JPH07291568A - Safety device of passenger conveyer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a safety equipment for reducing a feeling of acrophobia in getting on and off with low cost, saved space and constitution for reducing the number of man-hours of works. CONSTITUTION:Above a deck cover 4B forming the outer side of a passenger conveyer 1 are provided a support part fixed thereto together with a bulustrade panel 4A, an extended part 7B extended to the deck cover 4B side and a nearly Z-shaped fence formed of an erect part 7C. Further, the fence 7 is extended to a position higher than the upper surface of a handrail 3 provided in parallel to the bulustrade panel 4A.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a safety equipment for a passenger conveyor such as an escalator or an electric road, and more particularly to a safety equipment for a passenger conveyor provided outside a balustrade.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional passenger conveyor, there is known an example in which a fence is arranged outside a balustrade as shown in FIG. 3 disclosed in Japanese Patent Registration No. 801133.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional example, as shown in FIG. 3, a deck cover C and an exterior plate D are provided by adding a width B to the outside of the deck cover A which constitutes the entire width of the passenger conveyor. , The pillar E and the fence F are arranged in the range of the width B, but this configuration requires additional parts, which is uneconomical, increases the installation area of the passenger conveyor, and increases the number of assembly work steps. There were problems such as things to do.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a safe installation for reducing the fear of high places while getting on and off a vehicle with a structure of low cost, space saving, and man-hour reduction.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a step which is connected endlessly and moves, a hand rail which moves in synchronization with the step, a handrail provided to guide the handrail, and a parapet panel and a deck cover. A parapet, a deck cover portion outside the parapet, provided with safety equipment comprising a plurality of fences provided at appropriate intervals along the traveling direction of the steps, the base of the fence is the base of the parapet panel. Together with the supporting portion fixed to a structure inside the deck cover, an extending portion extending toward the outside of the deck cover, and an upright portion that stands upright toward the upper surface of the handrail. It is formed in a character shape, and the upper end portion of the upright portion is extended to a position higher than the upper surface of the handrail, and is provided so as to be arranged with the balustrade panel.

[0006]

[Function] Since the side wall covering the outside of the step for getting on and off is composed of a fence at a position higher than the upper surface of the handrail,
Especially when the outside of the passenger conveyor is open,
The fence blocks the view of passengers and reduces the fear of heights. Further, since the fence is assembled at the same time as the balustrade panel, cost reduction, space saving and labor saving can be achieved as compared with the conventional example shown in FIG.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 shows a cross section of a balustrade on the side of a blow-through Z of a building (not shown). This passenger conveyor 1 has an endlessly connected step 2 which moves together with a handrail 3. The handrail 3 is provided with a main frame 5 and an exterior plate 6 for supporting a balustrade 4, which is composed of a balustrade panel 4A, a deck cover 4B and the like, and a support base 4D of the balustrade base 4C, which forms a side wall of the step 2 and a side wall of the step 2. ing. Here, on the outer surface of the balustrade panel 4A, a substantially Z-shaped fence 7 having a supporting portion 7A, an extending portion 7B and an upright portion 7C is arranged at appropriate intervals in the traveling direction of the steps 2. Further, the fence 7 is fixed to the main body frame 5 which is a strength member by pressing the base portion 7a between the base portion 7a and the base portion 4a of the balustrade panel 4A via the packing 8 to the support base 4D by simultaneous assembly. further,
The fence 7 made of acrylic resin or the like is a substantially Z-shape having an extended portion 7B located at a position L away from the outer edge 3a of the handrail 3 and an upright portion 7C continuous with the extended portion 7B, and its upper end portion 7
b is located at a position higher than the upper surface of the handrail 3 by H. In addition, the central part of the fence 7 is the handrail 3
A space lower than the bottom surface of h is secured, for example,
A space for maintenance is secured when the lighting F is installed.

In this case, the space L is designed so that a human body such as a head is not caught between the outer edge 3a of the handrail 3 and the fence 7, and the reason for providing the height H is that the visibility of passengers is blocked. This is to make it difficult to see the lower part of the atrium (lower floor), and to eliminate the fear of high places. Since the safety equipment including the fence 7 is assembled together with the balustrade panel 4A and is dimensionally attached within the range of the deck cover 4B, the assembling workability is good and there is no problem of space increase. There is also a cost merit because 7 itself does not have a pillar as in the past.

[0010]

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide safety equipment for reducing the fear of high places while getting on and off a vehicle with a structure of low cost, space saving, and a reduction in the number of working steps.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial sectional view of a main part of a balustrade showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view showing a main part of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of a main part of a balustrade showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... passenger conveyor, 2 ... steps, 3 ... handrail, 4 ...
Parapet, 4A ... Parapet panel, 4B ... Deck cover, 4C ...
Parapet base part, 6 ... Exterior plate, 7 ... Fence, 7A ... Support part,
7B ... extended part, 7C ... upright part.

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Tetsuya Takahashi 3-5-49 Joto, Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A step which is connected in an endless manner and moves, a handrail which moves in synchronization with the step, a balustrade provided to guide and support the handrail, and a balustrade equipped with a balustrade panel and a deck cover, the outside of the balustrade. On the deck cover part of
In a safety equipment comprising a plurality of fences provided at appropriate intervals along the traveling direction of the steps, the fence is fixed inside the deck cover together with the base of the balustrade panel of the balustrade. And a substantially Z-shape that includes an extending portion that extends outside the deck cover and an upright portion that is upright toward an upper surface portion of the handrail, and an upper end portion of the upright portion is above the upper surface of the handrail. Safety equipment for passenger conveyors, which is extended to a high position and is arranged in a form of being installed together with the balustrade panel.