JP3410130B2 - Automatic revolving door - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic revolving door that allows a pedestrian who stops inside a revolving door to be alerted by sound or voice to smoothly pass the revolving door.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an automatic revolving door 42, one shown in FIG. 6 is known (US Pat. No. 4,785,58).
(See No. 0). In FIG. 6, 31 is a rotating body, 32 is a door panel, 33 is a door closer, and 34 is a side wall.

The rotating body 31 has a driving device built therein, and its driving force is transmitted through the driving shaft 39 to the upper rotating plate 3.
By being transmitted to 8, the whole rotates in one direction.
One end 32a of the door panel 32 is rotatably supported in the horizontal direction by a rotating shaft or the like on the rotating body 31. The door closer 33 is of a well-known hydraulic type with a built-in spring, and is provided at the upper end of the door panel 32, and when a person or the like comes into contact with the door panel 32, the door closer 33 can be bent in a direction opposite to the rotation direction. It is held radially around. The side wall 34 has an arc shape, and is provided with the door panel 3
The other end 32b of 2 is provided with the entrances / outlets 40 and 41.

The automatic revolving door 42 having such a structure, together with the door closer 33 provided on the door panel 32, is connected to the driving device in the rotating body 31 so that the speed of the rotating body is reduced when a person approaches the door panel 32. A door sensor 35 that sends a signal to the rotary body 31 to reduce the rotational speed of the rotary body 31, and a door panel 32 that is connected to a drive device in the rotary body 31 and bends in the direction opposite to the rotation direction against the holding force of the door closer 33. It has a safety device that is a safety sensor such as a swingback sensor 36 that sends a signal to stop and stops the automatic revolving door 42. Reference numeral 37 is an entrance / exit sensor that, when a passerby stands in front of the automatic revolving door 42, starts rotation of the rotating body 31 in accordance with the walking speed of the passerby or accelerates / decelerates the rotation speed.

The automatic revolving door 42 having the above structure is usually
When the door panel 32 is slowly rotating in the direction indicated by the arrow in the figure, the entrance / exit sensor 37 detects a passerby, and the passerby enters the entrance 40, the speed of the rotating body 31 supporting the door panel 32 is reduced. Accelerate according to the speed of. And the passerby is the door panel 3 supported by the rotating body 31.
It moves with the rotation of 2 and exits from the outlet 41.
By the way, passers-by dropped things during this move,
When it stops to pick it up, the door sensor 35 of the safety device operates to reduce the rotation speed of the rotating body 31 so that the person and the door panel 32 do not come into contact with each other. Further, when a person or the like comes into contact with the door panel 32, the door closer 33 bends the door panel 32 in a direction opposite to the rotating direction to soften the impact, and the swingback sensor 36 detects the bending and rotates the rotating body 31. To stop. In this way, the automatic revolving door 42 does not rotate the rotating body 31 for normal passage and automatically decelerates and stops the rotation of the rotating body 31 even when the safety sensor detects an abnormality. Has become.

[0006]

However, since the automatic revolving door 42 having the above-described structure is automatically revolving unlike the ordinary revolving door which is pushed by the hand, the door panel which is unfamiliar to the passenger is revolving. There is a problem that it may not be possible to follow 32 and may not be able to pass smoothly. In addition, when the door panel 32 comes into contact with a passerby and the rotating body 31 is stopped, the passerby is often surprised and stoops on the spot. In this case, when a passerby stands by, the passerby remains in contact with the door panel 32, so the door panel 32 remains bent in the direction opposite to the rotation direction, and the swingback sensor 36 continues to operate. , The rotating body 31 is still stopped. Therefore, there is a problem that re-driving cannot be performed in this state. Further, when the walking speed of a pedestrian is too slow, if the door sensor 35 works and the rotation speed of the rotating body 31 is decelerated, there is a problem that other pedestrians cannot smoothly travel.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems,
The purpose is to passers-by who are unfamiliar with automatic revolving doors, passers-by who are stunned by the fact that the rotating body stopped due to contact with the door panel in the revolving door,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic revolving door that allows a pedestrian or the like having a slow walking speed to be timely and appropriately given sound or voice to re-drive a rotating body or smoothly pass a vehicle.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, in the automatic revolving door of the present invention, a central rotating body that radially supports a plurality of door panels is a doorway sensor for detecting a passerby at a doorway. Rotate or accelerate according to the detection signal,
Alternatively, in an automatic revolving door that decelerates or stops according to the detection signal of the safety sensor around the door, the detection signal of the entrance sensor is interlocked with the detection signal of the safety sensor
Equipped with a voice generator that generates sound and voice in conjunction with the
The voice generating device selects a signal for selecting the detection signal.
And the sound and voice according to the selected detection signal
And a voice synthesizing unit . In addition, in the automatic revolving door described above, the signal selection unit may include the doorway section.
Sensor detection signal and the safety sensor detection signal are input.
If it occurs, interrupt the detection signal of the safety sensor.
It is something to choose .

[0009]

[Function] In conjunction with the detection signal of the safety sensor or in and out
If a sound generation device that generates sound or sound in conjunction with the detection signal of the mouth sensor is provided, an abnormality detected by the sensor, that is, the rotating body stops due to contact with the door panel and the passerby is surprised inside the revolving door. Depending on the situation, such as when the person is scooped up in a stand or when the pedestrian's walking speed is too slow, appropriate warning can be given to the pedestrian by sound or voice , or for a person who is not familiar with the automatic revolving door, It is possible to notify by voice that the door automatically rotates. Also the sound
The voice generator includes a signal selection unit for selecting a detection signal and a selection unit.
Synthesis that gives sound and voice according to the detected signal
Since it is equipped with a part, it can respond to abnormalities detected by the sensor.
Proper attention can be given by sound or voice to passersby
It In addition, the signal selection unit uses the detection signal from the entrance / exit sensor and the safety.
Safety sensor when the detection signals of all sensors are input
Since the detection signal of is selected by interrupting,
Appropriate attention according to the detected abnormality
Can be given more.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1A and 1B are views showing a structure of an automatic revolving door 30 of the present invention. FIG. 1A is an overall view, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of a control box installed at a proper position near the automatic revolving door. is there. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of the driving device 10, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the detection position of the sensor, FIG. 4 is a system block diagram, FIG. 5 is a signal selection order diagram, and Table 1
Is a table showing voice messages of the automatic revolving door.

The structure of the automatic revolving door of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. In FIG. 1, 1 is a rotating body, 2 is a door panel, 3 is a door closer, 4 is a side wall, 6 is a door sensor, 7 is a door sensor, 8 is an emergency stop switch, 9 is a voice generator, 11 is a swingback device, 14 Is a speaker, 19 is a motor lock, 21 is an entrance / exit sensor, and 22 is a control box.

As shown in FIG. 2, the rotating body 1 includes a drive device 10, a support shaft 15 holding the drive device 10 in the center thereof, and a vertically long rectangular frame 27 for supporting the weight of the rotating body 1.
And a substantially rhombic base plate 23 attached to the square frame 27, an upper rotating ceiling 28, and a drive device cover 10a. Normally, the drive device 10 rotates at a low speed.

As shown in FIG. 2, the square frame 27 has a bearing 16 around a support shaft 15 provided on a floor 17,
The ring 12 is rotatably attached, and a ring 12 into which a rubber tire 13 that is rotated by the driving force of the drive device 10 is attached is attached to the center thereof. When the rubber tire 13 is rotated by the motor 26 in the drive device 10, the square frame 27 is rotated together with the ring 12, and as a result, the rotating body 1 is rotated in one direction.

As shown in FIG. 2, the door panel 2 has a rotary shaft 2a vertically provided at one end, and is pivotally supported so as to be bendable in the horizontal direction. The uppermost tip of the rotary shaft 2a is mounted on a mounting plate 29 mounted on the upper portion of the square frame 27, and the door panel 2 is bent on the upper surface of the mounting plate 29 in the direction opposite to the rotating direction by coming into contact with a person or the like. A swingback sensor 11 that detects that the swingback has been performed is attached. A door sensor 6 is attached to the outside of the lower side of the door panel 2. Such door panels 2 are attached to the four sides of the rotating body 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the door closer 3 is provided on the mounting plate 29 and regulates the bending of the door panel 2. This regulation is a force that bends in the direction opposite to the rotation direction when a person touches the door panel 2,
Normally, the door panel 2 is held radially around the rotating body 1. Such a door closer 3 is provided for each door panel 2 and holds the door panel 2 in an X shape as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the speaker 14 is mounted on the fixed ceiling 5 side of the entrance / exit of the automatic revolving door 30, and a sound generator 9 interlocked with the sensor generates sound and sound.

The side wall 4 of FIG. 1 (a) is the door panel 2
Is an arc along the other end outside of the
Is supporting. The door pinch sensor 7 is attached to the blind 4a on the front side in the rotation direction of the door panel 2 near the doorway, and the doorway sensor 21 embedded in the floor 17 in front of the doorway is attached. An emergency stop switch 8 is attached to the above, and a motor lock 19 is attached to the upper part of the side wall 4 on both sides of the entrance / exit.

In the control box 22 shown in FIG. 1B, signals of various sensors and switches are controlled to release the motor lock 19 and the motor speed controller 18 in the rotating body 1 decelerates the rotation. A control unit 20 for issuing commands such as stop, a mode changeover switch 25, and the like are provided.

The detection ranges of the door sensor 6, the door pinching sensor 7, and the doorway sensor 21 described above are indicated by diagonal lines 6 in FIG.
a, 7a, and a chain line 21a.

Next, the control system of the control unit 20 will be described with reference to FIG. The door sensor 6, the door pinching sensor 7, the emergency stop switch 8, the entrance / exit sensor 21, the mode changeover switch 25, and the power supply 24 are input to the control unit 20, and the control unit 20
Output to the motor control unit 18 and the sound generation device 9,
The motor lock 19 is connected in the input / output direction.

The mode changeover switch 25 shown in FIG. 4 has four modes, that is, a rotation mode from low speed to high speed, a rotation mode from stop to high speed, predetermined position stop and lock.
It is possible to switch between two modes, and the control unit 20 commands the speed control unit 18 of the motor according to the signal of each mode. When the rotation mode is set, the entrance / exit sensor 21 moves to the chain line 2 shown in FIG.
When a pedestrian is detected in 1a, the control unit 20 commands the speed control unit 18 of the motor to accelerate so as to match the walking speed of the pedestrian. In the locking mode, after waiting for the door panel 2 to come to the predetermined position, the control unit 20 commands the speed control unit 18 of the motor to stop the rotation of the automatic door, and the motor lock 9 locks the door. To do.

The voice generating device 9 of FIG. 4 comprises a signal selecting section, a voice synthesizing section, and an amplifying section, and a rotation or acceleration signal from the entrance / exit sensor 21, a deceleration signal from the door sensor 6, a swingback sensor 11 and a door pinch sensor. It is provided to select four signals of the stop signal from 7 and give a proper attention according to the abnormality detected by the sensor to the passerby by sound or voice through the speaker 14. Table 1 shows the contents of sounds and voices.

[0023]

[Table 1]

Message 1 is when the stop signal is input from the door-sandwich sensor 7, and the warning sound continues to sound for about 1 second. The message 1 ′ is when the stop signal is input from the swingback sensor 11. In this case, when the passerby stands down, the passerby remains in contact with the door panel 2, so that the door panel 2 is in the opposite direction to the rotation direction. Since the swingback sensor 11 continues to operate and the rotating body 1 is still stopped, the door panel is given a proper instruction to the passerby who is abruptly stopped. This is for returning 2 to the original position and releasing the swingback sensor 11. Messages 2 and 3 are when the deceleration signal from the door sensor 6 is input. After the warning sound continues to sound for about 1 second, the messages 2 and 3 shown in the table are generated. The messages 4 and 5 are the rotation. This is the case when an acceleration signal is input. The selection of the messages 2 and 3 and the messages 4 and 5 is preset by the user. These sounds and voices are
It repeatedly occurs while the above signal is being input.

As shown in FIG. 5, the order of signal selection is adjusted so that a stop signal, a deceleration signal from a door sensor, and a rotation / acceleration signal from an entrance / exit sensor are selected in this order. Message 4 or 5 is received from the speaker. When the stop signal and the signal from the door sensor are input, the messages 1 to 2 and 3 are adjusted to interrupt.

The operation of the automatic revolving door provided with the sound generating device 9 for generating sound and sound in conjunction with the sensor will be described with reference to FIG. 4 again. Automatic revolving doors are normally powered by 24
Is input and the mode changeover switch 25 of the automatic revolving door is designated as the rotation mode, the control unit 20 sends a signal to the speed control unit 18 of the motor, and the motor 26 slowly rotates the rotating body 1. At that time, the entrance sensor 21 is shown in FIG.
When a passerby is detected within the chain line 3a shown in, the control unit 20 sends a signal to the speed control unit 18 of the motor and the voice generation device 9 to accelerate and rotate the rotating body 1 to the walking speed of the passerby, and simultaneously The generator 9 emits a voice message 4 or 5 to notify a passerby who is unfamiliar with the automatic revolving door by voice to alert the person that the door is automatically revolving.

Further, the door sensor 6 is provided within a hatched area 6 shown in FIG.
In a, if a passerby or the like with a slow walking speed is detected,
The control unit 20 controls the speed control unit 18 of the motor and the voice generator 9
To simultaneously reduce the rotational speed of the rotating body 1, and at the same time, emit a voice message 2 or 3 from the voice generation device 9 to call a passerby's attention so that the passerby can smoothly pass.

Further, when the door pinch sensor 7 detects a passerby or the like within the shaded area 7a shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 20 sends a signal to the speed control unit 18 of the motor and the sound generating device 9, and the rotating body 1 At the same time as stopping the rotation of, the sound generator 9 emits the sound of the message 1 to alert the passerby. If the stop signal is from the swingback sensor 11 when the door panel 2 comes into contact with a passerby or the like and the bending of the door panel 2 is detected, the voice generator 9 emits a voice message 1 ', which is surprising. An appropriate instruction is given to a standing passerby, the door panel 2 is returned to the original position, the swingback sensor 11 is released, and the re-driving is enabled.

[0029]

The above structure and the automatic revolving door of the present invention of the above control system are interlocked with the detection signal of the safety sensor ,
Or sound in conjunction with the detection signal of the entrance sensor and comprising a sound generator for generating sound, abnormalities sensor detects, i.e., rotating door rotating member in contact with the door panel is surprised passers will stop Depending on the situation, such as when the person is scooped up inside, or when the speed of walking by the pedestrian is too slow, appropriate attention can be given to the pedestrian by sound or voice , or for those who are unfamiliar with the automatic revolving door. Is
By making it possible to give a voice notification that the door will automatically rotate, the pedestrians will be alerted and the rotating body can be re-driven and the passage can be performed smoothly. Also, a voice generator
Is a signal selection unit that selects the detection signal and the selected detection
A voice synthesizer that gives sounds and voices according to the signal.
From here, take appropriate precautions according to the abnormality detected by the sensor.
By making it possible to give a sound or voice to a person,
Helps passersby pay attention to smooth re-driving and passing of the rotating body
Let it be done. Furthermore, the signal selection unit detects the entrance / exit sensor.
Signal and the detection signal of the safety sensor are input,
Since the detection signals of all sensors are interrupted and selected,
Proper attention should be given to passersby according to the anomaly detected by the sensor.
Or voice to give the passerby
Call attention to smooth the re-driving and passing of the rotating body.
It

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a structure of an automatic revolving door of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a structure of a driving device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a detection position of a sensor.

FIG. 4 is a system block diagram.

FIG. 5 is a signal selection order diagram.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a structure of a conventional automatic revolving door.

[Explanation of symbols]

30 Automatic revolving door 1 rotating body 2 door panel 6 door sensor 7 Door-to-door sensor 8 Emergency stop switch 9 Voice generator 10 Drive 11 Swingback sensor 14 speakers 21 Doorway sensor 22 Control box

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of door panels are supported radially.
The rotating body in the center detects the passerby at the entrance and exit.
Rotate or accelerate by the detection signal of the service, or around the door
Self-decelerate or stop depending on the detection signal of the safety sensor
Interlocked with the detection signal of the safety sensor in the moving revolving door
do itOr, in conjunction with the detection signal of the entrance / exit sensor
Equipped with a sound generator that generates sound and voice, Said voice generation
The device includes a signal selection unit that selects the detection signal, and a selection unit.
Voice synthesizer for providing sound and voice according to the detected signal
With andThe automatic revolving door that is characterized. 2. The automatic revolving door according to claim 1, wherein
The signal selection unit is configured to detect the detection signal of the entrance / exit sensor and
If there is a detection signal from the safety sensor, the safety
An automatic revolving door characterized by interrupting the detection signal of the sensor and selecting .