KR100723445B1 - People moving apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The passenger transport apparatus according to the present invention includes a plurality of stepping plates 120 continuously traveling, first and second landing portions 111 and 112 provided at both ends of a travel path of the stepping plate 120, and And a handrail guide 140 provided at both sides of the travel path of the tread plate 120, and a handrail 150 supported and supported by the handrail guide 140 to travel like the tread plate 120. The handrail 150 that is supported by the handrail guide 140 and travels is bent on one side of the handrail guide 140 adjacent to at least one of the first and second landing parts 111 and 112. The bent portion 143 is provided to guide the handrail 150 to be. According to the present invention, since the bent portion 143 for guiding the handrail 150 to bend and run on one side of the handrail guide 140 is installed before the landing portions 111 and 112, the blind person (b) 143 may be prepared by hand before reaching the landing parts 111 and 112 by hand recognition.

Escalator, Electric Walkway, Handrail, Handrail Guide, Bend

Description

Passenger transport apparatus

1 is a side view schematically showing an escalator as a passenger transport apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a side view showing the bent portion of the passenger transport apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a side view showing a bent portion of another form of the passenger transport apparatus according to the present invention.

4 is a perspective view illustrating the bent portion shown in FIG. 3.

Figure 5 is a side view schematically showing an electric walkway as a passenger transport apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

110,210 ... Truss 111,211 ... First landing part

112,212 ... 2nd landing 120 ...

130,230 ... side support frame 140,240 ... Handrail guide

143,173,243 Bends 144,174 Cloud members

150,180,250 ... Handrail 160,260 ... Handrail Drive

175 ... Turn

The present invention relates to a passenger transport device, such as an escalator or an electric walkway, and more particularly, to a passenger transport device that can be prepared to get off before landing by receiving information about the point of departure from the handrail.

In general, passenger transport devices such as escalators or electric walkways are installed between floors or long corridors of buildings with high flows of people in order to carry them continuously.

Both the escalator and the electric sidewalk include a truss embedded in a building and a pair of side support frames provided at upper sides of the truss. Landing portions are provided at both ends of the truss, and a drive motor, a step chain, and a pair of gears that support the step chain to be movable are provided inside the truss. A plurality of tread plates are connected to the step chain.

In addition, the upper portion of the pair of support frames is installed such that the handrail is moved at the same traveling speed as the traveling speed of the step, and the handrail is driven by a drive motor for driving the step chain.

By the way, such a conventional passenger transport device is visually aware of the disembarkation point and ready to disembark, the passenger can get off the landing, but visually impaired people who cannot visually recognize the disembarkation point It's hard to get ready to get off before you get there.

In the case of the escalator, since the landing part is provided in the horizontal section, the visually impaired person may prepare to get off when the escalator changes from the inclined section to the horizontal section. It is difficult to use an escalator without it.

Moreover, in the case of a motorized walkway, since the whole is made of horizontal sections, it is practically impossible for the visually impaired to prepare to get off without the help of another person before reaching the landing.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the object of the present invention is to implement a passenger transport apparatus that can be provided with information on the point of disembarkation from the handrail so that the visually impaired can prepare to get off before reaching the landing. have.

A passenger transport apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a plurality of stepping plates that continuously circulate, first and second landing parts provided at both ends of the travel path of the stepping plate, and the running of the stepping plate A handrail guide provided at both sides of the path, and a handrail supported and supported by the handrail guide to travel together with the tread plate, the handrail being adjacent to at least one of the first and second landing parts. One side of the handrail guide is provided with a bent portion for guiding the handrail so that the handrail supported by the handrail guide is traveling.

According to the present invention, since a bend for guiding the handrail to bend and run on the handrail guide is provided before the landing, the blind person can recognize the bend and prepare to get off before reaching the landing.

In the present invention, the bent portion may be provided with a rolling member for rolling the handrail (rolling).

In addition, the outer circumferential surface of the cloud member may be provided with a plurality of protrusions protruding the surface of the hand rail passing through the cloud member in a braille form.

In addition, the handrail may include a gripping portion whose surface protrudes in a braille form by the plurality of protrusions, and a reinforcing portion having a thickness thicker than that of the gripping portion and provided at the side of the gripping portion.

Hereinafter, a passenger transport apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a side view schematically showing an escalator as a passenger transport apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a side view showing the bent portion of the passenger transport apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a passenger according to the present invention Figure 4 is a side view showing the bent portion of another form of the transfer device, Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the bent portion shown in Figure 3, Figure 5 is a side view schematically showing an electric walkway as a passenger transfer device according to another embodiment of the present invention. .

As shown in FIG. 1, an escalator as a passenger transport apparatus according to the present invention includes a truss 110 forming a base of the device, a pair of side support frames 130 spaced apart from each other, and a top of the truss 110. The handrail guide 140 installed on the side support frame 130, the handrail 150 supported by each handrail guide 140 and traveling, and a handrail driving device for driving the handrail 150 ( 160).

The truss 110 is buried in the interior of the building, and the truss 110 is provided with a step chain (not shown) connected to a plurality of tread plates 120 to enable driving, and a driving motor (not shown) for driving the step chain. Is installed. In addition, the first and second landing parts 111 and 112 which are the getting off or riding points of the occupants are provided at the upper and lower portions of the truss 110.

The pair of side support frames 130 serve as handrails for the safety of the occupants, and are spaced apart from each other on both sides of the truss 110 with a running path of the tread plate 120 interposed therebetween. Hand rail guides 140 are installed on the upper side of each side support frame 130 to support the handrail 150 which can be held by a passenger by hand and support the body.

The handrail guide 140 guides the handrail 150 to travel in a straight line, and both ends of the handrail guide 140 positioned at each upper portion of the first and second landing parts 111 and 112. Each of the handrails 150 is provided with direction changing parts 141 and 142 for guiding the driving directions of the handrails 150. Rollers (not shown) or bearings (not shown) for rolling the handrail 150 are installed in each of the direction change parts 141 and 142 so that the handrail 150 can smoothly change the driving direction. .

The handrail guide 140 is provided with a bent portion 143 near both ends, that is, the portions close to the first and second landing portions 111 and 112. Each of the bent portions 143 guides the hand rail 150 traveling along the hand rail guide 140 to be bent. When the handrail 150 passes through the bent portion 143 of the entire driving route, the handrail 150 protrudes slightly upward.

As shown in FIG. 2, the bent portion 143 is formed by rolling a rolling member 144 such as a bearing or a roller to a part of the handrail guide 140 protruding somewhat upward. These plurality of rolling members 144 reduces the running friction of the hand rail 150 that is bent in the upper direction during driving.

As shown in FIG. 1, the handrail 150 is formed in a caterpillar shape and passes through the inside of the handrail guide 140 and the truss 110 that are exposed to the outside of the truss 110. Drive in the same travel direction as). The running speed of the handrail 150 is substantially the same as the running speed of the tread plate 120. The handrail 150 is driven by the handrail driving device 160 installed inside the upper side of the truss 110.

The handrail driving device 160 includes a drive gear 161, a drive pulley 163 connected through the drive gear 161 and the drive belt 162, and a tension belt 164 installed in contact with the drive pulley 163. )

The drive gear 161 is connected to a drive motor for driving a step chain to which the plurality of tread plates 120 are connected. The driving pulley 163 and the tension belt 164 are in close contact with a predetermined pressing force, and the handrail 150 passes between the driving pulley 163 and the tension belt 164. When the driving force of the driving gear 161 is transmitted to the driving pulley 163 through the driving belt 162, the driving pulley 163 is driven and the handrail 150 is connected to the driving pulley 163 and the tension belt 164. It is driven by friction.

3 and 4 show another embodiment of the bent portion. This embodiment is achieved by providing one cloud member 174 having a large diameter to protrude slightly above the handrail guide 180 without bending a portion of the handrail guide 170 upward.

The surface of the rolling member 174 is provided with a projection 175 of the braille type. The plurality of protrusions 175 may protrude the surface of the handrail 180 to provide the blind person with information in braille form such as the distance to the disembarkation point. In this case, the thickness of the handrail 180 may be thin so that the surface of the handrail 180 may easily protrude in a braille form by the protrusion 175 on the surface of the cloud member 174.

However, if the thickness of the handrail 180 is thin, the strength of the handrail 180 may be reduced, and a problem may occur that the handrail 180 is damaged while driving. Therefore, a design considering the strength of the handrail 180 is necessary. Do. Preferably, as shown in FIG. 4, the handrail 180 has a thin grip portion 181 and a grip portion 181 so that the handrail 180 may easily protrude by the protrusion 175 on the surface of the rolling member 174. It is preferable that the thickness of the reinforcing portion 182 is provided on both sides of the grip portion 181 to increase the strength of the handrail 180.

Figure 5 shows an electric walkway as a passenger transport apparatus according to the present invention.

The electric walkway shown in FIG. 5 is similar to the configuration of the escalator described above, and includes a truss 210 buried in the interior of the building, a tread plate (not shown) movably installed on the truss 210, and a truss 210. A pair of side support frames 230, which are spaced apart from each other with a tread plate between them, and a handrail guide 240 installed on each side support frame 230, and a handrail guide 240 can travel. Handrail 250 is supported.

The hand rail 250 travels while making an endless track by the hand rail driving device 260 installed inside the truss 210. Both ends of the truss 210 are provided with first and second landing parts 211 and 212 which are points of getting on or off of passengers, and handrails adjacent to the first and second landing parts 211 and 212. The guide 240 is provided with a bent portion 243 for providing information on the getting off point to the blind.

In the present embodiment, since the bent portion 243 and the other configuration which are the features of the present invention are the same as the above-described configuration of the escalator, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As such, the bent part 243 that is visually impaired by the visually impaired person is provided at positions close to the first and second landing parts 211 and 212, thereby allowing the passenger to ride on the electric sidewalk having a horizontal movement path as a whole. The visually impaired person may prepare to get off before reaching the landing units 211 and 212.

On the other hand, in the embodiments described and described as the bent portion projecting bent in the upper direction, but the bent portion of the passenger transport apparatus according to the present invention changes the running state of the handrail passengers can recognize the change by hand. If it is present, it is possible to be depressed and bent in a downward direction, or bent to the left and right.

According to the present invention described above, by installing a bend in front of the landing portion on the handrail guide of the passenger transport device that can recognize that the passenger has reached the point of disengagement, when the time-impaired people use the passenger transport device to reach the landing portion You can prepare to get off before you go. Therefore, the visually impaired can use passenger transportation devices such as escalators and electric walkways more safely.

The present invention described above is not limited to the configuration and operation as illustrated and described. That is, the present invention is capable of various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Claims (4)

delete delete A plurality of stepping plates that continuously circulate, first and second landing portions provided at both ends of the running path of the stepping plate, handrail guides provided at both sides of the running path of the stepping plate, and the like A passenger transport apparatus including a handrail supported by the handrail guide to travel so as to travel, One side of the handrail guide adjacent to the landing portion of at least one of the first and second landing portions is provided with a bent portion for guiding the handrail so that the handrail supported by the handrail guide and traveling is curved. The bent portion is provided with a rolling member supporting the rolling of the handrail, and the outer circumferential surface of the rolling member is provided with a plurality of protrusions protruding the surface of the handrail passing through the rolling member in a braille form. Passenger transport apparatus, characterized in that. The method of claim 3, wherein The handrail has a gripping portion, the surface of which protrudes in braille form by the plurality of projections, and a reinforcement portion having a thickness thicker than the gripping portion and provided on the side of the gripping portion. Device.

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