JP4563096B2 - Switchgear - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a shutter device including an overhead door, a door, a sliding door including a shutter, a window, a roll screen, a blind, an awning device, a gate, a gate, a sliding wall device, etc. In particular, the present invention relates to an opening / closing device that is preferable for application as a shutter device.

Conventionally, this type of invention includes a limit switch device (27) interlocked with an opening / closing operation of an opening / closing body (winding-type shutter S), as described in Patent Document 1, for example, at a lower limit position (b). An open / close body (roll-up type shutter S) that is located in a substantially fully closed state is detected by a limit switch device (27) and stopped by a contact signal generated from the limit switch (27). is there.
The limit switch device (27) includes a plurality of limit switches (LS1 to LS3), and each limit switch (LS1, LS2, or LS3) is roughly configured by combining a mechanical counter mechanism and a microswitch. Is done.
More specifically, each limit switch (LS1, LS2, or LS3) has a set arm (17, 17) interlocked with the operation of the set lever (23) in an uneven shape with respect to the set cam (10, 12). It is reset to the origin position by engaging.
The limit switch (LS1, LS2, or LS3) is moved when the actuator (15) of the microswitch (MS1, MS2, or MS3) is fitted to the recess (14) of the cam ring (13) and swings. In addition, a contact open signal for stopping the opening / closing body (winding shutter S) is output from the microswitch (MS1, MS2, or MS3).

However, according to the above prior art, since a complicated mechanical counter mechanism is configured, there is a concern that mechanical malfunction or failure may occur.
More specifically, due to dimensional error of each component or wear due to long-term use, the set lever (23), the set arm (17), etc. malfunction, the set arm (17) and the set cam (10 or 12) There is a risk that a poor engagement between the actuator (15) and the cam wheel (13) may occur. Further, due to these defects or the like, the stop position of the opening / closing body may be shifted to an undesired position.
JP 61-243624 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional circumstances, and the problem to be solved is that it has a simple structure with high productivity and few failures and accurately recognizes that the opening / closing body is in a fully closed state. An object of the present invention is to provide a switchgear that can be used.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides an opening / closing apparatus that operates a switching body wound around a winding shaft and brings the opening / closing body into contact with a contact target portion so as to be in a substantially fully closed state. A sensor that senses looseness of the opening / closing body in the vicinity of the take-up shaft, and the open / close body is wound around the take-up shaft and has a portion with a minimum winding diameter that is wound over the portion. A projecting portion projecting in a width direction of the opening / closing body, and the sensing unit includes an actuator at a predetermined distance from the outer surface of the projecting portion in the centrifugal direction of the winding shaft, and the projecting portion projects from the outside of the opening / closing body. The actuator detects that the part is swollen in the centrifugal direction of the winding shaft by the actuator to detect the looseness of the opening / closing body, and when the opening / closing body contacts the contact target part, the sensing unit By sensing the looseness of the opening and closing body Recognizing that the opening / closing body is substantially fully closed, and reversing the opening / closing body until the sensing unit senses that the looseness of the opening / closing body has been substantially eliminated, The opening / closing body is stopped in a state in which the slack of the opening is substantially eliminated.

  Here, the opening / closing apparatus according to the present invention may be an apparatus configured to partition the space by operating the opening / closing body wound around the winding shaft at least in the closing direction. A mode in which the opening / closing body is used to perform only a closing operation, a mode in which the opening / closing body is used to perform both an opening operation and a closing operation, and the like are included.

  Further, as a preferable specific example of the opening / closing body, a mode in which a plurality of slats and pipes are continuously provided in the opening / closing direction, or a single or a plurality of panels, a sheet-like object, and a net-like object are provided in the opening / closing direction. Aspects, or a mode in which slats, panels, pipes, sheet-like objects, net-like objects, etc. are appropriately combined may be mentioned. The operating direction of the opening / closing body shall be the vertical direction, horizontal direction, diagonal direction, etc. Can do.

  As a specific example of the winding shaft, the shaft main body is fixed to a non-moving part (for example, a storage case or a housing), and a rotating body is rotatably supported on the outer periphery of the shaft main body. Examples include an aspect in which the opening / closing body is wound around the outer periphery, and an aspect in which the shaft main body is rotatably supported with respect to a stationary part and the opening / closing body is wound around the outer periphery of the shaft main body.

  The contact target part is a part that is contacted when the opening / closing body 10 is substantially fully closed, and is, for example, a floor surface, the ground, a frame member, or the like.

Further, the above-mentioned means of “sagging of the opening / closing body in contact detection or non-contact detection in the vicinity of the winding shaft” includes, for example, the inside of the opening / closing body wound around the winding shaft (in other words, the centripetal direction side). A contact-type sensor or a non-contact-type sensor, wherein the sensor detects the loosening of the opening / closing body, or the outside of the opening / closing body wound around the winding shaft (in other words, the centrifugal direction side ) Includes a contact type sensor or a non-contact type sensor, and this sensor senses that the opening / closing body is loosened.
Furthermore, as another aspect, a sensor (for example, an infrared sensor) that forms a path of a sensing medium (such as light) substantially parallel to the axial direction of the winding shaft is provided, and the bending of the opening / closing body is sensed by this sensor. It is good also as composition to do.

  The “near the winding shaft” includes the inner side of the winding shaft, the outer side of the winding shaft, the side of the winding shaft, and the like. A so-called biaxial type opening / closing device comprising a shaft and a guide shaft for guiding the opening / closing body in the feeding direction in the vicinity of the winding shaft, the inside of the guide shaft, the outside of the guide shaft, Including the side of the guide shaft.

Here, the sensing unit includes both a mode in which the open / closed body when touched is sensed and a mode in which the open / closed body when slackened is sensed without contact.
As a specific example of the former mode, a so-called limit switch or so-called micro switch that opens and closes a contact by swinging an actuator, a so-called tape that is configured and pressed in a tape shape and opens or closes when the pressing force is released. A switch etc. are mentioned.
Specific examples of the latter mode include a so-called proximity switch that senses that the opening / closing body has approached, a so-called infrared sensor that senses that the opening / closing body has entered the infrared path that is the sensing medium, and the like.
And the said sensing part should just be arrange | positioned inside the opening-closing body wound around the winding shaft at least. That is, the second invention effectively utilizes the space inside the opening / closing body wound around the winding shaft, and in the second invention, the entire sensing unit is located inside the winding shaft. The arrangement | positioning aspect, the aspect by which only one part (for example, contact part) of the said sensing part is arrange | positioned inside a winding shaft, etc. are included.

In the present specification, the “opening / closing body width direction” means a direction substantially perpendicular to the opening / closing direction of the opening / closing body and not the thickness direction of the opening / closing body.
Further, in this specification, the “opening / closing body opening / closing direction” means a direction in which the opening / closing body operates to partition or open a space.

Since the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.
When the opening / closing body is drawn out from the winding shaft and comes into contact with a contact target portion (for example, a floor surface, the ground, a frame member, etc.), the opening / closing body is loosened in the vicinity of the winding shaft. Then, by sensitive knowledge slack in the closing member at that time in the vicinity of the winding shaft, it recognizes that the opening and closing member becomes substantially fully closed. Therefore, it is possible to recognize that the opening / closing body is substantially fully closed without using a complicated counter mechanism as in the prior art, with a simple structure with high productivity and few failures.

Further, when the opening / closing body is drawn out from the winding shaft and comes into contact with the contact target portion, the opening / closing body is loosened in the vicinity of the winding shaft. When loosening of the closing member at that time is sensitive knowledge in the vicinity of the winding shaft, the opening and closing member is inversely operation. When the bending of the opening / closing body is substantially eliminated by the reverse operation, the reverse operation of the opening / closing body is stopped. Therefore, it is possible to substantially eliminate the bending of the opening / closing body when it is in the substantially fully closed position by a simple control operation, and to stop the opening / closing body.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1-4 is an example of the switchgear relevant to this invention, and FIG.5 and FIG.6 is explanatory drawing which shows embodiment of this invention.
An example according to the present embodiment is arranged in or inside an opening part or inside of a housing such as a house, building, warehouse, factory, underground mall, tunnel, vehicle loading platform, etc., and opens and closes the opening part or partitions the space inside the housing. It will be described as a shutter device that opens and closes.

  The opening / closing device 1 includes an opening / closing body 10 that opens and closes by sliding an end portion in the closing direction, and a guide rail that surrounds and guides the opening / closing direction of the opening / closing body 10 in the width direction (depth direction in FIG. 1). And a winding device 20 that winds and unwinds the opening / closing body 10, and the opening / closing body 10 during the closing operation makes its closing direction end abut against the contact target site p and is substantially fully closed. When the state is reached, the loosening of the opening / closing body 10 is detected by the sensing unit 21 in the winding device 20 and the closing operation of the opening / closing body 10 is stopped.

  The opening / closing body 10 constitutes an opening / closing body main body 11 by connecting a plurality of so-called slats formed by bending a horizontally long substantially rectangular metal plate so as to rotate between the vertically adjacent slats. A seat plate member 12 for contacting the contact target site p is connected to the end of the body main body 11 on the closing direction side (lower side in the illustrated example) over the opening / closing body width direction.

The dimension in the width direction of the opening / closing body 10 is set to be larger than the dimension in the axial direction of a rotating body 23c (rotating part) of the winding shaft 23 described later.
Accordingly, when the opening / closing body 10 is wound around the rotating body 23c of the winding shaft 23, the end of the opening / closing body 10 in the width direction protrudes from the rotating body 23c in the axial direction, and the wound opening / closing body 10 is wound. A space S for arranging a sensing unit 21 to be described later is secured.

  Further, the winding device 20 includes a winding shaft 23 that winds and unwinds the opening / closing body 10 in a storage case 22 in which an opening for allowing the opening / closing body 10 to appear and retract on the lower side, and the winding shaft. 23, a drive source 24 that is electrically rotated in both directions via a power transmission means (not shown) such as a chain and a sprocket, a sensing unit 21 that senses looseness of the opening and closing body 10, and a sensing signal from the sensing unit 21 Accordingly, a control unit 25 for controlling the drive source 24 is provided.

  The take-up shaft 23 supports the shaft main body 23a on the inner surface of the storage case 22 through a bracket or the like so that the shaft main body 23a cannot rotate, and rotates a plurality of disk-shaped support members 23b around the outer periphery of the shaft main body 23a through a bearing or the like. A substantially cylindrical rotating body 23c is fixed to the outer periphery of the disk-shaped support member 23b, and is supported around the shaft body 23a in the space between the shaft body 23a and the rotating body 23c. A coil spring 23d that urges the member 23b in the winding direction is wound (see FIG. 2).

In addition, according to this Embodiment, as mentioned above, although the rotary body 23c was comprised in the substantially cylindrical shape, this rotary body 23c fixes a some rod-shaped body to the said disk shaped support member 23b, for example. It may be configured in a bowl shape.
The coil spring 23d is provided to assist the force in the winding direction of the drive source 24 or assist the opening force when the opening / closing body 10 is opened by hand, but may be omitted. Is possible.

  The drive source 24 is a direct current motor or an alternating current motor, and is electrically wired so as to be able to rotate forward and backward so as to rotate the rotating body 23c in the winding direction and the feeding direction.

The sensing unit 21 is a so-called limit switch that opens and closes a contact in the main body 21b by swinging the actuator 21a. According to a preferred example illustrated, an opening / closing body is provided at the swing end of the actuator 21a. 10 A roller for reducing frictional resistance with the inner surface is provided.
The sensing unit 21 is positioned in the space S in the opening / closing body 10 when it is wound around the winding shaft 23, and the actuator 21a is kept pressed by the inner surface of the opening / closing body 10, The main body 21b is fixed to the inner surface of the non-rotatable storage case 22.

  According to a preferred example of this embodiment, the fixing position of the sensing unit 21 is a position on the feeding side of the take-up shaft 23 and a position that is substantially horizontal or obliquely above the shaft main body 23a. The According to this arrangement, when the opening / closing body 10 brings the seat plate member 12 into contact with the contact target portion p, the looseness of the opening / closing body 10 can be satisfactorily detected by the sensing unit 21.

The sensing unit 21 is electrically wired so as to output a contact signal generated by the swing of the actuator 21a to the control unit 25.
Therefore, according to the configuration of the sensing unit 21, when the opening / closing body 10 wound around the winding shaft 23 is loosened in the centrifugal direction, the actuator 21a is restored to the original state, and the contact signal in the main body 21b is controlled. To the unit 25.

  In addition, the control unit 25 responds to a signal input from an operation unit (not illustrated) (operation BOX, remote controller, computer that generates an operation signal, portable terminal, etc.) or a contact signal input from the sensing unit 21. This is a control circuit that forwardly rotates, reversely rotates, stops, and the like.

Next, an example of processing by the control unit 25 when closing the opening / closing body 10 will be described in detail based on the flowchart of FIG.
First, the control unit 25 determines whether or not a closing signal is input from an operation unit (not illustrated) (operation BOX, remote controller, computer that generates an operation signal, portable terminal, etc.) (step 11). If this is the case, the drive source 24 is rotated forward in the next step 12 to start the closing operation of the opening / closing body 10, and if not, the input of the closing signal is awaited.

  While the opening / closing body 10 is closed in step 12, in the next step 13, it is determined whether or not there is a contact signal (for example, an OFF signal) from the sensing unit 21. If there is a contact signal of the sensing unit 21, the drive source 24 is temporarily stopped and reversely rotated in the next step 14 to reversely operate the opening / closing body 10, and if not, the contact signal of the sensing unit 21 is Wait for input.

  During the reversing operation of the opening / closing body 10 at step 14, it is determined at the next step 15 whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed. When the predetermined time has elapsed, at the next step 16 the driving source 24 being reversely rotated is stopped. Then, the reversing operation of the opening / closing body 10 is stopped. If not, the process of step 15 is repeated until a predetermined time is reached. The predetermined time is set to such an extent that the looseness of the opening / closing body 10 is substantially eliminated by the reverse rotation of the drive source 24 in a state where the contact between the seat plate member 12 and the contact target portion p is maintained.

  That is, according to the above steps 13 to 16, when the opening / closing body 10 during the closing operation comes into contact with the contact target portion p, the opening / closing body 10 is slightly loosened in the centrifugal direction of the winding shaft 23 (FIG. 1B). In this state, the looseness of the opening / closing body 10 is eliminated by reversing the driving source 24 for a predetermined time based on the detection of the sensing unit 21, and the opening / closing body 10 is stopped in a state in which the loosening is substantially eliminated. To do.

Note that the processing by the control unit 25 may be obtained by replacing the flowchart of FIG. 3A described above with the flowchart of FIG.
The flowchart in FIG. 3B is obtained by replacing the process in step 15 with a process in step 15 ′ described later. The other steps are substantially the same as the flowchart in FIG. The detailed description to be omitted is omitted.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 3B, while the opening / closing body 10 is performing the reverse operation by the reverse rotation of the drive source 24 in Step 14, the contact of the sensing unit 21 is in the original state (for example, the ON state) by the next Step 15 ′. It is determined whether or not it has returned to (). If the contact point of the sensing unit 21 returns to the original state, the driving source 24 that is rotating in the reverse direction is stopped in the next step 16, and if not, the process in step 15 'is repeated.

That is, according to the flowchart of FIG. 3B, when the opening / closing body 10 in the closing operation comes into contact with the contact target portion p, the opening / closing body 10 is slightly loosened in the centrifugal direction of the winding shaft 23 (FIG. 1B). ) State).
Therefore, the contact point of the sensing unit 21 changes (for example, changes from ON to OFF) due to the loosening of the opening / closing body 10 at that time, and the drive source 24 performs a reverse operation based on the contact signal.
When the drive source 24 rotates in the reverse direction, the loosened opening / closing body 10 is wound around the winding shaft 23, so that the looseness of the opening / closing body 10 is gradually eliminated. When the loosening of the opening / closing body 10 is eliminated, the actuator 21a of the sensing unit 21 is pressed by the inner surface of the opening / closing body 10, so that the contact of the sensing unit 21 returns to the original state (for example, ON state), Based on the contact signal at the time of the return, the reverse rotation operation of the drive source 24 is stopped. Therefore, the opening / closing body 10 stops in a state where the looseness is substantially eliminated.

In the example of the opening / closing device shown below, the same reference numerals are assigned to the substantially same configurations as those of the opening / closing device 1, and the detailed description thereof is omitted.

The opening / closing device 2 shown in FIG. 4 fixes the sensing unit 21 fixed to the immovable part (storage case 22) in the opening / closing device 1 to the rotating part (disk-like support member 23b) of the winding shaft 23. 21 is configured to rotate integrally with the rotating body 23c.
More specifically, the sensing unit 21 is fixed to the disk-like support member 23b so that the actuator 21a is pressed against the inner surface of the opening / closing body 10.
The disc-like support member 23b and the rotating body 23c are such that when the opening / closing body 10 is in a substantially fully closed state, the fixed sensing unit 21 is at a position on the feeding side of the winding shaft 23, and The amount of rotation in the feeding direction is regulated so that the shaft stops at a position that is substantially horizontal or obliquely above the shaft main body 23a. The means for regulating the rotation amount may be based on a mechanical configuration or may be based on control of the drive source 24.
According to the opening / closing device 2, the sensing unit 21 rotates integrally with the rotating portion of the take-up shaft 23 (specifically, the disk-like support member 23 b and the rotating body 23 c). It is possible to prevent wear or failure due to sliding contact.

In addition, the opening / closing device 3 in FIG. 5 replaces the sensing unit 21 that has been in contact with the inner surface of the opening / closing body 10 in the opening / closing device 1 with a sensing unit 21 ′ and loosens the actuator 21a ′ of the sensing unit 21 ′. The opening / closing body 10 is brought into contact with the outer surface.
More specifically, the sensing unit 21 ′ fixes the main body 21b to the storage case 22, and passes the actuator 21a ′ between the end of the opening / closing body 10 in the width direction and the inner surface of the storage case 22, The swing end portion of the actuator 21a ′ is disposed at a position spaced apart from the outer surface of the opening / closing body 10 by a predetermined distance. The predetermined interval is set so that the opening / closing body 10 in contact with the swinging end portion of the actuator 21a ′ when slackened.

Further, the opening / closing body 10 of the opening / closing device 3 is such that a portion 10a wound around the winding shaft 23 and having the minimum winding diameter protrudes in the opening / closing body width direction from a portion 10b wound around the portion 10a. Composed. The swinging end portion of the actuator 21a ′ is disposed so as to be separated from the outer surface of the protruding portion by a predetermined distance.
According to the opening / closing device 3, when the closing direction end of the opening / closing body 10 comes into contact with the contact target portion, the portion 10a that becomes the minimum winding diameter of the opening / closing body 10 is loosened so as to swell in the centrifugal direction, and the looseness The part is sensed by the sensing unit 21. The subsequent control operation of the opening / closing body 10 is substantially the same as that of the opening / closing device 1 described above.
Further, when the opening / closing body 10 is wound around the winding shaft 23, the part 10 b to be wound is in a position buried in the axial direction with respect to the part 10 a having the minimum winding diameter, and thus interferes with the actuator 21 a ′. There is no.

In the opening / closing device 4 in FIG. 6, the sensing unit 21 ′ in the opening / closing device 3 is replaced with the sensing unit 21, and the sensing unit 21 is disposed outside the opening / closing body 10.
More specifically, the sensing unit 21 is a limit switch that is substantially the same as the sensing unit 21 in the opening / closing device 1 described above, and is located at a predetermined distance from a portion that becomes the minimum winding diameter of the opening / closing body 10, The actuator 21a is disposed toward the outer surface of the opening / closing body 10 at a position obliquely above the shaft main body 23a on the feeding side of the winding shaft 23.
Further, the opening / closing body 10 is configured so that the portion wound around the take-up shaft 23 and having the minimum winding diameter protrudes in the opening / closing body width direction more than the portion wound around the portion in the same manner as the opening / closing device 3 described above. (Not shown). And the sensing part 21 is arrange | positioned so that it may leave | separate predetermined distance from the outer surface of the protrusion part.
According to the opening / closing device 4, when the end in the closing direction of the opening / closing body 10 comes into contact with the contact target portion, the portion of the opening / closing body 10 that becomes the minimum winding diameter is loosened so as to swell in the centrifugal direction, and the looseness The part is sensed by the sensing unit 21. The subsequent control operation of the opening / closing body 10 is substantially the same as that of the opening / closing device 1 described above.
When the opening / closing body 10 is wound around the winding shaft 23, the portion to be wound is in a position buried in the axial direction with respect to the portion having the minimum winding diameter, and thus may interfere with the sensing unit 21. Absent.

Further, the embodiment may include an obstacle sensing device (not shown) other than the sensing unit 21 (or 21 ′). As a preferred example in this case, during the closing operation of the opening / closing body 10, when there is no detection by the obstacle detection device and there is detection by the detection unit 21 (or 21 ′), a predetermined control ( For example, there is a configuration in which the opening / closing body 10 is stopped or reversed, a warning is transmitted, and the like.
According to this configuration, when the obstacle sensing device and other parts break down during the closing operation of the opening / closing body 10, it is possible to perform appropriate control according to the situation.

  Further, according to the above-described embodiment, an example in which the sensing unit 21 (or 21 ′) is single is illustrated, but the sensing unit 21 (or 21 ′) is arranged in the circumferential direction or the axial direction of the winding shaft 23. By providing a plurality, the sensing reliability may be further improved.

The schematic diagram which shows an example of the switchgear relevant to this invention. Sectional drawing which shows the principal part which shows the structure by the side of a winding shaft in the switchgear. In the same opening / closing apparatus, (a) is a flowchart showing an example of the closing operation, and (b) is a flowchart showing another example of the closing operation. Sectional drawing which shows the principal part which shows the structure by the side of a winding shaft in the other example of the switchgear relevant to this invention. The principal part sectional view showing the structure by the side of a winding axis in the embodiment of the switchgear concerning the present invention. The schematic diagram which shows embodiment of the switchgear concerning this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1, 2, 3, 4: Opening / closing device 10: Opening / closing body 20: Winding devices 21, 21 ': Sensing units 21a, 21a': Actuator 23: Winding shaft 23a: Shaft body 23b: Disk-like support member (rotating part) )
23c: Rotating body (rotating part)
24: Drive source 25: Control unit p: Contact target portion

Claims (1)

In the opening and closing device that operates the opening and closing body wound around the winding shaft and makes the opening and closing body abut on the contact target part so as to be in a substantially fully closed state,
A sensing unit for sensing looseness of the opening / closing body in the vicinity of the winding shaft;
The opening / closing body has a protruding portion that protrudes in the opening / closing body width direction more than a portion wound around the winding shaft and having a minimum winding diameter.
The sensing unit includes an actuator at a predetermined distance from the outer surface of the projecting part in the centrifugal direction of the winding shaft, and the projecting part swells in the centrifugal direction of the winding shaft from the outside of the opening / closing body. Senses looseness of the opening / closing body by sensing contact with the actuator ,
When the opening / closing body abuts on the contact target portion, the sensing unit senses the looseness of the opening / closing body, thereby recognizing that the opening / closing body is substantially fully closed, and the sensing unit The opening / closing body is reversely operated until it is sensed that the looseness of the opening / closing body has been substantially eliminated by the operation, and the opening / closing body is stopped in a state in which the loosening of the opening / closing body is substantially eliminated by the reverse operation. Opening and closing device.

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