JPH0331192A - Evacuation structure for passenger conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to the structure of an emergency evacuation opening in a relatively long-travel passenger conveyor such as an escalator or an electric road.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, emergency exits for passenger conveyors were
As described in Japanese Patent No. 1790, the handrail was divided in the middle of the travel path, and furthermore, the handrail of this divided portion was provided with a closing body that opened when necessary.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the above-mentioned conventional technology, the handrail provided to support the upper body of the passenger on the tread when moving from one boarding/exit to the other is divided, so that passengers using the handrail during normal times can use the handrail at the emergency exit. There was a problem that they were unable to grasp the system and were forced to use it in an unstable state. In addition, the presence of the blocker creates a dangerous gap on the inside surface of the parapet, causing a serious safety problem in which human bodies and clothing may be drawn into the gap. Furthermore, since this emergency exit is located in the middle of the travel route, there is a problem in that passengers who pass through the emergency exit in an emergency cannot return to the emergency exit while the passenger conveyor is operating (the emergency exit cannot be used). there were. This problem is particularly noticeable in long-stroke escalators, and there has been a strong desire to improve it.

The object of the present invention is to provide a highly safe passenger conveyor that does not disrupt the handrail and create harmful gaps in the parapet, allowing all passengers using the passenger conveyor to reach the emergency exit. The purpose is to provide an evacuation system.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above objective, multiple passenger conveyors were arranged in series between the lower floor and the upper floor, and an evacuation section with an intermediate floor serving as a landing and an emergency exit was provided between the passenger conveyors. It is something.

Furthermore, in order to safely evacuate, the passenger conveyor is designed to operate in the direction toward the evacuation section in the event of an emergency.

[Effect]

The evacuation section is composed of an intermediate floor of the landing and an emergency exit, and in an emergency, passengers who get off the passenger conveyor can evacuate to a safe place from the landing through the emergency exit. Furthermore, in the event of an emergency, the passenger conveyor is driven toward the evacuation area, allowing passengers to move safely and quickly even in an emergency.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

In the figure, the passenger conveyor 1 is installed from the lower floor LF to the intermediate floor MF, and furthermore, the passenger conveyor 2 is installed in series with the passenger conveyor 1 from the intermediate floor MF to the upper floor UF. There is.

Here, the passenger conveyors 1 and 2 are rotated by a rotating step 3°.
As is well known, the handrail 4 is composed of a handrail 4 that rotates in the same direction and at the same speed, a handrail 5 that guides the handrail, and an entrance floor 6.

Further, on the intermediate floor MF, there is provided an evacuation section 10 consisting of a landing 10a formed between the passenger conveyor 1 and the passenger conveyor 2, a side wall 10b provided around the landing 10a, and 3- an emergency exit 10c. .

Note that an evacuation path 11 is provided from the emergency exit 10c.

In the event of an emergency such as a fire or flood,
Passengers move to the evacuation section 10 using the passenger conveyor 1 or the passenger conveyor 2, and then evacuate to a safe place through the evacuation route 11 from the emergency exit 10c. In addition, the passenger conveyor shall be operated in the direction away from the location where the emergency situation has occurred, and in a safer direction. For example, if an emergency situation occurs on the lower floor LF, the passenger conveyor 1 will ascend towards the evacuation area 10, and the passenger conveyor 2 will move towards the upper floor UF in a safe place. However, if the upper floor UF is judged to be dangerous, a descending operation is performed toward the evacuation part 10 to evacuate the passengers in a safer direction.

The operation system for the passenger conveyor in these emergency situations will be linked to the disaster monitoring system on the building side, and in the event of an emergency, extremely detailed evacuation operations will be carried out depending on the location where the emergency occurs.

By doing this, the handrail is not separated,
Moreover, to provide a highly safe passenger conveyor evacuation system that does not create harmful gaps in the parapet and allows all passengers using the passenger conveyor to quickly head to an emergency exit or a safer evacuation site. I can do it.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, even if an emergency situation should occur under conditions where a long-travel passenger conveyor is installed, it is possible to evacuate more safely and quickly.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall side view of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
It is a sectional view taken along the line ■-■ in the figure.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A passenger conveyor that is connected in an endless manner and includes a step that moves from one entrance to the other and a handrail that rotates at the same speed in the same direction as the step, In order to provide at least one or more landings provided between the lower floor and the upper floor and an intermediate floor with an emergency exit, from the lower floor to the intermediate floor and from the intermediate floor to the A passenger conveyor evacuation structure characterized by being divided into upper floors and arranged in series. 2. In case of an emergency, the intermediate floor with an emergency exit, or
The evacuation structure for a passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the evacuation structure for a passenger conveyor is operated in a direction away from a place where an emergency situation occurs.