JPH06292698A - Mobile handhold device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make a mobile handhold device safely utilizable even for the walking of old men or sickly person and to install the device at low cost in the mobile handhold device installed above stairs or foortway and suitably utilized at a station or hospital or the like. CONSTITUTION:A non-teminal supporter 4 is provided along stairs 1 or footway. The supporter 4 is rotationally driven by a driving device, a handril part 41 is formed at the supporter 4, and the handhold part 41 is positioned above the stairs 1 or the footway.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a movable handle device which is installed above a stairway or a sidewalk and is suitably used at a station, a hospital or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For the elderly and the physically handicapped,
Walking on stairs or sidewalks at stations and hospitals is very tiring. For this reason, conventionally, in large stations, hospitals, etc., in order to reduce the fatigue of pedestrians, escalators and moving walkways designed to be driven by a drive device are installed.

[0003]

However, in the escalator and the moving walkway as described above, the installation work is complicated because the staircase and the walkway and the handrail installed at the side edge of the escalator and the walkway must be run at the same time. At the same time, the device itself was very expensive. In addition, when changing a conventional stairway or sidewalk to an escalator or a moving sidewalk, it is necessary to remove the stairway or sidewalk, which is a troublesome task.

Further, when a pedestrian uses an installed escalator or a moving walkway, not only old people and people with weak physical conditions but also normal people have to get on and off with great caution. , There was also a risk of tripping or slipping at the point of getting on and off and falling. Therefore, even if an escalator or a moving walkway was installed, which was originally necessary only for elderly people and people with weak physical conditions, it was the present situation that these people were hardly using it.

In view of the above problems, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 55-65
As described in Japanese Patent No. 663, a moving handrail provided along the wall of a conventional sidewalk has been proposed. However, even if the moving handrail is convenient for wheelchair users, it may be a pedestrian. Since the handrail is installed at a position near the waist, the body is not stable even if the hand is applied to the handrail, and it is difficult to match the timing with walking, which is not appropriate.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the conventional escalator, moving walkway, and moving handrail, and can be safely used for walking of old people and people with weak physical conditions.
Moreover, it is intended to provide a moving handle device that can be installed at low cost.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following constitution. That is, in the movable handle device according to the present invention, an endless support is provided along a stairway or a sidewalk, the support is rotated and moved, and a handle is formed on the support.
It is characterized in that the handle portion is located above the stairs or the sidewalk.

[0008]

Since the moving handle device of the present invention is provided with the handle portion which is rotated and moved above the stairs or the sidewalk, by grasping the handle portion, the pedestrian can pull the hand as if by the handle portion. As you can see, you can walk on stairs and sidewalks.
Therefore, for pedestrians, fatigue during walking is reduced, and since stairs and sidewalks do not move, there is no danger of getting on and off as seen on escalators and moving sidewalks. Further, since the handle portion is provided above the stairs or the sidewalk, unlike the conventional moving handrail, even if the user walks while grasping the body, the body is stable and it is easy to match the timing with walking.

Further, when the movable handle device of the present invention is installed, it is only necessary to install the support body, which is rotated by the drive device and has the handle portion, above the stairway or the sidewalk and along the stairway or the sidewalk. Since it is good, the device is simple and inexpensive, and it can be easily installed even on conventional stairs and sidewalks.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be illustratively described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Although the present embodiment shows an example in which the present invention is applied to stairs, the present invention is not limited to stairs and is widely applied to walkways such as corridors and passages where people can walk, and the stairs and The sidewalk is applicable both indoors and outdoors.

In the drawings, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a moving handle device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway sectional view showing a main part of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is another view of a moving handle device of the present invention. It is a partially notched perspective view which shows the principal part of an Example.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, 1 is a handrail 11 at both ends.
Ordinary stairs 2, to which is fixed, are columns that are erected upright to face the upper and lower floors of the stairs. The pillar 2
A transmission wheel 21 is rotatably attached to each of the upper portions of the drive wheels 21, and at least one of the transmission wheels 21 is driven and rotated by a drive device 3 including an electric motor 31 and a speed reducer 32 that reduces the rotation of the electric motor 31. Has been done.

A support 4 is provided along the stairs, and the support 4 is an endless belt-like member. The support 4 is the transmission wheel 2 of the column 2 facing each other.
It is installed between 1 and is located above the stairs. When the transmission wheel 21 is driven and rotated, the support body 4 is rotationally driven and rotationally moved so as to circulate up and down the stairs. The speed of movement of the support 4 is adjusted by the speed reducer 32, and is set to a speed comparable to the walking speed of elderly people and weak people.

The support 4 may be driven by friction with the transmission wheel 21, but the drive wheel 21 to be driven is formed by a gear and a chain is attached to the support 4. Then, the support 4 may be driven by engaging a chain with the gear. Note that, in FIG. 1, the support body 4 is provided so as to circulate above the central portion of the stairs 1, but may be provided so as to pass around both side end portions of the stairway 1 so as to circulate.

Reference numeral 41 is a handle portion formed at appropriate intervals along the longitudinal direction of the support 4, and is arranged above the stairs 1. That is, the position of the handle portion 41 is located between the chest of the pedestrian and slightly above the head, that is, the stairs 1
It is designed to be located at a height of 120 to 170 cm above the floor surface. When the position of the handle portion 41 is in such a position range, a pedestrian can easily raise his / her hand and hold the handle portion 41, so that the body is stable and
Since the user walks while being pulled by the handle portion 41, it is easy to match the timing with walking.

The handle portion 41 is formed in an annular shape like a hanging strap of a train, and is attached to the support body 4 via a suspending tool 42. The number of the grip portions 41 is arbitrary and is not particularly limited. Note that the handle portion 41 is not particularly limited to the above-described shape as long as it can be gripped by a pedestrian, and may be an annular body formed of a triangle, a square, or another polygon. For example, a protrusion that can be grasped by a pedestrian may be directly formed on the side surface of the support body 4, or a through hole may be formed, and the protrusion or the through hole may be used as the handle portion 41.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the movable handle device of the present invention. This embodiment is the same as the embodiment of FIG. 1 except that the pillar 2 is attached to the ceiling surface 5. Since the pillar 2 is attached to the ceiling surface 5, unlike the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the pillar 2 does not disturb the pedestrian, so that the pillar 2 is preferably installed on the indoor stairs or sidewalk. Further, in the case of the present embodiment, the drive device 3 may be attached to the back of the ceiling, so that maintenance can be easily performed.

[0018]

As described above in detail, since the movable handle device of the present invention is provided with the handle portion which is rotated and moved above the stairs or the sidewalk, a pedestrian can grasp the handle portion so that a pedestrian can walk. You can walk on stairs and sidewalks as if you pull the handle. Therefore, for pedestrians, fatigue at the time of walking is reduced, and since stairs and sidewalks do not move, there is no danger of getting on and off as seen on escalators and moving sidewalks. Further, since the handle portion is provided above the stairs or the sidewalk, unlike the conventional moving handrail, even if the user walks while grasping the body, the body is stable and it is easy to match the timing with walking.

Further, when the moving handle device of the present invention is installed, it is only necessary to install the endless body, which is rotated by the driving device and has the handle portion, along the stairway or the sidewalk and above the stairway or the sidewalk. Since it is good, the device is simple and inexpensive, and it can be easily installed even on conventional stairs and sidewalks.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a movable handle device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway sectional view showing a main part of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a main part of another embodiment of the movable handle device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 stair 3 drive 4 support 41 handle

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An endless support is provided along a stair or a sidewalk, the support is rotated and moved by a driving device, and a handle is formed on the support, and the handle is a stair or a sidewalk. A moving handle device adapted to be located above the.