JP2016044547A - Monitoring device for automatic opening door - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a monitoring device for an automatic opening door, capable of actualizing easy remote monitoring while targetting even at an automatic opening door already installed.SOLUTION: The monitoring device includes a casing 2 to be mounted on the outside surface of an automatic opening door 30 or in the vicinity thereof, at least one sensor unit 3 provided in the casing 2, the sensor unit 3 having a sensor 3a, and a processing unit 4 provided in the casing 2, the processing unit 4 having a processing part 42 for processing detection information from the sensor 3a, and a communication part 44 for transmitting the detection information processed by the processing part 42.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a monitoring device for monitoring an automatic door such as an automatic door or an automatic shutter.

  Conventionally, various sensors are attached to an automatic opening / closing door in order to immediately detect the occurrence of an abnormality in an automatic opening / closing door such as an automatic door or to predict the occurrence of an abnormality. And there exists what monitors the detection information by these sensors remotely in a management center (patent document 1). According to this configuration, the occurrence of abnormality can be predicted at an early stage by performing remote monitoring, and the cost required for maintenance of the automatic door can be reduced.

  In spite of such a proposal, the installed automatic opening / closing door is generally limited to monitoring at the site, and has not been performed until remote monitoring at the management center. Some installed automatic opening / closing doors are not even monitored by sensors necessary for predicting the occurrence of an abnormality.

  Therefore, installed automatic open / close doors that are not monitored by sensors necessary for predicting the occurrence of abnormalities, or installed automatic open / close doors that are monitored by sensors but not remotely monitored, It is desirable to make it a target for remote monitoring.

JP 2004-068287 A

  However, in the automatic opening / closing door described in Patent Document 1, a sensor is incorporated in the automatic opening / closing door body. This means that it is difficult to make the installed automatic opening / closing door the object of remote monitoring proposed by the above-mentioned Patent Document 1.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic opening / closing door monitoring device that can be easily subjected to remote monitoring even with an installed automatic opening / closing door.

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic open / close door monitoring apparatus according to one configuration of the present invention comprises:
A housing attached to the outer surface of the automatic opening / closing door or its surroundings;
At least one sensor unit provided in the housing, each having a sensor;
A processing unit provided in the housing,
A processing unit that processes detection information of each of the sensors; and a processing unit that includes a communication unit that transmits detection information processed by the processing unit.

  Here, the “automatic opening / closing door” refers to a door that is automatically opened and closed under the control of a door controller. The automatic opening / closing door is, for example, an automatic door or an automatic shutter.

  According to this configuration, the sensor unit is provided in the inside, and the monitoring device includes the housing attached to the outer side surface of the automatic opening / closing door or the periphery thereof. Therefore, the monitoring device can be additionally installed on the installed automatic opening / closing door. That is, an automatic door that has not been monitored by a sensor during operation can be easily monitored. In particular, since the processing unit has a communication unit that transmits detection information, an automatic door can be an object of remote monitoring.

  In a preferred embodiment, an object detection device that detects an object for opening / closing control of the automatic opening / closing door is supported by the support member of the automatic opening / closing door, and the object of the processing unit includes the object Object detection information by the detection device is input. According to this configuration, the object detection information can also be transmitted from the communication unit to the external device. Therefore, the object detection information, that is, the object detection history can be accumulated in the management server or the like.

  In a further preferred embodiment, the processing unit uses the object detection information when processing detection information of each sensor of the sensor unit. According to this configuration, since the object detection information is used when processing the sensor detection information, the operation of the automatic door that is estimated based on the object detection information is considered in the sensor detection information processing. Can do. For this reason, even if a change due to the operation of the automatic opening / closing door appears in the sensor detection signal, it is not determined that an abnormality has occurred based on this change. Therefore, erroneous detection of abnormality is prevented.

  In a preferred embodiment, door opening / closing information by a door controller of the automatic opening / closing door is input to the processing unit of the processing unit. According to this configuration, the object detection information can also be transmitted from the communication unit to the external device. Therefore, the door opening / closing information, that is, the automatic door opening / closing history can be accumulated in the management server or the like.

  Preferably, the sensor is selected from the group consisting of an acceleration sensor, a vibration sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a sound sensor, an illuminance sensor, and a gyro sensor.

An object detection device according to one configuration of the present invention is a monitoring device realized by an object detection device used for opening and closing an automatic door,
A housing supported by a support member of the automatic door;
An object detection sensor provided in the housing for generating a detection signal corresponding to an object in a detection area;
An object detection processing unit that is provided in the housing and detects an object based on the detection signal,
An object detection processing unit for detecting an object from the level of the detection signal generated by the object detection sensor and processing object detection information;
An object detection signal output unit for outputting an object detection signal to a door controller of the automatic opening / closing door when the object detection processing unit detects an object; and a communication unit for transmitting object detection information processed by the object detection processing unit. And an object detection processing unit.

  According to this configuration, since the object detection processing unit is provided inside and the monitoring device realized by the object detection device includes the housing supported by the support member of the automatic opening and closing door, the monitoring device is easily installed. it can. And since an object detection processing unit has a communication part which transmits object detection information, an automatic door can be made into the object of remote monitoring.

  In a preferred embodiment, door opening / closing information by a door controller of the automatic opening / closing door is input to the object detection processing unit of the object detection processing unit. According to this configuration, the object detection information can also be transmitted from the communication unit to the external device. Therefore, the door opening / closing information, that is, the automatic door opening / closing history can be accumulated in the management server or the like.

It is a figure which shows the monitoring apparatus of the automatic opening / closing door based on the 1st Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: (a) is a perspective view of the said monitoring apparatus, (b) is the automatic opening / closing to which the said monitoring apparatus was attached. It is a front view of a door. 1 is a block diagram of a monitoring system including a monitoring device for an automatic door according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the monitoring system containing the monitoring apparatus of the automatic opening / closing door based on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the automatic door which the monitoring apparatus of FIG. 3 was attached. It is a front view of the automatic door with which the monitoring apparatus of the automatic door according to the 3rd Embodiment of this invention was attached. It is a block diagram of the monitoring system containing the monitoring apparatus of FIG.

Hereinafter, a monitoring device for an automatic door according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1A, the monitoring device 1 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 2. In the housing 2, at least one sensor unit 3 (two sensor units 3 in the drawing) and a processing unit 4 are arranged. Details of these components of the monitoring device 1 will be described later.

  The housing 2 has a first surface 21 and a second surface 23 facing away from the first surface. A plate-like magnet 50 is attached to the first surface 21.

  As shown in FIG. 1B, the housing 2 is attached to one place 31 on the upper portion of the outer surface of the sliding automatic door 30. When the automatic door 30 includes a material that attracts the magnet, the magnet 50 of the monitoring device 1 is directly attracted to the location 31. Otherwise, a magnet sheet (not shown) that attracts a magnet is attached to the location 31, and the magnet 50 of the monitoring device 1 is attracted to the magnet sheet.

  The automatic door 30 is supported at its upper end by an invisible (supporting member) 33. An object detection device 60 is attached to the outer surface of the eyeless 33. The object detection device 60 includes, for example, an active object detection sensor 61 and an object detection processing unit 62 having a processor (not shown) and a memory (not shown). The active object detection sensor 61 transmits a detection line for detecting an object such as infrared rays from a transmitter toward a detection area, and receives a detection line reflected from the object by a receiver to generate a reception signal. The object detection processing unit 62 detects an object such as a human body when the received signal exceeds a set level. Based on the object detection information of the object detection device 60, the door controller 70 controls the automatic door 30.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the monitoring device 1 is included in the monitoring system 100 together with an external device 5 described later. The monitoring device 1 includes a plurality of sensor units 3 and a processing unit 4. Each sensor unit 3 includes one sensor 3a and one communication unit 3b. The processing unit 4 includes an internal communication unit 41, a processing unit 42, a storage unit 43, and an external communication unit 44.

  Examples of the sensor 3a of each sensor unit 3 include an acceleration sensor, a vibration sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a sound sensor, an illuminance sensor, and a gyro sensor. However, the type of each sensor 3a is different. Therefore, the monitoring device 1 has a type of sensor equal to the number of sensor units 3.

  When the sensor 3a is an acceleration sensor or a vibration sensor, the opening / closing time of the automatic door 30 is measured based on the detection information of the sensor 3a, and a motor (not shown) or a belt (not shown) that is a driving mechanism of the automatic door 30. Thus, it is possible to detect abnormal vibration due to deterioration and the like, and to detect a collision of the automatic door 30 with an object.

  When processing the detection information of the sensor 3a, the object detection information by the object detection device 60 is used. For example, it may be determined that the automatic door 30 is opened / closed only when the object detection device 60 detects an object, and the open / close time of the automatic door 30 may be measured only in that case. On the other hand, if vibration is detected although the object detection device 60 has not detected the object, it is determined that abnormal vibration has occurred.

  When the sensor 3a is a temperature sensor, automatic door operation for each season (for example, an operation in which the automatic door 30 is fully opened in the summer but kept half open in the winter) based on the detection information of the sensor 3a. Setting, automatic switching to a non-normal mode such as a snow mode to prevent erroneous detection of the active object detection sensor of the object detection device 60, and a motor (not shown) or belt that is a drive mechanism of the automatic door 30 It is possible to detect a heat generation abnormality in the vicinity due to friction such as (not shown).

  When the sensor 3a is a humidity sensor, it is possible to automatically switch to a non-normal mode such as a rain mode for preventing erroneous detection of the active object detection sensor 61 of the object detection device 60.

  When the sensor 3a is a sound sensor, it is possible to detect an abnormality from the sound generated by the friction of the automatic door 30.

  When the sensor 3a is an illuminance sensor, it is possible to detect unauthorized intrusion at night in a building provided with the automatic door 30.

  Even when the sensor 3a is other than the acceleration sensor or the vibration sensor, the object detection information by the object detection device 60 is preferably used when processing the detection information of the sensor 3a. Depending on whether the automatic door 30 is in an open state, a closed state, or an open / closed transition state, the detection information of the sensor 3a can change. Therefore, it is significant to process the detection information of the sensor 3a in consideration of what state the automatic door 30 is in.

  The communication unit 3b of each sensor unit 3 and the internal communication unit 41 of the processing unit 4 are preferably wired and transmit / receive data using a predetermined communication protocol. Thereby, the detection information of each sensor 3 a is input to the processing unit 4. The internal communication unit 41 of the processing unit 4 also transmits / receives data to / from the object detection device 60 according to a predetermined protocol by wire or wireless. Thereby, the object detection information from the object detection device 60 is input to the processing unit 4.

  Each detection information input to the processing unit 4 is accumulated in the storage unit 43 via the processing unit 42. The accumulated detection information is processed by the processing unit 42 and sent from the processing unit 4 via the external communication unit 44.

  The external communication unit 44 has a communication function for wirelessly communicating with a network such as the Internet. The communication partner of the external communication unit 44 is the external device 5 including a management server and / or an operation terminal. The management server is composed of a web server, acquires information from the plurality of monitoring devices 1 and collectively performs remote monitoring of the plurality of automatic doors 30. The external communication unit 44 may periodically transmit detection information by the sensor 3a and / or object detection information by the object detection device 60 to the management server. Thereby, the history of detection by the sensor 3a and / or object detection by the object detection device 60 is accumulated in the management server. The operation terminal includes a so-called smartphone or computer in which a dedicated application is installed. The operation terminal is operated by the operator, and the detection information accumulated in the storage unit 43 is extracted. These management servers and operation terminals facilitate maintenance and management of the automatic door 30.

  As described above, the detection information input to the processing unit 4 is stored in the storage unit 43. However, when the processing unit 42 determines that the detection information includes information that clearly indicates an abnormality, the processing unit 42 immediately notifies the management server of the occurrence of the abnormality.

Next, attachment of the monitoring device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
Here, it is assumed that the automatic door 30 before the monitoring device 1 is attached is not equipped with any sensor capable of detecting the operation status of the automatic door 30 or an abnormality sign. However, the object detection device 60 is attached to the mesh 33, and the door controller 70 controls the opening and closing of the automatic door 30, and the automatic door 30 is operating. Since the automatic door 30 is not monitored and no sign of abnormality is captured, there is a high possibility that an abnormality will occur suddenly.

  An operator attaches the magnet 50 of the monitoring device 1 to one place 31 of the automatic door 30 that can attract the magnet to the automatic door 30. Thereafter, the operator operates the power button (not shown) of the monitoring device 1 to operate the monitoring device 1. When the monitoring device 1 operates, the sensors 3a of the sensor units 3 in FIG. Then, the processing unit 42 processes the detection information and stores the detection information in the storage unit 43. When the detection information clearly indicates an abnormality, the processing unit 42 notifies the abnormality to the management server that is the external device 5 via the external communication unit 44. The processing unit 42 also periodically transmits the detection information stored in the storage unit 43 to the management server. In addition to this, an operator carrying the operation terminal can extract desired information from the detection information accumulated in the storage unit 43.

  As described above, since the housing 2 of the monitoring device 1 is easily attached to the automatic door 30 or its periphery, the maintenance management of the automatic door 30 becomes extremely easy. That is, based on the detection information acquired by the monitoring device 1, it is possible to almost prevent the occurrence of an abnormality due to a sign of abnormality being captured. Moreover, even if it is an installed automatic door only by attaching the housing | casing 2 to an automatic door, it can be made into the object of monitoring easily.

  However, the housing 2 does not need to be attached to the automatic door 30 and may be attached to the periphery of the automatic door 30 as long as necessary detection can be performed regarding the automatic door.

  Further, the housing 2 may be attached to the automatic door 30 by means other than the magnet 50. For example, the housing 2 may be attached to the automatic door 30 or the periphery thereof by double-sided tape or screwing instead of the magnet. That is, it is preferable to attach the housing 2 to the automatic door 30 by means that can be easily attached without removing or disassembling the automatic door 30 and its associated devices (such as the door controller 70).

  Next, an automatic open / close door monitoring apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. Note that in this embodiment, components that are the same as those described in the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a monitoring device 1A according to the second embodiment of the present invention is included in a monitoring system 100A together with an external device 5 described later. The monitoring device 1A is different from the monitoring device according to the first embodiment in that the internal communication unit 41 of the processing unit 4 transmits / receives data to / from the door controller 70 in a wired or wireless manner according to a predetermined protocol. Thereby, door opening / closing information from the door controller 70 is input to the processing unit 4. Therefore, door opening / closing information is also stored in the storage unit 43. The door opening / closing information is information indicating the opening and closing status of the automatic door 30 in time series.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, sensor detection information, object detection information, and door opening / closing information are accumulated in the storage unit 43. The accumulated information is processed by the processing unit 42 and sent from the processing unit 4 via the external communication unit 44. Since the management server which is the external device 5 can also acquire door opening / closing information, the operation status of the automatic door 30 can also be monitored.

  Next, attachment of the monitoring apparatus 1A according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  Here, it is assumed that in addition to the object detection device 60, the acceleration sensor 71 is attached to the automatic door 30 before the monitoring device 1A is attached. Specifically, the object detection device 60 is attached to the intangible 33, and the opening / closing of the automatic door 30 is controlled by the door controller 70, and the automatic door 30 is in operation. While the automatic door 30 is in operation, the acceleration sensor 71 provided in the door controller 70 also performs detection. The detection information of the acceleration sensor 71 is accumulated in a storage device (not shown) in the door controller 70. Yes. This detection information is scrutinized when the automatic door 30 is inspected or after an abnormality has occurred. However, since the detection information is not processed in real time, it is difficult to detect signs of abnormality, and there is a possibility that abnormality may occur suddenly.

  As with the first embodiment, the monitoring device 1A is attached to the automatic door 30 and operated. Thereby, the detection information of the acceleration sensor 71 is periodically provided to the monitoring apparatus 1A, for example. For this reason, it is possible to substantially prevent the occurrence of a sudden abnormality due to a sign of abnormality being detected by the processing unit 4 of the monitoring apparatus 1A. When the monitoring device 1A is attached, two sensors of the same type (acceleration sensors in this example) may be attached to the automatic door 30. However, since these sensors are not arranged at the same location of the automatic door, the detection information of the sensor 71 that was originally attached can also be useful.

  In the first and second embodiments, the sensor is not limited to an acceleration sensor, a vibration sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a sound sensor, or an illuminance sensor, and may be any sensor that is useful for monitoring an automatic door. May be.

  Next, an automatic open / close door monitoring apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, the same reference numerals are assigned to the components common to the components described in the first and second embodiments, and the description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the monitoring device 1B according to the present embodiment is realized by an object detection device 60A. The object detection device 60 </ b> A is attached to the outer surface of the eyeless 33.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the monitoring device 1B realized by the object detection device 60A transmits a detection line for object detection toward the detection area, and receives a detection line reflected by the object to generate a reception signal. An object detection sensor 61 and an object detection processing unit 64 for detecting an object when the received signal exceeds a set level are provided. The object detection sensor 61 is, for example, an active infrared (AIR) sensor. The object detection sensor 61 receives a detection light reflected by an object in the detection area and generates a reception signal by a light projecting unit 61a that transmits a detection line for detecting an object such as infrared rays toward the detection area. Part 61b.

  The object detection processing unit 64 includes an internal communication unit 41, an object detection processing unit 64a, a storage unit 43, and an external communication unit 44. The internal communication unit 41 transmits / receives data to / from the object detection sensor 61. The internal communication unit 41 also transmits / receives data to / from the door controller 70. The object detection processing unit 64a detects the object and processes the object detection signal when the reception signal generated by the object detection sensor 61 exceeds the set level. The object detection device 60A also includes an object detection signal output unit 63 that outputs an object detection signal to the door controller 70 of the automatic opening / closing door 30 via the internal communication unit 41 when the object detection processing unit 64a detects an object.

Next, the operation of the monitoring device 1B according to this embodiment will be described.
During operation of the monitoring system 100B, that is, when the automatic door 30 is in operation, the light projecting unit 61a of the object detection sensor 61 projects infrared rays that are detection lines, and the light receiving unit 61b of the object detection sensor 61 receives the infrared rays. Then, a reception signal is generated. When the received signal exceeds the set level, the object detection processing unit 64a detects the object and processes the object detection signal. Object detection information obtained from the object detection signal is accumulated in the storage unit 43. The accumulated object detection information is processed by the object detection processing unit 64 a and sent from the object detection processing unit 64 via the external communication unit 44.

  When the processing unit 42A detects an object, the object detection signal output unit 63 outputs an object detection signal to the door controller 70 of the automatic opening / closing door 30 via the internal communication unit 41. Thereby, the automatic door 30 is opened when an object exists in the detection area.

  Also in the present embodiment, as in the second embodiment, the internal communication unit 41 of the object detection processing unit 64 transmits and receives data to and from the door controller 70. Thereby, door opening / closing information from the door controller 70 is input to the processing unit 64. Therefore, door opening / closing information is also stored in the storage unit 43.

  Thus, in this embodiment, object detection information and door opening / closing information are accumulated in the storage unit 43. The accumulated information is processed by the object detection processing unit 64 a and sent from the object detection processing unit 64 via the external communication unit 44. Since the management server which is the external device 5 can acquire the object detection information and the door opening / closing information, it can be confirmed that the automatic door 30 is operating normally. That is, the object detection and the automatic door opening / closing operation should be interlocked, but it can be confirmed by collating the object detection information with the door opening / closing information.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various additions, modifications, or deletions can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  For example, in each of the embodiments described above, an AIR (active infrared) type sensor has been described as the object detection sensor 61 of the object detection unit 60. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In addition to this, the object detection sensor may be a TOF (time-of-flight measurement) type sensor, a laser sensor, a PIR (passive infrared) type sensor, an MW (microwave) sensor, or the like. The sensor is not limited to these, and any type of sensor may be used as long as it can detect an object.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Monitoring apparatus 2 Case 3 Sensor unit 4 Processing unit

Claims (7)

A monitoring device for automatic doors,
A housing attached to an outer surface of the automatic opening / closing door or the periphery thereof;
At least one sensor unit provided in the housing, each having a sensor;
A processing unit provided in the housing,
A monitoring apparatus comprising: a processing unit that processes detection information of each of the sensors; and a processing unit that includes a communication unit that transmits detection information processed by the processing unit. The monitoring device according to claim 1,
The support member of the automatic opening / closing door supports an object detection device that detects an object for opening / closing control of the automatic opening / closing door, and the processing unit of the processing unit has an object detection by the object detection device. A monitoring device into which information is entered. The monitoring device according to claim 2,
The said processing part is a monitoring apparatus which uses the said object detection information, when processing the detection information of each of the said sensors of the said sensor unit. In the monitoring device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The monitoring apparatus by which door opening / closing information by the door controller of the said automatic opening / closing door is input into the said process part of the said processing unit. In the monitoring device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The monitoring device, wherein the sensor is selected from the group consisting of an acceleration sensor, a vibration sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a sound sensor, an illuminance sensor, and a gyro sensor. A monitoring device realized by an object detection device used for opening and closing an automatic door,
A housing supported by a support member of the automatic door;
An object detection sensor provided in the housing for generating a detection signal corresponding to an object in a detection area;
An object detection processing unit that is provided in the housing and detects an object based on the detection signal,
An object detection processing unit for detecting an object from the level of the detection signal generated by the object detection sensor and processing object detection information;
An object detection signal output unit for outputting an object detection signal to a door controller of the automatic opening / closing door when the object detection processing unit detects an object; and a communication unit for transmitting object detection information processed by the object detection processing unit. A monitoring device comprising a processing unit. The monitoring device according to claim 6,
The monitoring device in which door opening / closing information by a door controller of the automatic opening / closing door is input to the object detection processing unit of the object detection processing unit.

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