JPH0534276B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a passenger conveyor such as an escalator or an electric road, and particularly relates to a passenger conveyor suitable for improving personal protection, ease of assembly, and design near entrances and exits. .

[Conventional technology]

The functions expected of modern passenger conveyors include a wide variety of items, such as capacity for transporting people, amount of power consumption, safety, and design. More recently, railings have been recognized as highly public transportation facilities and are being praised for their ease of use; however, in response to the modernization of architectural design, there is a need for individualization and differentiation of railing designs.

As a general structure of a passenger conveyor, such as an escalator, the one shown in FIG. 5 is known. The main part is Step 1, which is arranged in an endless manner and runs.
and the movable handrail 2, the floorboard 3 and the comb 4 that constitute the entrance and exit, the handrail panel 5, the inner deck cover 6, the outer deck cover 7, the end skirt guard 8 (generally the inner end skirt It consists of stationary bodies such as a parapet 9, which is divided into a guard 8a and an outer end skirt guard 8b), and all these parts are supported by the building floor F.

Incidentally, each member of the parapet 9 shown in FIG. 5 is arranged in a relationship as shown in FIG. 6. That is, a guide frame 10 is provided at the upper end of the balustrade panel 5 to guide the movable handrail 2, and a gasket 11 is provided at the lower end of the balustrade panel 5 with decorative projections 11a on both sides. An inner deck cover 6 and an end skirt guard 8a are placed on the inside of the step 1 side, and an outer deck cover 7 and an exterior plate 12 are placed on the outside to cover the internal structures such as the support base 13 and the main body frame 14 in a good manner. It has become a system. Here, the inner deck cover 6 is moved from the position of the handrail panel 5 to step 1.
Attach the end skirt guard 8 to the support base 13 with screws 15 at an angle of inclination θ that gradually decreases toward the side.
It is fixedly installed together with a.

On the other hand, a safety device 16 is installed at the part where the movable handrail 2 is inverted from the height H to the top of the parapet X and enters the end skirt guard 8. The front side is designed to move backwards to stop the passenger conveyor. Further, the end skirt 8a is usually provided with operation switches 17, 18 and a control box 19 for giving operation commands to the passenger conveyor.

Among the above-mentioned balustrade members, the balustrade panel 5 is made of transparent tempered glass, and the inner deck cover 6, outer deck cover 7, and end skirt guard 8 are made of thin stainless steel plates, each forming a beautiful surface as a design component. ing.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In the conventional structure described above, there have been concerns about the following points.

As for the inner deck cover 6, it has been pointed out that there is a difference in level δ on the inside as shown in Fig. 7, and that the edge 6A at the tip is sharp as shown in Fig. 8, which causes drawbacks in terms of assembly work and safety. has been done. This difference in level δ is caused by the fact that the inner deck cover 6 has an inclination angle θ, which tends to cause manufacturing errors, and furthermore, the shape of the inner deck cover 6 makes it difficult to determine the height h relative to the floor plate 3. When assembling this inner deck cover 6, the screw 15 is screwed in with its top surface aligned with the gasket 11 and its lower end touching the surface of the end skirt guard 8a. This is because the position of the skirt guard 8a itself in the width direction is determined by giving top priority to the gap g between it and the step 1, so the gap G in the left and right direction is likely to be deviated, and this appears as a relative error as a difference in level δ. Note that this height difference δ is unacceptable for safety reasons, as it may catch passengers' clothes or feet.

Also, the reason why the edge 6A of the inner deck cover 6 is sharp is because the edge 6A of the inner deck cover 6 is made of a thin plate with a thickness of about 1 to 2 mm, so the cut is inevitably knife-shaped, which can cause injury to the fingers. There is also. For this reason, in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 57-120573, an attempt has been made to attach a protective material 6B to the back side to protect it from contact with fingers.

Furthermore, the safety device 1 of the end skirt guard 8a
The peripheral edge 8B of the mounting opening 8A of the mounting hole 6a is sharp and poses the same danger as the edge 6A. This area is where young children and others often play pranks, and where lacerations to the hands often occur.

As described above, the known configurations of FIGS. 7 and 8 have problems in terms of assembly work and safety. Incidentally, the above-mentioned known example, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 57-120573, is a partial protection measure for only the inner deck cover 6, and no consideration is given to improving the ease of assembly or to safety regarding the edges of the end deck cover 8a. Furthermore, none of the above conventional examples focuses on innovation and individualization of the balustrade design, and the structure is extremely monotonous.

An object of the present invention is to provide a passenger conveyor with excellent assembly ease and safety near the entrance/exit.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an inner deck cover and an outer deck cover that cover both sides of the lower part of a parapet panel that guides and supports a movable handrail, a skirt guard that extends vertically and is connected to the inner deck cover, and a skirt guard that covers the inner deck cover. , a passenger conveyor comprising an outer deck cover and an end skirt guard that closes a longitudinal end of the skirt guard, the end skirt provided corresponding to at least a terminal end of the inner deck cover and the terminal end of the inner deck cover; The inner deck cover and the skirt guard are constructed of an end deck cover that is an integrally molded product having strength, and the inner deck cover and the skirt guard are installed in series so as to be flush with the surface of the end deck cover.

[Effect]

With the above configuration, the inner deck cover and the skirt guard can be accurately installed using the end deck cover, which is an integrally molded product made with precision, as a reference, so there is no step difference, and the ease of assembly is improved.
Furthermore, since the terminal end of the inner deck cover and the end skirt guard are integrally molded, there are no sharp protrusions on the end surface, improving safety.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

1 and 4, the arrangement and function of moving objects such as step 1 and stationary objects such as floorboard 3 are approximately the same as in the conventional art;
The feature is that an end deck cover 21 is placed inside the 0, and an end deck cover 22 is placed outside.

Here, to explain the end deck cover 21 with emphasis on it, this end deck cover 21 has a terminal end (length l) of the inner deck cover 6 made of stainless steel like the conventional one, and a conventional end skirt guard 8a section. It has an integrated shape and is a synthetic resin molded product with approximately three sides of height _ha and width W. Furthermore, the details of this end deck cover 21 are as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, and the deck cover portion 21a
Skirt guard part 21b, operation switch mounting part 2
1c, it has a safety device mounting port 21d, and with operating switches 17 and 18 attached thereto, it is fixed to the support base 13 with screws 15.
The end deck cover 21 is made of synthetic resin such as ABS resin by injection molding or vacuum molding, and its ends have a certain degree of roundness. Since this is a molded product, there are no recesses or holes in the operation switch mounting part 21c.
In addition, the safety device attachment port 21d can be easily molded at the same time as the external shape, and can be provided at low cost. In addition, the surface has been given a surface finish such as metallic paint, giving it a completely new look in terms of color and texture compared to conventional metal products.

By doing this, the height h _a and the angle of inclination of the end deck cover 21 can be precisely formed by integral molding, and when assembling the inner deck cover 6 and the skirt guard that extends vertically to the inner deck cover 6, If the end deck cover 21 is used as a reference and the end deck cover 21 is installed so as to be flush with the surface thereof, accuracy can be ensured and labor savings can be improved. Also, sharp edges disappear, which is effective in terms of personal protection.
The gist of the above description can also be applied to the outer end deck cover 22 as it is, and the same effect can be achieved.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention described above, it is possible to obtain a passenger conveyor with excellent assembly ease and safety near the entrance/exit.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the main part of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along the - line in Fig. 2, and Fig. Fig. 2 is a perspective sectional view of the main part of the main part, Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the conventional structure, Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along the - line in Fig. 5, and Fig. 7 is taken along the - line in Fig. 5. The sectional view, FIG. 8, is a perspective view of the main part of FIG. 5. 1... Step, 2... Moving handrail, 5... Balustrade panel, 6... Inner deck cover, 7... Outer deck cover, 9, 20... Balustrade, 8... End skirt guard, 16... Safety device, 17, 18... Operation switch, 21, 22... End deck cover,
21d...Mounting port.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. An inner deck cover and an outer deck cover that cover both sides of the lower part of a handrail panel that guides and supports a movable handrail;
In the passenger conveyor, the passenger conveyor is provided with a skirt guard extending vertically in series with the inner deck cover, and a skirt guard at a longitudinal end of the inner deck cover, an outer deck cover, and a skirt guard at a longitudinal end of the skirt guard. The end skirt guard provided in correspondence with the terminal end of the inner deck cover is constituted by an end deck cover that is an integrally molded product having strength, and the inner deck cover and the above-mentioned end skirt guard are arranged so as to be flush with the surface of the end deck cover. A passenger conveyor characterized by being installed in series with a skirt guard. 2. The passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein an operation switch is attached to a side of the end deck cover where the skirt guard is connected. 3. The end deck cover is used as a first end cover, and the terminal end of the outer deck cover and the end skirt guard provided corresponding to the terminal end of the outer deck cover are combined into a second integrally molded product having strength. The passenger conveyor according to claim 1, characterized in that the end cover is an end cover.