JP6778419B2 - Steps for man conveyors and man conveyors - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a man conveyor step and a man conveyor.

Conventionally, for example, a step for a man conveyor includes a step main body portion and a demacation portion attached to the step main body portion. The step main body portion includes a tread portion formed in a flat shape and a riser portion formed in a curved shape, and the demacation portion is connected to the end portion of the tread portion and the end portion of the kick upper portion. (For example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

Then, the demaculation portion is fixed to the step main body portion by, for example, a fixing tool (for example, a screw, a pin, a screw). By the way, for example, when the fixture is damaged, the demacation part is stepped on, and when the demacation part receives a force, the demacation part is easily detached from the step main body part.

JP-A-2017-24893

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a man conveyor step and a man conveyor that can prevent the demacation unit from coming off from the step main body unit.

The man conveyor step includes a step main body portion having a tread portion formed flat and a riser portion formed in a curved shape, an end portion of the tread portion in the first direction, and a riser portion in the second direction. It is a step for a man conveyor including a demacation part connected to an end part, and the step main body part includes a first stop part for stopping the demacation part in the first direction and the demacation part. A second stop portion for stopping the vehicle in the second direction is provided.

Further, in the step for a man conveyor, the tread portion and the demaculation portion are provided with connecting portions that are in contact with each other, and each of the connecting portions is outside the first direction as it goes to the outside in the second direction. It may be configured to incline so as to go to.

Further, in the step for a man conveyor, the riser portion includes the first stop portion, the tread portion includes the second stop portion, and the first stop portion is convex in the second direction. The demaculation portion is provided with a stopped portion that is concave in the second direction so that the demacation portion can be stopped by the first stop portion in the first direction by being inserted into the first stop portion. It may be configured.

Further, in the step for a man conveyor, the inner portion of the first stop portion in the first direction is inclined so as to go outward in the first direction as it goes outward in the second direction. Good.

Further, the man conveyor includes a plurality of steps for the man conveyor.

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic view of a man conveyor according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the transport portion according to the same embodiment. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of line III-III of FIG. 2 of the step according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is an exploded vertical sectional view of a main part of the step according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a main part of the step according to the embodiment, and is a diagram for explaining that the demacation part does not come off from the step main body part. FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a main part of the step according to the embodiment, and is a diagram for explaining a method of attaching the demacation part to the step main body part.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the man conveyor and the steps for the man conveyor will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. In each drawing, the dimensional ratio of the drawings and the actual dimensional ratio do not always match, and the dimensional ratios between the drawings do not necessarily match.

As shown in FIG. 1, the man conveyor 1 according to the present embodiment includes a structural portion 2 fixed to a skeleton, a transport portion 3 for transporting a person, a handrail portion 4 held by a person, a transport portion 3, and a handrail. It includes a drive unit 5 for driving the unit 4 and a control unit 6 for controlling the entire man conveyor 1. The man conveyor 1 according to the present embodiment is an escalator having a stepped tread, but is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the man conveyor 1 may be a moving walkway (moving walkway) having a flat tread surface.

The structure portion 2 includes a truss structure 2a fixed to the skeleton. The truss structure 2a is hung between the upper and lower floors. Further, the truss structure 2a is provided with machine chambers 2b and 2b at an upper end portion and a lower end portion, respectively. Specifically, the truss structure 2a includes a machine room 2b below each entrance / exit 1a of the man conveyor 1. The structural portion 2 includes a floor plate portion 2c that covers each machine room 2b from above in order to form a floor for each entrance / exit 1a. The structural portion 2 supports each of the configurations 3 to 6.

The transport unit 3 includes an annular traveling unit 3a that rotates endlessly, and a plurality of steps 7 that are rotatably connected to the traveling unit 3a and have a tread on which a person rides. A pair of traveling portions 3a are provided apart from each other in the width direction D3. The plurality of steps 7 are arranged between the pair of traveling portions 3a and 3a, and are rotatably connected to the respective traveling portions 3a.

The drive unit 5 has a pair of rotating portions (for example, sprockets) 5a and 5a around which the traveling portion 3a is wound and a drive source (for example, a motor) 5b for rotating the rotating portion 5a so that the step 7 is reversed. I have. The rotating portion 5a is rotatably connected to the structural portion 2. The upper rotating portion 5a and the drive source 5b are arranged inside the upper machine room 2b, and the lower rotating portion 5a is arranged inside the lower machine room 2b.

As shown in FIG. 2, the transport unit 3 includes a connecting shaft 3b connected to a pair of traveling units 3a and 3a, respectively, and step 7 is rotatably connected to the connecting shaft 3b. As a result, the step 7 is rotatably connected to the traveling portion 3a. The configuration of the traveling unit 3a is not particularly limited, but in the present embodiment, the traveling unit 3a includes a chain and a roller rotatably connected to the chain.

The step 7 includes a step main body 8, a plurality of demaculations 7a, 7b, 9 attached to the step main body 8, and a roller 7c rotatably connected to the step main body 8. The step main body portion 8 includes a tread portion 10 formed in a flat shape, a kick upper portion 11 formed in a curved shape, and a support portion 8a for supporting the tread portion 10 and the kick upper portion 11 for a person to ride on. ing. The support portion 8a connects the tread portion 10 and the kick upper portion 11. Further, the support portion 8a includes a connecting portion 8b that is rotatably connected to the connecting shaft 3b.

The tread portion 10, the riser portion 11, and the support portion 8a may be integrally formed and may be inseparable. Further, the tread portion 10, the kick upper portion 11 and the support portion 8a may be formed as separate bodies, and may be fixed to each other by, for example, a fixing member. The step main body 8 may be made of, for example, metal (for example, aluminum or stainless steel).

Of the plurality of demaculation portions 7a, 7b, 9, the demacation portion 9 connected to the end of the tread portion 10 in the first direction D1 and the end of the kick upper portion 11 in the second direction D2 is a square end hoax. It is called the application department 9. Further, the demacation portion 7a arranged at the end opposite to the square end demacation portion 9 in the first direction D1 of the tread portion 10 is called the tip demacation portion 7a, and both ends of the tread portion 10 in the width direction D3. The demacation unit 7b arranged in each unit is referred to as a side end demacation unit 7b.

The demacation units 7a, 7b, and 9 have a different color from the step main body unit 8 so that they can be visually identified. For example, the demacation units 7a, 7b, and 9 may be yellow. Further, the demaculation portions 7a, 7b, 9 may be made of, for example, a hard resin. The tip demacation portion 7a and the side end demacation portion 7b may not be provided.

When step 7 is located at a position forming a step shape (position shown in FIG. 1), the first direction D1 is the front-rear direction, and the second direction D2 is the up-down direction. is there. Further, the tread portion 10 is formed flat along the virtual surface including the first direction D1 and the width direction D3, and the second direction D2 is formed on the virtual surface including the first direction D1 and the width direction D3. The directions are orthogonal to each other.

In the present specification, the outside of the first direction D1 is the end side of the first direction D1 of step 7, and the inside of the first direction D1 is the center side of the first direction D1 of step 7. That is. Similarly, the outside of the second direction D2 is the end side of the second direction D2 of step 7, and the inside of the second direction D2 is the center side of the second direction D2 of step 7. is there.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the step 7 includes a fixture 7d for fixing the square end demacation portion 9 to the step main body portion 8. The fixture 7d is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, a screw, a pin, or a screw. The configuration of the step main body 8 and the square end demacation portion 9 will be described below, but the state in which the square end demacation portion 9 is attached to the step main body 8 will be described.

The tread portion 10 includes a base portion 10a arranged inside the second direction D2 and a concave-convex surface portion 10b arranged outside the second direction D2 (the surface side of the tread portion 10). The surface portion 10b includes a plurality of mountain portions (partially shown in FIG. 2) extending along the first direction D1, and the plurality of mountain portions are arranged in parallel in the width direction D3.

The kick upper portion 11 includes a base portion 11a arranged inside the first direction D1 and an uneven surface portion 11b arranged outside the first direction D1 (the surface side of the kick upper portion 11). The surface portion 11b includes a plurality of mountain portions extending along the second direction D2, and the plurality of mountain portions are arranged in parallel in the width direction D3.

The angular end demaculation portion 9 includes a base portion 9a arranged inside the second direction D2 and a concave-convex surface portion 9b arranged outside the second direction D2 (tread side). The surface portion 9b includes a plurality of mountain portions (partially shown in FIG. 2) extending along the first direction D1, and the plurality of mountain portions are arranged in parallel in the width direction D3.

The kick upper portion 11 includes a first stop portion 11c that stops the corner end demacation portion 9 in the first direction D1, and the corner end demacation portion 9 is stopped by the first stop portion 11c in the first direction D1. 1 The stopped portion 9c is provided. Further, the tread portion 10 includes a second stop portion 10c that stops the corner end demacation portion 9 in the second direction D2, and the corner end demacation portion 9 stops at the second stop portion 10c in the second direction D2. The second stopped portion 9d is provided.

The first stop portion 11c is convex in the second direction D2. Specifically, the first stop portion 11c protrudes from the base portion 11a and the surface portion 11b of the kick upper portion 11 toward the outside in the second direction D2. Then, the inner portion 11d of the first direction D1 of the first stop portion 11c is inclined so as to go to the outside of the first direction D1 as it goes to the outside of the second direction D2.

The first stopped portion 9c is provided on the base portion 9a of the square end demacation portion 9 and has a concave shape in the second direction D2. Then, by inserting the first stopped portion 11c into the first stopped portion 9c, the first stopped portion 9c is stopped by the first stopped portion 11c in the first direction D1. Further, the inner portion 9e of the first stopped portion 9c in the first direction D1 is inclined so as to go to the outside of the first direction D1 as it goes to the outside of the second direction D2. As a result, the inner portion 9e of the first stopped portion 9c is in close contact with the inner portion 11d of the first stopped portion 11c.

The second stopped portion 9d is convex in the first direction D1. Specifically, the second stopped portion 9d projects inward in the first direction D1 from the base portion 9a of the square end demaculation portion 9. The second stop portion 10c is formed of the inner portion of the base portion 10a of the tread portion 10 in the second direction D2, and the second stop portion 9d is more in the second direction D2 than the second stop portion 10c. It is located inside the. As a result, the second stopped portion 9d is stopped by the second stopped portion 10c in the second direction D2.

Further, the tread portion 10 and the square end demacation portion 9 are provided with connecting portions 10d and 9f, which are in contact with each other, respectively. Then, each of the connecting portions 10d and 9f is inclined so as to go to the outside of the first direction D1 as it goes to the outside of the second direction D2. The connecting portion 10d of the tread portion 10 is provided on the surface portion 10b of the tread portion 10, and the connecting portion 9f of the square end demacation portion 9 is provided on the surface portion 9b of the square end demacation portion 9.

The configuration of the man conveyor 1 according to the present embodiment is as described above. Next, the operation of the man conveyor 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

Since the square end demacation portion 9 is fixed to the step main body portion 8 by the fixture 7d (see FIG. 3), the square end demacation portion 9 does not come off from the step main body portion 8. However, for example, when the fixing tool 7d is damaged, the fixing by the fixing tool 7d is released, so that it cannot be denied that the square end demacation portion 9 may come off from the step main body portion 8.

For example, when a person steps up and down step 7, when the corner end demacation unit 9 is stepped on, the corner end demacation unit 9 exerts a diagonally downward force F1 as shown in FIG. receive. On the other hand, the first stop portion 11c of the kick upper portion 11 stops the first stopped portion 9c of the angular end demacation portion 9 in the first direction D1, and the second stop portion 10c of the tread portion 10 , The second stopped portion 9d of the corner end demacation portion 9 is stopped in the second direction D2. As a result, it is possible to prevent the square end demacation portion 9 from coming off from the step main body portion 8.

Moreover, since the first stopped portion 9c and the second stopped portion 9d of the square end demacation portion 9 are separated from each other, the first stop portion 11c and the second stop portion 10c use the square end demacation portion 9 It is stopped at a distant part. As a result, when the corner end demacation unit 9 receives the force F1, it is possible to prevent the corner end demacation unit 9 from rattling with respect to the step main body unit 8.

Further, for example, when the corner end demacation portion 9 is kicked up when a person climbs step 7, the corner end demacation portion 9 receives an obliquely upward force F2 as shown in FIG. .. On the other hand, since the connecting portions 10d and 9f are inclined so as to go to the outside of the first direction D1 as they go to the outside of the second direction D2, the connecting portions 10d of the tread portion 10 are at the corner ends. The connecting portion 9f of the demacation portion 9 is stopped diagonally downward. As a result, it is possible to prevent the square end demacation portion 9 from coming off from the step main body portion 8.

Next, a method of attaching the square end demacation portion 9 according to the present embodiment to the step main body portion 8 will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6, the inner portion 11d of the first stop portion 11c is inclined so as to go to the outside of the first direction D1 as it goes to the outside of the second direction D2. As a result, the square end demacation portion 9 rotates while the connecting portion 9f of the square end demacation portion 9 is in contact with the connecting portion 10d of the tread portion 10, so that the first stop portion 11c becomes the first. It is inserted into the stopped portion 9c.

Along with this, the second stopped portion 9d is located inside the second direction D2 of the second stop portion 10c. Therefore, the square end demacation portion 9 can be easily attached to the step main body portion 8. Then, after that, the square end demacation portion 9 is fixed to the step main body portion 8 by the fixture 7d (see FIG. 3).

From the above, the man conveyor 1 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of the above-mentioned steps 7 for the man conveyor 1.

Then, in the step 7 for the man conveyor 1 according to the present embodiment, the step main body portion 8 having the tread portion 10 formed flat and the kick upper portion 11 formed in a curved shape, and the first step portion 10 of the tread portion 10. A step 7 for a man conveyor 1 comprising a demacation portion 9 connected to an end portion of the direction D1 and an end portion of the riser portion 11 in the second direction D2, wherein the step main body portion 8 is the said. It includes a first stop unit 11c that stops the demacation unit 9 in the first direction D1, and a second stop unit 10c that stops the demacation unit 9 in the second direction D2.

According to such a configuration, the first stop unit 11c stops the demacation unit 9 in the first direction D1, and the second stop unit 10c stops the demacation unit 9 in the second direction D2. As a result, when the demacation unit 9 is stepped on and receives the force F1, the first stop unit 11c and the second stop unit 10c cooperate to stop the demacation unit 9, so that the demacation unit 9 steps. It is possible to prevent the body from coming off the main body 8.

Further, in step 7 for the man conveyor 1 according to the present embodiment, the tread portion 10 and the demaculation portion 9 are provided with connecting portions 10d and 9f, respectively, and the connecting portions 10d and 9f are respectively. It is configured to incline so as to go to the outside of the first direction D1 as it goes to the outside of the second direction D2.

According to such a configuration, since the connecting portions 10d and 9f are inclined so as to go to the outside of the first direction D1 as they go to the outside of the second direction D2, the demacation portion 9 is kicked up. When the force F2 is received, the connecting portion 10d of the tread portion 10 stops the connecting portion 9f of the demacation portion 9. As a result, it is possible to further prevent the demacation unit 9 from coming off from the step body unit 8.

Further, in step 7 for the man conveyor 1 according to the present embodiment, the riser portion 11 includes the first stop portion 11c, the tread portion 10 includes the second stop portion 10c, and the first stop portion is provided. The portion 11c is convex in the second direction D2, and the demacation portion 9 is inserted into the first stop portion 11c so as to be stopped by the first stop portion 11c in the first direction D1. In addition, the second direction D2 is provided with a concave stopped portion 9c.

According to such a configuration, since the kick upper portion 11 includes the first stop portion 11c and the tread portion 10 includes the second stop portion 10c, the first stop portion 11c and the second stop portion 10c are hoaxes. The separated parts of the application unit 9 are stopped. As a result, when the demacation unit 9 receives the force F1, it is possible to prevent the demacation unit 9 from rattling with respect to the step main body unit 8.

Further, in step 7 for the man conveyor 1 according to the present embodiment, the inner portion 11d of the first direction D1 of the first stop portion 11c becomes the first direction D1 as it goes to the outside of the second direction D2. It is configured to incline so that it goes to the outside.

According to such a configuration, the inner portion 11d of the first direction D1 of the first stop portion 11c is inclined so as to go to the outside of the first direction D1 as it goes to the outside of the second direction D2, so that it is a hoax. The application unit 9 can be attached to the step body 8 while rotating with respect to the step body 8.

The man conveyor 1 and the step 7 for the man conveyor 1 are not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and are not limited to the above-described effects. Further, it goes without saying that the man conveyor 1 and the step 7 for the man conveyor 1 can be modified in various ways without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, it goes without saying that one or a plurality of configurations and methods according to the following various modification examples may be arbitrarily selected and adopted for the configurations and methods according to the above-described embodiment.

(1) In step 7 according to the above embodiment, each of the connecting portions 10d and 9f of the tread portion 10 and the corner end demacation portion 9 goes to the outside of the first direction D1 as it goes to the outside of the second direction D2. As you can see, it is configured to tilt. However, step 7 is not limited to such a configuration. For example, each of the connecting portions 10d and 9f may be inclined so as to go to the inside of the first direction D1 as it goes to the outside of the second direction D2. Further, for example, each of the connecting portions 10d and 9f may be configured to be parallel to the second direction D2.

(2) Further, in step 7 according to the above embodiment, the kick upper portion 11 is provided with the first stop portion 11c, and the tread portion 10 is provided with the second stop portion 10c. However, step 7 is not limited to such a configuration. For example, both the first stop portion and the second stop portion may be provided on the kick upper portion 11. Further, for example, both the first stop portion and the second stop portion may be provided on the tread portion 10. Further, for example, at least one of the first stop portion and the second stop portion may be provided on the support portion 8a.

(3) Further, in step 7 according to the above embodiment, the first stop portion 11c is convex in the second direction D2, and the first stopped portion 9c is concave in the second direction D2. It is a composition. However, step 7 is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the first stop portion 11c may be concave in the second direction D2, and the first stop portion 9c may be convex in the second direction D2 for insertion into the first stop portion 11c. Good.

(4) Further, in step 7 according to the above embodiment, the inner portion 11d of the first stop portion 11c is inclined so as to go to the outside of the first direction D1 as it goes to the outside of the second direction D2. It is a composition. However, step 7 is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the inner portion 11d of the first stop portion 11c may be inclined so as to go to the inside of the first direction D1 as it goes to the outside of the second direction D2. Further, for example, the inner portion 11d of the first stop portion 11c may be configured to be parallel to the second direction D2.

1 ... Man conveyor, 1a ... Entrance / exit, 2 ... Structural part, 2a ... Truss structure, 2b ... Machine room, 2c ... Floor plate part, 3 ... Transport part, 3a ... Running part, 3b ... Connecting shaft, 4 ... Handrail part, 5 ... Drive unit, 5a ... Rotating unit, 5b ... Drive source, 6 ... Control unit, 7 ... Step, 7a ... Tip demacation unit, 7b ... Side end demacation unit, 7c ... Roller, 7d ... Fixture, 8 ... Step body part, 8a ... Support part, 8b ... Connecting part, 9 ... Square end demacation part, 9a ... Base part, 9b ... Surface part, 9c ... First stopped part, 9d ... Second stopped part, 9e ... Inner part, 9f ... Connecting part, 10 ... Tread part, 10a ... Base part, 10b ... Surface part, 10c ... Second stop part, 10d ... Connecting part, 11 ... Kicking upper part, 11a ... Base part, 11b ... Surface part, 11c ... 1st stop, 11d ... Inner, D1 ... 1st direction, D2 ... 2nd direction, D3 ... Width direction

Claims (3)

A step body portion having a tread portion formed in a flat shape and a riser portion formed in a curved shape,
A man conveyor step comprising a demaculation portion connected to an end portion of the tread portion in the first direction and an end portion of the riser portion in the second direction.
The step main body portion includes a first stop portion that stops the demacation portion in the first direction, and a second stop portion that stops the demacation portion in the second direction .
The kick upper portion includes the first stop portion.
The tread portion includes the second stop portion.
The first stop portion is convex in the second direction and has a convex shape.
The demaculation portion includes a stopped portion that is concave in the second direction so that the demacation portion can be stopped by the first stop portion in the first direction by being inserted into the first stop portion.
A step for a man conveyor in which the inner portion of the first stop portion in the first direction is inclined so as to go outward in the first direction as it goes outward in the second direction . A step body portion having a tread portion formed in a flat shape and a riser portion formed in a curved shape,
A man conveyor step comprising a demaculation portion connected to an end portion of the tread portion in the first direction and an end portion of the riser portion in the second direction.
The step main body portion includes a first stop portion that stops the demacation portion in the first direction, and a second stop portion that stops the demacation portion in the second direction.
The tread portion and the demaculation portion are provided with connecting portions that are in contact with each other.
Wherein each of the connecting portions, to go to the outside of the first direction as going outside of the second direction is inclined, the step for Ma Nkonbeya. A man conveyor comprising a plurality of steps for a man conveyor according to claim 1 or 2 .

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