JP4731338B2 - Elevator guidance device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator guidance device, and more particularly to an elevator guidance device suitable for a visually handicapped person when using an elevator.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a means for guiding a visually impaired person to an elevator car, a braille block row is provided on the floor surface of a route from the elevator hall to the car.

  In this way, as a guidance device for visually impaired persons using a Braille block row, a voice guidance pressure switch is arranged on a part of the Braille block row, and when a visually handicapped person stands on it, the operation status of the car is voiced. And a technique for registering an elevator call by recognizing a user's voice (see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-116084

  However, the technique of Patent Document 1 is effective when, for example, there is only one car, but in the case of an elevator hall where a plurality of cars are installed, for example, a Braille block is provided on a route leading to each car. Even if it is installed and voice guidance is given to the car arriving at the elevator hall, it may be difficult to guide a visually impaired person to the car. For this reason, visually impaired persons, for example, use a specific car guided by a Braille block and wait until the car arrives, which may increase the waiting time and impair convenience. There is.

  An object of the present invention is to reduce the waiting time of an elevator for visually impaired persons in an elevator in which a plurality of passenger cars are installed.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, an elevator guide device according to the present invention includes an elevator hall in which a plurality of passenger cars are installed, and braille arranged on a floor surface of a route that leads from the entrance side of the elevator hall to each passenger car. Based on the result recognized by the recognition means, the elevator apparatus arrives at the elevator hall based on the block row, the raising / lowering means for raising and lowering the projections of the Braille block row, the recognition means for recognizing the visually impaired using the car Braille block row of the path that leads to the specified car is identified so that the protrusion protrudes from the floor surface, and the braille block row of the route that leads to the other car does not protrude from the floor surface Control means for controlling the height of the protrusion is provided.

  According to this configuration, the route of the Braille block row can be changed according to the position of the car arriving at the elevator hall, so that a visually impaired person can be accurately guided to the position of the car. Thereby, the waiting time of a visually impaired person can be shortened and the convenience can be improved. Here, for example, when the control means recognizes the visually impaired person, it may automatically register the call of the car and guide the visually handicapped person to the car that first arrives at the elevator hall. When a car for a handicapped person is installed, call registration of the car for the visually handicapped person may be automatically performed, and the visually handicapped person may be guided to the car.

  In this case, the control means does not protrude from the floor when the visually impaired person gets into the specified car, that is, the car guided by the protruding portion of the Braille block row protruding from the floor, and the door is closed. By making the protruding portions of all the braille block rows protrude from the floor surface, it is possible to prepare for the next user.

  Further, the Braille block row may be made to vibrate the protrusions instead of raising and lowering the protrusions. That is, the vibration means for vibrating the protrusions of the Braille block row, the recognition means for recognizing the visually impaired using the car, and the car arriving at the elevator hall based on the result recognized by the recognition means And control means for oscillating the protrusions of the Braille block row on the path leading to the specified car. As described above, the visually impaired person can be guided to a specific car by vibrating the projections of the braille block row, and thus the waiting time of the visually impaired person can be shortened as described above.

  In this case, the control means stops the vibration of the protrusion when the specified car, that is, the door of the car guided by the vibration of the protrusion of the Braille block row, is closed, so that the next user Can be prepared.

  In addition, when raising or lowering the protrusions of the Braille block row or vibrating, the passengers in the elevator hall may be notified in advance of the operation of the protrusions by voice. Thereby, the safety | security of the passenger of an elevator hall can be ensured.

  The recognizing means may recognize the visually impaired person by transmitting and receiving to / from a transmitting device carried by the visually impaired person. For example, by installing a receiving device on the entrance side of the elevator hall, it is possible to detect the presence of a visually impaired person and to recognize destination floor information normally used by a visually impaired person as necessary. With a simple configuration, the visually impaired can be guided to the optimal car.

  According to the elevator guidance device of the present invention, it is possible to shorten the elevator waiting time for visually impaired persons.

  Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view for explaining an elevator guidance apparatus to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the structure of the Braille block row of the elevator guidance apparatus to which the present invention is applied.

  The elevator guide device according to the present embodiment includes four passenger cars 1, 2, 3, and 4 that are arranged to face each other with the elevator hall 5 therebetween, and the floor surface from the vicinity of the entrance of the building hall 6 to the elevator hall 5. Braille block row 7 (7a to 7c) arranged over, Braille block row 8 (8a to 8d) branched from the Braille block row 7 to the vicinity of each car door, and elevator hall 5 A receiving device 11 that receives information output from a transmitting device 10 carried by a user (visually impaired person) 9, a notification means 12 that outputs sound, and a control device 13. . The control device 13 is electrically connected to the receiving device 11, a control unit (not shown) that controls the operating state of each car, and a braille block device (described later).

  In the present embodiment, the Braille block row 7 is divided into three blocks, and the Braille block rows 7 a to 7 c are sequentially arranged from the building hall 6 toward the elevator hall 5. And each Braille block row | line | column 7a-7c is each so that the projection part 16 may raise / lower integrally.

  Next, the configuration of the braille block rows 7 and 8 will be described. In this braille block row, a plurality of braille block devices 14 are embedded in the floor. The Braille block device 14 includes a Braille panel 15 having a plurality of through holes, a circular projection 16 inserted through the through holes, and a movable device 17 that moves the projection 16 up and down along the through holes. It has. The Braille panel 15 is colored differently from the surrounding floor surface, for example, in order to facilitate identification from the surrounding floor surface. Although the cam mechanism is used for the movable device 17 and a configuration in which the cam is rotated (in the direction of an arrow) by a power source (not shown) to raise and lower the protruding portion 16 is generally used, it is not limited to this configuration.

  In the braille block rows 7 and 8, the protrusions 16 of all the braille block devices 14 protrude from the braille panel 15 in a normal time when a visually impaired person is not detected.

  Next, the operation of the elevator guide device configured as described above will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the elevator guide device of the present embodiment. When the visually handicapped person 9 carrying the transmitting device 10 approaches the elevator hall 5 from the building hall 6 using the Braille block row 7a, the receiving device 11 receives the signal transmitted from the transmitting device 10, and the visually impaired person 9 is detected (step S1). Here, the signal transmitted from the transmission device 10 may include destination floor information of the visually impaired person 9.

  When the visually handicapped person 9 is detected in step S1, the control device 13 firstly arrives at the elevator hall 5 due to the elevator call registration based on the information received by the receiving device 11. (Hereinafter referred to as car 4) is searched and detected (step S2). If an elevator call is not registered when a visually impaired person is detected, the call is automatically registered.

  When the car 4 is specified, the control device 13 outputs a notification signal to the notification means 12 to notify that the protruding portion 16 of the Braille block row is lowered (Step S3), and then the control device 13 A drive signal is output to the power source that drives the movable device 17, and the protrusions 16 of the braille block rows 8a to 8c in the path leading to the car other than the car 4 are lowered (step S4). As a result, only the protrusions 16 of the Braille block row 20 (regions indicated by bold lines in the figure) on the path leading to the car 4 are in a state of protruding from the Braille panel 15.

  By the above operation, the visually impaired person 9 can be guided by the Braille block row 20 up to the car 4 that arrives first.

  Next, the control device 13 detects that the visually-impaired person 9 gets into the car 4, for example, presses the destination floor button and the door of the car 4 is closed, so that the car 4 departs toward the use floor. (Step S5). Here, the departure detection of the car 4 may be detected when the door of the car 4 is closed as in this embodiment, or after the door is closed, the car 4 starts to move up and down. You may make it detect at the time of doing.

  Next, the control unit 13 outputs a notification signal to the notification unit 12 to notify that the descending protruding portion 16 rises again (step S6), and then drives the drive signal to the power source of the Braille block device 14. And the protrusions 16 of the braille block rows 8a to 8c are raised again (step S7). Thereby, it returns to the state which the projection part 16 of all the braille block rows 7 and 8 protruded.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the structure of the Braille block row of the elevator guide device to which the present invention is applied. In this embodiment, the structure of the Braille block sequence is different from that of the first embodiment, and the other components are basically the same as those of the first embodiment. The description is omitted.

  In the Braille block row of the present embodiment, a plurality of Braille block devices 21 are embedded in the floor. As shown in the figure, the Braille block device 21 is configured such that a vibration generating device 23 is housed in a space formed in a Braille panel 22 and a projection 24 covers the upper portion of the space in a panel shape. For example, the vibration generator 23 is generally configured to rotate the eccentric weight to generate vibration, and the vibration propagates to the protrusion 24 to vibrate the protrusion 24. However, the vibration generator 23 is limited to this structure. is not. As the protrusion 24, for example, a molded product using a material such as elastic rubber is suitable.

  Next, operation | movement of the elevator guidance apparatus of this embodiment is demonstrated using figures.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the elevator guide device of the present embodiment. When the visually handicapped person 9 carrying the transmission device 10 approaches the elevator hall 5 using the Braille block 7a, the receiving device 11 detects the visually handicapped person 9 (step S21).

  When the visually handicapped person 9 is detected in step S21, the control device 13 first arrives at the elevator hall 5 due to the elevator call registration based on the information received by the receiving device 11. 4 is detected (step S22). If call registration is not performed, call registration is automatically performed.

  When the car 4 is specified, the control device 13 outputs a notification signal to the notification means 12 to notify that the projection 24 of the Braille block row vibrates (step S23), and then A drive signal is output to the vibration generator 23 to vibrate all the protrusions 24 of the Braille block row 20 on the path leading to the car 4 (step S24).

  By the above operation, the visually impaired person 9 can be guided by the Braille block row 20 up to the car 4 that arrives first.

  Next, the control device 13 detects that the visually-impaired person 9 gets into the car 4 and the car 4 departs toward the use floor when the door of the car 4 is closed (step S25). When the departure of the car 4 is detected in step S25, the control means 13 outputs a notification signal to the notification means 12 to notify that the vibration of the projection 24 stops (step S26), and then Braille. The vibration of the protrusion 24 of the block device 21 is stopped (step S27).

  As described above, according to the above embodiment, the guide path of the Braille block train can be changed according to the position of the car arriving at the elevator hall. Can be guided to. Thereby, the waiting time of a visually impaired person can be shortened to the minimum, and the convenience can be improved. In addition, when raising or lowering or vibrating the Braille block row, the user is notified in advance so that the safety of the user can be ensured.

  In the above embodiment, when the presence of the visually impaired person 9 is detected, the car that first arrives at the elevator hall is identified and the visually impaired person is guided to the car. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in an elevator in which a plurality of passenger cars for visually impaired persons are installed, the passenger car for visually impaired persons may be called and registered to identify and guide the arriving car.

It is a top view explaining the elevator guidance device of a 1st embodiment formed by applying the present invention. It is sectional drawing explaining the structure of the braille block row | line | column of the elevator guidance apparatus of 1st Embodiment formed by applying this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the elevator guidance apparatus of 1st Embodiment formed by applying this invention. It is sectional drawing explaining the structure of the braille block row | line | column of the elevator guidance apparatus of 2nd Embodiment formed by applying this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the elevator guidance apparatus of 2nd Embodiment formed by applying this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1,2,3,4 Passenger car 5 Elevator hall 7,8 Braille block train 9 User (Visually impaired)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Transmission apparatus 11 Reception apparatus 12 Notification means 13 Control apparatus 14,21 Braille block apparatus 16,24 Protrusion part 17 Movable apparatus

Claims (6)

An elevator hall in which a plurality of passenger cars are installed, a braille block row arranged on the floor surface of a path that leads from the entrance side of the elevator hall to each of the passenger cars, and a protrusion of the braille block train is raised and lowered Elevating means, recognizing means for recognizing a visually handicapped person using the car, and identifying the car arriving at the elevator hall based on the result recognized by the recognizing means. In the Braille block row of the path leading to the car, the protrusion protrudes from the floor surface, and in the Braille block row of the path leading to the other car, the height of the protrusion portion prevents the protrusion from protruding from the floor surface. An elevator guidance device comprising control means for controlling the motor. The control means is configured such that when the car door is guided by the protruding portion of the Braille block row protruding from the floor surface, the protruding portions of all the Braille block rows not protruding from the floor surface are placed on the floor surface. The elevator guidance device according to claim 1, wherein the elevator guidance device is protruded from the elevator. An elevator hall in which a plurality of passenger cars are installed, a braille block array disposed on a floor surface of a route that leads from the entrance side of the elevator hall to each of the passenger cars, and a projection of the braille block train is vibrated Vibration means; recognition means for recognizing a visually impaired person using the car; and identifying the car arriving at the elevator hall based on a result recognized by the recognition means; An elevator guidance apparatus comprising: control means for oscillating the protrusions of the Braille block row along the path leading to the car. 4. The elevator guide according to claim 3, wherein the control means stops the vibration of the protruding portion when the door of the car that is guided by the protruding portion of the Braille block row being vibrated is closed. 5. apparatus. When raising or lowering or projecting the projection of the Braille block row, passengers in the elevator hall are informed in advance of the operation of the projection by voice. Elevator induction device. The elevator guide device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the recognizing unit recognizes the visually impaired person by transmitting and receiving to and from a transmission device carried by the visually impaired person.

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