or an obtuse angle. In the passenger conveyor according to claim 9.
The guide fence includes a guide portion provided by bending from the edge of the protective portion to the opposite side of the insertion portion on the side opposite to the insertion portion.
A passenger conveyor in which the bending angle between the insertion portion and the protective portion and the bending angle between the protective portion and the guide portion are right angles or obtuse angles. In the passenger conveyor according to claim 11.
The guide fence is a passenger conveyor in which the heights of the protective portion and the guide portion are at least the height at which the handrail is arranged in the boarding passage. In the passenger conveyor according to claim 8.
The insertion portion of the guide fence is a passenger conveyor made of a plate-like material. In the passenger conveyor according to claim 8.
The guide fences are passenger conveyors arranged on both sides of the boarding passage.

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