CN216129182U - Passenger transportation device - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a passenger transportation device configured to transport passengers along a predetermined route, the passenger transportation device including: a slat conveyor that performs a circulating operation on the predetermined route; a handrail belt which is circulated in synchronization with the plate conveyor; a light source that divides the slat conveyor along the predetermined path into a first type of segment and a second type of segment alternating with each other by a lighting pattern of the light source during each cycle of operation of the slat conveyor, wherein the first type of segment is identified by a first type of light emitted by the light source and the first type of light moves along the predetermined path with the slat conveyor; a control module configured to control a lighting pattern of the light source during each cycle of operation of the slat conveyor.

Description

Passenger transportation device

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a passenger transportation device.

Background

In human activities, there are many viruses or bacteria that can spread by contact and cause various diseases. Thus, maintaining a reasonable social distance may reduce the spread of the disease. Currently, when a passenger rides a passenger conveyor, such as an escalator or a moving sidewalk, the passenger himself usually subconsciously enters the passenger conveyor directly as soon as he approaches the entrance of the passenger conveyor, without first actively determining whether the passenger loading situation on the passenger conveyor, such as whether the passenger on the passenger conveyor is crowded or not, is kept at a sufficient safety distance from each other. Furthermore, the passenger who is about to ride the passenger conveyor is less able to judge whether a certain area of the handrail belt of the passenger conveyor has just been touched by other previous passengers, thus avoiding the area to avoid contacting any possible viruses or bacteria left over by the previous passengers.

Therefore, there is a need for a passenger conveyor that can remind people to maintain a safe distance from each other while riding the passenger conveyor, and that can relatively reliably ensure that people do not successively touch the same area on the handrail belt during several consecutive cycles of operation of the passenger conveyor.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

To this end, the utility model proposes a passenger transportation device configured to transport passengers along a predetermined route, said passenger transportation device comprising, according to one embodiment: a slat conveyor that performs a circulating operation on the predetermined route; a handrail belt which is circulated in synchronization with the plate conveyor; a light source that divides the slat conveyor into a first type section and a second type section alternating with each other along the predetermined path by a light emitting pattern of the light source per one circulation operation of the slat conveyor, wherein the first type section is identified by a first type of light emitted from the light source, and the first type of light moves along the predetermined path along with the slat conveyor; a control module configured to control a lighting pattern of the light source during each cycle of operation of the slat conveyor.

According to the passenger conveyor of this embodiment, the light source provides visual indications to the passengers through its light pattern during each cycle of operation of the slat conveyor under the control of the control module, such as having the passengers only ride a first type of segment of the slat conveyor that is identified by a first light or having the passengers only ride a first type of segment of the slat conveyor that is not identified by a first light, to indicate that the passengers are riding the slat conveyor spaced apart from each other. Furthermore, since the control module controls its respective lighting pattern during each cycle of the slat conveyor, it can be avoided that during several successive cycles, the first light identifies exactly the same section of the slat conveyor, thereby avoiding that during successive cycles the passenger riding the passenger conveyor touches the same area of his handrail belt.

According to some embodiments, the control module is configured to control a length of each first type segment identified by the first type of light during each cycle of operation of the slat conveyor.

According to some embodiments, the control module is further configured to change, at least in part, the section of the slat conveyor identified by the first light between adjacent loop runs of the slat conveyor.

According to some embodiments, the control module is further configured to change, at least in part, a length of a first type of segment of the slat conveyor identified by the first type of light between adjacent loop runs of the slat conveyor.

According to some embodiments, the light source is further configured to emit a second light different from the first light, the second type of segment is identified by the second light, and the second light also moves along the predetermined path with the slat conveyor.

According to some embodiments, the control module is configured to control the length of each first type and/or second type of segment identified by the first type and/or second type of light during each cycle of operation of the slat conveyor.

According to some embodiments, the control module is further configured to change, at least in part, the section of the slat conveyor identified by the first light type and/or the second light type between adjacent loop runs of the slat conveyor.

According to some embodiments, the control module is further configured to change, at least in part, a length of a first type segment and/or a second type segment of the slat conveyor identified by the first type of light and/or the second type of light between adjacent loop runs of the slat conveyor.

According to some embodiments, the control module is configured to change the length of only one specific second type segment identified by a second type of light in each of several consecutive loop runs of the slat conveyor.

According to some embodiments, passengers are only allowed to stand on a first type of section of the slat conveyor identified by the first type of light.

According to some embodiments, the passenger conveyor further comprises a monitoring module configured to monitor the number of passengers entering the passenger conveyor and capable of communicating with the control module.

According to some embodiments, when the monitoring module detects that an accompanying plurality of persons will ride the passenger conveyor together, the control module is configured to be able to lengthen the length of the first segment of the slat conveyor identified by the first light type that will carry the plurality of persons.

According to some embodiments, when the monitoring module detects a high flow rate of people, the control module is configured to reduce the length of the second type segment and/or the first type segment of the slat conveyor identified by the second type of light and/or the first type of light.

According to some embodiments, the passenger transportation device further comprises ultraviolet disinfection means arranged to disinfect the handrail belt periodically or on demand.

According to some embodiments, the control module is further configured to control the on, off and/or intensity of the uv disinfection device.

According to some embodiments, the first light is green light and the second light is red light.

According to some embodiments, the light source comprises a LED strip arranged at the apron and/or near the handrail belt extending along the predetermined route.

According to some embodiments, the light source comprises one or more first projectors emitting the first light and one or more second projectors emitting the second light.

According to some embodiments, the passenger conveyor further comprises a speaker that plays a voice prompt to a passenger entering the passenger conveyor to remind the passenger to stand on the first type of segment identified by the first type of light.

According to some embodiments, the passenger transportation device further comprises a virtual aid capable of displaying a virtual human-shaped image and/or issuing voice prompts to visually and/or audibly convey information to passengers.

According to some embodiments, the passenger transportation device is an escalator or a moving walkway.

Drawings

To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the drawings that are required to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it should be understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present disclosure and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and for those skilled in the art, other related drawings may be obtained from the drawings without inventive effort. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a passenger conveyor according to one embodiment of the utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of a passenger conveyor according to one embodiment of the utility model, showing a section in one cycle of the passenger conveyor indicating that a user should stand while riding the passenger conveyor;

FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of a passenger conveyor according to one embodiment of the utility model, showing a section in another cycle of the passenger conveyor indicating that a user should stand while riding the passenger conveyor;

fig. 4 is a schematic front view of a passenger transportation device according to one embodiment of the present invention, showing a virtual aid.

List of reference numerals

11 LED lamp area of skirtboard department

12 LED lamp strip near handrail

20-plate type conveyor

21 first type of segment

22 section of the second type

30 detection module

40 control module

70 hand strap

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, a passenger transportation device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. To make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present disclosure more clear, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all embodiments of the present disclosure.

Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present disclosure, presented in conjunction with the figures, is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed disclosure, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the disclosure. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments disclosed herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

The singular forms include the plural unless the context otherwise dictates otherwise. Throughout the specification, the terms "comprises," "comprising," "has," "having," "includes," "including," "having," "including," and the like are used herein to specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or groups thereof, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or groups thereof.

In addition, even though terms including ordinal numbers such as "first", "second", etc., may be used to describe various elements, the elements are not limited by the terms, and the terms are used only to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first component could be termed a second component, and, similarly, a second component could be termed a first component, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "inner", "outer", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, or the orientations or positional relationships that the disclosed products are conventionally placed in use, or the orientations or positional relationships that are conventionally understood by those skilled in the art, and are used for convenience of describing and simplifying the present disclosure, but do not indicate or imply that the referred devices or elements must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 1-4, the passenger conveyor is shown as an escalator. It should be noted, however, that the passenger conveyor may also be a travelator. The passenger conveyor is configured to transport passengers along a predetermined route, for example, the passenger conveyor may transport passengers obliquely upward, obliquely downward, or horizontally forward. The passenger conveyor includes a slat conveyor 20 on which passengers stand, the slat conveyor 20 circulating on a predetermined route, and a handrail belt 70 circulating substantially synchronously with the slat conveyor 20. In the embodiment illustrated in fig. 1-4, the slat conveyor 20 forms a plurality of steps on which passengers stand.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the passenger conveyor further includes a light source, for example, including an LED strip 11 provided at the skirt panel to extend along the above-mentioned predetermined route; optionally, the light source may further comprise a LED strip 12 arranged in the vicinity of the handrail belt extending along the above-mentioned predetermined path; still alternatively, the light source may be one or more projectors (not shown) capable of emitting light toward the slat conveyor. Further, the passenger conveyor includes a control module 40, the control module 40 configured to control a lighting pattern of the light source during each cycle of operation of the slat conveyor 20. Depending on the specific application, it may be provided that the light source is activated as above when a passenger is present in the passenger transportation device. The light source may be deactivated or allowed to emit decorative light only when no passenger is riding the passenger transportation device.

In one embodiment, the light source is configured to emit a first type of light that identifies spaced apart sections of the slat conveyor 20 during each cyclical operation of the slat conveyor 20 and moves along a predetermined path with the slat conveyor 20. Thus, the slat conveyor 20 may be divided along the predetermined path into a first type of segment 21 and a second type of segment 22 alternating with each other by the first type of light emitted by the light source (as shown in fig. 2-3), wherein the first type of segment 21 is identified by the first type of light emitted by the light source. The first type of section 21 of the slat conveyor 20 identified by this first type of light may be considered to be a section that allows passengers to stand. According to a specific embodiment, the LED strips 11 arranged at the apron along the predetermined route and/or the LED strips 12 arranged near the handrail belt can be controlled by the control module 40 to emit the first light to identify the first type of sections 21 and the second type of sections 22 alternating with the first type of sections 21 of the slat conveyor 20. According to another specific embodiment, the one or more projectors may be controlled by the control module 40 to project 20 the first light to the slat conveyor to identify the first type of segments and the second type of segments alternating with the first type of segments of the slat conveyor. For example, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, where the solid line segments on which passengers stand correspond to the first type segments 21 identified by the first type of light, the segments between the solid line segments correspond to the second type segments 22, and the first type of light will move with its identified first type segments 21 during a given cycle of operation of the slat conveyor 20. Of course, depending on the actual application, the first type of section 21 identified by the first type of light may also be a section on which passengers are not allowed to stand, while the second type of section 22 not identified by the first type of light is a section on which passengers are allowed to stand.

Thus, according to the passenger conveyor of this embodiment, the light source provides visual indications to the passengers through its light pattern during each cycle of operation of the slat conveyor 20 under the control of the control module 40, such as having the passengers only ride the first type section 21 of the slat conveyor 20 that is identified by the first light or having the passengers only ride the second type section 22 of the slat conveyor 20 that is not identified by the first light to indicate that the passengers ride the slat conveyor 20 in spaced relation to each other. Furthermore, since the control module 40 controls its respective lighting pattern during each cycle of operation of the slat conveyor 20, it is possible to avoid that the first light identifies exactly the same section of the slat conveyor 20 during several successive cycles of operation, thereby avoiding that a passenger riding the passenger conveyor touches the same area of his handrail belt 70 during successive cycles of operation.

According to a specific embodiment, the light source is further configured to emit a second light different from the first light, the second type of segment 22 of the slat conveyor 20 being identified by the second light, and the second light also moving along the predetermined path with the slat conveyor 20. According to a particular embodiment, the emission of the first light and the second light by the LED strip 11 arranged at the apron and/or by the LED strip 12 arranged in the vicinity of the handrail belt along a predetermined path can be controlled by the control module 40. According to another specific embodiment, the one or more projectors (not shown) may be controlled by the control module 40 to project the first light and the second light, respectively, toward the slat conveyor 20. More specifically, the first light and the second light are different in color, for example, the first light is red light and the second light is green light; optionally, the patterns of the first light and the second light are different, e.g. the first light is a stripe light and the second light is a dot pattern; of course, the first light and the second light may be provided with different colors and patterns. Other ways of distinguishing the first light from the second light are possible and are only schematically illustrated here. And in this embodiment it may be provided that passengers are only allowed to stand on the first type section 21 of the slat conveyor 20 identified by the first light, but not on the second type section 22 identified by the second light, to instruct the passengers to ride the passenger transportation means in a spaced apart manner from each other; of course, the opposite convention is also possible. In this case, for example, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the first type of segment 21 identified by the first type of light corresponds to the solid line segment on which the passenger stands, and the segment between the solid line segments corresponds to the second type of segment 22 identified by the second type of light.

According to some specific embodiments, referring to fig. 2-3, where the light source emits only the first light, the control module 40 may be configured to control the length of each first type segment 21 identified by the first light during each cyclical operation of the slat conveyor 20. For example, the control module 40 may be configured to change the length of one or more of the first type segments 21 identified by the first type of light during adjacent cyclical operations of the slat conveyor 20. The control module 40 may also be configured to at least partially change the segment identified by the first light during adjacent cyclical operations of the slat conveyor 20.

For example, in the case of the passenger conveyor being an escalator, the slat conveyor 20 of the passenger conveyor comprising a plurality of steps, provided that the steps are successively labeled as step a, step b, step c, step d, …, step h (not shown), which can be realized by the control module 40, during a first cycle operation of the slat conveyor 20 a first light identifies the steps in the following pattern: a step a and a step b; a step e and a step f; that is, when steps a-b and steps e-f are first type segments; and the step c, the step d, the step g and the step h are not identified by the first type of light, namely the step c-d and the step g-h are the second type of sections. Subsequently, during a second cycle of operation of the slat conveyor 20, the first light emitted by the light source may be controlled by the control module 40 to identify steps c-d and g-h, i.e., steps c-d and g-h are now first type segments; and the steps a-b and e-f are not identified by the first type of light, i.e., the steps a-b and e-f are the second type of segment at this time. That is, between the first and second circulations of the slat conveyor 20, the section identified by the first type of light is changed; thereafter, during a third cycle of operation of the slat conveyor 20, the light source is controlled by the control module 40 to emit first light identifying steps b-d and g-h, while steps e-f and a are not identified by the first light, thereby partially changing the segment identified by the first light and its length. Of course, the examples set forth herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be limiting, and as many lighting patterns of the light source may be implemented by the controller as desired, varying between several cycles of operation of the slat conveyor to shift as much as possible the steps or sections between adjacent cycles in which passengers stand, thereby avoiding as much as possible passengers riding the passenger conveyor from touching the same area of the handrail belt 70 during successive cycles of operation.

According to some specific embodiments, referring to fig. 2-3, where the light sources are controlled to emit the first and second light types, the control module 40 may be configured to control the length of each of the first type segments 21 and/or the second type segments 22 identified by the first and/or second light types during each cycle of operation of the slat conveyor 20. For example, the control module 40 may be configured to change the length of the first type of segment 21 and/or the second type of segment 22 identified by the first type of light and/or the second type of light during adjacent cyclical operations of the slat conveyor 20. The control module 40 may also be configured to at least partially change the section of the slat conveyor identified by the first light and/or the second light during adjacent cyclical operations of the slat conveyor 20. This can also be understood with reference to the specific examples described above.

In a particular embodiment, in the case of only allowing passengers to stand on the first type section 21 of the slat conveyor 20, which is identified by the first type of light, there may be one specific second type section, the length of which may be changed only by the controller during several successive loop runs of the slat conveyor 20, while all the first type sections 21 and the other second type sections 22 are offset along the slat conveyor 20 by the original length according to the change in length of the one specific second section, so that changing the respective sections identified by the first and second types of light may be effected, so as to avoid as much as possible that the passengers riding the passenger conveyor touch the same area of the handrail belt 70 during successive loop runs.

It should be noted that the control of the control module may be performed randomly during each cycle of operation, or may be based on certain logic, rules and algorithms, for example based on at least the length of the slat conveyor or the number and speed of steps, etc., to more precisely control the distribution of the first type of segment and the second type of segment during each cycle of operation.

According to some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, the passenger conveyor further comprises a monitoring module 30, the monitoring module 30 may be configured to monitor the number of passengers entering the passenger conveyor and to be able to communicate with a control module 40, the monitoring module 30 for example comprising a camera. According to a specific embodiment, when the monitoring module 30 detects, for example by means of a camera, that accompanying persons will ride the passenger transportation device together, for example a person, the control module 40 may be configured to be able to lengthen the length of the first type of section 21 of the slat conveyor 20 identified by the first type of light, which will carry the persons, in such a case, to allow the accompanying persons, such as a person, to ride together on the same first type of section 21 of the slat conveyor 20, which is particularly useful in the case of elderly people or children who need to be attended to.

Furthermore, it can be provided that, when the monitoring module 30 detects a high passenger flow rate on the passenger conveyor, the control module 40 is configured to reduce the length of the second type section 22 and/or the first type section 21 of the slat conveyor 20, which are identified by the second light and/or the first light, i.e. in this case the distance between the passengers on the slat conveyor 20 can be appropriately reduced to increase the current carrying capacity of the passenger conveyor, which likewise facilitates an evacuation of a dense passenger flow as soon as possible.

According to some embodiments, the passenger conveyor further comprises ultraviolet sterilizing means (not shown) arranged to sterilize the handrail belt 70 periodically or as needed. For example, the ultraviolet sterilizing device may finish sterilizing the handrail belt 70 once during several circulation runs of the slat conveyor 20. In this case, the control module 40 is controlled to stagger the distribution of the first type of section 21 and/or the second type of section 22 on the slat conveyor 20, in particular between the several cyclical runs. In a more specific embodiment, the control module 40 is further configured to control the on, off, and/or intensity of the ultraviolet disinfection device.

According to some embodiments, such as shown in fig. 1, the passenger transportation device may further include one or more speakers 50, wherein one speaker 50 may be disposed at an entrance of the passenger transportation device. It should be noted that since the traveling direction of the passenger conveyor may be changed, speakers 50 may be provided at both ends, as shown in fig. 1. Speaker 50 is configured to play a voice prompt to a passenger entering the passenger conveyance to remind the passenger to stand on the first type of segment 21 identified by the first type of light. Further, when the monitoring device detects a passenger violating the rules, the speaker may also be caused to play a voice prompt to remind the passenger violating the rules to stand on the first type section 21.

Furthermore, as shown for example in fig. 4, according to some embodiments the passenger transportation device may further comprise a virtual aid 60, which virtual aid 60 may for example be provided at the entrance of the passenger transportation device. The virtual aid 60 can display virtual human-shaped imagery including, without limitation, imagery of adults, children, cartoon characters, etc., and/or the virtual aid can issue voice prompts to visually and/or audibly convey information to passengers. Or the virtual aid may simply display a virtual human-shaped image to visually convey information to the passenger while cooperating with speaker 50 to convey audible information to provide welcome information to the passenger entering the passenger transportation device, or to provide a prompt to stand on the first type of segment 21 but not on the second type of segment 22, etc.

Although exemplary embodiments of the passenger transportation device proposed by the present invention have been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made to the specific embodiments described above, and various combinations of the various technical features and structures proposed by the present invention can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention.

The scope of the present disclosure is not defined by the above-described embodiments but is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

Claims (21)

1. A passenger transportation device configured to transport passengers along a predetermined route, comprising:

a slat conveyor that performs a circulating operation on the predetermined route;

a handrail belt which is circulated in synchronization with the plate conveyor;

a light source that divides the slat conveyor along the predetermined path into a first type of segment and a second type of segment alternating with each other by a lighting pattern of the light source during each cycle of operation of the slat conveyor, wherein the first type of segment is identified by a first type of light emitted by the light source and the first type of light moves along the predetermined path with the slat conveyor;

a control module configured to control a lighting pattern of the light source during each cycle of operation of the slat conveyor.

2. The passenger conveyor of claim 1, wherein the control module is configured to control a length of each first type segment identified by the first type of light during each cycle of operation of the slat conveyor.

3. The passenger conveyor of claim 1, wherein the control module is further configured to at least partially change the section of the slat conveyor identified by the first light between adjacent loop runs of the slat conveyor.

4. The passenger conveyor of claim 2, wherein the control module is further configured to at least partially vary a length of a first segment of the slat conveyor identified by the first light between adjacent loop runs of the slat conveyor.

5. The passenger conveyor of claim 1, wherein the light source is further configured to emit a second light different from the first light, the second type of segment being identified by the second light, and the second light also moving along the predetermined path with the slat conveyor.

6. The passenger conveyor of claim 5, wherein the control module is configured to control a length of each first type segment and/or second type segment identified by the first type of light and/or the second type of light during each cycle of operation of the slat conveyor.

7. The passenger conveyance device of claim 5, wherein the control module is further configured to at least partially change a section of the slat conveyor identified by the first light type and/or the second light type between adjacent loop runs of the slat conveyor.

8. The passenger conveyor of claim 6, wherein the control module is further configured to at least partially vary a length of a first type segment and/or a second type segment of the slat conveyor identified by the first type of light and/or the second type of light between adjacent loop runs of the slat conveyor.

9. The passenger conveyor of claim 8, wherein the control module is configured to change the length of only one particular second-type segment identified by a second light in each of several consecutive loop runs of the slat conveyor.

10. Passenger transportation device according to any of claims 5-9, wherein passengers are only allowed to stand on the first type of section of the slat conveyor identified by the first type of light.

11. The passenger conveyance device of claim 10, further comprising a monitoring module configured to monitor a number of passengers entering the passenger conveyance device and capable of communicating with the control module.

12. The passenger conveyor of claim 11, wherein the control module is configured to lengthen a length of a first type of section of the slat conveyor identified by the first type of light that will carry a plurality of people when the monitoring module monitors that the accompanying people will ride the passenger conveyor together.

13. The passenger conveyor of claim 11, wherein the control module is configured to reduce the length of the second type segment and/or the first type segment of the slat conveyor identified by the second type of light and/or the first type of light when the monitoring module monitors a greater flow of people.

14. The passenger transportation device of claim 10, further comprising an ultraviolet disinfection device configured to disinfect the handrail periodically or as needed.

15. The passenger transportation apparatus of claim 14, wherein the control module is further configured to control the on, off, and/or intensity of the ultraviolet disinfection device.

16. The passenger transportation device of claim 10, wherein the first light is green light and the second light is red light.

17. The passenger transportation device of claim 16, wherein the light source comprises a LED strip disposed at the skirt panel and/or near the handrail belt extending along the predetermined path.

18. The passenger transportation device of claim 16, wherein the light source comprises one or more first projectors emitting the first light and one or more second projectors emitting the second light.

19. The passenger conveyance device of claim 10, further comprising a speaker that plays a voice prompt to a passenger entering the passenger conveyance device to remind the passenger to stand on the first segment identified by the first light type.

20. The passenger transportation device of claim 10, further comprising a virtual aid capable of displaying a virtual human-like image and/or issuing voice prompts to visually and/or audibly convey information to passengers.

21. The passenger transportation device of claim 10, wherein the passenger transportation device is an escalator or a moving sidewalk.

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