JPH07157267A - Escalator concurrently serving as wheelchair - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain smoothly carrying a wheelchair utilizer even by a foreman not familiarized with operation by providing a display device for informing an operating device, provided for use of wheelchair operation, of an operating procedure, in the case of actuating a particular footstep energized at wheelchair operation time. CONSTITUTION:A foreman call button 6 and a wheelchair operation changeover switch 35 are provided respectively in the vicinity of on-off getting ports 2, 3 and in a handrail part. In a part of horizontally moving a footstep in upper/lower story parts of an escalator, an on-getting confirming button device 36a, operated after confirming riding in of a wheelchair utilizer, and an off-getting confirming button device 36b are provided, and also providing wheelchair emergency stopping and restarting safety button devices 36c... with prescribed space in an inclined part. When the wheelchair operation changeover switch 35 is operated, a display lamp of the lower story side on-getting confirming button device 36a, which must be next operated, is on-off lighted to promote the operation, and after riding in, in accordance with flickering a display lamp of the upper story side off-getting confirming button device 36b, the wheelchair operation changeover switch 35 in the upper story is operated to reset the operation to normal operation.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an escalator for wheelchairs.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a wheelchair-equipped escalator has been installed in a station building or the like, which enables a wheelchair user to board while using a wheelchair. In such a wheelchair-equipped escalator, at least one special step for wheelchair mounting is provided among a number of steps that are connected endlessly and circulates, and a wheelchair user is mounted for transportation. . This special step operates as a step for general passengers during normal driving, and operates to secure a space for wheelchair loading during wheelchair operation, so that both general passengers and passengers using wheelchairs can use it as a combined use. It is common to have

The structure of a conventional wheelchair-equipped escalator will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 1 denotes an escalator which is arranged to be inclined between the entrance 2 of the lower floor and the entrance 3 of the upper floor, 1a is a truss, 4 is a wheelchair user, and 5 is
Is a staff member, 6 is a staff member call button for contacting staff member 5 provided at the entrance / exit 2, 7 is a wheelchair operation switching switch provided at the parapet of the escalator 1, 8a is a boarding confirmation button, and 8b is a boarding confirmation button. , 8c is a wheelchair operation stop button, 8d is a restart button, 9 is a step, and the upper surfaces of a plurality of steps 9 are in the vicinity of the entrance 2 and the entrance 3 and the upper surface of each step 9 is an inclined part in the middle. Are configured to form a step with each other. Reference numeral 10 is a first special step forming a wheelchair step among a large number of steps 9, 11 is a second special step, and 12 is a third special step. Reference numeral 13 is an urging device for transforming the special steps into a wheelchair-mountable state or returning to a normal driving state during wheelchair driving.

The wheelchair operation changeover switch 7 and various buttons 8a, 8b, 8c are operating devices provided for wheelchair operation, and the buttons 8a, 8b, 8c are effective only during wheelchair operation.

Here, 31 to 34 are various limit switches provided on the truss 1a, and two limit switches are provided for each of the ascending operation and the descending operation, and a total of eight limit switches are provided at the first special step 10. The protruding piece (not shown) allows operation only when driving a wheelchair. 31 is a deceleration start limit switch that detects a deceleration start position for decelerating the special step at the entrance / exit 2 or 3, and 32 is a deceleration for decelerating the special step to the entrance / exit 2 or 3 when the wheelchair is boarded. The deceleration limit switch for detecting the start position, 33 is a special step which is running at a low speed (3.5 m / min) at the entrance / exit 2 or 3 when the wheelchair is on board The overrun limit switch detects that the vehicle is still traveling at a very low speed even if the position is exceeded. 34 is a special vehicle that is traveling at a very low speed (traveling 3.5 m / min) at the elevator doorway 2 or 3 when the wheelchair descends. It is a descending overrun limit switch that detects that the step is still running at a low speed even when the stepping exceeds a certain position (the position where the descending operation should be completed).

The operation of the wheelchair operation changeover switch 7 having the above-mentioned structure will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. First, after confirming that the transportation of ordinary passengers has been completed, the wheelchair operation switch 7
When is operated (step 1), the escalator starts wheelchair driving.

When the wheelchair operation is started and the special step approaches the entrance / exit, the boarding deceleration limit switch 32 operates (step 2), and the motor 30 is controlled by an inverter so that the wheelchair is easy to board and the attendant can board with ease. The escalator is operated at a speed at which the escalator can be operated, for example, 3.5 m / min (step 3). When the boarding is completed, the attendant operates the boarding confirmation button 8a (step 4). When the boarding confirmation button 8a is operated, the escalator is at the specified speed.
The vehicle runs at m / min (step 5), and the deceleration start limit switch 31 operates near the entrance / exit (step 6). When the deceleration start limit switch 31 operates, the escalator is driven at a speed at which the wheelchair can easily get off, for example, 7.5 m / min (step 7). Here, the speed of the escalator when the wheelchair gets off is preferably higher than the speed when getting on the vehicle. This is because it is possible from the point of view of driving efficiency because the wheelchair itself can obtain the inertial force so that it is possible to get off smoothly, and the operation of the attendant is much easier when getting off than when getting on board. Is.

When it is finally confirmed that the wheelchair has stepped off, the step-down confirmation button 8b is operated (step 8) to return the escalator to normal operation (30 m / min) (step 9).

Here, in step 4, the boarding confirmation button 8
If a is not operated, proceed to step 10. When the boarding overrun limit switch 33 operates, the escalator stops (step 11). After the escalator is stopped, the boarding confirmation button 8a is operated (step 12), so that the escalator returns to normal running (step 5).

If the down confirmation button 8b is not operated in step 8, the process proceeds to step 13. When the descending overrun limit switch 34 operates, the escalator stops (step 14). After the escalator is stopped, the escalator is returned to normal operation by operating the descending confirmation button 8b (step 15) (step 9).

[0011]

In the conventional wheelchair-equipped escalator, since a large number of operating devices provided for wheelchair driving, such as various switches and buttons operable during wheelchair driving as described above, are installed. It is necessary for the staff to be familiar with the operation of the operating device such as the switches and buttons.

[0012] However, in a place where wheelchair users do not frequently visit, the operation is not successful if the operator forgets the operation method or happens to be the absence of a dedicated staff member, so that the wheelchair user can be transported smoothly. In addition to being unable to do so, it may cause wheelchair users to feel uneasy. Particularly, in the vicinity of the entrances / exits 2 and 2, two sets of the ride confirmation button 8a and the ride confirmation button 8b are provided for raising and lowering the escalator, respectively, so that it is easy to be confused. Must be operated at the time of confirming the entry / exit operation of the wheelchair user, and if the operator forgets to do so, the escalator is supposed to be stopped. This will give the user a great sense of emotional anxiety. In addition, when the user forgets to press the descending confirmation button 8b or forgets to return the wheelchair operation changeover switch 7 after the wheelchair user has finished transportation, in the former case, the steps remain stopped, and in the latter case, The special steps 10, 11, and 11 will decelerate again at the entrance, and the person will not be able to drive a wheelchair for the first time, which is a suspicious operation for general users and is not convenient.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to easily operate the switches and buttons of the operating device provided for driving various wheelchairs, so that even a staff member who is not familiar with the operation can smoothly carry the wheelchair user. It is to provide an escalator for wheelchairs.

[0014]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a special step for mounting a wheelchair on at least one of the steps which are connected endlessly and circulate and move. Is an escalator that carries ordinary users and carries the wheelchair user by urging the special steps when driving a wheelchair. An object of the present invention is to provide an escalator for wheelchairs, which is characterized by being provided with a display device for informing.

[0015]

With the above structure, the present invention provides a special step for mounting a wheelchair on at least one of the steps that are connected in an endless manner and circulates, and normally carries general users. In an escalator adapted to transport a wheelchair user by transforming the special steps when driving a wheelchair, a display device of an operation device provided for wheelchair operation notifies the operation procedure of wheelchair operation or whether or not the operation device can be operated. To do so.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of the wheelchair-equipped escalator of the present invention. Here, the same components as those of the conventional configuration shown in FIG. 5 are designated by the same reference numerals to simplify the description.

The escalator for wheelchairs shown in FIG.
As in the conventional case, an endless step 9 is laid between the entrances 2 and 3 on the lower floor and the upper floor to rotate. A special step for wheelchair transportation is incorporated in at least one of the steps 9. In this escalator, an attendant call button 6 for the wheelchair user to call an attendant is provided near each of the entrances / exits 2 and 3, and a wheelchair operation changeover switch 35 for allowing the attendant to switch between wheelchair operation and normal operation at the parapet part. Is provided. A boarding confirmation button device 36a for operating the wheelchair user after confirming the boarding of the wheelchair is provided on the parapet part near the steps on the upper and lower floors of the escalator that move horizontally. Depending on the descending confirmation button device 36b provided for the wheelchair user after confirming the descending motion of the wheelchair user, a predetermined position of the escalator balustrade, particularly the position where the step shifts to the slope, and the ascending / descending distance. Is provided with a safety button device 36c for wheelchair emergency stop and restart provided at predetermined intervals on the inclined portion.

First, the safety button device 36c is provided with a wheelchair operation stop button 36d for emergency stop of a wheelchair and a restart button 36e for restarting the stopped escalator.

Here, a wheelchair driving changeover switch 35 and a boarding confirmation button device 36 of an operating device provided for wheelchair driving are provided.
The detailed configurations of a, the descending confirmation button device 36b, and the safety button device 36c will be described with reference to FIG.

First, FIG. 2 (a) is a view showing a wheelchair driving changeover switch 35, which is a key switch for switching between normal driving and wheelchair driving. An indicator light 37 for prompting an operation is provided. FIG. 2B shows a boarding confirmation button device 36.
It is the figure which showed a and the getting-off confirmation button device 36b, and the indicator lights 38 and 39 for urging operation propriety and an operating procedure are provided in the upper right vicinity of the boarding confirmation button or the getting-down confirmation button. FIG. 2C is a diagram showing a safety button device 36c, which includes a wheelchair driving stop button 36d and a restart button 36.
e is provided, and a display lamp 40 for notifying whether or not the operation is possible is provided in the vicinity thereof.

Next, the operation of the indicator lights 37, 38, 39, 40 of the wheelchair-equipped escalator constructed as described above will be described. The operation method of various switches and buttons, the operation of the limit switch, and the operation of the special step are the same as in the conventional case.

First, when a wheelchair user operates the staff call button 6 on the lower floor entrance / exit 2, as shown in Table 1,
The indicator light 37 of the wheelchair operation changeover switch 35 on the lower floor side blinks, and the other indicator lights remain off. In this state,

[0023]

[Table 1]

When the operation of the wheelchair operation changeover switch 35 is prompted by the blinking of the indicator light 37 and the operation of the operation sequence 2 in Table 1 is performed, the indicator light 38 of the lower floor side boarding confirmation button 36a to be operated next is displayed. Blinks, and all the indicator lights 40 of the safety button device 36c light up. In this state, the clerk recognizes the next operation by blinking the indicator light 38 of the boarding confirmation button 36a on the lower floor side, and the indicator light 40 of the safety button device 36c is lit to turn on the wheelchair operation stop button 36d and the restart button. Recognize that 36e can be operated. Next, when the clerk operates the operation sequence 3 in Table 1, the indicator light 39 of the upstairs side descend confirmation button 36b to be operated next blinks and the safety button device 36
All the indicator lights 40 of c continue to be lit. At this time, all but the indicators 39 and 40 are off. And the clerk
Following the blinking of the indicator light 39 on the upstairs confirmation button 36b,
After confirming the descending motion of the wheelchair user, the operation sequence 4 in Table 1
When the above operation is performed, the indicator light 37 of the wheelchair operation switching switch 35 on the upper floor blinks, and all the indicator lights 40 of the safety button device 36c continue to be in a lighting state. When the clerk operates the operation procedure 5 in Table 1 according to the blinking of the indicator light 37 of the wheelchair operation changeover switch 35 on the upper floor, the escalator returns to the normal operation, and the indicator lights 37 provided on various switches and buttons 37. ， 3
All of 8, 39, 40 are turned off. Therefore, the indicator light 40 of the safety button device 36c is turned on by the wheelchair operation switching switch 35 while the wheelchair operation is switched to inform that the operation is possible.

In Table 1, the display of various operating devices when the wheelchair user is being transported from the entrance / exit 2 on the lower floor to the entrance / exit 3 on the upper floor is explained. The indicator lamps of various operating devices inform the operating procedure and whether or not the operation is possible even when the vehicle is going down to the mouth 2.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the operator can easily recognize the operating procedure and the propriety of the operation by the indicator lights provided on the various switches and buttons of the operating device provided for driving the wheelchair. It is possible to smoothly operate the escalator and provide safe and comfortable service to wheelchair users and the general public even if they are not familiar with.

In this embodiment, the indicator lamp is provided separately from the various switches and buttons, but if the illuminated button is used as shown in FIG. 3, it can be installed even in a narrow space. It will be possible. Needless to say, if the operation procedure is notified by an announcement or the like, the operability is further increased.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention.
(A) is a wheelchair driving changeover switch 41, which includes an illuminated switch and a guide display 42. Figure 4
(B) and (c) are a boarding confirmation button device 43a and an exit confirmation button device 43b, respectively, which are provided with illuminated buttons and guide displays 44, 45. FIG. 4D shows a safety button device 43c, which is an illuminated wheelchair stop button 43d.
A restart button 43e and a guide display 46 are provided. The guide displays 42, 44, 45, 46 are made of, for example, a liquid crystal or the like, and display operation procedures, operation timings, operation guides, etc. using characters, symbols, pictograms, or the like.

Next, the operation of each of these switches and buttons will be described. First, when the wheelchair user operates the staff call button 6 of the lower floor entrance / exit 2, the wheelchair operation changeover switch 41 blinks as in the previous embodiment. At this time, other boarding confirmation button 43a, getting off confirmation button
43b, the wheelchair driving stop button 43d, and the restart button 43e remain off. In addition, on the guide display 42,
"Please confirm that there are no passengers and switch to wheelchair operation" is displayed. In this state, the clerk 5 is prompted to operate the wheelchair operation changeover switch 41 by blinking the wheelchair operation changeover switch 41, and the guide display 42
The switch 41 is operated in accordance with the operation guide. When the wheelchair driving changeover switch 41 is operated, the blinking of the switch disappears and the display of the guide display 42 also disappears to notify the clerk 5 that the operation is completed. At the same time, the button of the boarding confirmation button device 43a on the lower floor to be operated next blinks,
Further, the wheelchair driving stop button 43d and the restart button 43e of the safety button device 43c are turned on. In addition, the guidance display 44 displays "Please put the wheelchair in place and then press the boarding confirmation button."
46 displays "Press the left button to stop. Press the right button to restart." In this state, the clerk 5 causes the boarding confirmation button device 43a on the lower floor to blink,
The next operation is recognized and the wheelchair drive stop button 43
d. Recognizing that the respective buttons can be operated by turning on the restart button 43e. Further, the guidance display 44 gives guidance on the timing of button operation. When the boarding confirmation button is operated according to this guidance, the blinking of the button disappears and the guidance display 44
Disappears and informs the clerk 5 that the operation has been completed. At the same time, the button of the upper floor side descend confirmation button device 43b to be operated next blinks. At this time, the wheelchair driving stop button 43d and the restart button of the safety button device 43c
43e remains lit. Then, similarly to the above, the guide display 45 displays "Please press the descend confirmation button after the wheelchair has been transported." Staff 5 in this state
The next operation is confirmed by blinking the down confirmation button, and the down confirmation button is operated according to the operation guidance on the guide display 45. When the descending confirmation button is operated, the blinking disappears, and the display on the guide display 45 also disappears to notify that the operation is completed. At the same time, the wheelchair operation changeover switch 41 on the upper floor side to be operated next blinks and the guide display 42 displays "Please switch to normal operation". The clerk 5 is prompted to perform the next operation by blinking the wheelchair operation changeover switch 41, and operates the wheelchair operation changeover switch 41 according to the display on the guide display 42. When the wheelchair driving switch 41 is operated, the blinking disappears and the wheelchair driving stop button 43d and the restart button 43e go out. Therefore, all switches and buttons are lit.

In this embodiment, since it is configured in this way,
Not only the operation procedure but also an operator who does not know the operation content and operation timing can easily operate various switches and buttons. Further, when the announcement is not heard well in a noisy place such as a station building, the operation guide is displayed on the guide display, so that accurate operation can be performed quickly.
Further, when the operation of the various switches and buttons is completed, the switches and buttons are turned off, so that the clerk can confirm that the operation has been performed reliably. As a result, wheelchair users can use the escalator without a staff member.

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention, operating devices such as various switches and buttons provided for wheelchair driving can be easily operated, and even a staff member who is not familiar with the operation can smoothly carry the wheelchair user. be able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a wheelchair-equipped escalator according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an operating device for driving a wheelchair according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of an operating device for driving a wheelchair according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of an operating device for driving a wheelchair according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an overall configuration diagram of a conventional wheelchair-combined escalator.

FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart of conventional wheelchair-equipped escalator and present invention.

FIG. 7 is an operation time chart of conventional wheelchair-equipped escalator and present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

4 ... Wheelchair user, 9 ... Step, 10 ... First special step, 11
… Second special steps, 12… Third special steps, 35,41… Wheelchair operation changeover switch, 36a, 43a… Boarding confirmation button, 36
b, 43b ... getting off confirmation button, 36c, 43c ... safety button device, 37, 38, 39, 40 ... indicator light, 42, 44, 45, 46 ... guidance display.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yoshio Ogimura 1 Toshiba Town, Fuchu City, Tokyo Inside the Fuchu factory, Toshiba Corporation (72) Inventor Takeshi Takeshi 1 2-24 Harumicho, Fuchu City, Tokyo Toshiba FA System Engineering Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A special step for mounting a wheelchair is provided on at least one of a number of steps which are connected in an endless manner and circulate, and normally carry general users, and when the wheelchair is operated, the special step is carried out. An escalator for urging a wheelchair user to carry a wheelchair user, characterized in that an operating device provided for driving a wheelchair is provided with a display device for notifying an operating procedure. 2. A special step for mounting a wheelchair is provided on at least one of a number of steps which are connected in an endless manner and cyclically move, and normally carries general passengers, and when the wheelchair is operated, the special steps are carried. An escalator for urging and transporting a wheelchair user, characterized in that an operating device provided for driving a wheelchair is provided with a display device for notifying whether the operation is possible or not.