JP2022047792A - Passenger conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an escalator that a user on a footstep can more certainly grasp a moving handrail part that the user on the footstep should grasp.SOLUTION: An escalator comprises a moving handrail 3 and a boarding position display device 7 to make a mark 31 indicating a position grasped by a user on a footstep 4 on a part of the moving handrail 3 that a user on the footstep 4 should grasp. The boarding position display device 7 determines a spacing between the footsteps 4 that the users should ride according to the number of the users, and provides the multiple marks 31 in order according to the determined spacing of the footstep 4.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present disclosure relates to a passenger conveyor with a moving handrail.

Conventionally, an escalator equipped with a plurality of steps that circulate and move and a moving handrail that circulates and moves in synchronization with the plurality of steps is known. The portion of the moving handrail located adjacent to the step on which the user rides when viewed from above is the portion of the moving handrail that the user on the step should grasp (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 7-76482

However, the user who gets on the step can grasp the portion of the moving handrail at an arbitrary position within the reach of the user. Therefore, there is a problem that the user who rides on the step may grasp the portion of the moving handrail other than the portion of the moving handrail which the user who rides on the step should grasp.

The present disclosure has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the purpose of the present disclosure is to allow the user who rides on the step to more reliably grasp the portion of the moving handrail that the user who rides on the step should grasp. It provides a passenger conveyor.

The passenger conveyor according to the present disclosure includes a moving handrail and a boarding position display device that provides a mark indicating a position to be grasped by the user on the step on the portion of the moving handrail to be grasped by the user on the step. ..

According to the passenger conveyor according to the present disclosure, the user on the step can more reliably grasp the portion of the moving handrail that the user on the step should grasp.

It is an overall view which shows the escalator which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is an enlarged view which shows the part A of FIG. It is a top view which shows the main part of the escalator which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a top view which shows the main part of the escalator which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is an enlarged view which shows the main part of the moving handrail of FIG. It is a figure which shows the modification of the moving handrail of FIG. It is a figure which shows the modification of the moving handrail of FIG. It is a figure which shows the modification of the moving handrail of FIG. It is a figure which shows the modification of the moving handrail of FIG. It is a figure which shows the modification of the moving handrail of FIG. It is a figure which shows the modification of the moving handrail of FIG. It is a front view which shows the main part of the escalator which concerns on Embodiment 2. It is a front view which shows the main part of the escalator which concerns on Embodiment 3. It is a top view which shows the main part of the escalator which concerns on Embodiment 3. FIG.

Embodiment 1.
FIG. 1 is an overall view showing an escalator according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing a part A of FIG. The escalator, which is a passenger conveyor, includes a main frame 1, a pair of balustrades 2, a pair of moving handrails 3, and a plurality of steps 4.

The main frame 1 is arranged over the lower floor 5 and the upper floor 6. Each of the pair of balustrades 2 is provided in the main frame 1. Each of the pair of balustrades 2 is provided with one moving handrail 3. The plurality of steps 4 are provided in the main frame 1.

The plurality of steps 4 are arranged in an endless manner. The plurality of steps 4 circulate between the entrance / exit on the lower floor side and the entrance / exit on the upper floor side. Each of the pair of moving handrails 3 circulates between the entrance / exit on the lower floor side and the entrance / exit on the upper floor side in synchronization with the plurality of steps 4.

The escalator further includes a boarding position display device 7 and a boarding position display device 8. The boarding position display device 7 is provided in a portion of the main frame 1 adjacent to the floor 5 on the lower floor side. The boarding position display device 8 is provided in a portion of the main frame 1 adjacent to the floor 6 on the upper floor side.

The boarding position display device 7 is arranged so as to face the portion of the moving handrail 3 at the boarding / alighting port on the lower floor side. The boarding position display device 8 is arranged so as to face the portion of the moving handrail 3 at the boarding / alighting port on the upper floor side. The escalator may be configured to include either the boarding position display device 7 or the boarding position display device 8.

When the escalator performs ascending operation, the boarding position display device 7 operates. The boarding position display device 7 includes a printing device 71, a user detection device 72, and a step position detection device 73.

The printing device 71 is arranged so as to face the portion of the moving handrail 3 at the entrance / exit on the lower floor side. Further, the printing device 71 is arranged so as to face each of the pair of moving handrails 3. The boarding position display device 7 may have a pair of printing devices 71 corresponding to the pair of moving handrails 3. In this case, one printing device 71 is arranged to face each of the pair of moving handrails 3.

The user detection device 72 detects the user of the escalator on the lower floor 5 on the lower floor. Examples of the method of detecting the user of the escalator include a method of photographing the user with a camera and detecting the user of the escalator using the photographed image. The detection result of the user detection device 72 is output from the user detection device 72 and input to the printing device 71.

The step position detecting device 73 detects the step 4 at the first position when the plurality of steps 4 circulate and move and the step 4 moves to the first position which is a preset position. The detection result of the step position detection device 73 is output from the step position detection device 73 and input to the printing device 71.

The printing device 71 calculates the number of users of the escalator using the detection result of the user detection device 72. When the escalator operates ascending, the number of escalator users is the number of escalator users on the lower floor 5 on the lower floor. When the escalator operates downward, the number of users of the escalator is the number of users of the escalator on the floor 6 on the upper floor side.

The printing device 71 determines the interval of the step 4 on which the user should ride according to the calculated number of users. The distance between the steps 4 that the user should ride is the distance between the steps 4 that each user should ride when each of the plurality of users rides on different steps 4. By determining the distance between the steps 4 on which the user should ride according to the calculated number of users, the distance between the plurality of users who separately ride on the plurality of steps 4 is adjusted.

Among the plurality of steps 4, each step 4 arranged at intervals of the steps 4 determined by the printing device 71 for the user to ride is referred to as a step 4 for the user to ride. The printing device 71 uses the detection result of the step position detecting device 73 to provide a mark 31 on the portion of the moving handrail 3 to be grasped by the user on the step 4 on which the user should ride. The portion of the moving handrail 3 to be grasped by the user on the step 4 on which the user should ride is defined as the portion of the moving handrail 3 to be grasped by the user on the step 4. The mark 31 indicates a position to be grasped by the user riding on the step 4. The position that the user on the step 4 should grasp moves together with the moving handrail 3.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a main part of the escalator according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a main part of the escalator according to the first embodiment.

The portion of the moving handrail 3 that the user who rides on the step 4 should grasp is the portion of the moving handrail 3 that is located at a position corresponding to the position of the step 4 that the user should ride. In other words, the portion of the moving handrail 3 that the user on the step 4 should grab is the portion of the moving handrail 3 that is adjacent to the step 4 on which the user should ride when viewed from above.

The mark 31 is arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the moving handrail 3. The outer peripheral surface of the moving handrail 3 is the surface of the moving handrail 3 that can be seen from above with respect to the portion of the moving handrail 3 on the outward path side portion of the moving path of the moving handrail 3. Further, the outer peripheral surface of the moving handrail 3 is the surface of the moving handrail 3 that can be seen from below with respect to the portion of the moving handrail 3 on the return path side of the moving path of the moving handrail 3.

By arranging the mark 31 on the outer peripheral surface of the moving handrail 3, the user riding on the step 4 can easily see the mark 31. The mark 31 may be arranged not only on the outer peripheral surface of the moving handrail 3 but also on the side surface of the moving handrail 3. The side surface of the moving handrail 3 is the surface of the moving handrail 3 that can be seen from the side.

The printing device 71 determines the interval between the steps 4 on which the user should ride, according to the number of users of the escalator. The distance between the two steps 4 adjacent to each other is defined as the first distance. The distance between two steps 4 adjacent to each other via one step 4 is defined as the second distance. The printing device 71 is adapted to determine the interval between the steps 4 on which the user should ride as the first interval or the second interval.

When the interval of the step 4 that the user should ride is determined to be the first interval, the step 4 that the user should ride is all the steps 4. When the interval of the step 4 on which the user should ride is determined to be the second interval, the step 4 on which the user should ride is the step 4 which is skipped one step out of the plurality of arranged steps 4.

FIG. 3 shows a moving handrail 3 when the distance between the steps 4 on which the user should ride is determined to be the first distance. FIG. 4 shows a moving handrail 3 when the distance between the steps 4 on which the user should ride is determined to be the second distance.

The printing device 71 may be configured to determine the distance between the steps 4 on which the user should ride as a third distance. In this case, the distance between the two steps 4 adjacent to each other via the plurality of steps 4 arranged in two or more is set as the third distance. When the interval of the step 4 on which the user should ride is determined to be the third interval, the step 4 on which the user should ride is the step 4 which is skipped by a plurality of steps 4 among the plurality of arranged steps 4.

Further, the minimum interval and the maximum interval are set in advance in the printing device 71, and the interval of the step 4 on which the user should ride is determined by the printing device 71 as an arbitrary interval between the minimum interval and the maximum interval. It may be configured to be used.

Further, the printing device 71 may be configured so that the distance between the steps 4 on which the user should ride is freely set by the operation of the printing device 71 by the administrator. Further, the printing device 71 may be configured so that the distance between the steps 4 on which the user should ride is freely set by the operation of the external device by the administrator.

Further, the printing device 71 may be configured so that the distance between the steps 4 that the user should ride is set to be constant so that the distance between the steps 4 that the user should ride is constant regardless of the number of users.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view showing a main part of the moving handrail 3 of FIG. The printing device 71 prints a color different from the color of the moving handrail 3 on the moving handrail 3, so that the printing device 71 provides a mark 31 on the moving handrail 3.

The printing device 71 has a function of providing the mark 31 on the moving handrail 3 and a function of removing the mark 31 from the moving handrail 3. The printing device 71 provides the mark 31 only on the portion of the moving handrail 3 that the user riding on the step 4 should grasp. Therefore, when the mark 31 is provided in a portion other than the portion of the moving handrail 3 to be grasped by the user riding on the step 4, the printing device 71 is the portion of the moving handrail 3 to be grasped by the user riding on the step 4. The mark 31 provided in the portion other than the above is removed. As a method of detecting the mark 31 provided in the portion other than the portion of the moving handrail 3 to be grasped by the user riding on the step 4, for example, a method of reading the mark 31 using an image sensor can be mentioned. Examples of the method for removing the mark 31 include a method in which a roller provided with an adhesive sheet on the outer peripheral surface is pressed against the mark 31 to remove the mark 31. Further, as a method of removing the mark 31, for example, a method in which the mark 31 is printed using ink that disappears by heating and the mark 31 is erased by applying warm air to the mark 31 can be mentioned. Further, as a method of removing the mark 31, for example, the mark 31 is printed using an ink that can be wiped off with a specific solvent, and the mark 31 is wiped off with a sponge impregnated with the specific solvent. Can be mentioned.

When the escalator descends, the boarding position display device 8 operates. The configuration of the boarding position display device 8 is the same as the configuration of the boarding position display device 7.

Next, the operation of the escalator will be described. In this example, the operation of the escalator when the escalator performs ascending operation will be described. When there is a user on the lower floor 5, the user detection device 72 detects the user of the escalator.

When the user detection device 72 detects the user of the escalator, the printing device 71 calculates the number of users of the escalator. Using the calculated number of users, the printing apparatus 71 determines the interval between the steps 4 on which the user should ride.

After the distance between the steps 4 on which the user should ride is determined by the printing device 71, when the plurality of steps 4 circulate and move to the first position, the step position detecting device 73 uses the first step position detecting device 73. The step 4 at the position is detected. When the step position detecting device 73 detects the step 4 at the first position, the printing device 71 provides a mark 31 on the portion of the moving handrail 3 that the user riding on the step 4 should grasp. The first position is a position adjacent to the step 4 on which the user should ride when the step position detection device 73 detects the step 4 in the first position and the printing device 71 provides the mark 31 on the moving handrail 3. This is the position where the mark 31 is provided on the portion of the moving handrail 3.

After that, the printing device 71 sequentially provides a plurality of marks 31 on the moving handrail 3 in accordance with the distance between the steps 4 determined by the printing device 71.

When the user on the step 4 grabs the mark 31, the user on the step 4 grabs the portion of the moving handrail 3 that the user on the step 4 should grab. As a result, the user riding on the step 4 can more reliably grasp the portion of the moving handrail 3 that the user riding on the step 4 should grasp.

As described above, the escalator according to the first embodiment includes a moving handrail 3 and a boarding position display device 7. The boarding position display device 7 provides a mark 31 indicating a position to be grasped by the user riding on the step 4 on the portion of the moving handrail 3 to be grasped by the user riding on the step 4. As a result, the user riding on the step 4 can more reliably grasp the portion of the moving handrail 3 that the user riding on the step 4 should grasp.

Further, the printing device 71 determines the interval of the step 4 on which the user should ride according to the number of users of the escalator, and moves a plurality of marks 31 according to the determined interval of the step 4 handrail 3 It is provided in order. Thereby, it is possible to secure the distance between each of the plurality of users who separately ride on the plurality of steps 4 according to the number of users of the escalator. By ensuring the distance between each of the multiple users who ride on the multiple steps 4 separately, preventive measures against infectious diseases for the users of the escalator, reduction of damage to the users when the users fall, etc. are taken. Can be done.

Further, the boarding position display device 7 is provided with a mark 31 by printing on the portion of the moving handrail 3. Thereby, the mark 31 can be provided on the moving handrail 3 with a simple configuration.

The form of the boarding position display device 7 can be changed in consideration of the design of the escalator, the environment in which the escalator is installed, the visibility of the escalator, and the like. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a modified example of the mark 31 of FIG. The printing device 71 may provide a mark 31 on the moving handrail 3 by printing a character indicating a position to be grasped by the user on the step 4 on the moving handrail 3. In this case, as the character printed on the moving handrail 3, for example, "boarding position" can be mentioned.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a modified example of the mark 31 of FIG. The printing device 71 may provide a mark 31 on the moving handrail 3 by printing a picture on the moving handrail 3. In this case, examples of the picture printed on the moving handrail 3 include a picture showing the shape of a hand.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a modified example of the mark 31 of FIG. The boarding position display device 7 is not limited to the printing device 71, and may have a light emitting device 74 provided on the moving handrail 3. FIG. 8 shows a light emitting device 74 having a plurality of LEDs. In this case, when the light emitting device 74 is turned on, the boarding position display device 7 provides a mark 31 on the moving handrail 3. Wireless communication may be used as the communication between the light emitting device 74 and the light emitting control device that controls the light emission of the light emitting device 74.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a modified example of the mark 31 of FIG. The boarding position display device 7 is not limited to the printing device 71, and may include an image projection device 75 that projects an image on the moving handrail 3. In this case, the image projection device 75 projects an image on the moving handrail 3, so that the boarding position display device 7 provides a mark 31 on the moving handrail 3. The image projection device 75 changes the direction of the image projected from the image projection device 75 so that the image projected on the moving handrail 3 moves together with the moving handrail 3. Examples of the image projected on the moving handrail 3 include an image having a color different from that of the moving handrail 3, an image of characters indicating the position to be grasped by the user on the step 4, and an image of a picture showing the shape of the hand. Be done.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a modified example of the mark 31 of FIG. The boarding position display device 7 is not limited to the printing device 71, and may have a deformation device 76 provided on the moving handrail 3. The deforming device 76 is provided on the surface of the moving handrail 3. In the deforming device 76, the surface of the deforming device 76 is deformed into an uneven shape. In this case, the surface of the deformation device 76 is deformed to be uneven, so that the boarding position display device 7 provides a mark 31 on the moving handrail 3. Wireless communication may be used as the communication between the deformation device 76 and the deformation control device that controls the drive of the deformation device 76. Braille may be formed on the surface of the deforming device 76 by deforming the surface of the deforming device 76 into an uneven shape.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a modified example of the mark 31 of FIG. The boarding position display device 7 is not limited to the printing device 71, and may have a vibration device 77 provided on the moving handrail 3. When the vibrating device 77 vibrates, the portion of the moving handrail 3 provided with the vibrating device 77 vibrates. In this case, the vibration device 77 vibrates, so that the boarding position display device 7 provides a mark 31 on the moving handrail 3. Wireless communication may be used as the communication between the vibration device 77 and the vibration control device that controls the drive of the vibration device 77.

Embodiment 2.
FIG. 12 is a front view showing a main part of the escalator according to the second embodiment. The boarding position display device 7 includes a print sterilization device 78, a user detection device 72, and a step position detection device 73. The print sterilizing device 78 has a function of printing a mark 31 on the moving handrail 3, a function of removing the mark 31 printed on the moving handrail 3, and a function of sterilizing the moving handrail 3.

Similar to the printing device 71 of the first embodiment, the print sterilizing device 78 provides a mark 31 on the moving handrail 3 by printing a color different from the color of the moving handrail 3 on the moving handrail 3. The boarding position display device 7 may be provided with a mark 31 on the moving handrail 3 as shown in FIGS. 6 to 11.

At the same time as printing the mark 31 on the moving handrail 3, the printing sterilizing device 78 irradiates the moving handrail 3 with a sterilizing ray, which is a light ray for performing sterilization. By irradiating the moving handrail 3 with a sterilizing light beam, the moving handrail 3 is sterilized. Therefore, the boarding position display device 7 sterilizes the moving handrail 3.

The portion of the moving handrail 3 to which the print sterilizing device 78 irradiates the sterilizing light beam is the portion of the moving handrail 3 that the user riding on the step 4 should grasp. In other words, the portion of the moving handrail 3 to which the print sterilizing device 78 irradiates the sterilizing light beam is the same portion as the portion of the moving handrail 3 on which the mark 31 is printed by the printing sterilizing device 78. Therefore, the boarding position display device 7 sterilizes only the portion of the moving handrail 3 provided with the mark 31. Examples of the sterilizing light beam include ultraviolet rays.

The user detection device 72 and the step position detection device 73 are the same as the user detection device 72 and the step position detection device 73 of the first embodiment. Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

As described above, in the escalator according to the second embodiment, the boarding position display device 7 sterilizes the moving handrail 3. As a result, the moving handrail 3 can be kept clean. As a result, the user who gets on the step 4 can grasp the moving handrail 3 without worrying about bacteria, viruses, and the like adhering to the moving handrail 3.

Further, the boarding position display device 7 sterilizes only the portion of the moving handrail 3 provided with the mark 31. As a result, the user riding on the step 4 can visually recognize the sterilized portion of the moving handrail 3. As a result, the user who gets on the step 4 can more reliably grasp the portion of the sterilized moving handrail 3.

Further, by sterilizing only the portion of the moving handrail 3 provided with the mark 31, the sterilized region of the moving handrail 3 is made smaller than the case where the entire region of the moving handrail 3 is sterilized. can do. As a result, the moving handrail 3 can be effectively sterilized.

The print sterilization device 78 may further have a function of detecting foreign matter adhering to the moving handrail 3 by the user riding on the step 4 grasping the moving handrail 3. Examples of the foreign matter adhering to the moving handrail 3 include the keratin of the user's skin and the user's sebum. In this case, immediately after the escalator is activated, the print sterilizing device 78 sterilizes the entire area of the moving handrail 3 provided with the mark 31, and thereafter, the portion of the moving handrail 3 where the adhesion of foreign matter is detected. Only the print sterilizer 78 may sterilize. As a result, the print sterilization device 78 can effectively sterilize the moving handrail 3. When the user grasps a portion other than the portion of the moving handrail 3 provided with the mark 31, the printing sterilizing device 78 may sterilize the portion of the moving handrail 3 grasped by the user.

Embodiment 3.
FIG. 13 is a front view showing a main part of the escalator according to the third embodiment. FIG. 14 is a plan view showing a main part of the escalator according to the third embodiment. The moving handrail 3 is made of a material that changes color when irradiated with a sterilizing light beam.

The boarding position display device 7 has a sterilization device 79 and a step position detection device 73. The boarding position display device 7 may have a user detection device 72 as in the first embodiment. The sterilizing device 79 has a function of sterilizing the moving handrail 3.

The sterilizing device 79 irradiates the moving handrail 3 with a sterilizing light beam. The portion of the moving handrail 3 irradiated with the sterilizing light beam is the portion of the moving handrail 3 that the user riding on the step 4 should grasp. In other words, the portion of the moving handrail 3 irradiated with the sterilizing light beam is the same portion as the portion of the moving handrail 3 on which the mark 31 is printed in the first embodiment.

When the sterilizing device 79 irradiates the moving handrail 3 with a sterilizing light beam, the portion of the moving handrail 3 irradiated with the sterilizing light beam is discolored. Therefore, when the sterilizing device 79 irradiates the moving handrail 3 with the sterilizing light beam, the mark 31 is provided on the portion of the moving handrail 3 irradiated with the sterilizing light beam.

The step position detection device 73 is the same as the step position detection device 73 of the first embodiment. Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

As described above, in the escalator according to the third embodiment, the boarding position display device 7 sterilizes the moving handrail 3. As a result, the moving handrail 3 can be kept clean as in the second embodiment, and the user riding on the step 4 can use the moving handrail 3 without worrying about bacteria, viruses, etc. adhering to the moving handrail 3. You can grab it.

Further, the boarding position display device 7 irradiates the portion of the moving handrail 3 to be grasped by the user riding on the step 4 with a sterilizing ray to provide a mark 31 on the portion of the moving handrail 3, and the user riding on the step 4 is provided with a mark 31. The part of the moving handrail 3 to be grasped is irradiated with a sterilizing light beam to sterilize the part of the moving handrail 3. As a result, the user riding on the step 4 can visually recognize the sterilized portion of the moving handrail 3. As a result, the user who gets on the step 4 can more reliably grasp the portion of the sterilized moving handrail 3.

Further, it is compared with the case where the mark 31 is provided on the moving handrail 3 by printing by irradiating the portion of the moving handrail 3 to be grasped by the user riding on the step 4 with a sterilizing ray and providing the mark 31 on the portion of the moving handrail 3. Therefore, the configuration of the boarding position display device 7 can be simplified.

Further, compared with the case where the entire area of the moving handrail 3 is sterilized by sterilizing the part of the moving handrail 3 by irradiating the part of the moving handrail 3 to be grasped by the user riding on the step 4. Therefore, the area of the moving handrail 3 to be sterilized can be reduced. As a result, the moving handrail 3 can be effectively sterilized.

In each embodiment, an escalator has been described as an example as a passenger conveyor. However, the passenger conveyor may be, for example, a moving walkway.

1 Main frame, 2 balustrade, 3 moving handrail, 4 steps, 5 lower floor, 6 upper floor, 7 boarding position display device, 8 boarding position display device, 31 mark, 71 printing device, 72 users Detection device, 73 step position detection device, 74 light emitting device, 75 image projection device, 76 deformation device, 77 vibration device, 78 print disinfection device, 79 disinfection device.

Claims (7)

With a moving handrail,
A boarding position display device that provides a mark indicating a position to be grasped by the user on the step on the portion of the moving handrail to be grasped by the user on the step.
The passenger conveyor is equipped with. The passenger conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the boarding position display device is a sterilizing moving handrail. The passenger conveyor according to claim 2, wherein the boarding position display device disinfects only a portion of the moving handrail provided with the mark. The passenger conveyor according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the boarding position display device irradiates the moving handrail with a light beam to sterilize the moving handrail. The passenger conveyor according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the boarding position display device is provided with the mark by printing on a portion of the moving handrail. The boarding position display device irradiates the moving handrail portion with a light beam to provide a mark on the moving handrail portion, and irradiates the moving handrail portion with the light ray to sterilize the moving handrail portion. The passenger conveyor according to claim 1. The claim that the boarding position display device determines the interval of the step on which the user should ride according to the number of the users, and sequentially provides a plurality of the marks corresponding to the determined interval of the step. The passenger conveyor according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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