TWI532670B - Passenger conveyor - Google Patents

Description

Personnel transport belt

The present invention relates to a passenger conveyor belt having a sterilization device.

In the so-called escalator or moving walker's passenger transport belt, the moving handrail is driven in synchronization with the step on which the passenger is riding. This moving handrail is provided for the passenger who rides on the stairs and the passenger who is on the ladder.

The original passenger is hoping to always hold the moving handrail during the use of the passenger conveyor belt. However, since the person transport belt is used by an unspecified number of people, among the passengers, some people may feel uncomfortable by touching the moving handrail. Therefore, there are also some passengers who loosely move the handrail when the passenger transport belt is used, and the passenger who moves the handrail is not held at all, but only when moving the handrail while holding the step by step.

In the case of such a thing, as a conventional technique, a person transport belt equipped with a sterilization device for moving a handrail is also proposed (for example, refer to Patent Document 1). Specifically, in the article of Patent Document 1, the moving handrail is irradiated with light having a sterilization effect from below, and the light is diffused on the surface of the moving handrail, and the handrail is moved and the passenger placed on the moving handrail is moved. Detoxification of the fingers.

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[Patent Document 1] Japanese Utility New Case Registration No. 3066770

When the passenger transport belt is used, the passenger who does not hold the handrail holds a person who touches the dirty moving handrail and his hand is dirty. In the article described in Patent Document 1, since the light having the sterilization effect is diffused on the surface of the moving handrail, the moving handrail and the passenger's finger are sterilized, so that the range of sterilization can be very narrow, and there is a so-called inability to remove the bacteria. The problem of fully sterilizing the passenger's hand.

The present invention has an object to provide an object for solving the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a passenger conveyor belt that can reliably remove a hand of a passenger who uses a passenger conveyor belt and that can safely hold a moving handrail.

The transport belt system for a person relating to the present invention includes: a moving handrail that moves in synchronization with a step; and a sterilization device that is disposed close to the moving handrail, and releases the disinfectant from the air outlet toward the hand of the passenger holding the moving handrail.

Further, the transport belt system for a person according to the present invention includes: a moving handrail that moves in synchronization with a step; and a sterilization device that is disposed close to the moving handrail, and a portion that is held by the passenger from the air outlet toward the moving handrail is disinfected The agent is released.

Further, the transport belt for a person according to the present invention includes: a guide fence for guiding a passenger for a passenger and a passenger, and a sterilization device for releasing a disinfectant toward a hand of a passenger holding the guide fence; wherein the guide fence is at the uppermost end The horizontal bar member is formed with an upwardly opening outlet, and the sterilization device discharges the disinfectant from the outlet.

Further, the transport belt system for a person according to the present invention includes: a sterilization device provided at a boarding port or an outlet to release a predetermined disinfectant from the air outlet; and an operation unit for performing a sterilization device The sterilized passenger performs the predetermined operation; wherein the sterilization device always stops the release of the disinfectant, and for the operation unit, if the predetermined operation is performed, the disinfectant is released from the outlet.

According to the person carrying belt for the present invention, the hand of the passenger who uses the person in the conveyor belt can be surely sterilized, and the passenger can safely hold the moving handrail.

In order to explain the present invention in more detail, the invention is illustrated based on the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the repeated description is appropriately simplified or omitted.

In the following, as an example of the person transport belt, the escalator used for the movement between the upper and lower floors will be specifically described, and other examples of the moving walk and the like will be omitted.

Example 1

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a person transport belt in the first embodiment of the present invention, showing a lower portion of the escalator. Moreover, the lower boarding and landing port shown in FIG. 1 is configured such that when the escalator rises, the case where the boarding pass or the escalator descends is the exit. In the present embodiment, even if the lower boarding and lowering port is any one of the boarding port and the exit of the escalator.

In Fig. 1, 1 is a step for passengers to move between the upper and lower floors, 2 is a floor plate provided on both sides of the step 1, and 3 is a glass plate supported by the floor plate 2. The inner side panel, etc., 4 are the passengers who take the stairs 1 and down, the moving handrails held by the passengers on the ladder 1, and 5 are the passengers that are used to guide the passengers from the lower step in the lower pass, or A guide fence for passengers boarding on the ladder 1.

The moving handrail 4 generally has a C-shaped cross section and is formed in an endless shape. The moving handrail 4 is driven in synchronization with the step 1, and the upper side portion and the reversed portion in the landing and lowering port are moved along the edge portion of the inner side plate 3. Further, the lower portion of the moving armrest 4 moves in the laminate 2 and the truss (not shown).

In this escalator, a predetermined disinfectant is used in the lower entrance and exit (including the vicinity thereof), and a sterilization device 6 for sterilizing the hand of the passenger is provided. In the sterilization apparatus 6 of the present embodiment, ozone which is superior in sterilization performance is used as a disinfectant for sterilizing a hand of a passenger.

Hereinafter, the configuration and function of the sterilization apparatus 6 will be specifically described with reference to Figs. 2 to 4 . In addition, Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an important part of the person transporting belt shown in Fig. 1, and shows the arrow A-A in Fig. 1 . Fig. 3 is a plan view showing an important part of the person transporting belt shown in Fig. 1, which corresponds to a portion shown in Fig. 2 as seen from above. Fig. 4 is a view showing the configuration of the sterilization apparatus in the first embodiment of the present invention.

The inner side panel 3 made of glass plate is erected on the laminate 2 along the length of the escalator. In the figure, the 2a-based laminate 2 is an inner layer composed of a portion disposed on the step 1 side of the inner panel 3, and the 2b-based laminate 2 is disposed outside the inner panel 3 ( The outer layer formed by the portion of the opposite side of the step 1. Further, the 7-series shows a baffle provided below from the inner layer 2a.

In the case where the escalator includes the laminate 2 and the inner panel 3 having the above-described configuration, the sterilization device 6 is disposed, for example, on the upper surface of the outer layer 2b, and is disposed between the walls 8 adjacent to the inner panel 3. Further, the sterilization device 6 releases ozone from the outside of the moving handrail 4 toward the hand of the passenger holding the moving handrail 4, and blows ozone into the hand of the passenger to perform sterilization. For example, the ozone outlet 6a is in the moving handrail 4, and is disposed at a position lower than the height of the upper surface of the adjacent moving handrail 4 at the lower side of the lower portion and the horizontally moving portion; The device 6 releases ozone to an obliquely upward position from the air outlet 6a disposed on the side of the moving handrail 4 toward the upper position of the moving handrail 4. As such a configuration, the ozone can be accurately contacted with the entire inside of the hand of the passenger who wants to hold the moving handrail 4 (or after the moving handrail 4 is released), and a better sterilization effect can be expected. Further, since a part of the ozone released from the air outlet 6a also contacts the moving handrail 4, the sterilization of the surface of the moving handrail 4 can be simultaneously performed.

Further, it is preferable that the air outlet 6a for releasing ozone is provided close to the moving handrail 4, and may have another configuration. For example, even if the air outlet 6a is disposed at a position higher than the height of the upper side of the adjacent moving handrail 4, the portion held by the passenger who moves the handrail 4 or the position of the ozone can be released only at the position above it. With such a configuration, it is possible to blow ozone accurately to the hand of the passenger holding the moving handrail 4.

Next, the function of the sterilization device 6 will be described with reference to Fig. 4.

As shown in Fig. 4, the sterilization device 6 is composed of, for example, an ozone generator 9, an ozone concentration meter 10, a control unit 11, and a recording unit 12, and constitutes an important component thereof.

The ozone generator 9 has a function of generating ozone, for example, supplying the generated ozone to the predetermined ozone chamber 13. That is, the ozone supplied from the ozone generator 9 to the ozone chamber 13 is released from the air outlet 6a toward the passenger's hand.

The ozone concentration meter 10 is an object that is provided to detect the concentration of ozone released from the air outlet 6a. The ozone concentration meter 10 detects, for example, the ozone concentration in the ozone chamber 13 as the ozone concentration released from the air outlet 6a, and outputs the detection result to the control unit 11.

The control unit 11 has a function of controlling the operation of the sterilization device 6, that is, releasing the ozone, based on the detection result of the ozone concentration meter 10 and the recorded content of the recording unit 12. Further, in the recording unit 12, for example, in order to control the release of ozone, various necessary parameters are recorded in advance. The control unit 11 causes ozone to be generated in the ozone generator 9 based on the recorded content of the recording unit 12, and the ozone is released from the air outlet 6a with an appropriate correct ozone concentration and release amount. Further, when the ozone concentration meter 10 exceeds the predetermined value of the ozone concentration, the control unit 11 stops the generation of ozone by the ozone generator 9. Thereby, the release of ozone from the air outlet 6a is also stopped, and high-concentration ozone is prevented from being blown to the passenger.

As the escalator configured as described above, the disinfectant (ozone) released from the sterilization device 6 is used at the boarding pass, when the passenger wants to hold the moving armrest 4 (or after the outlet releases the moving armrest 4), The passenger's hand can be sterilized. In particular, in the sterilization apparatus 6 having the above configuration, the air outlet 6a is disposed on the side of the moving handrail 4, and the air outlet 6a and the ozone are released toward the passenger's hand, so that ozone can be blown over the entire hand of the passenger. A better sterilization effect is expected. Further, a part of the ozone released from the air outlet 6a also contacts the moving handrail 4, so that the sterilization of the portion held by the passenger can be simultaneously performed on the surface of the moving handrail 4.

In addition, when ozone is used as a disinfectant for sterilizing a hand of a passenger, there is no case where bacteria which are resistant to chemicals such as other chemicals are used, and high sterilization performance can be maintained for a long period of time.

Therefore, the passenger can safely hold the moving armrest 4 while using the escalator.

Further, in the present embodiment, a case will be described in which the sterilization device 6 is installed in the lower portion of the escalator. However, this is merely an example, and the sterilization device 6 may be provided even in the upper portion. Further, even if the sterilization device 6 is provided on both the lower and lower landing ports and the upper and lower landing ports.

In the case where the sterilization device 6 having the above configuration is provided at the boarding pass of the escalator, the passenger can use the escalator in a state where the sterilization is performed. Further, when the sterilization device 6 is provided at the exit of the escalator, the passenger can walk down the escalator in a state where the sterilized hand is cleaned. When the sterilization apparatus 6 is provided in both the boarding port and the exit, the effects of both of them can be obtained without further elaboration.

In the present embodiment, the case where the ozone generated in the ozone generator 9 is directly released from the air outlet 6a is described. However, the sterilization device 6 may have another function, and the sterilization performance may be further improved.

For example, in the sterilization device 6 of the present embodiment, a sprayer (not shown) that sprays hydrogen peroxide is added to the ozone chamber 13. Further, by reacting the hydrogen peroxide sprayed from the atomizer and the ozone in the ozone chamber 13 to generate a hydroxyl radical composed of an active species having a higher oxidizing power, it is released from the air outlet 6a. In such a configuration, a hydroxyl radical having a high oxidizing power can be blown on the hand of the passenger and the handrail 4 can be moved. Even when the time of touching the disinfectant (hydroxyl radical) is short, a high sterilization effect can be expected.

Example 2

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an important part of a person transporting belt in the second embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 6 is a view showing an important part of the person transporting belt in the second embodiment of the present invention. The plan of the share. In the first embodiment, a case will be described in which the escalator has the inner panel 3 made of a glass plate or the like. In the present embodiment, a case where the escalator is provided with the inner side plate 14 made of a stainless steel plate or the like will be described.

The inner panel 14 is formed of a stainless steel plate or the like, and the laminate 15 is disposed directly below the moving armrest 4. Further, 15a is an inner layer formed of a portion disposed on the step 1 side of the support member of the moving handrail 4 in the laminate 15, and 15b is attached to the laminate 15 in comparison with the support portion of the moving handrail 4. An outer layer that is disposed on the outer side (the opposite side of the step 1). The inner side panel 14 is provided below the step 1 side end portion of the inner layer 15a, and the lower end portion is formed continuously with the baffle plate 7.

The moving armrest 4 is configured such that its upper side portion and the reversing portion in the landing and lowering port move along the upper surface of the lamination 15 and the curved surface in the landing and lowering port, and the lower side portion is disposed in the lamina 15 and the truss (not shown). .

In the case where the escalator includes the laminate 15 and the inner panel 14 having the above-described configuration, the sterilization device 6 is, for example, a body portion thereof is housed in the outer layer 15b, and only a portion where the air outlet 6a is formed protrudes from the upper surface of the outer layer 15b. Configuration. Further, the sterilization device 6 is the same as the case of the first embodiment, and ozone is released from the outside of the moving handrail 4 toward the hand of the passenger holding the moving handrail 4, and ozone is blown to the hand of the passenger to perform sterilization. For example, the ozone blowing port 6a is disposed in the moving armrest 4 at a side of a portion where the landing port is horizontally moved, and is disposed at a position lower than the height of the upper surface of the adjacent moving armrest 4, and the sterilization device 6 From the air outlet 6a disposed on the side of the moving handrail 4 toward the upper position of the moving handrail 4, ozone is released to an obliquely upward direction.

The function of the sterilization apparatus 6 is included, and the other components are the same as those of the first embodiment.

With such a configuration, even in the escalator including the floor panel 15 and the inner panel 14 having the above-described configuration, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be achieved.

Example 3

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing an important part of the person transporting belt in the third embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the sterilization device 6 is provided at the guide fence 5, and the case where the ozone of the hand of the passenger holding the guide fence 5 is released is explained.

Since the sterilization device 6 releases ozone to the hand of the passenger holding the guide fence 5, the body portion including the ozone generator 9 or the like is provided, for example, inside the rod 5a constituting a part of the guide fence 5. Further, in the guide fence 5, a plurality of blowout ports 6a that are open to the upper side (including the uppermost horizontal bar member) 5b, which are held by the occupant, are formed, and are sterilized. The device 6 and each of the air outlets 6a are connected to each other inside the guide fence 5 by a pipe 5c. In other words, the ozone generated in the ozone generator 9 is released from the air outlet 6a to the outside via the pipe 5c, and is blown to the hand of the passenger holding the horizontal bar member 5b.

Others have the same configuration as that of the first embodiment.

Even in such a configuration, it is possible to surely sterilize the hand of the passenger of the escalator by using ozone having excellent sterilization performance, and the passenger can safely hold the moving handrail 4 while using the escalator.

Example 4

Fig. 8 is a view showing the configuration of a person transport belt in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 9 is a flow chart showing the operation of the person transport belt in the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, a detailed description will be given regarding other functions of the sterilization device 6.

Further, in the following embodiments, the sterilization apparatus 6 may be configured in any of the configurations shown in the first to third embodiments.

In Fig. 8, 16 is an operation state determination unit that has a function of determining whether or not the escalator is operating. For example, when the step 1 and the moving armrest 4 are moved (operated), the operation state determining unit 16 determines that the escalator is in operation, and determines that the escalator is in the stop when the step 1 and the moving handrail 4 are stopped. When the control unit 11 receives the determination result of the operation state determination unit 16, the control unit 11 appropriately controls the operation of the sterilization device 6 in consideration of the determination result.

Further, the operation state determination unit 16 may perform the above-described determination processing based on information from a control panel (not shown) of the escalator, and may provide a device different from the control panel, and obtain information necessary for the determination processing from the different devices. Also. In the case where the necessary information is obtained from the above-described different devices, for example, the roller is provided so as to rotate in conjunction with the movement of the moving handrail 4, and the number of revolutions (angle) of the roller is detected by a decoder or the like.

Next, the specific operation of the escalator having the above configuration will be described with reference to Fig. 9.

The operation state determination unit 16 determines whether the escalator is in operation or stopped, and outputs the result to the control unit 11 of the sterilization device 6. When the operation state determination unit 16 determines that the escalator is stopped (No in S101), the control unit 11 outputs a stop signal to the ozone generator 9 to stop the generation of ozone (S102). That is, when the escalator is stopped, the ozone system is not released from the blow-off port 6a of the sterilization device 6.

On the other hand, when the operation state determination unit 16 determines that the escalator is in operation (Yes in S101), the control unit 11 determines whether or not the ozone concentration detected by the ozone concentration meter 10 is within a predetermined value ( S103). When the ozone concentration exceeding the predetermined value by the ozone concentration meter 10 is detected (No in S103), the control unit 11 proceeds to S102 to stop the generation of ozone. When the ozone concentration detected by the ozone concentration meter 10 is within a predetermined value (Yes in S103), the control unit 11 causes the ozone generator 9 to generate ozone, and the predetermined low-concentration ozone is emitted from the air outlet 6a. Released (S104).

According to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the most appropriate sterilization treatment in response to the operation of the escalator can be performed.

Further, the predetermined value is, for example, recorded in the recording unit 12 in advance.

Example 5

Fig. 10 is a view showing the configuration of a person transport belt in the fifth embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 11 is a flow chart showing the operation of the person transport belt in the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

In Fig. 10, 17 is a running direction determining unit that has a function of determining the operating direction of the escalator. For example, when the escalator is in operation, the operation direction determining unit 17 determines the electric power based on the step 1 or the traveling direction of the moving handrail 4 or the control signal of a driving device (not shown) such as the driving step 1 or the like. The direction of the escalator. In addition, when the control unit 11 receives the determination result of the operation direction determination unit 17, the control unit 11 appropriately controls the operation of the sterilization device 6 in consideration of the determination result.

In addition, the operation direction determination unit 17 may perform the above-described determination processing based on the information from the control panel of the escalator as in the above-described operation state determination unit 16, and may be provided with a device different from the control panel, and the different devices are obtained as described above. It is also possible to determine the information necessary for the processing.

Next, the specific operation of the escalator having the above configuration will be described with reference to Fig. 11.

The operation direction determining unit 17 determines whether or not the escalator is operating in the UP direction or the DOWN direction, and outputs the result to the control unit 11 of the sterilization apparatus 6. In the control unit 11, first, based on the determination result of the operation direction determining unit 17, it is determined whether or not the escalator is in operation (S201), and if the escalator is stopped, ozone generation by the ozone generator 9 is stopped (S202). ). That is, if the escalator is stopped, ozone is not released from the blow-out port 6a of the sterilization device 6. In addition, the control unit 11 determines that the escalator is in a stop state when the operation direction determining unit 17 does not determine whether the escalator is operating in the UP direction or the DOWN direction.

When the escalator is in operation, the control unit 11 determines whether the running direction of the escalator is in the specific direction or not based on the determination result of the operation direction determining unit 17 (S203). When the current running direction of the escalator is not in the predetermined direction (No in S203), the control unit 11 proceeds to S202 to stop the generation of ozone.

On the other hand, if the current operation direction of the escalator coincides with the predetermined direction to be predetermined (Yes in S203), the control unit 11 determines whether the detected ozone concentration is within the predetermined value or not by the ozone concentration meter 10 (S204). ). When the ozone concentration exceeding the predetermined value by the ozone concentration meter 10 is detected (No in S204), the control unit 11 proceeds to S202 to stop the generation of ozone. When the ozone concentration detected by the ozone concentration meter 10 is within a predetermined value (Yes in S204), the control unit 11 causes ozone generation by the ozone generator 9, and sets the low concentration from the air outlet 6a. Ozone is released (S205).

According to the fifth embodiment of the present invention, the most appropriate sterilization treatment in response to the running direction of the escalator can be performed. For this reason, for example, the sterilization device 6 on the side of the riding port can be activated, and only the sterilization device 6 on the outlet side can be operated, and the appropriate control of the installation place and the period of the escalator can be performed.

Moreover, the operation direction (the specific direction described above) for performing the sterilization process and the predetermined value are, for example, recorded in the recording unit 12 in advance.

Example 6

Fig. 12 is a view showing the configuration of a person transport belt in the sixth embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 13 is a flow chart showing the operation of the person transport belt in the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

In Fig. 12, reference numeral 18 denotes a person determination unit that has a function of determining whether or not a passenger of an escalator has a function. The person determination unit 18 determines whether or not the passenger of the escalator is present by, for example, an infrared sensor, camera image processing, weight detection, or the like. When the control unit 11 receives the determination result of the person determination unit 18, the control unit 11 can appropriately control the operation of the sterilization device 6 in consideration of the determination result.

Next, the specific operation of the escalator having the above configuration will be described with reference to Fig. 13. In addition, since the operation shown in S301 to S303 of Fig. 13 is the same as the operation shown in the above S201 to S203, the description thereof is omitted.

The person determining unit 18 detects whether or not the person is present, that is, whether or not the passenger of the escalator is present, and outputs the result to the control unit 11 of the sterilization device 6. When the determination of Yes is performed in S303, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the passenger of the escalator is present based on the determination result of the person determination unit 18 (S304), and generates ozone according to the ozone generator 9 if there is no passenger. It is stopped (S302). That is, in the case where the escalator has no passengers, ozone is not released from the blow-out port 6a of the sterilization device 6.

On the other hand, when the person determination unit 18 determines that the passenger is determined (Yes in S304), the control unit 11 determines whether or not the ozone concentration detected by the ozone concentration meter 10 is within a predetermined value (S305). When the ozone concentration 10 is detected and the ozone concentration exceeding the predetermined value is detected (No in S305), the control unit 11 proceeds to S302 to stop the generation of ozone. When the ozone concentration detected by the ozone concentration meter 10 is within a predetermined value (Yes in S305), the control unit 11 causes ozone generation by the ozone generator 9, and sets a low concentration from the air outlet 6a. Ozone is released (S306).

According to the embodiment 6 of the present invention, the most appropriate sterilization treatment for the passengers in response to the escalator can be performed, so that waste of ozone can be prevented from occurring.

Example 7

Fig. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing an essential part of a person transporting belt in the seventh embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 15 is a view showing the configuration of the sterilizing apparatus in the seventh embodiment of the present invention. In the above-described Embodiments 1 to 6, the case where ozone is used as a disinfectant for sterilizing the hand of a passenger is explained. In the present embodiment, a case in which a passenger's hand is sterilized using a disinfectant other than ozone will be described.

As shown in Fig. 15, the sterilization device 6 in the present embodiment constitutes an important component thereof by the groove 19, the spray device 20, the control unit 11, the recording unit 12, and the operation state determining unit 16.

The tank 19 is a container into which a disinfectant for sterilizing a passenger's hand is placed. For example, a predetermined solution of a so-called 0.05% chlorodimethylammonium chloride liquid and a 75% ethanol liquid as a disinfectant is stored in the tank 19. The spray device 20 has a function of holding the hand of the passenger who wants to hold the moving handrail 4 (or after releasing the moving handrail 4), and the disinfectant in the groove 19 is sprayed from the air outlet 6a.

The control unit 11 controls the operation control of the sterilization device 6 based on the recorded content of the recording unit 12, that is, the spray of the disinfectant according to the spray device 20. For example, in the recording unit 12, various parameters necessary for performing spray control of the disinfectant are recorded in advance. The control unit 11 activates the spray device 20 based on the recorded content of the recording unit 12, and discharges the disinfectant with an appropriate amount of spray. Moreover, the detection function of the residual amount of the disinfectant in the groove 19 detected by the control unit 11 is also provided. When the control unit 11 detects that the residual amount of the disinfectant in the tank 19 is less than a predetermined value (quantitative amount), the control unit 11 displays and reports from a predetermined notification unit (not shown) while stopping the spraying of the disinfectant. Alarms, etc. to inform that the disinfectant is not sufficient (the disinfectant must be added).

The configuration other than the spraying function of the sterilization device 6 is the same as that of any of the above embodiments. In the case of the escalator having the glass plate inner side plate 3, the above-described sterilization device 6 is applied, but the same configuration as that shown in Figs. 5 and 7 is employed. The above-described sterilization device 6 can also be applied to the escalator of the inner side plate 14 of the plate and the guide fence 5 for the landing and landing, and of course, need not be described again.

Next, the operation of the escalator including the above-described sterilization device 6 will be specifically described with reference to Fig. 16. Further, Fig. 16 is a flow chart showing the operation of the person transport belt in the seventh embodiment of the present invention.

The operation state determination unit 16 determines whether the escalator is in operation or stopped, and outputs the result to the control unit 11 of the sterilization device 6. When the operation state determination unit 16 determines that the escalator is stopped (No in S401), the control unit 11 outputs a stop signal to the spray device 20 to stop the spraying of the disinfectant (S402). That is, if the escalator is stopped, the disinfectant is not released from the blow-out port 6a of the sterilization device 6.

On the other hand, when the escalator is determined during operation (Yes in S401), the control unit 11 detects the remaining amount of the disinfectant in the tank 19, and determines whether or not the tank 19 is in the tank 19. There is a remaining amount of disinfectant (S403). When the residual amount of the disinfectant is less than the predetermined value (No in S403), the control unit 11 proceeds to S402 to stop the spraying of the disinfectant. Further, the control unit 11 performs a predetermined display, an alarm, or the like, and notifies the outside of the disinfectant in the tank 19 to the outside. On the other hand, if there is a predetermined amount or more of the disinfectant remaining in the tank 19 (Yes in S403), the control unit 11 causes the spray device 20 to spray the disinfectant, so that the quantitative disinfectant is ejected from the air outlet 6a ( S404).

Also in the present embodiment, the same effects as in the first embodiment can be achieved.

That is, with the escalator constructed as described above, when the passenger on the boarding seat wants to hold the moving handrail 4 (or after exiting, releasing the moving handrail 4), the disinfectant released from the sterilization device 6 ( Chlorinated dimethylammonium chloride liquid, ethanol liquid) can reliably sterilize the hands of passengers. Further, according to the sterilization apparatus 6 having the above configuration, since the mist-like disinfectant is blown toward the hand of the passenger, the disinfectant can be blown over the entire hand of the passenger, and a preferable sterilization effect can be expected. Further, since a portion of the disinfectant sprayed from the air outlet 6a is also in contact with the moving handrail 4, sterilization of the portion of the handrail 4 that is held by the passenger can be simultaneously performed.

Therefore, the passenger can safely hold the moving armrest 4 while using the escalator.

Further, in the present embodiment, a specific description will be given of the function of the sterilization device 6 having the operation state determining unit 16. However, only one example is shown in this example, and the sterilization apparatus 6 may include the operation direction determination unit 17 and the person determination unit 18. With such a configuration, even in the sterilization apparatus 6 having a spray function such as a chlorodimethylammonium chloride liquid or the like, the same functions as those of the fifth and sixth embodiments can be provided.

Example 8

Since the escalator is used by an unspecified number of people, it can be inferred that some of the passengers do not want the disinfectant to blow toward their own hands. In the escalator of the present embodiment, it is also considered that such a passenger has a configuration in which the passenger himself or herself decides whether or not to perform sterilization of the hand (and the moving handrail 4).

Fig. 17 is a side view showing the configuration of the person conveyor belt in the eighth embodiment of the present invention, showing the configuration of the exit of the escalator. In the escalator shown in Fig. 17, a sterilization device 6 for sterilizing a passenger is placed on the floor of the outlet separated from the step 1. Further, in this sterilization device 6, a sensor 21 (operation unit) adjacent to the air outlet 6a of the disinfectant is provided. The sensor 21 is an object for the passenger operation to be manually sterilized at the exit of the escalator, and has a function of detecting the approach of the passenger's hand in a non-contact manner. That is, the control portion 11 of the sterilization device 6 is stopped except that the release of the disinfectant from the air outlet 6a is always stopped, while the passenger extends the hand to the sensor 21, and the hand is detected by the sensor 21. The quantified disinfectant is released from the blowout port 6a.

Further, in the case where the sterilization device 6 is provided at the exit of the escalator, in order to notify that the hand can be sterilized at the exit, the guiding unit (for example, the display device, the notification device, the plate, etc.) that guides the instruction is guided. It can also be set at the boarding pass of the escalator.

In addition, Fig. 18 is a side view showing another configuration of the person transporting belt in the eighth embodiment of the present invention, showing the configuration of the riding port of the escalator. In Fig. 18, 22 is a disinfection button (operation unit) for passengers who want to perform hand sterilization on the boarding pass of the escalator. That is, the control portion 11 of the sterilization device 6 stops the release of the disinfectant from the air outlet 6a while the sterilization button 22 is pressed, so that the quantitative disinfectant is released from the air outlet 6a. When the distance between the sterilization button 22 and the air outlet 6a is very long, the control unit 11 sprays the disinfectant after a predetermined time has elapsed after the sterilization button 22 is pressed.

Further, in the object shown in Fig. 18, the sensor 21 is also used as the operation means, and the sensor 21 may be disposed adjacent to the air outlet 6a.

Further, in the case of the seventeenth and eighteenth aspects, the case of applying the escalator having the inner side plate 3 made of a glass plate is shown. However, by appropriately providing the sterilization button 21, the sensor 22, etc., it is also applicable to stainless steel. The case of the escalator of the inner side panel 14 of the plate and the guide fence 5 of the landing and landing is not necessary.

By adopting the above configuration, the disinfectant can be ejected from the sterilization device 6 in the boarding and lowering port only in the case where the passenger who wishes to sterilize the hand uses the escalator.

1. . . ladder

2, 15. . . Laminate

2a, 15a. . . Inner layer

2b, 15b. . . Outer layer

3, 14. . . Inner panel

4. . . Moving handrail

5. . . Guide fence

5a. . . Rod

5b. . . Horizontal bar member

5c. . . Piping

6. . . Sterilization device

6a. . . Blowout

7. . . Baffle

8. . . wall

9‧‧‧Ozone generator

10‧‧‧Ozone concentration meter

11‧‧‧Control Department

12‧‧‧Recording Department

13‧‧Ozone room

16‧‧‧Operating State Judgment Department

17‧‧‧Driving direction judgment department

18‧‧‧ Character Judging Department

19‧‧‧ slot

20‧‧‧Spray device

21‧‧‧ Sensors

22‧‧‧Disinfection button

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a person transport belt in the first embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an important part of the personnel transport belt shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a plan view showing an important part of the personnel transport belt shown in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a view showing the configuration of a sterilization apparatus in Example 1 of the present invention;

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an important component of the person transport belt in the second embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 6 is a plan view showing an important part of a person conveyor belt in Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

Figure 7 is a perspective view showing an important component of the person transport belt in the third embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 8 is a view showing the configuration of a person transport belt in the fourth embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 9 is a flow chart showing the operation of the person conveyor belt in the fourth embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 10 is a view showing the configuration of a person transport belt in the fifth embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 11 is a flow chart showing the operation of the person conveyor belt in the fifth embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 12 is a view showing the configuration of a person transport belt in the sixth embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 13 is a flow chart showing the operation of the person transport belt in the sixth embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 14 is a cross-sectional view showing an important part of a person conveyor belt in Embodiment 7 of the present invention;

Figure 15 is a view showing the configuration of a sterilization apparatus in Embodiment 7 of the present invention;

Figure 16 is a flow chart showing the operation of the person transport belt in the seventh embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 17 is a side view showing the configuration of a person transport belt in the eighth embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 18 is a side view showing another configuration of the person conveyor belt in the eighth embodiment of the present invention.

1. . . ladder

2. . . Laminate

2a. . . Inner layer

2b. . . Outer layer

3. . . Inner panel

4. . . Moving handrail

6. . . Sterilization device

7. . . Baffle

Claims (14)

A person transport belt includes: a moving armrest that moves synchronously with a step; and a sterilization device that is disposed at a side of the moving armrest and that is sterilized from the blow port toward a hand of a passenger holding the moving armrest The disinfection device is configured such that the air outlet is disposed below the height of the upper surface of the moving handrail, and the disinfectant is released obliquely upward from the air outlet toward the upper side of the moving handrail. The personnel transport belt of claim 1, further comprising: an inner side panel, wherein the moving armrest moves along an edge thereof; and a laminate, the inner side panel is erected; wherein the sterilization device is disposed at The outer layer of the above-mentioned laminate is subjected to release of the disinfectant from the outside of the moving handrail. The personal transport belt according to claim 1, further comprising: a laminate, the moving handrail moves along the upper surface thereof; and an inner panel disposed from the inner layer of the laminate; wherein the sterilization is performed The device is an important component that is built into the outer layer of the laminate, and the disinfectant is released from the outside of the moving handrail. The passenger conveyor belt according to any one of the first to third aspect of the invention, further comprising: an operation state determination unit that determines whether the transportation belt for the person is in operation; In the above-described sterilization apparatus, the release of the disinfectant is always stopped, and when the operation state determination unit and the human transport belt are determined during operation, the disinfectant is released from the air outlet. The transport belt for a person according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: a running direction determining unit for determining a running direction of the transport belt for the person; wherein the sterilization device is always a disinfectant When the release direction is stopped and the operation direction determining unit and the person transport belt are determined to operate in the specific direction, the disinfectant is released from the air outlet. The person transporting belt according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: a person determining unit that judges whether or not a passenger of the transport belt is present; wherein the sterilization device always releases the disinfectant When the person determination unit and the passenger are judged, the disinfectant is released from the air outlet. The personal transport belt according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: an operation unit for performing a predetermined operation by a passenger who wants to perform hand sterilization by the above-mentioned sterilization device; The bacteria device always stops the release of the disinfectant, and the disinfectant is released from the above-mentioned air outlet for the above operation unit and the predetermined operation. The personal transport belt according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the above-mentioned sterilization device is provided with an ozone generator that generates ozone, Ozone generated by the above ozone generator is released from the above-mentioned outlet. The person transporting belt according to the eighth aspect of the invention, wherein the sterilizing apparatus includes an ozone concentration meter for detecting a concentration of ozone released from the air outlet, and the ozone concentration meter exceeds When the ozone concentration of the value is detected, the generation of ozone according to the above ozone generator is stopped. The person carrying belt according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the above-mentioned sterilization device comprises: an ozone generator for generating ozone; and a sprayer for spraying hydrogen peroxide; Hydrogen peroxide sprayed from the atomizer is reacted with ozone generated in the ozone generator to generate hydroxyl radicals, which are released from the outlet. The person transporting belt according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the above-mentioned sterilization device comprises: a tank for storing a disinfectant composed of a predetermined solution; and a spraying device for making the above from the air outlet The disinfectant in the tank is sprayed. The personnel transport belt of claim 11, wherein the sterilization device comprises: a detecting unit that detects a residual amount of the disinfectant in the tank; and a notification unit, wherein the tank is If the remaining amount of the disinfectant is insufficient to be detected, the necessary instruction to supplement the disinfectant is notified to the outside. The person transporting belt according to claim 7, wherein the operating unit is configured by a sensor that detects a proximity of a passenger hand in a non-contact manner, and is disposed adjacent to the air outlet. The personal transport belt according to claim 13, further comprising: a guiding unit for guiding the hand sterilization at the outlet to the riding port; wherein the sterilization device is disposed at the outlet.