JP2011020757A - Passenger reverse entrance preventive device for passenger conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a passenger reverse entrance preventive device for a passenger conveyor capable of preventing the reverse entrance of a passenger without deteriorating appearance by holding a getting-on/off port in a wide space without using a gate or an opening/closing door. <P>SOLUTION: The passenger conveyor carries the passenger in one direction to its step 2 by infinitely circularly moving a plurality of steps 2 between the getting-on/off ports 3. A three-dimensional picture device 13 is arranged in a machine room 9 under the floor of the getting-on/off port 3. A three-dimensional picture for prohibiting the reverse entrance by which the passenger tries to get on from the reverse direction of the moving direction of the step 2 in its getting-on/off port 3 is formed in a space part of the getting-on/off port 3 by the three-dimensional picture device 13, and the reverse entrance of the passenger is prevented based on its three-dimensional picture. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a passenger conveyor for transporting passengers such as an escalator and a moving sidewalk, and a passenger of a passenger conveyor that prevents the passenger from entering the step from the direction opposite to the moving direction of the step of the passenger conveyor. The present invention relates to a reverse entry prevention device.

For example, in an escalator as a passenger conveyor, a plurality of steps connected in an endless manner are inclined between the lower floor entrance and the upper floor entrance, and each step moves infinitely. The passenger who got on the step from the boarding gate is conveyed in one direction.
In the case of up driving where the step moves from the lower floor to the upper floor of the building, the passenger gets into the step from the entrance on the lower floor, but the moving direction of the step is difficult to understand from a distance. The passenger may make a reverse approach when trying to get in from the direction opposite to the direction of travel.

For this reason, conventionally, as seen in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-171456, a gate with a panel displaying prohibition of entry at the upper part of the entrance / exit and an opening / closing door for preventing passengers from entering are installed. Means may be taken to prevent reverse entry.
By the way, in recent years, as can be seen, for example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-75483, a stereoscopic image apparatus capable of forming a required image as a stereoscopic aerial image in a space has been provided and is publicly known. Furthermore, techniques relating to stereoscopic images are disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-550322, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-184362, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-258215, and the like.

JP-A-11-171456 JP 2009-75483 A JP-T-59-500532 JP-A-11-184362 JP 2002-258215 A

  As disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-171456, a gate or an opening / closing door is installed at the entrance to prevent a passenger from entering backwards, and a wide space for installing the gate or the opening / closing door at the entrance / exit is secured. In addition to having to do this, the gates and doors impair the appearance and make the appearance worse, and the gates and doors tend to hinder passengers from walking.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such points, and the object of the present invention is to hold passengers in a wide space without using gates and doors, and to reduce the appearance of passengers. An object of the present invention is to provide a passenger reverse entry prevention device for a passenger conveyor that can prevent reverse entry of the passenger.

  In order to solve such a problem, the invention according to claim 1 is a passenger conveyor in which a plurality of steps move infinitely between the entrances and exits, and the passengers who take the steps are conveyed in one direction. A 3D image device capable of forming a 3D image for prohibiting a reverse entry where a passenger tries to get in from the direction opposite to the moving direction of the step at the entrance / exit at the space of the entrance / exit It is characterized by being provided in the machine room.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, a human sensor is provided at the entrance / exit, and the stereoscopic image device is driven by the control means when the human sensor detects a passenger about to enter backward at the entrance / exit. A stereoscopic image for prohibiting reverse entry is formed in the space portion of the entrance / exit.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, even after the human sensor detects a passenger who is going to enter in reverse, when the passenger further moves in a direction approaching the step, a notice of reverse entry is notified by voice announcement. It is characterized by providing a notification means.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent passengers from entering in reverse without using a gate or an opening / closing door and holding the entrance / exit in a wide space and without deteriorating the appearance.

The perspective view which shows the entrance / exit part of the passenger conveyor which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows the structure of a control circuit.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, the entrance / exit part of the escalator as a passenger conveyor is shown. The escalator 1 has a plurality of steps 2 connected in an endless manner, and the passengers riding on the step 2 are conveyed in one direction by the step 2 moving infinitely. This escalator 1 is installed between the upper floor and the lower floor of the building, and step 2 is a down operation in which it moves from the upper floor toward the lower floor. The appearance of the peripheral part of the mouth 3 is shown.
On both sides of step 2, a steel skirt guard panel 5 and a glass balustrade panel 6 are provided. The balustrade panel 6 is installed on the skirt guard panel 5, and an endless handrail belt 7 is attached to the edge of each balustrade panel 6, and these handrail belts 7 are synchronized with step 2 in the same direction as step 2. Move at the same speed.

Below the floor of the entrance / exit 3 is a recess as a machine room 9, and an entrance / exit plate 10 is detachably provided in an opening in the upper part of the machine room 9, and the floor of the entrance / exit 3 is formed by the entrance / exit plate 10. It is configured. The boarding / exiting board 10 is installed substantially flush with the floor of the building.
A passenger who has taken the step 2 of the escalator 1 during the down operation and has been transported to the entrance / exit 3 on the lower floor gets off onto the entrance / exit board 10 on the lower floor and walks on the entrance / exit board 10 to Go to the floor.
A known three-dimensional video device (three-dimensional aerial video display device) 13 is provided in the machine room 9 under the floor of the entrance 3. The stereoscopic image device 13 can form a desired stereoscopic image in the space portion of the entrance 13 above the entrance / exit plate 10 through the light transmitting portion 10a formed on the entrance / exit plate 10 by driving by the driving means. ing. The stereoscopic image is set so as to be imaged on the boarding / alighting board 10 at a height position of about 1 m, for example.

  The entrance / exit 3 is provided with a human sensor 15 that detects the movement of a person moving from the front of the entrance / exit board 10 toward the entrance / exit 3 and a speaker 16 that emits sound. The sensor 15 and the speaker 16 are provided at the end of the skirt guard panel 5 of the escalator 1, for example.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the control circuit, and the stereoscopic video apparatus 13 is driven via a control panel 17 as control means. A signal from the human sensor 15 is input to the control panel 17, and the speaker 16 is driven via the control panel 17.
Next, the operation will be described.

  When a passenger who intends to use the escalator 1 moves backward from the front side of the boarding board 10 toward the boarding gate 3 and moves to a predetermined position (for example, 3 m) on the front side of the boarding board 10, the movement of the passenger is moved. It is detected by the human sensor 15 and the detection signal is input to the control panel 17. Then, in response to the input of the detection signal, the stereoscopic video device 13 is driven under the control of the control panel 17, so that the stereoscopic video device 13 causes a predetermined stereoscopic video imaged to prohibit entry from above the boarding board 10 to float in the air. It is imaged and this stereoscopic image enters the field of view of the passenger about to enter backward, thus making it possible for the passenger to notice that it is a reverse entry and thus preventing erroneous reverse entry.

  At this time, when the passenger approaches the escalator 1 without noticing the stereoscopic image (for example, 1 m from the boarding / alighting board 10), the approach is detected by the human sensor 15, and the control panel 17 performs control based on the detection signal. The speaker 16 is driven, for example, “Reverse entry. You cannot ride the escalator. ”Is announced so that the passenger notices the reverse approach and the wrong reverse approach is prevented.

  When the passenger notices the reverse approach and leaves from the vicinity of the entrance / exit 3, it is detected by the human sensor 15, and the operation of the speaker 16 and the operation of the stereoscopic image device 13 are stopped by the control of the control panel 17 based on the detection signal. And return to the standby state. The operation of the stereoscopic image device 13 is stopped when, for example, the human sensor 15 stops detecting a detection object such as a person for 30 seconds.

  In this way, this reverse approach prevention device installs the stereoscopic video device 13 in the machine room 9 below the boarding board 10 and forms a stereoscopic video above the boarding board 10 by the stereoscopic video device 13 so that passengers Therefore, unlike the case where a gate or an opening / closing door is installed on the boarding board 10, the space above the boarding board 10 can be kept wide without being narrowed, and the appearance is improved. It can be held, and does not interfere with the walking of passengers who have descended on the board 10 from the escalator in the down operation. Furthermore, even when a passenger hits (overlaps) this stereoscopic image, there is no problem for the passenger.

In the case of escalation of up operation, a similar reverse entry prevention device is provided at the entrance on the upper floor side. Generally, however, the escalator may be appropriately switched between down operation and up operation. It is preferable to install a reverse entry preventing device at both the entrance and exit and the entrance on the upper floor side.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, when the passenger who was going to approach backward approached the entrance / exit 3, it detected the passenger with the human sensor 15 and imaged a three-dimensional image. Regardless of the case, a stereoscopic image may always be formed in the space above the boarding board 10. Then, as the stereoscopic video, an advertising video may be formed together with a video of content prohibiting reverse entry to obtain an advertising effect.

  Furthermore, the reverse approach prevention device of the present invention is not limited to the application to an escalator, but is similarly applied to a moving sidewalk where a step moves substantially horizontally and transports passengers on that step in one horizontal direction. Can do.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Escalator 3 ... Entrance / exit 5 ... Skirt guard panel 6 ... Parapet panel 7 ... Belt 9 ... Machine room 10 ... Boarding board 10a ... Translucent part 13 ... Three-dimensional image device 15 ... Human sensor 16 ... Speaker 17 ... Control panel

Claims (3)

In the passenger conveyor that conveys passengers who got on that step in one direction by infinite circulation movement between the entrances and exits,
A three-dimensional video device capable of forming a three-dimensional video image for prohibiting a reverse approach in which a passenger tries to get in from the direction opposite to the moving direction of the step at the entrance / exit at the entrance / exit. A passenger reverse entry prevention device for a passenger conveyor, which is provided in a machine room under the floor of the mouth.   A human sensor is provided at the entrance / exit, and when the human sensor detects a passenger who is about to enter the entrance / exit at the entrance / exit, the stereoscopic image device is driven by the control means, and the space above the entrance / exit 2. The passenger reverse entry prevention device for a passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein a three-dimensional image for prohibiting reverse entry is formed on the part.   Even after the human sensor detects a passenger who is going to enter in reverse, when the passenger further moves in a direction approaching the step, it is provided with an informing means for informing the caution due to the reverse entry by voice announcement. The passenger reverse entry prevention device for a passenger conveyor according to claim 3,

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