JP2022131713A - Automatic door device, control method for automatic door device, and control program for automatic door device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a technique for an automatic door device which can appropriately adjust overlapping use of rooms accessed from a plurality of doors with a simple structure.SOLUTION: An automatic door device 100 of one aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of drive units 56A and 56B for opening and closing a plurality of doors 20A and 20B provided in the private room, respectively, a plurality of outer instruction input units that are provided outside the private room and receive instructions to open or close the corresponding door among the plurality of doors 20A and 20B, a plurality of inner instruction input units that are provided inside the private room and receive instructions to open or close the corresponding door among the plurality of doors 20A and 20B, and a control unit 52 that controls the driving unit based on instruction inputs from the plurality of outer instruction input units and the plurality of inner instruction input units. When an open instruction is input from any one of the plurality of outer instruction input units, the control unit 52 invalidates the input of the open instruction from the outer instruction input units other than the one outer instruction input unit and the inner instruction input unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an automatic door system, a control method for an automatic door system, and a control program for an automatic door system.

2. Description of the Related Art Automatic doors are known which are respectively provided at a plurality of entrances of one room. For example, Patent Literature 1 describes a washroom shared by a plurality of large rooms. Each washroom has a door that opens when a person is detected between the washroom and the large room. This door has entry confirmation means for detecting a person entering the washroom and exit confirmation means for detecting a person leaving the washroom to the large room. This door is restricted from opening when it is confirmed that you are entering the washroom, and is released when it is confirmed that you are leaving the large room.

JP-A-11-311080 JP-A-2005-163408

The present inventor has obtained the following recognition regarding an automatic door system having a plurality of doors in one room.

For example, a single room such as a shared conference room or a shared toilet may be provided with a plurality of entrances, and each entrance may be shared by different groups of users. In the automatic door described in Patent Document 1, the opening operation is not restricted until the entry confirmation means confirms the entry into the washroom, and during this time, the other door may also be opened. For example, when one door is opened to enter a room, another door is also opened. In addition, the automatic door requires a room entry confirmation means and a room exit confirmation means, which complicates the construction.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and one of its objects is to provide a technology of an automatic door system that can appropriately adjust overlapping use of rooms accessed from a plurality of doors with a simple structure. there is

In order to solve the above problems, an automatic door apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of driving units for opening and closing a plurality of doors provided in a private room, A plurality of outside instruction input units to which instructions to open or close corresponding doors are input, and a plurality of inside instruction input units provided inside the private room to which instructions to open or close the corresponding doors among the plurality of doors are input. and a control section that controls the driving section based on instruction inputs from the plurality of outer instruction input sections and the plurality of inner instruction input sections. When an open instruction is input from any one of the plurality of outer instruction input sections, the control section receives the open instruction from the outer instruction input section and the inner instruction input section other than the one outer instruction input section. disable the input of

According to this aspect, it is possible to avoid opening other doors when one outdoor operating unit is operated to open.

Another aspect of the invention is an automatic door system. This device includes a plurality of driving units for opening and closing a plurality of doors provided in a private room, and a plurality of outsides provided outside the private room for inputting instructions to open or close corresponding doors among the plurality of doors. an instruction input unit, a plurality of inner instruction input units provided inside the private room for inputting an instruction to open or close a corresponding one of the plurality of doors, a plurality of outer instruction input units, and a plurality of inner instruction input units. and a room occupancy determination unit that determines whether or not there is a person in the private room. After the closing instruction is input from any one of the inner instruction input units of the plurality of inner instruction input units, when the room presence determination unit determines that a person is present, the other outer instruction input units and the Disable instruction input from the inner instruction input section.

Yet another aspect of the present invention is a control method for an automatic door system. This method provides a plurality of outside instructions for an automatic door device that opens and closes a plurality of doors based on instructions from a plurality of outside instruction input units and a plurality of inside instruction input units corresponding to a plurality of doors provided in a private room. A step of invalidating instruction input from other outer instruction input sections when an open instruction is output from one outer instruction input section of the input sections.

Yet another aspect of the present invention is a control program for an automatic door system. This control program controls an automatic door device that opens and closes a plurality of doors based on instructions from a plurality of outside instruction input units corresponding to a plurality of doors provided in a private room and from a plurality of inside instruction input units. When an open instruction is output from one outer instruction input section of the instruction input sections, the computer is caused to execute a step of invalidating instruction input from the other outer instruction input sections.

In addition, any combination of the above, and the mutual replacement of the components and expressions of the present invention between methods, devices, programs, temporary or non-temporary storage media recording programs, systems, etc. It is effective as an aspect of the present invention.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the technique of the automatic door apparatus which can adjust appropriately the use of the room|room used from several doors with a simple structure can be provided.

It is a top view showing roughly a room provided with an automatic door device concerning a 1st embodiment. 2 is a front view showing a room equipped with the automatic door device of FIG. 1; FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the automatic door system of FIG. 1; FIG. FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing a first operation of the automatic door system of FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a second operation of the automatic door system of FIG. 1; 4 is a flow chart showing a third operation of the automatic door system of FIG. 1; FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing a fourth operation of the automatic door system of FIG. 1; FIG. FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing a fifth operation of the automatic door system of FIG. 1; FIG. FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing a sixth operation of the automatic door system of FIG. 1; FIG.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described below based on preferred embodiments with reference to the drawings. In the embodiment and modified examples, the same or equivalent constituent elements and members are denoted by the same reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions are omitted as appropriate. In addition, the dimensions of the members in each drawing are appropriately enlarged or reduced for easy understanding. Also, in each drawing, some of the members that are not important for explaining the embodiments are omitted.

In addition, separate constituent elements having common points are distinguished by adding "first", "second", etc. at the beginning of their names, and when generically referred to, these are omitted. Also, terms including ordinal numbers such as first, second, etc. are used to describe various components, but these terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from other components, and the terms The constituent elements are not limited by

In addition, a plurality of the same constituent elements are distinguished by adding "A" and "B" to the end of the reference numerals, and these are omitted when generically referred to.

[First embodiment]
An automatic door system 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3. FIG. FIG. 1 is a plan view schematically showing a room 10 provided with an automatic door device 100. FIG. For convenience of explanation, a horizontal direction is defined as an X direction, a horizontal direction orthogonal to the X direction is defined as a Y direction, and a vertical direction orthogonal to both is defined as a Z direction. The X direction may be referred to as the left-right direction, the Y direction as the front-rear direction, and the Z direction as the up-down direction. Such direction notation does not limit the posture of the automatic door system 100, and the automatic door system 100 can be used in any posture.

The room 10 in this example can be provided in various facilities such as stations, hotels, department stores, hospitals, health care facilities for the elderly, and the like. Although the type of room 10 is not limited, the room 10 in this example is a toilet room used as a multifunctional toilet. Room 10 may be a private room.

The room 10 has an opening 102A provided in the standing wall 101 on the front side and an opening 102B provided in the standing wall 101 on the back side. The automatic door device 100 of this embodiment opens and closes the opening 102A of the room 10 by the door 20A, and opens and closes the opening 102B by the door 20B.

Room 10 is connected between two rooms A and B, and can communicate with room A through opening 102A and with room B through opening 102B. In other words, the room 10 is a shared toilet shared by the room A and the room B. Basically, a person who enters room 10 from one side of room A or room B is supposed to return to one side and is restricted from exiting to the other side. Although the configuration for driving the door 20A of the opening 102A will be mainly described below, this description also applies to the configuration for driving the door 20B of the opening 102B.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the room 10 provided with the automatic door device 100. As shown in FIG. FIG. 2 shows a part of the standing wall 101 of the room 10 cut away. The opening 102A in FIG. 2 is provided closer to the right end than the left-right center of the standing wall 101 . The door 20A in this example is a sliding door that slides left and right.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the automatic door system 100. As shown in FIG. Each block shown in FIG. 3 can be implemented by computer processors, CPUs, memory and other elements, electronic circuits, and mechanical devices in terms of hardware, and can be implemented by computer programs etc. in terms of software. Here, the functional blocks realized by their cooperation are drawn. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that these functional blocks can be realized in various ways by combining hardware and software.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the automatic door apparatus 100 includes a plurality of driving sections 56A and 56B, a plurality of outer operating sections 25, a plurality of inner operating sections 27, and a control section 52. As shown in FIG. The external operating section is an external operating section for operating from outside the room 10 . The inside operation part is an inside operation part for operating from inside the room 10 . The plurality of outer operation portions 25 are provided on the side of the opening 102A (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as "A side") and on the side of the opening 102B (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as "B side"). and an external operation portion 25B provided. The plurality of inner operating portions 27 include an inner operating portion 27A provided on the opening 102A side and an inner operating portion 27B provided on the opening 102B side. The plurality of outer operating sections 25 and the plurality of inner operating sections 27 are simply referred to as the operating sections 25 and 27 when collectively referred to. The outer operating section 25 exemplifies an outer instruction input section, and the inner operating section 27 exemplifies an inner instruction input section.

A plurality of drive units 56A and 56B open and close a plurality of doors 20A and 20B provided in one room 10 . The outer operating section 25A and the inner operating section 27A correspond to the door 20A and receive operations for opening and closing the door 20A. The outer operating section 25B and the inner operating section 27B correspond to the door 20B and receive operations for opening and closing the door 20B. The control unit 52 controls the drive units 56A and 56B based on the operation of the operation units 25 and 27. FIG.

Describe a multifunctional toilet. Multifunctional toilets are expected to be used not only by healthy people but also by wheelchair users, users with internal disabilities, and the like. A user with an internal disorder is, for example, a user of a stoma, such as a colostomy or an artificial bladder. In the example of FIG. 1, the room 10 is provided with a toilet bowl 11, a male mate 12, a washbasin 13, a bed 14, an infant chair 17 and a changing table . The osmate 12 is a washing table for the user to wash the stoma. A handrail 15 is provided around the toilet bowl 11 and the male mate 12. - 特許庁

In addition, in the example of FIG. 1 , the call operation unit 16 is provided near the toilet bowl 11 in the room 10 . The call operation unit 16 detects a user's operation for notifying the outside that a user wants to request help from another person due to poor physical condition or the like, and provides the detection result to the control unit 52 as a call signal. The call operation unit 16 of the present embodiment provides the control unit 52 with a call signal consisting of a detection state in which a user operation is detected and a non-detection state in which the user operation is not detected, as a detection result. The ring signal is on in the detected state and off in the non-detected state. The call operation unit 16 in this example is a push button switch that turns on the call signal when pressed and turns off the call signal when released. The call operation unit 16 may be called a call switch. The control unit 52 executes a predetermined emergency operation when the call signal of the call operation unit 16 is on. This emergency operation includes notification of the detection result to the manager of the room 10, display of the detection result on the outdoor notification unit 46, and cancellation of movement restriction of the door 20 by the door lock unit 48. The call operation unit 16 also functions as an emergency button.

In the room 10 , an indoor notification unit 30 and an extension operation unit 31 are provided near the male mate 12 . The indoor notification unit 30 is a device for notifying the user of predetermined items from the manager of the room 10 or the control unit 52 . The in-room notification unit 30 can notify a predetermined item through, for example, the sound of a speaker or the display of a liquid crystal display. When a usage time limit (for example, 30 minutes) is set for the room 10, the control unit 52 performs a predetermined indoor notification operation through the indoor notification unit 30 according to the elapsed time since the user entered the room. This indoor notification operation includes notification of the remaining time until the usage time limit, notification that the usage time limit has been exceeded, and cancellation of the movement restriction of the door 20 by the door lock unit 48 . Further, when the use time limit is exceeded, the control unit 52 notifies the outside notification unit 46 and the manager of the room 10 that the use time limit has been exceeded.

The extension operation unit 31 detects a user operation for extending the usage time limit, and provides the detection result to the control unit 52 as an extension signal. The extension operation unit 31 of the present embodiment provides the control unit 52 with an extension signal including a detection state in which a user operation is detected and a non-detection state in which the user operation is not detected, as a detection result. The extension signal is on in the sensed state and off in the non-sensed state. The extension operation unit 31 in this example is a push button switch that turns on the extension signal when pressed and turns off the extension signal when released. Hereinafter, the extension operation section 31 may be referred to as an extension switch. The control unit 52 extends the use limit time by a predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes) when the extension signal of the extension operation unit 31 is on.

Drive unit 56 drives door 20 to open and close opening 102 . The door 20 is a moving body provided horizontally slidable on a movement path 22 extending from a fully closed position to a fully opened position. A movement path 22 is a movement locus of the door 20 projected on the floor surface.

The operation units 25 and 27 accept a user's operation for opening the door (hereinafter referred to as "opening operation") and a user's operation for closing the door (hereinafter referred to as "closing operation"). In particular, the outer operating sections 25A and 25B and the inner operating sections 27A and 27B each have an opening operating section that receives an opening operation and a closing operating section that receives a closing operation.

The operation units 25 and 27 provide the control unit 52 with a door opening activation signal based on the opening operation and a door closing activation signal based on the closing operation. The door-opening start signal and the door-closing start signal may be collectively referred to as "starting signal". The control unit 52 controls the drive unit 56 based on the activation signals of the operation units 25 and 27 to perform an operation of opening the door 20 (hereinafter referred to as “opening operation”) or an operation of closing the door 20 (hereinafter referred to as “closing operation”). ).

In the present embodiment, the external operating unit 25 is an operating unit that can be operated from outside the room 10 , and the internal operating unit 27 is an operating unit that can be operated from inside the room 10 of the room 10 . In the example of FIG. 1 , the outer operating portion 25 is provided outside the standing wall 101 and the inner operating portion 27 is provided inside the standing wall 101 . The operation units 25 and 27 may be provided on the door 20 .

As the operating units 25 and 27, devices based on various principles that allow user's operations to be input can be employed. The operation units 25 and 27 of this embodiment are push button switches that turn on the activation signal when pressed and turn off the activation signal when released.

The drive unit 56 slides the door 20 under the control of the control unit 52 . Drive unit 56 is sometimes referred to as a door engine. For example, the drive unit 56 can be configured with a loop-shaped belt (not shown) to which the door 20 is connected and a drive motor 562 that drives the belt. The rotation of the drive motor 562 is controlled by the controller 52 via the drive circuit 561 . The drive unit 56 may be provided in the blinds of the standing wall 101 .

In this embodiment, the drive section 56 includes a resistance detection section 36 and a position detection section 38 . The resistance detection unit 36 and the position detection unit 38 provide detection results to the control unit 52 . The resistance detection unit 36 detects movement resistance of the door 20 during movement. The movement resistance of the door 20 is resistance in the direction opposite to the movement direction of the door 20 during movement, and is sometimes referred to as running resistance or sliding resistance. Movement resistance is higher than normal when there is something in contact with the moving body. As an example, the resistance detection unit 36 is a current sensor that transmits the result of detecting the drive current of the drive motor 562 to the control unit 52 . The controller 52 can identify the movement resistance based on the detection result of the resistance detector 36 .

A position detector 38 detects the position of the door 20 from the fully closed position to the fully open position. As an example, the position detection unit 38 is an incremental encoder that transmits a position signal, which is a pulse signal having a number of pulses proportional to the rotation angle of the drive motor 562 , to the control unit 52 . The control unit 52 moves the door 20 to the fully closed position when the automatic door apparatus 100 is activated, and uses the fully closed position as a reference position. Can identify location.

The automatic door apparatus 100 of this embodiment includes a warning output section 44 that issues a warning to the user under the control of the control section 52 . The warning output unit 44 in this example has a sound output unit 441 that emits a warning sound and a light output unit 442 that emits warning light under the control of the control unit 52 . The sound output unit 441 can be configured including, for example, a speaker. The light output unit 442 can include, for example, a light emitting element such as an LED. The warning output unit 44 may be provided on the vertical wall 101 as shown.

In this embodiment, the automatic door apparatus 100 includes an opening detection unit 32 capable of detecting an object existing in the movement path of the door 20 at the opened opening 102 . The opening detector 32 is sometimes called an auxiliary sensor. The opening detection unit 32 of this example provides the control unit 52 with an opening detection signal including a detection state in which the presence of an object is detected and a non-detection state in which the presence of the object is not detected, as a detection result. The opening detection signal is turned on in the detected state and turned off in the non-detected state. The control unit 52 restricts the closing operation of the door 20 when the opening detection unit 32 is in the detection state. Objects to be detected by the opening detection unit 32 include the user's body and luggage. As an example, the opening detection unit 32 can include a set of a light projector and a light receiver that are provided on the standing wall 101 at positions separated from each other to the left and right with the opening 102 interposed therebetween.

The room 10 of the present embodiment is provided with a room occupancy determination unit 28 that determines whether or not there is a person in the room 10 . The principle of operation of the room occupancy determination unit 28 is not particularly limited, but the room occupancy determination unit 28 of this embodiment is a human sensor that includes a pyroelectric element capable of detecting changes in infrared rays emitted by people. . The occupancy determination unit 28 in this example controls a room occupancy determination signal consisting of a room occupancy state for determining that a person is present and a room non-occupation state for determining that no person is present, according to the signal from the pyroelectric element. 52. The presence determination signal is turned on when the user is in the room, and turned off when the user is not in the room.

The room 10 of the present embodiment is provided with an outdoor notification unit 46 that notifies the outside of the indoor state of the room 10, such as the occupancy state and the abnormal state. The outdoor notification unit 46 in FIG. 2 is, for example, a display that displays the characters “in use” under the control of the control unit 52 . The outdoor notification unit 46 may be provided on the wall of the standing wall 101 as shown. For example, when the presence determination unit 28 determines that there is a person in the room 10, the control unit 52 causes the outdoor notification unit 46 to display that the room is in use. to stop.

The room 10 of the present embodiment is provided with a door lock unit 48 that restricts movement of the closed door 20 under the control of the control unit 52 . The door lock unit 48 may mechanically limit the movement of the door 20 by locking the door 20 with an electromagnetic force such as an electric lock, or invalidate the door opening start signal of the operation units 25 and 27. In other words, the opening operation by the operation of the operation portions 25 and 27 may be restricted in terms of control, or these may be used together. For example, controller 52 can turn on door lock 48 to restrict movement of door 20 when room 10 is in use.

Next, the controller 52 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 52 of this embodiment includes an information acquisition unit 521, an information output unit 522, a door operation control unit 523, a storage unit 526, a time determination unit 527, a time management unit 528, and a transmission unit 529. functions as an information processing unit.

The information acquisition unit 521 includes the external operation units 25A and 25B, the internal operation units 27A and 27B, the detection units 32A and 32B, the presence determination unit 28, the call operation unit 16, the extension operation unit 31, the resistance detection unit 36, and the position detection unit. It functions as an input port to acquire the output signal of 38.

The information output unit 522 outputs control signals for controlling the sound output unit 441, the light output unit 442, the indoor notification unit 30, the outdoor notification unit 46, and the door lock unit 48. FIG. Information output unit 522 functions as an output port. The door operation control section 523 outputs a control signal to the drive circuit 561 of the drive section 56 to control the operation of the door 20 . Door operation control unit 523 includes a door operation control unit 523A that drives drive unit 56A and a door operation control unit 523B that drives drive unit 56B.

Storage unit 526 temporarily stores information about the output signal acquired by information acquisition unit 521 . Storage unit 526 stores a control program P100, which will be described later. The time management unit 528 functions as a time counter that counts the elapsed time after the user enters the room. The time determination unit 527 determines whether or not the elapsed time counted by the time management unit 528 has exceeded the usage time limit. The transmission unit 529 transmits predetermined information to be output to the outside such as the manager of the room 10 . This predetermined information includes that the call operation unit 16 has been operated and that the use time limit has been exceeded.

The operation of the automatic door system 100 configured as above will be described.

(First action)
The first operation S110, which is an operation example of the automatic door apparatus 100, will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the first operation S110. The first operation S110 is an example of an operation when entering a room through a door of an arbitrary opening and exiting through the same opening. Here, the opening 102A is assumed to be an arbitrary opening, the opening 102B is assumed to be another opening, and the door 20B is assumed to be another door. Hereinafter, in the description of the operation, the outer operating section 25A will be referred to as the outer operating section A, the inner operating section 27A as the inner operating section A, the outer operating section 25B as the outer operating section B, and the inner operating section 27B as the inner operating section B. write.

When entering the room 10, the user opens the external operation unit A (step S111).

When the external operation unit A is opened, the door opening activation signal is turned on, and the control unit 52 disables the opening operation of the other external operation unit (external operation unit B) (step S112). Here, to "disable the operation of the operation section" means that even if the operation section is operated, the control section 52 does not perform the operation based on the operation. For example, when the opening operation is disabled, the opening operation is not executed even if the opening operation is performed. Moreover, when the closing operation is invalidated, the closing operation is not executed even if the closing operation is performed. In other words, even if the door 20A corresponding to the external operation part A operated first opens, and the external operation part B is operated after that, the door 20B does not open. This state continues until the invalidation of the operation is released.

After executing step S112, the control unit 52 controls the drive unit 56A to open the door 20A (step S113). Due to the opening operation, the door 20A moves to the fully open position and stops.

When the door 20A is fully opened, the control unit 52 validates the closing operation of the inner operating unit A corresponding to the outer operating unit A, and invalidates the operation (opening operation and closing operation) of the other operating units (inner operating unit B). (step S114). In this case, by invalidating the operation of the inner operating portion B, it is possible to prevent a person entering the room from the door 20A from exiting from the door 20B. Here, "enabling the operation of the operation section" means that when the operation section is operated, the control section 52 performs an operation based on the operation. If the operation of the operation unit was originally invalid, it is made valid, and if the operation of the operation unit was originally valid, that state is continued.

After entering the room 10, the user closes the effective internal operation unit A (step S115).

When the inner operating portion A is operated to close, the closing door activation signal is turned on, and the control portion 52 controls the driving portion 56A so as to close the door 20A (step S116). Due to the closing operation, the door 20A moves to the fully closed position and stops. In this state, the user uses the equipment in room 10 .

When leaving the room 10, the user opens the inner operation unit A (step S117). At this time, the user cannot open the door 20B because the opening operation of the inner operation unit B is invalid.

When the inner operating portion A is operated to open, the door opening activation signal is turned on, and the control portion 52 controls the driving portion 56A so as to open the door 20A (step S118). By the opening operation, the door 20 moves to the fully open position and stops.

After leaving the room 10, the user closes the external operation unit A (step S119).

When the external operation unit A is operated to close, the closing door activation signal is turned on, and the control unit 52 controls the driving unit 56A to close the door 20A (step S120). Due to the closing operation, the door 20A moves to the fully closed position and stops.

After the door 20A is fully closed, it is determined whether or not there is a person in the room 10 (step S121). At this step, the control unit 52 acquires the determination result of the presence determination unit 28 .

When the presence determination unit 28 determines that there is a person in the room 10 (Y in step S121), the control unit 52 returns the process to the beginning of step S121 and repeats step S121.

When the presence determination unit 28 determines that there is no person in the room 10 (N in step S121), the control unit 52 cancels the invalidation of the operation of the disabled other operation unit (outside operation unit B) ( step S122). Here, "releasing the invalidation of the operation" means that the control unit 52 returns to the state before the invalidation, and when the operation is performed, the original operation based on the operation is executed. For example, when the invalidation of the opening operation is canceled, if there is an opening operation, the control unit 52 executes the opening operation based on this operation.

After step S122 is performed, operation S110 ends. Each step described above is an example, and various modifications are possible. When entering through the opening 102B and exiting through the opening 102B, the operation S110 can be similarly applied by setting the opening 102B to an arbitrary opening, setting the opening 102A to another opening, and exchanging the end of each reference number. Operation S110 may be performed alone, or may be performed in combination with operations S210 to S610, which will be described later.

(Second action)
The second operation S210, which is another operation example of the automatic door apparatus 100, will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the second operation S210. The second operation S210 is an example of an operation when entering through a door of an arbitrary opening and exiting through the same opening. Here, the opening 102A is assumed to be an arbitrary opening, the opening 102B is assumed to be another opening, and the door 20B is assumed to be another door.

When entering the room 10, the user opens the external operation unit A (step S211).

When the external operation unit A is opened, the door opening activation signal is turned on, and the control unit 52 disables the opening operation of the other external operation unit (external operation unit B) (step S212).

After executing step S212, the control unit 52 controls the drive unit 56A to open the door 20A (step S213). Due to the opening operation, the door 20A moves to the fully open position and stops.

After entering the room 10, the user closes the inner operation unit A (step S214).

When the inner operating portion A is operated to close, the closing door activation signal is turned on, and the control portion 52 controls the driving portion 56A to close the door 20A (step S215). Due to the closing operation, the door 20A moves to the fully closed position and stops. In this state, the user uses the equipment in room 10 .

After the door 20A is fully closed, it is determined whether or not there is a person in the room 10 (step S216). At this step, the control unit 52 acquires the determination result of the presence determination unit 28 .

When the presence determination unit 28 determines that there is no person in the room 10 (N in step S216), the control unit 52 advances the process to the beginning of step S223.

When the presence determination unit 28 determines that there is a person in the room 10 (Y in step S216), the control unit 52 enables the closing operation of the inner operation unit A corresponding to the outer operation unit A, and the other operation units are closed. The operation (open operation and close operation) of (inner operation unit B) is invalidated (step S217). In this case, by invalidating the operation of the inner operating portion B, it is possible to prevent a person entering the room from the door 20A from exiting from the door 20B. In this state, the opening operation of the outer operating portion B and the opening and closing operations of the inner operating portion B, which were invalidated in step S212, are invalidated.

When leaving the room 10, the user opens the inner operation unit A (step S218). At this time, the user cannot open the door 20B because the opening operation of the inner operation unit B is invalid.

When the inner operation unit A is operated to open, the door opening activation signal is turned on, and the control unit 52 controls the driving unit 56A so as to open the door 20A (step S219). Due to the opening operation, the door 20A moves to the fully open position and stops.

After leaving the room 10, the user closes the external operation unit A (step S220).

When the external operation unit A is operated to close, the closing door activation signal is turned on, and the control unit 52 controls the driving unit 56A so as to close the door 20A (step S221). Due to the closing operation, the door 20A moves to the fully closed position and stops.

After the door 20A is fully closed, it is determined whether or not there is a person in the room 10 (step S222). At this step, the control unit 52 acquires the determination result of the presence determination unit 28 .

When the presence determination unit 28 determines that there is a person in the room 10 (Y in step S222), the control unit 52 returns the process to the beginning of step S222 and repeats step S222.

When the presence determining unit 28 determines that there is no person in the room 10 (N in step S222), the control unit 52 determines whether all the doors (doors 20A and 20B) are fully closed (step S223).

When determining that the door is not fully closed (N in step S223), the control unit 52 returns the process to the beginning of step S223 and repeats step S223.

If it is determined that the door is fully closed (Y in step S223), the control unit 52 cancels the invalidation of the operations of all the operation units including the other operation unit (external operation unit B) that has been disabled. (Step S224).

Once step S224 has been performed, operation S210 ends. Each step described above is an example, and various modifications are possible. When entering through the opening 102B and exiting through the opening 102B, the operation S210 can be similarly applied by setting the opening 102B to an arbitrary opening, setting the opening 102A to another opening, and exchanging the end of each reference number. Operation S210 may be performed alone or in combination with operation S110.

(Third action)
The third operation S310, which is another operation example of the automatic door apparatus 100, will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the third operation S310. The third operation S310 is an example of an operation when opening a door of an arbitrary opening. Here, the opening 102A is assumed to be an arbitrary opening, the opening 102B is assumed to be another opening, and the door 20B is assumed to be another door.

When entering the room 10, the user opens the external operation unit A (step S311).

After executing step S311, it is determined whether or not there is a person in room 10 (step S312). At this step, the control unit 52 acquires the determination result of the presence determination unit 28 .

When the presence determination unit 28 determines that there is a person in the room 10 (Y in step S312), the control unit 52 determines whether all the doors (doors 20A and 20B) are fully closed (step S313).

If all the doors are not fully closed (N in step S313), the controller 52 ends the third operation S310.

When all the doors are fully closed (Y in step S313), the control unit 52 determines whether or not the operation unit that has been opened is inside (inside the room) (step S314).

If the operating portion that has been opened is not the inner side (N in step S314), the control portion 52 ends the third operation S310.

If the opened operating section is the inner side (Y in step S314), the control section 52 determines whether or not the opened operating section (outer operating section A) is the side on which the user entered the room (step S315).

If the operation unit that has been opened is not the side on which the user has entered the room (N in step S315), the control unit 52 ends the third operation S310.

If the operating unit operated to open is the side where the user entered the room (Y in step S315), the control unit 52 opens the door 20A corresponding to the operating unit operated to open (outside operating unit A) (step S316).

In step S312, if the room presence determination unit 28 determines that there is no person in the room 10 (N in step S312), the control unit 52 determines whether all the doors (doors 20A and 20B) are fully closed ( step S317).

If all the doors are not fully closed (N in step S317), the controller 52 ends the third operation S310.

If all the doors are fully closed (Y in step S317), the control unit 52 advances the process to the beginning of step S316 and executes step S316.

Once step S316 has been performed, operation S310 ends. Each step described above is an example, and various modifications are possible. When entering through the opening 102B and exiting through the opening 102B, the operation S310 can be similarly applied by setting the opening 102B to an arbitrary opening, setting the opening 102A to another opening, and exchanging the end of each reference number. Operation S310 may be performed alone or in combination with operations S110-S210.

(Fourth action)
The fourth operation S410, which is another operation example of the automatic door apparatus 100, will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the fourth operation S410. The fourth operation S410 is an example of an operation when a predetermined process is executed when the room 10 is in use. Here, the opening 102A is assumed to be an arbitrary opening, the opening 102B is assumed to be another opening, and the door 20B is assumed to be another door. Also, the opening 102A may be referred to as the A-side frontage, the door 20A as the A-side door, the opening 102B as the B-side frontage, and the door 20B as the B-side door.

When the fourth operation S410 is started, the control unit 52 determines whether all the doors (doors 20A and 20B) are fully closed and no one is in the room 10 (step S411).

If the determination condition of step S411 is not satisfied (N of step S411), the control unit 52 returns the process to the beginning of step S411 and repeats step S411.

When all the doors are fully closed and no one is in the room 10 (Y in step S411), the user performs an operation to open the external operation unit A of an arbitrary door (in this case, the door 20A) (step When S412) is performed, the control unit 52 controls the drive unit 56A to open the door 20A (step S413). Due to the opening operation, the door 20A moves to the fully open position and stops.

After entering the room 10, when any operation unit is closed (step S414), the control unit 52 determines whether the closed operation unit is the internal operation unit (internal operation units A, B). (Step S415).

If the closed operation unit is not the inner operation unit (N in step S415), the control unit 52 determines whether or not the operated operation unit is the same frontage as the entrance into the room (step S419). In other words, in this example, when the closed operation portion is the external operation portion, the control portion 52 determines whether or not the operation portion is on the A side.

If the operated operation units are not in the same frontage (N in step S419), the control unit 52 returns the process to the beginning of step S414, and repeats steps S414 to S419. That is, in this example, the control unit 52 returns the process to step S414 when the operated operation unit is not the A side (the B side).

If the operated operation unit is the same frontage (Y in step S419), the control unit 52 closes the door of the operated frontage (step S420). That is, in this example, the control unit 52 controls the drive unit 56A so as to close the A-side door 20A opened in step S412. After executing step S420, the control unit 52 returns the process to the beginning of step S411. With this operation, the user can exit from the frontage on the side of the entrance, but cannot exit from another frontage, thereby preventing the user from passing through.

If the closed operation unit is the inner operation unit (Y in step S415), the control unit 52 causes the drive unit 56A to close the door (in this case, the door 20A) corresponding to the closed operation unit. control (step S416). Due to the closing operation, the door 20A moves to the fully closed position and stops. In this state, the user uses the equipment in room 10 .

After executing step S416, the control unit 52 controls the outdoor notification unit 46 to display that the room 10 is in use (step S417).

After executing step S416, the control unit 52 executes a predetermined process (step S418). There is no limit to this process. For example, when the control unit 52 is separated into a sub-control unit 52A (not shown) for the door 20A and a sub-control unit 52B (not shown) for the door 20B and arranged separately, this predetermined process is , a process of transmitting predetermined information from one of these sub-controllers 52A and 52B to the other. For example, the sub-controller 52A is installed in the opening 102A and the sub-controller 52B is installed in the opening 102B. For example, in this process, when the user enters the room 10 through the opening 102A and closes the door 20A with the inner operation unit A, the sub-control unit 52A notifies the sub-control unit 52B that the room 10 is in use. , a process of transmitting that the user has entered the room 10 through the opening 102A.

Once step S418 is performed, operation S410 ends. Each step described above is an example, and various modifications are possible. When entering through the opening 102B and exiting through the opening 102B, the operation S410 can be similarly applied by setting the opening 102B as an arbitrary opening, setting the opening 102A as another opening, and replacing the end of each reference number. Operation S410 may be performed alone or in combination with operations S110-S310.

(Fifth action)
The fifth operation S510, which is another operation example of the automatic door apparatus 100, will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the fifth operation S510. The fifth operation S510 is an operation of executing a predetermined emergency process when the user in the room 10 is in poor physical condition and wants to request help from another person (for example, in an emergency).

When the user operates the call operation unit 16 with the fifth operation S510 started (step S511), the control unit 52 activates the outdoor notification unit 46 (step S512). In this step, the control unit 52 controls the outdoor notification unit 46 so as to display an emergency situation on the outdoor notification unit 46 .

After executing step S512, the control unit 52 executes predetermined emergency processing (step S513). As an example, the emergency processing in step S513 is to validate the opening operation of the operation units of all openings, or to open the doors 20 of all openings (moving the doors 20 to the fully open position). may contain.

Once step S513 has been performed, operation S510 ends. Each step described above is an example, and various modifications are possible. Operation S510 may be performed alone or in combination with operations S110-S410.

(Sixth action)
The sixth operation S610, which is another operation example of the automatic door apparatus 100, will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing the sixth operation S610. A sixth operation S610 is an operation for executing a predetermined abnormal process when a master key switch (not shown) is operated. The master key switch is a switch for the manager or the like of the room 10 to enter the room 10 in the event of an abnormality, and can be operated by using the master key possessed by the manager or the like.

In the state where the sixth operation S610 has started, when the administrator or the like who senses some kind of abnormality operates the master key switch using the master key (step S611), the control unit 52 executes predetermined abnormality processing ( step S612). As an example, the abnormal processing in step S612 is to validate the opening operation of the operation units of all openings, or to open the doors 20 of all openings (moving the doors 20 to the fully open position). may contain.

Once step S612 has been performed, operation S610 ends. Each step described above is an example, and various modifications are possible. Operation S610 may be performed alone or in combination with operations S110-S510.

Features of the automatic door system 100 of this embodiment configured as described above will be described.

The automatic door device 100 of the present embodiment includes a plurality of drive units 56A and 56B for opening and closing a plurality of doors 20A and 20B provided in a private room (room 10), and a plurality of doors 20A provided outside the private room. , 20B, a plurality of outer instruction input units (outer operation units 25A, 25B) for inputting instructions to open or close the corresponding doors, and a plurality of doors 20A, 20B provided inside the private room corresponding to the doors 20A, 20B. A plurality of inner instruction input sections (inner operation sections 27A and 27B) into which instructions to open or close are input, and control for controlling the driving section based on instruction inputs from the plurality of outer instruction input sections and the plurality of inner instruction input sections. a portion 52; When an open instruction is input from any one of the plurality of outer instruction input sections, the control section 52 controls opening from the outer instruction input section and the inner instruction input section other than the one outer instruction input section. Disable input of instructions.

According to this configuration, it is possible to appropriately adjust overlapping use of rooms accessed from a plurality of doors with a simple configuration.

This embodiment includes a room occupancy determination unit 28 that determines whether or not there is a person in the room 10, and the control unit 52, when the door 20 opened by the opening operation of the one external operation unit 25A is fully closed, When the room presence determination unit 28 determines that there is no person, the invalidation of the opening operation of the other external operation unit 25B is canceled. In this case, both the doors 20A and 20B become usable by canceling the invalidation of the opening operation of the external operation portion 25B.

In this embodiment, when the door 20 is opened by the opening operation of the one outer operation portion 25A, the control portion 52 controls one of the plurality of inner operation portions 27A and 27B corresponding to the one outer operation portion 25A. The closing operation of the operating portion 27A is validated, and the operation of the other inner operating portion 27B is invalidated. In this case, it is possible to prevent a person entering the room from one opening from passing through another opening.

This embodiment includes a plurality of drive units 56 for opening and closing a plurality of doors 20A and 20B provided in one room 10, a plurality of outer operation units 25A and 25B corresponding to the plurality of doors 20, and a plurality of inner operation units. 27A and 27B, a control unit 52 that controls the drive unit 56 based on the operation of the plurality of operation units 25 and 27, and a room presence determination unit 28 that determines whether or not there is a person in the room 10. When the room presence determination unit 28 determines that a person is present after one inner operation unit 27A of the plurality of inner operation units 27A and 27B is closed, the control unit 52 closes the plurality of operation units 25 and 27B. Among them, the opening operations of the other operating sections 25A, 25B, and 27B except for the inner operating section 27A are invalidated.

According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent an opening operation from the outside when a person is present in the room 10, and to prevent a person who has entered through one opening from exiting through another opening.

In this embodiment, when the room presence determination unit 28 determines that no person is present, the control unit 52 disables the opening operation of the other operation units 25A, 25B, and 27B when all the doors 20 are closed. release. In this case, both the doors 20A and 20B become usable by canceling the invalidation of the opening operations of the other operation sections 25A, 25B and 27B.

The above is the description of the first embodiment.

Second and third embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In the drawings and descriptions of the second and third embodiments, the same reference numerals are given to components and members that are the same as or equivalent to those of the first embodiment. Explanations overlapping with those of the first embodiment will be appropriately omitted, and the explanation will focus on the configuration different from that of the first embodiment.

[Second embodiment]
A second embodiment of the present invention is a control method for an automatic door system. This control method relates to an automatic door device that opens and closes a plurality of doors based on instructions from a plurality of outside instruction input units corresponding to a plurality of doors provided in a private room and from a plurality of inside instruction input units. When an open instruction is output from one outer instruction input section of the instruction input sections, the step of invalidating instruction input from the other outer instruction input sections is included. As an example, this control method is an automatic door device that opens and closes a plurality of doors 20 based on the operations of a plurality of outside operation units 25 and a plurality of inside operation units 27 corresponding to the plurality of doors 20 provided in the room 10. 100 includes a step S112 of invalidating the opening operation of the other external operating sections 25B when one of the plurality of external operating sections 25A and 25B is opened.

According to this control, the same actions and effects as those of the first embodiment are obtained.

[Third embodiment]
A third embodiment of the present invention is a control program P100 for an automatic door system. This control program controls an automatic door device that opens and closes a plurality of doors based on instructions from a plurality of outside instruction input units corresponding to a plurality of doors provided in a private room and from a plurality of inside instruction input units. When an open instruction is output from one outer instruction input section of the instruction input sections, the computer is caused to execute a step of invalidating instruction input from the other outer instruction input sections. As an example, the control program P100 automatically opens and closes a plurality of doors 20 based on operations of a plurality of outer operation units 25 and a plurality of inner operation units 27 corresponding to the plurality of doors 20 provided in one room 10. Regarding the door device 100, when one of the plurality of outer operating portions 25A and 25B is operated to open, the computer is caused to execute step S112 of invalidating the opening operation of the other outer operating portions 25B.

The control program P100 may be installed in the storage (for example, storage unit 526) of the automatic door system 100 as an application program in which a plurality of modules corresponding to functional blocks of the automatic door system 100 are implemented. The control program P100 may be read into the main memory of the processor (eg, CPU) of the computer that constitutes the control unit 52 of the automatic door apparatus 100 and executed.

According to this control program P100, the same actions and effects as those of the first embodiment are obtained.

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been described above in detail. All of the above-described embodiments merely show specific examples for carrying out the present invention. The contents of the embodiments do not limit the technical scope of the present invention, and many design changes such as changes, additions, and deletions of constituent elements can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention defined in the claims. It is possible. In the above-described embodiment, descriptions such as "of the embodiment", "in the embodiment", etc. are added to the contents that allow such design changes. Changes are not unacceptable.

[Modification]
Modifications will be described below. In the drawings and descriptions of the modified examples, the same reference numerals are given to components and members that are the same as or equivalent to the embodiment. Descriptions that overlap with the embodiment will be omitted as appropriate, and the configuration that is different from the first embodiment will be mainly described.

In the description of the embodiment, an example in which the two openings 102A, 102B are provided with the two doors 20A, 20B is shown, but the number of openings and doors may be three or more, for example.

In the description of the embodiment, an example in which one controller 52 controls the plurality of drive units 56A and 56B has been shown, but for example, a plurality of controllers corresponding to the plurality of drive units may be provided. In this case, the plurality of control units may communicate with each other through communication means and operate in cooperation.

In the description of the embodiment, an example in which the moving path 22 does not have guide means such as rails or grooves is shown, but the moving path 22 may have guide means such as rails or grooves.

In the description of the embodiment, an example in which the external operation unit 25 and the internal operation unit 27 are push button switches has been described. can be anything.

The modified example described above has the same actions and effects as those of the first embodiment.

Any combination of the embodiments and modifications described above is also useful as an embodiment of the present invention. A new embodiment resulting from the combination has the effects of each of the combined embodiments and modifications.

20A, 20B door 25A, 25B external operation unit 27A, 27B internal operation unit 28 presence determination unit 52 control unit 56A, 56B drive unit 102A, 102B opening 100 automatic door device.

Claims (7)

a plurality of driving units for opening and closing each of the plurality of doors provided in the private room;
a plurality of outside instruction input units provided outside the private room and receiving instructions to open or close a corresponding one of the plurality of doors;
a plurality of inner instruction input units provided inside the private room for inputting an instruction to open or close a corresponding one of the plurality of doors;
a control unit that controls the drive unit based on instruction inputs from the plurality of outer instruction input sections and the plurality of inner instruction input sections;
with
When an open instruction is input from any one of the plurality of outer instruction input sections, the control section is configured to open the outer instruction input section and the inner instruction input section other than the one outer instruction input section. Disable the input of the opening instruction of the automatic door device. A room presence determination unit that determines whether or not there is a person in the private room,
The control unit performs control based on instruction inputs from the other outer instruction input unit and the inner instruction input unit when the plurality of doors are fully closed and the presence determination unit determines that there is no person in the room. The automatic door system according to claim 1, which restarts. The control unit enables input of a closing instruction from the inner instruction input unit corresponding to the door to which the one outer instruction input unit corresponds, and disables instruction input from the other outer instruction input units and the inner instruction input unit. The automatic door system according to claim 1 or 2. a plurality of driving units for opening and closing each of the plurality of doors provided in the private room;
a plurality of outside instruction input units provided outside the private room and receiving instructions to open or close a corresponding one of the plurality of doors;
a plurality of inner instruction input units provided inside the private room for inputting an instruction to open or close a corresponding one of the plurality of doors;
a control unit that controls the drive unit based on instruction inputs from the plurality of outer instruction input sections and the plurality of inner instruction input sections;
a room presence determination unit that determines whether or not there is a person in the private room;
with
After the closing instruction is input from any one of the plurality of inside instruction input units, the control unit is configured to, when the room presence determination unit determines that a person is present, provide another outside instruction. An automatic door device that invalidates instruction inputs from an input unit and an inside instruction input unit. The control unit validates instruction input from the other outside instruction input unit and the inside instruction input unit when all of the plurality of doors are closed when the room presence determination unit determines that there is no person. The automatic door system according to claim 4. An automatic door device that opens and closes a plurality of doors based on instructions from a plurality of outer instruction input units and a plurality of inner instruction input units corresponding to a plurality of doors provided in a private room,
A control method for an automatic door apparatus, comprising a step of invalidating instruction inputs from other outer instruction input sections when an open instruction is output from one outer instruction input section of the plurality of outer instruction input sections. An automatic door device that opens and closes a plurality of doors based on instructions from a plurality of outer instruction input units and a plurality of inner instruction input units corresponding to a plurality of doors provided in a private room,
An automatic door apparatus for causing a computer to execute a step of invalidating instruction inputs from other outer instruction input sections when an open instruction is output from one of the plurality of outer instruction input sections. control program.

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