Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
  • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
  • B66B23/00—Component parts of escalators or moving walkways
  • B66B23/14—Guiding means for carrying surfaces
  • B66B23/147—End portions, i.e. means for changing the direction of the carrying surface
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
  • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
  • B66B21/00—Kinds or types of escalators or moving walkways
  • B66B21/02—Escalators

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a high-speed escalator for an inclined part, in which the moving speed of a step in an intermediate inclined part is faster than that in a vertical part.
• Patent Document 1 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 51-111656 / 86
• a refractible link (refraction link) connecting between steps is provided in the conventional high-speed escalator with inclined section shown in Patent Document 1.
• the running roller runs on the rail of the substantially arc-shaped reversing part with the wings extended.Because the track on which the driving roller tries to move and the shape of the rail of the reversing part do not match, the driving roller and the rail There is a gap between the steps, and the steps are smooth There is a problem that an inversion operation cannot be obtained.
• the present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and obtains a high-speed escalator having a slanted portion capable of performing a smooth reversing operation by passing a reversing portion while bending and extending a refraction link.
• the purpose is to: Disclosure of the invention
• the high-speed inclinator according to the present invention has a drive roller and a follower roller.
• Drive roller guide rails configured
• a guide rail for a follow-up roller that guides the movement of the follow-up roller, and a plurality of links, a first link of which is rotatable around a drive roller shaft that supports the drive roller;
• the second link of the links is connected to the adjacent step so as to be rotatable around the driving roller shaft of the adjacent step, and the first link and the first link are connected to each other.
• a link mechanism having the other end of the second link rotatably connected, and having an auxiliary port provided rotatably on one of the plurality of links;
• the link mechanism moves while changing the distance between adjacent steps by bending and extending the first link and the second link in the reversing section.
• the link mechanism includes the first link when the step passes through a horizontal portion on the outward path side.
• the second link and the second link are gradually extended from the bent state and moved when passing through the reversing portion.
• FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the entire side surface of a high-speed inclined portion escalator according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention
• FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing the vicinity of a horizontal part A and a reversal part F on the upper floor side of the inclined part high-speed escalator according to the first embodiment of the present invention
• FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing the vicinity of a horizontal part A and a reversal part F on the upper floor side of a high-speed escalator with a slope according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention
• FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing the vicinity of a horizontal part A and a reversal part F on the upper floor side of a high-speed inclined escalator according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
• Embodiment 1 Embodiment 1
• FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the entire side surface of a high-speed escalator with a slope according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
• the main frame 1 is provided with a rail 2 for a driving roller, a rail 3 for a following roller, and a rail 4 for an auxiliary roller.
• Step 5 is connected endlessly and circulates along rails 2-4.
• the steps 5 include a driving roller 11 that rolls along the driving roller rail 2, a driving roller shaft 12 that supports the driving roller 11, and a following roller.
• the speed of the step 5 is changed by changing the distance between the adjacent steps 5, in other words, the distance between the drive roller shafts 12 of the adjacent steps 5 (distance between the shaft centers). That is, at the upper entrance A, where the passenger gets on and off, the distance between the center axes of the adjacent drive roller shafts 12 is reduced, and the step 5 moves at a low speed.
• the distance between the centers of the adjacent drive roller shafts 12 gradually increases from the upper floor side curved portion B to the constant inclined portion C, and the step 5 shifts to high-speed running.
• a link mechanism 20 that changes the distance between the centers of the adjacent drive roller shafts 12 is connected between the adjacent steps 5.
• the link mechanism 20 has first to fifth links 21 to 25 and an auxiliary roller 15 that rolls along the auxiliary roller rail 4.
• One end of the third link 21 is rotatably connected to the drive roller shaft 12.
• the other end of the first link 21 is rotatably connected to an intermediate portion of the fifth link 25 via a rotation shaft 28.
• One end of the second link 22 is rotatably connected to the drive roller shaft 12 of the adjacent step 5.
• the other end of the second link 22 is rotatably connected to an intermediate portion of the fifth link 25 via a rotation shaft 28.
• a third link 23 is rotatably connected to an intermediate portion of the first link 21.
• a fourth link 24 is rotatably connected to an intermediate portion of the second link 22.
• the other ends of the third link 23 and the fourth link 24 are connected to one end of the fifth link 25 via a sliding shaft 29.
• At one end of the fifth link 25, slide the sliding shaft 29 of the fifth link 25.
• a guide groove for guiding is provided.
• a rotatable auxiliary roller 15 is provided.
• the first, second, third and fourth links 21, 22, 23, 24 constitute a so-called pantograph type quadruple link mechanism, with the fifth link 25 as the axis of symmetry.
• the angle formed by the first and second links 21 and 22 can be increased or decreased.
• the distance between the drive roller rail 2 and the auxiliary roller rail 4 becomes smaller from the upper floor side curved section B toward the constant inclined section C.
• the link mechanism 20 operates similarly to the operation of the umbrella frame when the umbrella is spread, and the distance between the drive roller shafts 12 of the adjacent steps 5 which was in the minimum state at the upper entrance A, is gradually increased. Become larger.
• the distance between the driving roller rail 2 and the auxiliary roller rail 4 is minimized, and the distance between the driving roller shafts 2 of the adjacent steps 5 is maximized. Accordingly, the speed of the step 5 reaches the maximum, and the first and second links 21 and 22 in this state are substantially linear.
• 2 2 is a flexion from which the first link 2 1 and the second link 2 2 gradually linear link mechanism 2 0 in the interval of the upper-floor-side extending portion a 2 leading to the reversing section F Extend and move to reversal part F.
• the shape of the drive roller rail 2 of the upper floor side reversing part F is an arc shape having no movable part, and the first link 21 and the second link 22 are in the extended state and the reversing part F
• the fixed arc-shaped drive roller In the case of the roller 2, since the movement locus of the driving roller 11 does not match the shape of the driving roller rail 2, a gap or the like is generated between the driving roller 11 and the driving roller rail 2, so that the step 5 is smoothly inverted. Cannot be obtained.
• the first link 21 of the link mechanism 20 connecting the respective drive roller shafts 12a and 12b and the second link is characterized in that the second link 22 is bent at the inverted portion.
• the axis of the driving roller shafts 1 2 & and 1 2 b is the driving roller rail of the reversing part. If the link mechanism 20 and the drive roller rail 2 are set so that they pass through the outside of the drive roller 2, the drive roller shaft 1 2a and the drive roller shaft ⁇ 2 b The distance between the axis of the drive roller shaft 12a and the axis of the drive roller shaft 12b, which are located outside the arc, is reduced by shortening the distance between Can be driven The axis of the roller shaft 12a and the axis of the drive roller shaft 12b can be kept within the orbital range of the arc-shaped drive roller rail 2 at the reversal portion F.
• the first link 2 ⁇ of the link mechanism 20 and the second link 22 The first link 21 of the link mechanism 20 and the second link 22 of the link mechanism 20 at the upper curved section B and the upper extended section of the high-speed escalator on the inclined section
• the reversing section F can be achieved by appropriately changing the distance between the auxiliary roller rail 4 and the arc-shaped drive roller rail 2.
• FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing the vicinity of a horizontal portion A and a reversing portion F on the upper floor side of a high-speed inclined escalator according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
• the components shown in FIG. 3 and their operations are the same as those in FIG. 2, and explanations of components having the same reference numerals and overlapping explanations will be omitted.
• the link mechanism 20 is composed of the first to fifth links as shown in FIG. 2, but in the second embodiment, the link mechanism 20 is formed as shown in FIG. It consists of only the first link 21 and the second link 22.
• the operation and effect are the same as in the first embodiment.
• FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the vicinity of a horizontal part A and a reversal part F on the upper floor side of a high-speed escalator with an inclined part according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
• the components shown in FIG. 4 and their operations are the same as those in FIG. 2, and explanations of components having the same reference numerals and overlapping description will be omitted.
• the drive roller rail 2 of the upper floor reversing part F in FIG. 4 has an arc shape having no movable part.
• the interval between the adjacent steps 5 is minimized in the forward horizontal section A, and the interval between the adjacent steps 5 is maximized in the return horizontal section A.
• the interval between steps 5 is gradually increased from the horizontal section on the outbound side to the horizontal section on the return side.
• the distance between the drive roller rail 2 and the auxiliary roller 4 is maximized in the forward horizontal section, the first link 21 and the second link 22 of the link mechanism 20 are bent, and the return horizontal In the section, the distance between the drive roller rail 2 and the auxiliary roller rail 4 is minimized, and the first link 21 and the second link 22 are linear.
• the distance between the drive roller rail 2 and the auxiliary roller 4 is gradually reduced over the horizontal section, and the first link is used in the same way as the upper curved section B and the upper extended section of the high-speed escalator on the inclined section. It controls the bending and elongation of the second link.
• the high-speed escalator for the high-speed escalator can be manufactured at low cost. Costs can be reduced. Industrial applicability
• the first link and the second link are bent or bent at the reversing section, so that the shape of the drive roller guide rail of the reversing section is a simple arc. Even if it is in a shape, smooth reversal of the steps can be obtained, and energy saving and improvement in riding comfort can be achieved.

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