JPH1081478A - Railing of passenger conveyor and its construction method - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide a railing of a passenger conveyor and a method of constructing the railing, which can be repaired by simple on-site work. SOLUTION: The surface of a handrail frame 7, an inner deck 8 and an outer deck 9 of a balustrade 17 is colored with an adhesive applied on one side to a 0.1 to 0.5 mm thick vinyl chloride film or the like. Paste the film 14,
The handrail frame 7 has at least a terminal 7
a, 7b and other parts are pasted together, and the inner deck 8 is divided in the moving direction of step 1,
After performing the pasting operation, reassembly is performed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a balustrade of a passenger conveyor, and more particularly to a balustrade of a passenger conveyor suitable for repairing a balustrade at a portion visible to a passenger and a method of constructing the balustrade.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a balustrade of a passenger conveyor is constructed by disposing a handrail frame and a deck on upper and lower portions of side members such as glass established on both sides of a step.
These handrail frames and decks are often made of aluminum or stainless steel, which may cause passenger conveyor users to be hurt by the umbrella tip, dirt or damage the surface due to aging, and for maintenance. It may be damaged during disassembly and reassembly, and its design may be impaired.

[0003] When repairing the railing of a passenger conveyor whose design has been impaired in this way, conventionally, the damaged part of the balustrade or the entire balustrade is removed, and a color coloring agent is painted on the surface of the balustrade, or anodized or hairlined. They have been reassembled after surface treatment such as treatment and drying, or they have been replaced with new balustrades.

[0004]

However, when a surface of a balustrade of a passenger conveyor is subjected to a surface treatment as in the prior art, if only a damaged part of the balustrade is subjected to the surface treatment, a color matching with a non-damaged surrounding balustrade is performed. Would be difficult,
Also, even if the entire balustrade is subjected to surface treatment, it is not suitable for on-site work because dust may adhere to the surface during the drying stage and impair the design, so perform these work in another place In addition, the time required for the operation including the drying and transportation after the surface treatment becomes long. On the other hand, it is conceivable to replace all the balustrades of the passenger conveyor with new ones.However, at the time when replacement is necessary, a considerable number of years have passed as a passenger conveyor and it is not easy to obtain the balustrade parts,
It would be a very expensive renovation.

An object of the present invention is to provide a railing for a passenger conveyor and a method for constructing the railing, which can be repaired by simple on-site work.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object of the present invention, a side member disposed on both sides of a step and a handrail provided on the side member and movable in synchronization with the step. A handrail frame that supports the handrail, an inner deck disposed on the step side below the side member, and an outer deck disposed on the opposite side of the step from the lower side of the side member; At least one surface of the frame, the inner deck, and the outer deck is provided with a colored film that has been coated with an adhesive on one side and is attached thereto.

[0007] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides:
Side members arranged on both sides of the step, a handrail frame provided on the upper side of the side member and supporting the handrail movably in synchronization with the step, and arranged on the step side below the side member. It has a balustrade consisting of an inner deck and an outer deck placed on the opposite side of the lower side of the side member, and the inner deck is divided into a plurality of parts in the moving direction of the step, and at least the inner deck is modified. In the method of constructing a balustrade of a passenger conveyor, the plurality of inner decks are respectively removed, and on each surface, an adhesive is coated on one side and a colored film is attached, and then reassembled. I do.

[0008] The balustrade of the passenger conveyor according to the present invention comprises, as described above, at least a part of the surface of the handrail frame, the inner deck and the outer deck constituting the balustrade, a colored film colored by applying an adhesive to one surface. Since it is attached, it is not necessary to carry out a drying operation as in the prior art, so that it is suitable for on-site work. Further, since it is not necessary to obtain a new balustrade part, it can be easily repaired.

Further, in the method for constructing a balustrade of a passenger conveyor according to the present invention, the inner deck divided into a plurality of steps in the moving direction of the steps is removed as described above, and an adhesive is applied to one surface of each of the surfaces to be colored. After attaching the colored film, and then assembling it,
It is suitable for on-site work because there is no need to obtain a new balustrade part and there is no need to perform the conventional drying work. In addition, the detached inner deck can be reused and the split structure that is a structural feature The renovation work can be easily performed by utilizing the information.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a side view of the passenger conveyor according to one embodiment of the present invention. An escalator constructed between the lower entrance 3 and the upper entrance 4 is shown as a passenger conveyor, and a balustrade 17 is formed on both sides of the step 1 driven by the drive system 6 arranged below, and a handrail guide for this balustrade 17 is shown. Is configured to move in synchronization with the step 1 in the handrail 1 arranged along the line.

FIG. 1 shows the detail of the balustrade 17 in FIG.
It is sectional drawing along the A line. The upper end portions of the side members 5 such as glass arranged on both sides of the step 1 are covered by a handrail frame 7, and the handrail 1 is movably fitted to a handrail guide 13 mounted on the upper part of the handrail frame 7. Have been combined. Although various shapes of the handrail frame 7 are conceivable, the handrail frame 7 is shown as having a plurality of substantially perpendicular bent portions by combining several horizontal planes and vertical planes. The lower end of the side member 5
It is covered by an inner deck 8 and an outer deck 9. The inner deck 8 is detachably fixed to the skirt guard mounting beam 11 together with the skirt guard 10, and the outer deck 9 is detachably supported by the exterior 12.

In general, the inner deck 8 and the outer deck 9 constituting the balustrade 17 are made of aluminum or stainless steel and assembled by being divided into a plurality in the longitudinal direction, that is, the moving direction of the step 1 shown in FIG. And
Due to such materials, passengers on the passenger conveyor may be damaged by the tip of an umbrella, the surface may be dirty or damaged due to aging, and may be damaged when dismantling and reassembling for maintenance. 17 may be impaired in design. Further, the handrail frame 7 is also made of aluminum or stainless steel, and the design is similarly impaired due to aging. Therefore, the balustrade 17 whose design has been impaired
The handrail frame 7, the inner deck 8 and the outer deck 9 are modified, and the modification is performed on each of the surfaces by a coloring film 14 such as a vinyl chloride film having a thickness of about 0.1 to 0.5 mm. Is performed as described in detail below. The colored film 14 is coated with an adhesive on one side, and is colored to such an extent that it hides scratches and dirt on the attached balustrade 17. According to the renovation using such a colored film 14, a drying time is not required as in the case of performing a surface treatment such as a conventional coating, so that it is possible to work in a short time on site and to be inexpensive. Become.

Next, a method of repairing the handrail frame 7 of the balustrade 17 using the above-described colored film 14 will be specifically described. The handrail frame 7 is, as shown in FIG.
a, 7b, and a linear part 7c which has a partly gently bent part as a whole, and which is formed substantially linearly as a whole. Renovate the work method. When the handrail guide 13 and the handrail 2 are removed from the state shown in FIG. 3 which is an upper sectional view of the balustrade 17, as shown in FIG. 4, the handrail frame 7 has a shape having a plurality of bent portions in its radial direction. Therefore, it has a lower horizontal surface 7d, a lower vertical surface 7e, an upper horizontal surface 7f, and an upper vertical surface 7g inside and outside thereof, respectively.
Since the inside and outside repair work is the same, the outside repair work will be described here.

The straight portion 7C of the handrail frame 7
The film may be divided into a plurality of pieces in the longitudinal direction, and the bonding operation may be performed for each divided unit.
It is preferable to perform the work by adjusting the length directions of the four. In any case, after cleaning the handrail frame 7, the lower end of the colored film 14 is attached to the lower horizontal surface 7d as shown in FIG. 4, and then the colored film 14 is bent at right angles to the lower vertical surface 7e to be further colored. The film 14 is attached to the upper horizontal surface 7f while being bent at a right angle. Finally, the colored film 14 is attached to the upper vertical surface 7g while being bent and extended at a right angle, and the colored film 14 is cut at an appropriate position. The above operation has been described on the outer side of the straight portion 7C of the handrail frame 7, but the same operation is performed on the inner side.

FIGS. 5 and 6 are cross-sectional views for explaining a method of constructing a straight portion 7C of a handrail frame 7 according to another embodiment. The same reference numerals as in FIG. Is omitted. In this embodiment, the colored film 14 is divided into two parts, one of which is affixed to the upper vertical surface 7g and the other of which is the other.
4b, the lower end is attached to the lower horizontal surface 7d, and then the colored film 14b is bent at a right angle while the lower vertical surface 7e is bent.
To the colored film 1 as shown in FIG.
After being attached to the upper horizontal surface 7f while bending 4b at a right angle, the overlapping portion of both colored films 14a and 14b is cut along the right angle. As described above, since the colored films 14a and 14b divided into a plurality in the radial direction are used for the straight portion 7C of the handrail frame 7, the work can be performed easily and in parallel. Also, the overlapping portion of the plurality of colored films 14a, 14b
For example, since the colored films 14a and 14b are cut at an angle between the upper horizontal surface 7f and the upper vertical surface 7g, the cut portions can be processed without conspicuousness.

Next, a case where the terminal portion 7a of the handrail frame 7 shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. Since the terminal portion 7a is formed so as to draw an arc with a predetermined curvature, it cannot be operated similarly to the straight portion 7C. Therefore, the colored film 14 to be attached to the terminal portion 7a
c is cut into a shape substantially similar to that of the terminal portion 7a as shown in FIG. The colored film 14c may be a single sheet, or may be divided into a plurality in the radial direction, that is, in the radial direction as described with reference to FIGS. The attaching operation is performed as shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, and in particular, the handrail frame 7 has a plurality of flat surfaces 7d.
When the colored film 14c has a thickness of up to 7 g, the colored film 14c is divided into a plurality of pieces in the radial direction in advance, so that the colored film 14c can be stuck neatly by utilizing the followability of the colored film 14c.

As described above, since the handrail frame 7 is divided into the terminal portions 7a and 7b and the other linear portions 7C, and the colored film 14 is attached to each of the divided portions, workability is improved. Colored film 1
4 can be stuck neatly.

Next, a method of repairing the inner deck 8 and the outer deck 9 constituting the balustrade 17 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of the inner deck 8 shown in FIG. 1. The inner deck 8 is divided into a plurality of parts in the moving direction of the step 1. In the assembled state, as shown in FIG. Each is detachably supported. The inner deck 8 is sequentially removed from the skirt guard mounting beam 11 for cleaning, and the colored film 14 cut into a size corresponding to one piece as shown in FIG. And then reassembled as shown in FIG. As described above, the inner deck 8 divided into a plurality in the moving direction of the step
Was removed, and on each surface, an adhesive was applied on one side to paste a colored film 14 which was then colored, and then reassembled, so that it was not necessary to obtain a new balustrade part. It is not necessary to carry out the drying work as described above, so that it is suitable for on-site work. In addition, the removed inner deck 8 can be reused, and the renovation work can be easily performed by utilizing the divided structure which is a structural feature of the inner deck. it can. The colored film 14 may be attached to the outer deck 9 in the same manner, but here, the colored film 14 is attached to the surface of the outer deck 9 which has been cleaned in the assembled state as shown in FIG. 11 which is a plan view. At this time, in the outer deck 9 divided into a plurality of parts in the moving direction of the step, there is a slight gap in the divided part 19, and this divided part 19 is located at the same position as the seam 18 of the inner deck 8, thereby improving the aesthetic appearance. To avoid damage, the seam 20 of the colored film 14 attached to the surface of the outer deck 9 is shifted in the step moving direction with respect to the seam 18 of the inner deck 8.

In this way, the entire balustrade 17 can be repaired by on-site work, and the design of the surface of each part of the balustrade 17 can be easily restored. Since only the colored films 14, 14a to 14c are stuck to the surface of each component of the balustrade 17, the components of the balustrade 17 can be reused for inexpensive repair.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view showing a balustrade of a passenger conveyor according to another embodiment of the present invention. Here, the inner deck 8 is shown as the balustrade 17, but the present invention can be similarly applied to the handrail frame 7 and the outer deck 9.
On the surface of the inner deck 8, as described above, the colored film 1 is formed.
4, the colored film 14 is thin and the surface is easily scratched. Therefore, the colored film 14
Is provided with a transparent protective film 21 thicker than the colored film 14, for example, having a thickness of about 1 mm and having excellent scratch resistance and abrasion resistance. An adhesive is applied to the back surface of the protective film 21, and the protective film 21 is adhered to the surface of the colored film 14 by the adhesive. Further, a surface hardener such as a UV paint is applied to the surface of the protective film 21 and, after bonding, is cured by UV treatment, but may be treated by other methods. The protective film 21 protects the surface of the colored film 14 and can maintain its design for a long time.

As shown in FIG. 2, the handrail frame 7 in the above-described embodiment has terminals 7a and 7b near the upper and lower entrances 3 and 4, and a part having a gentle bend. The colored film 14 is attached to each of the linear portions 7c which are formed substantially linearly, and the linear portion 7c is divided into a gently bent portion and a linear portion so that the attaching operation is performed. May be.

[0022]

As described above, the balustrade of the passenger conveyor according to the present invention is modified by attaching a colored film to at least the inner deck and the surface of the handrail frame, so that the modification work can be performed relatively easily on site. In addition, it is possible to easily recover the design of the surface of each part of the balustrade by performing the drying in a short time without requiring a drying time as in the related art.

In the method for constructing a balustrade of a passenger conveyor according to the present invention, the inner deck divided into a plurality of parts in the moving direction of the steps is removed as described above, and an adhesive is applied to one surface of each of the surfaces to be colored. After attaching the colored film, and then assembling it,
It is possible to reuse the removed inner deck without having to obtain a new balustrade part, and it is suitable for on-site work because there is no need to perform the conventional drying work. The renovation work can be easily performed utilizing the structure.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a balustrade of a passenger conveyor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a passenger conveyor employing the balustrade shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of an upper part of a balustrade shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a balustrade in the middle of work using a method of constructing a balustrade of a passenger conveyor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a balustrade in a work-in-progress state employing a method for constructing a balustrade of a passenger conveyor according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a completed state of the balustrade shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a terminal portion of the passenger conveyor shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a coloring film attached to a terminal portion shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a coloring film attached to an inner deck.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which an inner deck is being repaired by employing a method for constructing a railing of a passenger conveyor according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a main part of the balustrade shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a sectional view showing a main part of a balustrade of a passenger conveyor according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Step 2 Handrail 3, 4 Entry / exit entrance 5 Side member 7 Handrail frame 7a, 7b Terminal part 7c Linear part 8 Inner deck 9 Outer deck 14 Colored film 14a, 14b Colored film 19 Dividing part 20 Joint 21 Protection film

Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Masahito Sado 1-6-6 Kandanishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan Inside Hitachi Building System Service (72) Inventor Masahiro 1-6-6 Kandanishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Ltd. Hitachi Building System Service (72) Inventor Chuichi Saito 4-6 Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Inside the elevator division of Hitachi, Ltd.

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A side member disposed on both sides of a step, a handrail frame provided on an upper part of the side member and supporting a handrail movably in synchronization with the step, and a lower part of the side member. At least one surface of the handrail frame, the inner deck, and the outer deck on a railing of a passenger conveyor including an inner deck disposed on a step side and an outer deck disposed on a side opposite to the step below the side members. A passenger conveyor balustrade, characterized in that an adhesive is applied to one side and a colored film is attached. 2. The balustrade of a passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein a protective film is stuck on said colored film. 3. The balustrade of a passenger conveyor according to claim 2, wherein said protective film is thicker than said colored film. 4. The balustrade of a passenger conveyor according to claim 2, wherein a surface hardening agent is applied to the surface of the protective film. 5. The inner deck and the outer deck according to claim 1, wherein the inner deck and the outer deck are constructed by assembling a plurality of parts divided in a moving direction of the step, and respectively provided on surfaces of the inner deck and the outer deck. The colored film attached to the outer deck and the seam in the moving direction of the step in the colored film attached to the outer deck is formed so as to be shifted from a division of the inner deck in the moving direction of the step. Conveyor balustrade. 6. The handrail frame according to claim 1, wherein the handrail frame has a plurality of bent portions in a radial direction thereof, and the colored film has a plurality of colored films attached in the radial direction. The railing of the passenger conveyor, characterized by: 7. A side member disposed on both sides of the step, a handrail frame provided on the upper side of the side member and supporting the handrail so as to be movable in synchronization with the step, and a lower part of the side member. An inner deck arranged on the step side, and a balustrade consisting of an outer deck arranged on the opposite side of the lower side of the side member, the inner deck is divided into a plurality in the moving direction of the step, at least the In the method of constructing the railing of the passenger conveyor to renovate the inner deck, remove the inner decks above, apply an adhesive on one side and paste a colored film on one side of each of the inner decks. A method for constructing a railing of a passenger conveyor, which is characterized by being assembled. 8. A side member disposed on both sides of the step, a handrail frame provided on the upper side of the side member and supporting the handrail movably in synchronization with the step, and a lower part of the lower side of the side member. The method for constructing a balustrade of a passenger conveyor for repairing at least the handrail frame, comprising a balustrade comprising an inner deck arranged on a step side and an outer deck arranged on the opposite side of the lower side of the side member, A method for constructing a balustrade of a passenger conveyor, comprising: removing the handrail from a frame, and thereafter attaching a colored film coated with an adhesive on one surface to a surface of the handrail frame. 9. The handrail frame according to claim 8, wherein the handrail frame is divided into at least terminal portions at both ends and other portions, and the colored film is attached to each of these sections. The construction method of the railing of the passenger conveyor.