JP6129934B1 - Passenger conveyor safety boarding propulsion system - Google Patents

Abstract

A passenger board safety boarding propulsion system that encourages passengers to board safely is provided. When a vein authentication unit 72 on the entrance side reads passenger vein data, the control device 50 of the escalator 10 acquires passenger identification data corresponding to the read vein data, and based on the acquired identification information. The identification information is added to the activation signal for activating the safe boarding promotion application and transmitted to the portable terminal 100 of the passenger, and the portable terminal 100 activates the safety boarding promotion application when receiving the activation signal with its identification information. . [Selection] Figure 2

Description

  Embodiments of the present invention relate to a passenger board safety boarding propulsion system.

Recently, in a passenger conveyor such as an escalator or a moving walkway, in order to ensure the safety of the passengers of fall prevention and other passengers, standing pat the steps to the passengers, and enlightenment to ride waiting stick to the handrail. As this enlightenment method, for example, a method of calling attention with a speaker provided on a passenger conveyor, or a sticker attached to a balustrade panel or a glass panel of the passenger conveyor is used to call attention.

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  However, with only the enlightenment method as described above, there is a problem that passengers do not board safely.

  In view of the above problems, an embodiment of the present invention aims to provide a safe boarding propulsion system for a passenger conveyor that recommends safe boarding for passengers.

An embodiment of the present invention is a passenger board safety boarding propulsion system including a passenger conveyor and a plurality of portable terminals, wherein the passenger conveyor includes an endless step, a drive device for running the step, and the step The first vein authentication unit for reading the vein data of the palm of the passenger, the main communication unit that communicates with each portable terminal, the drive device, and for each passenger A main control unit that stores the identification information of the passenger corresponding to the palm vein data, and each of the mobile terminals uses a terminal communication unit that communicates with the main communication unit, and the terminal communication unit with communicating data Te has a terminal control section for one identification information is given, wherein the main control unit, the first vein authentication unit, reads the vein data, read Corresponding to the vein data The identification information is acquired, and based on the acquired identification information, the identification information is given to a start signal for starting a safe boarding promotion application for safely boarding the passenger conveyor via the terminal communication unit And the portable terminal is a passenger boarding safety boarding propulsion system that activates the boarding promotion application when receiving the activation signal assigned with the identification information of the portable terminal via the communication unit.

Explanatory drawing seen from the side of the escalator which shows embodiment of this invention. The top view of the entrance of the escalator of the upper floor side. The block diagram of an escalator, a portable terminal, and a server. Flow chart of the safety boarding promotion application. The wave form diagram of the acceleration of the state where the passenger has stopped. The display screen of the mobile terminal in a state where the passenger is stopped. The wave form diagram of the acceleration in the state where the passenger is walking. The display screen of the portable terminal in the state where the passenger is walking. The wave form diagram of the acceleration in the state where the passenger fell.

  A passenger board safety boarding propulsion system (hereinafter simply referred to as “safety system”) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, the escalator 10 is shown as a passenger conveyor, and each passenger has a mobile terminal 100 having a communication function such as a smartphone or a mobile phone. Moreover, the server 200 which can communicate between the escalator 10 and the portable terminal 100 is provided.

(1) Escalator 10
The structure of the escalator 10 is demonstrated based on FIG. 1, FIG. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of the escalator 10 as viewed from the side, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the escalator 10 on the upper floor entrance.

  A truss 12 that is a framework of the escalator 10 is supported using support angles 2 and 3 across the upper and lower floors of the building 1.

  Inside the upper floor machine room 14 at the upper end of the truss 12, a drive unit 18 for running the step 30, a pair of left and right main drive sprockets 24, 24, and a pair of left and right handrail drive sprockets 27, 27 are provided. ing. The drive device 18 stops and stops the rotation of the motor 20, the speed reducer, the output sprocket attached to the output shaft of the speed reducer, the drive chain 22 driven by the output sprocket, and the motor 20. And a disc brake for maintaining the state. The drive chain 22 rotates the pair of left and right main drive sprockets 24, 24. The pair of left and right main drive sprockets 24, 24 and the pair of left and right handrail drive sprockets 27, 27 are connected by a connecting belt (not shown) and rotate synchronously. Further, a control device (main control unit) 50 for controlling the motor 20, the disc brake, and the like is provided in the machine room 14 on the upper floor side.

  A pair of left and right driven sprockets 26 and 26 are provided in the lower floor machine room 16 at the lower end of the truss 12. Between the pair of left and right main drive sprockets 24, 24 on the upper floor side and the pair of left and right driven sprockets 26, 26, a pair of left and right endless step chains 28, 28 are suspended. A plurality of steps 30 are attached to the pair of left and right step chains 28, 28 at equal intervals. When the motor 20 rotates, the front wheel 301 of the step 30 travels on a guide rail (not shown) fixed to the truss 12, and the rear wheel 302 travels on the guide rail 25 fixed to the truss 12.

  On the left and right sides of the truss 12, a pair of left and right balustrades 36, 36 are erected. A handrail rail 39 is provided above the balustrade 36, and an endless handrail belt 38 moves along the handrail rail 39. A front skirt guard 40 on the upper floor side is provided in the lower front part on the upper floor side of the balustrade 36, and a front skirt guard 42 on the lower floor side is provided in the lower front part on the lower floor side. Inlet portions 46 and 48, which are entrances and exits of the handrail belt 38, protrude from each other.

  A skirt guard 44 is provided at the lower side of the balustrade 36, and the step 30 travels between the pair of left and right skirt guards 44, 44. Operation panels 52 and 56 and speakers 54 and 58 are provided on the inner side surfaces of the skirt guards 44 on the upper and lower floors, respectively.

  The handrail belt 38 enters the front skirt guard 40 from the inlet 46 on the upper floor side, and is passed over the handrail drive sprocket 27 through the guide roller group 64, and then the skirt through the guide roller group 66. It moves in the guard 44 and appears outside the front skirt guard 42 from the inlet 46 on the lower floor side. The handrail belt 38 moves in synchronization with the step 30 as the handrail drive sprocket 27 rotates together with the main drive sprocket 24. Further, a pressing member 70 for pressing the handrail belt 38 that travels to the rotating handrail drive sprocket 27 is provided.

  An entrance / exit of a pair of left and right skirt guards 44, 44 on the upper floor side, and the upper floor side entrance / exit plate 32 is horizontally provided on the ceiling surface of the machine room 14. The lower floor side entrance / exit board 34 is provided on the ceiling surface of the machine room 16 and is provided horizontally. A comb-like comb 60 is provided at the front end of the upper floor board 32, and the step 30 enters the comb 60. A comb-like comb 62 is also provided at the tip of the lower floor board 34.

  The escalator 10 has a plurality of safety devices 68. As the safety device 68, a skirt guard pinching detection device provided in the skirt guard 44, an inlet pinching detection device provided in the inlet portions 46 and 48, a step lifting detection device provided in the guide rail 25, and a step chain cutting Detection device, emergency stop button, etc. The skirt guard pinching detection device is a device that detects that a foreign object (for example, clothes or luggage) is pinched between the skirt guard 44 and the step 30, and the inlet pinching detection device is a handrail belt 38. Is a device that detects when a foreign object (for example, a passenger's hand or baggage) is simultaneously drawn into the inlet part 46 or the inlet part 48.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a pair of left and right poles 70, 70 are erected outside the boarding board 32 on the upper floor side of the escalator 10, and the passenger passes between the pair of left and right poles 70, 70. First vein authentication units 72, 72 are provided on the upper portions of the pair of left and right poles 70, 70, respectively. A pair of left and right poles 74 and 74 are also provided outside the boarding plate 34 on the lower floor side. Second vein authentication units 76 and 76 are provided above the pair of left and right poles 74 and 74, respectively. The vein authentication units 72 and 76 read the vein of the palm when the passenger's palm is placed on the upper surface, and outputs the vein data of the passenger to the control device 50.

(2) Server 200
The server 200 that manages the safety system is owned by a company that inspects and manages a plurality of escalators 10. The server 200 stores passenger vein data, identification information corresponding to the vein data, and the current score. Further, this identification information is linked to each portable terminal 100, and when the identification information is input to the portable terminal 100, each portable terminal 100 can determine whether it is its own identification information or the identification information of another person. The identification information includes a mobile phone number, a mail address, and a user ID. In addition, when the passengers board safely, the points earned can be exchanged for shopping points.

(3) Electrical configuration of escalator 10 The electrical configuration of the escalator 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG. The control device 50 includes a drive device 18, a safety device 68, an operation panel 52, a speaker 54, an operation panel 56, a speaker 58, a pair of left and right vein authentication units 72 and 72, and a pair of left and right vein authentication units 76 and 76. In addition, a main communication unit 78 for communicating with the outside is provided. The control device 50 stores a safety boarding promotion application (hereinafter simply referred to as “safety application”) used in the present embodiment.

  When the vein authentication units 72 and 76 read the vein data based on the safety application, the control device 50 transmits the vein data to the server 200 via the main communication unit 78. Next, the server 200 returns the identification information of the passenger corresponding to the transmitted vein data to the control device 50. Next, the control device 50 to which the identification information is returned transmits the activation signal of the safety application to which the identification information is given from the main communication unit 78 to the portable terminal 100 that the passenger has.

(4) Configuration of Mobile Terminal 100 The configuration of the mobile terminal 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3, 6, and 8. FIG. The mobile terminal 100, which is a smartphone, includes a display unit 104 made of a liquid crystal display device, a touch panel type input unit 106 provided on the upper surface of the display unit 104, and a speaker 114.

  The mobile terminal 100 includes a terminal control unit 102, a terminal communication unit 108, an acceleration sensor 110, a storage unit 112, a speaker 114, and a vibration unit 116. The storage unit 112 stores several applications, and also stores safety applications used in the present embodiment. The safety application is downloaded from the server 200 by the mobile terminal 100.

  The terminal control unit 102 receives the activation signal to which the identification information transmitted from the control device 50 is added. If the identification information is its own identification information, the terminal control unit 102 receives the safety application from the storage unit 112. Call and launch the safety app.

  When the safety application is activated, the terminal control unit 102 obtains a sum of accelerations detected by the acceleration sensor 110 from the activation time until a predetermined detection time. FIG. 5 shows an acceleration waveform when the passenger is standing on the step 30, and FIG. 6 shows an acceleration waveform when the passenger is walking. In addition, since the step 30 itself moves and vibrates, the acceleration sensor 110 detects a certain amount of acceleration even if the passenger stops. Therefore, the absolute value of acceleration per unit time (every second) is obtained, and the absolute value of the acceleration is summed for the detection time to obtain the sum of absolute values of acceleration (hereinafter referred to as “acceleration sum value”). And the terminal control part 102 judges whether the acceleration sum total value within detection time is more than a reference value, or less than a reference value. The detection time is determined by the floor height where the escalator is installed, and is set so that the detection time becomes longer as the floor height is higher. The detection time may be stored in advance in the storage unit 112 of the mobile terminal 100, but this detection time may be transmitted simultaneously when sending the identification information and the activation signal.

  When the terminal control unit 102 determines that the passenger is safe boarding based on the safety application, as shown in FIG. 6, the terminal control unit 102 adds a certain score to the past score as a compensation, and stores it in the storage unit 112. If the terminal control unit 102 determines that the passenger is not in an unsafe boarding based on the safety application, the terminal control unit 102 displays a warning on the display unit 104 as shown in FIG.

(5) Operation state of safety application Next, the operation state of the safety application for executing the safety system of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The safety app is stored in the storage unit 112 of the mobile terminal 100 as described above, and is also stored in the control device 50. In the control device 50 of the escalator 10, the safety app is always activated during normal operation. Moreover, the safety application memorize | stored in the portable terminal 100 which each passenger has is normally complete | finished. The escalator 10 is assumed to be driven downward.

  In step S <b> 1, in order for the passenger to get on the escalator 10, the passenger tries to get into the escalator 10 through a pair of left and right poles 70, 70 on the entrance side (upper floor side). In this case, the passenger touches the upper surface of either the left or right vein authentication unit 72 to perform vein authentication, and the vein authentication unit 72 reads the vein data and outputs it to the control device 50. Then, the process proceeds to step S2. Next, the control device 50 transmits vein data to the server 200 via the main communication unit 78. Next, the server 200 returns the identification information of the passenger corresponding to the transmitted vein data to the control device 50. Next, the control device 50 to which the identification information is returned transmits the activation signal of the safety application to which the identification information is given from the main communication unit 78 to the mobile terminal 100 possessed by the passing passenger. Then, the process proceeds to step S2.

  In step S <b> 2, the passenger's portable terminal 100 receives the activation signal to which the identification information is added, and when the identification information is the identification information of the passenger, the terminal control unit 102 calls the safety application from the storage unit 112. Start the safety app. Then, the process proceeds to step S3.

  In step S <b> 3, the terminal control unit 102 starts detecting whether the acceleration sensor 110 starts detecting acceleration based on the activated safety app and whether the passenger is safely on board. Then, the process proceeds to step S4.

  In step S4, the terminal control unit 102 determines whether the acceleration sum value within the detection time is greater than or equal to the reference value or less than the reference value. If it is equal to or greater than the reference value, the terminal control unit 102 proceeds to step S5 (in the case of NO), and proceeds to step S7 if it is less than the reference value (in the case of YES).

  In step S5, the terminal control unit 102 determines that the passenger has stopped because the acceleration sum value does not exceed the reference value, and proceeds to step S6. This state is shown in the waveform diagram of acceleration in FIG. According to the waveform diagram of FIG. 5, since the passenger himself / herself is moving, the acceleration value greatly changes in the boarding time until the passenger gets on the step 30. Next, during the boarding / alighting time, there is almost no change in acceleration because passengers are stopped at the step 30, and only acceleration due to vibration of the step 30 or the like is detected. Finally, when the step 30 arrives on the lower floor side and the passenger tries to get off, the acceleration increases because the passenger walks again.

  In step S6, since the passenger stopped and was on the escalator 10, a score is awarded to the passenger as a price for safely boarding. Therefore, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the terminal control unit 102 adds a predetermined score (for example, 12 points) to the past score of the passenger in the safety application. Then, the process proceeds to step S9.

  In step S7, since the acceleration sum value exceeds the reference value, the terminal control unit 102 determines that the passenger is walking, and proceeds to step S8. This state is shown in the waveform diagram of acceleration in FIG. According to the waveform diagram of FIG. 7, since the passenger himself / herself is moving, the value of acceleration greatly changes until the passenger gets on the step 30. Next, even during the boarding / alighting time, the change in acceleration is large because the passenger is moving on the step 30. Finally, when the step 30 arrives on the lower floor side and the passenger is getting off, the acceleration is increased because the passenger is walking.

  In step S8, the terminal control unit 102 displays a warning on the display unit 104 as shown in FIG. At the same time, a warning sound is output from the speaker 114 and the mobile terminal 100 is vibrated by the vibration unit 116. Then, the process proceeds to step S9.

  In step S <b> 9, the passenger reaches the exit side (lower floor side) and touches the vein authentication unit 76 provided on the upper part of the pair of left and right poles 74. Then, the control device 50 acquires the vein data from the vein authentication unit 76 and proceeds to step S10 if the vein data is the same as compared with the vein data acquired by the vein authentication unit 72 on the upper floor side. Return to S4.

  In step S10, since it is the same as the vein data acquired by the vein authentication unit 72 on the upper floor side, the control device 50 ends the detection of whether or not the passenger is safely boarding. Moreover, the control apparatus 50 calculates | requires the boarding / alighting time until a passenger touches the vein authentication part 76 of the lower floor after the passenger touches the vein authentication part 72 of the upper floor. The boarding / alighting time is obtained by subtracting the boarding time from the boarding time of passengers. And the control apparatus 50 will produce | generate an additional score, if the boarding / alighting time is substantially the same as the reference time. This means that the passenger has stopped the escalator 10 because the boarding time is the same as the reference time. Therefore, an additional score is generated even if the passenger has boarded more safely. And the control apparatus 50 will not produce | generate an additional score, if the boarding / alighting time is shorter than reference | standard time. If the boarding / alighting time is shorter than the reference time, the passenger has walked the escalator 10. For this reason, even when the total acceleration value is less than the reference value, the user walks at a slow acceleration, and the getting-on / off time becomes faster and shorter than the reference time. Therefore, the state where the passenger is walking can be detected more reliably. Then, the process proceeds to step S11.

  In step S <b> 11, the control device 50 transmits an end signal for ending the safety app via the main communication unit 78. If an additional score has been generated, it is added to the end signal and transmitted. When the end signal is received by the mobile terminal 100 via the terminal communication unit 108, the safety application is ended. In this case, when an additional score is given, in addition to the acquired score, an additional score (for example, 1 point) is further added to the score acquired in step S6, and the process ends. At this time, the terminal control unit 102 transmits the final score and identification information to the server 200 via the terminal communication unit 108 to the server 200. The server 200 stores the final score corresponding to the identification information. And it ends.

(6) Effect According to the present embodiment, whether or not the safety application of the mobile terminal 100 that the passenger has is activated and the passenger is riding safely by simply touching the vein authentication unit 72 with the palm of the passenger. Can be detected.

  In addition, the passenger can check whether he / she is riding safely only by looking at the display unit 106 of the portable terminal 100, and a score is given if he / she is riding safely. Since this score can be exchanged for a shopping point or the like, a profit can be obtained when the passenger rides safely.

  Further, since not only the acceleration total value but also whether or not the vehicle is moving within the reference time is detected, it can be determined whether or not the passenger is riding safely.

  Moreover, since the safety application of a portable terminal is started using identification information, it does not warn other people. In particular, when there is a stairs next to the escalator 10, no warning is given to the person using the stairs.

(7) Modification 1
In the above embodiment, the acceleration of the passenger's mobile terminal 100 is detected by the acceleration sensor 110, but instead of this, a GPS sensor provided in the mobile terminal 100 is used, and the difference in position information detected by the GPS sensor is used. The acceleration may be obtained.

(8) Modification 2
In the above embodiment, only the state in which the passenger is moving or stopped on the step 30 is determined, but instead, it may be determined when the passenger is falling. For example, in the mobile terminal 100, when the safety application is activated, as shown in FIG. 9, when an acceleration equal to or higher than the upper limit value is detected and then the acceleration lower than the lower limit value is maintained, the passenger falls over. The mobile terminal 100 transmits an emergency signal to the control device 50 since it can be determined that the state has been performed.

  When receiving the emergency signal, the control device 50 stops the driving device 18 and stops the operation state of the escalator 10.

  According to this modified example 2, since the escalator 10 stops immediately after the mobile terminal 100 of the passenger detects an abnormal acceleration change, the safety of the passenger can be ensured.

(9) Other Modifications In the above embodiment, the description has been made by adapting to the step 30 of the escalator 10, but it may be adapted to a step (step) of a moving sidewalk instead.

  Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, this embodiment is presented as an example and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Escalator, 18 ... Drive device, 50 ... Control device, 68 ... Safety device, 70 ... Pole, 72 ... Vein authentication part, 74 ... Pole, 76 ... -Vein authentication part, 100 ... mobile terminal, 102 ... mobile control part, 104 ... display part, 106 ... input part, 108 ... terminal communication part, 110 ... acceleration sensor, 112 ... Storage unit, 200 ... Server

Claims (10)

In a passenger board safety boarding propulsion system composed of a passenger conveyor and a plurality of portable terminals,
The passenger conveyor is
Endless steps,
A driving device for running the steps;
A first vein authentication unit provided at the entrance of the step for reading vein data of a passenger's palm;
A main communication unit that communicates with each mobile terminal;
A main control unit that controls the driving device and stores the identification information of the passenger corresponding to the vein data of the palm for each passenger,
Have
Each mobile terminal is
A terminal communication unit that communicates with the main communication unit;
With communicating data using the terminal communication unit, and the terminal control unit in which one of the identification information is given,
Have
The main control unit
When the first vein authentication unit reads the vein data,
Obtaining the identification information corresponding to the read vein data;
Based on the acquired identification information, the identification information is given to an activation signal that activates a safety boarding propulsion application for safely boarding the passenger conveyor, and transmitted via the terminal communication unit,
The portable terminal is
The safety boarding propulsion application is activated when receiving the activation signal to which the identification information of the self is given via the communication unit,
Passenger conveyor safety boarding propulsion system. The passenger conveyor is provided at the exit of the step, and has a second vein authentication unit for reading the vein data of the palm of the passenger,
The main control unit
When the second vein authentication unit reads the vein data,
Call the identification information corresponding to the read vein data,
Based on the called identification information, the identification information is given to an activation signal for ending the safe boarding promotion application, and transmitted via the terminal communication unit,
The portable terminal is
The safety boarding propulsion application is terminated when the termination signal to which the identification information of the user is given is received via the communication unit.
The passenger boarding safe boarding propulsion system according to claim 1. The portable terminal includes a display unit and a movement sensor that detects acceleration,
When the safety boarding propulsion application is activated, the terminal control unit detects whether the passenger is moving on the passenger conveyor or stopped using the acceleration detected by the movement sensor, and the passenger When is moving, a warning image is displayed on the display unit.
The passenger boarding safe boarding propulsion system according to claim 2. The portable terminal has a speaker or a vibration part,
When the passenger is moving, the terminal control unit outputs a warning sound from the speaker or vibrates the vibration unit.
The passenger boarding safe boarding propulsion system according to claim 3. The terminal control unit, when the passenger is stopped, adds a predetermined point to the total score corresponding to the identification information,
The passenger boarding safe boarding propulsion system according to claim 3. The terminal control unit
Calculate the sum of absolute values of the acceleration per unit time from the start of the safety boarding propulsion application to the end,
When the sum is higher than a reference value, it is determined that the passenger has moved,
When the sum is lower than a reference value, it is determined that the passenger has moved,
The passenger boarding safe boarding propulsion system according to claim 3. The terminal control unit
After the first vein authentication unit detects the passenger, the time for getting on and off until the second vein authentication unit detects the passenger is calculated,
When the boarding time is equal to the reference time, it is determined that the passenger has stopped,
When the boarding / alighting time is shorter than the reference time, it is determined that the passenger has moved,
The passenger boarding safe boarding propulsion system according to claim 3. When the acceleration detected by the movement sensor exceeds an upper limit value while the safety boarding propulsion application is activated, the terminal control unit uses the terminal communication unit to maintain an emergency when the acceleration is lower than a predetermined value. Send a signal,
When the main control unit receives the emergency signal via the main communication unit, the main control unit stops the driving device.
The passenger boarding safe boarding propulsion system according to claim 3 . A pair of left and right poles are erected at the entrance of the step,
Each of the poles is provided with the first vein authentication unit,
The passenger boarding safe boarding propulsion system according to claim 1. A pair of left and right poles are erected at the exit of the step,
Each of the poles is provided with the second vein authentication unit,
The passenger boarding safe boarding propulsion system according to claim 2.

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