JPH089476B2 - Escalator device with horizontal landing - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an escalator device that conveys a person or luggage by circulating and moving a large number of steps, and more specifically, a horizontal landing for horizontally moving the steps and moving handrails. The present invention relates to an improvement of an escalator device provided with.

[Conventional technology]

An escalator device for circulating a large number of steps to convey people and luggage is generally arranged at a slant between a predetermined floor and the upper floor, but recently, it has been practically opened. -1731
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 69, a horizontal landing area for horizontally moving a step and a moving handrail is provided in the middle of the inclined portion of the main body. The escalator device with a horizontal landing has attracted the attention of the people concerned because it can improve the design and the like with respect to the individualization of the architectural layout, as compared with the usual one.

However, the above-mentioned escalator device with a landing has an illusion that the landing is an exit, so it is pointed out that the escalator device has an adverse effect on the safety of the passengers.

In other words, passengers who are accustomed to a normal escalator without a horizontal landing will feel that they have reached the exit because the steps move horizontally when they are brought to the horizontal landing of the escalator with landing. And unconsciously step out. However, in reality, since the steps move up and down again from the horizontal movement and are sequentially displaced to the stepwise movement, the passengers rush to step on the stepped part at the boundary of the steps, which causes I had a fall.

However, in order to solve the above problem, it was necessary to inform passengers that the landing was not the exit.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

The conventional escalator device with a landing is configured as described above, and passengers who are accustomed to a normal escalator often feel that the horizontal landing is an exit.
We were unable to ensure the safety of passengers.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide an escalator device with a horizontal landing which can significantly enhance the safety of passengers.

[Means for solving the problem]

In the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, a large number of steps arranged in the main body of the escalator and cyclically moving in the longitudinal direction of the main body, and a balustrade that guides a moving handrail that is erected on both sides of the main body and cyclically moves. And a horizontal landing horizontally provided in the middle of the inclined portion of the main body to horizontally move the plurality of steps and the moving handrail, wherein the horizontal part of the balustrade horizontally guiding the moving handrail at the horizontal landing. Is connected to the inclined part of the balustrade by curving and tilting in the conveying direction, and the horizontal moving range of the moving handrail of the horizontal landing is made narrower than the horizontal moving range of the steps.

[Action]

According to the present invention, the horizontal part of the balustrade that guides the moving handrail horizontally at the horizontal landing is connected to the inclined part of the balustrade by curving the horizontal direction of the balustrade, and the horizontal moving range of the moving handrail of the horizontal landing is set horizontally on the step. Since it is narrower than the moving range, passengers moving on the horizontal landing can sense the moving direction of the step in advance from the feel of the hand holding the moving handrail, and therefore,
It is possible to significantly improve the safety of passengers.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to an embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. In the drawings, (1) is a main body of an escalator,
Within this body (1) are a number of steps (2) that move in a circulating manner.
The main body (1), which is the transport direction, is connected and arranged in the longitudinal direction,
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, balustrades (3) are erected on both sides of the main body (1), and the plurality of balustrades (3) are the same as the steps (2). Endless moving handrails (4) that circulate and move in the same speed and direction are wound and arranged.

(5) is a landing provided horizontally in the middle of the slope of the main body (1). As shown in FIG. 3, the landing (5) has a large number of steps (2) and a plurality of moving handrails (4). Each has the function of moving horizontally. Also, this landing (5)
At the both ends of the horizontal part of the balustrade (3) for horizontally guiding the moving handrail (4) in the direction of conveyance (a), as shown in FIG.
(B) The moving handrail (4) is provided so as to be gradually curved and inclined by the size, and is continuously connected to the curved inclined portions of the balustrade (3).
The horizontal movement sections (a) and (b) of the step (2) are smaller than the horizontal movement sections (A) and (B) of the step (2). In other words, the moving handrail (4) tilts upward or downward from the horizontal state before the step (2) is displaced from the horizontal state to the upward or downward state. As shown in FIG. 3, the dimensions (a) and (a) are set to the same dimension on both sides of the horizontal movement section of the moving handrail (4), and have a function of improving safety as they are extended.

In this embodiment, both sides (a) of the horizontal part of the balustrade (3) are used.
(B) The curved range is shown, but this is intended to be used for reversible operation of the escalator in the ascending or descending direction. Only one end relating to (a) and only the other end relating to dimension (a) may be curved and inclined when the escalator device is exclusively used for descending operation. In this embodiment, the dimensions (a) and (a) are the same, but the horizontal movement section (a) to (b) of the moving handrail (4) is the horizontal movement section (A) of the step (2). ) ~
The size does not necessarily have to be the same as long as it is smaller than (B).

However, (B) to (C) are the tip movement trajectories of the steps (2), (A) to (D) are the rear end movement trajectories of the steps (2), and (b) to (c) and (a). (D) is a curved inclined movement section of the moving handrail (4).

Therefore, when a passenger (not shown) is brought to the landing (5), the step (2) on which the passenger rides reaches point (B) in FIG. Previously, the gripped part of the moving handrail (4) that was grabbed by the passenger was (b).
When the vehicle reaches the point and moves upward, it is possible to make the passengers tactilely and perceptually recognize from the upward displacement of the moving handrail (4) that the passenger has not reached the exit.

On the other hand, during the descent operation, before the step (2) on which the passenger got on reaches the point (A) and starts descending, the gripped portion of the moving handrail (4) gripped by the passenger is (a). ) Point and moves downward, and from the downward displacement of the moving handrail (4), passengers can be tactilely and sensationally notified that the passenger has not reached the exit.

As described above, according to the present invention, the horizontal movement range of the moving handrail (4) in the landing (5) is made smaller than the horizontal movement range of the step (2) to rise or fall from the horizontal movement of the step (2). Displacement to movement Since the moving handrail (4) is tilted before the movement, it can be expected that passengers will be able to tactilely and perceptually feel that they have not reached the exit to control the stepping on the foot. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent a fall accident due to the passenger's feelings.

In the above embodiment, the steps (2) at the landing (5)
However, it is needless to say that the number may be selected so as to be optimal depending on the building in which the escalator device is installed.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the horizontal part of the balustrade that guides the moving handrail horizontally at the horizontal landing is connected to the inclined part of the balustrade by bending and tilting the horizontal part of the balustrade, and the horizontal moving range of the moving handrail of the horizontal landing is set. Since it is narrower than the horizontal movement range of the steps, it is possible to give passengers a tactile and tactile sensation that the landing is not a landing point by the hand holding the moving handrail, and it is possible to ensure the safety of passengers. An escalator device with a horizontal landing can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic vertical sectional view showing an embodiment of an escalator device with a horizontal landing according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is II-II of FIG.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged explanatory view of a portion III in FIG. 1. In the figure, (1) is a main body, (2) is a step, (3) is a balustrade,
(4) is a moving handrail, (5) is a landing, (A) to (B) are horizontal movement sections of steps, and (a) to (b) are horizontal movement sections of moving handrails. In the drawings, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of steps arranged in the body of an escalator and circulatingly moving in the longitudinal direction of the escalator, a balustrade standing on both sides of the body and guiding a moving handrail that circulates, and an intermediate portion of the inclined portion of the body. In the escalator device with a horizontal landing, which is provided horizontally on the horizontal landing for horizontally moving the plurality of steps and the moving handrail, a horizontal portion of the balustrade that guides the moving handrail horizontally at the horizontal landing in the transport direction. An escalator device with a horizontal landing, characterized in that it is curvedly inclined and connected to the inclined part of the balustrade, and the horizontal movement range of the moving handrail of the horizontal landing is narrower than the horizontal movement range of the steps.