JPH06156946A - Manual operation conveyor for conveying baggage - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a manual conveyor for conveying a bggage which is designed to sharply reduce the degree of fatigue of a person when the person walks up a stairs with a baggage and reduces cost and is safe. CONSTITUTION:A manual conveyor for conveying a baggage comprises a flat annular frame 11 attached to the side wall 51 of an up stairs approximately in parallel to inclination of a stairs; a plurality of rotary rollers 20 arranged above the annular frame 11 at intervals of a given distance in a state to extend at right angles with the longitudinal direction of the annular frame; and a baggage support table 30 attached to the annular frame 11 and brought into side contact with the surfaces of the rotary rollers 20 and sliding around the outer periphery of the annular frame.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a manual conveyor for carrying loads used on stairs or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a building such as a station, an airport or a department store is provided with stairs for moving up and down. When traveling using such stairs,
If you have luggage, it is common to have it in your hand.

However, some of the above-mentioned stairs have a long distance, and in particular, the ascending movement causes a great deal of fatigue to a person. In addition, if your luggage is heavy or the slope is tight,
The degree of fatigue given to women and the elderly was extremely high.

In order to reduce such fatigue when climbing stairs, a device such as an escalator or an elevator may be provided. However, there is a problem in that the apparatus requires a large amount of installation work and is costly, and also requires periodic maintenance because it uses power, which imposes a heavy burden on the installer.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in view of the above problems, and it is possible to significantly reduce the degree of fatigue of a person when climbing stairs with luggage, which is inexpensive. In addition, it is intended to provide a safe manual conveyor for carrying luggage.

[0006]

That is, the present invention is
A flat annular frame mounted on the side wall of the ascending staircase substantially parallel to the inclination of the staircase, and a plurality of rotating rollers provided on the upper side of the annular frame at predetermined intervals with their axes of rotation orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the annular frame. And a luggage cradle mounted on the annular frame so that the outer periphery of the annular frame can slide around the surface of the rotating roller and is slidably orbited.

[0007]

According to the manual conveyor for carrying luggage of the present invention, the luggage is placed on the luggage cradle at the lower floor position, and a person pushes the luggage or the luggage cradle and slides on the annular frame to go up the stairs. Move to the top and carry the luggage as people move. Further, the luggage cradle that has moved to the upper floor slides and rotates below the frame along the outer periphery of the annular frame, and descends to the downstairs position due to the weight of the luggage cradle. When there is another luggage cradle in the downstairs position, the other luggage cradle is pushed up to the upper side of the annular frame by the lowered luggage cradle and is in a standby state.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of installation of a manual conveyor for carrying luggage according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged end view taken along line 2-2, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing an example of a stopper.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the manual conveyor 10 for carrying luggage according to the present invention comprises an annular frame 11, a rotating roller 20 and a luggage cradle 30. As shown in the drawings, the ascending stairs 50 are inclined. It is mounted almost parallel to.

The annular frame 11 is composed of two parallel frame members 12 in which C-shaped steel is connected in a flat annular shape as shown in the drawing.
It consists of 12. The annular frame 11 is arranged in parallel to the stairs from the downstairs position to the upstairs position on the side wall 51 of the ascending staircase 50 through the mounting member 15. In the upper part 11a of the annular frame 11, the frame member 12,
A plurality of rotating rollers 20 are provided between 12 at predetermined intervals. This rotating roller 20 is a ring-shaped frame 1.
1 for moving the luggage cradle 30 along the outer periphery of the pallet 1 with a small force, and the rotation shaft 21 of the cradle 1 is attached to the annular frame 1.
1 is attached so as to be orthogonal to the longitudinal direction.

The luggage cradle 30 includes a pedestal body 31 and the pedestal body 3.
1 and the luggage receiving portion 32 on the upper side thereof, the bottom surface of which is in sliding contact with the surface of the rotating roller 20 and the annular frame 11
The outer peripheral surface of is movable. This luggage cradle 30
A plurality of units are mounted on the annular frame 11.
The base body 31 has openings 34 on both sides as shown in the drawing.
Forming a bent portion 35 having a substantially square shape. Then, by inserting the upper bent end portions 13 on both sides of the frame member 12 from the opening 34, the annular frame 11
It is attached to and attached to.

A return roller 36 is mounted in parallel with the rotary roller 20 in the bent portion 35 of the base body 31. The return rollers 36 are provided on both sides of the frame member 12 when the luggage cradle 30 carrying the luggage and moved to the upper position of the annular frame 11 orbits downward along the outer peripheral surface of the annular frame 11. It is for slidingly contacting the lower bent end portion 14 and for smoothly lowering the luggage cradle 30 to the downstairs position while being suspended from the annular frame 11.

The luggage receiving portion 32 is provided with handrail portions 37 at its front and rear portions. The handrail portion 37 not only prevents the transported luggage from falling from the platform, but also allows a person to hold the handrail portion 37 and go up the stairs to move the luggage carrier 30 along the annular frame 11. It is for moving.

The luggage receiving portion 32 is preferably made of rubber in order to prevent the luggage from slipping, but it may be made of metal, plastic, wood, or the like. In the case of using a relatively hard material such as metal, in order to reduce the impact of contact with luggage and other cargo cradle, the parts that come into contact with these items are covered with a cushioning material such as rubber or urethane. Is preferred.

This baggage carrying conveyor 10 is provided with a baggage receiving unit 30 by a person carrying a baggage (not shown) on the baggage cradle 30 and holding the handrail 37 or pushing the baggage up the stairs. The platform 30 moves upward along the annular frame 11. Since the luggage cradle 30 rises while slidingly contacting the surface of the rotary roller 20 provided on the annular frame 11, it can be smoothly and easily moved with a small force.

Also, the luggage cradle 3 slid to the upper position.
0 turns along the outer peripheral surface of the annular frame 11,
The annular frame 11 is slid in the lower direction 11b and suspended. As a result, the return roller 36 provided in the bent portion 35 of the luggage cradle 30 rotates in contact with the lower curved end portion 14 of the annular frame 11, and the luggage cradle 30 smoothly descends to the downstairs position. . When there is another luggage cradle at the downstairs position, it is pushed up to the upper side of the annular frame by the lowered luggage cradle and enters the standby state.

As shown in FIG. 3, in this embodiment, the luggage carrying manual conveyor 10 has a stopper for preventing the luggage cradle 30 from freely descending when the hand is released from the platform. 40 is provided. The stopper 40 includes a piston member 41 and an engagement member 42.

The piston member 41 is used for the luggage cradle 30.
It is loosely fitted to the table body 31 and is always urged downward by the spring 43. On the other hand, the engaging member 42 is
On the bent end portion 13 of the annular frame upper part 11a, a plurality of piston member 41 is provided at a position where the tip of the piston member 41 abuts. The engaging member 42 is formed in a substantially wedge-shaped claw shape as shown in the drawing, and the upper surface 4 having a large thickness is formed.
4 is provided to the position above the floor of the conveyor 10 with the stairs ascending.

In this stopper 40, the tip of the piston member 41, which is biased downward when moving the luggage cradle 30 in the ascending direction, is always on the upper surface of the engaging member 42 and the bent end portion 13 of the frame member 12. Sliding up and down.
As a result, even if a hand or the like is separated from the luggage cradle 30 and begins to descend, the piston member 41 immediately causes the engagement member 4 to move downward.
Since it hits the upper surface 44 of 2, it does not descend downstairs.

[0020]

As shown and described above, according to the baggage carrying manual conveyor of the present invention, the baggage is placed on the baggage cradle which slides on the outer periphery of the annular frame mounted substantially parallel to the inclination of the stairs. Since the person moves with the luggage by pushing the luggage cradle or the luggage and climbing the stairs, the degree of fatigue of the person when climbing the stairs with the luggage can be significantly reduced. Further, the manual conveyor for carrying luggage according to the present invention has a simple structure and does not require power such as a motor, so that it is not only safe and economical, but also easy to install, and the present invention has a great advantage. It is a thing.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an installation example of a baggage carrying manual conveyor according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged end view taken along the line 2-2.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing an example of a stopper.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Luggage carrying manual conveyor 11 Annular frame 20 Rotating roller 30 Luggage cradle 40 Stopper 50 Ascending stairs

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A flat annular frame mounted on a side wall of an ascending staircase substantially parallel to the inclination of the staircase, and provided on the upper side of the annular frame at predetermined intervals with a rotation axis orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the annular frame. A manual conveyor for transporting a load, comprising: a plurality of rotating rollers; and a luggage cradle mounted on the annular frame so as to be slidably in contact with the surface of the rotating roller so that the outer periphery of the annular frame can slide around. 2. The manual conveyor for carrying luggage according to claim 1, wherein stoppers which are engaged with each other to prevent the luggage cradle from freely descending are provided on the upper side of the annular frame and the luggage cradle.