JPS6357356B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] This invention comprises a movable step consisting of a main step and an auxiliary step, and a vehicle such as a wheelchair or a baby carriage. This relates to an escalator that can be carried by riding on an auxiliary tread.

[Conventional technology]

Traditionally, escalators such as those mentioned above were
There was one shown in Publication No. 51-139083. This escalator will be explained using FIGS. 1 to 6 showing one embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is a circulation path of an escalator, and this circulation path 1 has an outgoing path 1a, a return path 1b, and a reversing portion 1c that connects these, and first guide rails 2 arranged on both sides, A second guide rail 3 and a third guide rail 4 are provided. 5
is a main footboard, and the main footboard 5 includes a first rolling wheel 6 pivotally connected to one end and supported by the first rail 2, and a first rolling wheel 6 disposed at the other end and protruding downward from the first rolling wheel 6. A second rolling wheel 7 is pivotally connected to the second rail 3 and supported by the second rail 3. 5a is the surface of the main footboard 5, 5b is a marking band provided on three sides of the surface 5a, and 5c is a bearing device provided on the side edge of the main footboard 5 on the upper side of the forward path 1a. Reference numeral 8 denotes an auxiliary footboard whose one end is rotatably connected to the main footboard 5 by a bearing device 5a, and the auxiliary footboard 8 is pivotally connected to a free end opposite to the end connected to the main footboard 5. A third rolling wheel 9 supported by a third rail 4 is provided. 8a is the surface of the auxiliary footboard 8, 8b is the surface 8
This is a sign band provided around the three sides of a. 1
0 is a moving step consisting of a main step board 5 and an auxiliary step board 8, and a large number of sets of these moving steps 10 are arranged in an endless manner corresponding to the circulation path 1.
10a is the surface of the movable step 10, 10b is a sign indicating that the main step 5 and the auxiliary step 10 are a set, and a sign band 5b is provided so as to surround the entire four sides of the surface of the movable step 10. and 8b. 11 is a lower entrance; 12 is an upper entrance; 13 is a step chain that holds the shaft of the third wheel 9, connects the movable tread 10, and drives these; It is configured in an endless shape, and is wound around a step chain wheel (not shown) at the reversible portion 1c.

When the step chain 13 is driven, the movable step 10 moves the main tread 5 and the lower auxiliary tread 8 upward at the inclined part of the outgoing path 1a of the circulation path 1, and the movable step 10 is moved over the entire length of the outgoing path 1a. 10a moves while forming a horizontal plane. Furthermore, by appropriately setting the lengths of the main footboard 5 and the auxiliary footboard 8 along the moving direction, it is possible to load vehicles such as wheelchairs across the surfaces of these footboards 5 and 8. . Further, in the reversing section 1c of the circulation path 1, the auxiliary step 8 of the movable step 10 rotates relative to the main step 5, so that the movable step 10 passes through the reversing section 1c in a bent state.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the conventional escalator configured as described above, the surfaces of the movable steps, that is, the surfaces of the main tread and the auxiliary tread, maintain the same horizontal plane throughout the entire outward journey of the circulation path. It is easy to get on and off a vehicle such as a wheelchair between the surface of the auxiliary footboard and the entrance near the horizontal entrance on the outbound journey, but on a slope, the vehicle may fall from the moving step. There was a risk of an accident occurring. In addition, in order to prevent this accident, as shown in Technical Publication No. 82-7173 published by the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation, a protrusion is provided on the surface of the end of the main footboard opposite to the connection part with the auxiliary footboard, and the vehicle It has been proposed that the wheel is supported by the projection. but,
In this case, when getting on and off the moving step, the wheels of the vehicle have to climb over the protrusion, making it difficult to get on and off the vehicle. There was a problem that a regular comb would interfere with the comb.

This invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the relative angle between the main footboard and the auxiliary footboard that constitute the movable step is set near the entrance, which is horizontal to the inclined part of the outward path of the circulation path. The purpose is to make it possible to easily obtain an escalator that allows vehicles such as wheelchairs to easily get on and off the moving steps and prevent vehicles from falling from the moving steps. There is.

[Means to solve the problem]

In this invention, a set of movable steps is configured by connecting a main step located below the slope of the outgoing path of the circulation path and an auxiliary step located above the slope,
It is possible to transport vehicles such as wheelchairs, and these treads are installed at the end of the connection part of the main treadboard with the auxiliary treadboard, and at the end of the auxiliary treadboard opposite to the connection part with the main treadboard, and on the back side of both of the treadboards. A first rolling wheel and a third rolling wheel are provided at the same distance from the surface, and at the end of the main tread opposite to the connection part with the auxiliary tread, there is a connection between the main tread surface and the first rolling wheel on the back side of the main tread. In an escalator in which a second rolling wheel is provided at a distance longer than the distance, a guide rail that supports the second rolling wheel is attached to the guide rail that supports the first rolling wheel and the third rolling wheel on the outbound path of the circulation path In the vicinity of the horizontal upper and lower boarding entrances on the above-mentioned outward journey, the main tread surface is placed lower than the inclined part, so that the surface of the main tread plate is higher at the end opposite to the connecting part with the auxiliary tread board on the above-mentioned inclined part of the outward journey. The surface of the main footboard is kept horizontal so as to form the same plane as the surface of the auxiliary footboard in the vicinity of the horizontal upper and lower entrances on the outward journey.

[Effect]

In the escalator according to the present invention, the relative angle between the main tread and the auxiliary tread is changed between the inclined part of the outward path of the circulation path and near the horizontal entrance, and the surfaces of the main and auxiliary tread are the same near the upper and lower entrances. Since it is kept horizontal to form a flat surface, it is possible to get on and off vehicles such as wheelchairs smoothly without any obstructive parts such as protrusions, and on slopes, there are auxiliary treads and auxiliary treads on the surface of the main tread located on the lower side. The opposite end of the connecting part has a high slope, which prevents the above-mentioned vehicles riding on the main and auxiliary footboards from falling off. There is no interference with the comb, and the relative angle of the main and auxiliary footboards as described above can be easily changed by changing the vertical position of the guide rail.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.
This will be explained using figures.

In this embodiment, the movable footboard 10 is connected to the circulation path 1
The main footboard 5 is located on the lower side of the slope of the outgoing path 1a,
An auxiliary footboard 8 is located above the slope of the outgoing path 1a, and a first The rolling wheels 6 and the third rolling wheels 9 are arranged at equal distances from the surfaces of the tread plates 5 and 8, and the second rolling wheels 7 are arranged at the end opposite to the connecting end of the main tread plate 5 with the auxiliary tread plate 8. The second rolling wheel 7 is supported on the first guide rail 2 which is arranged on the back side of the main tread plate 5 at a distance longer than the distance between the surface of the main footboard 5 and the first rolling wheel 6 and which supports the first rolling wheel 6. The second guide rail 3 is disposed below the inclined part near the horizontal upper and lower entrances of the outbound route 1a,
The third guide rail 4 supporting the third rolling wheel 9 is located at the same height as the second guide rail 3 on the inclined part of the outgoing path 1a, and is disposed below the first guide rail 2. It is arranged at the same height as the first guide rail 2 near the mouth. The surface 8a of the auxiliary footboard 8 extends from the vicinity of the lower entrance 11 of the outgoing route 1a of the circulation path 1 through the inclined part to the horizontal upper entrance 11.
The interval between the first guide rail 2 and the third guide rail 4 is determined so as to maintain a horizontal plane over the entire distance up to the point where the first guide rail 2 and the third guide rail 4 are close to each other. Furthermore, the surface 5a of the main footboard 5
is the horizontal lower entrance 11 of the outbound route 1a of the circulation route 1.
In the vicinity of the upper entrance/exit 12, the level is maintained so as to form the same plane as the surface 8a of the auxiliary footboard 8, and at the inclined part of the outgoing path 1a of the circulation path 1, the end opposite to the connection part with the auxiliary footboard 8 is inclined slightly higher. , the distance between the first guide rail 2 and the second guide rail 3 is determined.

When the tread chain 13 is driven, the surface 10a of the movable step 10 forms a horizontal surface near the lower entrance 11 and the upper entrance 12, and the surface 10a forms a V-shape at the inclined part of the escalator. Travel on the outbound route 1a.

In the escalator according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, the surface 10a of the set of movable steps 10 consisting of the main tread 5 and the auxiliary tread 8 forms a horizontal surface in the vicinity of the upper and lower entrances 12 and 11. Because of this, there are steps for moving vehicles such as wheelchairs.
It is easy to get on and off the 0 surface. And, the moving step 10 is
In the inclined part of the outgoing path 1a of the circulation path 1, the surface 5a of the main footboard 5 is sloped so that the connecting part between the main footboard 5 and the auxiliary footboard 8 is low and the opposite end is high. Because of this, there is no fear that a wheelchair or the like will fall from the top of the movable step 10.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, in the escalator according to the present invention, in which a set of movable steps is constructed by connecting a main tread plate and an auxiliary tread plate, the surface of the main tread plate is connected to the auxiliary tread plate at the inclined part of the outbound path of the circulation path. Since the end opposite to the connecting part is tilted higher, a vehicle such as a wheelchair that is on the moving step is always urged toward the auxiliary step, so that the vehicle can move up to the moving step. It can prevent accidents such as falling from the top and create a safe escalator.
In addition, near the upper and lower entrances, the surfaces of the main and auxiliary treads are kept horizontal to form the same plane, so vehicles can be moved between the moving steps and the entrance without any obstructive parts such as protrusions. It can be moved.
Furthermore, in the escalator of the present invention, the relative angle between the main tread and the auxiliary tread is changed between the inclined part of the outgoing path of the circulation path and the horizontal area near the boarding/exit. This has the effect of being easily realized.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side sectional view showing one embodiment of an escalator according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the part shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG. 2, and FIG. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the part shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a plan view taken along the line -- in FIG. 1... Circulation path, 1a... Outbound path, 2, 3, 4... 1st,
Second and third guide rails, 5...main tread, 5a...
Surface, 6, 7, 9...first, second, third wheel, 8...
Auxiliary step, 8a...Surface, 10...Moveable step, 1
0a...Surface, 11, 12...Upper, lower entrance, 1
3...Step chain. Note that the same reference numerals in the figures indicate the same or equivalent parts.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A set of moving steps is constructed by connecting a main step located below the slope of the outbound path of the circulation path and an auxiliary step located above the slope, making it possible to transport vehicles such as wheelchairs. At the end of the main tread where it connects to the auxiliary tread, and at the end of the auxiliary tread opposite to the connection between the auxiliary tread and the main tread, there is a first groove on the back side of both treads at a distance equal to the surface of these treads.
A rolling wheel and a third rolling wheel are provided, and a second rolling wheel is provided at the end of the main tread opposite to the connection part with the auxiliary tread, and a second rolling wheel is provided on the back side of the main tread at a distance longer than the distance between the main tread surface and the first rolling wheel. In an escalator equipped with wheels, a guide rail that supports the first and third wheels on the outbound path of the circulation path is connected to a guide rail that supports the second wheel on the horizontal upper and lower portions of the outbound path. By arranging it below the slope near the entrance, the surface of the main tread is sloped so that the end opposite to the connecting part with the auxiliary tread is higher on the slope of the outbound path, and and an escalator characterized in that near the lower entrance, the surface of the main tread is kept horizontal so as to form the same plane as the surface of the auxiliary tread.