JP5575530B2 - Voice conveyer for man conveyor - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement of an audio guidance device for a man conveyor.

  As a conventional voice guidance device for a man conveyor, there are a plurality of flashing lights sequentially flashing on the surface from the tip of the board of the man conveyor to the steps, and a voice device for guiding passengers getting on and off in conjunction with this. What was installed is known (for example, refer patent document 1).

  According to such a voice guidance device for a man conveyor, it becomes easier for an elderly passenger or a passenger with a physical disability to ride on the man conveyor, and the stay of passengers can be eliminated.

JP-A-6-100280

  However, in the conventional voice guidance device for a man conveyor, since voice guidance is always given to a virtual user, voice guidance is given even if there is no user. Therefore, when a man conveyor is installed in a quiet environment, there is a problem that surrounding passengers may feel noisy.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and provides a voice guidance device for a man conveyor that reduces unnecessary voice guidance as much as possible while providing appropriate voice guidance to a user of the man conveyor. It is intended to do.

The voice guidance device for a man conveyor according to the present invention includes a post provided with a voice generating means for generating voice, provided at the entrance of the man conveyor, and a first detection area provided on the post for detecting a passenger. A first human detection means having a second detection area provided on the post and wider than the first detection area for detecting passengers, and the second The voice generation means operates when the human detection means detects the passenger, and the voice from the voice generation means is a predetermined time after the first and second human detection detection means no longer detect the passenger. The first control means for stopping the vehicle and the second human detection means detect the passenger, then the first and second human detection means detect the passenger, and then the first person Sense detection means to detect passengers Ri, in which a passage determining means for determining that it has passed through the post.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the voice guidance apparatus of the man conveyor which can reduce unnecessary voice guidance as much as possible can be obtained, performing appropriate voice guidance to the user of a man conveyor.

It is a general view of the man conveyor which has a voice guidance device by Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is a schematic plan view of the vicinity of the entrance of the man conveyor which detects a passenger by the human detector of the voice guidance device shown in FIG. It is an internal block diagram of the voice guidance apparatus shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the audio guidance apparatus shown in FIG.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an overall view of a man conveyor having a voice guidance device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an entrance of a man conveyor for detecting passengers by a human detector of the voice guidance device shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control unit of the voice guidance device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the voice guidance device shown in FIG.

  1 and 2, a man conveyor 1 having a large number of steps 5 has a pair of posts 10 provided at a predetermined distance from the entry port 1a, and is connected to the respective posts 10 to get in. A voice guidance device 20 having a box-like fence function for preventing the passenger M from entering from the side to the mouth 1a is also provided. The voice guidance device 20 guides the passenger M in the direction of operation of the man conveyor 1 by voice, and includes a controller 30 and voice generation means for generating voice to be guided at a predetermined volume by the controller 30. As a speaker 40, a display unit 50 for displaying the operation direction of the man conveyor 1 by the LED 50L, and a noise detector 60 for detecting noise near the boarding port 1a and generating a noise detection signal.

  The front side of the post 10 has a first detection area A1 for detecting the passenger M, and a first human detection unit that generates a first detection signal by detecting the passenger M. A second human sensor having a human sensor 12 and a second detection area A2 wider than the first detection area A1 for detecting the passenger M, and generating a second detection signal by detecting the passenger M It has the 2nd human sensor 14 as a detection means. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the first detection area A1 is included in the second detection area A2, and the first detection area A1 protrudes toward the entrance 1a.

  In FIG. 3, the controller 30 of the voice guidance device 20 takes in the first detection signal of the first human sensor 12 and the second detection signal of the second human sensor 14 and also outputs the second detection signal. Has a control unit 31 for generating a first operation signal. The control unit 31 has functions as first and second control means and passage determination means, and generates a second operation signal by taking in the first and second detection signals. When the second detection signal is not generated, a non-operation signal is generated.

  The controller 30 of the voice guidance device 20 has a voice synthesizer 33 that generates the content of voice guidance generated from the speaker 40 by a voice signal from the controller 31. The voice synthesizer 33 starts voice synthesis at the first volume by the generation of the first operation signal, and starts voice synthesis at the second volume smaller than the first volume by the second operation signal. The voice synthesis is stopped by the non-operation signal.

  The controller 30 of the voice guidance device 20 includes a volume adjustment unit 35 that controls the volume of voice guidance using the noise signal of the noise detector 60 and a speaker 40, and the display unit 50 receives a first operation signal from the control unit 31. The LED 50L is operated and displayed, and the LED 50L of the display unit 50 is turned off by a non-operation signal.

  The operation of the controller 30 of the voice guidance device 20 for the man conveyor constructed as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Now, when the passenger M approaches the boarding port 1a of the man conveyor 1, the second human sensor 14 detects the passenger M and generates a second detection signal (step S101), and the control unit 31 performs the second operation. Detection signal is generated, the first operation signal is generated, the LED 50L of the display unit 50 is turned on to display an arrow, and the first volume is output from the speaker 40 via the voice synthesis unit 33 and the volume adjustment unit 35. A guidance broadcast is broadcast (step S103).

  Next, when the passenger M further approaches the boarding port 1a, the first human sensor 12 and the second human sensor 14 detect the passenger M and receive the first detection signal and the second detection signal, respectively. When generated (step S105), the control unit 31 takes in the first and second detection signals, generates a second operation signal, and maintains the lighting of the LED 50L of the display unit 50. At the same time, a guidance broadcast is played from the speaker 40 with a second volume smaller than the first volume via the voice synthesizer 33 and the volume controller 35 (step S107).

  When the passenger M enters the entrance 1a and only the first human sensor 12 detects the passenger M (step S109), the control unit 31 takes in the first detection signal, and the passenger M passes through the entrance 1a. Then, it determines that the vehicle has been boarded and generates a start command signal for starting the man conveyor 1 (step S111). When only the first human sensor 12 has detected the passenger M for a predetermined time (step S113), voice guidance from the speaker 40 is stopped via the voice synthesizer 33 and the volume controller 35, and the display 50 The LED 50L is turned off (step S115).

  The controller 30 of the voice guidance device 20 according to the first embodiment is provided on the post 10 installed at the entrance 1 a of the man conveyor 1 and has a first detection area for detecting the passenger M. A detection signal is received from the sensor 12 and the second human sensor 14 provided on the post 10 and having a second detection area wider than the first detection area for detecting the passenger M. When the human sensor 12 detects the passenger M, the voice guidance device 20 is operated, and after a predetermined time from when the first human sensor 12 no longer detects the passenger M, the voice from the voice guidance device 20 is received. Control to stop.

  As a result, the control unit 31 emits voice guidance from the speaker 40 when the second human sensor 14 detects the passenger M, and at the same time after the first human sensor 12 no longer detects the passenger M. Later, the sound from the speaker 40 is stopped. Therefore, voice guidance is performed from before the passenger M gets on the man conveyor 1, and when the passenger M gets on the man conveyor 1 and a predetermined time elapses, the voice guidance stops. Therefore, while providing appropriate voice guidance to the user of the man conveyor 1, unnecessary voice guidance can be reduced as much as possible to reduce noise.

  The voice guidance device for the man conveyor according to the first embodiment detects the passenger M by the second human sensor 14, and then the first and second human sensors 12, 14 detect the passenger M, and then Only the first human detection sensor 12 can detect the passenger M to constitute a passage determination unit that determines that the post 10 has been passed. Thus, since the first and second human sensors can detect that the passenger M has passed through the post 10, it is not necessary to provide the post 10 with an infrared beam.

The characteristics of the first embodiment described above are summarized as follows.
(1) A post 10 having a voice guidance device 20 as voice generating means for generating voice provided at the entrance / exit 1a of the man conveyor 1, and a first detection area provided on the post 10 for detecting passengers A second human sensor 14 having a second detection area wider than the first detection area provided on the post 10 and detecting a passenger, and a second person The sound generating means operates when the feeling sensor 14 detects a passenger, and after a predetermined time after the first and second human sensors 12 and 14 no longer detect the passenger, the sound from the sound generating means is output. The control part 31 as a 1st control means to stop is provided.

  Thereby, voice guidance is performed from before the passenger gets on the man conveyor, and when the passenger gets on the man conveyor and a predetermined time elapses, the voice guidance stops. Therefore, while providing appropriate voice guidance to the user of the man conveyor, unnecessary voice guidance can be reduced as much as possible to reduce noise.

  (2) The first detection area is partially included in the second detection area, and the first control means operates the sound generation means, and then the first and second The human sensor detects the passenger, and then the voice from the voice generation means is stopped after a predetermined time after the first human sensor no longer detects the passenger.

  Thereby, it is possible to control the generation / stop of the sound from the sound generating means according to the movement state when a general passenger gets on the man conveyor.

  (3) A voice synthesizer 33 is provided as second control means for changing the volume from the speaker by the operation of the first human sensor and the second human sensor.

  As a result, for the passengers away from the entrance of the man conveyor, the voice can be increased by the second human sensor, and the voice can be reduced when approaching the entrance. Therefore, voice guidance can be performed with appropriate sound volume for the user of the man conveyor.

  (4) A noise detector 60 as a sound volume detecting means for detecting noise near the entrance / exit of the man conveyor, and a volume adjustment as a sound volume adjusting means for adjusting the sound volume generated from the sound generating means based on the sound volume of the sound volume detecting means. Part 35.

  Thereby, since the sound volume from the voice guidance means is adjusted according to the state of noise around the man conveyor, the voice guidance can be performed with an appropriate sound volume for the user of the man conveyor.

  (5) A passenger is detected by the second human sensor, then the first and second human sensors detect the passenger, and then the first human sensor detects the passenger, thereby detecting the post. It is possible to configure passage determination means for determining that the passage has passed.

  Thereby, since it can detect with the 1st and 2nd human sensor that the passenger passed the post, the infrared beam of a post can be made unnecessary.

  (6) The post includes a display unit that displays the operation direction of the man conveyor, and includes a control unit 31 serving as a third control unit that operates the display unit when a passenger is detected by the second human sensor.

  Thereby, since a display part control means operate | moves a display means by the detection of the passenger by a 3rd detection means, it can aim at the energy saving of a display means.

  1 man conveyor, 10 posts, 12 first human sensor, 14 second human sensor, 20 voice guidance device, 30 controller, 40 speaker, 60 noise detector.

Claims (5)

A post provided at the entrance of the man conveyor and having sound generating means for generating sound;
A first human detection means provided on the post and having a first detection area for detecting a passenger;
A second human detection means provided on the post and having a second detection area wider than the first detection area for detecting a passenger;
The voice generation means operates when the second human detection means detects a passenger, and the voice generation occurs a predetermined time after the first and second human detection means no longer detect the passenger. First control means for stopping sound from the means ;
By detecting a passenger by the second human detection means, and then detecting the passenger by the first and second human detection means, and then detecting the passenger by the first human detection means. An audio guidance device for a man conveyor comprising passage determination means for determining that the post has passed . In the voice guidance device of the man conveyor according to claim 1,
The first detection area is partially included in the second detection area,
The first control means operates the sound generation means, and then the first and second human detection means detect passengers, and then the first human detection means detects passengers. A voice guidance device for a man conveyor which stops voice from the voice generation means after a predetermined time from the end. In the voice guidance device of the man conveyor according to claim 1 or 2,
An audio guidance device for a man conveyor comprising a second control means for changing the sound volume from the voice generating means by the operation of the first human feeling detecting means and the second human feeling detecting means. In the voice guidance device of the man conveyor according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Volume detection means for detecting noise near the entrance of the man conveyor,
A voice guidance device for a man conveyor, comprising: a volume adjustment unit that adjusts a volume generated from the voice generation unit based on a volume of the volume detection unit. In the voice guidance device of the man conveyor according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
The post has display means for displaying the operation direction of the man conveyor,
An audio guidance device for a man conveyor, comprising third control means for operating the display means upon detection of passengers by the second human detection means.

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