JP4771707B2 - Man conveyor balustrade equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a balustrade apparatus for a man conveyor (passenger conveyor), and more particularly to a structure of a balustrade tip portion.

  The man conveyor includes a step that moves continuously in a row and a pair of left and right balustrade devices that are erected on both sides of the step. Each balustrade apparatus includes an endless handrail belt that moves in synchronization with the steps, a balustrade panel that guides the handrail belt, an outer deck disposed between the outer side of the balustrade panel and the conveyor installation surface, a balustrade Inside the panel and along the side end surface of the step, a skirt portion, an inner deck disposed between the upper surface of the skirt portion and the balustrade panel, and interposed between the inner deck and the skirt portion And a joint member formed. At the tip portions on both sides of the balustrade apparatus, the tip skirt portions are disposed at the positions of the skirt portions. Also, a front skirt portion that closes the inner space formed on the front end skirt portion, the inner deck, and the front end surface of the outer deck is disposed (see Patent Document 1).

Assembling at the tip of the balustrade apparatus involves assembling the outer deck at the outer position of the balustrade panel. At the inner position of the balustrade panel, assemble the tip skirt, joints, and inner deck in this order. Finally, the front skirt portion is disposed so as to close the internal space of these end portions, and the assembly is completed by screwing the front skirt portion from the outer surface.
JP 2002-338181 A

  However, in the conventional example, since the head of the screw protrudes from the outer surface of the front skirt portion, there is a possibility that the screw head may be removed due to mischief or the like.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the balustrade apparatus of the man conveyor which cannot remove a front skirt part by mischief etc.

The present invention is arranged between the balustrade panel arranged so as to sandwich the moving body, the tip skirt portion erected along the side end surface of the moving body, and the upper surface of the tip skirt portion and the balustrade panel. And a front skirt portion disposed on the front end skirt portion and the front end surface of the deck and having a fastening portion fixed to the back surface, the front end skirt portion via a hinge attached to a frame. The gist is that it was supported so that it can swing freely .

  According to the present invention, the screw component does not protrude from the outer surface of the front skirt portion. Therefore, the front skirt portion is not removed due to mischief or the like.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIGS. 1-8 shows one Embodiment which applied this invention to the balustrade apparatus of the escalator which is a man conveyor. FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of the escalator 1 viewed from the boarding / exiting side (inside), FIG. 2 is a plan view of the front end side of the balustrade apparatus 2, and FIG. 4 is a front view from the entrance / exit side of the balustrade apparatus 2, FIG. 5 (a) is a rear view of the front skirt portion 10, FIG. 5 (b) is a side view of the front skirt portion 10, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3 and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 3 with the tip skirt portion 9, the joint member 8, and the inner deck 7 removed. is there.

  In FIG. 1, an escalator 1 includes a step (not shown) that is a moving body that moves continuously in series, and a pair of left and right balustrade devices 2 (not shown) erected on both sides of the step. ing. Each balustrade apparatus 2 (not shown) includes an endless handrail belt 3 that moves in synchronization with the steps, a balustrade panel 4 that guides the handrail belt 3, an outer side of the balustrade panel 4, and a conveyor installation surface. An outer deck 5 disposed between the skirt portion 6 and the skirt portion 6 erected along the side end surface of the step, between the upper surface of the skirt portion 6 and the balustrade panel 4. The inner deck 7 is disposed, and the joint member 8 interposed between the inner deck 7 and the skirt portion 6 is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, tip skirt portions 9 are arranged at the positions of the skirt portions 6 at the tip portions on both sides of the balustrade apparatus 2. Further, a front skirt portion 10 is disposed on the front end skirt portion 9, the inner deck 7, the joint member 8, and the outer deck 5 at the front end surfaces to block the internal space formed by them. The tip skirt portion 9, the inner deck 7, the joint member 8, the outer deck 5 and the front skirt portion 10 are all fixed to a frame 30 having a truss structure.

  The inner deck 7 is fixed to the internal truss via a bracket (not shown) fixed to the frame 30.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the tip skirt portion 9 has hook portions 11 at two positions on the lower surface of the back surface. Each hook 11 is detachably provided on the other surface 12 b of each hinge 12. Each hinge 12 has its one surface portion 12 a fixed to the frame 30 via brackets 13 and 16. The tip skirt portion 9 can swing the tip skirt portion 9 by locking the other surface portion 12b of each hinge 12 with each hook portion 11 (see the phantom line in FIG. 7). A locking piece 14 is fixed to the tip of the tip skirt portion 9. As shown in FIG. 8, the locking piece 14 is in an assembled state and is locked to the locked portion 15 of the front skirt portion 10.

  Further, the width dimensions of the inner deck 7, the tip skirt portion 9, and the joint member 8 are set such that the inner deck 7> the joint member 8> the tip skirt portion 9 as shown in FIG.

  As shown in detail in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the front skirt portion 10 is composed of two plates 10a and 10b. A stud bolt holding plate 20 is fixed in place on the back plate 10b. A stud bolt 21 that is a threaded portion is fixed to an appropriate position on the back surface of the front skirt portion 10 by using the back surface side plate 10 b and the stud bolt holding plate 20. Each stud bolt 21 is inserted into a bolt insertion hole (not shown) of the bracket 16 fixed to the internal truss and fastened by a wing nut 17.

  Further, the front plate portion 10 is formed with a panel slit 22 for arranging the balustrade panel 4, an inlet guard mounting hole 23 and a screw mounting hole 24 around it. An inlet guard 25 is attached to the front panel 10 by using the inlet guard mounting hole 23 and its screw mounting hole 24. The inlet guard 25 can be attached to the front skirt portion 10 so that the position can be adjusted. The inlet guard 25 guards the inlet rubber 26 disposed on the outer periphery of the handrail belt 3.

  Next, an assembling operation of the tip portion of the balustrade apparatus 2 will be briefly described. First, the front skirt portion 10 is arranged at a predetermined position. Then, the tip of each stud bolt 21 of the front skirt portion 10 is inserted into a bolt insertion hole (not shown) of the bracket 16. Next, the operator inserts his / her hand into the frame 30 and screwes the wing nut 17 into each stud bolt 21. Next, the hook portion 11 of the tip skirt portion 10 is locked to the other surface portion 12 b of the hinge 12. Then, the tip skirt portion 9 is rotated with the hinge 12 as a fulcrum, and the tip skirt portion 9 is positioned and fixed at a predetermined assembly position (solid line position in FIG. 7). Next, the joint member 8 is fitted into the upper end surface of the tip skirt portion 8. Next, the lower end surface of the inner deck 7 is fitted to the upper end surface of the joint member 8, and the inner deck 7 thus fitted is positioned at a predetermined assembly position (solid line position in FIG. 7) and fixed to the frame 30. To do.

  Next, the removal operation of the tip portion of the balustrade apparatus 2 will be briefly described. First, one inner deck 7 located at the end is removed. Next, one joint member 8 located at the end is removed. Next, the tip skirt portion 9 is removed. Here, the tip skirt portion 9 is removed by rotating the tip skirt portion 9 toward the step with the lower hinge 12 as a fulcrum. When the tip skirt portion 9 is lifted upward at a position rotated to some extent, the hook portion 11 is detached from the other surface portion 12b of the hinge 12, and this is completed. Through the work so far, an opening is formed in the end portion of the balustrade apparatus 2 by removing the inner deck 7, the joint member 8, and the tip skirt portion 9. If the operator inserts his hand into the frame 30 from this opening and removes all the wing nuts 17 fixing the front skirt portion 10, the front skirt portion 10 can be removed.

  In the balustrade apparatus 2 having the above configuration, the stud bolt 21 is fixed to the back surface of the front skirt portion 10, and the front skirt portion 10 is fixed to the bracket 16 of the frame 30 with the stud bolt 21. Screw parts do not protrude. Therefore, the front skirt 10 is not removed due to mischief or the like.

  In this embodiment, the tip skirt portion 9 is swingably supported via a hinge 12 attached to the frame 30. Therefore, when the tip skirt portion 9 is attached, the tip skirt portion 9 is used with the hinge 12 as a fulcrum. By swinging, it can be set at the assembly position. When the tip skirt portion 9 is removed, the tip skirt portion 9 can be moved to the removal position by swinging the tip skirt portion 9 toward the step with the hinge 12 as a fulcrum. Accordingly, the tip skirt portion 9 can be attached and removed without the operator inserting a hand or a tool inside and below the frame 30. That is, even when the front skirt portion 10 is attached or in an assembled state, even when the width dimension of the frame 30 is narrow and the operator cannot insert a hand or a tool to the lower part of the frame 30, the attachment and detachment are possible.

  In this embodiment, since the tip skirt portion 9 has a hook portion 11 that is detachable from the hinge 12 at the lower end position, the tip skirt portion 9 is tilted to the step side as described above, and then the tip skirt portion 9 The tip skirt portion 9 can be removed by pulling the hook portion 11 out of the hinge 12. Therefore, the tip skirt portion 9 can be easily removed.

  In this embodiment, the inlet guard 25 can be attached to the front skirt portion 10 so that the position of the inlet guard 25 can be adjusted. Therefore, even if the positional relationship between the inlet guard 25 and the front skirt portion 10 is slightly deviated due to a member dimensional error or the like, the inlet guard 25 is provided. Can be attached to the front skirt portion 10.

  In this embodiment, the width dimensions of the inner deck 7, the tip skirt portion 9 and the joint member 8 are set such that the inner deck 7> the joint member 8> the tip skirt portion 9. When performing the above, the front skirt portion 10 can be removed by removing the inner deck 7, the joint member 8, and the tip skirt portion 9 one by one in this order as described above. Therefore, the number of removal members until the front skirt portion 10 is removed is small, and the removal workability of the front skirt portion 10 is good.

  In the above embodiment, the stud bolt 21 that is a screw portion is fixed to the back surface of the front skirt portion 10, but a screw may be fixed. Moreover, you may fix the fitting part to the flame | frame 30 instead of a screw part to the back surface of the front skirt part 10. FIG. When the front skirt portion 10 is arranged at a predetermined assembly position, the front skirt portion 10 is assembled by fitting the fitting portion to the fitted portion on the frame 30 side. If comprised in this way, a fitting part will not be exposed to the outer surface of the front skirt part 10. FIG. Therefore, the possibility that the front skirt portion 10 is removed due to mischief or the like is low.

  In this embodiment, since the wing nut 17 is used to fasten the stud bolt 21 of the front skirt portion 10, the fastening work and the fastening release work can be performed without using a tool. Is good. Of course, a normal nut may be used.

  In this embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the escalator balustrade apparatus 2 is shown, but the present invention can also be applied to a balustrade apparatus such as a moving sidewalk.

The schematic side view seen from the boarding / alighting side (inner side) of the escalator which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The top view of the front-end | tip part location of the balustrade apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The side view seen from the boarding / alighting side (inner side) of the front-end | tip part location of the balustrade apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The front view from the entrance / exit side of the balustrade apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. (A) is the back view of the front skirt part which concerns on embodiment of this invention, FIG.5 (b) is the side view. The side view of the state which removed the front-end | tip skirt part, joint member, and inner deck of the balustrade apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. AA line sectional view of Drawing 3. BB sectional drawing of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 Escalator (man conveyor)
2 balustrade equipment 4 balustrade panel 5 outer deck 7 inner deck 8 joint member 9 tip skirt portion 10 front skirt portion 11 hook portion 12 hinge 21 stud bolt (screw portion)
30 frames

Claims (2)

A balustrade panel arranged so as to sandwich the moving body, a tip skirt portion erected along a side end surface of the moving body,
A deck disposed between the top surface of the tip skirt and the balustrade panel;
A front skirt portion disposed on the front end skirt portion and the front end surface of the deck, and a fastening portion fixed to the back surface ; and
A balustrade apparatus for a man conveyor, wherein the tip skirt portion is swingably supported through a hinge attached to a frame . The balustrade apparatus for a man conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the tip skirt portion has a hook portion detachably attached to the hinge .

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