JP2013067442A - Passenger conveyor and device for displaying operation of passenger conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a passenger to visually recognize information on an operation state of a passenger conveyor even from a place relatively distant from a landing platform.SOLUTION: An escalator 1 includes a landing floor 2 at the landing platform thereof. The landing floor 2 includes: a first floor part 21 horizontal to a building floor; a second floor part 22 provided so as to connect the first floor part 21 with the building floor; and a display part 23 provided in a front face 22F of the second floor part 22. The front face 22F of the second floor part 22 is inclined upward from the building floor toward the landing platform. The display part 23 inclined upward relative to the building floor, thereby allowing the passenger to recognize a displayed content from a place relatively distant therefrom.

Description

  The present invention relates to a passenger conveyor and a passenger conveyor operation display device.

  In order to prevent passengers from entering the passenger conveyor from the wrong direction, it is known to provide a display device indicating the driving direction in the vicinity of the entrance / exit (Patent Documents 1 and 2).

JP 2005-280899 A JP 2000-272864 A

  In the prior art, the driving direction is displayed on the feet of passengers at the entrance and exit, and the way of riding is displayed on the end of the deck cover. Therefore, it is difficult for passengers to visually recognize their displays unless they are close to the front of the entrance. Therefore, passengers who rush to get on the passenger conveyor may miss their display.

  Moreover, when getting on a passenger conveyor from the front of a boarding gate, those displays can be confirmed. However, when trying to get on the passenger conveyor from the side, the passenger is not easily aware of the display, and the discovery of the display is likely to be delayed. Therefore, in the vicinity of the entrance / exit, there is a possibility that a passenger who tries to turn back the passenger conveyor to be on the wrong side and a passenger who gets off the passenger conveyor are mixed and crowded.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to display passenger conveyor and passenger conveyor operation indications so that information relating to passenger conveyor operation can be visually recognized from a location relatively distant from the entrance / exit. To provide an apparatus. Another object of the present invention is to provide a passenger conveyor and a passenger conveyor operation display device that can visually recognize information related to the operation of the passenger conveyor from a relatively distant place around the entrance / exit.

  In order to solve the above problems, a passenger conveyor according to the present invention is formed by connecting a pair of getting-on / off floors, endlessly connected, steps that circulate between the getting-on / off floors, and standing along the traveling direction of the steps. A passenger conveyor provided with a railing and a handrail provided on the railing so as to move in synchronization with the steps, each boarding floor being provided at a position higher than the building floor and for getting on and off the steps A first floor portion, a second floor portion provided so as to connect the first floor portion and the building floor, and a display portion provided on a surface side of the second floor portion and displaying information relating to operation of the passenger conveyor. Prepare.

  The display unit may be configured as a display device capable of changing display contents, and may display display contents set in advance as information related to driving in accordance with driving conditions. The information regarding the operation of the passenger conveyor includes information indicating the operation direction of the passenger conveyor, for example.

  The first floor may be provided horizontally so as to be parallel to the building floor, and the second floor may be provided so as to be inclined at a predetermined angle from the building floor toward the first floor.

  The 2nd floor part is provided with the front part located in the front of a boarding gate, and the side part located in the right-and-left both sides of a front part, and a front part is a predetermined angle toward a 1st floor part from a building floor. It is provided so that it may incline and each side part may be provided perpendicularly to a building floor.

  It is also possible to provide a guide fence for preventing entry from each side part to the first floor part and guiding entry from the front part to the first floor part.

  The second floor has a front part located in front of the entrance and a side part located on both the left and right sides of the front part, and the front part and each side part are directed from the building floor to the first floor part. May be provided so as to be inclined at a predetermined angle.

  The outer edge of the first floor portion includes a curved portion in plan view, and the second floor portion is provided continuously along the outer edge of the first floor portion, and is first from the building floor. You may form so that it may incline at a predetermined angle toward a floor part.

It is a side view of an escalator. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure and electrical structure of the entrance / exit vicinity of the escalator which concerns on 1st Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that a display apparatus can be visually recognized from the place comparatively distant. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the entrance / exit vicinity of the escalator which concerns on 2nd Example. It is a top view which shows the structure of the entrance / exit vicinity of the escalator which concerns on 3rd Example.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, as will be described later, an operation display device is incorporated in an inclined portion formed on the getting-on / off floor so that the operation direction of the passenger conveyor can be visually recognized from a relatively distant place. Although an escalator will be described as an example of a passenger conveyor, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention can be applied to other passenger conveyors such as an electric walkway.

  A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a side view of the escalator 1. The escalator 1 is provided so that a passenger can be carried in the direction of arrow L between the lower floor building LF and the upper floor building UF. Hereinafter, the building floors LF and UF are referred to as the building floor F unless otherwise distinguished. In addition, although the descending escalator 1 is shown in FIG. 1, an ascending escalator may be used.

  The frame (not shown) of the escalator 1 is installed on each building floor LF, UF at both ends in the longitudinal direction. The getting-on / off floors 2 (L) and 2 (U) are provided on both ends in the longitudinal direction of the frame.

  A step 3 connected endlessly is provided between the lower floor getting on and off 2 (L) and the upper floor getting on and off 2 (U). The step 3 circulates between the landings 2 (L) and 2 (U) by a driving device 110 (see FIG. 2) such as a motor. Hereinafter, when not particularly distinguished, the getting-on / off floors 2 (L) and 2 (U) are referred to as the getting-on / off floor 2.

  A balustrade 4 is provided vertically along the direction of travel of the steps 3. The balustrade 4 is provided with a handrail 5 that moves at the same speed in the same direction as the step 3. A lower inner side of the balustrade 4 is covered with an inner deck 6, and an outer lower portion of the balustrade 4 is covered with an outer deck 7 (see FIG. 2 for both).

  Details of the boarding / exiting floor 2 will be described with reference to FIG. 2 and subsequent figures. The boarding / exiting floor 2 is integrated with the first floor 21 so as to connect the first floor 21, the first floor 21, and the building floor F. And a second floor portion 22 provided on the floor.

  Since the first floor 21 is located higher than the building floor F, the second floor 22 connecting the first floor 21 and the building floor F is inclined with respect to the building floor F. The second floor portion 22 is formed in a gentle slope shape.

  The angle A1 of the second floor 22 on the upper floor and the angle A2 of the second floor 22 on the lower floor are set to the same value. However, depending on circumstances, the values of the angle A1 and the angle A2 may be changed. In the following description, the angles A1 and A2 are referred to as an angle A unless otherwise distinguished.

  FIG. 2 shows a configuration and an electrical configuration in the vicinity of the entrance / exit of the escalator 1. FIG. 3 shows a state where the passenger visually recognizes the display unit 23 of the getting-on / off floor 2.

  The entrance / exit is an area for passengers to get into and out of the escalator 1. A boarding / exiting floor 2 is provided at the boarding gate. As described above, the boarding / alighting floor 2 includes the first floor 21 and the second floor 22 formed so as to connect the first floor 21 and the building floor F. On both the left and right sides of the entrance / exit, there are provided guide fences 10 for restricting the movement of passengers and moving the passengers from the front of the entrance / exit.

  As shown in FIG.2 and FIG.3, the 2nd floor part 22 is provided with the front part 22F located in the front of a boarding gate, and the side part 22S located in the right-and-left both sides of the front part 22F. The front portion 22F is inclined at a relatively small angle A with respect to the building floor F. In other words, the front portion 22F is inclined upward at the predetermined angle A from the building floor F toward the entrance / exit. On the other hand, each side part 22S is provided perpendicularly to the building floor F.

  A display unit 23 is provided on the surface of the front unit 22F. The display unit 23 is configured as a display device having a plurality of light emitting elements such as LEDs, for example. The display unit 23 may be configured as a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, an organic EL display (organic electroluminescence display), for example. Furthermore, the structure which provides the other display part 24 also in 22 S of both side surfaces may be sufficient.

  However, the side surface portion 22S of the present embodiment is provided perpendicular to the building floor F and has a small area. Accordingly, a relatively small display portion 24 can be provided on the side surface portion 22S. In another embodiment to be described later, both side portions 22S are also formed in a gentle slope like the front portion 22F, and therefore a relatively large display portion 24 can be provided. In addition, it is good also as a structure which does not provide the display part 24 in the side part 22S.

  The electrical configuration will be described. The conveyor control device 100 is a device for controlling the operation of the passenger conveyor 1. The conveyor control device 100 is configured as, for example, a computer system including a microprocessor, a memory, a signal input / output circuit, and the like. The conveyor control device 100 may be configured as a sequencer.

  The conveyor control device 100 controls the operations of the steps 3 and the moving handrail 5 by outputting a control signal to the electric motor 110. Furthermore, the conveyor control device 100 controls the display of the display units 23 and 24 via the display control device 120.

  The display control device 120 controls the contents displayed on the display units 23 and 24. The display control device 120 includes a display management table 121 for managing display contents. The display management table 121 manages, for example, a plurality of operation states of the escalator 1 and display contents for each operation state in association with each other.

  The display control device 120 receives a control signal indicating the operation state from the conveyor control device 100 and selects display contents corresponding to the operation state from the display management table 121. The display control device 120 outputs a control signal (or data) to the display units 23 and 24 so that the selected display content is displayed on the display units 23 and 24.

  For example, in the case of “ascending operation”, a mark indicating that the escalator is in the ascending direction is displayed on the display units 23 and 24. In the case of “descending operation”, a mark indicating that the escalator is in the descending direction is displayed on the display units 23 and 24. When an abnormal state is detected, a mark for warning a passenger who intends to use the escalator 1 is displayed on the display units 23 and 24.

  In one escalator 1, the display content of the entrance and the display content of the exit are different. In the example of FIG. 1, a mark indicating that the escalator is in a descending direction is displayed on the display units 23 and 24 of the upper floor 2 (U). On the other hand, a mark indicating entry prohibition is displayed on the display portions 23 and 24 of the lower floor boarding / exiting floor 2 (L). In addition, you may display the number of the floor on the display parts 23 and 24. FIG.

  The marks displayed on the display units 23 and 24 may be any of letters, numbers, symbols, and images. Furthermore, the mark may be displayed in a stationary state, or may be displayed with a movement like an animation.

  As described above, the present embodiment is provided at a position higher than the building floor F, and is provided so as to connect the first floor portion 21 for getting on and off the step 3, and the first floor portion 21 and the building floor F. Provided on the surface side of the second floor portion 22 and a display portion 23 for displaying information related to the operation of the escalator 1. Therefore, the passenger can be informed of the driving direction of the escalator 1, and the convenience and safety are improved.

  In the present embodiment, the first floor portion 21 is provided horizontally so as to be parallel to the building floor F, and the second floor portion 22 is inclined at a predetermined angle from the building floor F toward the first floor portion 21. It is provided to do. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, the passenger can check the display on the display unit 23 even from a place away from the entrance / exit of the escalator 1 by a distance L1. As a result, it is possible to prevent passengers from making mistakes and improve usability and safety.

  In the present embodiment, both side surface portions 22S of the front portion 22F are provided perpendicular to the building floor F, and the guide fence 10 for guiding passengers to the front portion 22F is disposed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent passengers from getting on and off from the side of the entrance and exit, and safety can be improved.

  A second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Each of the following embodiments including this embodiment corresponds to a modification of the first embodiment. Therefore, the difference from the first embodiment will be mainly described.

  The boarding / alighting floor 2A of the present embodiment is integrated with a rectangular first floor portion 21A provided in parallel to the building floor F and three sides other than the side facing the step 3 among the four sides of the first floor portion 21A. The second floor portion 22 provided in a conventional manner and the display portions 23 and 24 provided on the surface of the second floor portion 22 are provided.

  22 A of 2nd floor parts are provided with the front part 22F located in the front of a boarding gate, and two side parts 22S located in the right-and-left both sides of the front part 22F. The front portion 22F is formed in a gentle slope shape that is inclined at a predetermined angle. Both side surface portions 22S are also formed in a gentle slope shape inclined at a predetermined angle. That is, the gentle slope-like second floor portion 22A is provided so as to surround the periphery of the entrance / exit.

  A display unit 23 is provided at the center of the front unit 22F. A display unit 24 is also provided at the center of each side surface 22S.

  The angle at which the front portion 22F is inclined may be the same as or different from the angle at which the both side surface portions 22S are inclined. Moreover, the structure which attaches the display parts 23 and 24 to the position slightly shifted | deviated from the center part may be sufficient.

  In this embodiment, the guide fence 10 is removed, and the passenger can get on and off the escalator 1 from three directions. The ramp 2A is provided with slopes (22F, 22S) that are gently inclined in three directions in which passengers can move.

  Also in this embodiment configured as described above, the passenger can visually recognize the display contents of the display units 23 and 24 at a location relatively distant from the entrance / exit, thereby improving usability and safety.

  Further, in this embodiment, since the display units 23 and 24 that are inclined in all three directions in which the passenger can move are arranged, the driving direction of the escalator 1 and the like can be determined for passengers approaching from any direction. Can inform you appropriately.

  A third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The boarding / alighting floor 2B of the present embodiment is formed, for example, so as to be substantially U-shaped in plan view. The boarding / alighting floor 2B includes a first floor 21B having a curved portion 210 on the outer edge thereof, and a second floor 22B that connects the first floor 21B and the building floor F.

  The second floor portion 22B is provided on the building floor F so as to be inclined at a predetermined angle along the outer edge of the first floor portion 21B. The display part 23 is provided in the area | region 22F of the front side at the 2nd floor part 22B. Moreover, the display part 24 is provided also in the area | region 22S of the both sides | surfaces of the 2nd floor part 22B. Configuring this embodiment like this exhibits the same effects as the second embodiment.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above. A person skilled in the art can make various additions and changes within the scope of the present invention. For example, the display contents of a plurality of display units provided on the same boarding / alighting floor may be different.

  1: escalator, 2: boarding / exiting floor, 3: step, 4: railing, 5: moving handrail, 21, 21A, 21B: first floor, 22, 22A, 22B: second floor, 22F: front, 22S : Side part, 23, 24: Display part

Claims (10)

A pair of getting on and off,
Steps that are formed endlessly connected and circulate between each of the landings,
A balustrade erected along the direction of travel of the steps;
A moving handrail provided on the balustrade to move in synchronization with the steps;
A passenger conveyor comprising:
Each boarding / alighting floor is
A first floor portion provided at a position higher than the building floor, for getting on and off the step;
A second floor provided to connect the first floor and the building floor;
A passenger conveyor provided on the surface side of the second floor portion, and a display unit that displays information related to the operation of the passenger conveyor.   2. The display unit according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is configured as a display device capable of changing display contents, and displays display contents set in advance as information relating to the driving according to a driving state. Passenger conveyor. The first floor is provided horizontally so as to be parallel to the building floor,
The passenger conveyor according to claim 2, wherein the second floor portion is provided so as to be inclined at a predetermined angle from the building floor toward the first floor portion. The second floor portion includes a front portion located in front of the entrance and exit, and side portions located on the left and right sides of the front portion,
The front part is provided to incline at the predetermined angle from the building floor toward the first floor part,
4. The passenger conveyor according to claim 3, wherein each of the side surfaces is provided perpendicular to the building floor.   5. The passenger conveyor according to claim 4, further comprising a guide fence for preventing entry from the side portions to the first floor portion and guiding entry from the front portion to the first floor portion. The second floor portion includes a front portion located in front of the entrance and exit, and side portions located on the left and right sides of the front portion,
4. The passenger conveyor according to claim 3, wherein the front portion and the side portions are provided so as to be inclined at the predetermined angle from the building floor toward the first floor portion. The outer edge of the first floor includes a curved portion in plan view,
The second floor portion is continuously provided along an outer edge of the first floor portion, and is formed to be inclined at the predetermined angle from the building floor toward the first floor portion. The passenger conveyor according to claim 3.   The passenger conveyor according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the information related to the operation of the passenger conveyor includes information indicating an operation direction of the passenger conveyor. An operation display device provided on a passenger conveyor for moving passengers,
A passenger conveyor operation display device, wherein a display unit for displaying information related to the operation of the passenger conveyor is provided on a floor portion connecting the entrance and exit of the passenger conveyor and a building floor to which the passenger conveyor is attached at a predetermined angle. .   10. The passenger conveyor operation display device according to claim 9, wherein the information related to the operation of the passenger conveyor includes information indicating an operation direction of the passenger conveyor.

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