CN1938215A

CN1938215A - Passenger conveyor

Info

Publication number: CN1938215A
Application number: CNA2005800106433A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 堀合英洋
Original assignee: Toshiba Elevator Co Ltd
Current assignee: Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corp
Priority date: 2004-04-06
Filing date: 2005-04-05
Publication date: 2007-03-28
Also published as: JP2005298072A; TW200536771A; TWI281456B; JP4619030B2; WO2005097658A1

Abstract

A passenger conveyor comprises an entrance preventing section which, in order to prevent entrance of passengers onto a deck outside a handrail, is disposed on the deck outside the handrail in the vicinity of an area for getting on and off, and an information display section disposed on the entrance preventing section for displaying information for the passengers getting on and off.

Description

Passenger conveyors

Technical field

The present invention relates to passenger conveyors such as escalator, moving sidewalk, in more detail, relate to and have the passenger conveyors that shows the technology of various information to the passenger.

Background technology

In passenger conveyors such as escalator, moving sidewalk (man conveyor belt), following a kind of conveyer is arranged, this conveyer as shown in Figure 1, upright pair of right and left photoelectric pole 2L, the 2R of establishing in the place ahead of passenger entrance 1, and between the photoelectric switch 3L, the 3R that are located on these photoelectric pole 2L, the 2R, form optical axis 4, when the passenger towards escalator 5 covers this optical axis 4, the automatic running that makes escalator 5 startings or quicken, for example, Ri Ben publication communique spy opens flat 4-280790 number.

In this escalator 5, be necessary the passenger towards passenger entrance 1 is passed in for example automatic running of escalator 5, perhaps in the reversing sense running, forbidding information such as intrusion, used for this reason information display section (device) 6L, 6R can be set on

photoelectric pole

2L, 2R.

In addition, in passenger conveyors, will being used for of also having is located at railing balustrade deching (deck) to the information display section that the passenger conveys a message, and for example, the publication communique spy of Japan opens flat 7-277655 number.

, in passenger conveyors in recent years, what also have has abrogated above-mentioned

photoelectric pole

2L, 2R for the designability that improves passenger entrance, can not be on

photoelectric pole

2L, 2R the configuration information display part.

So, as the latter's patent gazette is disclosed, on the front end face of railing balustrade deching or cover plate, read out instrument is set, but owing to show that the position of information is lower, therefore not only lack the identity that comes from passenger side, and also have the leeway of further improving the designability of passenger entrance.

Summary of the invention

So the objective of the invention is to eliminate the existing problem points of above-mentioned conventional art, provide a kind of possess can improve the identity that comes from passenger side, thereby pass on various information to the passenger reliably, can further improve simultaneously the passenger conveyors of information display section of the designability of passenger entrance.

In order to reach above-mentioned purpose, passenger conveyors of the present invention possesses following formation.That is:

It is characterized in that possessing:

In order to prevent that the passenger from invading on the railing balustrade deching and near the intrusion portion that prevents that is located at the passenger entrance on the described railing balustrade deching;

For the passenger of this conveyer up and down shows information and is located at the described information display section that prevents in the intrusion portion.

That is, be located at the intrusion portion that prevents on the railing balustrade deching, for example, as the publication communique spy of Japan open flat 10-36053 communique disclosed, generally the mode that reaches with the roughly the same height of handrail with its upper end constitutes.

Thereby, by prevent configuration information display part in the intrusion portion at this, not only can improve the position of information display section, thereby improve the identity that comes from passenger side, can also improve only is the outward appearance that prevents intrusion portion of tabular or bar-shaped parts in the past, can further improve the designability of passenger entrance simultaneously.

Moreover, can be only be located at be set up in parallel about preventing between one group of passenger conveyors an information display section is set in the intrusion portion, simultaneously by this information display section, the passenger's of display surface passenger conveyors to the left information and towards the passenger's of the passenger conveyors on right side multiple information such as information by turns.

Promptly, by only about an information display section is set in the space between one group of passenger conveyors, can as much as possible this information display section be maximized, thereby further improve the identity that comes from passenger side, can further improve the designability of passenger entrance simultaneously.

In addition, by about the railing balustrade deching on configuration information display part respectively, can further improve the identity that comes from respectively the passenger that left end side and right-hand member side to passenger conveyors enter.

At this moment, if about information display section on show different information respectively, just can provide more information to the passenger.

In addition, by configuration information display part respectively on a plurality of positions that prevent intrusion portion at, cooperate simultaneously passenger's mobile status determine respectively its towards, just near the passenger of passenger entrance, can also be to providing information from the passenger that passenger entrance gets off.

At this moment, if with can by the railing that forms by the transparent body to the passenger provide the mode of information determine information display section towards, take the passenger to the escalator on upper strata, can see near the passenger entrance that is located at the upper strata the information display section in the intrusion portion of preventing by transparent railing from lower floor.

And then, can on information display section, be provided with and detect the occupant detection sensor of passenger, simultaneously the information that shows according to the signal change that comes from this occupant detection sensor near the situation of passenger entrance.

In addition, can also be according to the signal that obtains from the occupant detection sensor that is located on the display part, the running of control passenger conveyors.

That is,, compare with the situation on the front end face that is located at cover plate if set up the occupant detection sensor on the information display section that prevents in the intrusion portion being located at, can be on high many positions with the occupant detection sensor configuration.

Thus, can make the occupant detection sensor cover, therefore can detect the approaching of passenger reliably with respect to passenger near passenger entrance to horizontal direction.

Therefore in addition, can also make the occupant detection sensor, can prevent to be subjected to be located at the influence of light sources such as light equipment of the top of passenger entrance, and improve accuracy of detection with respect to passenger near passenger entrance towards oblique below.

In addition, therefore the dust and dirt that moves on the ground owing to follow moving of passenger can not prevent the reduction of accuracy of detection attached on the occupant detection sensor.

And then, since can with the occupant detection sensor configuration in than handrail at the passenger entrance place up and down the part of direction bending therefore can prevent the misoperation that causes by mischief a little on the front.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the figure that shows the passenger entrance of man conveyor belt in the past.

Fig. 2 is a lateral plan of showing the passenger conveyors of the 1st embodiment.

Fig. 3 is the block diagram of passenger entrance of showing the passenger conveyors of the 1st embodiment.

Fig. 4 is the front cross-sectional view of the passenger conveyors of the 1st embodiment.

Fig. 5 is the front cross-sectional view of the passenger conveyors of the 2nd embodiment.

Fig. 6 is the front cross-sectional view of the passenger conveyors of the 3rd embodiment.

Fig. 7 is the front cross-sectional view of the passenger conveyors of the 4th embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a lateral plan of showing the passenger conveyors of the 5th embodiment.

Fig. 9 be the 6th embodiment passenger conveyors want portion's front cross-sectional view.

Figure 10 be the 7th embodiment passenger conveyors want portion's front cross-sectional view.

The specific embodiment

Below, with reference to Fig. 2 to Figure 10, explain each embodiment of passenger conveyors of the present invention.

Moreover, in the following description, same section is adopted same label, thereby the repetitive description thereof will be omitted, the moving direction with ladder is called fore-and-aft direction simultaneously, and vertical direction is called above-below direction, will be called left and right directions with respect to the direction of these direction quadratures.

(the 1st embodiment)

At first, with reference to Fig. 2 to Fig. 4, explain the passenger conveyors of the 1st embodiment.

Passenger conveyors 100 shown in Figure 2, be arranged on the escalator between the passenger entrance 12 on the passenger entrance 11 of lower floor and upper strata, possess a plurality of ladders 13 that connect to the circulation shape, be configured in pair of right and left cover plate 14L, the 14R of the both sides of these ladders 13 respectively, upright respectively pair of right and left railing 15L, the 15R that is located at transparent heavy sheet glass (transparent body) system on these cover plates 14L, the 14R, along the peripheral circulation of these

railings

15L, 15R the pair of right and left handrail 16L, the 16R that move.

And, on the balustrade deching 14a of pair of right and

left cover plate

14L, 14R, near two

passenger entrances

11,12 on lower floor and upper strata, be respectively arranged with pair of right and left

information display device

20L, 20R that double as prevents intrusion portion (device).

Pair of right and left

information display device

20L, 20R, have and glossiness bending pipes become reverse U shape and hang down and be located at preventing on the balustrade deching 14a and invade parts (preventing intrusion portion) 21, be installed in this prevent to invade the bottom of parts 21 and be built-in with not shown control part (device) the case shape body part 22 and be located at the fwd information display section (information display device) 23 of this body part 22.

The information display section 23 of information display device 20L in left side shows up or down " arrow " of the direct of travel of indication escalator 100 flickeringly, or prevents " entering prohibition flag " of similar arteries of communication sign of passenger's intrusion.

Relative therewith, the information display section 23 of the information display device 20R on right side, the information of the operative condition of demonstration indication escalator 100, for example " automatically in the running " or " in shutting down ", or, for example " can advance " or Word messages such as " being prohibited from entering " towards passenger's guidance information.

Promptly, the escalator 100 of this 1st embodiment, thereby be will hang down the balustrade deching 14a that is located at railing 15L, 15R go up prevent the passenger laterally cover plate 14a go up invade prevent to invade parts 21, be provided with integratedly with information display section 23, so compare with the situation on being located at cover forward end face 14b, information display section 23 can be located on the higher position, not only can improve the identity that comes from passenger side, can also further improve the designability of passenger entrance.

In addition and since about railing balustrade deching 14a on be provided with information display section 23 respectively, therefore can also improve the identity that comes from the passenger side that enters respectively along the left end side and the right-hand member side of escalator 100.

And then, since about information display section 23 on show different information respectively, therefore just can provide more information to the passenger.

(the 2nd embodiment)

The escalator 110 of the 2nd embodiment shown in Figure 5, compare with the escalator 100 of above-mentioned the 1st embodiment, configuration information read out instrument 20 this point on the balustrade deching 14 on right side only just, and this information display section 23 shows that alternately multiple information this point is different.

Promptly, information display section 23, the effect of the in-to-in control setup by being accommodated in body part 22 alternately shows " arrow " or " forbidding invading mark ", " automatically in the running " or the kinds of words information such as " in shutting down " of the rotation direction of indication escalator 110.

In addition, information display section 23 has increased its above-below direction length, just can further improve the identity that comes from passenger side.

Promptly, escalator 110 according to this 2nd embodiment, even if in the structural comfort level of considering building and only on the balustrade deching 14 in left and right sides any one party under the situation of configuration information read out instrument 20, also can improve the identity that comes from passenger side, provide multiple information to the passenger simultaneously.

(the 3rd embodiment)

The escalator 120 of the 3rd embodiment shown in Figure 6, have be located at and establish about prevent to invade parts 31 between one group of escalator 120L, 120R, be located at this prevent to invade the bottom of parts 31 and be built-in with not shown control part the case shape body part 32 and be located at the fwd information display section 33 of this body part 32.

And, information display section 33, the effect of the in-to-in control part by being accommodated in body part 32, alternately show this escalator 120 of indication rotation direction arrow or forbid invading mark, " automatically in the running " or kinds of words information such as " in shutting down ".

That is, according to the escalator 120 of this 3rd embodiment, by about large-scale information display section 33 is set in the space between one group of escalator 120L, 120R, can further improve the identity that comes from passenger side, provide multiple information to the passenger simultaneously.

(the 4th embodiment)

The escalator 130 of the 4th embodiment shown in Figure 7 is the escalators 120 with respect to above-mentioned the 3rd embodiment, has appended the escalator of pair of right and left

information display device

20L, 20R.

Thus, just can further improve the identity that comes from passenger side, provide more information to the passenger simultaneously.

(the 5th embodiment)

The escalator 140 of the 5th embodiment shown in Figure 8, compare with the escalator 100 of the 1st embodiment shown in Figure 2, just prevent to invade a plurality of information display section 42,43,52,53 this point be set respectively on the parts 41,51 at one, and 2 information display section 43,53 to dispose this point in the mode towards the central portion of the longitudinally of escalator 140 different.

If illustrate in greater detail, be exactly the upper strata the 1st information display section 42 with the mode towards passenger entrance 12 sides determine its towards.

In addition, the 2nd information display section 43 on upper strata, with the passenger who comes from lower floor can determine by railing 15 identification mode of clear glass system its towards.

In addition, the 1st information display section 52 of lower floor with the mode towards passenger entrance 11 sides determine its towards.

And then, the 2nd information display section 53 of lower floor, with the passenger who gets off from the upper strata can cross handrail 16 identification mode determine its towards.

Thus, when escalator 140 upwards turns round, the passenger who enters from the passenger entrance 11 of lower floor can be as shown by arrow A identifying information display part 52 and obtain information like that.

In addition, the passenger from the passenger entrance 12 on upper strata gets off can obtain information via the railing 15 identifying information display parts 43 of clear glass system as shown by arrow B like that.

In contrast, when escalator 140 turns round downwards, the passenger who enters from the passenger entrance 12 on upper strata, can be as shown by arrow C identifying information display part 42 and obtain information like that.

And then, from the passenger that the passenger entrance 11 of lower floor gets off, can cross handrail 16 identifying information display parts 53 as shown by arrow D like that and obtain information.

Promptly, escalator 140 according to the 5th embodiment, just to not enter the passenger of escalator 140, for the passenger on will be from escalator 140 times to

passenger entrance

11,12, also can provide for example be located in market etc. will under this one deck on information such as sales field guide.

(the 6th embodiment)

The information display device 60 of the escalator 150 of the 6th embodiment shown in Figure 9, compare with the information display device 20 of the escalator 100 of above-mentioned the 1st embodiment, just body part 61 and information display section 62 are located at the top this point that prevents to invade parts 63, and to be adjacent to be provided with occupant detection sensor 64 this point different with information display section 62.

Occupant detection sensor 64 is to utilize the infrared light detection passenger near the situation of passenger entrance.And, be accommodated in the not shown control setup of in-to-in of body part 61, according to the signal that obtains from this occupant detection sensor 64, the information that handover information display part 62 is shown.For example, when not near the passenger of passenger entrance, information display section 62 shows Word messages such as " in stopping ".

And when occupant detection sensor 64 detected the passenger near the situation of passenger entrance, information display section 62 showed Word messages such as " beginning is runnings automatically " flickeringly.

And then, when the passenger arrives the front of passenger entrance, show flickeringly, thereby expression can enter escalator 150 to upward arrow.

And the operation controller of the automatic running of control escalator 150 is according to the running of the signal control escalator 150 that obtains from occupant detection sensor 64.

For example, when not near the passenger of passenger entrance, operation controller stops escalator 150.

And when occupant detection sensor 64 detected the passenger near the situation of passenger entrance, operation controller made escalator 150 startings, and improved the gait of march of ladder 13 gradually.

That is, the escalator 150 of this 6th embodiment is preventing that the top of invading parts 63 is provided with information display section 62, so can further improve the identity that comes from passenger side.

In addition,, therefore compare, occupant detection sensor 64 can be located on high many positions with the situation that the occupant detection sensor is set on the front end face 14b of cover plate 14 owing to be adjacent to dispose occupant detection sensor 64 with information display section 62.

Thus, can make occupant detection sensor 64 towards horizontal direction with respect to passenger, and can correctly detect the passenger near passenger entrance.

In addition, owing to can also make the occupant detection sensor, therefore can prevent to be subjected to be located at the influence of light equipment etc. of the top of passenger entrance, thereby further improve the precision that detects the passenger with respect to passenger near passenger entrance towards oblique below.

In addition, because therefore the dust and dirt that moves on the ground along with moving of passenger can not prevent the reduction of accuracy of detection attached on the occupant detection sensor 64.

And then because occupant detection sensor 64 is positioned at the part that prolongs after the direction bending up and down at the passenger entrance place than handrail 16 side a little on the front, so children etc. can not do mischief at an easy rate.

Thereby, by adopting this occupant detection sensor 64, can realize that the switching of the information that information display device 60 is shown is accelerated, and can carry out the automatic running control of escalator 150 with higher precision.

(the 7th embodiment)

The information display device 70 of the escalator 160 of the 7th embodiment shown in Figure 10, information display device 30 with respect to the escalator 120 of above-mentioned the 3rd embodiment, just body part 71 and information display section 72 are being located at the top this point that prevents to invade parts 73, and to be adjacent to be provided with occupant detection sensor 74 this point different with information display section 72.

Occupant detection sensor 74, be to utilize the infrared light detection passenger near the situation of passenger entrance, detect the passenger near the part of the situation of the passenger entrance of the escalator 160L in left side with detect the passenger and be provided with integratedly near the part of the situation of the passenger entrance of the escalator 160R on right side.

That is, the escalator 160 of the 7th embodiment is preventing that the top of invading parts 73 is provided with information display section 72, therefore can further improve the identity that comes from passenger side.

In addition, owing to be located on the information display device 70 between pair of right and left escalator 160L, the 160R and established occupant detection sensor 74, therefore need not about escalator 160L, 160R on the occupant detection sensor respectively is set, can further improve the appearance design of information display device 70.

More than, understand each embodiment of passenger conveyors of the present invention in detail, but the invention is not restricted to the foregoing description certainly, can carry out various changes.

For example, in the above-described embodiments, the upper end that prevents to invade parts is positioned at the position lower than handrail 16, extends to more top but also can prevent to invade parts, thereby information display section and occupant detection sensor are located on the higher position.

Utilizability on the industry

According to the present invention, can provide not only and information display section can be located on the higher position, from And improve the identity that comes from passenger side, can also improve only is tabular or bar-shaped parts in the past The outward appearance that prevents intrusion section, thereby further improve the design of passenger entrance, and then can save branch She Zhi not prevent the passenger conveyors of the time staff of intrusion section and information display section.

Claims

1. passenger conveyors, it possesses:

Be located at the intrusion portion that prevents on the described railing balustrade deching near the passenger entrance in order to prevent the passenger from the railing balustrade deching, invading; And

For up and down passenger shows information and is located at the described information display section that prevents in the intrusion portion.

2. the information display device of passenger conveyors as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described information display section, only be located at be set up in parallel about described preventing between one group of passenger conveyors be provided with one in the intrusion portion, the passenger's of display surface passenger conveyors to the left information and towards the passenger's of the passenger conveyors on right side information.

3. the information display device of passenger conveyors as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described information display section, described the preventing that is separately positioned on the described railing balustrade deching about being located at respectively shows different information respectively in the intrusion portion.

4. as the information display device of any described passenger conveyors of claim 1～3, wherein, described information display section is separately positioned on the described a plurality of positions that prevent intrusion portion, cooperate passenger's mobile status determine respectively its towards.

5. the information display device of passenger conveyors as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

The railing of described railing balustrade deching is formed by the transparent body;

And described information display section, with the passenger can by described railing see mode that information shows determine its towards.

6. as the information display device of any described passenger conveyors of claim 1～3, wherein, described information display section shows multiple information by turns.

7. passenger conveyors as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described information display section has and detects the occupant detection sensor of passenger near the situation of passenger entrance, and according to the signal aspect and indication information that comes from this occupant detection sensor.

8. passenger conveyors as claimed in claim 7, wherein:

And then possesses the operation control section of running of control passenger conveyors;

Described operation control section is according to the running of the signal control passenger conveyors that obtains from described occupant detection sensor.