JPH09227062A - Escalator for wheelchair - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a passenger on a wheelchair from getting on independently completely without a guide by a man or woman in charge of escalator, in an escalator provided with a dedicated steps for the wheel chair, by fitting an annunciating means which annunciates the approach of the wheelchair in response to the detection signal of a wheelchair detection means fitted at a passage position to this side of an entrance. SOLUTION: When a push-button 2 for calling a man or woman in charge of escalator fitted on a passage side wall to this side of the entrance E of an escalator body 1 is depressed, an annunciating device at a place where a man or woman in charge of escalator is on standby is driven to call him or her near the entrance E. A detection plate 4 for detecting the approach of the wheelchair is fitted at a passage position to this side of the entrance E, for example, so that it may be lowered from a floor surface at a passage plate K. When the wheel chair 3 enters the passage plate K and reaches the position of the detection plate 4, a tire 3a is fitted onto the detection plate 4, and a sensor member 6 detects the detection plate 4 has lowered against a spring 5, so that the detected signal drives the annunciating device.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wheelchair escalator device (hereinafter, also simply referred to as "escalator") driven by an operator in a wheelchair mode, and in particular, prevents a passenger in a wheelchair from boarding alone. The present invention relates to a wheelchair escalator device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 9 is a side view schematically showing a conventional wheelchair escalator device. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an escalator body for a wheelchair, which has a shallower inclination angle than a general escalator, and is provided with a wheelchair-specific step in addition to a normal handrail and moving steps.

[0003] E is an entrance for a user to get into the escalator body 1, K is a passage plate located in front of the entrance E, and L is for guiding passengers to the entrance E following the passage plate K. Of the landing plate, M is a comb plate having comb teeth located immediately in front of the entrance E and meshing with the surface of the moving step, 1a is the entrance E of the escalator body 1.
It is a driving button for wheelchair mode provided on the side surface in the vicinity.

Reference numeral 2 denotes an attendant call button provided on the side wall of the passageway in front of the entrance E, and when operated, it drives an alarm device (not shown) at the waiting place for the attendant to enter the entrance E. It is supposed to call a staff member near. Reference numeral 3 denotes a wheelchair on which a person with a disability P is placed to move, and 3a denotes a tire of the wheelchair 3.

Next, the operation of the conventional wheelchair escalator device shown in FIG. 9 will be described. Normally, the escalator main body 1 is in a standby state, and when a passage of a general passenger is detected by a photoelectric device (not shown) or the like, the escalator main body 1 is automatically activated by a movement amount equivalent to a predetermined floor to move the passenger to an upper floor. It is designed to be transported to the floor.

On the other hand, when a passenger in the wheelchair 3, that is, a disabled person P uses the escalator body 1, the disabled person P operates the staff call button 2 on the passage plate K in front of the entrance E. Call (not shown). The staff member called in this way operates the operation button 1a near the entrance E to drive the escalator body in the wheelchair mode, and enters a dedicated step (not shown) for mounting and fixing the wheelchair 3. Move to mouth E and deploy.

[0007] Next, the staff member sits on the wheelchair 3 on the dedicated step.
Is guided to and placed on the escalator body 1 along with the disabled person P in the wheelchair 3, and the operation button 1a is operated again to drive the escalator body 1 by a predetermined floor amount.

When the dedicated step reaches the destination floor by driving the escalator body 1, the clerk dismounts the wheelchair 3 at the exit (not shown) of the destination floor, and then, for example, to the destination floor side. By operating the wheelchair driving button provided, the escalator body 1 is returned to the standby state of the normal driving mode.

However, if the disabled person P has no knowledge of using the escalator and the attendant call button 2 is not operated, or if the attendant is absent, the disabled person P may be kept waiting on the passage in front of the landing plate L. . In this case, if the handicapped person P advances freely, the escalator body 1 may start in the normal operation mode.

When the wheelchair 3 passes through the landing plate L and the comb plate M from the aisle plate K and enters the entrance E as it is, the wheelchair 3 is not provided at the entrance E with a dedicated step for the wheelchair. Will ride on the usual moving steps. In this way, when the disabled person P gets into the escalator body 1 by himself, a problem occurs that the stability of the wheelchair 3 on the escalator body 1 becomes poor.

[0011]

As described above, in the conventional wheelchair escalator device, the disabled person P of the wheelchair 3 operates the staff calling button 2 to call the staff member. In the case of guidance, there was a problem that the staff might continue waiting without calling.

Further, if the disabled person P advances the wheelchair 3 arbitrarily, the disabled person P of the wheelchair 3 may get into the escalator main body 1 without an attendant, and a dedicated step for the wheelchair 3 is not used and is unstable. However, there is a problem that various problems occur.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and reliably calls an attendant when using a wheelchair and ensures that a passenger (handicapped person) in the wheelchair can get on alone without an attendant. The purpose of the present invention is to obtain an escalator device for wheelchairs that prevents and secures stable use.

[0014]

An escalator device for a wheelchair according to claim 1 of the present invention is installed at an escalator main body including a dedicated step for a wheelchair and a passage position in front of a boarding port of the escalator main body. Call button,
The escalator main body is provided with a wheelchair detection means for detecting the approach of the wheelchair, which is installed at a passage position in front of the entrance, and a notification means for notifying the approach of the wheelchair in response to the detection signal of the wheelchair detection means. It is a thing.

The escalator device for wheelchairs according to claim 1 of the present invention is the escalator device according to claim 1, wherein the informing means is:
It is installed in at least one of the aisle position and the waiting place for staff.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the wheelchair escalator device according to the first or second aspect, the wheelchair detection means is a detection plate which can be lowered from the floor of the passage plate, and the detection plate is lowered. It includes a sensor member that drives the notification means in response to an operation and a spring that biases the detection plate upward. The detection plate has a planar shape that fits the tire of the wheelchair, and the tire is positioned and held during the descending operation. To do.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the wheelchair escalator device according to the third aspect, the sensor member is arranged below the detection plate.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the wheelchair escalator device according to the third aspect, the detection plate has a cutout portion on the upper surface of the side end portion, and the sensor member is arranged in the cutout portion of the detection plate. It is a thing.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the wheelchair escalator device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the wheelchair detecting means is a metal embedded in at least one of the passage plate and the passage side wall. It consists of a detector.

[0020]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Embodiment 1. Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a plan view showing an essential part of Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an enlarged detection plate in FIG. 3 and 4 are side sectional views of the detection plate taken along the line AA in FIG. 2, FIG. 3 shows a non-operating (standby) state, and FIG. 4 shows an operating state.

In each figure, 1, 1a, 2, 3, 3a,
E, K, L and M are the same as described above, and the configuration not shown is as shown in FIG. In this case, the clerk call button 2 may include a voice generation device (announcement function) as a notification means.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a detection plate which constitutes a wheelchair detection means for detecting the approach of the wheelchair 3 (see FIG. 9), and is located at a passage position in front of the entrance E of the escalator body 1, for example, at the passage plate K. It is installed so that it can descend from the floor. The detection plate 4 is a tire 3a of the wheelchair 3.
It has a planar shape that conforms to, and is designed to have a width slightly wider than the width of the tire 3a.

The notifying means for notifying the approach of the wheelchair 3 in response to the detection signal of the wheelchair detecting means may include not only a voice generating device but also a buzzer, a lamp or the like (not shown). It is installed in at least one of the staff waiting areas.

The wheelchair detection means is not limited to the detection plate 4, and as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a spring 5 for urging the detection plate 4 upward, and a notification means in response to the downward movement of the detection plate 4. And a sensor member 6 for driving. The sensor member 6 can be configured by a known means such as an electromagnetic or electrical proximity sensor or a photo coupler.

In this case, the detection plate 4 is the tire 3a.
Since it has a planar shape that conforms to, and functions as a car stop by positioning and holding the tire 3a during the descending operation, once the descending operation is performed, the entry into the entrance E of the wheelchair 3 is prevented until the staff member removes the tire. It is banned.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 and 9.
First, in the normal standby state, since the detection plate 4 is held by the biasing force of the spring 5, the surface of the detection plate 4 matches the floor surface of the passage plate K, and the sensor member 6 does not operate.

In this state, when a general passenger passes through the landing plate L and the comb plate M from the passage plate K and enters the entrance E, the detection plate 4 of the wheelchair detection means does not operate and the escalator body 1 After being automatically started up and carrying a predetermined amount of passengers, the vehicle enters the standby state again.

When the wheelchair 3 enters the passage plate K in front of the landing plate L and reaches the position of the detection plate 4 as shown in FIG. 3, the tire 3a is placed on the detection plate 4 as shown in FIG. The detection plate 4 is adapted to resist the biasing force of the spring 5 by the load force of the tire 3a.
Moves down (see arrow). As a result, the sensor member 6 operates, and the notification means is driven by the detection signal from the sensor member 6.

For example, an announcement "If you are using a wheelchair, please operate the staff call button 2" is heard from the voice utterers arranged in parallel with the staff call button 2, and the passengers in the wheelchair 3 are called. Prompt action. At the same time, the notification means (lamp, buzzer, etc.) arranged at the waiting place for the staff is also driven to notify the staff of the approaching state of the wheelchair 3.

At this time, since the passage in front of the entrance E is designed to be narrow according to the width of the entrance E, the tire 3
The a will surely enter the detection plate 4. Further, even if the disabled person P tries to move further toward the entrance E, the tire 3a fits on the peripheral side wall of the detection plate 4 after the lowering operation as shown in FIG. Can not be entered.

On the other hand, the clerk is called to the entrance E by the operation of calling the clerk of the handicapped person P who responded to the above-mentioned announcement or the automatic notification at the clerk waiting place, and operating the wheelchair by operating the operation button 1a as described above. Set to mode. That is, after driving the escalator main body 1 to move the dedicated step for the wheelchair 3 to the entrance E, the wheelchair 3 is guided to the exclusive step and the escalator main body 1 is driven while being accompanied by the target floor. After being transported to the normal state, the normal standby state is restored.

As described above, by providing the notification means (the staff call button 2 etc.) responsive to the wheelchair detection means 4, the staff can be called without fail even if the staff call button 2 is not operated. , The disabled P can wait for the arrival of the staff.

Further, even if a disabled person P tries to enter the entrance E alone, the descending portion of the detection plate 4 functions as a vehicle stopping means, so that only passengers in the wheelchair 3 are prevented from getting on the escalator body 1 without permission. can do. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the disabled person P of the wheelchair 3 from getting on the escalator body 1 alone and causing a problem until the attendant arrives.

After the wheelchair 3 is removed from the detection plate 4 by the staff, the detection plate 4 is automatically returned to the standby state shown in FIG. 3 by the urging force of the spring 5. Although the detection plate 4 is arranged on the passage plate K here,
If it is in front of the entrance E, the landing plate L
Alternatively, it may be arranged on any plate such as the comb plate M.

Embodiment 2 In the first embodiment described above, the non-contact type sensor member 6 is used, but the switch type one may be used. FIG.
Is a side sectional view showing a second embodiment of the present invention in which the sensor member is a switch type, and K, 4 and 5 are the same as those described above.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a sensor member composed of a micro switch, which is arranged directly below the detection plate 4. Also in this case, when the tire 3a of the wheelchair 3 passes over the detection plate 4 in the illustrated non-operation (standby) state, the detection member 4 descends (see the arrow) to cause the sensor member 7 to move.
Operates, and the notification means can be driven as described above.

Embodiment 3 In the second embodiment, the sensor member 7 including the microswitch is arranged directly below the detection plate 4, but it may be arranged on the upper surface of the detection plate 4. 6 is a side sectional view showing a third embodiment of the present invention in which a sensor member is arranged on the upper surface of the detection plate 4, and K, 4 and 5 are the same as those described above.

Reference numeral 4a denotes a notch formed on the upper side end surface of the detection plate 4, 8 denotes a sensor member composed of a micro switch arranged in the notch 4a of the detection plate 4, and 8a presses the upper surface of the notch 4a. The movable contact of the sensor member 8 is biased as described above. In this case, tire 3 of wheelchair 3
When a (see FIG. 4) is matched and the detection plate 4 descends in the arrow direction, the movable contact 8a moves following the upper surface of the cutout portion 4a, and the sensor member 8 operates in the same manner as described above.

Fourth Embodiment In addition, the first embodiment
3, the detection plate 4 is configured to move vertically in the vertical direction, but it may be configured to rotate with one end as a fulcrum. FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention in which the detection plate 4 is rotationally moved. K and 4 to 6 are the same as those described above.

Reference numeral 9 is a fulcrum shaft which is the center of rotation of the detection plate 4, and the detection plate 4 is adapted to rotate as indicated by an arrow. Also in this case, when the tire 3a of the wheelchair 3 gets into the detection plate 4, the sensor member 6 operates as described above, and it becomes difficult for the disabled person P alone to come off, and the entrance to the entrance E is prohibited. You can

Embodiment 5. Further, the first embodiment
4 to 4, the detection plate 4 that descends below the floor of the passage plate K is used as the wheelchair detection means so as to include not only the wheelchair detection function but also the car stop function, but the automatic calling ability of the clerk is quick and reliable. If so, it may be configured to have only the wheelchair detection function.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention in which the wheelchair detection means is provided with only the detection function, and 1, 2, 3, 3a, K, L, M and P are It is similar to the above.

Numeral 10 is a wheelchair detecting means for detecting the approach of the wheelchair 3, which comprises a metal detector embedded in at least one of the passage plate K and the side wall of the passage. Here, a case where a plurality of wheelchair detection means 10 are arranged along the passage on the side wall near the passage plate K is shown.

In this case, when the wheelchair 3 approaches the aisle plate K, the wheelchair detection means 10 composed of a metal detector operates to drive the notification means such as an announcement or a buzzer as described above, and immediately the staff member is called. Can be called.
The wheelchair detection means 10 may be used in combination with the detection plate 4 described above.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a main part of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view showing a part of the wheelchair detection means according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a released state of the wheelchair detection means taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing an operating state of the wheelchair detection means taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing a released state of the wheelchair detection means according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing a released state of the wheelchair detection means according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing a released state of the wheelchair detection means according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a main part of a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a side view schematically showing a main part of a conventional wheelchair escalator device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 escalator body, 1a operation button, 2 staff call button (informing means), 3 wheelchair, 3a tire, 4 detection plate (wheelchair detection means), 4 notch, 5 spring, 6,7,8 sensor member, 8a movable contact 10,
Wheelchair detection means, E entrance, K passage plate, P
Disabled people.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An escalator body including a dedicated step for a wheelchair, an attendant call button installed at a passage position in front of the entrance of the escalator body, and an aisle in front of the entrance of the escalator body. For a wheelchair characterized by comprising wheelchair detection means installed at a position for detecting the approach of the wheelchair, and notifying means for notifying the approach of the wheelchair in response to a detection signal of the wheelchair detection means. Escalator device. 2. The wheelchair escalator device according to claim 1, wherein the notifying means is installed at at least one of the aisle position and a staff waiting place. 3. The wheelchair detection means includes a detection plate capable of descending from a floor surface of a passage plate, a sensor member which drives the notification means in response to a descending operation of the detection plate, and the detection plate which is disposed above the detection plate. 3. The spring according to claim 1, wherein the detection plate has a planar shape that fits a tire of the wheelchair, and positions and holds the tire during a descending operation. Wheelchair escalator device. 4. The wheelchair escalator device according to claim 3, wherein the sensor member is disposed below the detection plate. 5. The wheelchair escalator device according to claim 3, wherein the detection plate has a cutout portion on an upper surface of a side end portion thereof, and the sensor member is arranged in the cutout portion of the detection plate. . 6. The wheelchair escalator according to claim 1, wherein the wheelchair detection means comprises a metal detector embedded in at least one of a passage plate and a passage side wall. apparatus.