JPH04286596A - Escalator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain an escalator enabling the switching between a special operation mode for wheel conveyance and a normal operation mode for general passenger conveyance by automatic operation without troubling an operation controller. CONSTITUTION:This escalator is provided with detecting cameras 5, 6 for detecting the arrival of wheels such as a wheel chair at a getting-on side platform 11 so as to switch an escalator drive unit 10 automatically into a special operation mode for wheel conveyance, and mode reset cameras 7, 8 for resetting the escalator drive unit 1.0 automatically into a normal operation mode for general passenger conveyance at the time of the wheels conveyed on the escalator coming out onto a getting-off side platform 12.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an escalator capable of transporting not only general passengers but also vehicles such as wheelchairs and strollers for the disabled.

0002

[Prior Art] When an escalator such as the one described above is used by a wheelchair user, etc., it is operated with the operating mode optimal for the wheelchair user, etc., so it is operated in a normal operating mode for general passenger transportation and a It is necessary to switch to a special transportation mode.

[0003] By the way, the above-mentioned switching of the driving mode relies on the human system such as the operation manager. For example, as shown in FIG. When the vehicle arrives at the side entrance, the operation manager 3 turns on the mode changeover switch 4.

[0004] Reference numeral 4a shown in FIG. 3 is a mode return switch placed at the exit side entrance of the escalator, and this mode return switch 4a is activated when the wheelchair 2 transported by the escalator comes out to the exit side entrance. By inputting the power from the administrator 3, it is possible to return to the normal operation mode for general passenger transportation.

[0005]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the conventional mode change by operating a switch, the wheelchair user 1 cannot use the escalator immediately and has to wait until the operation manager 3 comes. On the other hand, the operation manager 3 also had to switch the escalator operating mode every time a wheelchair user came, which was complicated.

[0006] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and its purpose is to switch between the special operation mode and the normal operation mode by automatic operation without the need for the operation manager's intervention. It is to provide escalators that can be used.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the escalator of the present invention detects the arrival of a vehicle such as a wheelchair at the passenger side entrance and exit, and moves the escalator drive device to convey the vehicle. The escalator drive device is equipped with a detection means for automatically switching to a special operation mode, and a mode return means for automatically returning the escalator drive device to the normal operation mode for general passenger transportation when the escalator transportation vehicle exits the exit side entrance. It was configured to do this.

[0008]

[Operation] According to the escalator of the present invention, which is equipped with the above-mentioned detection means and mode return means, when a vehicle such as a wheelchair arrives at the entrance on the boarding side of the escalator, it automatically switches to the special operation mode for transporting vehicles. This eliminates the need for wheelchair users and others to wait extra time, and the system automatically returns to the normal operation mode for general passenger transportation when the escalator transport vehicle reaches the exit exit. There is no need to bother the administrator at all.

[0009]

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

This embodiment is based on an escalator as shown in FIG. 3, which is capable of transporting vehicles such as wheelchairs for the handicapped in addition to general passengers. Detection cameras 5 and 6 are arranged on the sides to detect the arrival of a vehicle at the entrance 11 and automatically switch the escalator drive device 10 to a special operation mode for transporting vehicles. Mode return cameras 7 and 8 are provided above and to the side of the side entrance 12 to automatically return the escalator drive device 10 to the normal operation mode for general passenger transport when the escalator conveyance vehicle exits to the entrance 12 side. are placed.

[0011] Note that the boarding side entrance/exit 11 and the exiting side entrance/exit 12 serve as a lower floor entrance/exit and an upper floor entrance/exit as shown in Fig. 1 when the escalator is in ascending operation. When the escalator is operating downward, the boarding side entrance 11 becomes the upper floor entrance and exit, the exiting side entrance 12 becomes the lower floor entrance and exit, and the cameras 7 and 8 on the upper floor entrance/exit
is used as a detection means on the entrance side, and cameras 5 and 6 on the lower floor entrance are used as mode return means on the exit side.

Reference numeral 9 shown in FIG. 1 is a control device for the escalator, and this escalator control device 9 performs flow control of the operation mode as shown in the flowchart of FIG. That is, the control device 9 controls the entrance side cameras 5 and 6.
The image information from the exit side cameras 7 and 8 is processed by the image processing device 13 to determine the presence or absence of a wheelchair, and if a wheelchair user is at the entrance/exit 11, the escalator operation is changed to wheelchair transportation. When the wheelchair transported by the escalator reaches the exit-side entrance/exit 12, the wheelchair that has appeared at the exit-side entrance/exit 12 is checked.
The operation mode flow control as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 2 is performed to automatically return the operation of the escalator (escalator drive device 10) to the normal operation mode for general passenger transportation.

[0013] In the above embodiment, when a vehicle such as a wheelchair arrives at the boarding side entrance 11 of the escalator,
Although this is determined using the detection cameras 5 and 6 and their image processing device 13, other methods may be used to detect the vehicle arriving at the boarding gate, or the mode may be returned to the above mode. As for the means, instead of the cameras 7 and 8, a timer built into the control device (which defines the transportation time of the vehicle in a special operation mode, and when the vehicle transported by the escalator comes out to the exit side entrance 12, the escalator drive device 10 It is also possible to apply a timer that issues a signal to return the vehicle to the normal operation mode for general passenger transportation.

[0014]

[Effects of the Invention] The escalator of the present invention automatically switches to a special operation mode for transporting vehicles when a vehicle such as a wheelchair arrives at the boarding entrance of the escalator, making it easier for wheelchair users etc. Escalators can be used, there is no need to call the operation manager when using the escalators, and there is no need for wheelchair users or the like to wait an extra time.

[0015] Moreover, since the escalator transportation vehicle automatically returns to the normal operation mode for general passenger transportation when it exits the exit side exit, there is no need for the operation manager to switch the escalator operation mode. This has excellent effects such as reducing the burden on the operation manager.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of an escalator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the flow of operation modes of the escalator of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a conventional escalator operating method.

[Explanation of symbols]

1...Wheelchair user, 2...Wheelchair, 3...Operation manager, 5,
6...Detection camera (detection means), 7, 8...Mode return camera (mode return means), 9...Escalator control device, 10...Escalator drive device, 11...Boarding side entrance/exit, 12...Getting off side getting on/off Mouth, 13... Image processing device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: In an escalator capable of transporting vehicles such as wheelchairs for the handicapped in addition to general passengers, the escalator drive device is configured to transport vehicles by detecting that the vehicle has arrived at the boarding entrance of the escalator. The escalator drive device is equipped with a detection means for automatically switching to a special operation mode, and a mode return means for automatically returning the escalator drive device to the normal operation mode for general passenger transportation when the escalator transportation vehicle exits the exit side entrance. An escalator.