JPS5842378Y2 - Escalator safety device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a safety device that prevents passengers from getting on the end of an escalator step. The idea was to place lighted signs along both sides of the road.

This type of safety device is provided to prevent the danger of shoes, clothing, etc. getting wedged between the Scar Y guard and the step when a passenger rides on the edge of the step. The area was simply a drawing of division lines with different colors and patterns.

For this reason, if passengers are preoccupied with other areas, they may not notice this dividing line and may end up stepping on the edge of the step. Passengers tend to ride the next parallel escalator through the shortest distance, so there is a high possibility that they will ride on the edge of the step, and children and other children often play near the escalator entrance. There is a high risk of people's clothes getting caught in handrails, steps, etc., but conventional simple markings have hardly been able to detect or avoid this danger.

The purpose of this invention is to improve safety in view of the above-mentioned Hq situation, and it is designed to improve the boarding and alighting guideway leading to the steps by lighting signs that are equipped with light emitters embedded in the landing plate that easily attract people's attention. At the same time, the height difference due to a protrusion or step is maintained on the surface of the failure sign, and the width of the button at the step connection part of the boarding and alighting guide path is made slightly narrower than the width of the step. This prevents passengers from riding on the edge of the step.

To explain the illustrated embodiment, in FIGS. 1 and 2, 1 is a step, 2 is a handrail, and 3 is a landing plate, and the landing plate 3 has a boarding and alighting guide path 5 defined by a lighted sign 4. has been done.

The lighting sign 4 has a light-transmitting body 4a embedded in the landing plate 3 and a light-emitting body 4b disposed below the light-transmitting body 4a, with the surface of the light-transmitting body 4a slightly protruding from the surface of the landing plate 3. Stay strong.

The width of the boarding/disembarking guide path 5 defined by the lighted sign 4 is such that the width d1 toward the connection with the step 1 is the width d1 of the step 1.
The width is slightly narrower than the width d2 of the landing plate 3, and this width gradually widens in a smooth curve as it goes from here to the outer end of the landing plate 3.

In this device configured as described above, a passenger who is about to move from the landing plate 3 to step 1 is alerted by the lighted sign 4 at his/her feet, and walks within the boarding/disembarking guidance path 5 defined by the lighted sign 4. It is expected.

In other words, compared to a simple conventional marking line, the illuminated sign 4 is much more likely to attract people's attention as long as it is within the person's field of vision, so the passengers' attention is naturally drawn to their feet, and they are forced to follow the boarding and alighting guideway 5. Avoid walking in dangerous areas outside.

Since the width of the step 1 connecting portion of the boarding/disembarking guide passage 5 is configured to be slightly narrower than the width of the step 10, passengers are prevented from getting on the edge of the step 1, thereby preventing the above-mentioned accident from occurring. .

Furthermore, since the transparent body 4a is provided to protrude from the landing plate 3, even if you step on the sign, your footing will be unstable and you will have to step on it again. This can improve safety.

The light-emitting body 4b constituting the lighted sign 4 may be a light-emitting body that constantly emits light or a light-emitting body that flickers, such as a flicker type marker light, but flicker type marker lights in particular attract people's attention. In order to arouse more escalators, it is advantageous to make the flashing light emitters blink sequentially in the direction of travel of step 1, thereby informing the passengers of the direction of travel of the escalator.

Of course, the transparent body 4a can be colored in a color that easily draws the attention of passengers, such as yellow.

In the above embodiment, the lighting sign is composed of the transparent body 4a and the light emitting body 4b, but the transparent body 4a may be replaced with a simple slit.

Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the boarding/disembarking guide passage 5 is formed with a step 6 lower than other parts, and the slit 4c of the lighting sign 4 is opened in the vertical plane of the step 6.
A boarding/disembarking guide path 5 is defined by lighting signs 4 arranged at the step 6.

That is, -14b is the same light-emitting body as described above, and the slit 4b may be replaced with the light-emitting body in the same manner as described above.

Furthermore, in any case, the lighting signs 4 may be arranged continuously so as to define the boarding/exiting guide path 5 with a smooth curve, instead of being disposed intermittently as shown in FIG.

As mentioned above, the escalator safety device according to the present invention is
- A boarding/disembarking guide path leading to the step is defined on the landing plate with lighted signs that flash sequentially in the direction of step progression, and the width of the path toward the step connection is configured to be narrower than the width of the step, Passengers are alerted by the lighted sign and naturally avoid riding on the edge of the step, thereby preventing accidents in which shoes, clothing, etc. are caught between the skirt guard and the step.

In particular, since the lighted signs arranged in a tapered line are equipped with embedded light emitters, the light emitters can irradiate concentrated light along the boarding and alighting guide path, and the illumination beam The guidance display consisting of this naturally draws the attention of passengers to their feet, making them psychologically hesitant to step on the lighted sign, that is, to block the light beam, or even if they do block the light beam, they will not be able to do so. This has the remarkable effect of at least making passengers clearly aware of their own deviation from the sign and calling their attention to it, and the surface of the lighted sign has a structure that maintains the height difference due to protrusions or steps. Therefore, even if a driver steps on a sign, his/her footing will be unstable and he/she will have to step again.This, together with the illumination beam of the sign, will make the display more reliable and will have the effect of increasing safety. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the escalator safety device according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line ■-n in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 1 steps, 3: landing plate, 4: illuminated sign, 5: boarding and alighting guideway.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A boarding/disembarking guide path leading to the step is defined in the landing plate by a lighted sign that has embedded light emitters arranged on both sides of the boarding/disembarking guide path and blinks sequentially in the direction of progress of the step. A safety device for an escalator, characterized in that the surface of the lighting sign has a structure in which a height difference is maintained by a projection or a step, and the width of the step connecting portion of the boarding/exiting guide path is formed to be narrower than the width of the step.