JP2021070539A - Passenger conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a passenger conveyor which can be safely boarded also by users (especially, elderly persons) hesitating and stopping before getting-on a boarding platform of an escalator or the like.SOLUTION: A passenger conveyor includes at least: a plurality of footsteps 5 which are endlessly connected and circularly moved; a handrail constitution member arranged along a moving direction of the footsteps 5 across an upper get-on/off floor 2 and a lower get-on/off floor 3 by which users get-on/off the footsteps 5; and an endless moving handrail 7 moving in synchronization with the footsteps 5 by being guided by the handrail constitution member. On the passenger conveyor, in the vicinity of a boarding platform, sensors 20a and b are installed, and the sensors 20a and b detect a user who stops before getting-on the passenger conveyor at the boarding platform of the passenger conveyor. In addition, marks are placed at the lower get-on/off floor 3 and/or the upper get-on/off floor 2, and when a user stopping before getting-on the boarding platform of the passenger conveyor and detected by the sensors 20a and b, steps on a mark, speed of the passenger conveyor is reduced or the passenger conveyor is stopped.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a passenger conveyor, and relates to, for example, a passenger conveyor in consideration of dealing with a user who stops near the entrance / exit before boarding an ascending or descending escalator.

Conventionally, Patent Document 1 provides a safety device for a passenger conveyor that can detect a stop, stay, or an abnormally large number of passengers and take safety measures without being affected by the installation environment of the passenger conveyor. Are listed.

The patent document 1 describes a plurality of steps that are connected in an endless manner and circulate, a moving handrail that moves in synchronization with the step and is guided by a balustrade component, and a motor that drives the step and the moving handrail. In a passenger conveyor equipped with a drive device including the above, an inverter device and a control device for changing the moving speed of the step and the moving handrail via the drive device, and a voice synthesis device for alerting passengers. , A laser scan sensor installed in the deck board near the boarding / alighting part of the passenger conveyor, on the deck board, or in the balustrade, and measuring the moving speed of the user in the vicinity of the boarding / alighting part, and the user measured by this laser scan sensor. Described is a safety device for a passenger conveyor provided with a broadcast control device that performs a warning broadcast by the voice synthesizer when the moving speed falls below a predetermined value.

Japanese Patent No. 5249529

However, in the passenger conveyor safety device described in Patent Document 1 described above, the influence of disturbance caused by sunlight or the like is minimized, the moving state of the user is accurately detected, and the staying state, congestion state, etc. of the user are detected. A user who applies a system that detects and slows down the speed when it is deemed necessary, but hesitates to stop before boarding at the entrance of the escalator that is moving (ascending or descending). In particular, there is no mention of what to do after a stop for the elderly.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to allow users (especially elderly people) who hesitate to stop before boarding at the entrance / exit of a moving escalator or the like to ride safely. Is to provide a passenger conveyor that can do.

In order to achieve the above object, the passenger conveyor of the present invention includes a plurality of steps that are connected in an endless manner and circulate and move, and an upper portion that follows the moving direction of the steps and allows the user to get on and off the steps. A passenger conveyor comprising at least a balustrade component arranged over the boarding / alighting floor and the lower boarding / alighting floor, and an endless moving handrail that is guided by the balustrade component and moves in synchronization with the step. A sensor is installed near the boarding / alighting port of the conveyor, and the sensor detects the user who stops before boarding the passenger conveyor at the boarding / alighting port of the passenger conveyor, and at the same time, the lower boarding / alighting floor and / or the upper boarding / alighting port is detected. The user who puts a mark on the floor and stops before boarding at the entrance / exit of the passenger conveyor detected by the sensor either puts his / her foot on the mark to make the passenger conveyor slower or slower. It is characterized in that the passenger conveyor is stopped.

According to the present invention, even a user (particularly an elderly person) who hesitates to stop before boarding at an entrance / exit of an escalator or the like that is continuously moving can safely ride.

It is a perspective view which shows the lower part in the escalator as Example 1 of the passenger conveyor of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure including the control device in the escalator which is Example 1 of the passenger conveyor of this invention.

Hereinafter, the passenger conveyor of the present invention will be described based on the illustrated examples. In the drawings, the same components may be designated by the same reference numerals, and if the description is duplicated, the description may be omitted.

FIG. 1 shows a lower part of an escalator as a first embodiment of the passenger conveyor of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a configuration including a control device for the escalator.

As shown in the figure, the escalator 1 includes an upper boarding / alighting floor 2 and a lower boarding / alighting floor 3 on which passengers get on and off, a frame body 4 supported across the upper boarding / alighting floor 2 and the lower boarding / alighting floor 3, and an upper surface thereof. A plurality of steps 5 having treads on the floor and connected in an endless manner to circulate, a balustrade 6 erected on both sides of the step 5 in the moving direction, and a moving handrail 7 guided by the peripheral edge of the balustrade 6. It is roughly composed of.

The step 5 is connected to the step chain 9 in an endless manner, and is guided by a guide rail (not shown) provided on the frame body 4 to circulate and move. The step chain 9 is wound around the drive sprocket 10 axially supported on one side of the frame 4 in the longitudinal direction and the driven sprocket 11 axially supported on the other side of the frame 4 in the longitudinal direction. ing. The drive sprocket 10 is driven by a drive device 12 installed in the vicinity thereof, and the moving handrail 7 is also driven by the power of the drive device 12 in synchronization with the step 5.

The balustrade 6 includes a balustrade panel 13 erected on both sides of the step 5 in the moving direction, a skirt guard 14 that separates the balustrade panel 13 and the step 5, an inner deck cover 15 that covers the upper part of the skirt guard 14. An end cover that covers the ends of the outer deck cover 16 that covers the outside of the base of the balustrade panel 13, the skirt guard 14, the inner deck cover 15, and the outer deck cover 16 and has an entrance / exit for the moving handrail 7. It is composed of a balustrade component composed of 17.

In the escalator 1 configured in this way, there are some users 19 who hesitate to stop before boarding at the entrance / exit of the escalator 1 that is continuously moving (ascending or descending), and it is particularly safe for the elderly to stop. Gender can be an issue.

Therefore, in this embodiment, sensors (for example, laser scanning distance sensors) 20a and 20b are installed near the entrance / exit of the escalator 1 (sensors 20a and 20b constitute a balustrade component near the entrance / exit of the escalator 1). The sensors 20a and 20b, which are installed facing the balustrade panel 13), detect the user 19 who stops before boarding the escalator 1 at the entrance / exit of the ascending escalator 1, and the lower boarding / alighting 3 A user 19 who installs a mark 18 on the mark 18 and stops before boarding at the entrance / exit of the escalator 1 detected by the sensors 20a and 20b either puts his / her foot on the mark 18 to make the escalator 1 slower. The escalator 1 is stopped so that the user 19 can get in from the entrance / exit when the escalator 1 becomes slower or stops.

Further, the escalator 1 of the present embodiment specifically includes information that the sensors 20a and 20b detect the user 19 who stops before getting on the escalator 1 at the entrance / exit of the ascending escalator 1, and the sensor 20a. And 20b is equipped with a control device 22 for inputting information that the user 19 who stops before boarding at the entrance / exit of the escalator 1 puts his / her foot on the mark 18, and is input by this control device 22. Based on two pieces of information (there is a user 19 who stops before boarding the ascending escalator 1 and the user 19 who stops before boarding at the entrance of the escalator 1 puts his foot on the mark 18). Therefore, the escalator 1 is made slower or the escalator 1 is stopped, and the user 19 gets in from the entrance / exit when the escalator 1 becomes slower or stops. Then, when the user 19 gets on the escalator 1, the speed of the escalator 1 is increased or the operation of the escalator 1 is restarted.

In the control device 22 described above, the information detected by the sensors 20a and 20b (information that there is a user 19 who stops before boarding the escalator 1 at the entrance / exit of the ascending escalator 1) and the user 19 put his foot on the mark 18. A user 19 who normally moves based on the capture unit 22A that captures the loaded information and a signal from the capture unit 22A, or stops before boarding the escalator 1 at the entrance / exit of the escalator 1. A reporting device (for example,) based on a detection signal that detects a user 19 who stops before boarding the ascending escalator 1 at the signal processing unit 22B and the entrance / exit of the escalator 1 from the signal processing unit 22B. , Speaker 23) outputs a command (for example, when the speed of the escalator 1 slows down, or when the escalator 1 stops), or to the drive device 12 that drives the escalator 1. It is composed of a command unit 22C that outputs a stop command. It is preferable that the command unit 22C issues a notification command to the speaker 23 via the voice synthesizer 24.

With such a configuration of this embodiment, even if there is a user (especially an elderly person) who hesitates to stop before boarding at the entrance / exit of the escalator 1 that continues to move, the entrance / exit of the escalator 1 that rises. Sensors 20a and 20b installed in the vicinity detect the user 19 who stops before getting on the escalator 1 at the entrance of the escalator 1, and mark 18 is installed on the lower boarding / alighting floor 3 and detected by the sensors 20a and 20b. Whether the user 19 who stops before boarding at the entrance / exit of the escalator 1 makes the escalator 1 slower by putting his / her foot on the mark 18 or stops the escalator 1 and makes the escalator 1 slower. Alternatively, since the user 19 can get in from the entrance / exit when the vehicle is stopped, even an elderly person can get on safely.

Further, by issuing a report by the above-mentioned alarm device (for example, the speaker 23) to the surroundings of the escalator 1, the management room, or the like, a safer environment can be created for the use of the escalator 1.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the stop of the user 19 at the entrance / exit of the lower part of the ascending escalator 1 has been described, but the stop of the user 19 at the entrance / exit of the upper part of the descending escalator 1 has also been described. , The same can be done by using the above configuration. Moreover, although this embodiment has described an escalator, it can also be applied to other passenger conveyors.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described examples, and includes various modifications. For example, the above-described embodiment has been described in detail in order to explain the present invention in an easy-to-understand manner, and is not necessarily limited to those having all the described configurations. Further, it is possible to replace a part of the configuration of one embodiment with the configuration of another embodiment, and it is also possible to add the configuration of another embodiment to the configuration of one embodiment. Further, it is possible to add / delete / replace a part of the configuration of each embodiment with another configuration.

1 ... escalator, 2 ... upper boarding / alighting, 3 ... lower boarding / alighting, 4 ... frame, 5 ... step, 6 ... balustrade, 7 ... moving handrail, 9 ... step chain, 10 ... drive sprocket, 11 ... driven sprocket, 12 ... drive unit, 13 ... balustrade panel, 14 ... sprocket guard, 15 ... inner deck cover, 16 ... outer deck cover, 17 ... end cover, 18 ... mark, 19 ... user, 20a, 20b ... sensor, 22 ... control Device, 22A ... capture unit, 22B ... signal processing unit, 22C ... command unit, 23 ... speaker, 24 ... voice synthesizer.

Claims (6)

A plurality of steps that are connected in an endless manner and circulate and move, and a balustrade component that is arranged along the moving direction of the steps and across the upper boarding / alighting floor and the lower boarding / alighting floor where the user gets on and off the step. A passenger conveyor provided with at least an endless moving handrail that is guided by the balustrade component and moves in synchronization with the step.
A sensor is installed near the entrance / exit of the passenger conveyor, and the sensor detects the user who stops before boarding the passenger conveyor at the entrance / exit of the passenger conveyor.
A mark is placed on the lower boarding / alighting floor and / or the upper boarding / alighting floor, and the user who stops before boarding at the boarding / alighting port of the passenger conveyor detected by the sensor puts his / her foot on the mark. A passenger conveyor characterized by slowing down the passenger conveyor or stopping the passenger conveyor. The balustrade components include a balustrade panel erected on both sides of the step in the moving direction, a skirt guard that separates the balustrade panel from the step, an inner deck cover that covers the upper part of the skirt guard, and the balustrade panel. It consists of an outer deck cover that covers the outside of the base, and an end cover that covers the end portions of the skirt guard, the inner deck cover, and the outer deck cover, and has an entrance / exit for the moving handrail.
The passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is installed facing the balustrade panel near the entrance / exit of the passenger conveyor. Information that the sensor detects the user who stops before boarding the passenger conveyor at the boarding / alighting port of the passenger conveyor, and the use that stops before boarding at the boarding / alighting port of the passenger conveyor detected by the sensor. A control device for inputting information on which a person puts his / her foot on the mark is provided, and the control device slows down the passenger conveyor or stops the passenger conveyor based on the two input information. The passenger conveyor according to claim 2, wherein the passenger conveyor is made to operate. The control device may be a normal movement of the user based on a capture unit that captures information detected by the sensor and information that the user puts his / her foot on the mark, and a signal from the capture unit. At the entrance / exit of the passenger conveyor, a signal processing unit that detects the user who stops before boarding the passenger conveyor, and at the entrance / exit of the passenger conveyor from the signal processing unit, before boarding the passenger conveyor. It is characterized by including a command unit that outputs a warning command to a warning device based on a detection signal that detects the user who stops, or outputs a stop command to a driving device that drives the passenger conveyor. The passenger conveyor according to claim 3. The passenger conveyor according to claim 4, wherein a command from the command unit to the alarm device is given via a voice synthesizer. The passenger conveyor according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the passenger conveyor is an escalator.

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