JPH04266394A - Banister of man conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a banister of a man conveyor wherein a handrail guide rail is very simple in constitution, dimensions can be made slim, a design property can be enhanced, fitting workability is excellent, and the cost can be reduced. CONSTITUTION:In a man conveyor banister consisting of a banister panel 4, a handrail guide rail 20 and a movable handrail 5, the guide rail 20 is formed to have inside and outside hanging plate parts 22, 23. A pressing member 25, which is inserted between the inside and outside hanging plate parts 22, 23 and the banister panel 4 so as to interposingly press-hold the banister panel 4 between it and the inside hanging plate part 22 by means of expansion force thereof, is provided.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to handrails for passenger conveyors such as escalators and moving walkways, which are installed on both sides of steps of passenger conveyors.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art A general conventional passenger conveyor has steps 1 arranged in an endless manner to carry passengers, as shown in FIG.
and railings 2 erected on both sides. The handrail 2 of this passenger conveyor is composed of a handrail guide rail 3, a handrail panel 4, and a movable handrail 5.

The handrail guide rail 3 is made of integrally extruded aluminum and has a substantially T-shaped cross section, with a groove 8 formed at the bottom. When they fit together, they are fixed with adhesive.

Further, guide sliding members 10 having low frictional resistance are provided on both sides of the handrail guide rail 3 from the upper surface to the lower surface. The moving handrail 5 is slid onto the guide sliding member 10 and rotated in synchronization with the step 1.

The handrail guide rail 3 is divided into a plurality of parts in the longitudinal direction as shown in FIG. By straddling the joint part A of the handrail panel 4, the handrail guide rail 3, which is one structural unit, reduces the level difference at the joint part B of the handrail guide rail 3. And handrail guide rail 3
are attached one after another with their ends tightly pressed together, and the last one is assembled by adjusting the length and cutting it to fit the actual item. When the gluing work of the handrail guide rail 3 is completed,
The guide sliding member 10, which has a low frictional resistance and is made of a band-shaped nylon material, is attached to the upper surfaces of these members.

[0006] Here, the handrail guide rail 3 is fixed with adhesive 9 as described above, but the workability of the gluing work at the installation site of the passenger conveyor is poor and dirt tends to adhere to the adhesive surface. The reliability of adhesive fixing is also low, and it is troublesome to keep the balustrade panel 4 and handrail guide rail 3 fixed for approximately 24 hours until the adhesive 9 hardens, and some of the work to install the passenger conveyor is required during that time. There are still many things that need to be improved, including things that need to be interrupted.

[0007] In order to solve these problems,
There is a railing for a passenger conveyor as shown in Japanese Patent No. 102784. Although not shown, the handrail of this passenger conveyor is constructed by expanding the width between a pair of inner and outer hanging plates on both sides of the lower surface of the handrail guide rail, and providing a third hanging plate in the middle. A bolt fastening hole is drilled in this third hanging plate portion, a bolt with a nut screwed thereon is attached to the bolt fastening hole,
The handrail guide rail was attached and fixed to the upper part of the balustrade panel by tightening these bolts and pressing the balustrade panel against the inner hanging plate portion, and in this state, tightening nuts threaded onto the bolts.

[0008]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional passenger conveyor railing provided with the third hanging plate portion,
Since three hanging plate parts were provided for the handrail guide rail, the structure of the handrail guide rail became complicated, and the width structure of the handrail guide rail became large, resulting in an unsightly appearance. Therefore, it was necessary to make the handrail guide rail slimmer. There was a problem that it was not possible to

[0009] The present invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and
The purpose is to make the configuration of the handrail guide rail very simple and slim, improve the design, and improve the installation workability of the handrail guide rail, reducing costs. Our goal is to provide a railing for a man conveyor that can be used.

0010

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the handrail of the passenger conveyor of the present invention includes a handrail panel, a handrail guide rail attached to the upper part of the handrail panel in the longitudinal direction, and this handrail guide. In the railing of a passenger conveyor, which is comprised of a moving handrail that slides onto the rail and rotates in synchronization with the steps, the handrail guide rail has an inner and outer hanging plate portion that sandwiches the handrail panel, and The present invention is characterized in that a pressing member is provided that is inserted between the hanging plate part and the balustrade panel to pinch and hold the balustrade panel between the inner hanging plate part and the inner hanging plate part with an expanding force.

[0011]

[Operation] According to the handrail of the passenger conveyor having the structure of the present invention described above, first, the inner and outer hanging plate parts of the handrail guide rail are placed on the upper part of the handrail panel, and the inner hanging plate part is in contact with the handrail panel. to be installed. Then, a pressing member is inserted between this balustrade panel and the outside hanging board part. In this state, the handrail guide rail is attached and fixed to the upper end of the balustrade panel by holding the balustrade panel under pressure between it and the inner hanging plate part using the expanding force of the pressing member.

0012

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3. Components in the figure that overlap with those shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 are given the same reference numerals to simplify the explanation.

First, FIG. 1 shows a partial sectional view of a railing of a passenger conveyor. The handrail of this passenger conveyor includes a handrail panel 4 made of a glass panel of about 10 mm, a handrail guide rail 20 attached to the top of the handrail panel 4 in the longitudinal direction, and the step 1 that is slid onto the handrail guide rail 20. and a movable handrail 5 which is rotated in synchronization with the handrail.

The handrail guide rail 20 is made of an integrally extruded aluminum product, and has an inner hanging plate portion 2 on the lower surface of the top plate portion.
2 and an outer hanging plate portion 23 that protrude. The width between the inner and outer hanging plate parts 22 and 23 is approximately 2
Approximately 7mm is secured. This inner and outer hanging plate part 22, 2
Even if the balustrade panel 4 to which the rubber packing 24 with an inverted U-shaped cross section with a thickness of about 1 mm is inserted between the 3 spaces, an extra 15 mm gap is secured between the balustrade panel 4 and the outer hanging plate part 23. There is.

A pressing member 25 is inserted into the gap between the balustrade panel 4 and the outer hanging plate portion 23. This pressing member 25
consists of a pressing metal fitting 26 having a substantially U-shaped cross section, two stud bolts 27 of 15 mm or less welded to the inner surface of this pressing metal fitting 26, and nuts 28 screwed onto each of these stud bolts 27. ing. The pressing fitting 26 is formed by bending a steel plate, and has rising portions 2 on both sides.
6a. Note that this rising portion 26a is formed lower than the stud bolt 27. By turning nuts 28 screwed onto the stud bolts 27, the width of the pressing member 25 can be increased or decreased. The pressing members 25 are provided along the length of the handrail guide rail 20 at intervals of 300 mm.

A lower cover 29 is attached between the lower end of the outer hanging plate part 23 of the handrail guide rail 20 and the handrail panel 4, and covers the pressing member 25 so that it is not exposed to the outside. There is.

According to the handrail of the passenger conveyor constructed in this way, first, as shown in FIG.
A handrail guide rail 20 is placed on top of the. On this occasion,
The inner and outer hanging plate parts 22 and 23 are set so as to sandwich the upper part of the balustrade panel 4, and the inner and outer hanging plate parts 2 are set to sandwich the upper part of the balustrade panel 4.
Install it so that the two are in contact with each other. Then, a pressing member 25 is inserted between the balustrade panel 4 and the outer hanging plate portion 23. In this state, the nut 28 screwed onto the stud bolt 27 of the pressing member 25 is turned using a tool such as a spanner to move the nut 28 so as to protrude to the tip side of the stud bolt 27. Then, the width of the pressing member 25 (the distance between the back surface of the pressing metal fitting and the tip end surface of the nut 28) increases, and the outer hanging plate part 23 and the parapet panel 4 are pushed open to both sides. With the expansion force of the pressing member 25, the balustrade panel 4 is held under pressure between it and the inner hanging plate part 22, and the handrail guide rail 20 is attached and fixed to the upper part of the balustrade panel 4. Finally, on both sides of the handrail guide rail 20, guide sliding members 1 with low frictional resistance, such as nylon material, are installed over the top and bottom surfaces.
0 is attached, the movable handrail 5 is slid into place, and the lower cover 29 is placed over the lower part of the handrail guide rail 20 to complete the installation work of the handrail 2.

Another embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. In this embodiment, a hard plate spring 33 having a substantially inverted U-shaped cross section is used as the pressing member. By inserting this leaf spring 33 between the balustrade panel 4 and the outer hanging plate part 23 of the handrail guide rail 20, the expansion force of the leaf spring 33 moves the balustrade panel 4 between the inner hanging plate part 22. Hold under pressure. With this, the handrail guide rail 20 can be attached and fixed to the upper part of the balustrade panel 4, and the same operation and effect as described above can be obtained.

[0019]

[Effects of the Invention] Since the handrail of the passenger conveyor of the present invention is constructed as described above, the construction of the handrail guide rail is very simple and slim, and the design is improved. The installation work is easy and the cost can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partial sectional view of a railing of a passenger conveyor showing an embodiment of the present invention.

2A is a side view, FIG. 2B is a front view, and FIG. 2C is a sectional view taken along line CC in FIG. 1, showing the pressing member of the present invention in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view of a railing of a passenger conveyor showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partial side view showing a conventional passenger conveyor.

FIG. 5 is a partially sectional perspective view showing how the parapet panel and handrail guide rail of a conventional passenger conveyor are attached.

FIG. 6 is a partial sectional view of a railing of a conventional passenger conveyor.

[Explanation of symbols]

4... Balustrade panel, 5... Movable handrail, 20... Handrail guide rail, 22... Inner hanging plate part, 23... Outer hanging plate part, 25,
33...Press member.

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] A passenger conveyor comprising a balustrade panel, a handrail guide rail attached longitudinally to the top of the balustrade panel, and a movable handrail that slides onto the handrail guide rail and rotates in synchronization with the steps. In the balustrade, the handrail guide rail has an inner and outer hanging plate part that sandwiches the balustrade panel, and when inserted between the outer hanging plate part of the handrail guide rail and the balustrade panel, the handrail guide rail is inserted between the outer hanging plate part of the handrail guide rail and the balustrade panel to cause the handrail guide rail to hang inwardly with an expanding force. A handrail for a passenger conveyor, characterized in that a pressing member for holding the handrail panel under pressure is provided between the board part and the handrail panel.