JP2003276959A - Elevator automatic operation system for handicapped person - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevator automatic operation system for a handicapped person allowing the handicapped person to utilize an elevator simply. <P>SOLUTION: This elevator automatic operation system 10 for the handicapped person allows the handicapped person A to utilize the elevator 13 in which a cage 23 rises and lowers between an upper story and a lower story. The system has a magnet 15 attached to a utensil used by the handicapped person A, magnetic sensors 17, 18 provided on floors 16, 16a in the vicinity of an inlet of the elevator 13 to detect movement of a magnetic field generated from the magnet 15, and a subcontroller 19 using an output of the magnetic sensors 17, 18 as an input. In the subcontroller 19, when the magnetic sensors 17, 18 detect movement of the magnet 15, a signal is sent to the elevator 13 to open a door of the elevator 13. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automated elevator system for persons with disabilities, which is used when a blind person or a disabled person using a wheelchair uses an elevator having a cage that reciprocates between an upper floor and a lower floor. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional pedestrian bridges generally use stairs, but it is difficult for people with disabilities to use the pedestrian bridges on stairs, so recently, pedestrian bridges equipped with elevators have been used. There is. Also, at train stations,
A pedestrian bridge is installed across the tracks, and the stairs that descend from the pedestrian bridge are used for each platform, but in recent years an elevator has been installed for people with disabilities.

[0003]

However, in an ordinary elevator used in the above-mentioned places, a push button switch is provided on the wall on the entrance side of the elevator, and the push button switch is pushed to push the door. However, in the case of a blind person, it is necessary to look for this push button switch, and even a person in a wheelchair needs to go to that place, and depending on the orientation of the wheelchair, it may be pushed easily. There were times when you couldn't. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an elevator automatic operation system for a disabled person, which enables the disabled person to easily use the elevator.

[0004]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic elevator system for persons with disabilities according to the first aspect of the invention, because a person with a disability uses an elevator whose cage moves up and down between an upper floor and a lower floor. In the elevator automatic operation system for persons with disabilities, a magnet attached to an article used by a person with a disability, and a magnetic sensor provided on the floor near the entrance of the elevator and detecting the movement of the magnetic field generated from the magnet, , A sub-control device that receives the output of the magnetic sensor as an input, and the sub-control device sends a signal to the elevator to detect the movement of the magnet when the magnetic sensor detects the movement of the magnet. Make the door open. Also,
An elevator automatic driving system for a disabled person according to a second aspect is the elevator automatic driving system for a disabled person according to the first aspect, wherein a second speaker connected to the sub-control device is provided at an entrance of the elevator. Then, after the magnetic sensor detects the movement of the magnet, the elevator receives data on whether or not the cage is on the floor on which the cage is going to be mounted, and the second speaker is about to mount the cage. If the car is on the floor, a sound signal indicating that the door is open is issued, and if the cage is not on the floor where the passenger intends to board, a sound signal indicating that the cage is called is issued and the car attempts to board. When it is located on the floor, it emits a sound signal indicating that the door will open.

The elevator automatic driving system for persons with disabilities according to the third aspect of the invention can move up and down between one of the lower floor and the upper floor and the other floor of the lower floor and the upper floor. A cage, a main controller that controls the elevator to move up and down to a predetermined floor, and a first speaker that is provided in the cage and that generates an audio by receiving an output from the main controller. An elevator automatic operation system for a person with a disability attached to an elevator provided, which is provided on the entrance side of the one floor using the elevator, and the movement of a magnetic field generated from a magnet attached to an article used by the person with a disability. A magnetic sensor for detecting a signal, a sub-control device that receives an output of the magnetic sensor as an input, and a second speaker that is provided on the one floor and that generates a voice by receiving a signal from the sub-control device. A control device having the main control device and the sub control device, which are interconnected with each other, when the cage is located on the one floor where the cage is about to board when the signal from the magnetic sensor is received, A sound signal for opening the cage door is emitted from the second speaker to open the door, and it is confirmed that a person with a disability has been placed in the cage, and the door is closed, and the first speaker causes the other speaker to open. A sound signal for moving to the floor, moving the cage to the other floor, confirming that the cage has stopped at the other floor, and making a sound from the first speaker to open the door. When the cage is not on the one floor where the car is about to board at the time of receiving the signal from the first elevator operating means for issuing a signal to open the door and the magnetic sensor, the second speaker is used. A sound signal for calling out the cage is issued, the cage is called up to the one floor, a sound signal for opening the door of the cage is issued from the second speaker to open the door, and the disabled person After confirming that the car is on the cage, the door is closed and the first speaker emits a sound signal to the effect that the cage moves to the other floor, and the cage moves to the other floor, and the cage moves to the other floor. Make sure that you have stopped on the first floor
And a second elevator operating means for opening the door by emitting a sound signal for opening the door from the speaker.

An elevator automatic driving system for persons with disabilities according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the elevator automatic driving system for persons with disabilities according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the equipment is a wand and the magnet is It is provided on the tip of the cane.
An elevator automatic driving system for a disabled person according to a fifth invention is the elevator automatic driving system for a disabled person according to the first to third inventions, wherein the equipment is a wheelchair and the magnet is at a lower position of the wheelchair. It is provided. And the elevator automatic operation system for persons with disabilities according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the elevator automatic operation system for persons with disabilities according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the magnet is composed of a plurality of bar magnets, and the adhesive tape is used for the equipment. It is installed in the state of being wound on.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, referring to the attached drawings, an embodiment in which the present invention is embodied will be described to provide an understanding of the present invention. 1 is a schematic explanatory view of an elevator automatic driving system for persons with disabilities according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the system.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a wiring state of the system, FIG. 4 is a schematic flow diagram of the system, FIGS. 5 and 6 are operation explanatory diagrams of the system, and FIGS. 7A to 7C are magnet mounting methods. FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, an automated elevator system 10 for persons with disabilities according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Is a system including an elevator 13 for passing a pedestrian bridge 12 provided above the road 11, and an elevator 13 having a main control device 14 and persons with disabilities (persons with disabilities, persons with physical disabilities). A) A magnet 15 attached to the tip of a cane 15a, which is an example of a tool used by A, and the lower floor of the elevator 13 (specifically, “1
Floors 1 and 1 near the entrance on the side of "floor") and upper floors (hereinafter sometimes specifically referred to as "second floor")
6a, magnetic sensors 17 and 18, respectively, a sub-control device 19 for controlling these, and a sub-control device 19 which is connected to the sub-control device 19 and is provided at the entrances of the elevators 13 on the lower floor side and the upper floor side, respectively. It has two speakers 20 and 21. The first speaker 22 is provided in a cage (a lift room, which is also generally called a “car”) 23 of the elevator 13. These will be described in detail below.

In addition to the elevator 13, the pedestrian bridge 12 is provided with stairs 24 used by ordinary persons (ie, persons other than persons with disabilities) and the elevator 13
In order for an ordinary person to operate the elevator 13, the push button switches 25 and 26 provided on the entrance side of the elevators 13 on the upper and lower floors and the push button switch 27 provided in the cage 23 are provided. In addition to being able to open and close the door of the elevator 13, an operation button for moving the cage 23 to the upper floor or the lower floor is provided. When the power unit (mainly a winch) 28 for lifting and raising the cage 23, the stop position sensors 29 and 30 for accurately stopping the cage 23 at predetermined positions on the upper floor and the lower floor, and the door are open. There is provided a door passage sensor 31 using a photoelectric tube or a photo element for detecting that a person or the like has passed through the door, and a door opening / closing sensor 32 for detecting an open position and a closed position of the door. Then, the elevator 13 is controlled by the main controller 14 having a computer therein, and drives the lifting power unit 28 to lift the cage 23 up and down. The first speaker 22 receives the output from the main controller 14 and produces a sound. At the entrances and exits of the elevators on the lower and upper floors, a power unit 34 for opening and closing doors is provided. Actually, the door of the elevator is separated into the inner door of the cage 23 and the outer doors of the entrances and exits of the elevators on the lower floors and the upper floors, but since these move as a unit, they will be simply referred to as “doors” below. Or it is called "the door on the lower floor" or "the door on the upper floor".

There may be a case where an illumination device, other sensors, etc. are provided in the cage 23 as shown by the dotted line in FIG. Pushing the push button switches 25 and 26 on the entrance side of the elevator to call the elevator cage 23, opening the door to enter the inside, elevating and lowering the cage 23 to a predetermined floor, and opening the door is performed by the main controller 14 by the program. Is incorporated, and its general operation is well known, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, a sub-control unit 19 for transmitting and receiving signals is attached to the main control unit 14 for controlling such an operation of the elevator, and the main control unit 14 and the sub-control unit 19 are connected to each other. As one control device 35, the connecting operation is performed. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the main controller 1
4, contact point of signal during elevator stop, contact point of signal with elevator cage on 2nd floor, contact point of signal with elevator cage on 1st floor, contact point of cage door opening of 2nd floor elevator, 1st floor elevator The contacts for opening the cage door are provided, these contacts are connected to the sub control device 19, and a signal is received from the main control device 14 to the sub control device 19. Further, the sub control device 19 is provided with a contact point for an elevator call signal to the second floor and a contact point for an elevator call signal to the first floor, and sends the signal to the main control device 14 so that the main control device 14 and Sub controller 1
The entire control is performed while interlocking 9

The above-mentioned magnetic sensors 17 and 18 are composed of a coil in which a number of copper wires are wound around an iron core, and an electromotive force is generated in the coil by detecting a change in magnetism. Magnet 1 attached to the tip of cane 15a
The motion of the magnetic field generated from No. 5 is detected. The magnet 15 is composed of three bar magnets (preferably one having flexibility), and as shown in FIG. 7 (A), each N pole and S pole are the same on the back surface of the adhesive tape 36. It is attached in parallel to the direction, and when in use, as shown in FIG.
As shown in (C), it is attached to the tip of the cane 15a excluding the mallet 37 via an adhesive tape 36. A reflective material 38 is provided on the surface side of the adhesive tape 36, and when the portion is exposed to light at night, it can be visually recognized by the reflected light. The second loudspeakers 20 and 21 are composed of ordinary loudspeakers, and are adapted to generate a sound signal previously stored in the ROM in the sub control device 19 as a sound by a predetermined signal.

A rough flow of the elevator automatic operation system 10 for persons with disabilities is shown in FIG. 4, which is normally in a standby state (step A), and the magnetic sensors 17, 18 on the lower floor or the upper floor. When either one of them detects magnetism (step B), it is determined whether or not there is the cage 23 on this floor (step C). When there is a cage 23 on this floor, the speaker on the corresponding floor of the second speakers 20 and 21 issues a sound signal "Pawn" to open the door, and the elevator door opens. Then, when the disabled person enters the cage 23, the door is closed (step D). The cage 23 moves to the destination floor (step E).
Then, the elevator door is opened (step F). On the other hand, in step C, when the cage 23 is not on this floor is detected by the stop position sensors 29, 30 and a signal is received from the main controller 14, the cage 23 is called (the elevator 13 is called) (step G). ), Make sure there is a cage 23 on the floor you are calling, then step D
Go into action. As a result, the disabled person A (particularly the visually impaired person) can open and close the door of the elevator and move from the upper floor to the lower floor or from the lower floor to the upper floor by using the cane 15a owned by the person. You can

Next, with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, a further detailed flow of the elevator automatic operation system 10 for the handicapped person, in which the main control device 14 and the sub control device 19 are integrated, will be described. FIG. 5 shows the entire flow when the disabled person A is on the first floor, but as shown in FIG. 5, when the disabled person A approaches the entrance of the elevator on the first floor (lower floor), it is provided on the cane 15a. The magnetic sensor 17 detects the movement of the magnet 15 (step S1), and issues a call signal for the position of the cage 23 to the elevator main controller 14 (step S2). The signal is transmitted to the sub control device 19 (step S3).

In this case, the signals (data) emitted from the main controller 14 are: 1) a signal for inspecting the elevator, 2) a signal that the cage 23 is on the first floor, 3)
There is a signal that the cage 23 is not on the first floor,
The signal sent from the sub control device 19 to the second speaker 20 differs depending on these. That is, 1) when receiving a signal that the elevator is being inspected, send a sound signal "not available because the inspection is currently stopped" to the second speaker 20 (step S4), 2) the cage 23 When a signal indicating that the door is on the first floor is received, a sound signal "Pawn" to open the door is emitted from the second speaker 20 (step S5), and the door of the cage 23 is opened (step S).
6). 3) If you receive a signal that the cage 23 is on a place other than the first floor, a second sound signal will be sent to call the cage 23 of "Pawn, I'm calling an elevator now, please wait" Emitted from the speaker 20,
Call the cage 23 to the first floor (step S7), confirm that the cage 23 has come to the lower floor, and "Open the door."
A sound signal indicating that the door is opened is emitted from the second speaker 20 and the door is opened (step S8).

In this state, when the disabled person A gets into the cage 23, the door passage sensor 31 of the cage 23 detects the disabled person A and starts counting the timer (step S).
9). When the door passage sensor 31 does not react within a predetermined time, the door is automatically closed. After the door passage sensor 31 has detected the person with disability A, confirm that the door passage sensor 31 does not react for a further predetermined time, and move to the other floor of "The door will close, I will go upstairs". Sound signal is emitted from the first speaker 22 to close the door (step S10). Next, the cage 23 rises (step S11) and the cage 23 stops at the upper floor (step S11).
12). At this time, since the stop position sensor 30 on the upper floor is operating, this causes the first speaker 22 to issue a message to the effect that the door will be opened for the predetermined floor such as "Upper floor, door will open". (Step S13).
When the door opens, the passenger gets out of the cage 23,
At that time, the door passage sensor 31 detects this (step S14), then confirms that the door passage sensor 31 does not react for a predetermined time (step S15), closes the door, and the cage 23 remains on the upper floor. Waiting at

Therefore, in the above process, step S
1 to S3, S5, S6, S9 to S16 constitute a first elevator operating means, and steps S1 to S3 and S7 to S1.
6 constitutes the second elevator operating means. FIG. 6 shows a flow chart when a disabled person on the upper floor uses an elevator, but the operation is the same because the upper floor is read as the lower floor and the lower floor is read as the upper floor. The same reference numeral as 5 is given and detailed description thereof is omitted. As a result, the magnets 15 and 18 detect the magnet 15 only by attaching the magnet 15 to the tip of the cane 15a, and the elevator 13 is automatically operated. Further, even if the magnet 15 is attached to the lower portion of the wheelchair, which is an example of the equipment, the magnetic sensors 17 and 18 similarly detect.

In the above-described embodiment, the sound signal "Pawn" is used as the sound signal indicating that the door is opened when a person with a disability wants to board the elevator. Open "). Further, in the above-described embodiment, the sound signal to call the cage is "Pawn, I'm calling the elevator now, please wait"
The "pawn" may be omitted or another sound may be used. Furthermore, in addition to Japanese, you may send a message in English or another foreign language. Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the magnet is attached to the cane or wheelchair, but footwear or the like worn by a disabled person may be used. In addition, as a matter of course, when an ordinary person uses this elevator, he / she can operate the push button switches 25, 26 and 27 to move to the target floor.

[0018]

In the elevator automatic operation system for persons with disabilities according to claims 1 to 6, a magnet is attached to an article used by a person with a disability, and a magnetic sensor is attached to the floor near the entrance of the elevator. When it detects the movement of the magnet, I tried to activate the elevator.
The elevator can be operated automatically without using the push button switch originally provided in the elevator.
In particular, when the disabled person is a blind person, the position of the push button switch is often unknown, which is practically effective. Particularly, in the elevator automatic driving system for persons with disabilities according to claims 2 and 3, since the message is sent in accordance with the movement of the elevator, the disabled person can recognize the operation of the elevator by hearing the message. In the elevator automatic driving system for the disabled according to claim 4, since the equipment is a cane and the magnet is provided at the tip of the cane,
Especially effective for the blind. In the elevator automatic driving system for the handicapped person according to the fifth aspect, since the equipment is a wheelchair and the magnet is provided at a lower position of the wheelchair, it is meaningful for a person using the wheelchair. Further, in the elevator automatic driving system for a disabled person according to claim 6, since the magnet is composed of a plurality of bar magnets and is attached in a state of being wrapped around an article by an adhesive tape, the attachment is easy, and further, once. It has the advantage that it does not come off easily when attached.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram of an elevator automatic driving system for persons with disabilities according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the system.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a wiring situation of the system.

FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of the system.

FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory diagram of the system.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of the system.

7A to 7C are explanatory views showing a method of attaching a magnet.

[Explanation of symbols]

10: Elevator automatic driving system for persons with disabilities, 11: Road, 12: Pedestrian bridge, 13: Elevator, 14: Main control device, 15: Magnet, 15a: Cane, 16, 16a:
Floor, 17, 18: Magnetic sensor, 19: Sub-control device, 2
0, 21: second speaker, 22: first speaker, 2
3: Cage, 24: Stairs, 25-27: Push button switch, 28: Power unit, 29, 30: Stop position sensor,
31: Door passage sensor, 32: Door opening / closing sensor, 34:
Power unit, 35: control unit, 36: adhesive tape, 37:
Stone mallet, 38: Reflective material

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An automated elevator system for persons with disabilities, which is used by persons with disabilities to use an elevator whose cage moves up and down between an upper floor and a lower floor, and a magnet attached to an article used by the persons with disabilities. A magnetic sensor that is provided on the floor near the entrance of the elevator and that detects the movement of the magnetic field generated from the magnet, and a sub-control device that receives the output of the magnetic sensor as an input. Is an elevator automatic operation system for a disabled person, which sends a signal to the elevator to open the door of the elevator when the magnetic sensor detects the movement of the magnet. 2. The elevator automatic driving system for the disabled according to claim 1, wherein a second speaker connected to the sub-control device is provided at an entrance of the elevator,
After the magnetic sensor detects the movement of the magnet, the elevator receives data on whether or not the cage is on the floor on which the cage is going to board, and the second speaker is on the floor on which the cage is boarding. In the case, the sound signal for opening the door is issued, and if the cage is not on the floor where the passenger intends to board, a sound signal for calling the cage is issued and the cage is for passengers attempting to board the floor. An elevator automatic driving system for persons with disabilities, which emits a sound signal indicating that the door opens when it is located. 3. A cage capable of moving up and down between one of the lower floor and the upper floor and the other floor of the lower floor and the upper floor, and moving the cage up and down to a predetermined floor. An elevator automatic driving system for a person with a disability attached to an elevator including a main control device that performs control and a first speaker that is provided in the cage and that outputs a sound from the main control device. A magnetic sensor that is provided on the entrance side of the one floor using the elevator and that detects the movement of the magnetic field generated from a magnet attached to an article used by a disabled person, and the output of the magnetic sensor as an input. Or a sub-control device that is connected to each other, and has a sub-control device that operates on the one floor, and a second speaker that is provided on the one floor and that generates a sound by receiving a signal from the sub-control device. When the cage is located on the one floor where the cage is about to board at the time when the signal from the magnetic sensor is received, the control device is configured to output a sound signal indicating that the door of the cage is opened from the second speaker. I opened it and opened the door, and confirmed that the disabled person was placed in the cage,
When the door is closed and the first speaker emits a sound signal to the effect that the door moves to the other floor, the cage is moved to the other floor, and it is confirmed that the cage has stopped at the other floor. At the time of receiving a signal from the first elevator operating means for opening the door by emitting a sound signal for opening the door from the first speaker, and a signal from the magnetic sensor,
When the cage is not on the one floor to be boarded, a sound signal for calling the cage is issued from the second speaker, the cage is called to the one floor, and the door of the cage is opened. Sound signal from the second speaker to open the door, confirm that a person with a disability has been placed in the cage, and close the door to move to the other floor with the first speaker. Emits a sound signal,
The second cage for moving the cage to the other floor, confirming that the cage has stopped on the other floor, and issuing a sound signal to open the door from the first speaker to open the door. An elevator automatic driving system for persons with disabilities, comprising: elevator driving means. 4. The elevator automatic driving system for a disabled person according to claim 1, wherein the equipment is a cane, and the magnet is provided at a tip of the cane. A feature elevator automatic driving system for the disabled. 5. The automated elevator system for persons with disabilities according to claim 1, wherein the equipment is a wheelchair, and the magnet is provided at a lower position of the wheelchair. A feature elevator automatic driving system for the disabled. 6. The elevator automatic driving system for the handicapped person according to claim 1, wherein the magnet is composed of a plurality of bar magnets, and is attached in a state of being wrapped around the article by an adhesive tape. Elevator automatic driving system for people with disabilities.