JPH09208172A - Guiding device for passenger conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inform the using position of a step place before arrival at the step plate by arranging colored guiding bodies indicating the using positions such as the walking position and the standing position in recess groove parts on the surface uneven part in the step plate and arranging indicating lights provided with marks, which are similar to the colored guiding bodies on the step plate in color and in shape. SOLUTION: A foot shaped mark 3A colored in yellow is arranged in a step plate 3 on the left side of the center line S. An indicating light 7, in which a yellow foot shape is indicated in a display part 7A, is arranged on the left side of the center line S, while a plurality of yellow colored guiding bodies, in other words, the foot shaped marks 3A are fixed in a recessed groove part in the surface uneven part of the step plate 3. The indicating light 7 is positioned closer to a landing floor 2 side than the step plate 3, so that a passenger walking toward the landing floor 2 can recognize the color tone and the mark before arrival at the foot step 3 and is informed that the left side is the standing side. An arrow mark 3B indicating the walking side is colored in blue so as to be arranged on the right side of the center line S. An indicating light 7B is added next to the indicating light 7, and on the surface of the indicating light 7B, a blue arrow 7C is arranged.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a passenger conveyor such as an escalator and an electric road, and more particularly to a passenger conveyor guide device including a tread and an indicator light.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is known from Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-278072 that a footboard mark (including the steps of an escalator) is attached to the upper surface of a footboard (including the steps of an escalator) in a conventional passenger conveyor to clearly indicate the passenger's riding position. It is also known to display an arrow mark in addition to the foot mark to encourage walking on the tread, and recently, for people in a hurry, an arrow is displayed on one side of the tread and a foot pattern is displayed on the other side. Then, a plan to distinguish pedestrians and pedestrians is also proposed.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the above-mentioned prior art, whether the foot type or the arrow is used, it is necessary for the passenger to check the foot after getting on and off the floor from the getting on / off floor, and to know the use position on the stop side or the walking side. It was. Therefore, even if there are many passengers, after taking a step from the boarding / alighting platform to the tread, after seeing the display on the right or left side of the tread, it is possible to judge the walking or stopping position and move again to the desired position. It was necessary and extremely inconvenient and inconvenient.

From this, in the passenger conveyor displaying walking and stopping on the tread, the use position (walking, stopping position) on the tread near the getting on / off floor (position before reaching the tread).
It turns out that it is effective to make them recognize.

An object of the present invention is to clarify the positions of walking and standing on the tread by color-wise left and right color display, while for passengers walking toward the getting on and off floor, before reaching the tread. Another object of the present invention is to provide a convenient passenger conveyor guide device that allows the user to recognize the left and right usage positions of the treads in advance.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a tread plate which is connected in an endless manner from one boarding / alighting floor to the other boarding / alighting floor, and a display device is provided above the boarding / alighting floor. In the concave groove of the surface irregularity of the, provided with a colored guide body that indicates the use position such as walking, stopping for passengers,
Further, an indicator lamp having a similar color and a similar mark to the colored guide of the tread is provided above the boarding / alighting floor.

When the colored guide bodies are provided in different shapes on the left and right sides in the width direction on the tread, respectively, an indicator lamp of the same kind is provided on the left side of the boarding / alighting floor with respect to the left colored guide body and on the right side. For the colored guide of, the indicator lamp of the same kind as that is installed on the right side of the boarding / alighting floor.

On the upper surface of the tread, for example, on the left side of the center line in the width direction, a yellow "foot-shaped mark" that means "stopped" of the passenger
When the mark is attached, the indicator light for displaying the "foot mark" in yellow is turned on above the side where this mark is present. With this method, while passengers often use the passenger conveyor, they recognize that "yellow is the stop side", and just looking at the upper part of the area near the entrance / exit realizes that the stop position on the tread is on the left side. , It is possible to get on the side of the usage position without any confusion, which improves convenience.

Further, for example, when a blue "arrow mark" for urging the passenger to "walk" is attached to the right side of the center line in the width direction, the "arrow mark" is blue above the side where this mark is present. Turn on the indicator light displayed in. This method also brings the same recognition and detection as the above, and the user can get on the side of the walking use position, which improves convenience. Note that the above-mentioned yellow and blue classifications are examples, and there is no problem even if other colors are used.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

In the figure, a passenger conveyor 1 has a tread plate 3 that is connected in an endless manner from one boarding / alighting floor 2 to the other boarding / alighting floor (not shown), and both sides of the tread plate 3 (not shown on the left side only). In addition to the balustrade 4 which stands upright, and the handrail 5 which moves the periphery and the upper end of the balustrade 4 at the same speed and in the same direction as the footboard 3, there are many handrails 5 at the boundary position between the boarding / alighting floor 2 and the footboard 3. A comb 6 having tooth tips is arranged.
Here, the foot mark 3 </ b> A is colored and arranged, for example, in yellow on the tread plate 3 on the left side of the center line S in the width direction. The indicator lamp 7 has a yellow foot on the left side of the center line S in the width direction, which is displayed on the display unit 7A, and constitutes a guide device 8 which is a part of the present invention. Furthermore, tread 3
A plurality of yellow colored guide bodies 8A constituting the guide device 8 are fixedly attached to the groove bottom portion of the concave groove portion 3b of the surface uneven portion 3a, which is visually recognized as the foot mark 3A of FIG. 1 when viewed from above. Has become. Since the indicator light 7 is located closer to the boarding / alighting floor 2 than the tread 3 as shown,
A passenger who walks toward recognizing the color tone or the mark before reaching the tread 3 recognizes that the left side is the yellow foot mark 3A, that is, the "stop" side. In addition, the indicator light 7
The width W2 of the passenger conveyor 1 is set to be approximately the same as the half width W1 of the entire width of the passenger conveyor 1.

An arrow mark 3B indicating the "walking" side to the right of the widthwise center line S which is the opposite side of the above description.
However, for example, in the case where the display lamp 7B is colored and arranged in blue, the same effect as the above left side is exhibited by adding the display lamp 7B next to the display lamp 7 and providing the blue arrow 7C on the surface. .

[0013]

According to the present invention, the use positions of walking and standing on the tread are clarified by the left and right color display,
The passengers who have reached the boarding / alighting floor can be made aware of the usage positions on the left and right of the treads before reaching the treads, and a more convenient passenger conveyor can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... getting on / off floor, 3 ... tread plate, 3a ... surface uneven portion, 3b ... concave groove portion, 7, 7B ... indicator light, 8 ... guide device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A tread that is endlessly connected to and moves from one boarding / alighting floor to the other boarding / alighting floor, and a display device provided above the boarding / alighting floor. A colored guide for indicating a use position such as walking or standing for passengers, and an indicator light having a similar color and a similar mark as the colored guide of the tread is provided above the boarding / alighting floor. Guidance device for passenger conveyors.