JPH10109872A - Low speed operation device for passenger conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the labor of each worker to a great extent, and secure safety at the time of low speed operation. SOLUTION: A low speed operation device 16 is so constituted that a supporting frame 21 capable of being mounted to/demounted from the stationary part (a mounting fixture provided for a main frame) of an escalator, and a control device 20 provided with a wiring cable 27 connected with an electrical power supply, a wiring cable 28 connected with an electromagnetic brake 12, and with a wiring cable 30 connected with a remote control devcie 29, are integrally provided with a driving machine 17 composed of a small electric motor 18, and of a reduction gear 19. And the stationary part 23 of the supporting frame 21 is mounted to the mounting fixture, concurrently a chain is windingly installed between a sprocket 25 driven by the small electric motor 18 and a small sprocket 15 provided for a driving device 9, and the escalator is so designed as to be operated at low speeds with the remote control device 29 operated thereafter.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a passenger conveyor low-speed operation device used for low-speed operation of a passenger conveyor such as an escalator during maintenance and inspection.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a passenger conveyor such as an escalator, it is necessary to perform a low-speed operation at the time of assembling at an installation site, at the time of trial operation, or at the time of maintenance and inspection.

[0003] As a device used for such a low-speed operation of a passenger conveyor, as described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 52-37589, a reduction gear is built in and a main shaft of an electric motor of a driving device of the passenger conveyor is conventionally used. 2. Description of the Related Art A small electric motor mounted on a vehicle is widely known. That is, when the passenger conveyor is operated at a low speed, the small electric motor is conventionally directly connected to the main shaft of the electric motor of the driving device, and the small electric motor is driven while being supported by a worker in the machine room. Thereby, power is transmitted to the main shaft via the speed reducer, so that the passenger conveyor can be operated at low speed.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional low-speed driving apparatus, the operator must perform the driving operation while supporting the small electric motor with his / her hand in a narrow machine room. The work efficiency was poor because it was dangerous and required a great deal of labor.

The present invention has been made to solve such problems of the prior art, and its object is to significantly reduce the labor of an operator during low-speed operation and to ensure safety.
An object of the present invention is to provide a low-speed operation device for a passenger conveyor.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a low-speed driving apparatus which can perform a low-speed operation by connecting a low-speed driving motor to a driving device for a passenger conveyor. The electric motor is integrally provided with a support detachable to a fixed portion of the passenger conveyor, and a low-speed operation control device having a wiring cable connected to a power supply and a wiring cable connected to an electromagnetic brake of the driving device. The configuration was adopted.

When the support and the control device for low-speed operation are integrated with the motor for low-speed operation as described above, handleability is improved, and the support is attached to the fixed portion of the passenger conveyor during low-speed operation. By doing so, the motor and the control device for low-speed operation can be stably supported at the fixed portion, so that the labor of the operator who does not need to support by hand is greatly reduced, and safety and work Efficiency is significantly increased.

If the low-speed operation control device is provided with a low-speed operation operation remote device, the operator can operate the operation from outside the machine room at the time of low-speed operation, so that the operation efficiency and safety are further improved. Increase.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a low-speed operation device according to the present invention is connected to a drive device of an escalator, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a structure for attaching a support of the low-speed operation device shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state where the support shown in FIG. 2 is attached to a mounting member, and FIG. 4 is a side view showing an outline of an escalator driving mechanism.

First, an outline of a drive mechanism of an escalator will be described. A large number of steps 2 which are connected endlessly and driven to rotate are arranged in a main frame 1 installed over upper and lower floors. These two steps are in the upper machine room 1A
Is connected to a step chain 7 wound around a driving sprocket 5 in the inside and a driven sprocket 6 in the lower machine room 1B. A balustrade 3 is erected on the main frame 1 along the rotation direction of the group of steps 2. A handrail 4 is slidably mounted on the outer periphery of the balustrade 3.

In the upper machine room 1A, a driving device 9 is installed near the driving sprocket 5. The driving device 9 includes an electric motor 10 and a reduction gear 11 on a machine base 8.
Are mounted and fixed, an electromagnetic brake 12 is provided on the input shaft side of the speed reducer 11, and a sprocket 13 is provided on the output shaft side of the speed reducer 11. Since the drive chain 14 (see FIG. 4) is wound between the sprocket 13 and the drive sprocket 5, by driving the electric motor 10 of the drive device 9, the steps are carried out via the sprockets 13, 5 and the like. The chain 7 and the second group of steps are rotationally driven.

As shown in FIG. 1, a low-speed operation device 16 according to the present invention is connected to a low-speed operation drive 17 comprising a small motor 18 and a speed reducer 19 by wiring cables 27, 28, and 28.
30 and a control device 20 for low-speed operation having a remote device 29 for low-speed operation, and a support frame 21 detachable from a mounting member 31 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) fixed to the main frame 1 of the escalator. And a handle 2 attached for easy carrying
4 is integrally provided, and a sprocket 25 is provided on the output shaft side of the speed reducer 19. The sprocket 25 is provided with a small sprocket 15 for low-speed operation provided on the shaft of the electromagnetic brake 12. In between, a power transmission chain 26 (see FIG. 4) is used. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the control device 20 is mounted and fixed on the small electric motor 18 of the driving machine 17 and the speed reducer 1 of the driving machine 17 is described.
The support frame 21 is fixed to the side of the reference numeral 9.

The wiring cable 27 is connected to a power source (not shown), and the wiring cable 28 is connected to the coil terminal 12T of the electromagnetic brake 12. The distribution cable 30 is for connecting to the remote device 29. Further, the support frame 21 has a support leg 22 for stabilizing the posture so that the low-speed operation device 16 does not tilt during storage or the like.
There is provided a fixing portion 23 to be attached to the device. The remote device 29 includes an operation switch 29A for operating the small electric motor 18 in a forward / reverse operation, a brake release switch 29B for bringing the electromagnetic brake 12 into a brake release state, and an operation switch 29A and a brake. A stop switch 29C for invalidating the operation of the release switch 29B is provided.

Next, the support frame 21 of the low-speed operation device 16
Will be described in detail with respect to a structure for attaching to a mounting member 31 fixed to the main frame 1.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the low-speed operation device 16 is provided with first mounting means 32 for temporarily fixing the fixing portion 23 of the support frame 21 to the mounting member 31 and for permanent fixing. And the second attaching means 33. Specifically, the first mounting means 32 is configured by providing a rectangular parallelepiped locking member 34 at one end of a bolt 36 penetrating the fixing portion 23 of the support frame 21 and providing a handle 35 at the other end. Have been. The second mounting means 33 is specifically composed of a nut 37 screwed to the bolt 36, a ratchet 38 mounted on the outer periphery of the nut 37, and a handle 39 thereof. A backing plate 40 and a stopper 41 are arranged on both front and rear sides of the nut 37. Further, the fixing portion 23 of the support frame 21 is provided at a predetermined position on the surface facing the mounting member 31, specifically, at a position horizontally separated by a predetermined amount at the same height as the through hole 23 </ b> H through which the bolt 36 passes. A projection 42 for positioning is provided. On the other hand,
The long hole 31 through which the locking member 34 and the projection 42 can be inserted.
H is provided.

When the escalator is operated at a low speed, the floor 1F of the upper machine room 1A is removed, and
First, the fixed portion 23 of the support frame 21 of the low-speed operation device 16 is
After the locking member 34 of the first mounting means 32 is inserted into the long hole 31H of the mounting member 31 so as to face the mounting member 31 fixed to the main frame 1, the handle 35 for temporary fixing is turned on in FIG. Then, the rotation member is rotated as shown by the arrow to rotate the locking member 34 to the position shown by the dashed line in the same figure, and the low-speed operation device 16 is temporarily fixed to the mounting member 31. Next, a power transmission chain 26 is wound around the sprocket 25 provided on the speed reducer 19 and the small sprocket 15 provided on the electromagnetic brake 12, and the locking member 34 is attached to the slot 31H of the mounting member 31. The position of the low-speed driving device 16 is adjusted while sliding along the axis, and the chain 26 is set so that a predetermined tension is applied. Thereafter, the ratchet 3 is rotated by rotating the fixing handle 39.
8, the nut 37 is screwed toward the mounting member 31 so that the fixing portion 23 of the support frame 21 is fixed to the nut 37 and the mounting member 3.
1 can firmly hold the low-speed operation device 16.

When the low-speed operation device 16 is permanently fixed to the mounting member 31 in this way, the wiring cable 28 is connected to the coil terminal 12T of the electromagnetic brake 12, the wiring cable 27 is connected to the power supply, and the wiring cable 30 is further connected. The work preparation is completed by connecting the remote device 29 to the control device 20 via.

Then, on the floor of the building, the remote device 2
When the operator presses the operation switch 29A by pressing the brake release switch 29B, the electromagnetic brake 12 is released. Starts low-speed operation in the forward or reverse direction with power. If the operator presses the stop switch 29C during the low-speed operation, the operations of the switches 29A and 29B become invalid, and the escalator stops the operation immediately.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the main frame 1
By attaching the fixed portion 23 of the support frame 21 to the attachment 31 provided in the
The operator can perform the low-speed operation of the escalator from the floor of the building by using the remote device 29 after the low-speed operation device 16 is fully fixed to the mounting staff 31 because of the stable support. Therefore, as compared with the related art in which the driving operation has to be performed in an unstable posture in the machine room, the labor of the operator during the low-speed operation is greatly reduced, and the safety and the working efficiency are significantly increased.

In the low-speed operation device 16 described above, a support frame 21 and a control device 20 are integrated with a driving device 17 including a small electric motor 18 and a speed reducer 19, and a handle 24 is also provided for easy carrying. Since it is provided, handleability is good.

[0021]

The passenger conveyor low-speed driving apparatus according to the present invention is implemented in the above-described embodiment, and has the following effects.

Since the support and the control device for low-speed operation are integrated with the motor for low-speed operation, the handleability is good, and the support should be attached to the fixed portion of the passenger conveyor during low-speed operation. Thereby, the motor and the control device for low-speed operation can be supported in a stable state at the fixed portion, so that the labor of the operator who does not need to support by hand is greatly reduced, and safety and work efficiency are reduced. Significantly increase.

Further, if the control device for low-speed operation is provided with a remote device for low-speed operation, the operator can operate from outside the machine room during low-speed operation, so that the work efficiency and safety are further improved. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a low-speed operation device according to the present invention is connected to an escalator driving device.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a structure for attaching a support of the low-speed driving device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state where the support shown in FIG. 2 is attached to a mounting member.

FIG. 4 is a side view schematically showing a drive mechanism of the escalator.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main frame 1A, 1B Machine room 2 Step 5 Drive sprocket 6 Driven sprocket 7 Step chain 9 Drive device 10 Electric motor 11 Reduction gear 12 Electromagnetic brake 15 Small sprocket 16 Low speed drive 17 Drive 18 Small electric motor 19 Reducer 20 Control device 21 Support frame (support) 23 Fixing part 25 Sprocket 26 Chain 27, 28, 30 Wiring cable 29 Remote device 29A Operation switch 29B Brake release switch 29C Stop switch 31

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Koji Sumita 1-6-6 Kanda Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Within Hitachi Building System Service Co., Ltd.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A low-speed operation device in which a low-speed operation motor is connected to a drive device for a passenger conveyor so that low-speed operation can be performed. The low-speed operation motor further includes a support detachable from a fixed portion of the passenger conveyor. A low-speed operation device for a passenger conveyor, wherein a low-speed operation control device having a wiring cable connected to a power supply and a wiring cable connected to an electromagnetic brake of the driving device is integrally provided. 2. The power transmission chain according to claim 1, wherein a power transmission chain is wound between a sprocket driven by the low-speed driving motor and a low-speed driving sprocket provided on the driving device of the passenger conveyor. A low-speed operation device for a passenger conveyor, characterized by being used. 3. The fixing device according to claim 1, wherein said first support means temporarily fixes said support member to said fixing portion of said passenger conveyor, and said first fixing means permanently fixes said support member to said fixing portion. A low-speed operation device for a passenger conveyor, comprising: a second mounting means. 4. The low-speed operation device for a passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the low-speed operation control device includes a low-speed operation operation remote device. 5. The low-speed driving remote device according to claim 4, wherein the low-speed driving remote control operates the brake release switch for releasing the electromagnetic brake of the passenger conveyor in a braking release state, and drives the low-speed driving motor forward and backward. And a stop switch for invalidating the operation of the operation switch and the brake release switch.