Elevator entrance / exit protection device

Abstract

To provide a protection device of an elevator doorway with a protection plate, a supporting member, an upper screw member, and a lower screw member, and capable of easily attaching / detaching the protection plate to / from the supporting member.SOLUTION: A protection device of an elevator doorway comprises a protection plate with a top edge penetration part and a bottom edge penetration part, a supporting member with multiple screw holes, an upper screw member, and a lower screw member. The top edge penetration part is indented from the top edge of the protection plate toward the downward direction, and the bottom edge penetration part is indented from the bottom edge of the protection plate toward the upward direction. The upper screw part is passed through the top edge penetration part and is screwed in a screw hole, and the lower screw member is passed through the bottom edge penetration part and is screwed in a screw hole. The lower screw member comes off the bottom edge penetration part when the protection plate is moved upward, and the upper screw member does not come off the top edge penetration part even when the protection plate is moved downward.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an elevator entrance / exit protection device. [Background technology]

[0002] In a conventional elevator hoistway device, a plurality of divided Fescher plates are arranged vertically between the landing threshold of the hoistway device and the hanger device at the upper end of the landing entrance / exit on the lower floor, and are attached to supports protruding from the inner surface of the hoistway wall.

[0003] In the above-described elevator hoistway apparatus, the Fescher plate functions to reduce the gap between the hoistway wall and the car. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 02-010373 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, in the above-described elevator hoistway device, the lower part of the upper Fescher plate and the upper part of the lower Fescher plate, which are adjacent to each other, are stacked and held on the support. The Fescher plate needs to be fastened to the support by passing the screws through the upper Fescher plate and the lower Fescher plate and screwing them into the support.

[0006] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The elevator entrance protection device according to the present invention comprises a protection member provided between a wall of the hoistway and a car entrance of the car, which may face each other when the car ascends or descends inside the hoistway, a support member fixed inside the hoistway and supporting the protection member, and a joining member joining the protection member and the support member, wherein the protection member has a protection plate extending in the vertical direction and in the width direction of the car entrance, the protection plate having a pair of upper end through-portions and lower end through-portions, the upper end through-portions being recessed downward from the upper end of the protection plate, and the lower end through-portions being recessed upward from the lower end of the protection plate, the support member having a plurality of screw holes, the plurality of screw holes including an upper screw hole and a lower screw hole, faces the upper end through-portion, and the lower screw hole faces the lower end through-portion, the joining member has an upper screw member and a lower screw member, the upper screw member is passed through the upper end through-portion of the protective plate and screwed into the upper screw hole to fasten the protective plate and the support member, the lower screw member is passed through the lower end through-portion of the protective plate and screwed into the lower screw hole to fasten the protective plate and the support member, when the upper screw member and the lower screw member are loosened and the protective plate moves upward, the lower screw member comes off the lower end through-portion, and even when the upper screw member and the lower screw member are loosened and the protective plate moves downward, the upper screw member does not come off the upper end through-portion. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] In the elevator entrance protection device according to the present invention, the protection plate can be easily attached to and detached from the support member with the upper screw member and the lower screw member screwed into the support member. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the elevator shaft in the first embodiment. [Figure 2] 1 is a front view of an elevator entrance protection device according to a first embodiment. [Figure 3] 4 is a diagram showing the shape of a protection plate in the first embodiment. [Figure 4] 4 is a diagram showing the shape of a protection plate in the first embodiment. [Figure 5]3 is a diagram showing the shape of a support tool according to the first embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 3 is a detailed view of part B in FIG. 2. [Figure 7] FIG. 3 is a detailed view of part C in FIG. 2. [Figure 8] FIG. 3 is a detailed view of part D in FIG. 2. [Figure 9] 4 is a diagram showing a process of attaching and detaching a protection plate in the first embodiment. [Figure 10] FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a hoistway in a first modified example of the first embodiment. [Figure 11] FIG. 2 is a front view of an elevator entrance protection device according to a first modified example of the first embodiment. [Figure 12] 10 is a diagram showing the shape of a protection plate in a first modified example of the first embodiment. [Figure 13] FIG. 10 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a hoistway in a second modified example of the first embodiment. [Figure 14] FIG. 10 is a front view of an elevator entrance protection device according to a second modified example of the first embodiment. [Figure 15] 10 is a diagram showing the shape of a protection plate in a second modified example of the first embodiment. [Figure 16] FIG. 10 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a hoistway in a second embodiment. [Figure 17] FIG. 10 is a front view of an elevator entrance protection device according to a second embodiment. [Figure 18] FIG. 10 is a front view of an elevator entrance protection device according to a second embodiment. [Figure 19] 10 is a diagram showing the shape of a protection plate in the second embodiment. [Figure 20] 10 is a diagram showing the shape of a support tool in the second embodiment. [Figure 21] FIG. 18 is a detailed view of part H in FIG. [Figure 22] FIG. 18 is a detailed view of part K in FIG. [Figure 23] FIG. 18 is a detailed view of part M in FIG. [Figure 24] FIG. 11 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a hoistway in a third embodiment. [Figure 25]FIG. 11 is a front view of an elevator entrance protection device according to a third embodiment. [Figure 26] FIG. 11 is a front view of an elevator entrance protection device according to a third embodiment. [Figure 27] 11 is a diagram showing the shape of a protection plate in the third embodiment. [Figure 28] 11 is a diagram showing the shape of a protection plate in the third embodiment. [Figure 29] 11 is a diagram showing the shape of a support tool in the third embodiment. [Figure 30] FIG. 26 is a detailed view of part P in FIG. 25. [Figure 31] FIG. 26 is a detailed view of part Q in FIG. 25. [Figure 32] FIG. 26 is a detailed view of the R portion of FIG. 25. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the elevator entrance protection device of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

[0011] First, an elevator entrance protection device according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a hoistway according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a front view of the elevator entrance protection device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a view showing the shape of a protection plate according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a view taken using the third angle projection method. FIG. 4 is a view showing the shape of a protection plate according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a view taken using the third angle projection method. FIG. 5 is a view showing the shape of a support according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a view taken using the third angle projection method. FIG. 6 is a detailed view of part B in FIG. 2. FIG. 6(a) is a plan view, FIG. 6(b) is a front view, and FIG. 6(c) is a right side view. FIG. 7 is a detailed view of part C in FIG. 2. FIG. 7(a) is a plan view, FIG. 7(b) is a front view, and FIG. 7(c) is a right side view. FIG. 8 is a detailed view of part D in FIG. 2. FIG. 8(a) is a plan view, FIG. 8(b) is a front view, and FIG. 8(c) is a right side view.

[0012] In the drawing, 1 is a hoistway, 2 is a car, 3 is a car entrance / exit, 4 is a car door, 5 is a platform, 6 is a platform entrance / exit, 7 is a platform door, 8 is a platform door opening / closing device, 9 is a platform threshold device, and 10 is an entrance / exit protection device.

[0013] The elevator shaft 1 extends in the vertical direction. The elevator shaft 1 is provided with a wall 1a. The wall 1a extends in the vertical direction. The wall 1a separates the elevator shaft 1 from each landing 5.

[0014] The car 2 moves up and down inside the hoistway 1. The car 2 moves between a plurality of landings 5. The car 2 is provided with a car entrance / exit 3. The car entrance / exit 3 is provided on the wall 1a side of the car 2. The car entrance / exit 3 faces the wall 1a. The car entrance / exit 3 connects the inside of the hoistway 1 with the inside of the car 2. The car entrance / exit 3 is provided with a car door 4. The car door 4 opens and closes the car entrance / exit 3.

[0015] The multiple landings 5 ​​are lined up vertically along the elevator shaft 1. Each landing 5, as well as the landing entrance / exit 6, landing door 7, landing door opening / closing device 8, and landing threshold device 9 provided at each landing 5, are each configured as follows.

[0016] The landing 5 is provided outside the hoistway 1. The landing 5 is adjacent to the wall 1a. The wall 1a is provided with a landing entrance / exit 6. The landing entrance / exit 6 penetrates the wall 1a. The landing entrance / exit 6 communicates between the hoistway 1 and the landing 5. When the car 2 ascends or descends and arrives at the landing 5, the car entrance / exit 3 and the landing entrance / exit 6 face each other. The landing entrance / exit 6 is provided with a landing door 7. The landing door 7 opens and closes the landing entrance / exit 6. The landing door 7 moves in the width direction of the landing entrance / exit 6. The movement of the landing door 7 in the width direction of the landing entrance / exit 6 is guided by a landing door opening / closing device 8 and a landing threshold device 9.

[0017] The landing door operating device 8 is provided above the landing entrance / exit 6. The landing door operating device 8 supports the landing door 7. The landing door operating device 8 suspends the landing door 7. The landing door operating device 8 has a landing door operating device frame 8a and a landing door operating device cover 8b. The landing door operating device frame 8a is fixed to the inside of the hoistway 1. The landing door operating device cover 8b is fixed to the landing door operating device frame 8a. The landing door operating device cover 8b is located on the car 2 side of the landing door operating device frame 8a. The landing door operating device cover 8b extends in the vertical direction and in the width direction of the landing entrance / exit 6. When the car 2 rises or falls and the car entrance / exit 3 is positioned at the same height as the landing door operating device cover 8b, the car entrance / exit 3 faces the landing door operating device cover 8b. The landing door operating device cover 8b is larger than the car entrance 3 in the width direction of the car entrance 3.

[0018] The landing threshold device 9 is provided at the bottom of the landing entrance / exit 6. The landing threshold device 9 has a landing threshold 9a, a landing threshold support 9b, a toe protection plate 9c, and a screw member 9d. The landing threshold 9a forms the lower end of the landing entrance / exit 6. The landing threshold support 9b is fixed to the wall 1a. The landing threshold support 9b supports the landing threshold 9a. The toe protection plate 9c is provided below the landing entrance / exit 6 inside the hoistway 1. The toe protection plate 9c is fixed to the landing threshold 9a by a screw member 9d. The screw member 9d is, for example, a flat head screw. The toe protection plate 9c is provided on the landing threshold 9a on the side of the car 2. The toe protection plate 9c extends downward from the landing threshold 9a. The toe protection plate 9c extends in the vertical direction and in the width direction of the landing entrance / exit 6. When the car 2 moves up and down and the car entrance 3 is located at the same height as the toe protection plate 9c, the car entrance 3 faces the toe protection plate 9c. The toe protection plate 9c is larger than the car entrance 3 in the width direction of the car entrance 3.

[0019] Here, the width direction of the car entrance / exit 3 and the width direction of the landing entrance / exit 6 are parallel. Also, the depth direction of the car entrance / exit 3 and the depth direction of the landing entrance / exit 6 are parallel. Therefore, for the sake of brevity in the following explanation, the width direction of the car entrance / exit 3 and the width direction of the landing entrance / exit 6 will be referred to as the entrance width direction. Similarly, the depth direction of the car entrance / exit 3 and the depth direction of the landing entrance / exit 6 will be referred to as the entrance depth direction.

[0020] The entrance / exit protection device 10 is installed between the wall 1a of the elevator shaft 1 and the car entrance 3 of the car 2, thereby preventing elevator users from easily exiting the elevator shaft 1 from inside the car 2. For example, the Building Standards Act stipulates that the horizontal distance between the end of the car floor and the elevator shaft wall in passenger or sleeper elevators must be 12.5 cm or less.

[0021] The entrance / exit protection device 10 is provided inside the elevator shaft 1. The entrance / exit protection device 10 is provided between the landing entrance / exit 6 of the upper landing 5 and the landing entrance / exit 6 of the lower landing 5 of the two nearest landings 5. The entrance / exit protection device 10 is provided between the landing threshold 9a of the upper landing 5 and the landing door opening / closing device frame 8a of the lower landing 5. The entrance / exit protection device 10 includes a protection member 11, a support member 12, a joining member 13, and a fixing member 14.

[0022] For the sake of simplicity in the following description, it is assumed that the entrance / exit protection device 10 is symmetrical with respect to the center of the entrance in the width direction when viewed from the front.

[0023] The protective member 11 is provided between the wall 1a of the hoistway 1 and the car entrance 3 of the car 2, which can face each other when the car 2 rises or falls inside the hoistway 1. When the car 2 rises or falls and the car entrance 3 is positioned at the same height as the protective member 11, the car entrance 3 faces the protective member 11. The gap between the protective member 11 and the car entrance 3 is smaller than the gap between the wall 1a and the car entrance 3. The protective member 11 has a plurality of protective plates 15. The multiple protective plates 15 are lined up in a row in the vertical direction. Every two protective plates 15 lined up in the vertical direction are adjacent to each other.

[0024] Here, protective plate 16 is protective plate 15 located at the top of protective member 11. Protective plate 17 is protective plate 15 located between protective plate 16 and protective plate 18 in the vertical direction. Protective plate 18 is protective plate 15 located between protective plate 17 and protective plate 19 in the vertical direction. Protective plate 19 is protective plate 15 located at the bottom of protective member 11.

[0025] The landing entrance / exit 6 of the upper landing 5 is provided on the wall 1a above the protective plate 16. The protective plate 16 is located below the landing threshold 9a of the upper landing 5. The upper part of the protective plate 16 is located between the wall 1a and the lower part of the toe protection plate 9c of the upper landing 5. The upper part of the protective plate 16 faces the lower part of the toe protection plate 9c of the upper landing 5 in the depth direction of the entrance / exit. The upper part of the protective plate 16 is located closer to the wall 1a than the lower part of the toe protection plate 9c of the upper landing 5.

[0026] The landing entrance 6 of the lower landing 5 is provided on the wall 1a below the protection plate 19. The protection plate 19 is located above the landing door opening and closing device frame 8a of the lower landing 5.

[0027] The protective plate 15 extends in the vertical direction and the width direction of the entrance. Each of the protective plates 15, which are protective plates 16, 17, 18, and 19, has two fixed portions 15a, a flexible portion 15b, and two pairs of upper end penetrating portions 15c and lower end penetrating portions 15d.

[0028] The two fixed portions 15a are located on one side and the other side of the width of the entrance in the protective plate 15. The flexible portion 15b is located in the center of the width of the entrance in the protective plate 15. In the protective plate 15, the flexible portion 15b is located between the two fixed portions 15a in the width direction of the entrance. The two fixed portions 15a and the flexible portion 15b are lined up in the width direction of the entrance.

[0029] Each of the two fixing portions 15a has a pair of upper end through-portions 15c and lower end through-portions 15d. Each upper end through-portion 15c is recessed downward from the upper end of the protective plate 15. Each lower end through-portion 15d is recessed upward from the lower end of the protective plate 15. Each upper end through-portion 15c and each lower end through-portion 15d are recessed in opposite directions. Each upper end through-portion 15c and each lower end through-portion 15d penetrates the protective plate 15 in the depth direction of the entrance. The vertical length of each upper end through-portion 15c is longer than the vertical length of each lower end through-portion 15d. The upper end through-portion 15c and the lower end through-portion 15d are lined up in the vertical direction on one and the other sides of the width direction of the entrance in the protective plate 15.

[0030] Here, the protective plate 15 that can be the upper protective plate 15 of two protective plates 15 that are adjacent to each other in the vertical direction is referred to as the upper protective plate. Also, the protective plate 15 that cannot be the upper protective plate 15 of two protective plates 15 that are adjacent to each other in the vertical direction is referred to as the lower protective plate. In other words, each protective plate 15 except for the protective plate 15 that forms the lower end of the protective member 11 is referred to as the upper protective plate. Also, the protective plate 15 that forms the lower end of the protective member 11 is referred to as the lower protective plate. In other words, protective plates 16, 17, and 18 are each referred to as the upper protective plate. Also, protective plate 19 is referred to as the lower protective plate.

[0031] Each upper protective plate 15 has a recess 15e. The recess 15e is formed by positioning the lower end of the flexible portion 15b higher than the lower ends of the two fixed portions 15a. In each upper protective plate 15, the lower end through-hole 15d is positioned lower than the flexible portion 15b.

[0032] At one side and the other in the width direction of the entrance of the upper protective plate 15 and the lower protective plate 15 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, the fixing portion 15a of the upper protective plate 15 and the fixing portion 16a of the lower protective plate 15 face each other in the depth direction of the entrance. At one side and the other in the width direction of the entrance of the upper protective plate 15 and the lower protective plate 15 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, the lower end through portion 15d of the upper protective plate 15 and the upper end through portion 15c of the lower protective plate 15 face each other in the depth direction of the entrance.

[0033] In the upper protective plate 15 and the lower protective plate 15 that are adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, the flexible portion 15b of the upper protective plate 15 and the flexible portion 15b of the lower protective plate 15 do not abut each other in the depth direction of the entrance. In the upper protective plate 15 and the lower protective plate 15 that are adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, the flexible portion 15b of the upper protective plate 15 and the flexible portion 15b of the lower protective plate 15 do not face each other in the depth direction of the entrance.

[0034] The support member 12 is fixed inside the elevator shaft 1. The support member 12 supports the protective member 11. The support member 12 has a plurality of screw holes 12a. The center line of each screw hole 12a extends in the depth direction of the doorway. The support member 12 has two supports 20 and two supports 21. The supports 20 and 21 are respectively arranged on one side and the other side of the support member 12 in the width direction of the doorway.

[0035] Each support 20 is fixed to the wall 1a by a fixing member 14. Each support 20 supports the protective plates 16, 17, 18, and 19. Each support 20 is located between the wall 1a and the protective member 11 in the depth direction of the entranceway. Each support 20 faces the side of the protective plates 16, 17, 18, and 19 that faces the wall 1a. Each support 20 is aligned with the protective plates 16, 17, 18, and 19. One support 20 is aligned with one fixing portion 15a of each of the protective plates 16, 17, 18, and 19. The other support 20 is aligned with the other fixing portion 15a of each of the protective plates 16, 17, 18, and 19.

[0036] Each support 20 has a plurality of screw holes 20a and a plurality of oblong holes 20b. Each screw hole 20a is included in the plurality of screw holes 12a. In each support 20, the plurality of screw holes 20a are aligned in a vertical line. The center line of each oblong hole 20b extends in the width direction of the entrance / exit. The longitudinal direction of each oblong hole 20b faces the vertical direction. Because the longitudinal direction of each oblong hole 20b faces the vertical direction, the overall position of the protective plates 16, 17, and 18 and each support 20 can be easily adjusted in the vertical direction.

[0037] Each support 21 is fixed to the landing door opening and closing device frame 8a by a fixing member 14. Each support 21 supports a protective plate 19. Each support 21 is located between the wall 1a and the protective member 11 in the depth direction of the entranceway. Each support 21 faces the side of the protective plate 19 that faces the wall 1a. Each support 21 is aligned with the protective plate 19. One support 21 is aligned with one fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 19. The other support 21 is aligned with the other fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 19.

[0038] Each support 21 has a screw hole 21a and a round hole 21b. Each screw hole 21a is included in the plurality of screw holes 12a. The center line of each round hole 21b extends in the vertical direction. On one and the other widthwise sides of the doorway in the support member 12, the screw holes 21a are aligned in a vertical line with the plurality of screw holes 20a.

[0039] The joining member 13 joins the protective member 11 and the support member 12. The joining member 13 has a plurality of screw members 22. The male thread portion of each screw member 22 is passed through at least one of the upper end through-portion 15c and the lower end through-portion 15d of the protective plate 15 and screwed into the screw hole 12a of the support member 12. The protective plate 15 is sandwiched between the head of the screw member 22 and the support member 12. Each screw member 22 fastens the protective plate 15 and the support member 12. The screw members 22 are, for example, bolts, flat washers, and spring washers. In this case, the male thread portion is the shank of the bolt, the outer surface of the shank has a male thread, and the head is the head of the bolt.

[0040] On one and the other widthwise sides of the opening in the protective member 11, the male threaded portions of the screw members 22 are passed through the upper end through-portions 15c of the protective plate 16 and are screwed into the screw holes 20a. On one and the other widthwise sides of the opening in the protective member 11, the male threaded portions of the screw members 22 are passed through the lower end through-portions 15d of the protective plate 16 and the upper end through-portions 15c of the protective plate 17 and are screwed into the screw holes 20a. On one and the other widthwise sides of the opening in the protective member 11, the male threaded portions of the screw members 22 are passed through the lower end through-portions 15d of the protective plate 17 and the upper end through-portions 15c of the protective plate 18 and are screwed into the screw holes 20a. On one and the other widthwise sides of the entrance in the protective member 11, the male threads of the screw members 22 are passed through the lower end through-portion 15d of the protective plate 18 and the upper end through-portion 15c of the protective plate 19, and are screwed into the screw holes 20a. On one and the other widthwise sides of the entrance in the protective member 11, the male threads of the screw members 22 are passed through the lower end through-portion 15d of the protective plate 19, and are screwed into the screw holes 21a.

[0041] On one side and the other side of the width of the entrance / exit in the upper protective plate 15 and the lower protective plate 15, which are adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, the screw member 22 is passed through the lower end through portion 15d of the upper protective plate 15 and the upper end through portion 15c of the lower protective plate 15, and is screwed into the screw hole 12a.

[0042] Here, the screw hole 12a facing the upper end through-portion 15c of the protective plate 15 is referred to as the upper screw hole of the protective plate 15. The screw hole 12a facing the lower end through-portion 15d of the protective plate 15 is referred to as the lower screw hole of the protective plate 15.

[0043] Each support 20 has an upper screw hole and a lower screw hole in the protective plate 16. Each support 20 has an upper screw hole and a lower screw hole in the protective plate 17. Each support 20 has an upper screw hole and a lower screw hole in the protective plate 18. Each support 20 has an upper screw hole in the protective plate 19. Each support 21 has a lower screw hole in the protective plate 19.

[0044] On one side and the other side of the width of the entrance in the upper protective plate 15 and the lower protective plate 15, which are adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, one of the lower screw holes in the upper protective plate 15 and the upper screw hole in the lower protective plate 15 doubles as the other.

[0045] Furthermore, the fixed portion 15a of each protective plate 15 is fixed to the support member 12 by the screw member 22, but the flexible portion 15b is not fixed. For this reason, the flexible portion 15b of the protective plate 15 is likely to bend in the depth direction of the entrance due to the wind pressure generated when the car 2 moves up and down inside the hoistway 1. However, because the upper protective plate has the recess 15e, in the upper protective plate 15 and the lower protective plate 15 that are adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, even if at least one of the flexible portion 15b of the upper protective plate 15 and the flexible portion 15b of the lower protective plate 15 bends in the depth direction of the entrance, the flexible portion 15b of the upper protective plate 15 and the flexible portion 15b of the lower protective plate 15 do not come into contact with each other.

[0046] The fixing member 14 has a plurality of fixing devices 23 and a plurality of screw members 24, 25, and 26. The plurality of fixing devices 23 and the plurality of screw members 24 and 25 fix the two support devices 20 to the wall 1a. The plurality of screw members 26 fix the two support devices 21 to the landing-door opening and closing device frame 8a.

[0047] Each fixture 23 is provided with elongated holes 23a and 23b. The center line of each elongated hole 23a extends in the width direction of the entrance. The longitudinal direction of each elongated hole 23a faces the depth direction of the entrance. The center line of each elongated hole 23b extends in the depth direction of the entrance. The longitudinal direction of each elongated hole 23b faces the width direction of the entrance.

[0048] Each screw member 24 joins the support 20 and the fastener 23. The male threaded portion of each screw member 24 is passed through the elongated hole 20b of the support 20 and the elongated hole 23a of the fastener 23, and is screwed into the female threaded portion of the screw member 24. Each screw member 24 sandwiches the support 20 and the fastener 23 between the head of the screw member 24 and the female threaded portion of the screw member 24. Each screw member 24 fastens the support 20 and the fastener 23. The screw member 24 is, for example, a bolt, a nut, a plain washer, or a spring washer. In this case, the male threaded portion is the shank of the bolt, the outer surface of the shank has male threads, the head is the head of the bolt, and the female threaded portion is the cylindrical portion of the nut, the inner surface of the cylindrical portion has female threads.

[0049] Each screw member 25 joins the wall 1a and the fixture 23. One end of the male threaded portion of each screw member 25 is inserted into the wall 1a and fixed thereto. The other end of the male threaded portion of each screw member 25 is passed through the elongated hole 23b of the fixture 23 and is screwed into the female threaded portion of the screw member 25. The female threaded portion of each screw member 25 sandwiches the fixture 23 between itself and the wall 1a. Each screw member 25 fastens the wall 1a and the fixture 23. The screw member 25 is, for example, an anchor bolt, a nut, a flat washer, or a spring washer. In this case, the male threaded portion is the shank of the anchor bolt, the outer surface of the shank having male threads, the head of the bolt, and the female threaded portion is the cylindrical portion of the nut, the inner surface of the cylindrical portion having female threads.

[0050] Each screw member 26 joins the landing door opening / closing device frame 8a and the support device 21. The male thread portion of each screw member 26 is passed through the circular hole 8c of the landing door opening / closing device frame 8a and the circular hole 21b of the support device 21, and is screwed into the female thread portion of the screw member 26. Each screw member 26 sandwiches the landing door opening / closing device frame 8a and the support device 21 between the head of the screw member 26 and the female thread portion of the screw member 26. Each screw member 26 fastens the landing door opening / closing device frame 8a and the support device 21. The screw member 26 is, for example, a bolt, a nut, a plain washer, or a spring washer. In this case, the male thread portion is a shank portion of a bolt, the outer surface of the shank has male threads, the head portion is the head of a bolt, and the female thread portion is a cylindrical portion of a nut, the inner surface of the cylindrical portion has female threads.

[0051] Here, the screw members 22 that are passed through the upper end through-portions 15c of the protective plate 15 and screwed into the screw holes 12a to fasten the protective plate 15 and the support member 12 together are referred to as the upper screw members of the protective plate 15. The screw members 22 that are passed through the lower end through-portions 15e of the protective plate 15 and screwed into the screw holes 12a to fasten the protective plate 15 and the support member 12 together are referred to as the lower screw members of the protective plate 15.

[0052] On one side and the other side of the width of the entrance in the upper protective plate 15 and the lower protective plate 15, which are adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, one of the lower screw member of the upper protective plate 15 and the upper screw member of the lower protective plate 15 doubles as the other.

[0053] Furthermore, when the upper screw members and the lower screw members are loosened on one and the other widthwise sides of the entrance in the protective plate 15 and the protective plate 15 moves upward, the upper screw members do not come off from the upper end through-holes 15c and the lower screw members come off from the lower end through-holes 15d. When the upper screw members and the lower screw members are loosened on one and the other widthwise sides of the entrance in the protective plate 15 and the protective plate 15 moves downward, the upper screw members do not come off from the upper end through-holes 15c and the lower screw members do not come off from the lower end through-holes 15d.

[0054] In addition, when the upper screw member and the lower screw member of the upper protective plate 15 are loosened on one side and the other side of the width of the entrance on the upper protective plate 15 and the lower protective plate 15 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, the upper protective plate 15 can move upward relative to the lower protective plate 15.

[0055] Next, the procedure for attaching and detaching the protective plate 15 in the entrance protection device 10 will be described. First, the procedure for attaching and detaching the protective plate 18 in the entrance protection device 10 will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the process for attaching and detaching the protective plate in embodiment 1. By going through the states (a) to (f) in FIG. 8, the protective plate 18 can be removed from the support 20 fixed to the wall 1a. The process for attaching the protective plate 18 to the support 20 fixed to the wall 1a is in the reverse order to the process for removing the protective plate 18 from the support 20 fixed to the wall 1a.

[0056] 8(a) shows the state in which the protective plates 17, 18, and 19 are fixed to a support 20 fixed to a wall 1a. The protective plates 17, 18, and 19 are fixed to the support 20 with screw members 22. The lower part of the fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 17 and the upper part of the fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 18 are located between the heads of the upper screw members of the protective plate 18 and the support 20 in the depth direction of the entrance. The upper part of the fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 18 is located closer to the wall 1a in the depth direction of the entrance than the lower part of the fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 17. The lower part of the fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 18 and the upper part of the fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 19 are located between the heads of the lower screw members of the protective plate 18 and the support 20 in the depth direction of the entrance. The lower part of fixed part 15a of protective plate 18 is located closer to wall 1a in the depth direction of the entrance than the upper part of fixed part 15a of protective plate 19. The upper part of flexible part 15b of protective plate 18 is located lower than the lower part of flexible part 15b of protective plate 17. The lower part of flexible part 15b of protective plate 18 is located higher than the upper part of flexible part 15b of protective plate 19.

[0057] The upper screw member of the protective plate 18 is passed through the lower end through-portion 15d of the protective plate 17 and the upper end through-portion 15c of the protective plate 18 and is screwed into the screw hole 20a of the support 20, thereby fastening the protective plates 17 and 18 to the support 20. The male thread portion of the upper screw member of the protective plate 18 is located above the lowermost portion of the upper end through-portion 15c. The lower screw member of the protective plate 18 is passed through the lower end through-portion 15d of the protective plate 18 and the upper end through-portion 15c of the protective plate 19 and is screwed into the screw hole 20a of the support 20, thereby fastening the protective plates 18 and 19 to the support 20. The male thread portion of the lower screw member of the protective plate 18 is located at the uppermost portion of the lower end through-portion 15d. The male thread portion of the lower screw member of the protective plate 18 and the lower end through-portion 15d of the protective plate 18 abut against each other in the vertical direction.

[0058] The protective plate 18 is prevented from moving up and down and in the width direction of the entrance by the screw members 22. The protective plate 18 is prevented from moving in the direction opposite to the wall 1a in the depth direction of the entrance by the protective plate 17 and the screw members 22.

[0059] FIG. 8(b) shows a state in which the upper screw member and the lower screw member of the protective plate 18 have been loosened from the state shown in FIG. 8(a). The lower part of the fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 17 and the upper part of the fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 18 remain positioned between the heads of the upper screw members of the protective plate 18 and the support 20 in the depth direction of the entrance. The upper part of the fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 18 remains positioned closer to the wall 1a in the depth direction of the entrance than the lower part of the fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 17. The lower part of the fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 18 and the upper part of the fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 19 remain positioned between the heads of the lower screw members of the protective plate 18 and the support 20 in the depth direction of the entrance. The lower part of the fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 18 remains positioned closer to the wall 1a in the depth direction of the entrance than the upper part of the fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 19. The upper part of flexible portion 15b of protective plate 18 remains positioned lower than the lower part of flexible portion 15b of protective plate 17. The lower part of flexible portion 15b of protective plate 18 remains positioned higher than the upper part of flexible portion 15b of protective plate 19.

[0060] The upper screw member of the protective plate 18 remains threaded through the upper end through-portion 15c of the protective plate 18. The male threaded portion of the upper screw member of the protective plate 18 remains positioned higher than the lowermost portion of the upper end through-portion 15c. The lower screw member of the protective plate 18 remains threaded through the lower end through-portion 15d of the protective plate 18. The male threaded portion of the lower screw member of the protective plate 18 remains positioned at the uppermost portion of the lower end through-portion 15d. The male threaded portion of the lower screw member of the protective plate 18 and the lower end through-portion 15d of the protective plate 18 remain in contact with each other in the vertical direction. The protective plate 18 rests on the lower screw member of the protective plate 18. The lower screw member of the protective plate 18 supports the protective plate 18 in the vertical direction.

[0061] The protective plate 18 can move upward within the gap between the male threaded portion of the upper screw member of the protective plate 18 and the upper end through-portion 15c of the protective plate 18. The protective plate 18 is prevented from moving downward by the male threaded portion of the lower screw member of the protective plate 18. The upper part of the protective plate 18 can move in the width direction of the entrance within the gap between the male threaded portion of the upper screw member of the protective plate 18 and the upper end through-portion 15c of the protective plate 18. The lower part of the protective plate 18 can move in the width direction of the entrance within the gap between the male threaded portion of the lower screw member of the protective plate 18 and the lower end through-portion 15d of the protective plate 18. The lower part of the protective plate 17 and the upper part of the protective plate 18 can move in the depth direction of the entrance between the heads of the upper screw members of the protective plate 18 and the support 20. The lower part of the protective plate 18 and the upper part of the protective plate 19 can move in the depth direction of the entrance between the heads of the lower screw members of the protective plate 18 and the support 20.

[0062] FIG. 8(c) shows a state in which the protective plate 18 has been moved upward from the state shown in FIG. 8(b). The lower part of the fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 17 and the upper part of the fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 18 remain positioned between the head of the upper screw member of the protective plate 18 and the support 20 in the depth direction of the entrance. The upper part of the fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 18 remains positioned closer to the wall 1a in the depth direction of the entrance than the lower part of the fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 17. The lower part of the fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 18 has moved upward relative to the upper part of the fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 19 and the lower screw member of the protective plate 18. The upper part of the flexible portion 15b of the protective plate 18 has moved between the lower part of the flexible portion 15b of the protective plate 17 and the wall 1a in the depth direction of the entrance. The lower part of the flexible portion 15b of the protection plate 18 remains positioned higher than the upper part of the flexible portion 15b of the protection plate 19.

[0063] The upper screw member of the protective plate 18 remains threaded through the upper end through-portion 15c of the protective plate 18. The male thread portion of the upper screw member of the protective plate 18 is now positioned at the bottom of the upper end through-portion 15c of the protective plate 18. The male thread portion of the upper screw member of the protective plate 18 and the upper end through-portion 15c of the protective plate 18 are now in contact with each other in the vertical direction. The male thread portion of the lower screw member of the protective plate 18 is now disengaged from the lower end through-portion 15d of the protective plate 18.

[0064] The protective plate 18 is prevented from moving upward by the male threaded portion of the upper screw member of the protective plate 18. The protective plate 18 can move downward within the gap between the male threaded portion of the lower screw member of the protective plate 18 and the lower end through-port 15d of the protective plate 18. The upper part of the protective plate 18 can move in the width direction of the entrance within the gap between the male threaded portion of the upper screw member of the protective plate 18 and the upper end through-port 15c of the protective plate 18. The lower part of the protective plate 18 can move in the width direction of the entrance. The lower part of the protective plate 17 and the upper part of the protective plate 18 can move in the depth direction of the entrance between the head of the upper screw member of the protective plate 18 and the support 20. The lower part of the protective plate 18 can move in the depth direction of the entrance on the side opposite the wall 1a from the support 20.

[0065] FIG. 8(d) shows a state in which the lower part of the protective plate 18 has been moved away from the wall 1a from the state shown in FIG. 8(c). The lower part of the fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 17 and the upper part of the fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 18 remain positioned between the head of the upper screw member of the protective plate 18 and the support 20 in the depth direction of the entrance. The upper part of the fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 18 remains positioned closer to the wall 1a in the depth direction of the entrance than the lower part of the fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 17. The lower part of the fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 18 has moved away from the wall 1a in the depth direction of the entrance than the upper part of the fixing portion 15a of the protective plate 19 and the lower screw member of the protective plate 18. The upper part of the flexible portion 16b of the protective plate 18 remains positioned between the lower part of the flexible portion 15b of the protective plate 17 and the wall 1a in the depth direction of the entrance. The lower part of the flexible part 15b of the protective plate 18 is shifted further than the upper part of the flexible part 15b of the protective plate 19 toward the side opposite the wall 1a in the depth direction of the entrance.

[0066] The upper screw member of the protective plate 18 remains threaded through the upper end through-portion 15c of the protective plate 18. The male thread portion of the upper screw member of the protective plate 18 remains positioned at the bottom of the upper end through-portion 15c of the protective plate 18. The male thread portion of the upper screw member of the protective plate 18 and the upper end through-portion 15c of the protective plate 18 remain in contact with each other in the vertical direction. The lower screw member of the protective plate 18 remains disengaged from the lower end through-portion 15d of the protective plate 18.

[0067] Protective plate 18 is prevented from moving upward by the male thread portion of the upper screw member of protective plate 18. Protective plate 18 can move downward within the gap between protective plate 18 and protective plate 19. The upper part of protective plate 18 can move in the width direction of the entrance within the gap between the male thread portion of the upper screw member and upper end through-hole 15c. The lower part of protective plate 18 can move in the width direction of the entrance. The lower part of protective plate 17 and the upper part of protective plate 18 can move in the depth direction of the entrance between the head of the upper screw member of protective plate 18 and support 20. The lower part of protective plate 18 can move in the depth direction of the entrance on the side opposite wall 1a from support 20.

[0068] Figure 8(e) shows a state in which protective plate 18 has been moved downward from the state shown in Figure 8(d). The upper part of fixed portion 15a of protective plate 18 has moved downward relative to the lower part of fixed portion 15a of protective plate 17 and the upper screw member of protective plate 18. The lower part of fixed portion 15a of protective plate 18 remains positioned on the opposite side of wall 1a in the depth direction of the entrance relative to the upper part of fixed portion 15a of protective plate 19 and the lower screw member of protective plate 18. The upper part of flexible portion 15b of protective plate 18 has moved downward relative to the lower part of flexible portion 15b of protective plate 17. The lower part of flexible portion 15b of protective plate 18 remains positioned on the opposite side of wall 1a in the depth direction of the entrance relative to flexible portion 15b of protective plate 19.

[0069] The upper screw member of the protective plate 18 is now disengaged from the upper end through-hole 15c of the protective plate 18. The lower screw member of the protective plate 18 remains disengaged from the lower end through-hole 15d of the protective plate 18.

[0070] The protective plate 18 can move upward within the range of the gap between the upper screw member of the protective plate 18. The protective plate 18 can move downward within the range of the gap between the upper part of the protective plate 19. The upper part of the protective plate 18 can move in the width direction of the entrance. The lower part of the protective plate 18 can move in the width direction of the entrance. The upper part of the protective plate 18 can move in the depth direction of the entrance on the side opposite wall 1a from the support 20. The lower part of the protective plate 18 can move in the depth direction of the entrance on the side opposite wall 1a from the lower end protective plate.

[0071] Figure 10(f) shows a state in which the upper part of protective plate 18 has been moved away from wall 1a from the state shown in Figure 10(e). Figure 10(f) shows a state in which protective plates 17 and 19 are attached to support 20 fixed to wall 1a, and protective plate 18 has been removed from support 20 fixed to wall 1a. The upper part of fixing portion 15a of protective plate 18 has been changed to a state in which it is positioned on the opposite side of wall 1a in the depth direction of the entrance from the lower part of fixing portion 15a of protective plate 17 and the upper screw member of protective plate 18. The lower part of fixing portion 15a of protective plate 18 remains positioned on the opposite side of wall 1a in the depth direction of the entrance from the upper part of fixing portion 15a of protective plate 19 and the lower screw member of protective plate 18. The upper part of flexible portion 15b of protective plate 18 is now positioned on the opposite side of wall 1a in the depth direction of the entrance from the lower part of flexible portion 15b of protective plate 17. The lower part of flexible portion 15b of protective plate 18 remains positioned on the opposite side of wall 1a in the depth direction of the entrance from the upper part of flexible portion 15b of protective plate 19.

[0072] The upper screw member of the protective plate 18 remains disengaged from the upper end through-hole 15c of the protective plate 18. The lower screw member of the protective plate 18 remains disengaged from the lower end through-hole 15d of the protective plate 18.

[0073] The protective plate 18 can move vertically and in the width direction of the entrance. The protective plate 18 can also move in the depth direction of the entrance on the side opposite the wall 1a from the protective plates 17 and 19 and the support 20.

[0074] As described above, in a state in which the protective plates 17 and 19 are attached to the support 20 fixed to the wall 1 a, the protective plate 18 can be attached to and detached from the support 20 .

[0075] When attaching or detaching protective plate 18 to or from support 20, the upper screw member of protective plate 17 and the lower screw member of protective plate 19 may be loosened. This makes it possible to easily widen the gap between protective plate 17 and support 20 in the depth direction of the entrance and the gap between protective plate 19 and support 20 in the depth direction of the entrance and the gap between protective plate 19 and support 20.

[0076] From the above, it is clear that the protective plate 16 can be attached to and detached from the support 20 in a state in which the protective plate 17 is attached to the support 20 fixed to the wall 1a. Because the protective plate 16 is located at the top of the protective member 11, the protective plate 16 can be attached to and detached from the support 20 more easily than the protective plate 18 can be attached to and detached from the support 20 as described above. Note that if the toe protection plate 9c is fixed to the landing threshold 9a of the upper landing 5, the screw member 9d that secures the toe protection plate 9c to the landing threshold 9a may be loosened when attaching or detaching the protective plate 16 to the support 20. This makes it possible to easily widen the gap between the toe protection plate 9c and the protective plate 18 in the depth direction of the entrance / exit.

[0077] Similarly, it is clear that in a state in which the protective plates 16 and 18 are attached to the support fixture 20 fixed to the wall 1a, the protective plate 17 can be attached and detached to the support fixture 20. Since the protective plate 17 is attached to the opposite side of the support fixture 20 from the protective plates 16 and 18, the protective plate 17 can be attached and detached to the support fixture 20 more easily than the protective plate 18 can be attached and detached to the support fixture 20 as described above.

[0078] Similarly, it is clear that in a state in which the protective plate 18 is attached to the support 20 fixed to the wall 1a, the protective plate 19 can be attached to and detached from the support 20 and 21. Since the protective plate 19 is attached to the opposite side of the support 20 from the protective plate 18, the protective plate 19 can be attached to and detached from the support 20 more easily than the protective plate 18 can be attached to and detached from the support 20 as described above.

[0079] In addition, with all the screw members 22 temporarily fastened to the support member 12, the protection plates 16, 17, 18 and 19 can be attached to and detached from the support member 12.

[0080] The elevator entrance protection device in the first embodiment includes a protection member 11 provided between a wall 1a of the hoistway 1 and a car entrance 3 of the car 2, which may face each other when the car 2 ascends and descends inside the hoistway 1, a support member 12 fixed inside the hoistway 1 and supporting the protection member 11, and a joining member 13 joining the protection member 11 and the support member 12, the protection member 11 having a protection plate 15 extending in the vertical direction and in the width direction of the car entrance 3, the protection plate 15 having a pair of upper end through-portion 15c and lower end through-portion 15d, the upper end through-portion 15c being recessed downward from the upper end of the protection plate 15, and the lower end through-portion 15d being recessed upward from the lower end of the protection plate 15, the support member 12 having a plurality of screw holes 12a, the plurality of screw holes 12a being upper screw holes and lower screw holes, The connecting member 13 includes screw holes, the upper screw hole facing the upper end through-portion 15c and the lower screw hole facing the lower end through-portion 15d, the connecting member 13 having an upper screw member and a lower screw member, the upper screw member being passed through the upper end through-portion 15c of the protective plate 15 and screwed into the upper screw hole to fasten the protective plate 15 and the support member 12 together, and the lower screw member being passed through the lower end through-portion 15d of the protective plate 15 and screwed into the lower screw hole to fasten the protective plate 15 and the support member 12 together, and when the upper screw member and the lower screw member are loosened and the protective plate 15 moves upward, the lower screw member comes off the lower end through-portion 15d, and even when the upper screw member and the lower screw member are loosened and the protective plate 15 moves downward, the upper screw member does not come off the upper end through-portion 15c.

[0081] This allows the protective plate 15 to be easily attached to and detached from the support member 12 with the upper screw member and the lower screw member screwed into the support fixture 20. In particular, since the worker can hold the protective plate 15 with both hands to attach and detach it from the support member 12, it is possible to prevent the worker from dropping the protective plate 15 inside the hoistway 1.

[0082] In the elevator entrance / exit protection device of embodiment 1, a landing entrance / exit 6 that can face the car entrance / exit 3 when the car 2 rises or falls is provided on the wall 1a above the protection member 11, and a toe protection plate 9c is provided below the landing entrance / exit 6 inside the elevator shaft 1, and the toe protection plate 9c extends in the vertical direction and in the width direction of the car entrance / exit 3, and the upper part of the protection member 11 is located between the wall 1a and the toe protection plate 9c.

[0083] As a result, even if the vertical distance between the upper landing entrance / exit 6 and the lower landing entrance / exit 6 changes, the entrance / exit protection device 10 can be easily attached without leaving a vertical gap between the protection member 11 and the toe protection plate 9c of the upper landing entrance / exit 6.

[0084] In the elevator entrance protection device in the first embodiment, the upper end penetration portion 15c and the lower end penetration portion 15d of the protection plate 15 are aligned in the vertical direction, the protection member 11 has an upper protection plate 15 and a lower protection plate 15 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, the lower end penetration portion 15d of the upper protection plate 15 and the upper end penetration portion 15c of the lower protection plate 15 face each other in the depth direction of the car entrance 3, and the screw member 22 is By passing it through the upper end through-hole 15c of the protective plate 15 and screwing it into the screw hole 12a, one of the lower screw member of the upper protective plate 15 and the upper screw member of the lower protective plate 15 doubles as the other, and at the same time, one of the lower screw hole of the upper protective plate 15 and the upper screw hole of the lower protective plate 15 doubles as the other, and when the upper screw member and lower screw member of the upper protective plate 15 are loosened, the upper protective plate 15 can move upward relative to the lower protective plate 15.

[0085] As a result, when the lower protective plate 15 is attached to the support member 12, the upper protective plate 15 can be easily attached and detached without removing the lower protective plate 15. This is particularly effective when the upper protective plate 15 is attached closer to the support member 12 in the depth direction of the car entrance than the lower protective plate 15.

[0086] In the elevator entrance / exit protection device in embodiment 1, the protective plate 15 has a fixed portion 15a and a flexible portion 15b that are aligned in the width direction of the car entrance / exit 3, the fixed portion 15a has an upper end through-portion 15c and a lower end through-portion 15d, the upper protective plate 15 has a recess 15e, and the recess 15e of the upper protective plate 15 is formed by positioning the lower end of the flexible portion 15b of the upper protective plate 15 higher than the lower end of the fixed portion 15a of the upper protective plate 15, and the lower end through-portion 15d of the upper protective plate 15 and the upper end through-portion 15c of the lower protective plate 15 face each other in the depth direction of the car entrance / exit 3, and the flexible portion 15b of the upper protective plate 15 and the flexible portion 15b of the lower protective plate 15 do not face each other in the depth direction of the car entrance / exit.

[0087] As a result, even if at least one of the flexible portion 15b of the upper protective plate 15 and the flexible portion 15b of the lower protective plate 15 bends in the depth direction of the entrance / exit due to the wind pressure generated when the car 2 moves up and down inside the elevator shaft 1, the flexible portion 15b of the upper protective plate 15 and the flexible portion 15b of the lower protective plate 15 do not come into contact with each other, thereby preventing the generation of noise.

[0088] In the elevator entrance protection device of the first embodiment, the upper protection plate 15 may not be formed with the recess 15e, and the upper end of the flexible part 15b of the lower protection plate 15 may be positioned lower than the upper end of the fixed part 15a of the lower protection plate 15, thereby forming a recess. In this case, the same effect can be achieved.

[0089] In the elevator entrance / exit protection device in embodiment 1, the support member 12 includes a support 20 and a support 21, and the support 20 has an upper screw hole and a lower screw hole in the upper protective plate 18 and an upper screw hole in the lower protective plate 19, and the support 21 has a lower screw hole in the lower protective plate 19.

[0090] As a result, even if the vertical distance between the upper landing entrance / exit 6 and the lower landing entrance / exit 6 changes, the entrance / exit protection device 10 can be easily attached by changing only the vertical length of the lower protective plate 19, without changing the relative position between the entrance / exit protection device 10 and the upper landing entrance / exit 6 in the vertical direction.

[0091] Furthermore, if the vertical distance between the upper landing entrance / exit 6 and the lower landing entrance / exit 6 changes and the upper end through-hole 15c of the protective plate 19 does not face the screw hole 20a, the position of each support 20 relative to the protective plate 19 can be adjusted in the vertical direction so that the upper end through-hole 15c of the protective plate 19 faces the screw hole 20a.

[0092] Furthermore, by providing a plurality of screw holes 21a aligned in the vertical direction in each support 21, if the upper end through-hole 15c of the protective plate 19 does not face the screw hole 20a when the vertical distance between the upper landing entrance / exit 6 and the lower landing entrance / exit 6 changes, the position of the protective plate 19 relative to the supports 20 and 21 can be adjusted in the vertical direction to make the upper end through-hole 15c of the protective plate 19 face the screw hole 20a.

[0093] In the elevator entrance protection device in the first embodiment, protection member 11 extends from the lower end of toe protection plate 9c to the lower end of protection plate 19 and is larger than car entrance 3 in the width direction of the entrance.

[0094] Furthermore, in the elevator entrance protection device in the first embodiment, the entrance protection device 10 does not have to be symmetrical in the width direction of the entrance with respect to the center of the entrance.

[0095] Furthermore, in the elevator entrance protection device according to the first embodiment, the protection plate 15 has two pairs of upper end through-holes 15c and lower end through-holes 15d, but may have one or three or more pairs of upper end through-holes 15c and lower end through-holes 15d. In this case, the protection plate 15 is fixed to the support member 12 by passing a screw member 22 through each of the upper end through-holes 15c and each of the lower end through-holes 15d and screwing the screw member 22 into the support member 12.

[0096] In the elevator entrance protection device according to the first embodiment, the upper end through-hole 15c and the lower end through-hole 15d may be provided at the center of the protection plate 15 in the width direction of the entrance.

[0097] In the elevator entrance protection device according to the first embodiment, the relative positional relationship among the multiple protection plates 15 in the depth direction of the entrance may be different from the above-described positional relationship.

[0098] In the elevator entrance protection device according to the first embodiment, each support 20 may be divided into a plurality of support members in the vertical direction.

[0099] Furthermore, in the elevator entrance protection device according to the first embodiment, support member 12 may be fixed to a support member such as a beam or a pillar fixed inside hoistway 1, instead of being fixed to wall 1a.

[0100] Furthermore, by extending the landing door opening and closing device cover 8b of the lower landing 5 upward, the gap in the vertical direction between the lower end of the protection member 11 and the landing door opening and closing device cover 8b may be eliminated or reduced.

[0101] Next, an elevator entrance protection device according to a first modified example of the first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. Fig. 10 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a hoistway according to the first modified example of the first embodiment. Fig. 11 is a front view of the elevator entrance protection device according to the first modified example of the first embodiment. Fig. 11 is a view taken along the arrow EE in Fig. 10. Fig. 12 is a drawing showing the shape of the protection plate according to the first modified example of the first embodiment. Fig. 12 is a drawing obtained by third angle projection. In the description of the elevator entrance protection device according to the first modified example of the first embodiment, the description of the same configuration as that of the elevator entrance protection device according to the first embodiment will be omitted as appropriate hereinafter, and reference numerals in the drawings will be omitted as appropriate.

[0102] In the drawing, 30 is an entrance / exit protection device and 31 is a protection plate.

[0103] The elevator entrance protection device in the first modified example of the first embodiment is the elevator entrance protection device in the above-described first embodiment, with protection plate 19 changed to protection plate 31. Except for this change, the elevator entrance protection device in the first modified example of the first embodiment is the same as the elevator entrance protection device in the first embodiment.

[0104] The protective plate 31 is the protective plate 15 located at the bottom of the protective member 11. Therefore, the protective plate 31 is a bottom end protective plate.

[0105] The protective plate 15, which is the protective plate 31, has two fixed portions 15a, a flexible portion 15b, two pairs of upper end through-portions 15c and lower end through-portions 15d, and a plurality of intermediate through-portions 15f.

[0106] On one and the other widthwise sides of the entrance in the protective plate 15, which is the protective plate 31, the multiple intermediate through portions 15f are located between the upper end through portion 15c and the lower end through portion 15d. The multiple intermediate through portions 15f are located at the two fixing portions 15a of the protective plate 15, which is the protective plate 31. The multiple intermediate through portions 15f penetrate the protective plate 15, which is the protective plate 31, in the depth direction of the entrance. On one and the other widthwise sides of the entrance in the protective plate 15, which is the protective plate 31, the upper end through portion 15c, the lower end through portion 15d, and the multiple intermediate through portions 15f are lined up in a row in the vertical direction.

[0107] On one and the other widthwise sides of the entrance in the protective member 11, the male threads of the screw members 22 are passed through the lower end through-portion 15d of the protective plate 18 and the upper end through-portion 15c of the protective plate 31, and are screwed into the screw holes 20a. On one and the other widthwise sides of the entrance in the protective member 11, the male threads of the screw members 22 are passed through the lower end through-portion 15d of the protective plate 31, and are screwed into the screw holes 21a.

[0108] On one and the other widthwise sides of the entrance in the protective member 11, instead of the male threaded portions of the screw members 22 being passed through the lower end through-portion 15d of the protective plate 18 and the upper end through-portion 15c of the protective plate 31, the male threaded portions of the screw members 22 are passed through the lower end through-portion 15d of the protective plate 18 and the intermediate through-portion 15f of the protective plate 31 and screwed into the screw holes 20a, thereby fastening the protective plate 18 and the protective plate 31 to the support 20. In this case, the fixed portions 15a and flexible portions 15b of the protective plate 18 and the fixed portions 15a and flexible portions 15b of the protective plate 31 can overlap with each other in the depthwise direction of the entrance.

[0109] In the elevator entrance / exit protection device in the first variant of embodiment 1, the lower protective plate 31 has an intermediate through-hole 15f, which is located between the upper end through-hole 15c and the lower end through-hole 15d, and the upper screw member of the lower protective plate 31 is passed through the lower end through-hole 15d of the upper protective plate 18 and the intermediate through-hole 15f of the lower protective plate 31 and screwed into the screw hole 20a of the support 20, thereby tightening the upper protective plate 18 and the lower protective plate 31 to the support 20, and at the same time, the lower screw member of the lower protective plate 31 is passed through the lower end through-hole 15d of the lower protective plate 31 and screwed into the screw hole 21a of the support 21, thereby tightening the lower protective plate 31 to the support 21.

[0110] As a result, the vertical length of the entrance / exit protection device 10 can be changed, so even if the vertical distance between the upper landing entrance / exit 6 and the lower landing entrance / exit 6 changes, the entrance / exit protection device 10 can be easily attached.

[0111] Furthermore, since the upper protective plates can be made identical for two types of entrance protection devices 10 having different lengths in the up-down direction, the number of types of upper protective plates can be reduced.

[0112] Furthermore, when the vertical distance between the upper landing entrance / exit 6 and the lower landing entrance / exit 6 changes and the intermediate through-hole 15f of the protective plate 31 does not face the screw hole 20a, the position of each support 20 relative to the protective plate 31 can be adjusted in the vertical direction so that the intermediate through-hole 15f of the protective plate 31 faces the screw hole 20a.

[0113] Furthermore, by providing a plurality of screw holes 21a aligned in the vertical direction in each support 21, if the vertical distance between the upper landing entrance / exit 6 and the lower landing entrance / exit 6 changes and the intermediate through portion 15f of the protective plate 31 does not face the screw hole 20a, it is possible to make the intermediate through portion 15f of the protective plate 31 face the screw hole 20a by adjusting the position of the protective plate 31 in the vertical direction relative to each of the supports 20 and 21.

[0114] Next, an elevator entrance protection device according to a second modified example of the first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. Fig. 13 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a hoistway according to the second modified example of the first embodiment. Fig. 14 is a front view of the elevator entrance protection device according to the second modified example of the first embodiment. Fig. 14 is a view taken along the arrow FF in Fig. 13. Fig. 15 is a drawing showing the shape of the protection plate according to the second modified example of the first embodiment. Fig. 15 is a drawing using the third angle projection method. In the description of the elevator entrance protection device according to the second modified example of the first embodiment, the description of the same configuration as that of the elevator entrance protection device according to the first embodiment will be omitted as appropriate, and reference numerals in the drawings will be omitted as appropriate.

[0115] In the drawing, 40 is an entrance / exit protection device and 41 is a protection plate.

[0116] The elevator entrance protection device in the second modified example of the first embodiment is the elevator entrance protection device in the first embodiment described above, except that protection plate 19 is changed to protection plate 41. Except for this change, the elevator entrance protection device in the second modified example of the first embodiment is the same as the elevator entrance protection device in the first embodiment.

[0117] The protective plate 41 is the protective plate 15 located at the bottom of the protective member 11. Therefore, the protective plate 41 is a bottom end protective plate.

[0118] The protective plate 15, which is the protective plate 41, has two fixed portions 15a, a flexible portion 15b, two pairs of upper end through-portions 15c and lower end through-portions 15d, a plurality of intermediate through-portions 15f, and a plurality of screw members 15k.

[0119] On one and the other widthwise sides of the entrance in the protective plate 15, which is the protective plate 41, the multiple intermediate through portions 15f are located between the upper end through portion 15c and the lower end through portion 15d. The multiple intermediate through portions 15f are located at the two fixing portions 15a of the protective plate 15, which is the protective plate 41. The multiple intermediate through portions 15f penetrate the protective plate 15, which is the protective plate 41, in the depth direction of the entrance. On one and the other widthwise sides of the entrance in the protective plate 15, which is the protective plate 41, the upper end through portion 15c, the lower end through portion 15d, and the multiple intermediate through portions 15f are lined up in a row in the vertical direction.

[0120] The protective plate 15, which is the protective plate 41, is divided into an upper protective plate 15g and a lower protective plate 15h. The protective plate 15, which is the protective plate 41, has an upper protective plate 15g and a lower protective plate 15h. The upper protective plate 15g forms the upper part of the protective plate 15, which is the protective plate 41. The lower protective plate 15h forms the lower part of the protective plate 15, which is the protective plate 41. The upper protective plate 15g has two fixed portions 15a, a flexible portion 15b, two upper end through-portions 15c, and multiple intermediate through-portions 15f. The lower protective plate 15h has two fixed portions 15a, a flexible portion 15b, two lower end through-portions 15d, and multiple intermediate through-portions 15f.

[0121] The fixed portions 15a and flexible portions 15b of the upper protective plate 15g and the fixed portions 15a and flexible portions 15b of the lower protective plate 15h overlap in the depth direction of the entrance. On one and the other widthwise sides of the entrance in the protective plate 15 that is the protective plate 41, the intermediate through portions 15f of the upper protective plate 15g and the intermediate through portions 15f of the lower protective plate 15h overlap in the depth direction of the entrance.

[0122] Screw members 15k are positioned on one and the other widthwise sides of the opening in the protective plate 15, which is the protective plate 41. On one and the other widthwise sides of the opening in the protective plate 15, which is the protective plate 41, the male threads of the screw members 15k are passed through the intermediate through-holes 15f of the upper protective plate 15g and the intermediate through-holes 15f of the lower protective plate 15h, and are screwed into the female threads of the screw members 15k. Each screw member 15k sandwiches the upper protective plate 15g and the lower protective plate 15h between its head and its female thread. Each screw member 15k fastens the upper protective plate 15g and the lower protective plate 15h together. Each screw member 15k is, for example, a bolt, a nut, a flat washer, or a spring washer. In this case, the male threaded portion is the shank of the bolt, the outer surface of which has male threads, the head is the head of the bolt, and the female threaded portion is the cylindrical portion of the nut, the inner surface of which has female threads.

[0123] In the protective plate 15 that is the protective plate 41, the vertical length of the protective plate 15 that is the protective plate 41 can be changed by changing the relative positions of the upper protective plate 15g and the lower protective plate 15h in the vertical direction.

[0124] In the elevator entrance protection device in the second variant of embodiment 1, the side protection plate 41 has an upper protection plate 15g, a lower protection plate 15h, multiple intermediate penetration portions 15f and a screw member 15k, the multiple intermediate penetration portions 15f are located between the upper end penetration portion 15c and the lower end penetration portion 15d, the upper protection plate 15g forms the upper part of the lower protection plate 41 and has the upper end penetration portion 15c and multiple intermediate penetration portions 15f, the lower protection plate 15h forms the lower part of the lower protection plate 41 and has the lower end penetration portion 15d and multiple intermediate penetration portions 15f, the upper protection plate 15g and the lower protection plate 15h are stacked in the depth direction of the car entrance 3, and the screw member 15k is passed through the intermediate penetration portion 15f of the upper protection plate 15g and the intermediate penetration portion 15f of the lower protection plate 15h and fastens the upper protection plate 15g and the lower protection plate 15h together.

[0125] This allows the vertical length of the protection plate 41 to change, so even if the vertical distance between the upper landing entrance 6 and the lower landing entrance 6 changes, the entrance protection device 10 can be easily attached.

[0126] Furthermore, since the upper protective plates can be made identical for two types of entrance protection devices 10 having different lengths in the up-down direction, the number of types of upper protective plates can be reduced.

[0127] Next, an elevator entrance protection device according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 16 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a hoistway according to the second embodiment. FIG. 17 is a front view of the elevator entrance protection device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 17 is a view taken along the arrow GG in FIG. 16. FIG. 17 shows a first installation state of the entrance protection device, which will be described later. FIG. 18 is a front view of the elevator entrance protection device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 18 is a view taken along the arrow GG in FIG. 16. FIG. 18 shows a second installation state of the entrance protection device, which will be described later. FIG. 19 is a drawing showing the shape of the protection plate according to the second embodiment. FIG. 19 is a drawing taken along the third angle projection. FIG. 20 is a drawing showing the shape of the support according to the second embodiment. FIG. 20 is a drawing taken along the third angle projection. FIG. 21 is a detailed view of part H in FIG. 17. FIG. 21(a) is a plan view, FIG. 21(b) is a front view, and FIG. 21(c) is a right side view. FIG. 22 is a detailed view of part K in FIG. 17. Fig. 22(a) is a plan view, Fig. 22(b) is a front view, and Fig. 22(c) is a right side view. Fig. 23 is a detailed view of part M in Fig. 17. Fig. 23(a) is a plan view, Fig. 23(b) is a front view, and Fig. 23(c) is a right side view. In the description of the elevator entrance protection device in embodiment 2, the same configuration as the elevator entrance protection device in embodiment 1 will not be described below as appropriate, and reference numerals in the drawings will be omitted as appropriate.

[0128] In the drawing, 50 is an entrance / exit protection device, 51 is a protection plate, and 52 is a support.

[0129] The elevator entrance protection device in the second embodiment is the same as the elevator entrance protection device in the first embodiment except that the protection plate 19 and the two supports 20 are replaced with a protection plate 51 and two supports 52. Apart from this change, the elevator entrance protection device in the second embodiment is the same as the elevator entrance protection device in the first embodiment.

[0130] The protective plate 51 is the protective plate 15 located at the bottom of the protective member 11. Therefore, the protective plate 51 is a bottom end protective plate.

[0131] The protective plate 15, which is the protective plate 51, has two fixed portions 15a, a flexible portion 15b, and two pairs of upper end penetrating portions 15c and lower end penetrating portions 15d.

[0132] The width of the opening in the protective plate 15, which is the protective plate 51, is longer than the width of the opening in the protective plate 15, which are the protective plates 16, 17, and 18.

[0133] Each support 52 has a protection piece 52a, a plurality of screw holes 52b and 52c, and a plurality of elongated holes 52d.

[0134] Each protective piece 52a extends vertically and in the width direction of the entrance. Each protective piece 52a is located on the side of each support 52 opposite the wall 1a. The gap between each protective piece 52a and the car entrance 3 is smaller than the gap between the wall 1a and the car entrance 3. Each protective piece 52a faces the wall 1a side of the protective plates 16, 17, 18, and 51. Each protective piece 52a is aligned with the protective plates 16, 17, 18, and 51. The protective piece 52a of one support 52 is aligned with one fixing portion 15a of the protective plates 16, 17, 18, and 51. The protective piece 52a of the other support 52 is aligned with the other fixing portion 15a of the protective plates 16, 17, 18, and 51. Each protective piece 52a supports the protective plates 16, 17, 18, and 51. Each protective piece 52a has multiple screw holes 52b and 52c.

[0135] The multiple screw holes 52b of the two supports 52 correspond to the multiple screw holes 20a of the two supports 20. The multiple screw holes 52c of the two supports 52 correspond to the multiple screw holes 20a of the two supports 20. The multiple screw holes 52b and 52c of each support 52 are included in the multiple screw holes 12a.

[0136] In each protective piece 52a, the multiple screw holes 52c are located further outward in the width direction of the entrance than the multiple screw holes 52b. In each protective piece 52a, each screw hole 52b and each screw hole 52c form a pair. In each pair of the multiple screw holes 52b and 52c in each protective piece 52a, the screw holes 52b and the screw holes 52c are aligned in the width direction of the entrance. In each protective piece 52a, the screw holes 52b and the screw holes 52c are aligned at equal intervals in the same direction in the width direction of the entrance.

[0137] The plurality of elongated holes 52 d of the two supports 52 are elongated holes corresponding to the plurality of elongated holes 20 b of the two supports 20 .

[0138] The protective plates 16, 17, 18 and 51 of the protective member 11 and the supports 21 and 52 of the support member 12 can be attached in a desired one of a first attachment state and a second attachment state.

[0139] In the first mounting state, each screw member 22 is mounted as follows.

[0140] On one and the other widthwise sides of the opening in the protective member 11, the male threaded portions of the screw members 22 are passed through the upper end through-portions 15c of the protective plate 16 and are screwed into the screw holes 52b. On one and the other widthwise sides of the opening in the protective member 11, the male threaded portions of the screw members 22 are passed through the lower end through-portions 15d of the protective plate 16 and the upper end through-portions 15c of the protective plate 17 and are screwed into the screw holes 52b. On one and the other widthwise sides of the opening in the protective member 11, the male threaded portions of the screw members 22 are passed through the lower end through-portions 15d of the protective plate 17 and the upper end through-portions 15c of the protective plate 18 and are screwed into the screw holes 52b. On one and the other widthwise sides of the entrance in the protective member 11, the male threads of the screw members 22 are passed through the lower end through-portion 15d of the protective plate 18 and the upper end through-portion 15c of the protective plate 51, and are screwed into the screw holes 52b. On one and the other widthwise sides of the entrance in the protective member 11, the male threads of the screw members 22 are passed through the lower end through-portion 15d of the protective plate 51, and are screwed into the screw holes 21a.

[0141] Here, the upper screw hole of the protection plate 15 in the first attachment state is referred to as the first upper screw hole of the protection plate 15. Also, the lower screw hole of the protection plate 15 in the first attachment state is referred to as the first lower screw hole of the protection plate 15.

[0142] In the first mounting state, the first upper screw holes face the respective upper end through-portions 15c, and the first lower screw holes face the respective lower end through-portions 15d.

[0143] In the first attachment state, the upper screw member is passed through the upper end through-portion 15c and screwed into the first upper screw hole, thereby fastening the protective plate 15 and the support member 12. In the first attachment state, the lower screw member is passed through the lower end through-portion 15d and screwed into the first lower screw hole, thereby fastening the protective plate 15 and the support member 12.

[0144] In the first installation state, on one side and the other side of the width of the entrance in the upper protective plate 15 and the lower protective plate 15 which are adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, one of the first lower screw holes in the upper protective plate 15 and the first upper screw hole in the lower protective plate 15 doubles as the other.

[0145] In the first installation state, on one side and the other side of the width of the entrance on the upper protective plate 15 and the lower protective plate 15 which are adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, one of the lower screw member of the upper protective plate 15 and the upper screw member of the lower protective plate 15 doubles as the other.

[0146] In the second mounting state, each screw member 22 is mounted as follows.

[0147] On one and the other widthwise sides of the opening in the protective member 11, the male threaded portions of the screw members 22 are passed through the upper end through-portions 15c of the protective plate 16 and are screwed into the screw holes 52c. On one and the other widthwise sides of the opening in the protective member 11, the male threaded portions of the screw members 22 are passed through the lower end through-portions 15d of the protective plate 16 and the upper end through-portions 15c of the protective plate 17 and are screwed into the screw holes 52c. On one and the other widthwise sides of the opening in the protective member 11, the male threaded portions of the screw members 22 are passed through the lower end through-portions 15d of the protective plate 17 and the upper end through-portions 15c of the protective plate 18 and are screwed into the screw holes 52c. On one and the other widthwise sides of the entrance in the protective member 11, the male threads of the screw members 22 are passed through the lower end through-portion 15d of the protective plate 18 and the upper end through-portion 15c of the protective plate 51, and are screwed into the screw holes 52c. On one and the other widthwise sides of the entrance in the protective member 11, the male threads of the screw members 22 are passed through the lower end through-portion 15d of the protective plate 51, and are screwed into the screw holes 21a.

[0148] Here, in the second attachment state, the upper screw hole of the protection plate 15 is referred to as the second upper screw hole of the protection plate 15. Also, in the second attachment state, the lower screw hole of the protection plate 15 is referred to as the second lower screw hole of the protection plate 15.

[0149] In the second mounting state, the second upper screw holes face the upper end through-portions 15c, and the second lower screw holes face the lower end through-portions 15d.

[0150] In the second attachment state, the upper screw member is passed through the upper end through-portion 15c and screwed into the second upper screw hole, thereby fastening the protective plate 15 and the support member 12. In the second attachment state, the lower screw member is passed through the lower end through-portion 15d and screwed into the second lower screw hole, thereby fastening the protective plate 15 and the support member 12.

[0151] In the second installation state, on one side and the other side of the width of the entrance in the upper protective plate 15 and the lower protective plate 15 which are adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, one of the second lower screw holes of the upper protective plate 15 and the second upper screw hole of the lower protective plate 15 doubles as the other.

[0152] In the second installation state, on one side and the other side of the width of the entrance in the upper protective plate 15 and the lower protective plate 15, which are adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, one of the lower screw member of the upper protective plate 15 and the upper screw member of the lower protective plate 15 also serves as the other.

[0153] The first lower screw hole and the second lower screw hole include screw holes 20a and 21a, respectively, but the first lower screw hole, which is screw hole 21a, and the second lower screw hole, which is screw hole 21a, are the same screw hole 21a.

[0154] Each support 52 in the first installation state is positioned outward in the width direction of the entranceway than each support 52 in the second installation state. On one and the other sides of the width direction of the entranceway of the protective member 11 and support 52 in the first installation state, each protective piece 52a protrudes outward from the protective plates 16, 17, and 18 in the width direction of the entranceway.

[0155] The widthwise length of the opening in the entire protective plates 16, 17, and 18 of the protective member 11 and each protective piece 52a of the support member 12 in the first attachment state is longer than the widthwise length of the opening in the entire protective plates 16, 17, and 18 of the protective member 11 and each protective piece 52a of the support member 12 in the second attachment state. The widthwise length of the opening in the entire protective plates 16, 17, and 18 of the protective member 11 and each protective piece 52a of the support member 12 in the first attachment state is not the same as the widthwise length of the opening in the entire protective plates 16, 17, and 18 of the protective member 11 and each protective piece 52a of the support member 12 in the second attachment state, and is not shorter than the widthwise length of the opening in the entire protective plates 16, 17, and 18 of the protective member 11 and each protective piece 52a of the support member 12 in the second attachment state.

[0156] The first and second attachment states are different in the width direction of the entrance of the entire protective member 11 and each protective portion 52a.

[0157] In the elevator entrance / exit protection device in embodiment 2, the support member 12 has a protective piece 52a, which extends in the vertical direction and the width direction of the car entrance / exit 3, the protective member 11 and the support member 12 can be installed in a desired one of a first installation state and a second installation state, and the width direction length of the car entrance / exit 3 of the protective plates 16, 17, and 18 and the protective piece 52a as a whole in the first installation state is different from the width direction length of the car entrance / exit 3 of the protective plates 16, 17, and 18 and the protective piece 52a as a whole in the second installation state.

[0158] This allows the same protective plate 15 to be used for two types of elevator apparatuses having different doorway widths, thereby reducing the number of types of protective plate 15.

[0159] In the elevator entrance protection device of the second embodiment, the plurality of screw holes 12a include a plurality of first screw holes 52b and a plurality of second screw holes 52c, and each of the first screw holes 52b and each of the second screw holes 52c are aligned at equal intervals in the same direction of the width direction of the car entrance 3, and the plurality of first screw holes 52b include a first upper screw hole and a first lower screw hole, and in a first mounting state, the first upper screw hole faces the upper end through-portion 15c, and at the same time, the first lower screw hole faces the lower end through-portion 15d, and in the first mounting state, the upper screw member is passed through the upper end through-portion 15c of the protection plate 15 and screwed into the first upper screw hole, thereby fastening the protection plate 15 and the support member 12, and at the same time, the lower screw member is threaded into the lower end through-portion 15 of the protection plate 15. The second screw holes 52c include a second upper screw hole and a second lower screw hole, and in the second installation state, the second upper screw hole faces the upper end through-portion 15c, and at the same time, the second lower screw hole faces the lower end through-portion 15d. The second installation state is a state in which the upper screw member is passed through the upper end through-portion 15c of the protective plate 15 and screwed into the second upper screw hole, thereby tightening the protective plate 15 and the support member 12, and at the same time, the lower screw member is passed through the lower end through-portion 15d of the protective plate 15 and screwed into the second lower screw hole, thereby tightening the protective plate 15 and the support member 12.

[0160] This allows the protective member 11 and the support member 12 to be easily attached to a desired one of the first attachment state and the second attachment state.

[0161] In the elevator entrance protection device in embodiment 2, the entire protective member 11 and support member 12 is larger than the car entrance 3 in the width direction of the entrance, from the lower end of toe protection plate 9c to the lower end of protective plate 51. Protective plate 51 of protective member 11 is larger than the car entrance 3 in the width direction of the entrance, from the upper end of protective plate 51 to the lower end of protective plate 51. Protective plates 16, 17, and 18 of protective member 11 do not have to be larger than the car entrance 3 in the width direction of the entrance, from the lower end of toe protection plate 9c to the lower end of protective plate 18.

[0162] Next, an elevator entrance protection device according to a third embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. Fig. 24 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a hoistway according to the third embodiment. Fig. 25 is a front view of the elevator entrance protection device according to the third embodiment. Fig. 25 is a view taken along the arrows N-N in Fig. 24. Fig. 25 shows a first installation state of the entrance protection device, which will be described later. Fig. 26 is a front view of the elevator entrance protection device according to the third embodiment. Fig. 26 is a view taken along the arrows N-N in Fig. 24. Fig. 26 shows a second installation state of the entrance protection device, which will be described later. Fig. 27 is a drawing showing the shape of a protection plate according to the third embodiment. Fig. 27 is a drawing taken along the third angle projection. Fig. 28 is a drawing showing the shape of a protection plate according to the third embodiment. Fig. 28 is a drawing taken along the third angle projection. Fig. 29 is a drawing showing the shape of a support according to the third embodiment. Fig. 29 is a drawing taken along the third angle projection. Fig. 30 is a detailed view of part P in Fig. 25. Fig. 30(a) is a plan view, Fig. 30(b) is a front view, and Fig. 30(c) is a right side view. Fig. 31 is a detailed view of section Q in Fig. 25. Fig. 31(a) is a plan view, Fig. 31(b) is a front view, and Fig. 31(c) is a right side view. Fig. 32 is a detailed view of section R in Fig. 25. Fig. 32(a) is a plan view, Fig. 32(b) is a front view, and Fig. 32(c) is a right side view. In the description of the elevator entrance protection device in embodiment 3, the same configuration as the elevator entrance protection device in embodiment 1 will not be described again as appropriate, and reference numerals in the drawings will be omitted as appropriate.

[0163] In the drawing, 60 is an entrance / exit protection device, 61, 62, 63 and 64 are protection plates, and 65 is a support.

[0164] The elevator entrance protection device in the third embodiment is the same as the elevator entrance protection device in the first embodiment except that the protective plates 16, 17, 18, and 19 and the two supports 20 are replaced with protective plates 61, 62, 63, and 64 and two supports 65. Apart from this change, the elevator entrance protection device in the third embodiment is the same as the elevator entrance protection device in the first embodiment.

[0165] Protective plate 61 is the protective plate 15 located at the top of protective member 11. Protective plate 62 is the protective plate 15 located between protective plate 61 and protective plate 63 in the vertical direction. Protective plate 63 is the protective plate 15 located between protective plate 62 and protective plate 64 in the vertical direction. Protective plate 64 is the protective plate 15 located at the bottom of protective member 11. Therefore, protective plates 61, 62, and 63 are upper protective plates, and protective plate 64 is a lower end protective plate.

[0166] The protective plates 15, which are the protective plates 61, 62, 63, and 64, each have two fixed portions 15a, a flexible portion 15b, two pairs of upper and lower through-holes 15m and 15n, and two pairs of upper and lower through-holes 15p and 15q. The protective plates 15, which are the protective plates 61, 62, and 63, each have a recess 15e.

[0167] The two pairs of upper end through-portions 15m and lower end through-portions 15n of the protective plates 15, which are the protective plates 61, 62, 63, and 64, are upper end through-portions and lower end through-portions corresponding to the two pairs of upper end through-portions 15c and lower end through-portions 15d of the protective plates 15, which are the protective plates 16, 17, 18, and 19. The two pairs of upper end through-portions 15p and lower end through-portions 15q of the protective plates 15, which are the protective plates 61, 62, 63, and 64, are upper end through-portions and lower end through-portions corresponding to the two pairs of upper end through-portions 15c and lower end through-portions 15d of the protective plates 15, which are the protective plates 16, 17, 18, and 19.

[0168] Each fixed portion 15a has a pair of upper end through-portions 15m and lower end through-portions 15n, and a pair of upper end through-portions 15p and lower end through-portions 15q. In each fixed portion 15a, the pair of upper end through-portions 15p and lower end through-portions 15q are positioned outward in the width direction of the entrance / exit from the pair of upper end through-portions 15m and lower end through-portions 15n. In each fixed portion 15a, the upper end through-portions 15m and upper end through-portions 15q are aligned in the width direction of the entrance / exit. In each fixed portion 15a, the lower end through-portions 15n and lower end through-portions 15q are aligned in the width direction of the entrance / exit. In each fixed portion 15a, the upper end through-portions 15m and lower end through-portions 15n and the upper end through-portions 15p and lower end through-portions 15q are aligned at equal intervals in the same direction in the width direction of the entrance / exit.

[0169] The width of the opening in the protective plate 15, which is the protective plate 64, is longer than the width of the opening in the protective plate 15, which are the protective plates 61, 62, and 63.

[0170] Each support 65 has a protection piece 65a, a plurality of screw holes 65b, and a plurality of elongated holes 65c.

[0171] Each protective piece 65a extends vertically and in the width direction of the entrance. Each protective piece 65a is located on the side of each support 65 opposite the wall 1a. The gap between each protective piece 65a and the car entrance 3 is smaller than the gap between the wall 1a and the car entrance 3. Each protective piece 65a faces the wall 1a side of the protective plates 61, 62, 63, and 64. Each protective piece 65a is aligned with the protective plates 61, 62, 63, and 64. The protective piece 65a of one support 65 is aligned with one of the fixing portions 15a of the protective plates 61, 62, 63, and 64. The protective piece 65a of the other support 65 is aligned with the other fixing portion 15a of the protective plates 61, 62, 63, and 64. Each protective piece 65a supports the protective plates 61, 62, 63, and 64. Each protective piece 65a has a plurality of screw holes 65b.

[0172] The plurality of screw holes 65b of the two supports 65 are screw holes that correspond to the plurality of screw holes 20a of the two supports 20. The plurality of screw holes 65b of each support 65 are included in the plurality of screw holes 12a.

[0173] The plurality of elongated holes 65c of the two supports 65 are elongated holes corresponding to the plurality of elongated holes 20b of the two supports 20.

[0174] The protective plates 61, 62, 63 and 64 of the protective member 11 and the supports 21 and 65 of the support member 12 can be attached in a desired one of a first attachment state and a second attachment state.

[0175] In the first mounting state, each screw member 22 is mounted as follows.

[0176] On one and the other widthwise sides of the entrance in the protective member 11, the male threaded portions of the screw members 22 are passed through the upper end through-portions 15m of the protective plate 61 and are screwed into the screw holes 65b. On one and the other widthwise sides of the entrance in the protective member 11, the male threaded portions of the screw members 22 are passed through the lower end through-portions 15n of the protective plate 61 and the upper end through-portions 15m of the protective plate 62 and are screwed into the screw holes 65b. On one and the other widthwise sides of the entrance in the protective member 11, the male threaded portions of the screw members 22 are passed through the lower end through-portions 15n of the protective plate 62 and the upper end through-portions 15m of the protective plate 63 and are screwed into the screw holes 65b. On one and the other widthwise sides of the entrance in the protective member 11, the male threads of the screw members 22 are passed through the lower end through-portion 15n of the protective plate 63 and the upper end through-portion 15m of the protective plate 64, and are screwed into the screw holes 65b. On one and the other widthwise sides of the entrance in the protective member 11, the male threads of the screw members 22 are passed through the lower end through-portion 15n of the protective plate 64, and are screwed into the screw holes 21a.

[0177] In the first attachment state, the upper screw member is passed through the upper end through-portion 15m and screwed into the upper screw hole, thereby fastening the protective plate 15 and the support member 12. In the first attachment state, the lower screw member is passed through the lower end through-portion 15n and screwed into the lower screw hole, thereby fastening the protective plate 15 and the support member 12.

[0178] In the first installation state, on one side and the other side of the width of the entrance in the upper protective plate 15 and the lower protective plate 15, which are adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, one of the lower screw holes in the upper protective plate 15 and the upper screw hole in the lower protective plate 15 doubles as the other.

[0179] In the first installation state, on one side and the other side of the width of the entrance on the upper protective plate 15 and the lower protective plate 15 which are adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, one of the lower screw member of the upper protective plate 15 and the upper screw member of the lower protective plate 15 doubles as the other.

[0180] In the second mounting state, each screw member 22 is mounted as follows.

[0181] On one and the other widthwise sides of the opening in the protective member 11, the male threaded portions of the screw members 22 are passed through the upper end through-portions 15p of the protective plate 61 and are screwed into the screw holes 65b. On one and the other widthwise sides of the opening in the protective member 11, the male threaded portions of the screw members 22 are passed through the lower end through-portions 15q of the protective plate 61 and the upper end through-portions 15p of the protective plate 62 and are screwed into the screw holes 65b. On one and the other widthwise sides of the opening in the protective member 11, the male threaded portions of the screw members 22 are passed through the lower end through-portions 15q of the protective plate 62 and the upper end through-portions 15p of the protective plate 63 and are screwed into the screw holes 65b. On one and the other widthwise sides of the entrance in the protective member 11, the male threads of the screw members 22 are passed through the lower end through-portion 15q of the protective plate 63 and the upper end through-portion 15p of the protective plate 64, and are screwed into the screw holes 65b. On one and the other widthwise sides of the entrance in the protective member 11, the male threads of the screw members 22 are passed through the lower end through-portion 15q of the protective plate 64, and are screwed into the screw holes 21a.

[0182] In the second attachment state, the upper screw member is passed through the upper end through-portion 15p and screwed into the upper screw hole, thereby fastening the protective plate 15 and the support member 12. In the second attachment state, the lower screw member is passed through the lower end through-portion 15q and screwed into the lower screw hole, thereby fastening the protective plate 15 and the support member 12.

[0183] In the second installation state, on one side and the other side of the width of the entrance in the upper protective plate 15 and the lower protective plate 15, which are adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, one of the lower screw holes in the upper protective plate 15 and the upper screw hole in the lower protective plate 15 doubles as the other.

[0184] In the second installation state, on one side and the other side of the width of the entrance in the upper protective plate 15 and the lower protective plate 15, which are adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, one of the lower screw member of the upper protective plate 15 and the upper screw member of the lower protective plate 15 also serves as the other.

[0185] Each support 65 in the first installation state is positioned outward in the width direction of the entranceway than each support 65 in the second installation state. On one and the other sides of the width direction of the entranceway of the protective member 11 and support 65 in the first installation state, each protective piece 65a protrudes outward from the protective plates 61, 62, and 63 in the width direction of the entranceway.

[0186] The widthwise length of the opening in the entire protective plates 61, 62, and 63 of the protective member 11 and the protective pieces 65a of the support member 12 in the first attachment state is longer than the widthwise length of the opening in the entire protective plates 61, 62, and 63 of the protective member 11 and the protective pieces 65a of the support member 12 in the second attachment state. The widthwise length of the opening in the entire protective plates 61, 62, and 63 of the protective member 11 and the protective pieces 65a of the support member 12 in the first attachment state is not the same as the widthwise length of the opening in the entire protective plates 61, 62, and 63 of the protective member 11 and the protective pieces 65a of the support member 12 in the second attachment state, and is not shorter than the widthwise length of the opening in the entire protective plates 61, 62, and 63 of the protective member 11 and the protective pieces 65a of the support member 12 in the second attachment state.

[0187] The first and second attachment states are different in the width direction of the entrance of the protection member 11 and each of the protection portions 65a as a whole.

[0188] In the elevator entrance / exit protection device of embodiment 3, the support member 12 has a protective piece 65a, which extends in the vertical direction and the width direction of the car entrance / exit 3, the protective member 11 and the support member 12 can be installed in a desired one of a first installation state and a second installation state, and the width direction length of the car entrance / exit 3 of the entire protective plates 61, 62, and 63 and protective piece 65a in the first installation state is different from the width direction length of the car entrance / exit 3 of the entire protective plates 61, 62, and 63 and protective piece 65a in the second installation state.

[0189] This allows the same protective plate 15 to be used for two types of elevator apparatuses having different doorway widths, thereby reducing the number of types of protective plate 15.

[0190] In the elevator entrance protection device in the third embodiment, the protection plate 15 has an upper end penetration portion 15m and a lower end penetration portion 15n, which are an upper end penetration portion 15c and a lower end penetration portion 15d, and an upper end penetration portion 15p and an upper end penetration portion 15q, and the upper end penetration portion 15m and the lower end penetration portion 15n and the upper end penetration portion 15p and the lower end penetration portion 15q are arranged at equal intervals in the same direction in the width direction of the car entrance 3, and in the first mounting state, an upper screw member is passed through the upper end penetration portion 15m of the protection plate 15 and screwed into the upper screw hole, thereby connecting the protection plate 15 and the support member 1 2, and at the same time the lower screw member is passed through the lower end through-portion 15n of the protective plate 15 and screwed into the lower screw hole, thereby fastening the protective plate 15 and the support member 12; and the second mounting state is a state in which the upper screw member is passed through the upper end through-portion 15p of the protective plate 15 and screwed into the upper screw hole, thereby fastening the protective plate 15 and the support member 12, and at the same time the lower screw member is passed through the lower end through-portion 15q of the protective plate 15 and screwed into the lower screw hole, thereby fastening the protective plate 15 and the support member 12.

[0191] This allows the protective member 11 and the support member 12 to be easily attached to a desired one of the first attachment state and the second attachment state.

[0192] In the elevator entrance protection device in embodiment 3, the entire protective member 11 and support member 12 is larger than the car entrance 3 in the width direction of the entrance, from the lower end of toe protection plate 9c to the lower end of protective plate 64. The protective plate 64 of protective member 11 is larger than the car entrance 3 in the width direction of the entrance, from the upper end of protective plate 64 to the lower end of protective plate 64. The protective plates 61, 62, and 63 of protective member 11 do not have to be larger than the car entrance 3 in the width direction of the entrance, from the lower end of toe protection plate 9c to the lower end of protective plate 63. [Explanation of symbols]

[0193] 1 elevator shaft, 1a wall, 2 car, 3 car entrance / exit, 4 car door, 5 landing, 6 landing entrance / exit, 7 landing door, 8 landing door operating device, 8a landing door operating device frame, 8b landing door operating device cover, 8c round hole, 9 landing threshold device, 9a landing threshold, 9b landing threshold support, 9c toe protection plate, 9d screw member, 10 entrance / exit protection device, 11 protection member, 12 support member, 12a screw hole, 13 joining member, 14 fixing member, 15 protection plate, 15a fixing portion, 15b flexible portion, 15c upper end penetration portion, 15d lower end penetration portion, 15e recess, 15f intermediate penetration portion, 15g upper protection plate, 15h lower protection plate, 15k screw member, 15m Upper end through-hole, 15n lower end through-hole, 15p upper end through-hole, 15q lower end through-hole, 16 protective plate, 17 protective plate, 18 protective plate, 19 protective plate, 20 support, 20a screw hole, 20b oblong hole, 21 support, 21a screw hole, 21b round hole, 22 screw member, 23 fixing member, 23a oblong hole, 23b oblong hole, 24 screw member, 25 screw member, 26 screw member, 30 entrance / exit protection device, 31 protective plate, 40 entrance / exit protection device, 41 protective plate, 50 entrance / exit protection device, 51 protective plate, 52 support, 52a protection piece, 52b screw hole, 52c screw hole, 52d oblong hole, 60 entrance / exit protection device, 61 protective plate, 62 protective plate, 63 protective plate, 64 Protective plate, 65 support, 65a protective piece, 65b screw hole, 65c oblong hole.

Claims

1. a protective member provided between a wall of the elevator shaft and a car entrance / exit of the elevator shaft, which can face each other when the elevator shaft moves up and down; a support member fixed inside the hoistway and supporting the protective member; and a joining member that joins the protection member and the support member, The protective member has a protective plate extending in the vertical direction and in the width direction of the car entrance, the protective plate has a pair of upper end through-portions and lower end through-portions, The upper end penetration portion is recessed downward from the upper end of the protection plate, The lower end penetration portion is recessed upward from the lower end of the protection plate, the support member has a plurality of screw holes; the plurality of screw holes include an upper screw hole and a lower screw hole; the upper screw hole faces the upper end through-hole, the lower screw hole faces the lower end through-hole, the joining member has an upper screw member and a lower screw member, the upper screw member is passed through the upper end through-hole of the protection plate and screwed into the upper screw hole to fasten the protection plate and the support member together; the lower screw member is passed through the lower end through-portion of the protective plate and screwed into the lower screw hole to fasten the protective plate and the support member together; When the upper screw member and the lower screw member are loosened and the protective plate is moved upward, the lower screw member comes off the lower end through-hole, Even if the upper screw member and the lower screw member are loosened and the protective plate moves downward, the upper screw member does not come off the upper end through-hole. Elevator entrance / exit protection device.

2. The support member has a protective piece, The protective piece extends in the vertical direction and in the width direction of the car entrance, The protective member and the support member can be attached in a desired one of a first attachment state and a second attachment state, The length of the car entrance in the width direction of the entire protective plate and the protective piece in the first installation state is different from the length of the car entrance in the width direction of the entire protective plate and the protective piece in the second installation state.

2. The elevator entrance protection device according to claim 1.

3. the support member has a plurality of first screw holes and a plurality of second screw holes; the first screw holes and the second screw holes are included in the plurality of screw holes, The first screw holes and the second screw holes are arranged at equal intervals in the same direction in the width direction of the car entrance, the plurality of first screw holes include a first upper screw hole and a first lower screw hole; In the first mounting state, the first upper screw hole faces the upper end through-portion, and at the same time, the first lower screw hole faces the lower end through-portion; the first mounting state is a state in which the upper screw member is passed through the upper end through-portion of the protective plate and screwed into the first upper screw hole, thereby fastening the protective plate and the support member, and the lower screw member is passed through the lower end through-portion of the protective plate and screwed into the first lower screw hole, thereby fastening the protective plate and the support member, the plurality of second screw holes include a second upper screw hole and a second lower screw hole; In the second mounting state, the second upper screw hole faces the upper end through-portion, and at the same time, the second lower screw hole faces the lower end through-portion; The second mounting state is a state in which the upper screw member is passed through the upper end through-portion of the protective plate and screwed into the second upper screw hole, thereby fastening the protective plate and the support member, and the lower screw member is passed through the lower end through-portion of the protective plate and screwed into the second lower screw hole, thereby fastening the protective plate and the support member.

3. The elevator entrance protection device according to claim 2.

4. the protective plate has a first upper end through-portion and a first lower end through-portion, which are the upper end through-portion and the lower end through-portion, and a second upper end through-portion and a second lower end through-portion, the first upper end penetrating portion and the first lower end penetrating portion, and the second upper end penetrating portion and the second lower end penetrating portion are arranged at equal intervals in the same direction in the width direction of the car entrance, the first mounting state is a state in which the upper screw member is passed through the first upper end through-portion of the protective plate and screwed into the upper screw hole, thereby fastening the protective plate and the support member, and the lower screw member is passed through the first lower end through-portion of the protective plate and screwed into the lower screw hole, thereby fastening the protective plate and the support member, The second mounting state is a state in which the upper screw member is passed through the second upper end through-portion of the protective plate and screwed into the upper screw hole, thereby fastening the protective plate and the support member, and the lower screw member is passed through the second lower end through-portion of the protective plate and screwed into the lower screw hole, thereby fastening the protective plate and the support member.

3. The elevator entrance protection device according to claim 2.

5. a landing entrance that can face the car entrance when the car rises or falls is provided on the wall above the protection member, A toe protection plate is provided below the landing entrance inside the elevator shaft, The toe protection plate extends in the vertical direction and the width direction of the car entrance, The upper part of the protection member is located between the wall and the toe protection plate. The elevator entrance protection device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

6. The upper end through-portion and the lower end through-portion of the protection plate are aligned in the vertical direction, the protective member includes an upper protective plate and a lower protective plate adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, the lower end through-portion of the upper protective plate and the upper end through-portion of the lower protective plate face each other in a depth direction of the car entrance, the screw member is passed through the lower end through-portion of the upper protective plate and the upper end through-portion of the lower protective plate and is screwed into the screw hole, so that one of the lower screw member of the upper protective plate and the upper screw member of the lower protective plate doubles as the other, and at the same time, one of the lower screw hole of the support member into which the lower screw member of the upper protective plate is screwed and the upper screw hole of the support member into which the upper screw member of the lower protective plate is screwed doubles as the other, When the upper screw member and the lower screw member of the upper protection plate are loosened, the upper protection plate can be moved upward relative to the lower protection plate. The elevator entrance protection device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. The protective plate has a fixed portion and a flexible portion aligned in a width direction of the car entrance, the fixing portion has the upper end penetrating portion and the lower end penetrating portion, the upper protective plate or the lower protective plate has a recess, the recess of the upper protective plate is formed by positioning a lower end of the flexible portion of the upper protective plate higher than a lower end of the fixed portion of the upper protective plate, the recess of the lower protective plate is formed by positioning an upper end of the flexible portion of the lower protective plate lower than an upper end of the fixed portion of the lower protective plate, The flexible portion of the upper protective plate and the flexible portion of the lower protective plate do not face each other in the depth direction of the car entrance.

7. The elevator entrance protection device according to claim 6.

8. the support member includes a first support and a second support; the first support tool has the upper screw hole into which the upper screw member of the upper protective plate is screwed, the lower screw hole into which the lower screw member of the upper protective plate is screwed, and the upper screw hole into which the upper screw member of the lower protective plate is screwed, The second support has the lower screw hole into which the lower screw member of the lower protection plate is screwed.

8. The elevator entrance protection device according to claim 6 or 7.

9. The lower protective plate has an intermediate penetration portion, The intermediate through-portion is located between the upper end through-portion and the lower end through-portion, The upper screw member of the lower protective plate is passed through the lower end through-portion of the upper protective plate and the intermediate through-portion of the lower protective plate and is screwed into the screw hole of the first support, thereby fastening the upper protective plate and the lower protective plate to the first support; and at the same time, the lower screw member of the lower protective plate is passed through the lower end through-portion of the lower protective plate and is screwed into the screw hole of the second support, thereby fastening the lower protective plate to the second support.

9. The elevator entrance protection device according to claim 8.

10. the lower protective plate includes an upper protective plate, a lower protective plate, a plurality of intermediate penetration portions, and intermediate screw members; the plurality of intermediate through-portions are located between the upper end through-portion and the lower end through-portion, the upper protective plate forms an upper portion of the lower protective plate and has the upper end through-hole and a plurality of the intermediate through-holes; the lower protective plate forms a lower portion of the lower protective plate and has the lower end through-hole and a plurality of the intermediate through-holes; The upper protective plate and the lower protective plate overlap in the depth direction of the car entrance, The intermediate screw member is passed through the intermediate through-hole of the upper protective plate and the intermediate through-hole of the lower protective plate, and fastens the upper protective plate and the lower protective plate together.

9. The elevator entrance protection device according to claim 8.

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