EP3953286A1 - Side monitoring device for a passenger transport system - Google Patents
Side monitoring device for a passenger transport systemInfo
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- EP3953286A1 EP3953286A1 EP20714251.4A EP20714251A EP3953286A1 EP 3953286 A1 EP3953286 A1 EP 3953286A1 EP 20714251 A EP20714251 A EP 20714251A EP 3953286 A1 EP3953286 A1 EP 3953286A1
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- the present invention relates to a side monitoring device for a passenger transport system such as an escalator or a moving walkway.
- Passenger transport systems in the form of escalators or moving walks are used to transport people within buildings or structures with the aid of a conveyor belt along inclined or horizontal travel paths.
- the conveyor belt runs in a transport area of the passenger transport system and has several step units arranged one behind the other and coupled to one another, which are usually referred to as steps for escalators and as pallets for moving walks.
- base plates are usually provided on both opposite sides next to the transport area.
- the base plates are sometimes also referred to as skirting boards.
- the base plates are arranged in a stationary manner on the passenger transport system and usually extend from a position in which they are located vertically to the side of the step units up to a height slightly, i.e. a few centimeters or a few decimeters, above a level in which the treads of the Step units run.
- base plates are often designed as simple flat or locally curved metal plates.
- balustrades usually extend in order to laterally delimit the transport area even at heights of, for example, up to 1 m.
- a handrail can be held and guided on a balustrade.
- a small gap is provided between a surface of a base plate facing the transport area and an opposite lateral edge of the transport area or the step units located there.
- the gap normally measures a few millimeters, for example between 1 mm and 3 mm. As a rule, the gap runs in a vertical plane parallel to the transport area.
- KR 101406260 B1 describes a safety device for an escalator or a moving walk, with the help of which injuries or damage caused by being trapped in the gap between the step units and the base plate are to be avoided.
- rollers or balls mounted on the base plate are provided which at least partially bridge the gap.
- JP 2009 190863 A discloses a monitoring of displacements of
- a side monitoring device for a passenger transport system with the aid of which there is a risk of injuries or damage due to being trapped in the step units that run next to the side Gap can be reduced, which is technically relatively simple and / or which is largely insensitive, for example, to contamination or
- a side monitoring device for a passenger transport system is proposed.
- the side monitoring device is configured to monitor the application of force to a base plate of the passenger transport system across a gap which is formed between a conveyor belt of the passenger transport system and the base plate.
- the side monitoring device has a holder, at least one elongated strip, and a force sensor.
- the holder is configured for installation of the side monitoring device in a base plate area of the people
- Passenger transport system several step units of the conveyor belt coupled to one another are shifted along a travel path.
- the band is held in operative connection on the holder and extends parallel to at least a partial area of the travel path.
- the force sensor is kept in operative connection with the belt and is configured to detect a force exerted by the belt on the holder in a displacement direction parallel to the travel path.
- the side monitoring device has a support device which, after installation, is held in a fixed position in the base area and on one of the transport areas
- the support device supports the belt against a laterally directed away from the transport area movement.
- a support device can be present on the side monitoring device, which supports the at least one belt of the side monitoring device from a rear side, ie the side opposite the transport area.
- the support device can prevent the belt, when it is acted upon by force from the transport area, from excessively to the side of the Transport area moved away.
- a strength and / or rigidity of the support device can be considerably greater than that of the band of the side monitoring device.
- the support device can extend, for example, as a type of sheet metal along an entire length or at least along a major part of the strip.
- the support device can be constructed and / or installed similarly to a conventional base plate.
- a passenger transport system which has several, one behind the other, arranged one behind the other and coupled to one another, which can be shifted along a travel path within a transport area
- the holder of the side monitoring device is installed in a base plate area next to the transport area and the belt of the side monitoring device extends parallel to at least a partial area of the travel path. Furthermore, after installation, the support device is held stationary in the base area and is on one of the
- Transport area arranged on the opposite side of the belt.
- the support device supports the belt against a movement directed laterally away from the transport area.
- Embodiments of the side monitoring device presented here can be designed to detect when, for example, the gap between the conveyor belt and the base plate of a passenger transport system is bridged by a user or his / her item of clothing and a force is exerted towards the base plate.
- the force can initially act predominantly orthogonally towards the base plate, that is, transversely to a travel path along which the conveyor belt of the passenger transport system moves.
- the user and his clothing are moved along with the conveyor belt, due to the A force can be generated in a displacement direction parallel to the travel path for the user or whose clothing is applied to the pressure exerted on the base plate. This force acting in the direction of displacement can be used as an indicator that the gap next to the conveyor belt was bridged by the user or his clothing and that a potentially dangerous situation has therefore occurred.
- the side monitoring device has at least one holder, at least one elongated strip and at least one force sensor.
- the side monitoring device can be installed in a so-called base plate area next to the transport area of the passenger transport system.
- the holder can be fixed to a component, in particular a load-bearing component, of the passenger transport system with the aid of a screw connection or another fastening technique.
- the holder can be designed in such a way that the entire side monitoring device extends laterally next to the transport area and in the direction of extent along the transport area or at least part of the transport area.
- the holder can also be designed in such a way that the side monitoring device or at least its at least one belt is located laterally next to and vertically just above the step units moving along the transport area.
- the at least one belt can extend in the direction of extent along the transport area or at least part of the transport area.
- the band should have an elongated shape, ie a length that is significantly greater than its width and thickness.
- the length of the belt can correspond to the length of the transport area or at least part of the transport area, for example at least 50% of the length of the transport area.
- the width of the band can correspond to the height of a typical base plate or be smaller, preferably even significantly smaller, than this.
- the width of the tape can be less than 15 cm, preferably less than 10 cm or 5 cm and more preferably less than 3 cm.
- the thickness of the tape can be significantly smaller than that Width of the tape, that is, for example, less than 30%, preferably less than 10% of the width of the tape.
- the tape can be resilient in tension and bendable or flexible transversely to a direction of tension.
- the tape can have a certain elasticity. However, the stretchability and elasticity on tensile load should not be so high that in the
- the elasticity of the band should be sufficiently low in order to be able to ensure a desired transmission of force to the force sensor which is kept in operative connection with the band.
- the tape is held in operative connection on the holder.
- a weight and / or a force acting on the belt can be transferred to the holder and via this to the passenger transport system.
- the tape can be mechanically connected directly to the holder.
- the band can be connected to the bracket via other intervening components.
- the tape is held by the holder in such a way that it extends largely parallel to at least a partial area of the travel path of the passenger transport system.
- the belt can run at least parallel to the partial area of the travel path at which the users step onto the step units and can be transported with them.
- the belt can only be inclined along an incline
- the belt should preferably be arranged in such a way that one of the surfaces of the belt is directed towards the transport area and is exposed to it, so that this surface of the belt forms a kind of lateral boundary of the transport area.
- the band and the force sensor are kept in operative connection with one another.
- the force sensor should be mechanically connected directly or indirectly to the belt in such a way that a force acting on the belt in the direction of displacement can be transmitted at least partially to the force sensor and can thus be detected by it.
- the side monitoring device can thus be used to detect, for example, when a user protrudes with his shoe over the gap next to a step unit and contacts the belt of the side monitoring device located there. Since the shoe together with the user is transported by the stepping unit along the travel path, a force is exerted on the belt in the direction of displacement parallel to the travel path as a result of this mechanical contact. This force can be detected by the force sensor. Suitable measures can then be initiated on the basis of such a detection. For example, operation of the passenger transport system can be temporarily stopped, one
- the speed of movement of their conveyor belt can be reduced or other measures are taken to avoid pinching the shoe or any other risk to the user.
- the band can be held in such a way that it can be displaced in the direction of displacement over a displacement distance.
- the tape can be held directly or indirectly by the holder in such a way that it is at least a certain amount of damage-free
- Displacement distance can be shifted in the direction of displacement when a force is exerted on the belt in the direction of displacement.
- the tape can at least over the displacement distance, i. within a displacement range, be displaceable along its direction of extension. While the belt is only displaced within the displacement distance, only a small force counteracting the displacement can preferably be exerted on the belt.
- the tape can be moved within a range predetermined by the displacement distance with low forces of, for example, less than 150 N, preferably less than 50 N or less than 20 N.
- counteracting force can be constant over the range of displacement or increase successively with increasing displacement. If a user touches the belt of the side monitoring device with a shoe, for example, the belt can thus move in the direction of displacement at least within the predetermined displacement distance together with the shoe moved on by the step unit. An otherwise occurring friction between the moving shoe and a stationary base plate can thus be avoided. In addition, this can possibly prevent the shoe or another object from being deformed by friction with the base plate and then caught in the gap between the step unit and the base plate. While the band is shifted along with the shoe within its shifting distance largely without force, the user possibly has sufficient time to pull the shoe back onto the tread unit. If necessary, a corresponding warning message can be output when the tape of the side monitoring device is touched.
- connection of the band to the holder on the one hand and to the force sensor on the other hand can be designed in such a way that only when one over the
- the displacement distance can be, for example, at least 50 cm, at least 1 m or at least 2 m.
- Displacement distance are moved out, so that a user may have sufficient time to pull the object away from the belt and back onto the tread units.
- the holder can be mounted on the support device.
- the holder can be mechanically connected to load-bearing components of the passenger transport system via the support device.
- the support device can have guide structures on its surface facing the belt, which are configured to guide the belt when it is displaced in the direction of displacement vertically and transversely to the direction of displacement.
- the support device can not only be designed to support the tape from its rear side, but also to ensure that the tape is displaced vertically and transversely to the displacement direction in the event of a displacement of the tape along the displacement direction.
- the guide structures formed for this purpose on the surface of the support device can be elongated and extend along the direction of displacement.
- the guide structures can be one or more elongated
- Depressions or grooves can be formed into which the tape can be at least partially received.
- the guide structures can also be designed as undercutting grooves, wherein the band can be inserted into such an undercutting groove with a partial area complementary to the cross section of the undercutting grooves and can thus be held in the groove in a form-fitting manner.
- the band can optionally be displaced along the groove, but cannot come loose from the groove transversely to the surface of the support device.
- the guide structures can be provided as elongate webs on the surface of the support device and extend in the direction of displacement.
- the side monitoring device can furthermore have a sliding element which is interposed between a surface of the support device and an opposite surface of the belt.
- a surface of the sliding element contacting the surface of the belt can have a lower coefficient of sliding friction compared to a surface of the support device contacting the surface of the belt.
- a sliding element can be provided between said surface of the support device and the opposite surface of the belt, with the aid of which a friction such as occurs when the belt is relative to the belt
- the sliding element can be made of a solid material, a pasty material or a liquid.
- the sliding element can be designed as a solid-body sliding element.
- Such a solid-body sliding element can be designed, for example, in the form of a component made of plastic or provided with a plastic surface.
- a sliding element can consist of polytetrafluoroethylene or be coated with polytetrafluoroethylene.
- the side monitoring device can have a plurality of belts which extend parallel to the travel path and parallel to one another vertically next to one another.
- the side monitoring device can have several bands that run vertically next to one another and are each effectively held on the holder so that they run parallel to one another and vertically one above the other, parallel to at least part of the travel path.
- bands can form a type of overall surface that extends vertically laterally next to the transport area of the passenger transport system and at least partially spans a base plate located behind it or a support device located behind it.
- the site monitor may be several dozen, i. for example more than 50 or even more than 80 such bands have.
- Each individual band can have a very small width of, for example, a few millimeters.
- the belts can be arranged adjacent to one another in a vertical direction and each one of their main surfaces can be aligned with the transport area.
- Adjacent bands can lie directly against one another at their edges or be slightly spaced from one another.
- a distance between adjacent bands can be considerably less than a width of the bands, i.e. for example less than 20% of the width of the bands.
- one of the guide structures can be located between the edges of adjacent strips in order to guide the adjacent strips during their displacement movement.
- a single wide ribbon is difficult to bend about an axis orthogonal to its major surface.
- several narrower straps are used in order to be able to cover essentially the same area laterally adjacent to the transport area of the passenger transport system in the case of the side monitoring device, it can be achieved that the
- the force sensor can be a strain gauge.
- a strain gauge can be a simply constructed and thus inexpensive to manufacture and robust component.
- the strain gauge can measure a force acting on it, in particular in the form of a tensile force as a passive component.
- an electrical property such as an electrical resistance of the changes
- the strain gauge can have two electrical connections via which an electrical voltage can be applied and thus the changing electrical property can be measured.
- One end of a tape can be mechanically connected to the strain gauge and via the
- Strain gauges can be connected to a stationary area of the side monitoring device such as its holder. In the event that a plurality of bands is provided on the side monitoring device, an associated strain gauge can be provided for each of the bands.
- the band can be formed with a plastic band.
- the band can consist partially or entirely of plastic.
- the band can be provided as an extruded plastic part.
- Such tapes can be manufactured very inexpensively and / or be sufficiently robust for the use mentioned herein.
- the band can be designed with a metal band, in particular as a steel band.
- the band can consist partially or completely of metal, in particular steel.
- metal strips can also be provided relatively inexpensively and / or be sufficiently robust for the purpose mentioned herein.
- the passenger transportation system can comprise a safety chain circuit with a plurality of safety switches connected in series.
- the force sensor can be designed to open a switching state and thus to open a switching state upon detection of a force exerted by the band on the holder which exceeds a minimum force value
- a safe operating state of the passenger transportation system is therefore typically monitored with the aid of several, possibly technically differently designed, safety switches or safety sensors that are used in different positions.
- the safety switches or safety sensors are designed in such a way that they only allow a flow of current when a safe operating state is detected. In case of uncertainty
- the operating state is switched to an electrically insulating state.
- Safety switches or safety sensors are connected to one another in series and in this way form a safety chain.
- the safety chain is only closed when all of its safety switches are in one
- the force sensor of the side monitoring device described herein can be used as a component of such a safety chain.
- the force sensor itself or a logic that reads it out can be configured to open a switching state, that is to say to transition into an electrically insulating state, as soon as the force sensor detects a force that has a predetermined value
- a minimum force value a value can be set up to which forces acting on the belt of the side monitoring device in the direction of displacement are to be tolerated and, when exceeded, measures to ensure safe operation of the passenger transport system are to be initiated.
- Such a minimum force value can be in the range of a few Newtons, for example between 2 N and 200 N, preferably between 5 N and 100 N.
- the passenger transportation system can also have a measuring device in the event that the force sensor is designed as a strain gauge, which is configured to send a stop signal when a force exerted by the belt on the force sensor and exceeding a minimum force value is detected generate, due to which an operation of the passenger transport system can be stopped.
- the force sensor is designed as a strain gauge, which is configured to send a stop signal when a force exerted by the belt on the force sensor and exceeding a minimum force value is detected generate, due to which an operation of the passenger transport system can be stopped.
- the force sensor designed as a strain gauge acts as a passive component, the electrical properties of which change when a force is applied.
- the strain gauge does not actively output a signal. Instead, its electrical properties, such as its electrical resistance, must differ from the
- the measuring device can, for example, be part of a control that controls the passenger transport system. Alternatively, the measuring device can be designed as a separate device. The measuring device can monitor the electrical properties of the strain gauge permanently or at short time intervals and generate a stop signal as soon as it is recognized that the force acting on the strain gauge exceeds the predefined minimum force value.
- the stop signal can trigger a stop of the passenger transport system directly.
- the stop signal can be used to change the switching status of a
- Safety chain integrated safety switch into a non-conductive state switch and in this way to interrupt the safety chain, whereupon the control of the passenger transport system typically temporarily stops its operation.
- Figure 1 shows a portion of a passenger transport system with a
- FIG. 2 shows a partial area of a further passenger transport system with a side monitoring device according to an embodiment of the invention.
- Figure 3 shows a view of a band and a force sensor
- FIG. 4 shows a sectional view through a band, supported by a support device, of a side monitoring device according to an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 5 shows a view of a band and a force sensor of a
- FIG. 6 shows a sectional view through a band, supported by a support device, of a side monitoring device according to an alternative embodiment of the invention.
- the figures are only schematic and not true to scale. In the various figures, the same reference numerals denote the same or equivalent features.
- FIG. 1 shows a passenger transport system 1 in the form of an escalator 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the passenger transport system 1 comprises a transport belt 5 in a transport area 6, in which several step units 7 are arranged one behind the other in the form of steps along a travel path 25 and are coupled to one another.
- a base sheet 9 (only shown with a broken line for reasons of clarity) is arranged in the respective base sheet areas 10.
- a gap 11 runs between one of the base plates 9 and an opposite edge of the conveyor belt 5.
- the passenger transport system 1 also has a side monitoring device 13 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the side monitoring device 13 comprises a holder 15, an elongated band 19 and a
- the side monitoring device 13 is designed to provide a
- the side monitoring device 13 is for this purpose in the base plate area 10, i. arranged laterally next to the transport area 6 and thus laterally closely adjacent to the conveyor belt 5 or the gap 11.
- the bracket 15 of the side monitoring device 13 is configured to install the side monitoring device 13 in the base plate area 10 and thus to connect it to the passenger transport system 1 in a mechanically fixed manner.
- a wide variety of techniques and components can be used for this, which are not shown in detail in the figures.
- a deflecting roller 17 is shown as a possible component of such a holder 15 merely as an example.
- the band 19 is in operative connection with the holder 15 and is thus held by the latter.
- the belt 19 and the holder 15 are configured in such a way that the belt 19 extends parallel to at least part of the travel path 25.
- the belt 19 runs between the two pulleys 17.
- At least part of the belt 19 is positioned in front of the base plate 9, ie it is located between the base plate 9 and the transport area 6.
- end regions of the belt 19 are guided around the deflecting rollers 17 and thereby deflected by 180 °.
- the end regions of the band 19 are each operatively connected to springs 23 and are held mechanically under tension by these springs 23. Due to the elasticity of these springs 23, the belt 19 is thus held in such a way that it can be displaced in a displacement direction 27 parallel to the travel path 25.
- the dimensions and elasticity of the springs 23 are dimensioned in such a way that the band 19 can be displaced within a displacement distance 37.
- the force sensor 21 is arranged in the example shown between one of the springs 23 and the associated end region of the band 19.
- the force sensor 21 is configured in such a way and mechanically connected on the one hand to the belt 19 and on the other hand to the spring 23 that forces exerted on the belt 19 in the displacement direction 27 can be detected with its help.
- the force sensor 21 can be designed with a simply and robustly constructed and inexpensive strain gauge 33.
- FIG. 4 illustrates a possibility of how the band 19 with the aid of a support device 29 moves laterally away from the
- Transport area 6 directional movement can be supported.
- the support device 29 in the form of a suitably bent sheet metal is mechanically operatively connected to the holder 15 and extends on a side of the belt 19 opposite the transport area 6.
- a flat sliding element 31 is interposed between the belt 19 and the support device 29.
- the sliding element 31 can at the
- the sliding element 31 consists of a material such as a plastic, in particular polytetrafluoroethylene, which, when a surface 41 of the sliding element 31 comes into contact with a surface 43 of the belt 19, has a lower coefficient of sliding friction than a surface 39 of the support device 29 of the band 19 relative to of the support device 29 with the aid of the sliding element 31, any friction that occurs can be substantially reduced.
- the side monitoring device 13 does not just comprise a single belt 19, but several separate belts 19. Each of the belts 19 runs parallel to the belt
- Traverse path 25 (see FIG. 1) and one of its main surfaces is directed towards this.
- the bands 19 are arranged parallel to one another and next to one another in a vertical direction.
- An assigned force sensor 21 in the form of a strain gauge 33 is attached to each of the straps 19 at a respective end region, the respective force sensor 21 interacting on an opposite side with a spring 23 assigned to it.
- guide structures 35 are provided on the support device 29, which guide the belts 19 when they are displaced in the displacement direction 27 vertically and transversely to the displacement direction 27.
- flat sliding elements 31 can be provided between the bands 19 and the support device 29.
- the force sensors 21 are monitored and evaluated with the aid of a measuring device 49.
- the measuring device 49 is part of a controller 53 or is connected to this controller 53.
- the control 53 is used to control a drive 51 of the passenger transport system 1.
- the controller 53 monitors a safety chain circuit 45 in which several safety switches 47 are connected to one another in series. Each of the safety switches 47 can perform a safety-relevant function of the
- Monitor passenger transport system 1 and switch to an open, non-conductive state as soon as a security-endangering situation has been detected.
- the force sensor 21 can be part of this safety chain circuit 45.
- the force sensor or an evaluation of its properties by the measuring device 49 can be designed in such a way that in the event that the force sensor 21 measures a force exerted by the belt 19 that exceeds a minimum force value, a switching state is opened and thus the safety chain circuit 45 is interrupted.
- the force sensor 21 can be designed as a strain gauge 33.
- the measuring device 49 can detect the minimum force value
- Passenger transport system 1 can be temporarily stopped by the controller 53.
- Safety device In the event that, for example, a body part, an item of luggage or an item of clothing gets between a step unit 7 and a base plate 10, the preferably movably held belt 19 of the side monitoring device 13 can begin to move, for example until a safety switch 47 switches off the passenger transport system 1. In the event that very high loads are exerted, this can cause the band 19 or the most heavily loaded band 19 of a plurality of bands 19 to tear, one band 19 being relatively easy to replace.
- the side monitor 13 can also act as an active device. For example, approximately 80-100 special bands can be provided on it in order to be able to measure mechanical stresses by means of force sensors 21. This can make it possible to check the mechanical tensions of these straps 19 (at a very low level in order to avoid a short service life of the force sensors 21) or to measure local higher tensions in the system (for example due to a collision of tread units 7 with the base plate 9) .
- straps 19 are preferred because they can easily be replaced in the event of a tear or if the straps 19 are damaged.
- Strain gauges 33 which can be obtained very inexpensively, can preferably be used as force sensors 21.
- a thickness of a side monitoring device 13 configured in the manner of a panel can be kept small, for example less than 20 mm, so that the side monitoring device 13 is relatively simple in existing ones
- Passenger transport systems 1 can be implemented.
- a possible length of the permissible displacement distance 37 in the displacement direction 27 in which the tread units 7 move can be, for example, about ⁇ 0.8 m (which is practically the maximum horizontal length in a lower or upper part corresponds to an escalator).
- This part of the base plate 9 is satisfactorily protected by a safety brush (very narrow gap between an upper surface of step units 7 and the brush).
- the band 19 which can be converted as a consumable material can be a relatively inexpensive, extruded plastic part.
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