JP2005247466A - Display device for passenger conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device for a passenger conveyor solving a problem wherein displayed information is hardly seen depending on a position and an angle of a display surface when a flat panel display is used for a display device for providing information for a user of the passenger conveyor and capable of displaying the information at the optimum position and angle for the user. <P>SOLUTION: The display device 10 is provided with a display device body 11 and an attitude adjustment means 12. The attitude adjustment means 12 is provided with a mechanism for supporting the display device body 11 on a parapet of the passenger conveyor 1, adjusting the attitude of the display device body 11 and vertically turnably and pivotally supporting the display device body 11 in a vertical plane perpendicular to an advancement direction of a stepping stage 2; and a mechanism for pivotally supporting turnably to left and right sides the display device body 11 in a vertical plane parallel to the advancement direction of the stepping stage 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a passenger conveyor display device attached to a passenger conveyor such as an escalator or a moving walkway.

  Passenger conveyors such as escalators and moving walkways are provided with a plurality of steps that circulate endlessly. And a passenger gets on one step from one entrance / exit, and is moved to the other entrance / exit as the step moves.

  Easy to see balustrades etc. for displaying various information such as precautions for getting on and off, destination guides and advertisements for those who use the passenger conveyor and those who are near the entrance of the passenger conveyor An information display medium such as paper has been pasted to the position. In recent years, a variety of information has been displayed by attaching an information display device to a passenger conveyor.

  With regard to such a display device, Patent Document 1 discloses a device in which an illuminating body is provided inside a balustrade panel, and information display bodies are provided on both sides of the illuminating body. However, in the display device disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to process the balustrade panel in order to attach the illumination body and the display body, and it is easy to attach and remove the illumination body during maintenance. Not.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for projecting information from a projection display device onto a balustrade glass using a projection display device. However, in the display device disclosed in Patent Document 2, since the projected information is projected on the ground glass or the glass of the half mirror, a part of the projected light passes through the glass and is used for information display. Therefore, the display efficiency was not good.

Furthermore, it is conceivable to use flat panel displays such as liquid crystal displays and plasma displays. However, these flat panel displays reflect the surrounding illumination depending on the position and angle of the display surface for displaying information. Information may be difficult to see. In particular, a liquid crystal display generally has a narrow viewing angle, so that depending on the position and angle of the display surface, a user or the like may not be sufficiently visible.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-205292 JP-A-7-277651

  The present invention advantageously solves the above problem, and can display information at a position and angle optimal for the user by a display method different from the projection type without processing the balustrade panel. It aims at providing the display apparatus of a passenger conveyor.

  The present invention comprises a display device main body for displaying information, and a posture adjusting means for supporting the display device main body on a railing of the passenger conveyor and capable of adjusting the posture of the display device main body. It is a display device.

  According to the display device of the passenger conveyor of the present invention, since the display device body is mounted on the balustrade deck, for example, via the posture adjustment means, it is unnecessary to perform special processing on the balustrade panel itself, In addition, since the display device main body can be adjusted to a desired posture by the posture adjusting means, passengers on the passenger conveyor and those around the passenger conveyor can easily and reliably visually recognize the information. it can.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a passenger conveyor display device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an example of an escalator to which the display device of the present invention is attached in a range above the floor surface on the lower floor side. FIG. 2 is a rear view of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention provided in the vicinity of the entrance on the lower floor side of the escalator, and FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG.

  The escalator 1 includes a plurality of steps 2 that circulate and move endlessly. A plurality of balustrade pillars 3 are erected on both side edges of the step 2 along the traveling direction of the step 2, and a balustrade panel 4 made of transparent glass or the like is provided between the plurality of balustrade pillars 3. . A movable handrail 5 is slidably supported and guided at the upper ends of the balustrade pillar 3 and the balustrade panel 4. A deck board 6 which is a plate-shaped decorative material is provided at the lower ends of the balustrade pillar 3 and the balustrade panel 4, and this deck board 6 has an outer deck 6a on the outside side of the balustrade panel and a step side. Is called the inner deck 6b.

  Display devices 10 are provided on the outer deck 6a in the vicinity of the lower floor side entrance / exit 7, the vicinity of the upper floor side entrance / exit 8 and the middle part of the upper and lower floors. Among these display devices 10, the display devices 10 provided in the vicinity of the lower-floor side entrance / exit 7 and in the vicinity of the upper-floor side entrance / exit 8 are close to those who get on and off the escalator 1 and the exits 7 and 8. The display surface on which the information is displayed is arranged with the balustrade panel 4 behind so that the information can be displayed to a person. On the other hand, the display device 10 provided in the middle part of the upper and lower floors has a display surface so that information can be seen through the balustrade panel 4 while the passenger is being transported as the step 2 moves. It arrange | positions so that the balustrade panel 4 may be opposed.

  The display device 10 will be described more specifically with reference to FIGS. The display device 10 includes a display device main body 11 that displays information. The display device body 11 can be a flat panel display such as a liquid crystal display or a plasma display. The display device main body 11 is supported and fixed to the outer deck 6a via posture adjusting means 12 for adjusting the posture.

  The posture adjusting means 12 in this embodiment has the following configuration. That is, the main body support 13 is attached and fixed to the back surface 11 a of the display device main body 11 by the tapping screw 14. And a pair of bearing part 13a provided in this main body support tool 13 and the upper end part of the rod-shaped connection coupling 15 are parallel to the back surface 11a of the display apparatus main body 11, and via the connection pin 16 arrange | positioned in the horizontal direction. It is connected so that it can rotate. On the other hand, the lower end portion of the coupling joint 15 is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the pair of bearing portions 17a provided on the base material 17 attached on the outer deck 6a and the back surface 11a of the display device body 11 and in the horizontal direction. It is connected via a connecting pin 18 so as to be rotatable. The base material 17 is fastened and fixed to the outer deck 6a by bolts 20 and nuts 21 together with a back plate 19 provided on the back side of the outer deck 6a. Since the outer deck 6a is a thin plate, a stable attachment is possible by attaching the base material 17 so as to sandwich the outer deck 6a using a wide and rigid back plate 19.

  The display device 10 according to the present embodiment having the posture adjusting means 12 having the above-described configuration is arranged so that the display surface of the display device body 11 is vertically moved in a vertical plane orthogonal to the traveling direction of the step 2 with the connecting pin 16 as a rotation axis. Since it can be rotated in the direction, it can be adjusted to an appropriate tilt angle at which ambient illumination is not reflected. Therefore, information can be displayed at an optimum angle for passengers and pedestrians.

  Further, since the coupling joint 15 is coupled to the base material 17 so as to be able to turn left and right in a vertical plane parallel to the traveling direction of the step 2 with the coupling pin 18 as a rotation axis, the outer deck to which the base material 17 is attached. Even if 6a has a predetermined gradient, it can be adjusted so that the display surface of the display device body 11 does not tilt.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which the display device 10 of the present embodiment is attached to the middle part of the upper and lower floors, and the outer deck 6a has a predetermined gradient according to the traveling direction of the steps. As shown in FIG. 4, even when the display device 10 is attached to the middle part of the upper and lower floors, the display device body 11 is rotated about the connecting pin 18 as a rotation axis. It is possible to adjust so that the display surface does not tilt.

  Note that the positioning and fixing of the main body support 13 and the coupling joint 15 is to prevent rotation by attaching a bolt (not shown) to at least one end of the coupling pin 16 that couples the main body support 13 and the coupling joint 15. Alternatively, the main body support 13 may be configured to slide with an appropriate frictional force with respect to the coupling joint 15 and may be positioned and fixed by the frictional force during the sliding. Similarly, the positioning and fixing of the coupling joint 15 and the base member 17 is performed by attaching a bolt (not shown) to at least one end of the coupling pin 18 that couples the coupling joint 15 and tightening the bolt. Alternatively, the coupling joint 15 may be configured to slide with an appropriate frictional force with respect to the base member 17 and may be positioned and fixed by the frictional force at the time of sliding. In addition, a plurality of depressions formed, for example, in a radial shape are provided in either one of the periphery of the connection portion of the connection pin 18 in the connection joint 15 and the portion of the base material 17 facing the periphery of the attachment portion, and By providing a protrusion that engages with the recess on either of the other and engaging the two, the coupling joint 15 and the base member 17 can be fixed at a desired angle. Moreover, you may comprise similarly the connection part of the main body support tool 13 and the connection coupling 15. FIG.

  By the way, as information to be displayed on such a display device 10, various kinds of information can be considered according to the place where the escalator 1 is installed.

  For example, in an accommodation facility such as a hotel, information such as in-house guidance, event information, and an accommodation plan can be displayed. In commercial facilities such as shopping centers and supermarkets, it is possible to display information such as in-store information, sales information, lost child information, campaign information, and advertisements. In cultural facilities such as theaters, halls, and movie theaters, information such as exhibition guides, event information, hall guide maps, and movie release information can be displayed. In transportation facilities such as stations, station buildings, and airports, information such as timetables, last train guidance, train guidance, transfer guidance, departure / arrival guidance, flight information, campaign introductions, and advertisements can be displayed. In any of these facilities, emergency information such as weather information, temporary earthquake information, fire information (emergency exit guidance), and temporary news can be displayed.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, a display switching device for switching and displaying these various types of information as appropriate can be further provided. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of such a display switching device, in which a display device 10 provided in each of a plurality of escalators 51, 61 and 71 and a display switching device 81 are electrically connected. The display switching device 81 is, for example, a computer in which software for controlling information displayed on the display device 10 is installed, and the information displayed on the display device 10 can be switched individually or collectively. It has become. The display switching device 81 can be connected to the Internet 91 through a telecommunication line. The information obtained from the Internet 91 is displayed on the display device 10 and information to be displayed on the display device 10 is displayed on the Internet 91. Can be switched by remote control. Such a display switching device 81 is provided, for example, in a machine room below the entrance of the escalator 1, and is electrically connected to the auxiliary panel in the machine room and the display device 10 attached to the balustrade by wiring. It is connected. The wiring connecting the display switching device 81 and the display device 10 is connected to the display device 10 through a through hole provided in the outer deck 6a through the truss that is a structure that supports the weight of the escalator 1 from the display switching device 81. The In order to prevent the wiring passed through the through hole from being damaged by coming into contact with the end face of the through hole, it is preferable to provide a bush such as rubber or resin around the through hole to protect the wiring.

  The display device of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, in the display device 10 shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the rotation mechanism of the posture adjusting means 12 includes two rotating shafts (connecting pins 16, 18), the structure of the rotation mechanism is not limited to the example shown in FIGS. FIG. 6 shows a display device according to another embodiment. In FIG. 6, members that are the same as or similar to those already described in FIGS. 2 to 4 are given the same reference numerals, and redundant descriptions are omitted.

  In the present embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the display device main body 11 is the same as the above-described embodiment in that the main body support 13 and the connection joint 15 are rotatably connected via the connection pins 16 on the back surface. However, the lower end portion of the connection joint 15 is connected by a connection pin 28 projecting vertically upward from one end portion of the arm 27 provided on the outer deck 6a, and the connection joint 15 is connected to the axis of the connection pin 28. It is pivotable as a center. At the other end, the arm 27 is rotatably connected to a back plate 29 attached and fixed to the back surface of the outer deck 6a with a connecting pin 30 extending vertically as a rotation axis. With such a configuration, the display device main body 11 is rotatable about the axis of the connection pin 28 with the connection pin 28 connecting the connection joint 15 and one end of the arm 27 as a rotation axis. The pivot 27 is pivotable about a connecting pin 30 attached to the other end of the arm 27. Therefore, in the case where the display device 10 is provided in the vicinity of the entrance / exit, the direction of the display device body 11 can be appropriately changed within a range that does not hinder the user and the surrounding pedestrians. 11 can be surely visually confirmed.

  Further, when the display device 10 can be installed near the middle part of the escalator 1 or near the entrance on the lower floor side around the middle part, the display surface is arranged toward the side where the escalator 1 does not have a step, or the escalator. It is also possible to install it on the outside deck side. In addition, the display surface faces the person passing through the passage on the outer deck side and faces the lower floor, or the installation height is set to a position suitable for the eyes of the person passing through the lower floor. good. By performing such installation, a more suitable display environment can be provided to the user.

It is the schematic of the escalator to which the display apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention is attached. It is a rear view of the display apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG. 2. It is a figure which shows the place where the display apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment is attached to the intermediate part of an up-and-down floor. It is a schematic diagram of a display switching device. It is a rear view of the display apparatus which concerns on other embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Escalator 2 Step 3 Parapet 4 Parapet panel 5 Moving handrail 6 Deck board 6a Inner deck 10 Display apparatus 11 Display apparatus main body 12 Attitude adjustment means 13 Main body support tool 14 Tapping screw 15 Connection joint 16 Connection pin 17 Base material 18 Connection pin 19 Back plate 20 Bolt 21 Nut 81 Display switching device 91 Internet

Claims (5)

A display device for displaying information;
A display device for a passenger conveyor, characterized in that the display device main body is supported by a railing of a passenger conveyor and includes an attitude adjusting means capable of adjusting the attitude of the display device main body.   The display device for a passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the posture adjusting means pivotally supports the display device main body so as to be rotatable up and down within a vertical plane orthogonal to the traveling direction of the steps.   The display device for a passenger conveyor according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the posture adjusting means pivotally supports the display device main body so that the display device main body can be rotated left and right within a vertical plane parallel to the traveling direction of the step. .   4. The passenger conveyor display device according to claim 1, further comprising a display switching device for switching information to be displayed on the display device body. The display of the passenger conveyor according to claim 4, wherein the display switching device is connected to the Internet via a communication line and is capable of displaying information on the Internet on the display device main body. apparatus.

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