JP4496138B2 - Passenger boarding / exiting facilities - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a passenger boarding / exiting facility that connects a building-side entrance / exit passage with a fixed height level and an entrance / exit of a moving body whose height level varies.

  In general, the means of mutual communication between a boarding passage such as a passenger terminal as a building provided in a port and a boarding / unloading port as a moving body anchored on a quay includes the shape of the ship, the draft of the ship, and the anchorage area. Passenger boarding / exiting facilities that can respond to changes in the tides of the city are used.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of a conventional passenger boarding / exiting facility. A ferry passage main body 4 is horizontally installed on a traveling frame 3 having wheels 1 and capable of traveling on a quay 2, and the ferry passage main body 4. A land-side movable passage 6 that can be connected to a building-side entrance / exit passage 5 having a fixed height level such as a passenger terminal is provided on one end side of the ship passage terminal so as to be extended and retractable, A ship-side movable passage 7 is provided so that it can be extended and retracted, and a undulating staircase passage 8 is pivotally attached to the tip of the ship-side movable passage 7 so as to be able to undulate around a pin 9. A platform 12 that can be connected to the entrance / exit 11 of the moving body 10 whose height varies is attached.

  FIG. 5 shows another example of a conventional passenger boarding / exiting facility. On a fixed column 14 supported by a foundation 13, a vertical cylindrical hinge connected to a building-side boarding passage 5 is provided. The turning passage block 15 is fixedly arranged, and the base end side of the ferry passage main body 16 is connected to and supported by the hinge-like turning passage block 15, and the front end side of the ferry passage main body 16 can be raised and lowered to the gate-type traveling frame 17. As a result, the ferry passage main body 16 is pivotably and undulated within a required angle range with the hinge-shaped swivel passage block 15 as a center, and a ship-side movable passage 18 is extended at the tip of the ferry passage main body 16. A platform 19 that is provided so as to be retractable and that can be connected to the entrance 11 (see FIG. 4) of the moving body 10 whose height level varies, such as a ship, is attached to the tip of the ship-side movable passage 18. Are those with a passenger boarding facilities of this type, generally referred to as a boarding bridge. In FIG. 5, 20 is a wheel of the traveling frame 17, and 21 is an elevating drive device such as a hydraulic cylinder for elevating the ferry passage body 16.

Examples of the general technical level of the passenger boarding / exiting facilities as described above include Patent Documents 1 and 2.
JP-A-3-51404 JP 2001-213387 A

  However, with the conventional stairway type passenger boarding / exiting facility as shown in FIG. 4, it is possible to bridge a wide range of moving bodies 10 such as various ships, but elderly people who are difficult to walk on stairs or wheelchair users The assistance of the attendant was necessary for the passage of the passengers, etc., it was not barrier-free, and the freight carriage and the suitcase with casters could not be moved and moved.

  On the other hand, in a boarding bridge type passenger boarding / exiting facility as shown in FIG. 5, there are no stairs and the passage is inclined, so if the quay 2 is sufficiently wide, it can be barrier-free. Since the quay 2 of the harbor is narrow, it is difficult to keep the slope of the passage below the specified value (1/12) of the barrier-free law, and as a result, there are many cases where it cannot be adopted. Further, the boarding bridge type passenger boarding / exiting facility has the fixed column 14 supported by the foundation 13, and thus has a drawback that the range that can be bridged in the quay normal direction is limited.

  In view of such a situation, the present invention is intended to provide a passenger boarding / exiting facility that can be bridged over a wide range of a wide variety of moving objects and can be adapted to be barrier-free.

The present invention is a passenger boarding / exiting facility that connects a building-side entrance / exit passage with a fixed height level and an entrance / exit of a moving body whose height level varies,
A fixed passage unit that is disposed at the same level as the building-side entrance / exit passage and can be connected to the building-side entrance / exit passage, and can be moved up and down according to the height level of the entrance / exit of the mobile body, and A main frame having a tip passage unit connectable to the entrance and exit;
A subframe having an intermediate passage unit disposed so as to be movable up and down so as to be at an intermediate height level between the fixed passage unit and the tip passage unit of the main frame;
The present invention relates to a passenger boarding / exiting facility comprising: a return passage unit that connects the fixed passage unit and the front end passage unit via an intermediate passage unit.

  According to the above means, the following operation can be obtained.

  Connect the fixed passage unit to the building entrance / exit passage, raise / lower the front passage unit to connect to the entrance / exit of the moving body, and raise / lower the intermediate passage unit to raise the height between the fixed passage unit of the main frame and the front passage unit. If it is arranged so that it is at the same level, when applied to a moving body such as a ship anchored at the quay of the port, even if the quay of the port is narrow, the linear distance connecting the building side entrance passage and the entrance of the moving body is Even if it cannot be taken for a long time, the gradient of the path of the folded path unit connecting the fixed path unit and the tip path unit via the intermediate path unit can be kept below the specified value (1/12) of the barrier-free method. In addition, it does not require the assistance of attendants for the passage of elderly people and wheelchair users who are difficult to walk on stairs, and can be handled barrier-free. It is possible to travel and move the case or the like.

  In the passenger boarding / alighting facility, the subframe is arranged so as to be close to or away from the straight line connecting the building-side boarding passage and the entrance of the moving body, and the folding passage unit can be extended and retracted relative to the main frame. In this way, depending on the height difference between the building-side entrance / exit passage and the entrance / exit of the moving body, for example, when the height difference is small, the subframe is connected to the building-side entrance / exit passage with respect to the main frame. By approaching the straight line connecting the entrance and exit of the moving body in a substantially right angle direction and shrinking the folded path unit, the path distance of the folded path unit is minimized so long as the gradient of the path of the folded path unit does not exceed the specified value. Conversely, when the difference in height is large, the subframe is separated from the main frame in a direction substantially perpendicular to the straight line connecting the building entrance / exit passage and the entrance / exit of the moving object. Together is, by stretching the folding passage unit may be adjusted so the gradient of the path of the folding passage unit is equal to or less than the prescribed value, it is possible to widen the corresponding width.

  Further, by attaching wheels to the main frame and the sub frame, respectively, and providing a travel drive device on at least one of the main frame and the sub frame, the main frame and the sub frame can be run. By moving the entire facility, it is possible to further increase the degree of freedom of crosslinking.

  Furthermore, the tip passage unit includes a tip base passage block to which the turnback passage unit is connected, a hinge-like turning passage block connected to the tip base passage block, and the turnup passage unit via the hinge-like turning passage block. Is connected to the tip base passage block so as to turn between a retracted position parallel to the moving position and a connecting position with respect to the entrance / exit of the moving body, and can extend and contract in a direction approaching / separating from the entrance / exit of the moving body In this way, in use, while turning the tip extension passage block from the storage position to the connection position via the hinge-like turning passage block with respect to the tip base passage block, While extending the tip extension passage block and connecting it to the entrance of the moving body, it is not used The tip overhanging passage block is contracted and separated from the entrance of the moving body, and the tip overhanging passage block is swung from the connection position to the retracted position via the hinge-shaped turning passage block with respect to the tip base passage block. The entire facility can be moved in a compact state in which the tip extending passage block is parallel to the folded passage unit.

  According to the passenger boarding / alighting facility of the present invention, it is possible to crosslink a wide variety of moving bodies over a wide range, and to achieve an excellent effect of being able to cope with barrier-free.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  1 to 3 show an example of an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 4 and 5 represent the same thing, and the height level of a passenger terminal or the like is fixed. Can be moved up and down according to the height level of the fixed passage unit 22 that is arranged at the same height level as the building-side entrance / exit passage 5 and can be connected to the building-side entrance / exit passage 5 and the entrance / exit 11 of the moving body 10 such as a ship. And a front end passage unit 23 that can be connected to the entrance / exit 11 of the moving body 10 is incorporated in the main frame 24, and an intermediate height level between the fixed passage unit 22 and the front end passage unit 23 of the main frame 24. An intermediate passage unit 25 disposed so as to be movable up and down is incorporated in the subframe 26, and the fixed passage unit 22 and the tip passage unit 23 are connected via the intermediate passage unit 25. By arranging the passage unit 27, which is constituted of the passenger boarding facilities.

  The sub-frame 26 is telescopic so as to be close to and away from the main frame 24 in a direction substantially perpendicular to the straight line connecting the building entrance / exit passage 5 and the entrance / exit 11 of the moving body 10 (in the quay normal direction). In accordance with this, the folded passage unit 27 includes an outer cylinder passage 29 pivotably attached to the fixed passage unit 22 and the outer cylinder. An inner cylinder passage 30 that is slidably inserted into the passage 29 and pivotally attached to the intermediate passage unit 25; an outer cylinder passage 31 pivotally attached to the tip passage unit 23; The inner passage 32 is slidably fitted into the tubular passage 31 and is pivotally attached to the intermediate passage unit 25 so as to be tiltable. A connection end of the outer cylinder passage 29 to the fixed passage unit 22, a connection end of the inner cylinder passage 30 to the intermediate passage unit 25, a connection end of the outer cylinder passage 31 to the tip passage unit 23, and an inner cylinder. Bellows 33, 34, 35, and 36 are provided at connection ends of the passage 32 with respect to the intermediate passage unit 25 so as to follow changes in the inclination angle. The connecting frame 28 includes an expansion / contraction drive device including a rack and a drive pinion (not shown).

  Wheels 37 and 38 are attached to the main frame 24 and the sub frame 26, respectively, and the main frame 24 and the sub frame 26 are provided with a travel drive device 39 such as a hydraulic motor that rotationally drives the wheels 37. It can run. The connecting frame 28 is also provided with wheels 40 for supporting the intermediate portion when the connecting frame 28 is extended.

  The distal end passage unit 23 includes a distal end base passage block 41 to which the outer cylinder passage 31 of the folded passage unit 27 is connected, and a vertical cylindrical hinge-like turning passage block 42 connected to the distal end base passage block 41. The storage position A (see FIG. 1 (a)) parallel to the return path unit 27 via the hinge-shaped turning path block 42 and the connection position B (FIG. 2 (a), FIG. 3 (see (a)), and a tip extension passage block 43 that is connected to the tip base passage block 41 so as to be swiveled between and can extend and retract in a direction approaching and separating from the entrance 11 of the moving body 10. A tip passage unit comprising the tip base passage block 41, the hinge-like turning passage block 42, and the tip extension passage block 43. 23 is moved up and down by a lift drive device 46 (see FIG. 3B) such as a table lifter that can be switched between a state in which a link mechanism 44 assembled in a pantograph shape is folded and unfolded by a hydraulic cylinder 45. It is like that. The tip overhang passage block 43 is attached to the hinge-like turning passage block 42 so that a tip tunnel passage 47 can be tilted by a tilting drive device 48 such as a hydraulic cylinder, and a platform 49 is shown in the tip tunnel passage 47. It has a configuration in which it can be extended and retracted by an expansion / contraction drive device comprising a non-supported rack and a drive pinion. A bellows 50 is provided at a connecting end portion of the tip tunnel passage 47 of the tip overhang passage block 43 with respect to the hinged turning passage block 42 so as to follow a change in the inclination angle. The hinge-like turning passage block 42 is provided with a turning drive device (see FIG. 1) that includes a turning wheel that is disposed at the center of the bottom and has a rack engraved on the outer peripheral surface, and a drive pinion that meshes with the rack of the turning wheel. (Not shown).

  The intermediate passage unit 25 also has a table lifter or the like that can be switched between a state in which a link mechanism 44 'assembled in a pantograph shape is folded and unfolded by a hydraulic cylinder 45', like the tip passage unit 23. The elevating drive device 46 '(see FIG. 3 (c)) is used for elevating and lowering.

  The fixed passage unit 22 has a configuration in which a platform 52 is provided in the fixed tunnel-like passage 51 so that it can be extended and retracted by an expansion / contraction drive device including a rack (not shown) and a drive pinion.

  Next, the operation of the illustrated example will be described.

  First, as shown in FIG. 1, the end passage unit 23 disposed in the main frame 24 is lowered by the lifting drive unit 46, and the intermediate passage unit 25 disposed in the subframe 26 is fixed by the lifting drive unit 46 '. The unit 22 and the front end passage unit 23 are disposed so as to have an intermediate height level, the connecting frame 28 is contracted to bring the subframe 26 close to the main frame 24, and the outer cylinder passage 29, In the state where the inner cylinder passages 30 and 32 are drawn into 31 and the folding passage unit 27 is contracted, and the tip extension passage block 43 of the tip passage unit 23 is turned to the storage position A parallel to the folding passage unit 27. The entire facility runs in the direction of the quay normal depending on the position of the entrance 11 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) of the moving body 10 such as a ship. So moved.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 2, when the height level of the entrance 11 of the moving body 10 such as a ship is lower than the building side entrance passage 5 such as the passenger terminal due to a change in the tide of the anchored water area, A platform 52 is extended from the fixed tunnel-like passage 51 of the fixed passage unit 22 and connected to the building-side entry / exit passage 5, and the front-end extension passage block 43 of the front-end passage unit 23 is centered on the hinge-like turning passage block 42. To the connection position B, and while adjusting the tilt angle of the tip tunnel-like passage 47 of the tip extension passage block 43 by the tilting drive device 48, the platform 49 is projected from the tip tunnel-like passage 47 to Connect to the entrance 11 of the moving body 10. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, when the height level of the entrance 11 of the moving body 10 such as a ship is higher than the building side entrance passage 5 such as a passenger terminal due to a change in the tide of the anchored water area, The platform 52 is connected to the building-side entrance / exit passage 5 by projecting the platform 52 from the fixed tunnel-like passage 51 of the fixed passage unit 22, and the tip passage unit 23 disposed in the main frame 24 is raised by the elevating drive device 46. The tip extension passage block 43 of the tip passage unit 23 is turned to the connection position B around the hinge-like turning passage block 42, and the inclination angle of the tip tunnel-like passage 47 of the tip extension passage block 43 is adjusted by the tilt drive device 48. At the same time, the platform 49 is extended from the distal tunnel-shaped passage 47 and connected to the entrance 11 of the moving body 10 such as a ship.

  Here, the connecting frame 28 is extended to separate the subframe 26 from the main frame 24, and the inner cylinder passages 30, 32 are projected from the outer cylinder passages 29, 31 of the folding passage unit 27, so that the folding passage unit 27 is For example, when the intermediate passage unit 25 disposed in the sub-frame 26 is lifted and lowered by the lift drive device 46 ′ so as to be at an intermediate height level between the fixed passage unit 22 and the tip passage unit 23, Even if the quay 2 of the harbor is so narrow that the straight line connecting the building entrance / exit passage 5 and the entrance / exit 11 of the moving body 10 cannot be made long, the fixed passage unit 22 and the tip passage unit 23 are connected to the intermediate passage unit 25. The slope of the return passage unit 27 connected via the wall must be within the specified value (1/12) of the barrier-free method. It is possible to support elderly people who are difficult to walk on stairs and wheelchair users without assistance from attendants, and it is possible to support barrier-free, and it is also possible to move and move cargo carriers and suitcases with casters. It becomes possible.

  In addition, after bridging passenger boarding / alighting equipment on the moving body 10 such as a ship, the hydraulic pressure of the tilting drive device 48 is made free, so that it is possible to reliably follow the swinging of the moving body 10 such as a ship.

  In the passenger boarding / alighting facility, the subframe 26 is disposed on the main frame 24 so as to be close to and away from the straight line connecting the building-side boarding passage 5 and the boarding gate 11 of the moving body 10 in a substantially perpendicular direction. Since the return passage unit 27 can be expanded and contracted, depending on the height difference between the building side entrance passage 5 and the entrance 11 of the moving body 10 such as a ship, for example, when the height difference is small, The sub-frame 26 is brought close to a straight line connecting the building-side entrance / exit passage 5 and the entrance / exit 11 of the moving body 10 in a substantially perpendicular direction, and the return passage unit 27 is contracted, whereby the inclination of the passage of the return passage unit 27 is increased. It is only necessary to minimize the distance of the passage within a range not exceeding the specified value. Conversely, when the height difference is large, the subframe 2 is compared with the main frame 24. Is separated from the straight line connecting the building-side entrance / exit passage 5 and the entrance / exit 11 of the moving body 10 in a substantially perpendicular direction, and the return passage unit 27 is extended, whereby the inclination of the passage of the return passage unit 27 is below a specified value. It is only necessary to adjust so that the range of correspondence can be increased.

  Further, the wheels 37 and 38 are attached to the main frame 24 and the sub frame 26, respectively, and the main frame 24 and the sub frame 26 can be driven by providing the main frame 24 with a travel drive device 39. By moving it, it is possible to further increase the degree of freedom of crosslinking.

  Further, the tip passage unit 23 has a tip extension passage block 43 that can be expanded and contracted in a direction approaching and separating from the entrance 11 of the moving body 10, and the tip extension passage block 43 is parallel to the folding passage unit 27. A hinged turning passage block that turns between a storage position A (see FIG. 1A) and a connection position B (see FIGS. 2A and 3A) of the moving body 10 with respect to the entrance 11 42, at the time of use, the front end overhang passage block 43 is swung from the storage position A to the connection position B by the hinge revolving passage block 42, and the front end tunnel passage of the front end overhang passage block 43 is used. The platform 49 is extended so as to project from 47 and connected to the entrance / exit 11 of the moving body 10, while the tip projecting passage when not in use. The platform 49 is contracted so as to be pulled into the distal tunnel passage 47 of the lock 43 and separated from the loading / unloading port 11 of the moving body 10, and the distal extension passage block 43 is moved from the connection position B to the storage position A by the hinge-like turning passage block 42. It is possible to move the entire equipment in a compact state in which the tip extending passage block 43 is parallel to the folded passage unit 27.

  In this way, it is possible to crosslink a wide range of ships as a variety of moving bodies 10 and to be barrier-free.

  It should be noted that the passenger boarding / exiting facility of the present invention is not limited to the illustrated example described above, and can be applied to a means of mutual traffic between the passenger terminal of the airport and the aircraft. Of course, various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a schematic block diagram which shows the storage state of an example of embodiment which implements this invention, Comprising: (a) is a top view, (b) is a side view, (c) is a front view. In an example of an embodiment for carrying out the present invention, it is a schematic configuration diagram showing a connection state when the entrance of the moving body is located lower than the height level of the building side entrance passage, (a) is a plan view, (B) is a side view, (c) is a front view. In an example of an embodiment for carrying out the present invention, it is a schematic configuration diagram showing a connection state when the entrance of the moving body is located higher than the height level of the building side entrance passage, (a) is a plan view, (B) is a side view, (c) is a front view. It is a side view which shows an example of the conventional passenger boarding / alighting installation. It is a perspective view which shows the other example of the conventional passenger boarding / alighting installation.

Explanation of symbols

Reference Signs List 2 Wharf 5 Building side entrance / exit passage 10 Moving body 11 Entrance / exit 22 Fixed passage unit 23 Front end passage unit 24 Main frame 25 Intermediate passage unit 26 Subframe 27 Folding passage unit 37 Wheel 38 Wheel 39 Traveling drive device 41 Front base passage block 42 Hinge Swivel passage block 43 Tip overhang passage block 46 Elevating drive device 46 'Elevating drive device A Storage position B Connection position

Claims (4)

Passenger boarding / exiting facilities that connect a building-side entrance / exit passage with a fixed height level and the entrance / exit of a moving body with varying height levels.
A fixed passage unit that is disposed at the same level as the building-side entrance / exit passage and can be connected to the building-side entrance / exit passage, and can be moved up and down according to the height level of the entrance / exit of the mobile body, and A main frame having a tip passage unit connectable to the entrance and exit;
A subframe having an intermediate passage unit disposed so as to be movable up and down so as to be at an intermediate height level between the fixed passage unit and the tip passage unit of the main frame;
A passenger boarding / exiting facility comprising: a return passage unit that connects the fixed passage unit and the tip passage unit via an intermediate passage unit.   2. The main frame according to claim 1, wherein the sub-frame is disposed so as to be close to and away from the straight line connecting the building-side entrance / exit passage and the entrance / exit of the moving body in a direction substantially perpendicular to the main frame, and the folding passage unit is extendable. Passenger boarding / exiting facilities.   The passenger boarding / exiting facility according to claim 1 or 2, wherein wheels are attached to the main frame and the sub frame, respectively, and a driving device is provided on at least one of the main frame and the sub frame so that the main frame and the sub frame can travel.   The distal end passage unit is parallel to the folded passage unit through the hinged turning passage block, the distal base passage block to which the turning passage unit is connected, the hinge-like turning passage block connected to the tip base passage block. A tip extension passage block which is connected to the tip base passage block so as to turn between a retracted position and a connection position with respect to the entrance / exit of the moving body, and which can be expanded and contracted in a direction approaching / separating from the entrance / exit of the moving body; The passenger boarding / alighting facility according to claim 3.

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