Transport equipment

Abstract

A transport equipment comprises at least a carrier that is disposed on the window platform or balcony and thus becomes one part of a building in normal condition, or that is pushed out of the window or balcony for personnel and commodity transportation through a cantilever beam of a slow descending mechanism when in need, to descend or ascend along the outer wall of a building. In this manner, personnel or commodity can be transported by the carrier to reach ground directly or in relay-floor connection mode. For example, personnel or precious commodity can be evacuated at the first instant of fire. Even in the case of electricity disconnection due to the happening of a fire, the slow descending mechanism of the transport equipment can be operated by uninterruptible power supply or by hand.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to a transport equipment, more particularly to a transport carrier (simply carrier hereinafter) that is disposed on the window platform or balcony and thus becomes one part of a building in normal condition, and that is pushed out of the window platform or balcony for personnel and commodity transportation through a slow descending mechanism in emergency condition.[0003]2. Brief Description of the Prior Art[0004]Ordinary building is designed to have windows or balcony for good lighting, ventilation and landscape. However, iron grille for burglar proof added in most cases for safety consideration is apt to become an obstacle for escaping in emergency condition, thus great loss in life or property will be suffered.[0005]In order to improve the defect of retardation on escaping caused by the adding of iron grille in traditional building, the inventor of this application has proposed a “BURGLAR...

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[0007]The main object of this invention is to provide a transport equipment, which can remove the defect of retardation on escaping caused by the adding of iron grille in traditional building, and which can eliminate the swinging of carrier occurred by the impact of wind in the air during descending.

[0010]According to this invention, the carrier conducts ascending and descending along the fixed guide rails provided on the outer wall of a building, so the transport stability can be improved. Therefore, the carrier can be constructed to have the floor or the sidewalls having increased grille density so as to increase safety feeling of personnel. The carrier can be used in apartment or building with less floors so as to transport old people or handicapped person. This is another object of the present invention.

[0011]According to still another aspect of the invention, a solution for eliminating the defect of retardation on escaping from enclosed space such as high building having curtain wall is proposed. In addition to the above carrier and the slow descending mechanism, a connection platform on a floor for relay purpose is utilized for temporarily transferring personnel or commodity to the safe floor or to the floor accessible by the aerial platform of a aerial ladder fire fighting truck. This is still another object of this invention.

[0013]According to still another aspect of the invention, a powerless transport equipment is proposed to eliminate the defect of retardation on escaping from enclosed space such as high building with curtain wall, in which two carriers alternately move upward and downward simultaneously along the guide rails provided on the outer wall by providing different weights on the carriers connected at both ends of a cable. This is still another object of the present invention.

[0014]According to yet another aspect of the invention, a solution for space saving of window platform or balcony in non-use condition of the carrier is proposed. For example, the carrier is composed of several face structures, and a plurality of telescopic tubes are provided between two main face structures. In this way, the depth of the carrier can be enlarged or shrinked. In shrinked state, each telescopic tube of the carrier can be received within respective elongate receiving groove in the window platform such that the depth of the carrier can be shrinked to a minimum value. Thus, the carrier becomes a part of the iron grille. When in need, the carrier is pushed out of the window platform and is enlarged in depth dimension so as to increase the transport capacity. This is another object of the present invention.

Problems solved by technology

However, iron grille for burglar proof added in most cases for safety consideration is apt to become an obstacle for escaping in emergency condition, thus great loss in life or property will be suffered.

Thus, the person in danger further suffers additional terrible feeling from swinging in the air.

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