JP2006283506A - Opening/closing body equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily recognize an opened/closed state of an opening/closing body. <P>SOLUTION: A state-detecting means for detecting a state of an opening/closing means is provided while a state-notification means for indicating, giving in a sound and recognizably informing the detected state of the opening/closing body means is also provided. The state-notification means detects the current state of a shutter curtain, which is the opening/closing body means, whether it is in a fully-closed state, a fully-opened state, opening motion, closing motion or under suspension on basis of the state detecting means, and then the detected information is visibly indicated or sound-recognizably emitted. Furthermore, in addition to the notification on the present state of the shutter curtain as the opening/closing body means, a scheduled motion that the opening/closing body means is going to do is notified. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an opening / closing body device that opens and closes an opening / closing member such as a shutter curtain installed at an opening of a structural body including a building such as a building, a factory, a warehouse, or an entrance of a partition.

Electric shutters that open and close electrically for shutter curtains, doors, gates, chain gates, and other opening / closing body devices that are installed at the openings of structures and buildings including buildings such as buildings, factories, and warehouses And electric doors are often used. Some electric shutters that perform the opening / closing operation electrically are provided with an operation warning light for informing the surrounding people of the opening / closing operation state and prompting a warning. As this operation warning lamp, Patent Document 1 describes a light emitting element such as an LED or a lamp provided at a movable tip of an opening / closing body.
JP-A-9-137669

  In the case where the operation warning light is provided at the movable tip of the opening / closing body as in the prior art, when the opening / closing body is moved, the operation warning light is blinked while displaying an arrow so that the movable portion of the opening / closing body can be opened or closed. It is possible to recognize whether it is operating. However, even though the conventional one can recognize the moving direction of the opening / closing body, it passes through what the current opening / closing state of the opening / closing body is, that is, how much the opening / closing body is open. It was difficult to immediately recognize whether it was possible, or to what extent it was closed and unable to pass.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the above-mentioned point, and is providing the opening / closing body apparatus which can recognize the opening / closing state of an opening / closing body easily.

The first feature of the opening / closing body device of the present invention is that the opening / closing body means provided at the opening and the entrance, the state detection means for detecting the state of the opening / closing body means, and the opening / closing detected by the state detection means And a state informing means for informing the state of the body means in a recognizable manner by at least one method of display and pronunciation.
The information notification means can visually check whether the shutter curtain, which is an opening / closing body means, is in a fully closed state, in a fully open state, in an open operation, in a closed operation, or in a stopped state Or pronounce it so that it can be recognized. Thereby, the open / closed state of the opening / closing body means can be easily recognized.

A second feature of the opening / closing body device of the present invention is that the opening / closing body means provided at the opening or the entrance / exit, the state detection means for detecting the state of the opening / closing body means, and the opening / closing detected by the state detection means And a state informing unit for recognizing at least one of a current operation state of the body unit and an operation scheduled to be performed by the opening / closing body unit from at least one of display and sound generation methods.
In this case, the information notification means notifies the current state of the shutter curtain which is the opening / closing body means, and notifies the expected operation of the opening / closing body means from now on. The opening / closing body means starts the operation in response to the operation of the operation switch, but since there is a time lag from the switch operation until the actual operation starts, by immediately displaying the scheduled operation after the switch operation, The switch operation can be confirmed and the subsequent operation can be recognized immediately.

According to a third feature of the opening / closing member apparatus of the present invention, in the opening / closing member device described in the first feature or the second feature, the state notification unit starts closing after the opening / closing member unit is fully opened. It is to inform the time until.
This is because when the shutter curtain which is the opening / closing body means is automatically closed while maintaining the open state for a predetermined time after being fully opened, the time until the closing starts after the opening / closing body means is fully opened, that is, how many minutes (seconds) ) To notify whether the shutter curtain starts the closing operation. Thus, it can be immediately recognized whether the opening / closing member means is open and can be passed.

  According to the opening / closing body device of the present invention, there is an effect that the opening / closing state of the opening / closing body can be easily recognized.

  Preferred embodiments of an opening / closing body device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this embodiment, a shutter device that is controlled to be opened and closed vertically will be described as an example of the opening / closing member means. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of an opening / closing body device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the opening / closing device according to the present invention.

  Usually, the shutter device is provided in an opening of a structure such as a building, and basically includes a shutter case 1, a shutter curtain 2, guide rails 3, 4, a winding shaft 5, a motor 6, a limit switch 7, It comprises a shutter switch control device 8, an operation switch 9, a voice synthesizer 10, an open / close state display device 11 and an obstacle sensing device 12. In addition, since the winding shaft 5, the motor 6, the limit switch 7, the shutter switch control device 8, and the like are accommodated in the shutter case 1, they are indicated by dotted lines in FIG.

  The guide rails 3 and 4 are provided on both ends of the opening of the building so as to be in contact with both ends of the shutter curtain 2 and have a substantially U-shaped cross section extending from the lintel to the floor 21. It is comprised with the metal members which have a groove | channel. The shutter curtain 2 moves up and down along the guide grooves of the guide rails 3 and 4 to open and close the opening.

  The winding shaft 5 is rotatably provided in the shutter case 1 and winds up or rewinds the shutter curtain 2. The rotational driving force of the motor 6 is transmitted to the winding shaft 5 side via a chain (not shown). When the motor 7 rotates, the winding shaft 5 rotates via the chain, The opening / closing operation of the shutter curtain 2 is controlled.

  The motor 6 is provided with a limit switch 7 for detecting its rotational position, that is, the opening / closing position and opening / closing state of the shutter curtain 2. Besides using this limit switch 7, a pulse generation type rotary encoder or the like is provided in the motor 6, and based on a pulse signal corresponding to the rotation of the motor 6, the rotation position of the motor 7 and the closing end of the shutter curtain 2 are detected. You may make it obtain | require the position in an opening part, etc. by a calculation.

  The shutter switch control device 8 detects the open / close state and operation state of the shutter curtain 2 based on signals from the limit switch 7, the operation switch 9, the obstacle detection device 12, and the like, and generates a sound from the speech synthesizer 10. The display contents of the open / close state display device 11 are controlled variously so that the open / close state of the open / close body can be easily recognized. The shutter opening / closing device control device 8 has a function capable of automatically starting the shutter curtain closing operation after a predetermined time has elapsed when the shutter curtain that performs the opening operation is stopped. Note that this control may be performed by a control device different from the shutter switch control device 8 by transmitting a shutter operation command to the shutter switch control device 8. In addition, when the shutter curtain that performs the opening operation is stopped, the shutter curtain closing operation may be automatically started after a predetermined time has elapsed when the shutter curtain is stopped in the fully opened state.

  The shutter switch control device 8 includes a microcomputer, and is supplied with power via a power line (not shown). The shutter switch control device 8 controls the rotation of the motor 6 based on a control signal corresponding to the operation state of each operation button on the operation switch 9 and a signal from the limit switch 7 and the obstacle sensing device 12. The sound generation state of the speech synthesizer 10 and the display state of the open / close state display device 11 are variously controlled. The operation switch 9 includes an open (up) button 9A, a stop button 9B, and a close (down) button 9C, and outputs a control signal corresponding to the operation state of each button to the shutter switch control device 8. . In addition, it may be configured such that a control signal is transmitted to the shutter opening / closing device control device 8 by using a wireless remote control operation switch or the like to perform the opening / closing operation.

  Although not shown, a sensor such as temperature or smoke is provided, and the detection signal is transmitted to the shutter switch control device 8 to automatically control the opening / closing operation of the shutter curtain 2.

  The obstacle sensing device 12 is used for ensuring safety when the shutter is raised and lowered, and is configured by a seat plate switch (micro switch) provided on the seat plate at the front end portion of the shutter curtain 2 on the closed side, An obstacle detection signal is transmitted to the shutter switch controller 8. The shutter opening / closing control device 8 controls the stop operation of the shutter curtain 2 in response to the input of the detection signal, or generates an alarm sound from the speech synthesizer 10 to prevent danger. .

  The open / close state display device 11 is a character display device composed of light emitting elements such as LEDs provided on the side surface portion of the shutter case 1, a liquid crystal display device with a backlight, and the like. Display content is controlled. In this embodiment, the user can visually recognize the display contents of the open / close state display device 11 so that the user can easily recognize the current state of the shutter curtain 2 as the open / close body.

Next, an operation example of the opening / closing body device of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
[Step S20]
The shutter curtain 2 is maintained in a fully closed state.

[Step S21]
Since the shutter curtain 2 is in the fully closed state, the characters “currently in the fully closed state” are displayed on the open / close state display device 11, and the same information is pronounced from the speech synthesizer 10.
[Step S22]
It is determined whether or not the release (up) button 9A of the operation switch 9 has been operated. To do.

[Step S23]
Since it is determined in the previous step S22 that the opening (up) button 9A of the operation switch 9 has been operated, the characters "I will open now" are displayed on the open / close state display device 11 before the shutter curtain 2 starts to rise. Or the same information is pronounced from the speech synthesizer 10.
[Step S24]
The shutter curtain 2 starts to rise (opening operation).

[Step S25]
Since the shutter curtain 2 is moving up (opening operation), the characters “currently moving up” and “full open in ○ minutes (seconds)” are alternately displayed on the open / close state display device 11 or from the speech synthesizer 10. Pronounce the same information.

[Step S26]
It is determined whether or not the shutter curtain 2 is fully opened. If the shutter curtain 2 is fully opened (yes), the process proceeds to the next step S27. If not (no), the process returns to the step S25, and “It is currently rising” and “ The characters “Fully open in ○ minutes (seconds)” are alternately displayed on the open / close state display device 11, or the same information is pronounced from the speech synthesizer 10.

[Step S27]
The shutter curtain 2 is kept fully open.
[Step S28]
Since the shutter curtain 2 is in the fully open state, the characters “currently fully open” and “begin descent in ○ minutes (seconds)” are alternately displayed on the open / close state display device 11 or the speech synthesizer 10 Or pronounce the same information. In this embodiment, when the shutter curtain 2 is fully opened, the closing operation is started after a predetermined time has elapsed after the fully opened time is measured by the automatic descent timer. The “mass” character is displayed on the open / close state display device 11. The time at this time is decremented every moment. As a result, a person who views the open / close state display device 11 can recognize how long the shutter curtain 2 starts to descend.

[Step S29]
It is determined whether or not the closing (lowering) button 9C of the operation switch 9 has been operated, and it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed after full opening by the automatic lowering timer. ), The process proceeds to the next step S2A; otherwise (no), the process returns to step S28.

[Step S30]
Since it is determined that the closing (lowering) button 9C of the operation switch 9 has been operated in the previous step S29 or that a predetermined time has elapsed due to the automatic lowering timer, the shutter curtain 2 starts to move downward. “Closed” is displayed on the open / close state display device 11, or the same information is pronounced from the speech synthesizer 10.

[Step S31]
The shutter curtain 2 starts to descend (close operation).
[Step S32]
Since the shutter curtain 2 is descending (closing operation), the characters “currently descending” and “fully closed in ○ minutes (seconds)” are alternately displayed on the open / close state display device 11 or the speech synthesizer 10 Or pronounce the same information.

[Step S33]
The obstacle sensing device 12 determines whether or not any obstacle is sensed. If it is sensed (yes), the process proceeds to step S34, and if not (no), the process proceeds to step S35.
[Step S34]
Since the obstacle detection device 12 has detected any obstacle in the previous step S33, the lowering (closing operation) of the shutter curtain 2 is stopped, and the text "Stopped because an obstacle has been detected" is displayed. The information is displayed on the device 11 or the same information is pronounced from the speech synthesizer 10, and the process jumps to step S24. The shutter curtain 2 stopped by the detection of the obstacle then starts to rise (opening operation). In this case, the text “It was descending but will rise” may be displayed on the open / close state display device 11. The shutter curtain 2 that has been stopped due to the detection of the obstacle is then re-opened after performing a reverse opening operation for a predetermined distance or a predetermined time thereafter, and the characters “I detected an obstacle” are displayed on the open / close state display device 11. Alternatively, the same information may be pronounced from the speech synthesizer 10 and jumped to step S29.

[Step S35]
It is determined whether or not the shutter curtain 2 is fully closed. If the shutter curtain 2 is fully closed (yes), the process returns to step S20, the shutter curtain 2 is maintained in the fully closed state, and if not (no), step S32 is performed. And the characters “currently descending” and “fully closed in ○ minutes (seconds)” are alternately displayed on the open / close state display device 11 or the same information is pronounced from the speech synthesizer 10. .

  In the above-described embodiment, when the shutter curtain 2 is fully opened from the fully closed state and the closing button is operated there or when a predetermined time has elapsed, the opening / closing state display is performed in a series of processes for starting the closing. Examples of characters displayed on the device 11 and sounds generated by the speech synthesizer 10, and characters and speech synthesized displayed on the open / close state display device 11 when an obstacle is detected by the obstacle detection device 12 when closed. An example of the sound generated from the device 10 has been described. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of characters displayed on the display device of the opening / closing body device according to the present invention and sounds generated by the speech synthesizer 10. The open / close state display device 11 includes an open (up) button 9A, a stop button 9B, and a closed (down) button for the operation switch 9 when the shutter curtain 2 is fully closed, raised, fully opened, lowered, and stopped. ) Button 9C is operated, characters as shown in FIG. 3 are displayed, or the same information is pronounced from the speech synthesizer 10.

  An example of display characters or pronunciation of FIG. 3 will be described in order from the top. First, when the release (up) button 9A is operated while the shutter curtain 2 is fully closed, the characters “open from now” are displayed, the stop button 9B, and the close (down) button 9C. Is operated or no operation is performed, a character “currently in a fully closed state” is displayed, or the same information is pronounced from the speech synthesizer 10.

  While the shutter curtain 2 is moving up, if the release (up) button 9A is operated or if there is no operation, the characters "I'm up now" and "It's fully open in ○ minutes (seconds)" alternately When the stop button 9B is operated, the characters “stopped while rising” are displayed, and when the closing (downward) button 9C is operated, “up” The text “I was in the middle, but it ’s going down” is displayed, and the letters “I ’m down now” and “It ’s fully closed in ○ minutes (seconds)” are displayed alternately. Or pronounce it.

  When the closing (lowering) button 9C is operated while the shutter curtain 2 is fully open, the characters “close from now” are displayed, and the opening (upward) button 9A and the stopping button 9B are operated. Or when there is no operation, the characters “I am now fully closed” and “Begin descent after ○ minutes (seconds)” are displayed alternately, or the same information is pronounced from the speech synthesizer 10 To do.

  When the shutter button 2C is operated while the shutter curtain 2 is descending, or when there is no operation, the characters “currently descending” and “fully closed in ○ minutes (seconds)” alternately When the stop button 9B is operated, the characters “Stopped while descending” are displayed. When the obstacle detection device 12 detects an obstacle, "Stopped because it was detected" is displayed, and when the release (up) button 9A is operated, immediately after the operation is displayed, the text "It was descending but will rise" is displayed. The characters “currently rising” and “full open after ○ minutes (seconds)” are alternately displayed, or the same information is pronounced from the speech synthesizer 10.

  When the shutter (lowering) button 9C is operated while the shutter curtain 2 is stopped, the text “It was stopped but will be lowered” is displayed, and then “It is now being lowered” and “After ○ The characters “Fully closed in minutes (seconds)” are displayed alternately, and when the stop button 9B is operated or not operated, the characters “Stopped while descending (rising)” are displayed. When the release (ascending) button 9A is operated, immediately after the operation is displayed, the text “It was stopped but it will rise” is displayed, and then “It is currently rising” and “After ○ minute (second) ”Is fully open”, or the same information is pronounced from the speech synthesizer 10.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the open / close state display device 11 is provided on the side surface portion of the shutter case 1 has been described. However, the display device 11 may be provided so as to be vertically displayed along the left and right guide rails 3 and 4. If so, the shutter curtain 2 may be provided. In the above-described embodiment, the case where characters are displayed on the open / close state display device 11 has been described. However, a lighting (flashing) device such as an open / close state guide lamp may be provided in accordance with the open / close state.

  The display content of the open / close state display device 11 may be a single display or a composite display of characters, figures, symbols, signs, and the like. The display content of the open / close state display device 11 and the content to be generated by the speech synthesizer 10 are not limited to the information described in the embodiment, and may be replaced with content more suitable for the use purpose of the open / close body means. Further, the number of types of display contents is not limited to the same number as in the embodiment. Furthermore, the display contents of the open / close state display device 11 and the content to be generated by the speech synthesizer 10 are not limited to the content related to the open / close state, but “cannot pass”, “do not touch”, “exclude obstacles” "Please indicate" or the like.

In the above-described embodiment, a case where a plurality of display contents are alternately displayed has been described. However, a plurality of display contents, that is, a plurality of different messages or the like may be simultaneously displayed on the open / close state display device 11. For example, a message “currently rising” may be displayed in the upper part of the open / close state display device 11, and a message “cannot pass” may be displayed in the lower part. Further, the remaining time until the vehicle can pass may be displayed on the open / close state display device 11 so as to be visible. As the display method, it may be displayed in characters, or may be displayed in a visually recognizable manner by a gauge method that reduces the remaining time.
The remaining time is calculated by subtracting (adding in the case of reverse operation) from this time based on the time required from fully open to fully closed and the time required from fully closed to fully open stored in the control panel in advance. The remaining time may be calculated. Also, based on the distance of all strokes from fully open to fully closed and from fully closed to fully open, subtract the travel distance from this distance and divide it by the opening and closing speed to calculate the remaining time. Also good.
The open / close state display device 11 and the speech synthesizer 10 do not display the open / close state from a predetermined time after the stop until the open / close body device is operated or until a predetermined time before the automatic movement starts. Also good. At this time, another content different from the open / closed state, such as an advertisement, may be displayed.

  In the above-described embodiment, the shutter device that is extended and closed while the shutter curtain, which is the opening / closing body means, has been described as an example, but other than this, the opening / closing member is extended by a horizontal pulling method, or by a lifting method. The present invention can be similarly applied to an opening / closing body means such as a gate door or a chain gate, even if it is extended or is extended in a horizontal or oblique manner. Examples of the opening / closing body device include a shutter device, a blind device, a roll screen device, a curtain device, a tide plate device, a gate device, a chain gate device, and the like. When the opening / closing body device is a shutter device, the opening / closing member, which is an opening / closing means, is a shutter curtain, and is configured by connecting a slat curtain made of a large number of strip-shaped slat materials and a large number of pipe materials with link materials. Pipe grill curtains, panel curtains made of one or many connected panel materials, net curtains made of net materials, sheet curtains made of synthetic resin or cloth fiber sheet materials, or composite members thereof. This is due to composite curtains. The material of the opening / closing member that is the opening / closing member means may be any material as long as it is suitable for the purpose of use. Specifically, it can be made of metal, wood, plastic, cloth, glass, or a combination of these.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the opening / closing body apparatus of this invention. It is a flowchart figure which shows an example of operation | movement of the opening / closing body apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the voice sounded from the character displayed on the display apparatus of the opening / closing body apparatus which concerns on this invention, and a speech synthesizer.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Shutter case 2 ... Shutter curtain 3, 4 ... Guide rail 5 ... Winding shaft 6 ... Motor 7 ... Limit switch 8 ... Shutter switch control device 9 ... Operation switch 10 ... Speech synthesizer 11 ... Opening / closing state display device 12 ... Obstacle sensing device

Claims (3)

Opening and closing body means provided at the opening and the entrance,
State detecting means for detecting the state of the opening / closing body means;
An opening / closing body device comprising: state informing means for recognizing the state of the opening / closing body means detected by the state detecting means in at least one manner of display and sound generation. Opening and closing body means provided at the opening and the entrance,
State detecting means for detecting the state of the opening / closing body means;
State informing means for recognizing at least one of a current operation state of the opening / closing body means detected by the state detection means and an operation scheduled to be performed by the opening / closing body means from at least one of display and sound generation methods; An opening / closing body device comprising the opening / closing body device.   3. The opening / closing body device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the state informing means notifies a time until the closing starts after the opening / closing body means is fully opened.

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