JPH08192981A - Operation control device for wheelchair escalator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To permit a wheelchair user to drive a wheelchair for himself by stopping a proprietary step in the specified position at the get-on part and furnishing an automatic driving device which provides possibility of starting a drive control device while the loading position for wheelchair is monitored. CONSTITUTION: When an ID card reading device 5 acknowledges an ID card which the wheelchair user possesses, ordinary passengers are hindered from getting on by shutting a get-on prohibiting shutter 7. When there are no passengers on the escalator any more, a proprietary step for wheelchair stops in the specified loading position near a handrail 8, and the condition admitting the starting operation is generated. Then a reversing control device is actuated by pushing a get-on start button 8A in conformity to the guide announcement of announcing devices 5A, 8A at the proprietary step where the wheelchair is in the loading position. Thus the wheelchair user can travel with escalator without resorting to aid of any particular person in care or staff in charge.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an operation control device for a wheelchair escalator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a device for directly transporting a wheelchair user by using an escalator, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 61-61160
There are JP-A-130195, JP-A-62-21691 and the like. According to these publications, an operating device composed of a plurality of switches and buttons is installed at the entrance / exit of the escalator, and the operating device is operated by an attendant in a predetermined order, and a wheelchair user is mounted on the escalator. , Driving escalator to transport wheelchair users.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional device, the operation of the operating device is complicated and cumbersome, and the operating device must be operated by an attendant or a dedicated staff member. For a wheelchair user with a high degree of social independence, the problem of spending extra time such as waiting time to call a dedicated staff member, or for a wheelchair user aiming for social independence without depending on an attendant There was a problem that it got in the way.

An object of the present invention is to provide an operation control device for an escalator for a wheelchair, which allows a wheelchair user to drive independently.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a wheelchair mountable step for one of a plurality of steps connected endlessly, and a plurality of steps for a wheelchair. A wheelchair user recognizing device provided at the entrance of the escalator, in an operation control device of an escalator for wheelchairs, in which a wheelchair user is placed on the wheelchair-dedicated step by operating an operation device and is transported from the entrance to the exit. When detecting that there is no passenger using the escalator when recognizing the wheelchair user and no passengers using the escalator, the wheelchair-dedicated step is stopped at a predetermined position of the entrance, and the boarding position of the wheelchair is monitored. At the same time, the operation control device includes an automatic operation device that can be activated.

[0006]

With this configuration, when the wheelchair user is recognized by the recognition device, the boarding prohibition device prevents the passengers from boarding, and when the escalator has no passengers, the wheelchair-dedicated step is installed. The operation control device is activated by stopping at a predetermined position of the mouth, the wheelchair user boarding the wheelchair-dedicated step and pressing the operation start button. In this way, since the wheelchair user can use the escalator to get on and off without the help of an attendant or a dedicated staff member, the range of social independence of the wheelchair user is expanded.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the vicinity of a lower entrance / exit of a wheelchair escalator, and FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of FIG.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, a dedicated step 3 for placing a wheelchair 2 is arranged on a part of the endlessly connected step 1, and a wheelchair user carries the lower entrance 4 with the wheelchair. If the ID card reading device 5 for reading the ID card is provided, the ID card reading device 5 reads the ID card and recognizes that the user is a wheelchair user, and the wheelchair detection sensor 6 described later detects the wheelchair 2. A breaker 7, which is a boarding prohibition device that closes the door, is provided, and the ID card reading device 5 is provided with a broadcasting device 5A that can provide voice guidance, an indicator lamp 5B, and a completion button 5C.

The floor between the breaker 7 and the dedicated step 3 is the waiting position 4A of the wheelchair 2 and is provided with a wheel stop 4B and a wheelchair detection sensor 6 which is activated by the ID card reader 5.

Further, on the balustrade 8 where the dedicated step 3 is stopped, the broadcasting device 8 connected in parallel with the broadcasting device 5A is provided.
A and a start button 8B for activating wheelchair-only driving are provided.

The same equipment as that of the lower entrance / exit 4 is provided at the upper entrance / exit entrance (not shown).

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 3 when the wheelchair user moves from the lower entrance / exit 4 to the upper entrance / exit (not shown).

First, a wheelchair user is required to bring I (not shown).
The D card is inserted into the ID card reader 5 to recognize that the user is a wheelchair user (step S1). At this time, a melody sound for informing that a wheelchair-only operation is performed starts to sound from the broadcasting devices 5A and 8A, and at the same time, voice guidance informs the general passenger that the passenger cannot use the content. In addition, the indicator light 5B indicates that the wheelchair-only operation is being prepared. Then, the wheelchair detection sensor 6 detects that the wheelchair 2 has entered the standby position 4A of the lower entrance / exit 4 according to the guidance broadcast of the broadcasting devices 5A and 8A (step S
2) The general passenger boarding prohibition circuit breaker 7 is closed (step S3). At this time, the indicator lamp 5B is switched to the display indicating that the dedicated operation is in progress. Then, when it is detected by the timer count that there are no passengers (step S4), the dedicated step 3 is stopped at a predetermined boarding position near the balustrade 8 (step S5), and the vehicle can be activated. Next, when the boarding start button 8B is pressed to the dedicated step 3 in which the wheelchair 2 is at the predetermined boarding position according to the guidance broadcast of the broadcasting devices 5A and 8A (step S6), the vehicle stop (not shown) of the dedicated step 3 is raised (step S7), If it detects that the bollard has gone up, driving is started (step S8). Then, the dedicated step 3 is stopped at a predetermined getting-off position of the upper entrance and exit (not shown), and the vehicle stop (not shown) of the dedicated step 3 is lowered (step S9) When the wheelchair 2 advances in the traveling direction,
The passage of the wheelchair 2 was detected by a sensor at the wheelchair waiting position at the upper entrance (not shown) (step S1).
After 0), when the wheelchair user presses the completion button at the upper entrance / exit (not shown) according to the guidance broadcast from the broadcasting devices 5A and 8A (step S11), the dedicated operation is completed and the normal operation is automatically restored (step S12). ) The circuit breaker 7 is opened (step 13), the melody sound being emitted from the broadcasting devices 5A and 8A disappears, and the display of the indicator lamp 5B also goes out.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the wheelchair user can independently use the escalator according to the voice guidance without relying on an attendant or a dedicated staff member.

[0016]

According to the present invention, when the ID card reading device recognizes an ID card carried by a wheelchair user, the boarding prohibition device prevents the passengers from boarding, and the escalator has no passengers. The wheelchair-dedicated step is stopped at a predetermined position of the doorway, and the user of the wheelchair rides on the wheelchair-dedicated step and presses the operation start button to activate the operation control device. In this way, since the wheelchair user can use the escalator to get on and off without the help of an attendant or a dedicated staff member, the range of social independence of the wheelchair user is expanded.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the vicinity of a lower entrance / exit of an escalator for wheelchair according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the operation control device for the wheelchair escalator according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Dedicated step 5 ID card reader 6 Wheelchair detection sensor 7 Breaker 8B Start button

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A wheelchair-dedicated step that can be mounted on a wheelchair is provided in one of a plurality of steps connected endlessly, and a plurality of operation devices of a control panel are operated to allow the wheelchair user to access the wheelchair-dedicated step. In the operation control device for the wheelchair escalator that carries the vehicle from the entrance to the exit, a wheelchair user recognition device provided at the entrance of the escalator, a boarding prohibition device that is activated when the wheelchair user is recognized, and When detecting that there is no passenger using the escalator, the step for exclusive use of the wheelchair is stopped at a predetermined position of the entrance, and while monitoring the boarding position of the wheelchair, the operation control device and an automatic driving device that can be activated. An operation control device for a wheelchair escalator, which is characterized by being provided. 2. The operation control device for the wheelchair escalator according to claim 1, wherein the wheelchair user recognition device comprises an ID card carried by the wheelchair user and an ID card reading device. 3. The operation control device for an escalator for wheelchairs according to claim 1, wherein the boarding prohibition device is a breaker.