JP4344649B2 - Passenger conveyor cleaning equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a passenger conveyor cleaning device, and more particularly to a passenger conveyor cleaning device for cleaning a floor surface of a machine room provided below a passenger entrance.

Conventionally, as this type, an operation unit and a brush mounting unit are integrally provided, and a handle unit is provided in the operation unit, and the brush mounting unit is moved in conjunction with the left-right movement of the handle unit to move the machine room floor. There has been proposed a cleaning device that cleans dirt and dust accumulated on the surface (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-267567 (paragraph number 0007, FIG. 1)

  The conventional cleaning device described above is for cleaning by rotating on the floor surface of the machine room with a brush to which a handle is attached. When the brush is inserted between the step and the floor surface of the machine room, the machine room There is a risk that dust and dust accumulated on the floor will be pushed into the back, and the brush will rotate on the floor surface of the flat rectangular machine room, which is the cleaning area. There was a problem that it was easy to occur and it was difficult to clean the entire area.

  The present invention has been made from the above-described situation in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a passenger conveyor cleaning device capable of cleaning the machine room floor without causing scraping.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is connected endlessly, changes direction at two entrances, and circulates between both entrances, and on both sides of these steps. A passenger conveyor provided with a standing balustrade, an oil pan extended below the step, and a machine room provided below the entrance, and cleaning the floor surface of the machine room In the passenger conveyor cleaning device, a pair of guide rails installed on the floor of the machine room and arranged at a predetermined distance below the step change position of the steps, and freely movable to the guide rails A pair of engaging guides, a cleaning body whose end is supported by the guide, a flexible wiper blade attached to the cleaning body, and an operation handle having one end fixed to the cleaning body. It has a configuration.

  In the present invention configured as described above, the cleaning body is normally positioned in the back of the machine room, and the cleaning body is pulled out to the front of the machine room via the operation handle when necessary. At this time, the cleaning body whose end is supported by the guide is guided by the guide rail, and moves to the front of the machine room while being slidably contacted with the machine room floor and collecting dust. In this way, the machine body floor surface having a planar rectangular cleaning area can be cleaned without being left behind by the work process of drawing out the cleaning body extending along the width direction of the machine room floor surface from the back to the front. it can.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, a connecting plate for connecting the guide rail is provided, a connecting plate on the front side of the connecting plate is provided with a handle guide for regulating the position of the operating handle, and the operating handle is The structure is made of a flexible metal.

  The invention according to claim 2 configured as described above is such that the operation handle is positioned at the other end side, that is, the front side of the machine room by the handle guide and is flexible, so that the cleaning body is located behind the machine room. When moving the handle to the front, it is possible to apply a pressing force in the direction of the floor surface to the cleaning body by pulling it while lifting the operation handle upward, thereby removing dust stuck to the floor surface of the machine room. In addition, cleaning can be performed without leaving any scraps, and work can be performed without worrying about not touching the steps when pulling the operation handle.

  The present invention can clean the machine room floor surface having a plane rectangular cleaning area without leaving any scraps by a simple method of pulling out the cleaning body located in the back of the machine room to the front of the machine room, As a result, the working efficiency can be improved and the working time can be shortened, and the inconvenience associated with the accumulation of dust containing oil, for example, the danger of catching fire from discarded tobacco can be avoided.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a passenger conveyor cleaning device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of a passenger conveyor cleaning device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the cleaning device of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an essential part of the cleaning device of FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the cleaning device of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the passenger conveyor is generally connected endlessly, changes direction at two entrances 1 and circulates between both entrances, and includes a plurality of steps 2. A balustrade 3 erected on both sides, an oil pan 4 extending below the step 2, and a machine room 5 provided below the entrance 1.

  The cleaning device 6 provided in the passenger conveyor configured as described above is installed on the floor surface 5a of the machine room 5, and as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, is separated by a predetermined distance in the horizontal direction. A pair of guide rails 7a and 7b which are arranged and connected to each other by connecting plates 7c and 7d and have a U-shaped cross-sectional shape, and a pair of guides 8a which are movably engaged with the guide rails 7a and 7b, 8b, a cleaning body 9 whose end portions 9a and 9b are supported by guides 8a and 8b, a flexible wiper blade 10 attached to the cleaning body 9 with screws, and one end fixed to the cleaning body 9 The operation handle 11 is made up of. The operation handle 11 is provided on the connecting plate 7c on the near side, the position thereof is regulated by a handle guide 12 through which the operation handle 11 is inserted, and the operation handle 11 is formed of a flexible metal. The above-described wiper blade 10 is formed of, for example, an oil-resistant rubber that is a flexible material.

  The cleaning device 6 is fixed to the passenger conveyor frame 14 with a tension bolt 13 on the front side, and is not fixed on the back side, and maintains a state of being in close contact with the floor surface by the weight of the main body and the connecting plate 7d. It is supposed to be.

  In the present embodiment, the cleaning body 9 is normally positioned in the back of the machine room 5, that is, on the side of the connecting plate 7d on the back side, and when the dust accumulates on the floor surface 5a, every predetermined period or at the time of inspection. Then, the cleaning body 9 is pulled out to the front side of the machine room 5, that is, the connecting plate 7c side on the front side, and the dust 15 is collected. At this time, the cleaning body 9 whose end portions are supported by the guides 8a and 8b are guided by the guide rails 7a and 7b, and move to the front of the machine room 5 while slidably contacting the floor surface 5a and collecting dust 15.

  According to the present embodiment, the floor surface 5a having a planar rectangular cleaning area is scraped and left by a simple work process of drawing the cleaning body 9 corresponding to the width of the floor surface 5a of the machine room 5 from the back to the front. It can be cleaned without any problems. Further, since the operation handle 11 is positioned at the other end, that is, the front side of the machine room 5 by the handle guide 12 and is flexible, the cleaning body 9 located at the back of the machine room 5 is moved to the front side. At this time, the operating handle 11 is pulled upward while being pulled as shown in the drawing to apply a pressing force to the cleaning body 9 in the direction of the floor surface 5a, so that the dust 15 stuck to the floor surface 5a is not left unraveled. In addition to being able to clean, the operation can be performed without worrying about whether or not the step 2 is not touched when the operation handle 11 is pulled.

  In the present embodiment, the cleaning device 6 is fixed to the passenger conveyor frame 14 with the tension bolts 13 on the front side. However, if necessary, tension bolts are provided on the back side, and guide rails 7a are provided at a plurality of locations. 7b may be fixed.

It is a side view which shows one Embodiment of the cleaning apparatus of the passenger conveyor of this invention. It is a top view of the cleaning apparatus of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the principal part of the cleaning apparatus of FIG. It is a perspective view of the cleaning apparatus of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Entrance / exit 2 Step 3 Parapet 4 Oil pan 5 Machine room 5a Floor surface 6 Cleaning device 7a, 7b Guide rail 8a, 8b Guide 9 Cleaning body 10 Wiper blade 11 Operation handle 12 Hand rail guide

Claims (2)

A plurality of steps that are connected endlessly, change direction at two entrances, and circulate between the entrances, balustrades that are erected on both sides of these steps, and below the steps In a passenger conveyor provided with an oil pan extended to and a machine room provided below the entrance, in a passenger conveyor cleaning device for cleaning the floor surface of the machine room,
A pair of guide rails installed on the floor of the machine room and arranged at a predetermined distance below the step change position of the step, and a pair of guides movably engaged with the guide rails; A passenger conveyor comprising: a cleaning body having an end portion supported by the guide; a flexible wiper blade attached to the cleaning body; and an operation handle having one end fixed to the cleaning body. Cleaning equipment. A connecting plate for connecting the guide rail is provided, a connecting plate on the front side of the connecting plate is provided with a handle guide for regulating the position of the operating handle, and the operating handle is made of a flexible metal. The passenger conveyor cleaning device according to claim 1.

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