JPH0632581A - Gate way of passenger conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To safely guide a passenger to a footstep part by forming a floor face continued to the footstep of a passenger conveyor so that the patterns of the center part is different from those of both end parts except the center part, and nearly equalizing the range of the patterns of the center part to the width of a footstep or narrowing the range than that. CONSTITUTION:The gateway 1 of a passenger conveyor is provided with floor plates 1A, 1B, 1C provided for covering a machine room part of the passenger conveyor, a comb 1D which is generally formed out of yellow synthetic resin material and clearly indicates the boundary between a footstep 2 and the floor plate 1C, and joint 1E to settle the periphery of the gateway 1. The total distance of the length L1, L2, L3 of respective floor plates 1A-1C from the floor plate 1A to the comb 1D is set as the approach range to the moving footstep 2. In this case, the respective floor plates 1A-1C are formed into different patterns at the center part 1a and at both end parts 1b except the center part, and the patterns range Wa of the center part 1a is set to be nearly equal to or narrower than the width of the footstep. Hereby, guide toward the footstep 2 is clearly performed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an entrance / exit of a passenger conveyor such as an escalator or an electric road, and more particularly to a safe entrance / exit of a passenger conveyor having a high effect of guiding passengers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a passenger conveyor entrance / exit has a floor plate having uneven portions having a uniform pattern in the plate thickness direction, and the convex portions prevent slipping of the soles of passengers. Is configured. Then, in order to guide the passenger to the center of the moving step, a guide line is provided in a uniform uneven pattern, or guide pieces of colored body are added to both sides of the floor plate, and a guide means by illumination light is provided. Techniques such as provision are known and described in JP-A-51-42280, JP-A-52-75781 and JP-A-53-27983.

[0003]

The prior art in which the guide line is provided in the above-mentioned uniform uneven pattern has a problem that the effect of retroactively affecting the sight of passengers is low, and a separate guide piece is used. The conventional technology to be provided lacks a design harmony with other parts and has a problem that it is necessary to disassemble and reassemble the separate body every time maintenance work is performed near the floor board. Further, the conventional technique having the guiding means by the illumination light has a problem that the cost is high and it is only effective to inform the traveling direction of the steps.

That is, none of the above-mentioned conventional techniques prevents passengers from approaching the side of the skirt guard standing upright on both sides of the step (not approaching the dangerous gap between the step and the skirt guard). There is a problem that the guidance effect of the entrance / exit floor itself is low, the design is not preferable, and the number of maintenance steps is large.

An object of the present invention is to provide a floorboard structure which has a pattern layout that can psychologically guide passengers to the center of the steps, is easy to maintain, is easy to manufacture, and does not increase the cost. It is to provide the entrance and exit of the passenger conveyor.

[0006]

According to the present invention, the above-described object is to provide a surface pattern of a floor board at an entrance / exit between a footboard-side end portion of the floorboard with respect to a passenger conveyor and an anti-stepboard side end portion of the floorboard. In the longitudinal direction of the, the range of the pattern in the widthwise central part is configured to be substantially the same as or narrower than the width of the tread, while the pattern forms on both sides other than the widthwise central part are made different shapes, etc. Depending on the width of the steps,
That is, it is achieved by clarifying the range in which passengers can ride.

This object is also achieved by forming the entrance / exit floor board as a single body at least in the width direction thereof and arranging a plurality of them in the longitudinal direction in combination.

[0008]

[Operation] The surface configuration of the floor plate of the entrance / exit is set to be substantially the same as or narrower than the width of the step only in the widthwise central part of the step, and the pattern shape is different from the position other than the central part. In addition, by arranging the pattern form of the central portion more densely than the other lateral portions, it is possible to exert a safety important effect of being naturally guided to the center of the tread by the visual effect of the floorboard.

Further, since the floorboard is made of at least a single piece in the width direction, it can be manufactured easily and at low cost, and it is only necessary to handle the single floorboard in the width direction. Maintenance work can be performed more easily.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an entrance / exit of a passenger conveyor according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view near the entrance and exit, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the main part. 1 to 3, 1 is an entrance / exit, 1A
1C is a floor plate, 1D is a comb, 1E is a ground pattern, 2 is a step (also referred to as a step plate), 3 is a handrail, 4 is a skirt guard, 5 is a balustrade panel, 6 is a deck cover, and 7 is a triangular guard plate. . The illustrated embodiment shows a case in which the present invention is applied to an escalator, and FIG. 1 shows the entrance of an escalator that is operated to ascend.

The escalator to which the present invention is applied is shown in FIG.
From the entrance / exit 1 shown in to the other entrance / exit not shown,
An endlessly connected step 2 and a handrail 3 move, and a skirt guard 4, a balustrade panel 5, a deck cover 6, a triangular guard plate 7 as a safety facility, etc. are provided on both sides of the step 2. It has been configured. The entrance / exit 1 is made of a floor plate 1A, 1B, 1C, which is provided so as to cover the machine room portion of the passenger conveyor, and is generally made of a yellow synthetic resin material to clearly show the boundary between the step 2 and the floor plate 1C. A joint 1D and a joint 1E that divides the periphery of the entrance / exit 1 are provided.

At the entrance / exit 1, the floor board 1A to the comb 1
The length in the longitudinal direction up to D is about 2 meters, and the floor boards 1A to 1 are formed by being divided into each.
The total distance of the lengths L1, L2, and L3 of C is the approach range to the moving step 2. The overall width W of the entrance / exit 1 is approximately 1.0 m to 1.6 m, and the steps 2
It is configured to be wider than the width dimension of.

The floorboards 1A to 1C will be described by taking the floorboard 1A as a typical example. As shown in FIG. 2, the surface of the floorboards 1A to 1C has a width substantially equal to the lateral width of the step 2 or a step 2 at least in a narrow range. The pattern 1aa of the central width portion 1a having the dimension Wa that is the dimension that matches the width excluding the caution bands on both sides of
Patterns 1b on both side portions 1b other than the central width portion 1a
The protrusions are smaller than b and are arranged in a dense arrangement with good visibility, and the range of the step 2 can be clearly indicated to the passenger in advance by the width Wa.

The patterns 1aa and 1bb are
It is formed one step higher than the plate thickness t of the floor plate 1A (manufactured by an etching method or a pressing method), and is formed by repeating unevenness by the top portions (the upper surfaces of the patterns 1aa and 1bb) and the groove portions 1cc.

The floorboards 1A to 1C thus constructed are
Since the pattern 1aa of the central width portion 1a formed by the convex portion is clearly different from the patterns 1bb of the other side portions 1b, when these floorboards are arranged in front of the step 2, the range of the lateral width of the step 2 It is possible to increase the psychological effect of inducing passengers to the center of the step 2 by separating the above and the skirt guard 4 side other than this lateral width portion, and to bring about a fresh design effect.

Although the pattern of the floor board is made up of repeated irregularities, the pattern may be a flat pattern drawn on the floor made of a non-slip material.

Further, for example, in the case of the illustrated example, the groove portion 2b
By dividing the color into black and the groove 1cc into beige or the like, it is possible to clearly distinguish the fixed body from the moving body, and to make it easier for passengers to get on and off the vehicle.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the entire floorboard is the floorboard 1
It is divided into A, 1B and 1C in the longitudinal direction,
Each floorboard is made as a single body with at least its width W being constant, and the patterns 1aa and 1bb are produced at the same time. By doing so, these floor boards 1A, 1
Since B and 1C can be handled individually, maintenance work of them can be easily performed.

Although this embodiment has been described by applying the present invention to an escalator, the present invention can also be applied to an electric road or the like.

[0021]

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the safety for passengers in the portion of the passenger conveyor that extends to the tread, facilitate maintenance work and manufacturing, and reduce costs. It is possible to provide an entrance / exit of a passenger conveyor.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Entrance / exit gate, 2 ... Steps, 3 ... Handrail, 4 ... Skirt guard, 5 ... Parapet panel, 6 ... Deck cover.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. At an entrance / exit of a passenger conveyor having a floor surface connected to the steps of the passenger conveyor, the floor surface connected to the steps of the passenger conveyor has a different pattern at its central portion and at both end portions other than the central portion. An entrance / exit of a passenger conveyor, characterized in that the range of the pattern at the central portion is substantially the same as or narrower than the step width. 2. The entrance / exit of a passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the pattern on the floor is a combination of a top and a groove. 3. The entrance / exit of a passenger conveyor according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pattern of the central portion of the floor surface is arranged more densely than the patterns of the both side portions.