JPH0524780A - Getting on-off port device for man conveyer - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] When loading a wheelchair with a handicapped person, an auxiliary cart for wheelchairs equipped with the wheelchair, or luggage carts, strollers, etc. onto the man conveyor, attach those vehicles. Guidance can be made so that a person can easily lead it to the center and surely get on the center of the footboard of the passenger conveyor, and prevent the entry of vehicles that are too wide in advance. An object of the present invention is to provide a passenger conveyor entrance / exit device that is effective for the purpose. [Structure] Boarding board 5 laid at the entrance / exit of passenger conveyor
The light-transmitting portion 6 is provided to the left and right of the vehicle along the boarding / alighting direction, and the lighting device 7 for irradiating light from the lower surface side thereof is provided to configure the guideline A for getting in and out of a wheelchair or the like.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an escalator and an entrance / exit device for a passenger conveyor on a moving walkway, and particularly for loading a wheelchair carrying a handicapped person or other strollers or carts for carrying luggage onto the escalator or a moving walkway. The present invention relates to an entrance / exit device for a passenger conveyor in consideration of safety.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, escalators and moving sidewalk man conveyers have been installed in many places such as stations, public facilities, and buildings and airports. Many people are using such a man conveyer, and wheelchair users such as physically handicapped people are more and more likely to use it.

FIG. 4 shows a general example of an escalator, which is a type of passenger conveyor. A large number of treads 1 are rotatably connected continuously in the form of an endless conveyor, and balustrades 3 are erected on the left and right parts thereof via decks 2 over the entire length of the treads 1 in the traveling direction. Handrail 4 moved to the outer circumference
Are rotatably driven in the same direction in synchronization with the tread 1. A boarding / alighting board 5 is attached at the same height as the floor surface of the building at the upper and lower floor entrances and exits of the escalator (only the lower floor is shown and the upper floor is not shown).

In order to safely transport a wheelchair user such as a disabled person using such an escalator, in recent years, a wheelchair auxiliary cart driven by a dedicated operator is used, and a wheelchair carrying the disabled person is mounted on the cart. A method of riding on the tread 1 and a wheelchair with a handicapped person on it, with a special mechanism that allows the wheelchair to be stably placed on the tread 1 of the escalator, as shown in Jpn. A method is considered in which the attendant pushes on the tread 1 as it is to get on.

At airports and the like, more and more people are using ordinary escalator or moving sidewalk man conveyer while pushing carts loaded with luggage. Furthermore, more and more people are getting on a man conveyor with a child in a stroller.

[0006]

By the way, there are various kinds of vehicles such as the above-mentioned wheelchairs, wheelchair-assisting carts, strollers, and baggage-carrying carts. Some of them are larger than the JIS standard. For this reason, when loading these vehicles on an escalator or on a man conveyor on a moving walkway, if the vehicle width is large, even a veteran attendant or a full-time driver may use the man If the car body is not placed on the center of the step 1 of the conveyor, it is very dangerous that the car body will be too close to one side and may come into contact with the balustrade 3 of the man conveyor and fall over, and the equipment of the man conveyor will be damaged. May be given. Further, even when a luggage carrier cart or the like is placed on the man conveyor, if the loaded luggage is significantly protruding, problems such as hitting the balustrade of the man conveyor occur.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances.
The purpose is to include a wheelchair with a handicapped person, an auxiliary cart for wheelchairs equipped with that wheelchair, or a vehicle such as a luggage carrier cart or stroller when the vehicle is carried by an attendant. You can easily guide it to the center and guide it so that you can get on the center of the footboard of the man conveyor surely, and you can prevent the entry of vehicles that are too wide in advance, to avoid a dangerous situation in advance. An object is to provide an effective entrance / exit device for a passenger conveyor.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the passenger conveyor entrance / exit device of the present invention transmits light along the boarding / alighting direction to the left and right of the boarding / alighting board installed at the passenger conveyor entrance / exit. And a lighting device for irradiating light from the lower surface side thereof is provided to configure left and right guide lines for riding a wheelchair or the like.

[0009]

According to the passenger conveyor entrance / exit device having the above-described structure, the light from the lighting device is applied to the surface of the entrance / exit plate through the light-transmitting portions on the left and right sides of the surface of the entrance / exit plate, thereby improving the visibility for the entry of a wheelchair or the like. Since it is possible to configure and display excellent left and right guidelines, when you load a wheelchair with a handicapped person, an auxiliary cart for wheelchairs equipped with that wheelchair, or a vehicle such as a luggage carrier cart or stroller into the man conveyor, While it is easy for the attendant to guide the guideline to the center of the boarding / alighting board, the attendant can easily confirm whether the vehicles are too close to one side based on the guideline on the boarding / alighting board, If the vehicle is biased, the attendant can easily adjust the position of the vehicle to the center as much as possible using the guideline as a guide. Now can not boarded ensure the center, the effective risk of such contact with the right and left balustrade like to avoid in advance. In addition, since vehicles that are too wide go beyond the left and right guidelines, you can check them on the boarding board and stop the boarding in advance to avoid a dangerous situation.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In addition, here, the entrance / exit device of the escalator, which is a type of passenger conveyor, is illustrated, but the same applies to a moving walkway (not shown).

First, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a large number of treads (usually referred to as steps in an escalator) 1 are arranged in an endless conveyor-like manner and rotatably driven as in the prior art. A balustrade 3 is erected over the entire length in the longitudinal direction via a deck 2, and moving handrails 4 are slidably fitted to the outer circumferences of the left and right balustrades 3 in the same direction so as to be rotationally drivable in synchronization with the step board 1. By rotating the tread 1 and the moving handrail 4, passengers and the like are transported upward or downward between the entrances on the upper and lower floors (the upper floor is not shown). A boarding / alighting board 5 is laid on the floor portion of the entrance / exit on the upper and lower floors.

Here, the boarding / alighting board 5 is provided with a translucent portion 6 at a position inside the lateral width of the tread 1 for a long time along the boarding / alighting direction. Each of these light-transmitting portions 6 has an elongated hole 6a that vertically penetrates the boarding / alighting plate 5, and
Semi-transparent synthetic resin piece 6b fitted in each elongated hole 6a
It is composed of. The resin piece 6b is embedded so that its upper surface is flush with the boarding / alighting board 5. An illumination device 7 such as a lamp is provided on a lower surface side of the boarding / alighting plate 5 having the left and right translucent portions 6 via a bracket 9 on a frame 8 called a truss or the like. The illuminating device 7 is provided directly below each of the left and right light transmitting portions 6. By irradiating each translucent part 6 with light from the left and right illuminating devices 7 from the lower surface side, the left and right guide lines A having excellent visibility for boarding a wheelchair or the like are configured and displayed. The right and left guide lines A are designed to emit light in a clear caution color, such as yellow, which is different from the color of the surface of the boarding / alighting plate 5 by selecting the translucent resin piece 6b for coloring.

The lighting device 7 is adapted to be turned on only when the key switch 11 of the escalator driving operation panel 10 shown in FIG. 1 is switched to the wheelchair-mounted operation mode. The electric circuit is shown in FIG. That is, a relay 12 that excites when the key switch 11 is switched from the normal operation mode to the wheelchair-mounted operation mode and a contact 12a of the relay 12 are provided, and the lighting device 7 is turned on by closing the contact 12a. is there.

According to the escalator entrance / exit device thus constructed, when the key switch 11 of the escalator operation control panel 10 is switched to the wheelchair-mounted operation mode,
Light from the lighting device 7 is emitted from below to the translucent portions 6 located on the left and right sides slightly inside the width of the tread 1 on the surface of the boarding / alighting board 5, and the right and left guideline A having excellent visibility for boarding a wheelchair or the like is displayed. The configuration can be displayed. With this, when a wheelchair carrying a handicapped person, an auxiliary wheelchair for a wheelchair equipped with the wheelchair, or a vehicle such as a luggage carrier cart or a stroller is loaded on the escalator, the vehicle attendant will attach the vehicle to the left and right guideline A. As a guide, it will be easier to lead to the center of the boarding board 5 and
The attendant can easily check on the boarding board 5 whether or not the vehicle is too close to one side based on the guideline A. If the vehicle is one-sided, the attendant uses the guideline A as a guide. The position of the vehicle can be easily adjusted to the center as much as possible, so that the vehicle can be reliably loaded from the boarding / alighting board 5 to the center on the tread 1 of the passenger conveyor. 3 is effective in avoiding a risk of contact with the moving handrail 4, the handrail 4, or the like.

Further, since a vehicle that is too wide protrudes from the left and right guide lines A, it can be confirmed on the boarding / alighting board 5 and the boarding can be stopped in advance so that a dangerous state can be avoided in advance. Become. In addition, although the escalator entrance / exit device is illustrated in the above-mentioned embodiment, it can be similarly applied to a moving sidewalk entrance / exit device.

[0016]

The passenger entrance / exit device of the present invention comprises:
With the above-mentioned configuration, when a wheelchair carrying a handicapped person, a wheelchair auxiliary cart equipped with the wheelchair, or a vehicle such as a luggage carrier cart or a stroller is loaded on the man conveyor, an attendant will carry these vehicles. It can be guided to the center easily and guided so that it can surely get on the center of the footboard of the passenger conveyor, and it is possible to prevent dangerously wide vehicles in advance by avoiding dangerous situations. The effect that becomes effective is acquired.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a passenger conveyor entrance / exit device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an entrance / exit device section of the passenger conveyor.

FIG. 3 is an electric circuit diagram of the above embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a conventional entrance / exit device for an escalator.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Footboard, 5 ... Boarding board, 6 ... Translucent part, 7 ... Illumination device, A
… Guidelines.

Claims (1)

Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A light-transmitting part is provided along the boarding / alighting direction to the left and right of a boarding plate laid at a boarding / alighting port of a man conveyor, and a lighting device for irradiating light from a lower surface side thereof is provided. A passenger conveyor entrance / exit device characterized by comprising left and right guide lines for getting in a wheelchair or the like.