JPS62130991A - Handrail for passenger conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a handrail for a passenger conveyor such as an escalator or an electric road, and in particular, a handrail for a passenger conveyor suitable for improving personal protection and design at entrances and exits. Regarding.

[Conventional technology]

The functions expected of modern passenger conveyors include a wide variety of items, such as capacity for transporting people, amount of power consumption, safety, and design. Recently, it has been recognized as a highly public transport facility and its safety in use has been evaluated,
In response to the modernization of architectural design, there is a need for individualization and differentiation of balustrade designs.

As a general structure of a passenger conveyor, the one shown in FIG. 4 is known. The main parts are a moving body consisting of an endlessly arranged step 1 and a movable pickpocket 2, a floorboard 3 and a comb 4 that constitute the entrance and exit, and a handrail 5. It consists of stationary bodies such as the deck cover 6, and all these parts are supported by the building floor F.

In addition, near the bottom of the passenger conveyor shown in FIG. 4, the structure is such that the pickpocket 2 is reversed from the height H position to the end X as it moves, and the handrail 5 for supporting the pickpocket 2 during this movement is It has a structure as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. In the balustrade structure shown in FIG. 5, as is known from Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 50-130092, etc., a slide frame 9 and a guide 1o are fixed to the upper end of a balustrade panel 7 made of tempered glass through a gasket 8. On the other hand, by this movement, a lighting device 13 consisting of a lamp 11 and a lamp cover 12 is provided at the lower side of the slide frame 9. In addition, this publication describes a lead wire (lighting device 1113
A structure is disclosed in which a frame body 13b is added when the number of wires (13a feeding power to) increases. In addition, this lead wire 13
The structure for guiding a to the inside of the passenger conveyor was developed in 1972.
There is a method disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent No.-9186. On the other hand, the fifth
The cover indicated by the imaginary line Z in the figure is a closure used for a balustrade that is not equipped with a lighting device 13.

The above-mentioned moving balustrade with the sliding frame 9 is a balustrade with a solid design sense, with the transparent part of the balustrade panel 7 being reduced by the height h of the sliding frame 9, which is moved relative to the balustrade height H. However, it is inconvenient when used by young children.This inconvenience is caused by the movement of the thickness h& and the sliding frame 9 protruding from side to side by Qae Qb. When the child's hand Q touches point P and is pulled back to the opposite direction of movement 2, the child falls down.
Or it may appear as a stumbling block.

Furthermore, the recently popular balustrade structure shown in FIG. 6 is attracting attention as a highly transparent and uniquely designed product that can solve the above-mentioned safety problems. This parapet was created in 1983.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 180583, the notch 14a provided at the upper end of the balustrade panel 14 is used to connect the convex portions 15a on both sides of the guide frame 15 to the gasket 1.
6 is gripped by a bolt 17, and the movable handrail 2 travels while engaging with the outer periphery of the guide 18. The thickness hb of the guide frame 15 and the guide 18 is approximately within the range of the thickness ha of the movable railing 2, and is gaining popularity as a lightweight balustrade structure that does not reduce the transparency of the balustrade panel 14.

However, this parapet in FIG. 6 does not have a sliding frame 9 due to the movement explained in FIG.

(1) There is a drawback that lighting components such as the lighting device 13 cannot be installed in an attractive manner, which is particularly inconvenient in an installation environment with low illuminance.

Note that this inconvenience limits the safety measure of illuminating the feet of passengers at the entrance and exit.

(2) The structure disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 56-158469 is also known for attaching the lamp 18 to this type of parapet as shown in FIG. 7, but in this case the opaque part is ha,
It has the disadvantage that it exposes only 1 ha, reducing transparency.

(3) In a normal passenger conveyor, an entry prevention fence (fixture 20) is provided as shown in Fig. 7 with reference numeral 19 to prevent young children from walking on the deck cover. It has no choice but to have a complicated shape as in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 58-192869.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

Regarding the safety aspect of the conventional parapet structure shown in Fig. 5,
The balustrade structures shown in Figures 6 and 7 do not take into account the installation of lighting components or the limits of transparency, and there are problems in terms of personal protection and design. In addition, at the 1st boarding/exit, boarding is done from the fixed floorboards 3 and combs 4 as mentioned above (
Or vice versa), and there have been some accidents in which young children and the elderly lose their balance and fall during these movements. Furthermore, in rare cases, there have been accidents where a passenger gets on Step 1, which is moving in the opposite direction to the passenger's path, and falls. In these two examples, it is necessary to illuminate the first entrance and exit to clearly indicate the boundary between the fixed body and the traveling body, and furthermore, it is necessary to have a means to clearly display the direction of movement in step 1, but the above-mentioned known example requires There is a lack of consideration in this regard.

An object of the present invention is to provide a handrail for a passenger conveyor that increases safety at the entrance and exit and has a highly designed design.

[Means for solving problems]

The purpose of the above is to provide a lighting device on the outside of the handrail panel near the entrance/exit of the passenger conveyor, and to place a character or graphic part made of a translucent material at a position facing the lighting device across the handrail panel. This is achieved by providing a decorative body with a 1-board doorway and illuminating the inside and outside of the entrance.

[Effect]

The lighting device installed on the outside of the balustrade panel mainly illuminates the outside of the passenger conveyor and the area around the deck cover, and the characters or figures on the decorative body receive the light from this lighting device through the balustrade panel and illuminate the inside of the passenger conveyor. , and clearly indicate the direction of travel for Step 1 to alert passengers. This will improve personal protection and design, especially around the main exit.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, the configurations of the movable part and the stationary body are almost the same as in the conventional case, and the same parts are given the same reference numerals. In the embodiment of the present invention, the floor plate 3 and the comb 4 are A lighting device 25 consisting of a lamp 22, a lamp cover 23, and a lamp support 24 is arranged on the back side of the handrail panel 21 near the nearby entrance so as to protrude toward the deck cover 6, and a decorative body 29, which will be described later, is arranged. It is distinctive in that it has been established. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the lamp support 24 is fixed to the outer surface of the balustrade panel 21 with bolts.
A lamp 22 and a lamp cover 23 are attached to the lamp 4, and a support 26 is erected between the lamp support 24 and the deck cover 6. Although the details are not shown, this support post 26 is approximately U-shaped, and an intrusion prevention fence 27 is fitted into the opening thereof, and a lead wire 28 for supplying power to the lamp 22 is inserted into the inner part. There is.

Here, the lighting bag [125 is moved and the distance h from the bottom surface of the pickpocket 2 is
The illumination beams are visible from the passenger's eye position as shown by arrow A, and from passersby who are about to use the passenger conveyor as shown by arrow B. At the 5th boarding/exit, a beam of light is emitted as shown by arrow C to illuminate the feet of passengers getting on and off. Moreover, this lighting device 25 is
It is supported by the deck cover 6 via the pillars 26, and is prevented from detaching from the balustrade panel 21.

On the other hand, the inside of the balustrade panel 21 to which this lighting device 25 is directly attached is made of an opaque material as a whole, but a part of the display portion 29a of characters or figures is made of a translucent material. The body 29 is fixed. This mounting structure is as shown in FIG.
Only this section (A) can transmit light, and the other surface (29B) is shaded) allows light to come out to the inside of the balustrade panel 21. In this case, the lighting bag f! ! 25 and decorative body 29 are balustrade panel 2
1, and they are fixed to each other by passing the bolts 3o integrated into the decorative body 29 through the fixing holes 21a provided in the balustrade panel 21, and extending them to the holes 24a in the lamp support 24 as shown by arrow Y. This is done by inserting it into the hole and tightening the nut.

Note that light is supplied to the character or graphic display portion 29a through the following routes: 1 for the light ray that passes through the opening 24b provided in the lamp support 24, and 2 for the light ray to pass through the transparent glass parapet panel 21. .

The light effects of the illumination device W25 and the decorative body 29 (1) strongly illuminate the feet of passengers at the entrance, making the boundary between the stationary body and the traveling body clear, making it easier to get on and off the vehicle, and increasing safety.

(2) Furthermore, the lamp 22 alone has the effect of illuminating not only the outside of the balustrade panel 21 but also the character or graphic display portion 29a at the same time.

(3) If the text or figure display part 29a shows precautions for using the passenger conveyor (for example, please ride in the center of the steps) and the direction of travel, it will not only improve the lighting effect but also the precautions for use. A stimulating effect is also created.

(4) Passersby can quickly detect the presence of the passenger conveyor, making it convenient for use.

This will greatly improve both safety and convenience.

In addition to this mechanical improvement, this invention also makes a strong impression on the novelty of the design because of its strong changes in design. It should be noted that separating the illumination device 25 from the moving handrail by hh is effective in preventing collisions of one hand ahead of the light expression in the six directions of the arrow. Furthermore, the wiring method and the mounting structure of the intrusion prevention fence are simplified, which is effective in improving the aesthetic appearance. Further, for example, if the surface of the decorative body 29 is made into a mirror surface E, there is an effect that the presence of a faller near the comb 4 can be observed from the outside as shown by the arrow.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention described above, there is an advantage that a handrail for a passenger conveyor with excellent safety and design can be provided.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the handrail of a passenger conveyor according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 1-1 in FIG. 1,
Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the main parts of Figure 2, Figure 4 shows the conventional structure and is a perspective view similar to Figure 1, Figures 5 and 6 are the lines ■-■ in Figure 4. A drawing showing another structure in a cross-sectional view along
FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the fourth line -■. 1... Step, 2... Moving railing, 5... Balustrade, 6... Deck cover, 7, 14.21... Balustrade panel. 22... Lamp, 23... Lamp cover, 24...
- Lamp support, 24b... opening, 25... lighting device, 29... decorative body, 29a... display section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A moving handrail that is arranged in an endless manner and runs synchronously with the steps that run between the entrances and exits, and a handrail panel or deck that guides and supports the movement of this moving handrail. In a device equipped with a balustrade consisting of a cover, etc., a lighting device is provided on the outside of the balustrade panel at least near the entrance/exit, and a light-transmitting device is provided at a position facing the lighting device across the balustrade panel. 1. A handrail for a passenger conveyor, characterized in that it is provided with a decorative body having a display section made of a suitable material. 2. The balustrade for a passenger conveyor as set forth in claim 1, wherein the characters or figures on the decorative body are displayed toward the inside of the balustrade panel by the light of the illumination device. 3. The railing for a passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein wiring for feeding power to the lighting device is provided between the lighting device and the deck cover. 4. The lighting device is composed of an illumination lamp, a lamp cover that covers the lamp, a lamp support, etc., and a part of the lamp support is provided with an opening that provides light to the decorative body. A railing for a passenger conveyor according to claim 1, characterized in that: